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 …
The Odisha government has cleared its long pending new SEZ (Special Economic Zone) policy aimed at offering incentives to promote SEZs. Under the new policy, developers of multi product SEZs can sub-lease land on the condition that the land has to be utilised within five years. The new SEZ policy …
Large number of industrial units in Dahej special economic zone (SEZ) and Vilayat Industrial Estate are staring at production losses after the main 12.5 km pipeline discharging effluents into the high sea was damaged on Wednesday morning. Officials said that the suction system at one of the four pumps at …
Bengaluru: Degradation has stripped the wetlands of Bengaluru of all their value. The loss in value is a staggering 99.8%, an IISc study has revealed. The study put the valuation of a relatively pristine wetland in Bengaluru at Rs10,435 per hectare per day. However, a polluted wetland of the city …
In what appears to be first such move by a state, Maharashtra, which has seen the most aggressive land acquisitions for Special Economic Zones (SEZ), is planning to introduce a SEZ Prevention of Land Speculation Bill to crack down on developers hoarding acquired land. The state government has proposed that …
Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday asked the Opposition not to link the incident involving farmer Gajendra Singh with the issue of land acquisition. He also appealed to the Opposition not to politicise every issue. Referring to the case of Gajendra Singh, the farmer from Rajasthan, who allegedly committed …
Much is being said about the new land acquisition law and the amendments proposed by the NDA government to make it easier for industry and publicprivate partnership projects.However, a study carried out by Comptroller and Auditor General last year on land acquired by the Centre between 2006 and 2013 the …
On his second day at the Hannover trade fair in Germany, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav met chief executive officers of manufacturing and IT companies and promoted the cause of new and renewable energy. The CM also visited the Digital India pavilion and the hall established for Solar PV manufacturing companies. …
Farmers of Harsuru and Garouli villages in Gurgaon district would effectively get 10 per cent more compensation for their land acquired in 2006 for setting up a special economic zone (SEZ). A Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice MB Lokur today directed the Haryana Government to deduct only 30 per …
A group of farmers from Gurgaon, Mewat Pataudi and Manesar joined Anna Hazare at Jantar Mantar today. They demanded the withdrawal of amendments to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. “We have been protesting for last two years. We had hoped for a change with the new realm, …
The Southern Bench of National Green Tribunal has directed the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) to consider the plea of Tril Info Park Limited seeking approval for the expansion of the Special Economic Zone in Tambaram. Tril Info Park Ltd’s director, Ramanujam, submitted that the company was established in …
The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) today approved new projects worth Rs 846 crore. Among the projects cleared include a cross country pipe conveyor system proposed by Uttam Infralogic Ltd, a subsidiary of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL). The company will install a conveyor belt to transport …
West Bengal CM promises cooperation but says ‘no’ to forcible acquisition Reiterating her stand on forcible land acquisition, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here on Thursday that the State government did not support the policy of acquiring acres of land for special economic zones or big industry. Delivering …
Bird watchers and environmentalists are concerned at the dumping of debris in the last surviving wetlands of Uran, once a haven for migratory birds. "During a recent bird-watching trip to Uran taluka, we were absolutely devastated to see scores of dumpers lined up next to the wetlands at Jasai and …
This Report of Comptroller and Auditor General of India contains the results of performance audit of ‘Performance of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) during April 2013 to January 2014. The instances mentioned in this Report are those, which came to notice in the course of test audit for the period 2006-07 …
The new Industrial policy seeks to promote industrial development in the state to optimally use the existing resource base of the state. The strengths of the state in terms of physical advantages such as long coast line, strong manufacturing base, excellent levels of support infrastructure, high base of entrepreneurial economy, …
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has announced that its group company Reliance Haryana SEZ Limited (RHSL) has returned 1,383.68 acres of land in Gurgaon acquired from Haryana State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) for setting up special economic zones (SEZs) owing to revision of strategic priorities. RHSL is a joint …
The Delhi High Court today maintained its restraint on Haryana's plea to prosecute leading Indian car maker Maruti for not having prior Environment Clearance (EC) for its Rohtak unit. A bench headed by Chief Justice G Rohini said that orders with respect to the appeal by Haryana State Environment Impact …
The Goa Government is working on a compromise with the promoters of the scrapped Special Economic Zone (SEZ) projects to release huge tracts of lands locked in litigation. The Government has also promised to take the parties (local activist groups) who had challenged the ‘SEZ land scam’ in the High …
The Supreme Court today asked the Punjab and Haryana High Court to adjudicate a PIL by Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) chief Kuldeep Bishnoi seeking quashing of laws enacted by Haryana and the Centre to facilitate the setting up of Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Bishnoi had filed the PIL in the …
