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LAND ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT INDUCED DISPLACEMENT: INDIA AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Reports & Research
December, 2016
India
Land & Investments
displacement
land acquisitions
legal pluralism
This paper will critically examine the inter relation between land acquisition, development and displacement. In addition, this paper analyses the rights of displaced under Indian and international laws with special reference to recent states different legislation on land acquisition. The present paper also try to consider the impact on land acquisition on displaced people and identifies loopholes in the existing legal framework and propose certain measure for bringing real development in to the life of displaced people.
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Impact Assessment of Assets Created on Individual Land under MGNREGA

Reports & Research
June, 2013
India
Land & Investments
land use
The study conducted in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh aims to evaluate the effects of creation of assets on lands of Small and Marginal Farmers, Scheduled Cast /Scheduled Tribe and Indira Awas Yojana Beneficiaries.
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The Growing Threats to India’s Financial System: Easy Access and Clearances of Land and Natural Resources

Policy Papers & Briefs
April, 2015
India
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
environment
land clearing
land law
natural resources management
nature reserves
This brief presents an analysis of the actual mechanics of these regulations, and how they relate to each other. In doing so, authoher reaches exactly the opposite conclusion of the government of India and the financial media. The brief find that India’s current system of financial and environmental regulation is jeopardizing India’s financial system for entirely different reasons to those often argued. And the planned “reforms” of this system will exacerbate these growing threats.
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Impact Assessment Study of Socio-Economic Development Programmes – A case Study of Himachal Pradesh

Reports & Research
April, 2000
India
Land & Investments
land economics
land investments
Impact Assessment Study of Socio-Economic Development Programmes in Himachal Pradesh, sponsored by the Planning Commission, Government of India has been conducted by Asia pacific Socio-Economic Research Institute, New Delhi from December 1999 to February 2000.
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The Special Economic Zones Act, 2005

Legislation & Policies
June, 2005
India
Land & Investments
land investments
A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in which business and trade laws are different from rest of the country. SEZs are located within a country's national borders, and their aims include: increased trade, increased investment, job creation and effective administration. To encourage businesses to set up in the zone, financial policies are introduced.
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Report Of The Evaluation Study On Hill Area Development Programme In Assam And West Bengal

Reports & Research
July, 2010
India
Land & Investments
land use
The Hill Area Development Program (HADP) has been introduced by the Government of India to initiate socio economic development in the hill areas of India since the inception of the Fifth Five Year Plan. The main objective of this program is to ensure „sustainable‟ development of hill areas, keeping in view the basic needs of the hill people and generating ample livelihood options for the local community. With the progress of the Five Year plans, the focus has been shifting to preservation of biodiversity and rejuvenation of hill ecology.
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India’s Mining Regulation

A Chance to Correct Course

Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2012
India
Land & Investments
mining
The mining sector’s current situation, with socially and environmentally disruptive practices making news regularly, is a powerful reminder that change is required. The proposed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill offers a unique chance to lay a sound basis for responsible extraction of the country’s natural resources. A series of amendments in India’s legal framework over the past two decades have opened the mining sector to private investments. It was hoped that this would support economic development in some of India’s poorest states.
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The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015

Legislation & Policies
March, 2015
India
Land & Investments
land law
mining
The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015 is a legislation in India. It amended the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 and replaced the ordinance promulgated in January 2015.The bill seeks to bring transparency to the allocation of mining licence process by auctions.

The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Ordinance, 2015 was promulgated on 12 January 2015.The bill seeking to replace it was passed in the Lok Sabha on 3 March 2015 and in the Rajya Sabha on 20 March 2015.
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MAPPING DILUTIONS IN A CENTRAL LAW

A comparative analysis of rules made under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency i n Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation a nd Resettlement ( RFCTLARR ) A ct, 2013

Reports & Research
September, 2017
India
Land & Investments
land acquisitions
This is a working paper by Kanchi Kohli and Debayan Gupta, Centre for Policy Research,Namati Environmental Justice Program, which throws light on Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013. It is indiacted that there has been at the centre of intense debate.
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India Land & Development Conference 2017-Proceedings

Conference Papers & Reports
August, 2017
India
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
agriculture
common lands
customary tenure
land conflicts
land governance
land investments
land tenure
women

This report was prepared by Centre for Land Governance, NRMC, the Secretariat of India Land & Development Conference 2017. This report provides an overview of the proceedings of India Land & Development Conference, organized at India International Centre, New Delhi, India on April 5-6th 2017.

This report consists sharing of experiences, knowledge and practices over eight thematic sessions, two panel discussions and a special session.

Eight Sessions in the Conference are as follows: