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Friday, September 12, 2025
TopicLand reform

Topic: Land reform

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.

Cash-strapped Himachal amends 70-year-old land revenue law, introduces environment cess

Assembly passes Himachal Pradesh Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill to strengthen revenue administration & to encourage sustainable land use. Changes not to affect agricultural land owners.

How UP’s 16-digit unique ID for agri plots can help check land fraud, benami transactions

7.5 crore agricultural plots in 1.08 lakh villages have been assigned 16-digit unique IDs, and included in UP Revenue Code. Similar exercise is on for rural residences.

What is J&K’s Roshni Act and how it enabled land ‘loot’ in the name of light

In episode 607 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta talks about J&K's Roshni Act, the law passed 19 yrs ago to regularise unauthorised land for a fee, and how it was misused.

Why R Jagannathan wants Gandhian economic model, Arvind Panagariya says trade will recover

Today's political, economic & strategic punditry from Uday Balakrishnan, Satish Deshpande, Rajeev Bhargava & more.

Vinoba Bhave, the Walking Saint who ‘talked’ bandits of Madhya Pradesh into surrendering

Vinoba Bhave, called the first Satyagrahi of India's freedom movement, envisioned a non-violent and equal social order across India’s landscape.

Land reform a game-changer that Narendra Modi government has overlooked

It must be the core priority for any government that wants to improve the agricultural situation.

On Camera

The key difference between India and China’s response to Gen-Z protests in Nepal

China is desperate to keep Communist Nepal ally intact. India must worry.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?