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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
TopicChipko movement

Topic: Chipko movement

Chipko won bigger battles than it set out to fight. Uttarakhand was one of them

Sanjeev Chopra -
The techniques of the Chipko Movement became the order of the day for the Uttarakhand statehood demand as well.

Chipko inspired the world. Not all its outcomes were positive

Sanjeev Chopra -
Ironically, the very demonstration of people’s attachment to their local ecology was used by centralised decision-makers to alienate them from it.

Google Doodle doesn’t tell full story of Chipko Movement. It began well before Gaura Devi

Sanjeev Chopra -
The popular characterisation of the Chipko movement as an ‘eco-feminist movement’ that started on 26 March 1974 is true, but only partially.

India’s environmentalism didn’t start with Chipko

Vandana Menon -
The book might have begun as a conversation with Western perceptions of when and where environmentalism originated, but Guha asserted that he isn’t xenophobic.

An MIT economist said environmentalism is elite concern. India ‘too poor to be green’

Ramachandra Guha -
In 'Speaking With Nature', Ramachandra Guha talks about the history of environmentalism and how the West dominated the narrative.

Sunderlal Bahuguna had wide political acceptance. Today’s environmentalists don’t

Jagdish Krishnaswamy -
Some sections of the environmental movement currently in India may not have the cultural support that somebody like Bahuguna could command.

‘Guard of Himalayas’, ‘gentle warrior’ — Sunderlal Bahuguna dies of Covid at 94

Revathi Krishnan -
Bahuguna was admitted to AIIMS Rishikesh on 8 May after he tested positive for Covid. The environmentalist was best known as the leader of the Chipko Movement.

Urban Chipko movements like #SaveMollem, Aarey here to stay. Govt will have to keep up

Shubhangi Misra -
Whether to protect the elephant corridor in Dehradun, or Gurgaon residents walking to save the Aravallis, urban Chipkos are the new-age environmental warriors.

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Economy

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

Vaibhav Pant -
FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

Defence

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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