Year on, China air cleaner: Study
NEW DELHI: A Greenpeace East Asia analysis of air pollution levels in 360 Chinese cities has revealed that air quality in the coastal cities and Beijing has considerably improved in the last one year.
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Global SO2 emission hotspot database: ranking the world’s worst sources of SO2 pollution
<p>India is the world's largest emitter of sulphur dioxide contributing more than 15% of the global anthropogenic SO2 emissions from the point sources tracked by NASA. The major SO2 emission hotspots in India are Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh) Neyveli and Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Talcher and Jharsuguda (Odisha), Korba (Chhattisgarh) , Kutch (Gujarat), Ramagundam (Telangana) and Chandrapur and Koradi (Maharashtra) shows the Greenpeace study based on NASA data.</p>
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Over 4 lakh citizens demand withdrawal of Biotech bill
A delegation from the Coalition for a GM free India and Greenpeace India, delivered petitions from over 4 lakh Indians demanding the withdrawal of Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill.
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Greenpeace says Total underestimated drilling risks near Amazon reef
French oil and gas company Total and other energy majors should abandon plans to drill close to the mouth of Brazil's Amazon because of potential risks to the ecosystem of the area, environmental campaigner
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EU declared Monsanto weedkiller safe after intervention from controversial US official
The European Food Safety Authority dismissed a study linking a Monsanto weedkiller to cancer after counsel from a US Environmental Protection Agency officer allegedly linked to the company. Jess Rowlands,
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Rooftop solar panels not catching up
Installation of solar rooftop panels has been dismal in the leading metros, a study by Greenpeace India said. This, despite the policies and net-metering guidelines in place across several states. The
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Green gadgets: designing the future
Ahead of Europe’s largest consumer technology show, to be hosted in Berlin, Greenpeace has analysed the environmental progress being made by companies attending the IFA 2014. The report, titled ‘Green
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Tata Sons drags Greenpeace to HC
Ronojoy Banerjee New Delhi: Tata Sons has moved the Delhi High Court against leading environmental NGOs Greenpeace India and Greenpeace International following a game that makes direct refrences to the company which are
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In fight for clean air, Beijing outguns Delhi
Delhi may draw favourable comparisons with Beijing with every smog attack, but the Chinese capital has beaten Delhi in addressing air pollution, a Greenpeace analysis released on Saturday said. While Delhi's
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Solar energy can meet Delhi's 16% power needs: Report
The national capital has the potential to fulfil 16% of its yearly power requirement through solar energy, a report released by Greenpeace India on Tuesday said. The report, 'Rooftop Revolution: Unleashing
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Industry lobbyists weakened Europe's air pollution rules, say Greenpeace
Governments, including the UK, are allowing energy industry representatives to help draw up Europe’s air quality limits resulting in proposed standards on coal plant emissions that are weaker than China’s,
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Plans to drill for oil near newly discovered Amazon Reef alarm scientists
This time last year, scientists announced the discovery of a reef system at the mouth of the Amazon River — and right from the beginning, they began issuing warnings about companies’ plans to drill for
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Air pollution level in city schools `alarmingly high'
On the new government’s first day at work, Greenpeace India, an environmental NGO, released findings of its air quality monitoring survey that highlighted how poor the air is inside five prominent schools
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50,000 signatures on save forests petition
Greenpeace India's `Save Junglistan' online campaign to save the forests and stop coal mining has received over 50,000 signatures on the petition. Greenpeace India says in a statement that there was
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Govt declaring all protected areas 'plastic free zones' symbolic initiative
declaring all protected areas in the country 'plastic-free zones' as a "symbolic initiative" and said production of plastics should be controlled to achieve real reduction in such wastes. Ahead of World
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Costly coal
New financial analysis based on information on Coal India obtained via the Right to Information Act calls into question fundamental assumptions regarding Coal India’s long-term financial performance and
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Living, Moving, Breathing: ranking of European cities in sustainable transport
Replacing high volumes of cars with high volumes of cyclists and pedestrians makes roads safer and the air cleaner, finds a Greenpeace Germany report ranking 13 European cities on sustainable transport,
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NCAP to play crucial role to address air pollution, says Union Minister Mahesh Sharma
Greenpeace India had earlier said that the targets, which were deliberated in the environment ministry as per the file noting and was also communicated by the minister to the press earlier, was lacking
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Safe food guide: Version. 2
Greenpeace is offering this guide because Greenpeace believe that you have the Right to Know what you are eating. While over 40 countries including Europe, Australia, New Zealand, China or Japan have opted for mandatory standards, the Indian Government is beating around the bush and not ensuring that labelling of foods containing GMOs is mandatory.
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Air pollution a national problem
A Greenpeace report shows 90% of cities studied had pollution levels over prescribed standards Delhi’s toxic air may be making news every few months. But pollution levels across the country are alarming