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Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar
Papum Pare

Locals protest cancellation of Land Possession Certificates for plots within Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary

Sector
Conservation and Forestry
Karnataka
Ankola taluk
Uttara Kannada

Keni villagers protest port project over land and livelihood concerns

Sector
Infrastructure
Gujarat
Bet-Dwarka
Devbhumi Dwarka

Demolition drive in Gujarat's Bet-Dwarka sparks outrage, legal dispute

Sector
Land Use
Manipur
Old Tamenglong
Tamenglong

Villagers clash over boundary dispute in Manipur's Tamenglong

Sector
Land Use
Meghalaya
Mawkynrew
East Khasi Hills

Locals, police clash over construction of Ramakrishna Mission School in Meghalaya's Mawkynrew

Sector
Infrastructure
Assam
Lailad village
Ri Bhoi

Eco-tourism project near Nongkhyllem sanctuary in Meghalaya faces strong opposition

Sector
Industry
Tripura
Belonia
South Tripura

Protests in South Tripura against construction of embankment by Bangladesh along international border

Sector
Land Use
Assam
Barduar Bagan
Kamrup

Barduar tea garden tenants oppose Assam government's eviction plan, seek permanent land rights

Sector
Land Use
Gujarat
Makarba
Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad civic body demolishes 292 illegal structures in Makarba, residents demand rehabilitation

Sector
Land Use
Arunachal Pradesh
Niglok
East Siang

Locals demand relocation of silicon factory in East Siang citing pollution concerns

Sector
Industry
Assam
Kurhimari
Nalbari

Nalbari locals raise environmental concerns over brick kiln, stone crusher operations in Pagladiya river

Sector
Land Use
Gujarat
Moti Boru
Ahmedabad

Farmers protest against land acquisition for power substation in Gujarat's Moti Boru

Suchak Patel
Sector
Power
Assam
Guwahati
Kamrup

11 families displaced amid eviction drive in Guwahati’s Birubari

Sector
Land Use
Assam
Mayong
Morigaon

Assam villagers fight to save Hatiutha hill from granite mining

Sector
Mining
Gujarat
Mundra
Kachchh

Villagers protest against expansion of industrial park in Mundra

Sector
Industry
Gujarat
Anklav
Anand

In Gujarat's Kahanwadi, residents oppose allocation of land for private school

Sector
Infrastructure
Gujarat
Soladi
Surendranagar

Villagers oppose bio-medical waste treatment plant in Gujarat's Dhrangadhra

Sector
Infrastructure
Arunachal Pradesh
Namchik East and West
Changlang

Tribals protest against Namchik coal mining auction in Arunachal Pradesh

Sector
Mining
Arunachal Pradesh
East Siang
East Siang

Concerns over encroachment in D Ering Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh

Sector
Land Use
Tamil Nadu
Manellur
Thiruvallur

NGT suspends environmental clearance for SIPCOT project in Tamil Nadu's Gummidipoondi

Raju KK
Sector
Industry
Tripura
Mohanpur
Mohanpur

Crematorium project halted in Tripura after Bangladesh's objection

Sector
Land Use
Assam
Krishnai
Goalpara, Kamrup

In Goalpara, locals protest felling of thousands of age-old trees for highway widening project

Sector
Infrastructure
Maharashtra
Wagholi
Nagpur

Villagers near Pench Tiger Reserve allege they were fraudulently made to give up FRA claims

Sector
Conservation and Forestry
Assam
Duliajan
Dibrugarh

In Assam, tea garden workers protest sale of estate land to private parties

Sector
Industry
Maharashtra
Sheva koliwada
Raigad

40 years on, villagers displaced by Nhava Sheva Port project await rehabilitation

Sector
Infrastructure
Manipur
Maramei
Senapati

Liangmai Naga Council opposes GPRN's Maremei village order, dubs it 'illogical'

Sector
Land Use
Manipur
Hungpung
Ukhrul, Kamjong, Tengnoupal, Chandel

Several mining agreements in Manipur granted without villagers' consent, environmental clearances

