UPPSC 2012 GS-1 Environment & Ecology
Question

"Chipko" movement was basically against

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Deforestation

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Deforestation”.

The Chipko movement is a non-violent forest conservation movement in India that began in the 1970s in response to the government's deforestation policies and commercial logging.

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