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India cabinet eases land acquisition rules
Source: BBC
The Indian cabinet has passed an emergency executive order to greatly ease rules for acquiring land for infrastructure projects.
Authorities say the move will kickstart hundreds of billions of dollars in stalled projects across the country.
Critics say the new rules will be unfair to farmers and the rural poor.
Industrialists had raised concerns over a law approved by the last Congress government in January which made it tough to acquire land from farmers.
Maduro defends Venezuelan commune’s land rights in face of supreme court mandate
Source: Venezuelanalysis.com
Written by Z.C. Dutka
Santa Elena de Uairen, December 16th, 2014. (venezuelanalysis.com)- Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro announced on Friday his staunch support of the agricultural commune El Maizal after their communal property title was revoked by a Supreme Court judge earlier that week.
Initially, communards of El Maizal rejected the December 9 court decision and called on Maduro and other government bodies to uphold their claim in a public statement.
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Chikwawa women bemoan increased land, property grabbing issues to GBV
Source:Malawi News Agency
Written By: Steve Chirombo
Chikwawa, December 22: Women in Chikwawa have complained with the increased behaviour by some people and more especially politicians who grab their land leaving them landless through the use of outdated cultural practices and political power.
Amazonian tribe take initiative to protect their lands from dam project
Source: The Guardian Global Development
The Munduruku Indians are gaining support as they fight the Brazilian government to stop their territory being submerged
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