Greenpeace
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Tax exemption for donations to Greenpeace to be withdrawn?
Apr 21, 2015, 07:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: A move is afoot to withdraw tax exemption for donations to Greenpeace even as nearly 180 organisations and activists rallied behind the NGO accusing the government of a “shameful” crackdown against it.Sources said
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Foreign fundings to Greenpeace India blocked
India | Apr 09, 2015, 06:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government today blocked foreign fundings to Greenpeace India with immediate effect by suspending its licence for six months and served a notice to the NGO asking why its registration should not be
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30 out of 69 banned NGOs from foreign funding, work for minorities
India | Mar 05, 2015, 08:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: The central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has banned 69 NGOs from receiving foreign funds under Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA), out of those 30 NGOs work for welfare of minorities.The
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Foreign powers could use Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai to impose sanctions against India: Govt
India | Feb 18, 2015, 09:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: The govt has justified its decision to stop Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai from travelling to London last month for a meeting with British all-party parliamentary group.Ministry of Home Affairs has told Delhi High
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Delhi children exposed to very unhealthy air in schools: Greenpeace India
India | Feb 16, 2015, 10:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: The air inside Delhi schools is "very unhealthy" and could affect lung functioning resulting in respiratory illness among children, Greenpeace India said Monday.The air-quality monitoring survey carried out by Greenpeace inside five prominent
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Government to take-off Priya Pillai's name from œno-fly list
India | Feb 12, 2015, 09:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: Government has taken a stand to remove the name of Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai, who was offloaded from a flight to London at the IGI airport last month, from the “no-fly” list. However,
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Delhi HC notice to centre on offloading Greenpeace activist
India | Jan 28, 2015, 12:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the centre on a plea filed by Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai challenging her offloading Jan 11 at the airport here.Justice Rajiv Shakdher issued notice to
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Greenpeace activist moves HC against her offloading
India | Jan 27, 2015, 07:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai today moved Delhi High Court against her offloading from a flight to London at the Delhi airport recently.Pillai, who was offloaded from the aircraft by immigration officials on January
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Modi-Obama climate change usual rhetoric: Greenpeace
India | Jan 26, 2015, 10:28 AM ISTNew Delhi: Greenpeace India Sunday expressed its disappointment that the India-US bilateral talks on climate change did not go beyond "rhetoric" and "platitudes".In response to the joint agreement between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US
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Greenpeace hails Delhi HC directive to centre to unblock funds
India | Jan 21, 2015, 06:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: Greenpeace India Tuesday described the Delhi High Court order to the central government to unblock its Rs.1.87 crore as a "victory of democracy"."This (the court ruling) is a vindication of our work and
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Unblock foreign funds of Greenpeace India: HC to govt
Jan 20, 2015, 08:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi high court on Tuesday directed the government to "unblock" foreign contributions to the tune of Rs 1.87 crore received by controversial NGO 'Greenpeace' from its Amsterdam headquarters, saying the ministry showed "no
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Greenpeace activist offloaded from Delhi-London flight
India | Jan 12, 2015, 10:27 AM ISTNew Delhi: Environmental watchdog Greenpeace Sunday claimed that a woman official working with the NGO was stopped from boarding her flight to London at the airport here.The official was scheduled to address British parliamentarians Jan
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Intelligence Bureau says Foreign-funded NGOs are stalling development
India | Jun 12, 2014, 07:27 AM ISTNew Delhi: An Intelligence Bureau report has accused "foreign-funded" NGOs such as Greenpeace, Cordaid, Amnesty and ActionAid of "serving as tools for foreign policy interests of western governments" by sponsoring agitations against nuclear and coal-fired
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Russia frees Greenpeace's Arctic activist
World | Nov 28, 2013, 06:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Australian Greenpeace activist Colin Russell, the last of the 30 Arctic detainees, was granted bail Thursday by a court in Russia's St. Petersburg, the group said in a statement here.Among 30 activists on