Forests

 Dispute over status of forestland in MP, Chhattisgarh

the Supreme Court on August 24, 2007, ordered Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh governments to respond to a petition to clarify the status of at least 1.2 million hectares (ha). Called Orange area

Publication Date: 
14/10/2007
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Forests, Land Resources, Land Encroachments, Forest Encroachments, Tribals, Supreme Court, NGO, India, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Industry

 Creating another deluge?

The Concerned Citizen's Commission, a coalition of citizens groups, has submitted its enquiry report on the Mumbai deluge of July 26, 2005. The report holds poor drainage, sanitation and waste management system to be primarily responsible for the floods. But the Maharashtra government is yet to pay heed to the report. Rather, it is busy de-silting river Mithi, a task inaugurated a few weeks ago.

Publication Date: 
29/04/2006
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Land Encroachments, Drainage, Sanitation, Waste Management, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Mithi
Forests

 Demolished

Illegal structures around the Ranthambore national park

Publication Date: 
14/02/2006
Kushal P S Yadav
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Forests, Land Encroachments, Forest Personnel, Ranthambore NP, Rajasthan, Hotels
Industry

 Master violators

Will the real land sharks please stand up?

Publication Date: 
14/09/2004
Down to Earth
Tags:
Religious Places, Land Encroachments, Land Use, Planning, Industry, Legislation, Governance, Delhi
Mining

 Double whammy

Peruvian local communities are on the warpath. They are accusing mining companies of not only causing contamination in the region, but also holding them responsible for the seizure of their land.

Publication Date: 
14/08/2002
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Tags:
Land Encroachments, Mining, Community Groups, Peru
India

 Unceremoniously dumped

Assam s evicted encroachers show legal proof of residence

Publication Date: 
29/06/2002
Nava Thakuria, Lian Chawii
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Forests, Land Encroachments, Waterlogging, Rehabilitation, Electricity, Legislation, Supreme Court, NGO, India, Assam
India

 Beyond progress

compulsory acquisition of land by public and private sector companies often displaces people, forcing them to give up their homes, assets, means of livelihood and even vocation. More often than

Publication Date: 
14/06/1998
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Land Encroachments, Migration, Slums, Poverty, India
Mining

 Brazil

A 400-strong group took part in a demonstration to remove miners and woodcutters from the Sarare indegenous area in the state of Mato Grosso on January 11. The demonstration was supported by the

Publication Date: 
14/02/1997
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Tags:
Land Encroachments, Mining, Conflicts, Brazil
Poverty

 The land rush

DEVELOPMENT discourse in the post-World War II era centred on social and economic inequality. Rural poverty was linked directly to iniquitous land ownership and it was felt public policy had to take

Publication Date: 
14/01/1994
Pranab Mukhopadhyaya
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Land Resources, Land Encroachments, Deforestation, Migration, Poverty
Forests

 Whose land?

The Kerala High Court has blocked the state government's highly-publicised distribution of 28,588 ha of forest land to migrant farmers who occupied the land prior to 1977. On September 15, the court

Publication Date: 
30/10/1993
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Tags:
Forests, Land Encroachments, Migration, Farmers, Tribals, Kerala

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