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Discuss the importance of different environment movements in india

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villagers by conveying the importance of trees in the environment which checks the erosion of soil, cause rains and provides pure air. The women of Advani village of Tehri-Garhwal tied the sacred thread around trunks of trees and they hugged the trees, hence it was called ‘Chipko Movement’ or ‘hug the tree movement’. The main demand of the people in these protests was that the benefits of the forests (especially the right to fodder) should go to local people. The Chipko movement gathered momentum in 1978 when the women faced police firings and other tortures. The then state Chief Minister, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna set up a committee to look into the matter, which eventually ruled in favor of the villagers. This became a turning point in the history of eco-development struggles in the region and around the world

Answer 2

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Major reasons of the emergence of environmental movements in India have been discussed by Sharma, Aviram (2007) which include reasons such as i) control over natural resources, ii) false developmental policies of the government, iii) socio- economic reasons, iv) environmental degradation/ destruction and, v) spread of ...

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