Environmental clearance for JSW’s Paradip project in Odisha scrapped by NGT
The principle of sustainable development cannot be ignored, the court said
Land Bill gets new name and many amendments
States get freedom to decide whether land under multi-crop is to be acquired
Kovvada nuclear power plant will displace about 8,000 people
Andhra government declares five villages in Srikakulam district as project affected
Seven Maharashtra villages protest dam
Compensation too meagre, say Melghat tribals
Panel submits draft of West Bengal land use policy
Recommends ban on government land acquisition for industrial use
Land bill gets diluted on way to Parliament
Bill provisions now favour government and industry, not farmers, say activists
Farmers move court against Gorakhpur nuclear power plant in Haryana
Plant site is fertile land and sustains 10,000 people
Why do farmers in Gujarat seek right to die? Coercion and ‘illegal’ land acquisition
State government uses force to take possession of land it had acquired in 1997; farmers call it unlawful
Chhattisgarh village under demolition for Hindalco mine, villagers claim foul play
At least 50 families have been relocated, claims official. A house was razed on June 2
Jharkhand bandh: opposition protests against land acquisition amendments
Protests are against the amendments in the land acquisition act, which dilute social impact assessments and consent of the landowners
Jharkhand protests: land acquisition amendments set aside important safeguards
Progressive provisions like social impact assessment and consent of the affected people are being ignored
Andhra Pradesh farmers get a raw deal in exchange of land
The Land Pooling Scheme of the Andhra Pradesh government to acquire land for the new state capital, Amravati, is turning out to be a nightmare …
'Downsize state's eminent domain powers'
Parliamentary panel recommends changing definition of “public purpose” clause in land acquisition Bill
Farmers' union threatens stir over move to amend land acquisition Act
There is speculation that provisions relating to 'fair compensation' may be tinkered with
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 …
Supreme Court upholds land rights of people affected by infrastructure projects
Slams Maharashtra government for denying compensation to family whose land was taken over for industrial development nearly fifty years ago
Farmers boycott land acquisition hearings for Chhindwara SEZ
Villagers refuse to part with land; object to individual hearings, land acquisition by dubious means
CAG blows lid off land grab in Odisha
Central audit report shows how state acquired land forcibly for Posco, Vedanta and other industries