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End to the solar eclipse in Delhi?
15 May 2013 Delhi RE action outside Delhi energy minister Haroon Yusuf residence. © Greenpeace India So Delhi’s solar eclipse is finally receding. After two years of dilly-dallying and…
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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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Greenpeace urges fair and transparent vote on protection of India’s Mahan forest
Amsterdam, 18 August 2014: Greenpeace International today joined Greenpeace India’s call for Indian authorities to protect democracy and ensure a fair and transparent village council vote in the Mahan forest,…
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Ex-CM Nitish Kumar visits the solar village of Dharnai, Jehanabad, Bihar
Patna, 4 August: In a thumbs-up to Greenpeace’s solar-powered micro-grid, former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday visited Dharnai village in Jehanabad district, where the micro grid has been setup. Elated to see homes, shops and streets lit up at night, Kumar praised Greenpeace and the unique energy model, upholding it as a crucial step…
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A New Dawn At Dusk
Before Greenpeace India installed the solar microgrid in Dharnai it was a struggle for people to have access to energy for the basic necessities of life and livelihood -By Arvind…
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Bihar village declares independence from darkness and anonymity
Greenpeace’s first solar-powered micro-grid in Bihar kicks off with village ceremony 20 July, 2014, Dharnai/Jehanabad: Even as more than 300 million people still wait for electricity in India, Dharnai in…
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Dharnai Goes LIVE Powered by Greenpeace’s First Solar Microgrid
The miracle wasn’t caused by any divine intervention but by the sheer determination of Greenpeace India and the residents of Dharnai who came together to make the impossible happen.
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Dharnai: Going LIVE on July 20
Several decades have passed since India became an independent country, but several million of its citizens still live in darkness. The centralised grid system has failed to live up to…
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‘Demand of ‘sab ka saath sab ka vikas’ does not stall Economy’: Greenpeace India
11 June 2014, New Delhi: Greenpeace India today rubbished the allegations, which were leveled by an Intelligence Bureau report that was shared with the Indian Express. The said report submitted…