GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Chipko movement, also called Chipko andolan, nonviolent social and ecological movement by rural villagers, particularly women, in India in the 1970s, aimed at protecting trees and forests slated for government-backed logging.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Chipko movement, that started in 1973 was a non-violent agitation, aimed at protection and conservation of trees. The movement, however, even after all these years is also remembered for mobilising women for the cause of preserving forests, coming to be known as one of the ecofeminist movements in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chipko movement is related to conservation of forests in Garhwal Himalayas. In 1974, local women showed enormous bravery in protection of trees from cutting by contractors. The women hugged the trees and protect them. People all over the world have acclaimed the Chipko movement.