Rajasthan is the largest sate of India in terms of geographical area. People in many parts of the state are facing  risk of being displaced from their villages, forests, land and water…

Here are the salient features of the National Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation (LARR) Bill 2011 prepared by Rakshita Swamy. It also highlights some of the problem areas.  Salient Features: Draft…

by Nesar Ahmad In a recent affidavit to the Supreme Court the Planning Commission has revised the poverty line to estimate the number of poor in India. According to the…

by Faiza Khan Villagers have been sitting outside the Jindal factory in protest for the last 3 weeks. Sudham Bishal, 51 who injured his head in the attack. As per…

 Nesar Ahmad  As the opposition to the bill proposing amendments in the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013 intensifies within and outside of the Parliament, the government has…

जावेद अनीस पृथ्वी सभी इंसानों की ज़रुरत पूरी करने के लिए पर्याप्त संसाधन प्रदान करती है, लेकिन लालच पूरा करने के लिए नहीं. (महात्मा गाँधी)भ्रष्ट सत्ता और लालची कॉर्पोरेट का गठजोड़…

कुमार सुंदरम [जनसत्ता 4 अगस्त, 2012: से साभार] अकाल के समय सूखी धरती का फोटो चस्पां कर देना और इतिहास की सबसे बड़ी ग्रिड-नाकामी पर यह लिख देना कि साठ…

Nesar Ahmad Even after pressed by his cabinet colleagues, Mr. Jairam Ramesh, the union minister for Rural Areas and Employment, had gone on record to say that there would be…