Some years back in a series of highly inspiring actions, Himalayan villagers in many parts of what is now present day Uttarakhand prevented the axing of forest trees. In several places, as in the ...

Classical Indian music trickled through Faculty Glade where more than a dozen students, faculty members and Berkeley residents gathered Friday for a midday rally. Passing students paused to admire red ...

Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bangalore, India. In the digital era, protests have undergone a significant transformation in form and pace, moving from the streets to the ...

Over three decades, the Chipko Movement travelled from a quiet Garhwal village to the corridors of power, and eventually even helped shape the demand for a separate Uttarakhand state. Chipko and its ...

A big NDTV exclusive with Supreme Court Judge Justice Sanjay Karol, who spoke to NDTV about the flood situation in North India. Justice Karol, who hails from Himachal Pradesh, emphasised the need to ...