Uttar Pradesh

Living with the wild: mitigating conflict between humans and big cat species in Uttar Pradesh

Humans running into tigers and leopards, that left at least 156 people dead and injured in Dudhwa-Pilibhit area of Uttar Pradesh between 2000 and 2013 were due to people venturing into the forests and not the other way round, says a report.

Publication Date:

01/04/2018

Author(s): Mayukh Chatterjee, Krishnendu Basak, Prem Chandra Pandey, & et al

Source: Wildlife Trust of India

Tags:

People - Animal Conflicts, Tiger, Uttar Pradesh, Wildlife, Tiger Reserves, Dudhwa NP

Agriculture

Genetic erosion of crop landraces: trends in the conservation of locally adapted ‘Newar ’ radish in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India

A study was conducted to understand trends in the conservation of the locally adapted critically endangered radish landrace ‘Newar ’ (Raphanus jaunpurensis sp. nova.), conventionally grown in certain saline areas of Jaunpur city, Uttar Pradesh for use in salads, and for other traditional household uses, as well as the sale of fresh roots and seeds. An exploratory research design was adopted to collect data from 40 respondents, including 5 key informants.

Publication Date:

01/04/2018

Author(s): Anshuman Singh, Ranjay K. Singh, Neeraj Kumar & et al

Source: Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Vol:

17

Issue:

2

pp:

344-352

Tags:

Agriculture, Traditional Knowledge, Jaunpur (D), Uttar Pradesh, Crop Biodiversity, Seeds, Endangered Species

Mining

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding illegal stone mining in Braj region, 27/03/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Neelambar Baba & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/03/2018 regarding stoppage of illegal stone mining, crushing and blasting activities in illegal manner and for the preservation and protection of the Braj region, forests, hills and its wildlife in the above said region and also to restore the Braj region for its cultural and historical importance as an eco-tourism destination.

Judgement Date:

27/03/2018

Tags:

Mining, Mining Waste, Mining Reclamation, Supreme Court, Rajasthan, Afforestation, Stone Industry, Mathura (D), Uttar Pradesh, Bharatpur (D)

Habitat And Urbanisation

Urban transformations in Khora Village, NCR - A view from the ‘periphery’

The theoretical concepts “urban informality,” “periphery,” and “everyday state,” primarily emerging from the “new geographies” of the Global South, are used to make sense of the complicated state–society interactions leading to the transformation of land at the rural–urban interface of the postcolonial metropolitan capital of Delhi. The history of land development in a village called Khora is examined, which, located at the intersection of Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad, has transformed from a sparsely populated village in 1971 to one of the densest “unauthorised colonies” in Asia in 2011.

Publication Date:

24/03/2018

Author(s): Shruti Dubey

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

53

Issue:

12

pp:

76-84

Tags:

Urban Sprawl, Urban Habitat, Delhi, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Rural Habitat, Land Use, Land Ownership, Farmers

Air Pollution

Plea filed in NGT to stop burning of 500 quintals of wood to ‘reduce pollution’

Meerut: Meerut-based NGO ‘Mansi Sanstha’ has filed a petition in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking to stop the nine-day-long ongoing ‘mahayagya’ at Meerut’s Bhainsali ground here.

Publication Date:

23/03/2018

Source: Times Of India (Meerut)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Air Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Religious Beliefs, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Forests

26 cases across 11 states: How govts in India are violating forest rights

As many as 26 cases across 11 states show that forest land is being acquired by the government for development projects like mining and dams by forging consent of tribespeople or by ignoring it, a

Publication Date:

22/03/2018

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Forests, Forest Rights Act 2006, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Land

Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding municipal solid waste, sewage and trade effluent management in the city of Gaurakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, 22/03/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs. Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur & Others dated 22/03/2018 regarding municipal solid waste, sewage and trade effluent management in the city of Gaurakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date:

22/03/2018

Tags:

Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, Gorakhpur (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Municipal Corporations, Groundwater Pollution, Health Effects, Waste Disposal, River Pollution, Uttar Pradesh

Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding felling of trees in the area of Taj Trapezium Zone, Uttar Pradesh, 22/03/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/03/2018 regarding felling of trees in the area of Taj Trapezium Zone. Supreme Court has been informed by the State of Uttar Pradesh that a vision document is likely to be prepared in consultation with the School of Planning and Architecture. A Project Committee has also been constituted for this purpose. It is stated by learned counsel for the State of Uttar Pradesh that the first draft of the vision document will take about four months.

Judgement Date:

22/03/2018

Tags:

Trees, Taj Mahal, Supreme Court, Monuments, Uttar Pradesh

Land

37 years on, farmers still waiting for compensation for land acquired by govt

Bijnor: It has been 37 years since land of farmers at Raipur Berisaal village, located on the border of Najibabad and Bijnor tehsils in the district, was acquired by the government for construction

Publication Date:

22/03/2018

Source: Times Of India (Meerut)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Land Acquisition, Bijnor (D), Farmers, Compensation, Land

Air Pollution