Property Rights Research Consortium India

Understand the complexities of land as a crucial economic resource with this insightful essay collection from #IdeasAndInstitutions. From land litigation to urban development, these essays provide a comprehensive analysis of how politicians, policies, and institutions influence land markets. Read here: ceipimg.s3.amazonaws.com/email/New+Delh….

Super important work on Mumbai's FSI deregulation and its effects on housing supply and prices.

Job Alert! Opening to work @iihsin (and me!) with the School of Human Development in academic administration and project management. Take a look - it is the first tab in the list. Applications and queries directly on the contact info on the site please. iihs.co.in/iihs-people/ca…

Findings in a recent paper show that property cases in Delhi High Court constitute 17% of all litigations and tenancy & land acquisition are the most common issues with 14% of this litigation relating to property records. Read this interesting paper here nlsir.com/vol-34

‘Land’-moments at the @FLAMEUniversity today - enriching interactions among inter-disciplinary land researchers from @IIMAhmedabad @azimpremjiuniv @RMIT & @Center4Land at scenic @FLAMEUniversity - exciting signs of expanding land academic engagement in India.

Do you agree that Land Policy Reform is critical for Agriculture Transformation & Doubling Farmers’ Income (DFI) ? You may please join this webinar tomorrow at 11 AM IST to discuss this. As part of a National Series on DFI it is being organised by @shobhituniv

ULPIN can unleash tech & market opportunities while improving citizen services, when India’s tenure contexts, legal pluralism & reform goals are well embedded in its implementation. My suggestion @ National #geospatial #policy Conf. Thanks @IndiaDST & @LRDoLR for the invitation!

SC is due to hear a petition on #gender discrimination in the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. @tqh_policy's @BhartiAparajita wrote for @htTweets in June '22 about the discriminatory provisions under the Act on the devolution of property. Read here: hindustantimes.com/opinion/root-o…

To check fraudulent property transactions, eliminate corruption and delays in registration, Delhi government has brought all land records under one central server Read the full report here: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/all… @BhartiAparajita @AmanatKhullar

Union budget allocations and announcements are increasingly shaping India's urban landscape, directing and leveraging resources for specific sectoral and broader reform agendas. (0/8) #UnionBudget #MOHUA #Urban @ManishDubey1972 , @KGhoge, @MithleshEco, @BazazAmir

Under Accredited Compensatory Afforestation (a system of proactive afforestation) fallow land afforested in advance can be swapped for diverted forest land for projects. Read the full report here: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/af… @BhartiAparajita @AmanatKhullar

‘How Many and Which Women Own Land in India? Inter-gender and Intra-gender Gaps’, by Bina Agarwal, Pervesh Anthwal & Malvika Mahesh of NIPFP in The Journal of Development Studies, open access.  https:/doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2021.1887478

#Budget2023: Provisions related to housing include increased funding to the #PMAY/ Housing for All scheme, creation of an #infrastructure fund, & the launch of a development Mission to provide housing & basic facilities to marginalized #indigenous groups.

Work by colleagues @kinjalsampat12 + Nidhi Sohane on rental housing for domestic workers. Imp. new analytical category of a 'setup' as a better way to describe rental than household/house; notes on the peculiar work/home configuration of domestic work + lots more. Read/share!

Talking about the progress made by Smart Cities Mission in the last year, Joint Secretary & Mission Director, SCM, Kunal Kumar highlighted the implementation of ICCCs in 100 cities across the country. (1/3) etinsights.et-edge.com/cities-to-fost…

In an article for @the_hindu, UNH India Senior Urban Planner @mansi_sachdev & Urban Planner Pushkal Shivam suggest that a data-driven approach will be advantageous in implementing #India’s long-term climate action plan unveiled at @COP27P. #COP27 #DataDriven #ClimateAction #LNOB

🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 We study the impact of disclosure laws in the housing market in India. The Maharashtra real estate regulator mandated developers to provide information & made these details public in May 2017 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… @VaidehiTandel @anupamKnanda @nunduni 🧵👇 1/n

Decoupling housing and labor market is difficult. But strategic and inclusive policy decisions can reduce opportunity concentration and expand ease of working. Read the full article here:forbesindia.com/article/iim-ba… @BhartiAparajita @sneha_pillai @srinivasan_m

Submission | @prrc_india is thrilled to present the second entry for its #Blog4Land series. Here's the blog by Vedika Manya Shivam on Socio-cultural impediments to tribal women’s right of inheritance.' Read the blog here:prrcindia.org/socio-cultural…

Over 15 years after Forest Rights Act (FRA) came into effect, 13 tribal settlements in #Coimbatore dist. were accorded Community Forest Rights after the forest areas were mapped using GPS-based land survey which is the 1st in #TamilNadu | @wilson__thomas trib.al/Isb1bSQ