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Women’s right to land is the foundation for a better tomorrow
9 March 2023
Secure land rights for women and girls are linked to increased women’s leadership and autonomy, enhanced economic opportunities, better social security, safety and dignified societal standing.
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One of the World’s Most Dangerous Places Is About to Have One of Its Most Important Mines
28 February 2023
India discovered an enormous deposit of lithium in Jammu and Kashmir regions
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Nationalism without a nation: What being Indian means for residents of merged Bangladesh enclaves
22 February 2023
Among the formerly ‘stateless’ residents of the enclave exchange between Bangladesh and India, nationalism thrives despite the state’s failure to provide rights.
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In October 2019, a new law was passed protecting the 2,000 informal settlements in Delhi. In 2020, the Punjab Slum Dwellers (Proprietary Rights) Act was passed to allow property rights on land.
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Webinar Recap: the Digitization of Land Records: A Panacea for Land Conflicts
5 March 2024
Organized by the Cadasta Foundation, Land Conflict Watch, the Land Portal Foundation, National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) of India, and NRMC Center for Land Governance, the webinar "The Digitization of Land Records: A Panacea for Land Conflicts" provided an in-depth look at the…
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Webinar: Building a Land Information Ecosystem in India
Join us for a webinar: Building a Land Information Ecosystem in India Date: Thursday, February 20th, 2020 Time: 14:00-15:30 / 9:00-10:30 CET Join us for a webinar co-hosted by the Center for Policy Research (CPR), the Land Portal Foundation, the NRMC Center for Land Governance, Omidyar Network…