Sector
Mining
Gujarat
Sutrapada
Gir Somanath

Gujarat farmers oppose land acquisition for Kodinar-Somnath railway project

Sector
Infrastructure
Assam
Long Kathar Village
Karbi Anglong

Controversy erupts over Assam's 1000 MW solar power project in Karbi Anglong

East Street Journal Asia
Sector
Power
Goa
Sancoale
South Goa

In water-stressed Sancoale, locals protest Bhutani project with 700 swimming pools

Sector
Infrastructure
Gujarat
Gir
Gir Somanath

Gujarat puts solar power project near Gir sanctuary on hold amid protest

Sector
Power
Nagaland
Dimapur
Dimapur

Global Naga Forum calls for relocation of Assam Rifles camps from urban areas

Sector
Infrastructure
Nagaland
Dimapur
Dimapur

DNSU demands relocation of sub-centre in GMC Midland

Sector
Infrastructure
Maharashtra
Mangli
Chandrapur

In Vidarbha, tribals protest restrictions on access to forest resources, grazing lands

Sector
Conservation and Forestry
Gujarat
Halvad
Morbi

Morbi farmers protest over disparity in compensation for power transmission lines

Sector
Power
Assam
Umrongso
Dima Hasao

Locals in Assam's Dima Hasao threaten to halt mining operations

East Street Journal Asia
Sector
Mining
Manipur
Hunphun and Hunpung
Ukhrul

Boundary dispute leads to violent clash in Manipur's Ukhrul

Sarup Sinha
Sector
Land Use
Assam
Rongpur
Cachar

Bharatmala project evictees in Silchar's Rongpur stage protest, seek compensation

Sarup Sinha
Sector
Infrastructure
Assam
Pobitora
Morigaon

NGT orders probe into industrial encroachment near Assam's Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

East Street Journal Asia
Sector
Industry
Nagaland
Zutovi
Chumoukedima

Dispute over Aqahuto EAC headquarters in Nagaland's Zutovi village

Sarup Sinha
Sector
Land Use
Madhya Pradesh
Reoti
Indore

Over 1,000 farmers protest against Ahilya Path project in Madhya Pradesh

Sector
Infrastructure
Gujarat
Dhari
Amreli

In Gujarat's Dhari, authorities remove encroachment by solar power plant

Suchak Patel
Sector
Land Use
Meghalaya
Mukroh
West Jaintia Hills

Mukroh village in Meghalaya alleges encroachment by Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council

Sector
Land Use
Assam
Pancharatna
Goalpara

Anti-encroachment drive in Assam's Goalpara renders 44 families homeless

Sector
Land Use
Gujarat
Dangs
Dangs

Villagers in Gujarat's Dangs fear livelihood loss after Western Ghats ESA notification

Suchak Patel
Sector
Land Use
Gujarat
Tapi
Tapi

Farmers in Gujarat's Tapi demand compensation for land acquired for NH 53

Suchak Patel
Sector
Infrastructure
Kerala
Erumeli
Kottayam

Sabarimala airport take-off faces land acquisition hurdles

Anupriya S
Sector
Infrastructure
Gujarat
Jhalapur
Kheda

Locals outraged as Gujarat's Jhalapur village sold amid land dispute

Sector
Land Use
Gujarat
Dhrangadhra
Surendranagar

Protests against solar power plant in Dhrangadhra’s Moti Malvan village in Gujarat

Suchak Patel
Sector
Power
Delhi
North Delhi

DDA razes down encroachments near Azadpur Mandi in Delhi, 250 families rendered homeless

Laaraib Ghazi
Sector
Infrastructure
Delhi
Shakurpur
North West Delhi

Residents of Delhi's Shakur Basti continue to live in fear of demolition

Laaraib Ghazi
Sector
Infrastructure
Maharashtra
Bodhare and Shivapur village
Jalgaon

Farmers in Maharashtra's Jalgaon allege 1100 acres fraudulently acquired by solar power companies

Mahmodul Hassan
Sector
Power
Odisha
Nuagaon
Jagatsinghpur

In Odisha, Nuagaon villagers oppose land acquisition for industries

Erram Tabasum
Sector
Land Use
Assam
Bharalumukh
Kamrup Metropolitan

Public outcry in Guwahati over felling of trees for railway over bridge; young artists detained

