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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicLand acquisition

Topic: land acquisition

DDA opens a four-decade-old knot. Supreme Court, prime South Delhi plots vs angry owners

Every few years, the Delhi Development Authority returned with a notice, a court hearing, and now, a fresh acquisition push.

PM Modi rebranding is due. He should begin with land acquisition and farm laws

PM Modi looks determined to follow up on his Red Fort speech on reforms, but he is still looking diffident when it concerns farmers.

Why MP CM’s dream ‘spiritual city’ project in Ujjain is facing an RSS-affiliate’s resistance

Bharatiya Kisan Sangh to take its grievances to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at Sangh’s All-India coordination meet in Jodhpur this weekend, where Nadda, BL Santhosh will also be present.

India’s land acquisition disputes have a way out. Both Japan and Gujarat have used it

India’s archaic land laws fuel delays, cost overruns and gridlock in everything from highways to housing. Something has to give.

SC orders fresh SIT probe into Noida officials–‘farmers’ nexus in inflated compensation case

SC also restrained NOIDA from approving fresh projects in area sans prior Environmental Impact Assessment & approval of court’s green bench that monitors eco-fragile zone projects.

Punjab govt withdraws land pooling policy. Here’s what it said & why HC stayed its implementation

The AAP-led state government notified the Land Pooling Policy 2025 on 14 May this year, aiming to acquire fertile land for 'proposed development work'.

ED raids Panvel BJP leader over ‘illegal’ land transfer, pocketing Rs 42 cr compensation from NHAI

Money laundering case stems from FIR filed by Navi Mumbai Police in September following complaint from Raigarh’s Range Forest Officer against JM Mhatre & another accused.

Punjab’s most ambitious land acquisition exercise yet faces Oppn resistance, SAD promises agitation

The state housing department plans to acquire 24,311 acres in southern Ludhiana for urban estate development and has been authorised to begin the land acquisition process.

What’s the Gurugram land deal case in which ED has summoned Robert Vadra

The case for which Robert Vadra appeared before officers at the ED headquarters in New Delhi Tuesday concerns a 3.5-acre land acquired in Gurugram, Haryana.

Slew of amendments to National Highways Act on cards as Centre looks to acquire land faster, cut costs

Government is currently saddled with 600 hectares of land acquired for building highways, now lying idle as projects have become unviable, officials say.

On Camera

India must reduce its dependence on fertiliser imports before it’s too late

What worsens India’s dependence on fertiliser imports is not merely the volume of imports, but the inefficiency with which the country utilises them.

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.