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SC says land buy proceeding won't lapse as long as govt paid compensation
Land owners who refuse to accept compensation cannot press for cancellation of acquisitionSC said the benefit should go to land owners, agriculturists and not intermediaries
2 min read6 Mar 2020Opinion | Where the plots have no name
Land in India needs an Aadhaar-like identification system, but we mustn’t let data integrity slip
1 min read18 Sep 2019Chinese realty firms’ India investment plans hit by uncertainty
Property consultants said the inability to find large projects and challenges of dealing with local bodies have delayed their plans
2 min read6 Jul 2018Odisha is breaking the patriarchy, one deed at a time
Odisha is a front-runner in women's land ownership, much of it owing to government policies from the 1980s. But has ownership led to empowerment?
7 min read23 Jun 2018Landesa’s Chris Jochnick: Property rights raise a woman’s self-confidence
Landesa's President and CEO Chris Jochnick on the significance of land ownership for women and the relationship between property rights and women empowerment
6 min read10 Mar 2018Turning the poor’s assets into capital
Using blockchain to secure land titles will integrate more citizens into the formal economy
4 min read24 Oct 2017Can blockchain technology be an answer to India’s land governance woes?
There are many dimensions of land reforms in India, while blockchain is no short-cut, but in combination with other institutional reforms, clearly offers a feasible solution
5 min read23 Oct 2017Telangana govt verifying land records before start of farm subsidy scheme
The survey will verify details and update land ownership data in 10,733 revenue villages in Telangana before the start of a farm subsidy scheme
2 min read19 Sep 2017Why a Dalit businessman planted mango trees in his Alibaug farmhouse
Humiliated for plucking a mango, Sunil Zode dreamt of becoming a 'big man' despite his Dalit roots. A businessman now, he owns a mango orchard
6 min read13 Jul 2017SC dismisses land owners’ plea for compensation by Reliance Gas
The land acquired by Reliance Gas was used for laying pipelines to transport gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin to Gujarat
1 min read5 Oct 2016Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared