'Relations between non-profits & govt are waning since liberalisation'
In the wake of arrests of 5 human rights activists by Maharashtra police, Down To Earth speaks to activists about what is bringing …
Farmers gather in Delhi to demand compensation for crop loss
Instead of giving aid to farmers, government is trying to snatch their land through land bill, say farmers
Lack of governance agenda
The disconnect between Left’s politics at the Centre and the states is clear—and a problem
A compromised consensus
Two new provisions in land acquisition bill promise to protect farmers. Are they foolproof?
Farmers who gave up land for Saharanpur solar plant are angry; here is why
Farmers allege broken promises, no compensation for trees cut and land grabbed; Power company disputes allegations
Police register FIR against 32 people for 'encroaching' on POSCO land
POSCO says people have already been compensated for land acquired; residents say their land was taken at gun point and have no means of livelihood
Centre set to dilute tribal rights over forestland
Affidavit filed in Vedanta case says government can acquire forests in public interest by ‘extinguishing’ tribal rights
Degree of commerce
Vedanta gets tracts of thorium-rich land along the Orissa coast for a university. Allegations fly
Maheshwar dam: NGT directs state to sort out rehabilitation problems
In the last two years since completion of dam, many houses have either been immersed or washed away, and people have been left without either a …
Land grab fallout
Scramble to buy land in foreign countries to grow more food leaves more people hungry
Rise of third sector
NGOs’ relationship with the government has been redefined over the years with changing social and political scenario
Pay and take
A High Powered Committee on efficient allocation of natural resources and telecom spectrum puts market above people
CAG blows lid off land grab in Odisha
Central audit report shows how state acquired land forcibly for Posco, Vedanta and other industries
Narmada authority slammed for shoddy canal work, ordered to compensate farmers for losses
Madhya Pradesh High Court says farmers impacted by incomplete canal works of Omkareshwar and Indira Sagar dams should be compensated according to …
Pre-dawn police crackdown on village at POSCO site
Move marks restart of land acquisition for steel plant; police say they were only protecting farmers who wanted to give land
Coal blocks on offer
Under new policy, Centre offers 17 blocks with total reserve of 8.5 billion tonnes to state-run firms
Fancy wall for Sundarbans
Government starts building massive embankments on the fragile delta using untested technology. Experts say the project benefits contractors, …
Is new land bill up to mark?
Draft land bill proposes higher compensation for land acquisitions, but complaints persist
Curse of limestone
Farmers from 12 Rajasthan villages refuse to part with fertile land for cement companies
Jaffna erupts over land acquisition by Sri Lankan government
Move spurs fears that settlers would be brought in to change the demographic profile of region in run up to provincial elections
Land unrest set to increase in India: study
Enforcement and strengthening of laws that protect land rights of tribals and forest dwellers recommended
Haryana village protests nuclear power plant
Official at public hearing tells residents that radiation is human friendly and used for cancer treatment
Permanent farmer status for Maharashtra farmers who lose land to projects
Till now, the status was granted to farmers and heirs only for ten years from time of land acquisition
Land reform in reverse gear in Asian countries, says report
It claims that 6 per cent of farm owners hold two-thirds of agricultural land in the continent, putting livelihoods of millions of small farmers …
People's power
Farmers in Chhattisgarh's coal-rich Gare village have floated a company to assert their rights over natural resources and resist land acquisiton …