Urvashi

Interdisciplinary researcher | Environment and Development

[Land Conflict Watch @LandConflicts]

Our state researcher @UrvashiMahtolia covered the land conflict which spurred massive protests in January last year, when eviction notices were sent out to 4365 households, most of whom were from the Muslim community. https://t.co/vCwY2XNd87

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[Urvashi @UrvashiMahtolia]

@rashmi89singh @LtGovDelhi @AtishiAAP @Minister_Edu @weareAUD Congratulations, Rashmi! So happy to hear this. 🤩

[Land Conflict Watch @LandConflicts]

#HiringAlert

We are looking for a Managing Editor to edit our public-facing work and lead a multidisciplinary team of writers.

Remuneration: ₹100,000-120,000 per month.

Deadline: December 3, 2023

To apply
https://t.co/d0NzANxTdY

[People's Archive of Rural India @PARInetwork]

"They cut down centuries-old trees… It seems nobody can stop them."

Sacred groves in Rajasthan's Orans, mis-categorized as 'wastelands,' face encroachment from solar & wind energy outfits, causing ecological and livelihood threats. | by @PritiDavid2 https://t.co/pcPBbWDsBu

[Land Conflict Watch @LandConflicts]

#LCWthread on land conflicts in Protected Areas.

On Sunday, PM Modi released the tiger census report in Mysuru kicking off Project Tiger's 50th-year celebrations.

It was 50 years ago that tribals near Mysuru were evicted from their lands to make way for a tiger reserve. (1/11)

[Land Conflict Watch @LandConflicts]

#LCWThread On March 29, Environment minister Bhupender Yadav introduced the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 in the Lok Sabha. The bill proposes sweeping changes in the previous Forest Conservation Act (FC Act). A short thread: (1/12)

[Budhaditya Das @BudhadityaDas9]

New paper alert! The Sahariya living on the periphery of #Kuno National Park have an #indigenous tree tenure system (ITTS) to harvest gum resin from Boswellia serrata. We show that ITTS was until recently, adaptive, site-specific, dynamic and resilient. https://t.co/9uDKLhbBDI

[Land Conflict Watch @LandConflicts]

📩 In our February newsletter; new conflicts, more insights and launch of our membership plan!

➡️ SC stays evictions in Haldwani, Uttarakhand
➡️ Fisherfolk oppose a road in Coastal Karnataka
➡️ Six new conflicts added to our database.

Read, subscribe!
https://t.co/9bxoiTgXqd

[Budhaditya Das @BudhadityaDas9]

Excited to be on a panel with Dr Walter Fernandes! We grew up reading his pioneering work on development and displacement. @_TMYS_ panel on tribal history and tribal representation in history on 1/02 at 7 PM IST. Facebook link: https://t.co/zd4bxSU3Ol

[Land Conflict Watch @LandConflicts]

📢 We are introducing our new membership plans. If you love insightful and extensive research, writing and chronicling of India’s land and natural resource conflicts, join us. More details in the thread (1)

https://t.co/n1ba3rPQCY

[Vaishnavi Rathore @_Vaishnavi_R]

In October 2022, the Great Nicobar infrastructure project got forest clearance to fell about 8.5 lakh trees in pristine rain forests. The compensatory afforestation for this was to happen in Haryana/MP/other states around the NCR. But thats not it. (1/2)

[Shivani Azad @shivaniazadTOI]

Two sisters in Joshimath return to their maternal house hearing their childhood house will be demolished. #Joshimath @TOIIndiaNews

[Shivani Azad @shivaniazadTOI]

Uttarakhand readies choppers, plans to move residents from Joshimath https://t.co/ke3rofS4Wi via @timesofindia #Joshimath #uttarakhand @TOIIndiaNews

[Land Conflict Watch @LandConflicts]

UPDATE: Supreme Court stays the directions passed by the Uttarakhand High Court to evict thousands in Haldwani. Says, there cannot be uprooting of 50 thousand people overnight, urges rehabilitation.

Next hearing on Feb 7. #HaldwaniEviction

[Live Law @LiveLawIndia]

Supreme Court Stays Uttarakhand HC Direction For Haldwani Evictions; Says "50,000 People Can't Be Uprooted In 7 Days" #SupremeCourtOfIndia #SupremeCourt https://t.co/WdCMZykRcq

[Land Conflict Watch @LandConflicts]

#LCWthread
About 40,000 people are facing the threat of eviction and demolition of their homes amid biting cold in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani. All because of a state High Court order.

A quick thread by our researcher @UrvashiMahtolia
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[Shivani Azad @shivaniazadTOI]

Joshimath sinking: 46 more houses developed cracks within a week, petrified residents eyeing safer locations. #joshimath @TOIPlus @TOIIndiaNews https://t.co/B8OIGqJINY

[Kundan Kumar @kundan_kumarkun]

This example illustrates the risks of the implied expansion of protected areas due to the 30% target adopted in COP 15 for the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities of India @ForestRightsAct @Brian_ODonnell

[Nitin Sethi @nit_set]

We at @LandConflicts are hosting our first annual dialogue #HoldingGround2022. With @NFI_India and @QMGPI as partners.

Three research reports and three conversations.

December 12th. Delhi.

Join us. 👇🏾

[Budhaditya Das @BudhadityaDas9]

Happy to be the keynote speaker at the Workshop on Multidisciplinary approaches in history @KLUniversity on 13/10 at 10:30 AM IST. Speaking on "Nature's Pasts: What can we learn from Environmental History?" https://t.co/lydA5SJu2E