Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Arun Tiwari Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 06/05/2024. In the application, the allegation is of illegal mining of soil upto 10-15 mtrs. depth from the farmer’s land by M/s Gowar Construction Limited, the project proponent in collusion with the …
The proposed Kulpi port, opposite the Haldia dock complex, has just got the commerce ministry's goahead for a special economic zone. The SEZ approval gives Kulpi a major boost in so far as its development is concerned. The SEZ approval gives Kulpi a major boost in so far as its …
With successive governments in Goa failing to take decisions on crucial administrative matters, the state judiciary has taken on a proactive role to intervene in issues ranging from ecological destruction to land frauds, from corruption to helping tackle Goa's malaria crisis. In many instances, the Goa bench of the Mumbai …
Land acquisition legislation in force today is a relic of the colonial era when the wishes of landowners could be ignored. Governments of independent India continued the practice
The state government had decided to regularise the colonies set up in agricultural land and also the slum occupations in the state. The measure is expected to yield Rs 1,200 crore, enough to finance the expenditure of different local self bodies, including municipalities. This is the second major decision taken …
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that huge stocks of dangerous and unsued pesticides in Africa and the Near East would be a "time bomb" threatening humans and the environment, if funding for their disposal remained at the current low level.
The Mumbai high court passed an interim order last week, staying any further land acquisition by the Maharashtra government in the Adivasi villages of Tembhri, Panchsheel, Kombivli and seven other hamlets. The villages and hamlets lie within the trajectory of the Mumbai-Pune expressway and mega-city projects.
Representatives of various non-government organisations (NGOs) have called for a nation-wide protest against introduction of the Land Acquisition (amendment) Bill-1998 during the winter session, saying that it would only serve the interests of Indian and foreign commercial forces.
The Narmada Valley Development Minister, Dr Vijay Laxmi Sadho has given directives for speedy and proper rehabilitation of project displaced prsons. Dr Sadho was reviewing progress of the schemes of the Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) here on Thursday.
The Australian government proposed to give Aborigines title to two parcels of land in the Northern Territory. The Innesvale claim, covering 283,700 hectares, and the Urrpantyenye claim, covering 6,554 hectares, would bring the number of Aboriginal land holdings in the NT under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act to 61. The …
a recent study has shown alarming levels of lead in the schoolchildren of Delhi. The study was jointly funded by the World Health Organisation and the ministry of environment and forests. Nearly 56-72 per cent of the school children were found having higher levels of lead in their blood. The …
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Orissa government to submit a detailed report on the land acquisition for the two proposed mega alumina projects at Kashipur area in Rayagada district and use of police force against the aggrieved people opposing the projects.
The plight of the Jivi reflects the desperate battle of the natives in Venezuela's Amazon region to defend their lands and achieve self-determination. Centuries after the first settlers arrived in the New World with royal concessions to vast tracts of land, "the subordination of native peoples and the occupation of …
Those who have lost their homes and property due to the Sea Bird Naval Base Project - 4,779 families in 13 villages along the Karwar coast in Karnataka feel cheated because of the paltry compensation and rehabilitation package being offered to them.
THE race to save the depleting ozone layer may yet be won. Scientists belonging to the Yale University in New Haven, us, announced recently that they have discovered a new method by which chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) which eat into the ozone layer can be broken down into harmless derivatives. A particular …
NATURAL organisms are once again coming to the aid of humans in rectifying past errors. Soil pollution, caused by oil products mainly in the oil-producing regions, can now be overcome by means of a biological preparation - putidoyl - consisting of a mixture of tiny microbes and minerals. The preparation …
STAR PLUS began a new science and technology series called Equinox in December. The first episode -- an hour-long documentary called Heavy Metal -- dealt with lead. Though the first of the series was essentially on pollution, Equinox will look at a variety of technological issues in the weeks ahead. …
This Act may be called the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. It extends to the whole of India except (the state of Jammu and Kashmir). It shall come into force on the first day of March 1894.
An Act to amend the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Act No.1 of 1894) in its application to the state of Himachal Pradesh. This act may be called the Land Acquisition (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Act, 1979.
