Why a proposed IIT campus in Goa has sparked farmer protests

The new campus is scheduled to come up on a forested hill that stands amid farmland and orchard plains crisscrossed by irrigation canals.

Pamela D’Mello

· Oct 22, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Adivasi, Dalit villagers in Jharkhand move court to get back land acquired for Adani power plant

The petition of the 16 villagers alleges that the land acquisition process is ‘marked by illegalities and irregularities’.

Chitrangada Choudhury, IndiaSpend.com

· Feb 14, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Chennai-Salem expressway: Landowners cannot be evicted for now, says Madras High Court

A petition had accused the state government of using police force to evict farmers to acquire land.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 21, 2018 · 04:28 pm

Chennai-Salem highway project: HC refuses to pass order restraining government from acquiring land

The Rs 10,000-crore project is facing stiff opposition, especially from farmers who stand to lose thousands of hectares of agricultural land.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 06, 2018 · 01:51 pm

Gujarat: Farmers claim state-run power firm is ‘forcibly’ taking their land, demand right to die

They said the Gujarat Power Corporation Limited had acquired the land 20 years ago but were only now claiming possession, which is illegal.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 24, 2018 · 08:44 pm

Andhra Pradesh wants to dilute the Central land acquisition law – and that could harm farmers

The amended rules may allow for some projects in the state to be exempt from Social Impact Assessment and food-security related protection.

Kanchi Kohli

· Jan 30, 2017 · 07:30 pm

In one Bihar village, a snapshot of how corruption is derailing a bid to acquire land for industry

Fifty kilometres from Patna, plots in Sikandarpur village are locked in dispute.

Abhishek K Choudhary

· Jan 17, 2017 · 10:30 am

90 days and counting: Why women in Telangana have been on a hunger strike

Telangana government is acquiring their land for a proposed reservoir through an executive order, bypassing the 2013 law

Ayesha Minhaz

· Sep 10, 2016 · 10:30 am

As Telangana turns two, 30,000 villagers in protest mode

Protests against land acquisition for the Mallanna Sagar irrigation project cast a shadow over the state’s anniversary celebrations on June 2.

TS Sudhir

· Jun 02, 2016 · 09:00 am

Modi government runs into another hurdle on the land bill: state governments

NDA government gets the jitters as parliamentary joint committee asks state governments to send feedback on the contentious legislation.

Anita Katyal

· Jun 12, 2015 · 09:15 am

More conflict over land acquisition as Indian firms buy huge plots in Ethiopia

Foreign investors need to tread carefully when acquiring land in Africa. This is best illustrated in the ecologically sensitive Gambela region of Ethiopia, where firms have endangered livelihoods.

Mohammad Amir Anwar, The Conversation

· Jun 03, 2015 · 07:00 am

It is not agricultural land that is most at risk in India's corrupt land grab

Agricultural land is closely protected by politically active farmers, but other territory is easily repurposed for corporate concerns.

Nikita Sud

· Jul 31, 2014 · 07:36 am