Greenpeace urges Apple to use clean energy

Greenpeace urges Apple to use clean energy Bangalore: Greenpeace India activists Tuesday urged global computer maker Apple to use renewable energy to power its data centres worldwide instead of fossil fuels like coal for protecting the fragile ecology. As part of the worldwide protest against the multinational for burning tonnes of coal to run its data centres, local activists of the green organisation roped in its customers to ask Apple go for a cleaner cloud. Similar protests...
12:05 PM, May 09, 2012

"Honestly and with good conscience"

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More than two years after he imposed a moratorium on the commercial release of BT Brinjal, Jairam Ramesh defends his controversial decision says, "On BT ...
04:40 PM, Feb 27, 2012

Prize for worst company awarded at Davos

Prize for worst company awarded at Davos Davos: Campaigners awarded a prize for corporate malfeasance on Friday to South Africa-based gold miner AngloGold Ashanti for its operations in Ghana as top executives met at the World Economic Forum. The award, organised by Greenpeace and Swiss left-wing group the Berne Declaration, went to the world's third-largest gold mining firm, which they accused of mistreating people in Ghana and polluting rivers. "The shortlisted cases presented here, one must say,...
11:04 AM, Jan 29, 2011

Greenpeace activist's book slams CWG

Greenpeace activist's book slams CWG New Delhi: After coming under fire from several quarters over allegations of corruption, the upcoming Commonwealth Games and its organisers came in for more criticism -- this time in a book called "It's Common vs Wealth - Exposing Commonwealth Games 2010" launched on Friday. The book by Kapil Mishra, a Greenpeace activist, was released by eminent journalist Kuldeep Nayar at the Gandhi Peace Foundation. And social activists, politicians and journalists...
12:59 PM, Aug 09, 2010

Greenpeace founder Dorothy Stowe dies at 89

Greenpeace founder Dorothy Stowe dies at 89 Stowe was suffering from a kidney disease, leukemia and diabetes and died at the University of British Columbia hospital. ...
11:40 AM, Jul 24, 2010

Bluefin tuna near extinction, says Greenpeace

Bluefin tuna near extinction, says Greenpeace  The international environmental group Greenpeace has warned that bluefin tuna is near extinction. ...
05:11 PM, Jun 10, 2010

Greenpeace says it had tipped off CBI about Anderson

Greenpeace says it had tipped off CBI about Anderson Former Union Carbide CEO, who lives in the US, is an absconder in the Bhopal gas tragedy case. ...
03:08 PM, Jun 08, 2010

G8, G20 summits to cost Canada $ 1.2 billion

G8, G20 summits to cost Canada $ 1.2 billion At $ 1.2 billion, the two summits, spanning three days, will be the costliest 72 hours in Canadian history. ...
12:56 PM, Jun 03, 2010
No health risk in Mayapuri market: Greenpeace

No health risk in Mayapuri market: Greenpeace

Greenpeace says there's no immediate health risk, but the situation needs to be monitored. ...
07:09 PM, May 20, 2010
Indian eco-warrior talks of London rooftop protest

Indian eco-warrior talks of London rooftop protest

Brikesh Singh urged rich nations to take lead on climate change. ...
04:20 PM, Oct 15, 2009

Indian eco-warrior joins London rooftop protest

Indian eco-warrior joins London rooftop protest Brikesh Singh of Greenpeace India was atop the tower on "cold night" on Sunday. ...
10:40 AM, Oct 13, 2009

UK Greenpeace protesters scale roof of parliament

UK Greenpeace protesters scale roof of parliament Protesters climbed on to the roof of the Houses of Parliament on Sunday. ...
03:16 PM, Oct 12, 2009

UK Greenpeace protesters scale roof of parliament

UK Greenpeace protesters scale roof of parliament Protesters climbed on to the roof of the Houses of Parliament on Sunday. ...
03:16 PM, Oct 12, 2009

Indian coastline in danger of being submerged

Indian coastline in danger of being submerged Johannesburg: The salary of newly-appointed South Africa coach Gary Kirsten has been kept secret, and even Cricket South Africa's legal and governance committee does not have a clue about it. The chairman of CSA's legal and governance committee, Ajay Sooklal, said that he was "appalled" when told that Kirsten's salary was a secret. Sooklal testified at the inquiry into the financial affairs of the CSA instituted by Sports Minister Fikile...
09:11 PM, Mar 25, 2008

Brinjals commit suicide for Greenpeace cause

Brinjals commit suicide for Greenpeace cause New Delhi: It was not a perfect start to the series despite a comprehensive victory in the first Test, according to Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who said the triumph could have been more satisfying had his batsmen shown more application in the first innings. Dhoni savoured the win but said had India batted well in the first innings, he would have said without any hesitation that it was a...
09:49 PM, Mar 17, 2008
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