IDR Hindi

land rights

A school in Marayoor in Kerala--Malayalam
February 2, 2023
If it’s Idukki, it must be Malayalam: The language of land rights
by Arjunan | 2 min read
a woman carrying wood--forest rights
January 11, 2023
Recent forest legislation compromises India’s climate goals
Forest Conservation Rules 2022 remove gram sabhas' consent as a requirement for forest land use. This hurts both forests and indigenous communities.
by Sushmita, The Third Pole | 5 min read
Archana Mane in discussion with other women farmers_women farmers
November 24, 2022
Women farmers of Osmanabad mean business
by Archana Mane | 2 min read
Illustration of women working on land in various ways-land rights
June 29, 2022
Land rights as a pathway to women’s empowerment
Land is an asset that gives women financial security, shelter, income, and livelihood opportunities. Here are four ways in which funders can start working on and investing in women’s land rights.
by Shivani Gupta | 7 min read
ground-up-series-img
June 28, 2022
“What will women do with land?”
by Nisar Begum | 2 min read
Atiben working in a field-paralegal
June 16, 2022
“A piece of land can permanently secure a woman’s future”
A day in the life of a paralegal worker in Gujarat who builds awareness about the importance of women’s land rights and supports widows in claiming land ownership.
by Atiben Varsat | 7 min read
A cow on the left and a number of sheep grazing a field. There's a water source in the middle_land rights commons
May 24, 2022
Public land protection cells: A new hope for our commons
Beyond settling disputes and restoring encroached lands to communities, public land protection cells can play a larger role in the governance and management of common lands.
by Pooja Chandran, Subrata Singh | 4 min read
women farmers harvesting crop - women farmers
April 29, 2022
The link between women’s land ownership and climate resilience
If we want to build climate resilience among rural communities, we need to ensure that women farmers own the land they work on.
by Shilpa Vasavada | 4 min read
Woman farmer winnows sorghum grains in Mahboobnagar District of Andhra Pradesh-widow
January 19, 2022
No land for widows
A study in Gujarat reveals why women who have been widowed during COVID-19 are struggling to access their land rights.
by Karen Pineiro, Poonam Kathuria | 6 min read
access to water and sanitation
February 18, 2021
Rethinking equitable access to water and sanitation
Governments in South Asia must renew their focus on equitable access to water and sanitation to build resilient communities.
by Shubhagato Dasgupta | 7 min read
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