New Delhi, March 30 -- Civil society organisations have called for a complete moratorium on all mega infrastructure projects in the High Himalayas and sought a multi-disciplinary review of the impacts... Read More
New Delhi, March 25 -- Several groups in Ladakh led by environmentalist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk are demanding constitutional measures enabling them to protect their land, culture, environment.... Read More
India, March 25 -- You cannot overlook the relationship of people with forests and the stance the women in Raini village in Uttarakhand took on March 26, 1974, was a representation of that intimate re... Read More
India, March 24 -- Chipko movement had two distinct waves with different priorities, said Vijay Jardhari, adding that women participated more actively than men on the ground level and various movement... Read More
India, March 24 -- Chipko was a movement to make locals self-reliant and give them rightful access to environmental resources, said Ramesh Pahari, one of the foremost leaders of the Chipko Movement. ... Read More
New Delhi, March 23 -- The standing committee of the national board for wildlife has decided that it will consider proposals for wildlife clearance for projects only after they have received forest ap... Read More
India, March 23 -- It's been a while since Bina Devi has had a good night's sleep. The furrows on her sunbaked face have gotten deeper in the last three years, her socks more pockmarked as she paces u... Read More
New Delhi, March 23 -- The standing committee of the national board for wildlife has decided that it will consider proposals for wildlife clearance for projects only after they have received forest ap... Read More
India, March 23 -- A string of beads around her neck and a woollen jacket slung over the traditional Garhwali attire, Juthi Devi is surprisingly sprightly for her age. The 70-year-old is one of the 13... Read More
India, March 23 -- It's been a while since Bina Devi has had a good night's sleep. The furrows on her sunbaked face have gotten deeper in the last three years, her socks more pockmarked as she paces u... Read More