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Forbes out with an article showing that anchor investors in the now-scuttled Adani FPO included offshore entities with ties to Adani
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📢 WE ARE HIRING!
Land Conflict Watch is looking to hire a Design Associate to help visually communicate our research to the public!
To apply:
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Deadline: February 13, 2023
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#designtwitter we are hiring a Design Associate. Please help us reach the right candidate
#JobAlert #design #journalismjobs #communication
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WE ARE HIRING!
Are you a designer with a knack for visual storytelling and know how to use social media and advertising tools?
We are looking for someone like you.
To apply:
landconflictwatch.org/work-with-us
Deadline: February 13, 2023
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Nope.
But they are here. reporters-collective.in
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author / journo's of this article no longer with Business Standard ?
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“People say the pandemic is over. But for such children, it's just getting started.”
Over 3 months as a Without Borders Media Fellow, I report on a forgotten aftermath of COVID-19. I report on COVID-orphans for .
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You can support us by becoming an LCW Community Member.
As a member you get exclusive access to our policy briefs, curated expert talks, interactions & more. Your support helps us keep our existing work free for all.
To know more click here 👇🏼
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Who are we?
Here's a video for you to get to know the LCW team better.
By becoming a member of the LCW community, you unlock access to India's most extensive review of land and natural resource conflicts.
Find out more about our membership plans today!
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This. From six year go. The day I decided to quit my last full-tme job to create new spaces that I wanted. It is as grounding today as ever.
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#Shortlistedstories for the 2022 #FetisovJournalismAwards:
Category: Outstanding Investigative Reporting
Series on BJP's Campaigns on Facebook
Authors: , Nayantara Ranganathan, (India)
Learn more👉bit.ly/3WukDEX
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My colleague and I had great time interacting with students and faculty at . We look forward to engaging more with the research community on our work on natural resource transactions among businesses, governments and communities.
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Last week our Database & Collaborations Lead @mrinali_7 & Founding Partner @Kum_Sambhav gave a guest lecture at @IIMAhmedabad on 'Land Resources, Business Corporations and Conflicts'. It was based on our research 'Land Locked'.
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As a paid member you get exclusive access to policy briefs, curated expert talks, interactions and much more.
And your support will help us keep our existing public-interest research work free and accessible to all.
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You can download 'Land Locked' and all our other publications here: landconflictwatch.org/publications/a
And now you can also access top-up resources that the LCW team produces and curates, by becoming an LCW Community Member 👇
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Through data and case studies, it elaborates on the role of business in resource conflicts and the impact of conflicts on people and investments. We loved the enthusiasm with which the students, researchers and faculty at engaged with the evidence in the report. (3)
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'Land Locked: Lives and Investments in Land Conflicts' is our biennial State of Land Conflicts Report for 2022.
It presents a comprehensive analysis of stalled investments and communities’ demands in over 600 ongoing land conflicts to show what aggravates or resolves them. (2)
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Last week our Database & Collaborations Lead & Founding Partner gave a guest lecture at on 'Land Resources, Business Corporations and Conflicts'. It was based on our research 'Land Locked'.
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We at are opening community membership plans. Please join. We will provide top up access to resources and it will help LCW keep existing work, data etc free for everyone 👇🏾
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We are introducing our new membership plans. If you love insightful and extensive research, writing and chronicling of India’s land and natural resource conflicts, join us. More details in the thread (1)
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We launched our membership plan today! Every month we'll release policy briefs and analytic reports, particularly useful for those interested in land and natural resource governance.
If you have the means to support us (and also want some cool stuff), become a member today.
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India has lost access to 26 out of 65 Patrolling Points in Ladakh, says one one of the 15 research papers submitted at annual DGP conference. The Hindu reported December 22 that at least 30 PPs and 19 grazing lands can’t be accessed by India.
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Did you miss attending our annual dialogue #HoldingGround2022, which had a great lineup of speakers and exciting panels? Here is your chance to watch them speak.
