Tag Archives: Uttar Pradesh

Who’s encroaching? Noida eyes the Yamuna floodplain

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Ravleen

Noida eyes the Yamuna floodplain About 1,000 migrants lost their livelihood when their huts and crops on the Yamuna floodplain near the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border were razed in December. The Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department carried out the operation on a … Continue reading →

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Just a Lament – Pollution in Yamuna

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Ravleen

Biking along the Yamuna from Delhi to Agra, Ravleen Kaur hears constant calls for saving the river, but witnesses little action. Photographs by Vaibhav Raghunandan. The roaring of motorcycles shattered the early morning calm on the Yamuna floodplains in Delhi. … Continue reading →

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RTI (Right To Information) Assessment

Posted on June 14, 2008 by Ravleen

An 85-year-old lady was having problems getting her passport. She needed it to go and live with her children abroad. The status, the website showed, was delivered. Visits to the passport office yielded little results. “We helped her draft a … Continue reading →

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Custard Apples belong to South America, or India?

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Ravleen

Custard Apples belong to South America. A recent excavation in a small town in Uttar Pradesh has unearthed custard apple seeds there. The seeds date to the Neolithic era—3rd-2nd century bc. Is it possible then that there existed some kind … Continue reading →

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