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Dirty Coal is shown the red card today Forest dwellers in Mahan celebrate as SC cancels the coal block; Activists urge govt to spare forest areas from mining while auctioning new blocks
New Delhi, September 24, 2014: Greenpeace India today celebrated the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on the coal scam and called the verdict a victory for the environment and the people…
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Greenpeace UK staff member deported from India Organisation demands action from UK Foreign Secretary
New Delhi, September 22, 2014: A UK national working for Greenpeace has been barred from entering India in the latest clampdown by the Indian government on the work of the…
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Tea industry divided on the issue of pesticides. Greenpeace urges TGBL to commit to a holistic approach that helps eliminate pesticides from tea
September 11, 2014, New Delhi: Weeks after Greenpeace released its report “Trouble Brewing” highlighting the presence of toxic pesticide residues in tea, the tea industry remains divided on the issue.…
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Greenpeace India Condemns Govt’s Move to Bypass Tribal Consent
New Delhi, September 9, 2014: Greenpeace India condemns the government’s efforts to do away with tribal consent for destruction of forests as per media reports. The NDA government has been…
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With a decline in global markets, Abbott looks to India for uranium sale
New Delhi/Canberra, September 4, 2014: Greenpeace today criticized the civil nuclear agreement between India and Australia. The environmental group accused Abbott of desperately trying to revive a declining industry. According…
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Tea Board’s Plant Protection Code is inadequate: Greenpeace India Tea companies should support Small Tea Growers’ transition to holistic ecological agriculture
Sept 3, 2014, New Delhi/Kolkata: While acknowledging the initiatives taken by the Tea Board of India to handle the pesticide menace in tea cultivation, Greenpeace India, today termed the Plant…
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Delhi HC issues notice to MHA for holding up Greenpeace India’s funds. Directs immediate transfer of the blocked funds to the NGO’s account
3rd September 2014| New Delhi | The Delhi High Court today issued notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for blocking Greenpeace India’s foreign funds. The court has directed…
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‘Govt’s stand on speedy re-allocation can ride roughshod over environmental laws’: Greenpeace India. This signals the end of cheap coal and national largesse to private players
New Delhi, September 1, 2014: Greenpeace today observed that the NDA government’s submission to the Supreme Court on the coal scam hearing was an attempt to make light of the…
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Mahan Coal Block Allocation Also Deemed Illegal by SC. Greenpeace welcomes SC decision on coal scam; says this is a strong signal to NDA government to implement due process and norms on coal mining
New Delhi, 25th August 2014: Greenpeace welcomed the Supreme Court order today that deemed all coal block allocations since 1993 as ‘illegal’ on grounds of arbitrariness, legal flaws, lack of…
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Union Commerce Minister echoes Greenpeace’s concerns on pesticide residue in the national drink. Greenpeace urges Indian tea companies to look for real solutions and not hide behind the regulation
New Delhi, August 21, 2014: Expressing serious concern on the issue of pesticide residues in tea, the Union Commerce Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, in a recent media interview, raised questions on…