The 1972 Stockholm Conference launched global environmental efforts, inspiring movements like Chipko and Appiko in India, ...

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 ...

On May 21, 2021, Sunderlal Bahuguna passed away from COVID-19 at the age of 94. His passing didn’t make the news in any of the major outlets in the US. But it got extensive coverage in India. Bahugana ...

Juthi Devi, daughter-in-law of one of the pioneers of the Chipko movement, clasps the trunk of a tree in Raini village in October. Almost 50 years ago, women in Raini, Uttarakhand, used their bodies ...

Over email, the academic-author-traveller talks about what he finds objectionable about the conversation around the Chipko Movement, the popularity of tree plantation drives, and the way forward for ...

New Delhi, Mar 26 (ANI): Search engine giant Google has honoured the famous ‘Chipko movement’ by marking its 45th Anniversary through its Google Doodle, on Monday. The doodle portrays a colorful ...

Women were the main drivers of the movement, with many immortal images of them hugging trees to prevent their being cut down. The Chipko Movement began on 26 March 1974 in the small valley of ...

Washington: ‘Harry Potter’ alum Emma Watson lauded Indian rural women for protecting trees and forests through 1970’s Chipko Andolan, the non-violent social and ecological movement. Taking to her ...

Chandra Singh, the son of Gaura Devi. She was a grassroots activist, a community leader, and one of the pioneers of the Chipko movement, which gained significant momentum in 1974. Standing next to him ...

Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan-led division bench of the High Court of Uttarakhand in its judgment of 14 July 2021 dismissed the petition of villagers of Reini, known for the Chipko movement, ...