We are sharing here the videos from the dialogue and a small request too. #thread 👇
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Did you miss attending our annual dialogue #HoldingGround2022 that we organised in partnership with @NFI_India and @QMUL last month? This is your chance to catch all the discussions.
We are making the videos of the dialogue live now! Stay with us in this #THREAD. (1)
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If you love insightful & extensive research, writing and chronicling of India’s resource conflicts, join us as a member.
Our public-interest research & reporting from ground will always be free and open for all. Your support will help us do more.
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The recordings of all the presentations by our team, along with the three panel discussions, are also live on our website here 👇🏼
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In the final presentation 'From Field to Audience: Public Facing Research on Land Resources', our Associate Editor & Field Research Lead highlighted how to use data & media to engage with citizens on issues of land and resources.
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Our researchers and shared how land conflicts play out on the ground in their presentation- 'Lived Experiences of Land Conflicts'.
Watch their presentation here 👇🏼
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The third panel with of , of SAFAR, , forest rights researcher & Sneha Gill of National Dalit Christian Watch was moderated by of .
Watch the discussion here👇🏼
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(Un)Common Verdicts, is a study of 300+ high court verdicts related to the protection of common lands and the eviction of encroachers, from the lens of communities' rights over common land.
You can download the report here 👇🏼
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And here is the presentation of our third report, (Un)Common Verdicts, by our Legal Associate, 👇🏼
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Now back to #HoldingGround2022 videos.
The second panel comprising of of ; ; of ; of ; and ; was moderated by .
Watch the full discussion here 👇🏼
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You can support us by becoming an LCW Community Member. As a member you get exclusive access to our policy briefs, curated expert talks, interactions and much more.
To know more about the membership plans and how it strengthens our work, click here 👇🏼landconflictwatch.org/support-our-wo (8)
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Now, before we get to the next video of our brilliant panelists, can we ask you for a favour?
We need your support to continue to produce evidence-based research that makes citizens vigilant and businesses and governments accountable about use of natural resources. (7)
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'Legal Terrain' is an analysis of the legislations, legal loopholes and judicial interventions involved in land conflicts in India.
You can download the report here 👇🏼
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The presentation of our second report- 'Legal Terrain', by our Legal Research Lead, , is here 👇🏼
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In the first panel, moderated by , legal scholar Usha Ramanathan, Prof Navdeep Mathur of and of discussed the findings of the report and how the law plays out on the ground.
Watch it here 👇🏼
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You can download the full report here 👇🏼
It presents a comprehensive analysis of stalled investments and communities’ demands in over 600 ongoing land conflicts to understand what aggravates or helps resolve conflicts.
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Watch the presentation of our biennial report 'Land Locked: Lives and Investments in Land Conflicts' by , our Database and Collaborations Lead, here 👇🏼
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Professor Geetanjoy Sahu of TISS, Mumbai also spoke in this panel and enriched the discussion with his insightful remarks along with , , , , and .
Watch it now!
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Now back to #HoldingGround2022 videos.
The second panel comprising of @FeneBar of @QMGPI; @alterlaw; @arpithakodiveri of @nyulaw; @NamitaWahi of @CPR_India; and @lawyerkhanmd; was moderated by @nit_set.
Watch the full discussion here 
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Hello!
Did you miss attending our annual dialogue #HoldingGround2022 that we organised in partnership with and last month? This is your chance to catch all the discussions.
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Did you miss attending our annual dialogue #HoldingGround2022 last month?
We are making the videos of the dialogue live now!
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Hello!
Did you miss attending our annual dialogue #HoldingGround2022 that we organised in partnership with @NFI_India and @QMUL last month? This is your chance to catch all the discussions.
We are making the videos of the dialogue live now! Stay with us in this #THREAD. (1)
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We promise, our public-interest research output and stories from the ground will always be free and open for all. Your support will enable us produce more of it. Please support us by becoming an LCW Community member and spreading the word about it. land-conflict-watch.webflow.io/support-our-wo (2)
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