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TopicHistory of Chipko Movement

Topic: History of 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.

On Camera

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Opinion

Lord Meghnad Desai belonged to no camp—and, somehow, to every camp at once

Dilip Cherian -
Meghnad Desai founded LSE’s Centre for the Study of Global Governance and its Development Studies programme, and had earlier co-created the Human Development Index.

SP’s social engineering vs BJP’s core base—the caste battle in UP

Bangladesh army chief seems to be cosying upto to Yunus. Did 5 people have to die for it?

Economy

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

Udit Bubna -
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

Defence

India’s air defence system foiled 1,000 Pakistani drone attacks on 9 May—Modi tells Parliament

Debdutta Chakraborty -
New Delhi: India’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 1,000 drones and missiles launched by Pakistan on 9 May during Op Sindoor, Prime Minister...

National Interest

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

Shekhar Gupta -
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.

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