Before ‘Saving The Environment’ Was a Catchphrase, The Chipko Movement Showed Us How It’s Done

Here is the latest positive news from The Better India Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. [Before ‘Saving The Environment’ Was a Catchphrase, The Chipko Movement Showed Us How It’s Done]( Mar 26, 2018 03:27 pm | Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk It's time policymakers remembered that without forests, any potential battle against climate change is a lost cause. #ChipkoMovement [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Before ‘Saving The Environment’ Was a Catchphrase, The Chipko Movement Showed Us How It’s Done on Facebook]( [Towards Gender Equality: Delhites Can Now Give Just Mother’s Name for Driving License!]( Mar 26, 2018 03:23 pm | Tanvi Patel Till now, only the father’s name or the husband’s name could be used to apply for a license! [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Towards Gender Equality: Delhites Can Now Give Just Mother’s Name for Driving License! on Facebook]( [Star Ratings On Your Appliances: Here’s Everything You Need To Know About The Rating]( Mar 26, 2018 01:49 pm | Ahmed Sherrif About 85% of people prefer the popular star rating on home appliances. But just how reliable is it? [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Star Ratings On Your Appliances: Here’s Everything You Need To Know About The Rating on Facebook]( [How the Mumbai Police Helped Fulfill a 7-Year-Old Cancer Kid’s Biggest Dream!]( Mar 26, 2018 01:35 pm | Jovita Aranha Ashish is only seven. And tragically he was diagnosed with brain cancer in October. While life has given an horrific burden at such a tender age, it also gave him the biggest reason to smile last week. Ashish’s biggest dream was to become an inspector for the Mumbai Police. And this magical hope came true […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like How the Mumbai Police Helped Fulfill a 7-Year-Old Cancer Kid’s Biggest Dream! on Facebook]( [Fares for the Shatabdi Express Might Get Cheaper in Some Sections!]( Mar 26, 2018 01:08 pm | Rayomand Engineer Almost as cheap as a bus, fares for the Shatabdi could go down again [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Fares for the Shatabdi Express Might Get Cheaper in Some Sections! on Facebook]( [1.5 Million Trees for 1.5 Million People: How One Org Is Creating Urban Forests!]( Mar 26, 2018 12:40 pm | Anakha Arikara Coimbatore’s citizens can breathe easier, thanks to the efforts of Siruthuli, an NGO dedicated to creating a cleaner environment in the city. Siruthuli’s efforts to create lung spaces in the arid climate of Coimbatore has led to thousands of trees being planted across the city. In 2005, an initiative titled “Pasumai Payanam,” was inaugurated by […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like 1.5 Million Trees for 1.5 Million People: How One Org Is Creating Urban Forests! on Facebook]( Recent Stories You May Have Missed: [TB is Harsh Enough Without All The Stigma: Women Survivors Speak Up]( [Understanding This Psychological Link Can Improve Your Child’s Learning Potential!]( [Green Glory: This Indian State Is Ahead of Denmark and Sweden In Wind Energy!]( [Having Car Trouble? Govt. to Set up Ombudsman for Automobile Owners and Buyers!]( [Hyderabad Gets India’s First Police Station To Crack Down on Illegal Constructions!]( FOLLOW US: [FACEBOOK]( | [TWITTER]( | [GOOGLE+]( | [YOUTUBE]( Copyright © 2018 The Better India, All rights reserved. [unsubscribe from this list]( | [update subscription preferences](