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"Rihanna, Thunberg rallying for wrong cause in farmers' protests"
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 6 (ANI): While a tweet by pop icon Rihanna on farmers agitation in India kicked up an Internet storm, an Indian-born American writer and journalist based in Washington points out that the international superstar along with other celebrities like climate activist
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After RiRi, Greta Thunberg, others extend support to farmers' protest
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], February 3 (ANI): Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has extended her support to the farmers protesting on the borders of New Delhi against the three farm laws saying that she stands in solidarity with the farmers.
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Activist Licypriya Kangujam comes out in support of farmers' protest
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): Nine-year-old climate activist, Licypriya Kangujam has come out in support of the ongoing farmers' protest. While showing solidarity with the farmers, she told them millions of climate activists of the world are with them.
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Greta Thunberg slams China for arresting 17-year-old climate activist in S
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 29 (ANI): Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg hit out at China for arresting a 17-year-old climate activist in Shanghai, the South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday.
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Deeply unfair for Indian students to sit in national exams during COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday said it is deeply unfair for Indian students to sit for national exams amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Greta Thunberg to donate a portion of $1.14mn prize money to fight coronav
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], July 25 (ANI): Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg will donate a portion of USD1.14 million prize to fight coronavirus disease outbreak among the indigenous tribes of the Brazilian Amazon, CNN reported.
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Bhumi Pednekar wants to raise awareness about climate change at every leve
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Actor Bhumi Pednekar has been trying to advocate positive social messages through her movies as well as her nature protection initiative 'Climate Warrior.'
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Greta Thunberg donates USD 100,000 to UNICEF to protect children during CO
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 1 (ANI): Sweden-based climate activist Greta Thunberg has announced that she was donating USD 100,000 in prize money she had received from the Danish NGO Human Act to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to support their work in protecting children hit by the
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Swedish royal couple clean up Mumbai's Versova beach with climate activist
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Carl XVI Gustaf King of Sweden and his wife Queen Silvia on Wednesday engaged in removing tons of plastic and other garbage along with young lawyer and Mumbai-based climate activist Afroz Shah.
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Leonardo DiCaprio hails Greta Thunberg, calls her 'leader of our time'
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov 3 (ANI): Actor Leonardo Di Caprio praised teen climate activist Greta Thunberg after the two met in California this week.
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Group of 16 young climate activists including India's Ridhima Pandey file
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], Sept 24 (ANI): Sixteen youth activists including India's Ridhima Pandey and Swedish Greta Thunberg on Monday filed an "official complaint" before the United Nations Committee demanding the organisation to order member states to take actions for protecting children from the "de
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Greta Thunberg urges US Congress to treat climate crisis as an existential
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Sept 19 (ANI): Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg who is on a trip across the Atlantic on a zero-emissions boat on Wednesday requested US lawmakers to start treating the climate crisis as an existential emergency.
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