846

Ongoing Conflicts Reported

10.5M

People Affected by Land Conflicts

Infrastructure

Industry

Power

Mining

Conservation and Forestry

Land Use

Conservation
and Forestry

846

Total Conflicts Reported

10.5M

People Affected by Land Conflicts

₹3.42T

Worth of Investment Affected

42

Researchers On-Field

Recent Land Conflicts

The latest conflicts in our database

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

Other Kind of Land Use

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Nungba

Noney

Land Use

Sector

Manipur

State

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

Common and Private

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Lad Mukhla

West Jaintia Hills

Infrastructure

Sector

Meghalaya

State

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

Other Kind of Land Use

Common and Private

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Mulasana

Gandhinagar

Land Use

Sector

Gujarat

State

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

Water Management

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Shirsule

Ahmednagar

Infrastructure

Sector

Maharashtra

State

In-Depth

Latest stories based on our research

Technically, a deemed forest is defined as a forest, regardless of its ownership, recognition, or notification status.

Delhi’s Dwarka rail terminal petition shows that citizen activism is vital to protect loosely defined ‘deemed forests’

October 17, 2024

Sukriti Vats

Residents of Kundol village at a sacred site for the Dangi Garasia tribes nestled within mountains and groves in Gujarat's Arvalli district. They fear that a mining project here will displace them and destroy their lands, their sole source of livelihood

In A Gujarat Village, A Clash Between Clean Energy Solutions & Those Who Bear The Cost Of The Transition

September 19, 2024

Sukriti Vats

Is India Resisting Global Regulations on Plastic?

September 1, 2024

Sukriti Vats

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Blogs

Twitter threads and blogs based on our research

September 22, 2024

An auction for exploration of critical minerals, essential for clean-energy solutions, highlights the increasing clash between India’s green ambitions and those who bear the cost of this transition.

Researcher:

Sukriti Vats

September 2, 2024

India, along with other petrochemical-producing countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran and China, is resisting measures to cap plastic production in the global negotiations over curbing plastic pollution.

Researcher:

Sukriti Vats

August 8, 2024

On #WorldIndigenousDay, we highlight 7 conflicts from India’s indigenous communities’ fight to protect “jal,” “jungle,” and “zameen,” preserving vital knowledge and cultural traditions.

Researcher:

Land Conflict Watch

Awards and Recognition

Earth Journalism Network

Winner, Biodiversity Media Initiative 2020

Winner, Research Innovation Grant 2020

World Summit Award 2018

Winner, Government and Citizen Engagement Category

European Journalism Centre

Featured in The Data Journalism Handbook 2

Digital Empowerment Fund

Recognition as eChampion

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