Uttar Pradesh's land acquisition has set farmers on the warpath. Violence in Greater Noida calls for checking the pace and manner of acquisition. A clutch of projects like Yamuna Expressway will engulf thousands of villages. Jyotika Sood and Moyna find out
The centre is going full tilt to set up special economic zones, despite widespread criticism. In the process it is stoking protest from those who stand to lose their lands, livelihoods
The government has patronised a citizens' militia, including child warriors, to fight Naxals. However, the state refuses to admit this, especially because the conflict smoothens the way for its land aquisition drive: a move opposed by the Naxals