About Katchatheevu Island, a 285-acre stretch, is located about 33 kilometres from the Indian coast, in the Palk Strait between Rameswaram in India and Sri Lanka. Fishermen from both countries used the Katchatheevu Island, which was initially part of the …
About Chipko Movement The Hindi word chipko means “to hug” or “to cling to” and reflects the demonstrators’ tactic of embracing trees to impede loggers. Chipko movement is a nonviolent social and ecological movement that took place in 1973 in …