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DDA strikes again

Target: the Yamuna riverbedWeapon: Zonal Development Plan

Reporter gagged

Reserve today, gone tomorrow

‘Zero date’ for Amaravati begins through Singapore!

The allegations of collusion between the Andhra government and Singapore companies under the Swiss Challenge Method are not untrue

Africa has long runways for land restoration to take off

Many African countries have pledged to restore their hundreds of millions of degraded land

Earth Day 2016: Tree tale

The conflict between humans and trees has become starker. Since humans have pushed trees out of conducive habitats, trees can now be seen growing …

Seeds of progress

An NGO in Karnataka is endeavouring to make poor farmers self-reliant in managing and sustaining land development projects in Kolar district

Modi bats for South-South ties, plastic ban at UNCCD meet

PM raises land reclamation target to 26 mln hectares by 2030

UNCCD COP14: Reclaiming degraded land can help achieve SDGs

This restoration can potentially reduce poverty and inequality, the two significant goals set by the United Nations

126 ‘land deals’ backfired; most of them in Africa: GRAIN report

The failed investments involved acquisition of agricultural lands ranging from 1,000 hectares to 1.5 million hectares.

Global food production threatens to overwhelm efforts to combat climate change

Apart from CO₂, two other potent greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming are methane and nitrous oxide

Land Bill gets new name and many amendments

States get freedom to decide whether land under multi-crop is to be acquired

How the world's land and water surface have changed in 30 years

India ranks sixth in conversion of land surface to water 

Wetlands in danger

Kerala government plans to dilute strict legislation in the name of plugging loopholes

Land the size of Central Asia lost since 2015 due to degradation 

At this rate, restoring 1.5 billion hectares of land by 2030 will be necessary to achieve a land-degradation-neutral world

Africa’s Great Green Wall: Viable return on investments, says FAO study

GGW programme aims to restore 100 million hectares of degraded ecosystems across 11 countries in the region

World Indigenous Peoples Day: How net-zero climate goal alienates tribals

Promotion of net-zero climate targets may alienate tribals from their land when science tells us that there is simply not enough land

India fails to protect property rights of indigenous and rural women, says report

None of the 30 low and middle-income countries analysed met the standards of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination …

Return Singur land acquired for Tata Nano to farmers: SC

The land was acquired in the name of public purpose. The court also said that those who received compensation will not have to return the money

Scheduled abuse

A Union government proposal to amend the Fifth Schedule of the Indian constitution not only sidesteps an earlier SC order, but also threatens to …

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  

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 …

Government introduces land amendment bill amid protests, walkout

Farmers and civil society groups march on Delhi streets to protest Narendra Modi government’s anti-farmers and anti-people bill which …

Assam’s NRC process mired in ad hocism and prejudice

Millions of people becoming stateless in their own land is totally unacceptable