Mindless Rampage On Himalayas Must Stop: Chipko Movement Leader According to the 87-year-old environmentalist, who was a Chipko movement leader, projects like the Rishi Ganga hydel project, which bore ...

Imagine a time before hashtags and viral campaigns, when a movement sparked a global conversation about the environment. Picture villagers, their voices strong and hearts resolute, standing firm ...

British actor Emma Watson lauded Indian rural women for protecting trees and forests during the 1970's Chipko Movement. Taking to her Instagram handle, Emma shared a picture from the environment ...

Google Doodle is today commemorating the 45th anniversary of the famous Chipko Movement that started in the late 1973 AD in the Uttarakhand state of India. Chipko stands for "hugging trees" to prevent ...

The Chipko movement, also known as the Chipko Andolan, was a forest conservation movement. It was an ecological movement that took place in the northern Himalayas segment of Uttar Pradesh (later ...

Dehradun: Residents and wildlife conservationists in Uttarakhand have announced a ‘Chipko Movement’ to save 10,000 trees in Shivalik Elephant Reserve, one of the premier reserves for pachyderms in the ...

I first came across Shekhar Pathak’s name in the files of the Uttar Pradesh State Archives in Lucknow. The year was 1983, and I was working on a dissertation on the social history of forests in the ...

In a major development, Chipko movement leader Sundarlal Bahuguna has extended his support to farmers protesting against the three farm laws. Talking to reporters, Bahuguna said that he supports the ...

The fiftieth anniversary of Chipko, a pioneering environmental protest movement, is of relevance even today as the spectre of ecological degradation and climate change looms before humankind. The ...

In the early 1970s, a forest conservation movement in the Himalayas saw people adopt a unique form of protest – they just put their arms around trees to prevent them from being felled. The Chipko ...

Google on Monday with doodle that displays women guarding a tree and its roots celebrates the 45th anniversary of Chipko Movement. Google on Monday with doodle that displays women guarding a tree and ...