East Street Journal Asia
Sector
Infrastructure
Assam
Ledo
Tinsukia

Mass protests against CIL over coal dumping practices in Assam

East Street Journal Asia
Sector
Land Use
Assam
Raja Mayong
Morigaon

Tussle over Pobitora sanctuary status reignites fear among villagers of losing their land

East Street Journal Asia
Sector
Conservation and Forestry
Assam
Bandormatha
Goalpara

450 families evicted from Bandarmatha reserve forest in Assam to reduce man-elephant conflict

Sarup Sinha
Sector
Conservation and Forestry
Assam
Rengma
Karbi Anglong

Rengma Nagas seek exclusion of indigenous land from proposed tiger reserve in Assam

Sarup Sinha
Sector
Land Use
Assam
Kerkhabari
Bongaigaon

Villagers oppose eviction drive in Assam's Kerkhabari, claim no prior notice

Sarup Sinha
Sector
Land Use
Goa
Borim
South

Locals move NGT against construction of new Borim Bridge in South Goa

Maitreya Prithwiraj Ghorpade
Sector
Infrastructure
Odisha
Malipadar
Kalahandi and Rayagada

Villagers oppose Vedanta bauxite mine in Odisha's Sijimali Hills

Aishwarya Mohanty
Sector
Mining
Odisha
Jamkani
Sundergarh

People protest against delayed compensation in Vedanta's Jamkani coal mines

Aishwarya Mohanty
Sector
Mining
Gujarat
Talaja
Bhavnagar

Gujarat High Court orders inquiry into windmill installation near school in Gujarat's Bhavnagar

Suchak Patel
Sector
Power
Gujarat
Meghavadia
Botad

In Gujarat's Meghavadia, Maldharis protest to save grazing land from mafias

Suchak Patel
Sector
Land Use
Bihar
Bhadokhara
Nawada

44 Dalit houses torched in Bihar's Newada in alleged land grab attempt

Umesh Kumar Ray
Sector
Land Use
Assam
Margherita
Tinsukia

Villagers protest against dumping ground by Coal India in Assam's Margherita

Sarup Sinha
Sector
Mining
Assam
Mariani
Jorhat

Vedanta's oil and gas exploration project in Assam threatens endangered apes in Gibbon sanctuary

East Street Journal Asia
Sector
Industry
Assam
Boko
Kamrup

In Assam, villagers rally against sand mining in Boko river

Emilo Yanthan
Sector
Mining
Assam
Jorabat
Kamrup Metropolitan

NHAI evicts 180 business establishments along NH-6 to mitigate floods in Assam

Sarup Sinha
Sector
Infrastructure
Gujarat
Old Pahadia
Gandhinagar

Entire village sold in Gujarat's Gandhinagar, residents seek justice

Suchak Patel
Sector
Land Use
Mizoram
Kolasib
Kolasib

Over 2,000 landowners in Mizoram’s Kolasib fight for ownership of roadside reserved areas along NH-306

Emilo Yanthan
Sector
Conservation and Forestry
Delhi
Dwarka
South West

Dwarka residents protest rail terminal on 'forest' land, demand 'protected' status

Sukriti Vats
Sector
Infrastructure
Nagaland
Dimapur Sadar
Dimapur

Large-scale oil palm plantation sparks environmental concerns in Nagaland

Emilo Yanthan
Sector
Land Use
Assam
Kachutali pt-1
Kamrup Metropolitan

Violent eviction drive in Assam's Kachutali village leaves 2 dead, renders hundreds homeless

Sarup Sinha
Sector
Land Use
Gujarat
Rajkot
Rajkot

Protests erupt in Bhimnagar over civic body's move to hand over land to private builder

Suchak Patel
Sector
Land Use
Madhya Pradesh
Pachmarhi
Narmadapuram

Pachmarhi airstrip expansion taken up sans environmental clearances, NGT halts project

