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When Development Arrives as a Demolition Notice

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AI-generatedNo direct commercial mechanism identified. The article reports on forced evictions in India linked to development projects, but does not specify any particular company, commodity, price movement, supply disruption, or regulatory change that would affect a specific sector or product. The impact is social/policy-related, not commercial. (not specified)
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- 738,000+ people forcibly evicted in India between Jan 2022 and Dec 2023
- 153,000+ homes demolished, averaging 294 houses per day in 2023
- 94% of evictions linked to development projects (slum clearance, infrastructure)
- 280,000 evicted in Delhi in 2023 alone; marginalized communities 36% of displaced
- 1.68 million people faced forced evictions in India from 2017 to 2023