Environmental clearance for JSW’s Paradip project in Odisha scrapped by NGT

The principle of sustainable development cannot be ignored, the court said

Jharkhand protests: land acquisition amendments set aside important safeguards

Progressive provisions like social impact assessment and consent of the affected people are being ignored

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  

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

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 …