Appiko - the southern version of Chipko (hug the trees) movement, is three decades old. Started by Pandurang Hegde in September 1983 at Salkani, the movement had a ripple effect not only in the state ...

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Over 10,000 students will assemble at the park to embrace trees for two minutes Come December 9, Lalbagh will be brimming with 10,000 students from various schools of the city and Kolar district. No, ...

Sirsi (Karnataka), Nov. 17 : The 25 years of Appiko or, hug the tree Green Movement on the Sahyadri Mountain ranges in the western ghats of Karnataka has created a tremendous impact here. This ...

Green Challengers have reached Sirsi, a small town in Karnataka. On the show, the contestants are going to give back to the forests by planting trees.

Panduranga Hegde, environmentalist and pioneer of the Appiko movement, speaks with TOI about the changing face of activism, political apathy, and why hope lies in the quiet strength of grassroots ...

SANDUR(BALLARI): To protect over 1,000 acres of forest land in Devadari Hills from mining activities, farmers from Narasingapura and Ranjithapura villages of Sandur taluk of Ballari district have been ...