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 …
Bhopal, Feb 17: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan laid the foundation stone of new industrial area in village Hargarh in Jabalpur district. On this occasion he said that a proposal has been forwarded to the Union government for establishing a special economic zone (SEZ) at Hargarh. Chief Minister said that …
In an effort to preserve the productive area for, the state government has decided not to allow setting up of any special economic zone (SEZ) on agricultural land, however, the entrepreneurs willing to invest on the barren land are most welcome. Rather, the government will facilitate investors, who are willing …
Anurag Viswanath & Manoranjan Mohanty / New Delhi India seeks to emulate China's SEZ policy though it is increasingly under attack there. Deng Xiaoping's emphasis on "One Focus, Two points'
Keeping in view the assembly elections to be held in November, the Congress government in Delhi is making policies to woo voters. The government in a cabinet meeting today approved a programme to provide at least one-time meal to the poor in the Capital. A policy for the establishment of …
SEZs the world over have proved to be a boon, notes a KPMG India study: SEZs - a window of business opportunities Known variously as export processing zones, free trade zones, foreign trade zones, export processing regimes or free zones, sezs flourish through their competitive fiscal packages. In Australia, Mauritius, …
With property prices skyrocketing across the country, there are suspicions that the government is covertly leveraging its sez policy to benefit realtors Prominent industrialist Rahul Bajaj charges the developers with turning these zones into a land scam in their zest to secure tax holidays. Scoffing at any comparisons between sezs …
The government continues its patchwork repair of SEZ policy, as opposition mounts ew issues in India have inflamed passions as have the Special Economic Zones (sezs), the sprawling enclaves conceived to function under special laws, beyond the pale of the normal law of the land. The mode of land acquisition …
On New Year's eve, Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat declared that his government had decided "to do away with' the special economic zones (sezs) in their present form and had asked the centre to de-notify the approved sezs. This is, however, easier said than done. Disparate voices have emerged from …
the Goa chief minister's unwillingness to allow special economic zones (sez s)in his state must have mildly zapped his central colleagues (see p 24). Has he become a socialist? Doesn't he aspire for his state? But what Digambar Kamat did was to please his electorate; his energy has deflated the …
This paper discusses various urban threats in the mega-cities of the developing countries and provides new insights into NCR planning and management. The mega cities in developing countries have been facing various economic, environmental and social threats. Further, the urban economy is not able to attract desired level of basic …
The concept of Special Economic Zone and its impact on development has attracted the attention of economists as well as planners the world over as they provide foreign exchange earnings with promotion of exports, create jobs to alleviate unemployment, assist in income creation and attract foreign direct investment and technology …
This article outlines some key elements of a human-rights based approach to the compulsory acquisition of land. It shows that the compulsory acquisition of land often proceeds rapidly where the political, economic and legal power of those affected directly is weakest. While expropriation should be a powerful and beneficial tool …
In the last year, Special Economic Zones (SEZs) were a much discussed issue. Most of the discussion focused on two issues, viz. (a) the acquisition of land, rehabilitation, the consequences for farmers and agricultural output, and (b) the cost of the various tax benefits provided to developers of SEZs and …
on november 28, hundreds of villagers marched to the Mangalore deputy commissioner's office to demand postponement of a public hearing in Bajpe, about 20 km from Mangalore. The hearing was conducted for a proposed special economic zone spread over 1,618 hectares. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board conducted the hearing …
Dharavi is not just a slum. It is an economic hub churning out a variety of goods, from pottery to branded snacks. It also provides essential services, like recycling waste. But it is all in the informal sector that gives it a competitive edge. It is also why the government …
The food processing industry is only just taking off, says P.N. Kaul, president of the All India Food Processors' Association (aifpa). "We have to think about the industry," he says. "The retail boom demands volumes." The Chordia Food Park near Pune, Kaul says, is the first successful experiment of its …
How does a country of over a billion people take on the challenge of providing a better life to its citizens? The question would naturally elicit a million different responses having their roots in several social, economic and political measures. No one today, however, doubts the efficacy off as terand …
Sh. Kamal Nath, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, clears the air about SEZs in an exclusive interview Q. The SEZs have run into huge controversy. You've tried to ensure that cultivable land is not acquired for SEZs but most land that is being bought right now is …
