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Metros slow to switch on the sun
Indian cities lag far behind in installing rooftop solar: Greenpeace Analysis New Delhi | May 23, 2017 | Despite policies and net metering guidelines in several states, a subsidy of…
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Boom and Bust 2017 – Tracking the global coal plant pipeline
A Greenpeace report explaining how construction is currently frozen in over 100 locations in China and India.
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India’s Efforts to Tackle Air Pollution – Mere Tokenism
Thermal power plants are one of the major causes of air pollution in the country, especially in the Indo Gangetic Plain region (IGP). In December 2015, the Indian Government came out with a strict emission notification to control emissions from thermal power plants. According to the rules, all power plants are required to install emission…
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India’s Efforts to Tackle Air Pollution – Mere Tokenism
According to the rules, all power plants are required to install emission control equipments by the end of 2017. Reports indicate that, most power plants are yet to take the basic steps towards compliance
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Not just Delhi, air in most Indian cities hazardous – Greenpeace India report
Damning information obtained by Greenpeace India through online reports and Right to Information applications from State Pollution Control Boards across India, shows that none of the Indian cities comply with standards prescribed by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
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CEA Validates Greenpeace Analysis
Press release – December 16, 2016 New Delhi | December 15, 2016| The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released for public input the draft National Electricity Plan 2015. Greenpeace India…
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Coal and dirty development in China & India leads to 1.6 million extra air pollution deaths a year
Millions around the world are dying from polluted air, but as countries get richer they usually clean up their air.
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Join Greenpeace India for a Clean Air Nation
“Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached.” If Swami Vivekananda was still around, he might have repeated those famous words to get us to deal with air pollution. Delhi has been choking on toxic air, and alarmed residents want solutions. Our leaders and officials have started scrambling around to find quick remedies.…
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Greenpeace Welcomes News Of India Ratifying The Paris Agreement
New Delhi, October 2nd, 2016: On the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian government today deposited India’s instrument of ratification of the historic Paris climate agreement with the United…
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Switch On The Sun- Greenpeace India Applauds Delhi Government Adoption Of Solar Energy Vision
New Delhi | 7th June 2016| Delhi got its much awaited solar policy on Monday. The Delhi government unveiled and approved the solar policy in the cabinet meeting.