"There can be no development without women"
REACHING Doongri, a picturesque village perched 1,750 m above sea level in the Pindar valley in Chamoli district, is a daunting task. The nearest …
Chipko: an unfinished mission
In 20 years, Chipko has acquired many facets, primarily as a conservation endeavour by the poor, a struggle for local control of natural …
Orphans of the river
Riverine fisherfolk, arguably the oldest among traders, are being sold down the river. An unholy synergy of poisoned rivers, government apathy …
Whose apocalypse is it?
Averting the Apocalypse: Social Movements in India Today Arthur Bonner Publisher: Duke University Press, North Carolina Price: US $52.50 (…
Chipko's triumphs extend beyond the forest
A look at the achievements and failures of a movement that began spontaneously in the Garhwal region two decades ago to protect trees from human …
More miles to go for Chipko women
The Chipko movement halted commercial tree felling in UP's Chamoli district, but the women who led it are still fighting corrupt and indifferent …
How has India’s caste system lasted for so many centuries?
Caste system continues even after losing its raison d’etre, but the scramble for development has destroyed the ancient sustainable and …
Girl burnt alive for protesting against tree felling
The incident took place on the 44th anniversary of the Chipko movement, a conservation campaign that successfully prevented cutting of trees
Sunderlal Bahuguna, the green leader of India, will be etched in our memory
Gandhian Bahuguna predicted future generation would realise the adverse impact of Tehri dam; now we realise what he meant
Men as the wind beneath our wings
From Mahabharata hero Bhima to Nobel Laureate Tagore, from Infosys founder Narayana Murthy to Bhagwad Gita’s Krishna, we bring to you …
Hasdeo Aranya: Chhattisgarh government puts three mining projects on hold ‘indefinitely’
Surguja Collector cites disapproval of minister TS Singh Deo; activists say will of people more important
Battle to preserve nature resumes in Uttarakhand’s Raini village 48 years after Chipko
Following the dismissal of the petition in the high court, the residents of Raini village are now preparing to appeal to the Supreme Court, …
10 most popular stories of 2018
As the year nears its end, here is a list of stories covered by Down To Earth that caught the most attention online
The Chipko movement as it stands today
The idea behind the Chipko movement originated in early 1970s from Mandal, a village in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Forty-three years later, …
Tehri: is it curtains?
The beginning of submergence of Tehri also marked the drowning of anti-dam sentiments. Any strong protest was conspicuous by its absence. Does …
A year on: A Raini-like incident can happen again
Rampant construction continues in the seimically active and climate change-sensitive Himalayas; the next disaster is waiting to happen
Veteran environmentalist Sundarlal Bahuguna dies of COVID
Sundarlal Bahuguna, the eminent Gandhian environmentalist and leader of the Chipko and Tehri dam movements, leaves behind a legacy that will be …
‘Greed will consume the village’: Chipko birthplace questions its choice after Chamoli disaster
Following the flash floods of February 7, residents of Reni village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district want to relocate
‘Give us our forest back’
An unprecedented people’s movement might have forced the Odisha government to cancel a beer factory project, but there are many unresolved …
76 years of environmentalism
The most important gain of India’s environmental movement is the voice it has given to its citizens. This is the soul of the movement
Badrinath Master Plan: Development script or disaster manual?
The Uttarakhand government might be repeating a 50-year-old misstep which had been stopped in the nick of time after widespread agitations
A journey called change
Their struggle for survival and progress has shaped the understanding of environmentalism both at the national and global levels and influenced …
Environment in Uttarakhand
Chipko: Environmentalism of the poor
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