DECODING THE TREND | Vol. 5 The 1 Sq. Ft. Mirage: When Blockchain Meets the Registry—And Neither Wins By  Arindam Bose ⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡ ⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡ The Key That Disappeared In the old world, if you owned a shop, you had a key. Not a metaphorical key. Not a "user access credential" or a "beneficial interest recorded on a distributed ledger." An actual, physical piece of jagged metal that fit into an actual, physical lock. That key represented something the law calls indefeasible title—ownership that cannot be defeated, challenged, or taken away without due process. It meant that at 11 PM on a Tuesday, you could stand inside that 400-square-foot slice of concrete and know, with absolute legal and practical certainty, that it was yours. Not yours-subject-to-platform-terms. Not yours-via- SPV -exposure. Not yours-as-long-as-the-blockchain-stays-online. Yours. The deed sat in your bank locker. The Sub-Registrar had your name. The State co...

  Sector 135, Noida The Expressway Sector That Forgot It Was a Floodplain By  Arindam Bose ⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡ ⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡ After Sector 168, the Noida–Greater Noida Expressway does not meet another numbered continuation. It meets Sector 135 — the next developed parcel on the same side of the corridor . This series follows land as it exists on the ground , not as it is numbered on paper. And on the ground, Sector 135 tells a very different story from the southern sectors that came after it. This is not a future sector. This is a consequence sector . Where Sector 135 Sits — And Why That Matters Sector 135 lies along the Noida–Greater Noida Expressway within Gautam Buddha Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. Administratively, it falls under: Noida Assembly Constituency Gautam Buddha Nagar Lok Sabha Elevation:  208 metres above sea level Total Area:  878,566 sq m (87.86 ha / 217 acres) On paper, it looks like a compact, well-located ex...