Land Policy
The Tea Association of India (TAI) has urged the poll-bound Assam government to address concerns over an amended law granting land rights to plantation workers in tea estates. At the 37th biennial general meeting of the association's Assam branch, president Shailja Mehta welcomed the intent but highlighted administrative and legal complexities. She called for compensation on mortgaged lands and worker housing.
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The 2025 Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA) concluded on Thursday with a unified Call to Action. Held in Addis Ababa, it symbolizes a continent-wide commitment to transform land governance from a legacy of dispossession into foundations for justice, reparations, and sovereignty. The declaration urges African governments to develop integrated national frameworks for land restitution, cultural heritage recovery, and reparations.