NEW DELHI: Having travelled the world over to campaign for setting protection over the past 4 decades, the long-lasting Rainbow Warrior is all set for its maiden India tour.
Made under the technological make stronger and watch of NGO Greenpeace International, the ship will arrive on the shores of Mumbai on October 26.
"The objective of Rainbow Warrior is to provide technological support in preventing environmental pollution in oceans and rivers," Greenpeace India media in-charge Jitendra Kumar said.
He said special arrangements had been made for the ship's four-day India tour. Prominent people from the fields of setting, entertainment and communique will discuss with the ship and be apprised about her functions in tackling unlawful hunting of marine animals to effects of nuclear tests, Kumar said.
He said the ship's India tour is aimed toward sharing experience in preventing the exploitation of marine sources and strengthening public make stronger in its monitoring gadget.
He said all through the Rainbow Warrior's discuss with, symposiums can be organised and public participation will likely be ensured through programmes associated with motion pictures, pictures and humanities.
Social activist Tushar Gandhi, filmmaker Shyam Benegal, photographer Raghu Rai, Ad guru Prahlad Kakkar, actors Waheeda Rahman, Nandita Das, Ali Fazal, among others are scheduled to discuss with the ship, Kumar said.
Also, leading documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan will tour the ship and grasp deliberations with her team on the use of quick motion pictures to highlight setting conservation and save you destruction of the habitat of aquatic animals, he said.
The present one is the 3rd technology of the Rainbow Warrior, which is supplied with satellite-based communique gadget, and has been operating in opposition to setting protection for the ultimate 40 years.
A paramotor flies over the Geenpeace's Rainbow Warrior ship all through a regional campaign to raise awareness on the use of solar power, on the coast of Jounieh, Lebanon (Reuters report picture)
The authentic Rainbow Warrior started life as the 'Sir William Hardy' -- a fishery analysis trawler used by the UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It was in-built 1955, and was the first diesel electrical ship built within the United Kingdom.
On April 29, 1978, as the Rainbow Warrior steamed proudly from the London docks, the Greenpeace and United Nations flags flew together to replicate now not most effective the international composition of the 24-member team from 10 nations, however international fear for the plight of the whales.
Her first venture was to Iceland, to oppose the commercial whaling programme there, in line with the guidelines on the Greenpeace website online.
The authentic Rainbow Warrior got destroyed in 1985. It was changed via the Rainbow Warrior - II which persisted services and products till 2011 when its technologically complicated successor --the present ship -- changed it.
Made under the technological make stronger and watch of NGO Greenpeace International, the ship will arrive on the shores of Mumbai on October 26.
"The objective of Rainbow Warrior is to provide technological support in preventing environmental pollution in oceans and rivers," Greenpeace India media in-charge Jitendra Kumar said.
He said special arrangements had been made for the ship's four-day India tour. Prominent people from the fields of setting, entertainment and communique will discuss with the ship and be apprised about her functions in tackling unlawful hunting of marine animals to effects of nuclear tests, Kumar said.
He said the ship's India tour is aimed toward sharing experience in preventing the exploitation of marine sources and strengthening public make stronger in its monitoring gadget.
He said all through the Rainbow Warrior's discuss with, symposiums can be organised and public participation will likely be ensured through programmes associated with motion pictures, pictures and humanities.
Social activist Tushar Gandhi, filmmaker Shyam Benegal, photographer Raghu Rai, Ad guru Prahlad Kakkar, actors Waheeda Rahman, Nandita Das, Ali Fazal, among others are scheduled to discuss with the ship, Kumar said.
Also, leading documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan will tour the ship and grasp deliberations with her team on the use of quick motion pictures to highlight setting conservation and save you destruction of the habitat of aquatic animals, he said.
The present one is the 3rd technology of the Rainbow Warrior, which is supplied with satellite-based communique gadget, and has been operating in opposition to setting protection for the ultimate 40 years.
A paramotor flies over the Geenpeace's Rainbow Warrior ship all through a regional campaign to raise awareness on the use of solar power, on the coast of Jounieh, Lebanon (Reuters report picture)
The authentic Rainbow Warrior started life as the 'Sir William Hardy' -- a fishery analysis trawler used by the UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It was in-built 1955, and was the first diesel electrical ship built within the United Kingdom.
On April 29, 1978, as the Rainbow Warrior steamed proudly from the London docks, the Greenpeace and United Nations flags flew together to replicate now not most effective the international composition of the 24-member team from 10 nations, however international fear for the plight of the whales.
Her first venture was to Iceland, to oppose the commercial whaling programme there, in line with the guidelines on the Greenpeace website online.
The authentic Rainbow Warrior got destroyed in 1985. It was changed via the Rainbow Warrior - II which persisted services and products till 2011 when its technologically complicated successor --the present ship -- changed it.
Iconic 'Rainbow Warrior' to arrive in India on October 26
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