Avani Mishra
Sector
Infrastructure
Gujarat
Mehsana
Mehsana

Gujarat farmers refuse to give up land for Ahmedabad-Tharad highway

Suchak Patel
Sector
Infrastructure
Uttar Pradesh
Akbar Nagar
Lucknow

1,800 structures razed in Lucknow's Akbar Nagar for riverfront project

Nayla Khwaja
Sector
Industry
Maharashtra
Shirsule
Ahmednagar

Locals oppose tree felling for Jal Jeevan Mission Project in Ahmednagar; Bombay HC orders stay

Maitreya Prithwiraj Ghorpade
Sector
Infrastructure
Gujarat
Mulasana
Gandhinagar

Farmers fight to reclaim land after Rs 20,000-crore land scam exposed in Gujarat's Mulasana village

Suchak Patel
Sector
Land Use
Meghalaya
Lad Mukhla
West Jaintia Hills

Four Meghalaya villages resist land acquisition for high-speed corridor project

Sarup Sinha
Sector
Infrastructure
Manipur
Nungba
Noney

Rongmei Nagas demand modification of Noney district's territory in Manipur

Sarup Sinha
Sector
Land Use
Uttarakhand
Guniyal
Dehradun

Saniya Dham in Uttarakhand faces land dispute hurdles, private landowners file petitions

Chicu Lokgariwar
Sector
Land Use
Assam
Geleky Forest Reserve
Sivasagar

28 hectares of forest land diverted for commando camp in Assam

Sarup Sinha
Sector
Infrastructure
Assam
Sonapur
Kamrup

Protests erupt in Assam's Sonapur over proposed cement plant

Emilo Yanthan
Sector
Industry
Assam
Golaghat
Golaghat

Locals raise concerns over construction of luxury hotels in Assam's Kaziranga

Emilo Yanthan
Sector
Land Use
Assam
Nokmakundi
Goalpara

Unabated sand mining in Manda river continues, communities in Assam, Meghalaya demand intervention

Emilo Yanthan
Sector
Mining
Assam
Guwahati
Kamrup

43 families residing on Bharalu river bank face eviction; Gauhati HC grants relief

Emilo Yanthan
Sector
Land Use
Meghalaya
Mallangkona
West Khasi Hills

Mallangkona residents oppose iron ore mining in West Khasi Hills

Sarup Sinha
Sector
Mining
Assam
Gohalkona
Udalguri

Illegal sand, gravel mining endangers rich biodiversity in Assam's Udalguri

East Street Journal Asia
Sector
Mining
Maharashtra
Mumbai

Mumbai's Air India colony residents oppose eviction by Adani-led MIAL

Shubham Kothari
Sector
Infrastructure
Maharashtra
Mumbai Suburban

Hundreds rendered homeless amid monsoon after eviction drive in Powai's Jai Bhim Nagar

Shubham Kothari
Sector
Infrastructure
Jammu and Kashmir
Reshipora
Shopian

Railways project sparks livelihood concerns among Kashmir's apple growers

Nayla Khwaja
Sector
Infrastructure
Gujarat
Kundol
Arvalli

Demand for clean energy threatens land and livelihood of tribals in Gujarat

Sukriti Vats
Sector
Mining
Gujarat
Khedasan
Sabarkantha

Villagers in Gujarat allege wrongful rejection of FRA claims through satellite imagery evidence

Sukriti Vats
Sector
Conservation and Forestry
Gujarat
Sangnara
Kachchh

Sangnara villagers protest to save forest, 'gauchar' and wildlife from windmills

Priyansha Chouhan
Sector
Power
Gujarat
Talaja
Bhavnagar

PIL against windmill park near Gir forest in Gujarat

Suchak Patel
Sector
Power
Gujarat
Sujanpura
Mehsana

Sujanpura pastoralists oppose Modhera solar plant in Gujarat

Suchak Patel
Sector
Power
Tamil Nadu
Kundah Taluk
Nilgiris

Nilgiris residents protest against Sillahalla hydroelectric project, raise concerns over loss of farmlands

Nayantara Lakshman
Sector
Power
Meghalaya
Nongalbibra
South Garo Hills

Unbridled illegal coal mining continues in Meghalaya despite court ban

East Street Journal Asia
Sector
Mining
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