Special Economic Zones (SEZ)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding large scale felling of toddy yielding palm trees in Bihar, 05/06/2025

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 …

Special Economic Zones in India

Despite the overwhelming evidence of "immiserisation' due to displacement, numerous cases of resistance and the distortion of democratic processes, the neoliberal paradigm remains dominant in India.

SEZs scrapped

The Goa Industrial Development Corporation has decided to scrap seven SEZs, including the three notified ones. The decision follows the state government

Roll back SEZ

Maharashtra farmers block Mumbai-Goa highway thousands of farmers from 22 villages in Pen taluka of Maharashtra

The enemy within

Finally, it was left to the villagers of Sancoale, Verna and Keri to approach the Goa Bench of the Mumbai High Court through three separate writ petitions that challenge the allotment of land to the developers of the Special Economic Zones (SEZs), which were supposed to come up in Goa. …

Apex Court lifts stay on Mundra SEZ

AHMEDABAD: In a major relief to the Adani group, the Supreme Court on Wednesday vacated the stay order that stalled work at its Rs 7,400-crore multi-product special economic zone at Mundra. A bench headed by chief justice KG Balakrishnan, while dismissing the petition of fishermen as withdrawn, asked the Adani …

Planning Commission favours imposition of direct tax on SEZs

BS Reporter / New Delhi July 10, 2008, 0:54 IST Though the Planning Commission favours imposition of a direct tax on Special Economic Zones (SEZs), it does not agree with the contention that these tax-free industrial enclaves are leading to revenue loss. "As part of economic reforms, income tax exemption …

Plea against SEZ dismissed, petitioners told to approach HC

In an apparent departure from its stance of being environment-friendly, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to pass any order on a petition filed by a few Gujarat fishermen challenging the Special Economic Zone at Mundra. In what comes as a breather for the Adani group, the apex court asked …

Mundra SEZ: court vacates stay

J. Venkatesan New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday vacated the status quo order on construction work at Adani group's Rs. 7,400-crore multi-product Special Economic Zone (SEZ) near the Mundra port in Gujarat. A Bench comprising the Chief Justice, K.G. Balakrishnan, and Justices P. Sathasivam and J.M. Panchal vacated the …

No compensation for unapproved works in SEZs

On media reports that Goa would have to pay compensation to the notified SEZs for the Centre to de-notify them, GPCC chief and South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha said the government would pay but the question is how much. He asserted that compensation should not be paid for works undertaken …

2 more SEZs in Nellore

Nellore, July 7: Two more Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are likely to come up at Muttukur and Chillakur in Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore district. The Surveypalli legislator, Mr Adala Prabhakar Reddy, has revealed this while addressing a meeting at Paturuvarikandriga in Muttukur mandal on Monday. He envisaged bright future unlike …

Anti-SEZ meet at Colva

BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JULY 5 - The SEZ Virodhi Manch will hold a mega public meeting on July 6 at the Colva Church hall, Colva at 10 am to expose the sins of omission and commission in the fraudulent allotment of land to the SEZ promoters and the sloppy …

3 pharma units ayed in state

The state government has ayed proposals for setting up three pharmaceutical units with an investment of Rs 275 crore in special economic zones at Indore and Gwalior. The Glenmark group would establish two units - Rs 175 cr - while Teva API India group would set up one over 29 …

ACPs vehicle burnt in Gurgaon anti-SEZ stir

Gurgaon: A day after farmers protesting against a proposed SEZ in Harsaru burnt two JCBs and blocked traffic on the Gurgaon-Pataudi Road, some youths damaged the official vehicle of an ACP and set it afire when the ACP was heading towards Gurgaon on Wednesday morning. Soon after, police conducted a …

SEZs or brick kilns, its the land thats losing out

If the results of the recently concluded panchayat elections are anything to go by, the issue of conversion of farmland into industrial plots will continue to make or mar political fortunes in the state in the years to come. Strangely enough, brick kilns are destroying vast quantity of fertile soil …

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