Monsanto, with an annual turnover of around 13.5 billion US dollars last year, is the largest seed company in the world. Based out of St. Luis in the USA, it also leads the Genetically Modified seed sector globally.
This is an in-depth assessment of the opportunities and challenges for the effective adoption of rooftop solar in Delhi, published by Greenpeace India.
In March of 2013, Greenpeace India and Conservation Action Trust commissioned a report by UrbanEmissions demonstrating the health impacts from coal fired power plants. That analysis found between 80,000 and 115,000 people die every year from coal plant pollution in India.
The controversial Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on April 22 amid vehement protests from opposition parties. The BRAI bill is contentious because it proposes to create a new regulatory body which will be a single-window clearance system for genetically modified crops in the country.
In the backdrop of a persistent power crisis and raging coal scam, Greenpeace released its assessment report on Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) titled “Powering Ahead with Renewables: Leaders and Laggards”, which ranks performance of all the states on renewable energy supply and calls for revision of RPO mechanism based on equity principle.
Bangalore is one of the fastest growing cities in Asia with a population of over 8 million and growing rapidly in all directions. With accelerated economic development and coupled with uncontrolled urbanization, the number of vehicles on the road has increased exponentially over the last ten years.
The report, “Fertilizer, Fuel and Food: win-win options for Bihar” captures the findings of research conducted by Greenpeace along with local organizations in five districts of Bihar namely Khagaria, Madhepura, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda and Patna in 2012.
Rejecting Union Agricultural Minister, Sharad Pawar’s stance on genetically modified (GM) crops being the answer to India’s food security, 17 Greenpeace activists unfurled a massive banner with the message, ‘Say no to GM, yes to food Security’ at the Food Corporation of India’s (FCI) godown in Delhi on Feb 20.
An infographic on Genetically Modified food. Genetically Modified crops commercialised for nearly 20 years. Industry data indicates a rejection by majority of the countries to adopt this controversial technology. Ninety one percent of global GM production is in USA, Brazil, Argentina, India and Canada.
As is now well known, the Government of Orissa and Pohang Steel Company (POSCO), Republic of Korea signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on June 22, 2005 for setting up an Integrated Steel Plant in Orissa, in Jagatsinghpur district, affecting 8 villages of three Gram Panchayats of Kujang Tahsil, i.e. Dhinkia, Gadakujanga and Naogaon.
