India's land acquisition law, the 2013 Act, aims to ensure fair acquisition, compensation and transparent resettlement for affected families. It mandates Social Impact Assessments, public hearings, ...

Buying a house or plot of land only to later discover that it falls within a government acquisition zone can be a stressful ...

While around 80% of the acquisition process has been completed, a large number of landowners are yet to give consent – not ...

India, July 5 -- The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday strongly condemned the Allahabad High ...

An Icra report reveals that a typical coal mining project in India faces a massive 48-month approval and land acquisition cycle, stretching total gestation to 7-9 years despite the nation ranking ...

As cities expand faster than governments can secure land, states like Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh are turning to voluntary ...

India’s ambitious Delhi-Varanasi Bullet Train project has entered a crucial new phase, with authorities preparing proposals for land acquisition along the planned high-speed rail corridor. The ...

The Andhra Pradesh government’s ambitious Amaravati capital city development plan is facing resistance from farmers in Undavalli and Penumaka villages, who are refusing to part with their lands for th ...

MADURAI: The Land  Acquisition Department in Madurai district is unable to locate 558 patta owners whose land was acquired for the widening of the Thiruman ...

Prayagraj: Two major highway projects aimed at strengthening road connectivity across eastern Uttar Pradesh have moved a step closer to execution, wit.