Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
MSIPS will also provide incentives for relocation of units from abroad to woo foreign investors The Cabinet today approved the Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme under which the government will provide up to Rs 10,000 crore in benefits to the industry over the next five years for promoting production of …
SEZs had lost sheen after imposition of certain levies and proposal to take away tax incentives The government is expected to come out soon with new norms to revive special economic zones (SEZs), which have lost sheen after imposition of certain levies and proposal to take away tax incentives, a …
Evacuees To Get Extra 12% Of Value Annually Till Deal Is Done. Persons displaced by land acquisition would be paid an extra 12% of the cost of land every year in what is seen as the government’s bid to sweeten the deal after insisting on state’s role in buying land …
The focus of the new version of the Land Acquisition Bill, to be tabled in Parliament in the monsoon session next month, would be on compensation and transparency in acquisition. Hence, the rural development ministry has proposed a new name, the Right to Fair Compensation, Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Transparency in …
In keeping with Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council's social welfare approach of rights-based entitlement, the government plans to rename the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (LARR) legislation as the Right to Compensation, Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act (RTCRRTLA). The Department of Land Resources under Jairam Ramesh has …
Cabinet likely to take up the bill for consideration by the end of month, in time for its introduction in monsoon session Special Economic Zones will need to fulfill provisions of the proposed Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, if the rural development ministry has its way. The draft …
New Delhi Despite the relevant parliamentary standing committee’s unequivocal ‘No’ to government acquiring land for projects involving private money, Jairam Ramesh’s rural development ministry plans to seek the Cabinet’s nod for a proposal to allow such acquisition with caveats: The project should be in “public interest”; 80% of affected families …
New Delhi Says commerce ministry’s suggestion for change in norms will only facilitate ‘land grabbing by pvt sector’ Finance ministry has strongly opposed the proposal to further liberalise the norms for Special Economic Zones (SEZs), saying the commerce ministry’s suggestion will only facilitate “land grabbing by the private sector”. The …
New scheme for land to homeless poor The National Council for Land Reforms (NCLR), which held its maiden meeting on Tuesday under the chairmanship of rural development minister Jairam Ramesh, proposed to launch a new scheme for “homestead rights to provide land for each homeless rural poor.” The council, which …
New Delhi Power companies having long-term power supply contracts with traders, state government agencies and distribution licensees of special economic zones (SEZs) could soon get coal linkages. The government proposes to dilute a key condition in the fuel supply agreement (FSA) enabling these contracts to qualify for coal supply. As …
Commission a report and when it is ready, place it on a high shelf so that no one can reach it or read it. This seems to be the time-worn norm followed by successive governments in this country. So it comes as no surprise that after having asked the distinguished …
Tata Steel, the anchor tenant for the industrial park being developed on 3,500 acres of land at Gopalpur, has sought extension of the in-principle approval granted for the park, which is set to be notified as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ). “The registration of land lease for the Gopalpur industrial …
Requirements on minimum size, contiguity and vacant stretches to be eased MAT and DDT to stay The ministry of commerce and industry would soon announce relaxed land-related norms for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to arrest the slackening pace of growth in these tax-free zones by making certain changes in the …
The fact-finding team led by S.N. Bhargava called for suspension of the upcoming Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project in Gujarat & also recommended compensating all local people for the loss of livelihood. The Tata Mundra Ultra Mega project has disproportionately high social, environmental, and economic costs. The company, the …
The policy aims at creating industry-friendly environment for maximizing investment especially in mineral and natural resource based industries, MSMEs, infrastructure development and rehabilitation of viable sick units. The objective here is to maximize the value addition to state's natural resources by setting up industries across the state, generating revenue and …
The Association of Biotech Led Enterprises(ABLE), the voice of the biotechnology industry in India, has urged for a series of reforms to propel the sector in the next phase of its growth. The important one among them includes the ones pertaining to finance — upto Rs 5,000 crore biomanufacturing fund …
Wants pvt sector to fend for itself, measures to involve local bodies, generous compensation Parliament’s standing committee report on the government’s land acquisition Bill has sought a thorough tightening of the provisions to ensure involvement of local institutions and an “informed and transparent process”.Tabled in Parliament on Thursday, it comes …
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development, headed by BJP leader Sumitra Mahajan, on Thursday tabled its report on the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 (LARR Bill) that recommended complete overhaul of the legislation. Observing that “private purchase of land, not state acquisition, is the norm” in developed …
New Delhi The Parliament's standing committee on rural development has recommended a widening of the ambit of the Land Acquisition Bill, 2011, to include highways, nuclear plants, mines and special economic zones (SEZ). Since much of the land acquisition for public purpose under the proposed law expected in mining, power …
Once a source of fresh water for irrigation, Kadaperi lake is now rapidly degrading Due to unchecked pollution, abetted by government agencies, a sprawling water body in Tambaram is under siege. The Kadaperi Lake in West Tambaram, has fallen a victim to pollution caused by unchecked discharge of grey water …
