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 …
Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy laid the foundation stone for the Caparo industrial park and a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) here on Thursday. Speaking after the ground breaking ceremony, the Chief Minister said these two facilities would herald a new beginning in the domain of manufacturing as the UK-based …
There is every possibility that the Thane-Belapur industrial zone could become the state's first special economic zone (SEZ). The state government has appointed Pricewaterhousecoopers as consultants to explore the establishment of an SEZ in the belt. While the government is hardselling Dronagiri in Navi Mumbai as its first-ever SEZ, sources …
The India Infrastructure Report 2008 discusses: competitive bidding models for infrastructure projects and critical factors required for a minimum subsidy model to succeed; models on auction bidding for rural infrastructure, e-governance, and multi-channel delivery mechanism; tolling and payment mechanism models for roads, railways, and airports; models for public service financing …
Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Ravishankar Prasad on Tuesday said that a massive scandal appears to be brewing in the reckless approval of special economic zones (SEZs). Mr Prasad said SEZs were giving realtors a chance to grab prime land. The SEZs are degenerating into land grab, he …
Facing widespread criticism from the Opposition as well as the supporting Left parties on the SEZ issue, the government today clarified that it was open to reviewing the Special Economic Zone Act once the number of SEZs in the country crossed the figure of 100. The government also ruled out …
The empowered group of ministers (eGoM) meeting scheduled to be held on Tuesday to discuss outstanding issues concerning special economic zones (SEZs) including relaxing the controversial 5,000-hectare ceiling on large SEZs, has been called off. The eGoM, which was initially slated on April 22, was postponed to April 29 and …
The Coastal Corridor and SEZ Act would deprive the common man of his basic right to life, said the convenor of the Coastal Corridor Nirmana Vyatireka Porata Committee, Mr K.S. Chalam, and the state secretary of the Human Rights Forum, Mr V.S. Krishna. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, …
The Industrial Coastal Corridor Vyatireka Porata Committee demanded the withdrawal of GO Ms No. 34, relating to the coastal corridor and Kakinada special economic zones. The committee will hold a public meeting at Visakhapatnam on May 3 to highlight the effects of these two on people and to take up …
The state government has notified the classification and the conditions for leasing out panchayat land (village common land) on a long-term basis. The government, in a communication to the district authorities, has disclosed that the leasing process can be done in four categories and all these will invite different commercial …
The 8-day Jatha campaigning against the coastal corridor and special economic zone (SEZ) entered the Vizag district at Rambilli on Thursday. The Jatha, being organised by Coastal Corridor Nirmana Vyatireka Porata Samithi is doing rounds of the villages of Rambilli and Achyutapuram mandals to be affected by the SEZ multi-product …
AFTER creating a record of sorts in setting up Mahindra World City, the first SEZ at Chengalpet near Chennai, Mahindra group has embarked on yet another dream project. This time, the $6 billion-group plans to build a mega integrated township costing over $1.1 billion within the SEZ in the next …
ROYAL Group of UAE and Netherlands-based GTC Real Estate are in the race to acquire 26% stake in the Delhi-based Raheja group's engineering SEZ in Gurgaon for Rs 500 crore. It has been learnt that the Raheja group may ink the deal with either of the two groups in the …
Special economic zones came in for criticism in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday with CPI MP D Raja saying it was a kind of "land grab' which had created new and "modern zamindars' and it had debased the life of farmers, tribals and agricultural workers who are being deprived of …
Postponement of meeting of cabinet committee on prices on account of ministerial row is a pointer towards the laid-back approach of the government towards a critical problem which is potentially calamitous. As the food prices explode across the country setting off a chain of violent mass protests, the ruling clique …
The proposed industrial coastal growth corridor as well as series of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on the Andhra coast must be stopped immediately to protect the rights of common people, according to the Industrial Coastal Corridor Nirmana Vyat-hireka Porata Samiti. Speakers at the dharna organised by the committee near the …
Nagarjuna Construction Company, the Rs 2,900-crore infrastructure major, sees big business opportunities in the large number of Special Economic Zones, expected to come up in the country. Being among the few companies with capabilities to provide complete solutions for water and environment management, the company is well prepared to take …
Hi-tech investments: The Minister for IT & Communications, Mr A. Raja, addressing a press conference in the Capital on Thursday. New Delhi, April 3 Marking the largest-ever project under the new semiconductor policy, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has approached the Government with plans to set up a semiconductor …
Tata Consulting Services commenced work on its Rs 900-crore facility at the Hinjewadi SEZ. The threephase project with TCS' largest development center called the TCS Sahyadri Park will provide direct employment to over 20,000 people, TCS CEO and MD S Ramadorai said.
