India’s Lower House Passes Land Acquisition Bill

India’s Lower House Passes Land Acquisition Bill

"In the footsteps of the passage of the food security bill earlier this week, India’s lower house of Parliament, the Lok Sabha, passed the populist land acquisition bill on Thursday with an overwhelming majority.(...)"
Monday, September 2, 2013/Author: Ekta Europe Admin/Number of views (72559)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Report of special rapporteur to the UN on indigenous people and extractive industries

Report of special rapporteur to the UN on indigenous people and extractive industries

"This is the final thematic report of James Anaya, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, submitted to the Human Rights Council in accordance with Council resolutions 6/12 and 15/14. Building upon previous reports, it addresses the human rights concerns of indigenous peoples relating to extractive industries.(...)"
Monday, August 26, 2013/Author: Ekta Europe Admin/Number of views (66205)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: 5.0
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Reflections of a gandhian activist / Réflexions d'un activiste disciple de Gandhi

Reflections of a gandhian activist / Réflexions d'un activiste disciple de Gandhi

" The major debate in this country today is about development. Some people call it the politics of development and some others call it the politics of displacement. (...)" / "Le grand débat en Inde aujourd'hui concerne le développement. Certains parlent des politiques de développement mais d'autres parlent plutôt de politiques de déplacement. (...)"
Wednesday, August 7, 2013/Author: Ekta Europe Admin/Number of views (67697)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: 5.0
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A safe landing for the landless in India

A safe landing for the landless in India

"Nearly half of the country's rural population is absolutely or relatively landless, according to the NationalLand Reform Policy Draft 2013 formulated by Union Ministry of Rural Development released on July 18 open for discussion and comments till August 31, the policy is going to face opposition from farmers' organisations as it proposes to take away excess land from farmers for redistribution among the landless."
Tuesday, August 6, 2013/Author: Ekta Europe Admin/Number of views (81484)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Promised land : more commitments should be done by the Indian government?

Promised land : more commitments should be done by the Indian government?

"Last October, the Ministry of Rural Development promised thousands of landless Jan Satyagraha agitators that it would draft a new land reforms policy, correct the inequitable distribution of land and safeguard the rights of traditional forest dwellers."
Monday, August 5, 2013/Author: Ekta Europe Admin/Number of views (68227)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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