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 2020Land in India needs an Aadhaar-like identification system, but we mustn’t let data integrity slip
1 min read18 Sep 2019Property 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 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 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 2018Using blockchain to secure land titles will integrate more citizens into the formal economy
4 min read24 Oct 2017There 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 2017The 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 2017Humiliated 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 2017The land acquired by Reliance Gas was used for laying pipelines to transport gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin to Gujarat
1 min read5 Oct 2016The 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