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 …
Farmers in Sivarakottai and nearby villages are opposing the special economic zone (SEZ) on their fertile agricultural land, which was proposed in 2008. They say that while most of the areas in the district are hit by drought due to the absence of monsoons, their lands continue to produce good …
The Supreme Court of India (SC) today gave an interim relief to 12 manufacturing units inside the Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), which were asked to suspend operations by the Gujarat High Court on environment issues earlier this month. “The Supreme Court has granted stay on the Gujarat …
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Haryana government to file the latest status report on Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Haryana SEZ, for which 1,383 acre of land in Gurgaon was earmarked. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam directed the government to give details of how much land has …
The Supreme Court today directed Haryana and the Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation (HSIDC) to file status reports on special economic zones (SEZs) in the state, specifying the total land acquired and the percentage of utilisation. A three-member Bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam passed the order after senior …
Company has also filed 33 applications for alternative bauxite mines Continuing its frenzied efforts to secure alternate bauxite supplies, Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) has urged the Odisha government to fast track its applications for three small laterite deposits in Koraput district for mining lease by the end of this month. …
With the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests issuing environmental clearance for the 1,320-MW (megawatt) Ennore Special Economic Zone (SEZ) thermal power project early this month, the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) is keen on settling contracts for three thermal power projects of 3,300 MW before the Election …
Panel asks RIL to submit additional material to ascertain project’s impact on environment as it fears serious threat to marine life in the vicinity Veerappa Moily may have to deal with a Reliance problem again, this time in the environment ministry. Reliance Industries’ expansion plan for its facilities at the …
New Delhi : Following parliament approval in September last year, the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, came into force on Wednesday, replacing more than a century-old Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Henceforth, states would able to frame laws in conformity with new …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharatkumar K. Patel Vs MoEF Ors. regarding proposed 5000 hectare port based multi-product SEZ in Kandla and Tuna area of Gandhidham, Bhuj, Gujrat. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/552013(App)(WZ)_13Dec2013_final_order.pdf
The Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam affiliated to Communist Party of India (CPI) said that the farmers who had raised rain fed crops had suffered heavy loss due to the failure of North-East monsoon and demanded adequate compensation to the affected farmers. The farmers had raised crops fetching huge loans, and …
Perumbakkam wetland in Sholinganallur is among the last surviving vast patches of prime wetland and a hotspot for bird-watchers in Chennai’s immediate suburbs in the south. Residents, bird lovers and environmentalists want the State government to notify it as a protected wetland at the earliest. Located beside Perumbakkam Main Road, …
Adani Port & Special Economic Zone Ltd has been served show cause notice by Union environment ministry for its Port & Special Economic Zone in Mundra taluka, Gujarat for violating environmental regulations. This follows the report by expert committee chaired by Sunita Narain. Read this reply by M/s Adani Port …
Order of the Gujarat High Court on allotment of land for Gujarat International Finance Tech (GIFT) City project dated 04/10/2013 in the matter of Pathan Mohammed Suleman Rehmatk Vs State of Gujarat. Original Source: http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/85729342/ Find more on the project http://giftgujarat.in/gift/genesis.aspx
Issue of show cause notice for alleged violations with regard to development of port facilities at Mundra, District Kutch, Gujarat to M/s Adani Port and SEZ Ltd from Ministry of Environment & Forests dated 30/09/2013.
Land acquisition may continue to be a hurdle despite Parliament approving the new Land Acquisition Bill, but the country’s top corporates are sitting on around 2,200 hectares that have become available after they denotified their special economic zones (SEZs) due to unattractive tax policies. Reliance Industries, Parsvnath and Kalyani Group, …
The historic Land Acquisition Bill on Wednesday moved another step closer to becoming a law with Rajya Sabha approving the legislation which seeks to provide fair and just compensation to farmers and to those who lose livelihood on account of acquisition. The new law will apply to all Special Economic …
The main Opposition BJP may have supported the landmark Land Acquisition Bill in the Lok Sabha but its kisan morcha today struck a discordant note, alleging that the Bill favoured big corporates in its current shape. "Certain provisions of the legislation still weighed in favour of the big corporates and …
Most governments of South Asian countries claim to be stern upholders of democracy. They claim to have maintained high levels of transparency and accountability and to have respected the rule of law necessary for the promotion of the interests of their citizens. These are nothing but political dogmas preached by …
Industry says legislation will increase cost and timeframe for setting up new enterprises The Lok Sabha on Thursday adopted with an overwhelming majority a more consultative process of acquiring land — but also more rigorous and time-consuming — to replace an antediluvian law dating back to 1894. The Bill was …
