Electricity consumption from the manufacture of artificial intelligence (AI) chips has soared by more than 350 percent worldwide between 2023 and 2024, according to new research from Greenpeace East Asia. In East Asia, the global hub for AI semiconductor production, growing electricity demand from AI chipmaking has been met primarily …
Bihar's energy minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav has said the agriculture sector urgently requires renewable energy. The minister said this while releasing Greenpeace India report, "Legal, Policy and Regulatory Framework for Accelerated Renewable Energy Development in Bihar" here on Tuesday. The report, prepared by the World institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE)-Pune, …
State-run Coal India (CIL) on Tuesday refuted the charge of Greenpeace that it had deceived its shareholders by concealing its true level of extractable reserves of coal. The world’s largest coal miner said the allegation made by the global environmental lobby was “absolutely preposterous” and “misinformation campaign” against it as …
Bihar's energy minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav has said the agriculture sector urgently requires renewable energy. The minister said this while releasing Greenpeace India report, "Legal, Policy and Regulatory Framework for Accelerated Renewable Energy Development in Bihar" here on Tuesday. The report, prepared by the World institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE)-Pune, …
Spin your way to glory on the road instead of at the slimming point, where the bike stands static and is permanently fixed to the ground. Before the cycles completely disappear from the streets of Kolkata, the campaigners in favour of lifting the ban over them seem to beseech the …
UK shale gas exploration would have a "similar" carbon footprint to other fossil fuels, according to a new study. A report for the Department of Environment and Climate Change (Decc) estimates that greenhouse gas emissions would be similar to home-grown gas but lower than imported gas or coal. Shale gas …
A village in Bihar that lost its electricity connection 30 years ago and then never succeeded in getting the state government to reconnect power supply is all set to be electrified again, this time with solar power that villagers and experts believe can meet the residents’ growing needs. Dharnai village …
MOSCOW: Greenpeace accused Russia on Monday of trying to block its protest against offshore drilling in the mineral-rich but ecologically fragile Arctic after Russian coastguards boarded its vessel. The environmental lobby group said Russian officials boarded its icebreaker after activists with banners reading "Save the Arctic" piloted motor boats toward …
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. The petitions were delivered to Dr T Subbarami Reddy, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & …
Around 40% of beef and 85% of leather production serve markets that are potentially sensitive to environmental concerns, providing a partial explanation as to why Brazilian producers have made recent commitments to reducing deforestation for cattle production, finds a new study published in Tropical Conservation Science. The research, conducted by …
Amid an intense public debate over the impact of Genetically Modified (GM) crops on health and environment, thousands of farmers from across the country will demonstrate in the Capital on Thursday in support of increased application of bio-technology to meet the foodgrain demand for a growing population. The farmers will …
Celebrating the 67th year of Independence, India is slowly losing her seed sovereignty, even as environmentalists and farmers’ organisations fight in vain. “Dependence on foreign seeds is as good as selling our land. The government is blind while framing new laws,” Rajesh Krishnan, co-convenor, Coalition for Genetically Modified (GM) Free …
Residents from 11 villages gathered at Amilia village today to issue a declaration that they would not allow their forests to be converted into coal mines and demanded that they be given rights under the Forest Act. NGO Greenpeace's senior campaigner PriyaPillai said a peaceful non-violent campaign was on for …
City has potential to generate 2000 MW of power, says Greenpeace Delhi has the potential to generate 2 Gigawatt, or 2000 MW, of solar power by 2020 to overcome its perennial power shortage. And if Delhi’s territory of 1,483 km is used for solar installations, 123 GW of power can …
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 Delhi's Solar Potential', said Delhi can generate 4,500 million kilowatt hours of solar power every year by installing photovoltaic …
While the government has allocated 14 of the 17 coal blocks for auction last week to public sector units, a Greenpeace India report points out that at least eight of them are in dense forest areas with tribal villages, endangered species, rivers and other water bodies. According to the report, …
Traditional Chinese herbs are being contaminated with a toxic cocktail of pesticides that poses a threat to consumer health and the environment, campaign group Greenpeace said Monday. Some residue levels were hundreds of times higher than European Union food safety standards, according to tests carried out for a Greenpeace report …
Burning coal also costs companies and governments billions of pounds in disease treatment and lost working days Air pollution from Europe's 300 largest coal power stations causes 22,300 premature deaths a year and costs companies and governments billions of pounds in disease treatment and lost working days, says a major …
It was the morning of 15 August 2004. Television sets across the country relayed pictures of the newly appointed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Addressing the nation from inside a bullet-proof glass box at the Red Fort, Singh promised that all villages in the country will be electrified by 2012. The …
Despite the drought in Maharashtra, the State government diverted water to thermal power plants in scarcity regions, said Greenpeace on Thursday. Releasing data on water diversions from dams, Jai Krishna, a Greenpeace campaigner, said that an analysis of water consumption by coal-fired thermal power plants during the worst drought in …
Wants Waste Plant To Go, Pledges Terraces For Solar Panels New Delhi: Residents of Sukhdev Vihar’s Pocket B have embarked on a unique mode of protest against the government’s waste-to-energy plant in the area. They have pledged their rooftops for solar panels to increase the city’s renewable energy supply so …