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A group of environmental activists deflated the tires of SUVs in 18 cities across 8 countries in a single night. This work has been done by a group called Tire Extinguishers. This group says that SUVs are a climate disaster and cause air pollution. Last month, for the first time, this group had taken out air from the tires of 900 vehicles together.

Dec 01, 2022, 22:56 PM IST

COP27 Summit: Climate activists block private jet take off at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport

The climate activists at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport started the protest on the eve of the COP27 U.N. climate conference in Egypt, and hundreds of them were arrested by the military.

Nov 05, 2022, 20:49 PM IST

Toolkit case: Climate activist Disha Ravi released from Tihar jail, hours after Delhi court granted her bail

Earlier in the day, a city court granted bail to 22-year-old Ravi, terming the evidence produced by police as 'scanty and sketchy'. Ravi had been arrested by the Delhi Police's Cyber Cell from Bengaluru on February 13. The Cyber Cell had lodged an FIR against "pro-Khalistan" creators of the "toolkit" for waging a "social, cultural and economic war against the Government of India".

Feb 23, 2021, 22:29 PM IST

By ignoring climate emergency, world leaders are forcing children to act: Greta Thunberg

"Our leaders behave like children so it falls to us to be the adults in the room. They are failing us but we will not back down," the 17-year-old said as she addressed some 20,000 people at the Bristol Youth Strike 4 Climate (BY24C) event.

Feb 28, 2020, 20:18 PM IST

US President Donald Trump ridicules Time magazine's naming of climate activist Greta Thunberg as 2019 Person of the Year

Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Trump asked the activist to chill, adding that she should go a good old fashioned movie with a friend. "So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill!" tweeted Trump.

Dec 12, 2019, 18:50 PM IST

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time's Person of the Year

"In the 16 months since, she has addressed heads of state at the UN, met with the Pope, sparred with the President of the United States and inspired 4 million people to join the global climate strike on September 20, 2019, in what was the largest climate demonstration in human history," the magazine said.

Dec 11, 2019, 19:03 PM IST