Full Coverage: Land

07/25/2007 The proposed, Kylleng-Pyndengsohing Uranium Project, in the north east Indian state of Meghalaya has run intro a controversy as land-owning villagers have given it the go-ahead but neighbouring villagers have not. Meghalaya is the only state in India where either the tribes or an individual owns the land.

07/16/2007 Despite threats from the Madhya Pradesh government, the adivasis in the Narmada dam affected areas have occupied the land in Taloon, near Badwani, divided among themselves and started co-operative.

07/13/2007 Women are branded as witches in villages across India, often in a move to gain access to property, land or seek revenge. The desert state of Rajasthan is considering an Anti Witchcraft Bill after a recent spurt of cases where women were subjected to violence.

07/11/2007 Poverty is decreasing in Bangladesh but disparities between rich-poor disparity is on the rise. So claims the Civil Society Progress Report on MDGs 2007 released by People’s Forum on MDGs (PFM), to mark the mid-point to the MDG deadline in 2015.

07/02/2007 India’s water man and Magsaysay Award winner Rajinder Singh is busy rallying people on the banks of river Yamuna, that flows through Agra - the city of the Taj Mahal, to stand up for their water rights by protecting river Yamuna from pollution and “from being handed over” to the MNCs.