Land

Land is the solid surface of the Earth that is not permanently covered by water. The vast majority of human activity throughout history has occurred in land areas that support agriculture, habitat, and various natural resources. Some life forms, including terrestrial plants and terrestrial animals, have developed from predecessor species that originated in bodies of water. Areas where land meets large bodies of water are called coastal zones. The division between land and water is a fundamental concept to humans. The demarcation line between land and water can vary by local jurisdiction and other factors. A maritime boundary is one …

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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 19 November 2024 English

In a new, digital India, Jharkhand’s Adivasi communities are slowly losing their rights over individual as well as common lands

a new, digital India, Jharkhand’s Adivasi communities are slowly losing their rights over individual as well as common lands


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 13 October 2024 English

The dam at Kaithabaro in Panna district has brought 80 acres of land under regular cultivation. This means Bilpura’s residents no longer need to migrate for work

Kaithabaro in Panna district has brought 80 acres of land under regular cultivation. This means Bilpura’s


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 21 August 2024 English

This report analyses the election affidavits presented by sitting MPs and MLAs from across 28 states and 8 union territories in India to documents the status of the criminal cases …

related to Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land- mark fixed by public authority Mischief by fire


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 August 2024 English

Biomass burning, used mainly for cooking, is a key contributor to Household Air Pollution (HAP). It poses health risks especially for women and children as they are directly exposed to …

railway and private land. • Mata Mandir Nagar, with 156 households, is situated on land owned by the Nagpur Government) with the necessary documentation and land tenure rights based on eligibility. • Provide


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 29 July 2024 English

It details the legislative and administrative measures that have led to forced eviction of tribal communities from their ancestral lands to create tiger reserves.

Forced Evictions in India: 2022 & 2023, Housing and Land Rights Network, New Delhi, 2024, https://www.hlrn 853 million in addition to requirement of massive land for resettlement which are not simply available 44. Forced Evictions in India: 2021, Housing and Land Rights Network, New Delhi, 2022, https://www.hlrn Forced Evictions in India: 2022 & 2023, Housing and Land Rights Network, New Delhi, 2024, https://www.hlrn informed by forest officials that their forest and land rights under the FRA 2006 did not apply within the


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 14 July 2024 English

A poet writes about the farmers across central India dealing with extreme weather conditions as strong heat wave sweeps through the northern part of the country this year


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 13 July 2024 English

With the decline in the number of shepherds and pasture lands, this craft has few takers these days


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 7 June 2024 English

The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) has conducted Household Consumption Expenditure surveys (HCES) regularly since its inception in 1950. Data on household consumption was collected annually from 1950–51 to 1973-74. …

expenditure on purchase and construction of residential land and building, interest payments, insurance premium three groups depending on a criterion based on (i) land possessed in rural areas and (ii) possession of


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 27 May 2024 English

In this village in the island of Majuli, frequent floods over many decades have led to a loss of livelihoods around agriculture while other traditional occupations, such as boat-making, have …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 18 May 2024 English

This research paper looks at the impact of urbanisation on lake systems in Bengaluru, with a focus on the vegetation growing in the lake and expansion of built-up areas in …

Urban-rural- gradient Urban wetland A B S T R A C T Land use transformation in the rapidly growing megacity Vrishabhavathi (rural). Supervised maximum likelihood Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) classifications were conducted distinguish between macrophytes, algae, water, and dried land inside the lakes, and built-up and non built-up classes: algae, macrophytes, surface water, and dried land. The latter represented the bare soil areas inside sampling in correctly representing the various land cover classes. In total, approximately 4000 polygons


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