Video: 45 years ago, the women of Chamoli village hugged trees to protect them from being cut
A look at the history the Chipko movement and what led to the rise of this non-violent grassroots campaign in the 1970s.
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8Why Jammu and Kashmir’s legislators are pushing hard for an alcohol ban
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