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Opinion | A reinstated right to property will protect the poor

Indian political parties have mostly steered clear of making any commitment to a reinstated fundamental right to property, perhaps because of the belief that they would be seen to represent the interests of the rich rather than the poor. It is time to break this misconception

4 min read27 Nov 2018
Opinion

Opinion | The Odisha Land Rights Act: Technology for all

Drones do not just map households faster, cheaper and accurately, but the maps provide a strong visual template of engagement for communities

4 min read21 Nov 2018
Opinion

Opinion | What the Odisha Land Rights Act can teach us

It is rooted in the mission of turning titled slums to liveable habitats, so beneficiaries have access to better sanitation and credit

4 min read20 Nov 2018
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Odisha 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 2018
Politics

Closure of Vedanta’s copper operations in India marginally credit negative: Moody’s

Moody's says the permanent closure of Vedanta's Indian copper operations is credit negative as it will reduce the company's scale and business diversity

1 min read1 Jun 2018
Politics

Inside Odisha’s drone-mapped slum titling plan

To ensure speedy and accurate distribution of land rights, Odisha deploys drones to map 250,000 slum households in project billed as the world's largest

9 min read29 May 2018
Companies

Landesa’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 2018
Politics

Gujarat police detain Jignesh Mevani as Dalits protest over land rights

Protests were triggered by the suicide of Bhanubhai Vankar, a 61-year-old Dalit activist

4 min read19 Feb 2018
Politics

Development can’t be at the cost of destruction, says Prafulla Samantara

Social activist Prafulla Samantara speaks about the Marine and Coastal Regulation Zone (MCRZ) notification and why it will affect the Indian coastline and the fishing community

2 min read3 Aug 2017
Politics

UPA govt didn’t give land rights to tribals in UTs, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the earlier UPA government of not fulfilling its duty of according land rights to tribal people and blaming the states instead

2 min read17 Apr 2017
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