The study examined the effects of land acquisition for large scale farming on the performance; productivity and technical efficiency of small-scale farming in Nigeria. The primary data for the study were collected from 200 small-scale farmers selected using the multistage sampling technique, from three local government areas in Ondo State, …
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 …
BS Reporter / New Delhi July 10, 2008, 0:55 IST The Supreme Court today vacated its own stay order against the development of Mundra Port and special economic zone (SEZ), granting a major relief to the Adani Group, the developers of the SEZ. The multi-product SEZ in Gujarat was stalled …
The Betul, Naqueri & Canaguinim Citizen Action Committee has threatened to intensify its ongoing agitation if the government fails to immediately scrap the Food Park and Auxiliary services for the Food Park, besides mining at Betul-Naqueri. A delegation of the Committee on Thursday morning called on Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat …
Land acquisition for the Science City project in the mandals of Obulacheruvu and Amadaguru in Anantapur district is snowballing into a major controversy in the wake of the Science City Consortium adopting a divide and rule policy on the issue of paying compensation to the affected farmers. The Science City …
Finding resentment against special economic zones (SEZs) in many parts of the country, including within its own organisation, the CPI(M) has decided to press the UPA government to change the SEZ Act to stop its misuse. West Bengal Chief Minister and Politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said: "The SEZ Act …
Farmers of the Gagret area organised a massive protest against the proposed SEZ and airport in the district on Wednesday. Thousands of farmers came out on the roads in tractor trailers. They were holding placards carrying slogans against the present government. They said the government was acquiring their ' land …
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Wednesday demanded a clear-cut, unambiguous and uniform policy for setting up Special Economic Zones (SEZs) with emphasis on two points
Going by the slow pace of acquiring private land, the Namma Metro project may well join the long list of delayed projects of the City. It's been over three months since Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) began taking private properties into its possession for the Metro Rail project in …
Hundreds of people defied police and participated in a rally on Tuesday to reiterate their opposition to the setting up of a mega steel plant by Posco-India in Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa. Armed with traditional weapons, the locals and their sympathisers from other parts of the State reached the rally …
The Asom Government claims from time to time that from 2001 onwards the fiscal reforms carried out in the State benefited the people to a large extent leading to rise in per capita income of the people. But the question that arises now is: Has the "rise' in per capita …
Social activists Medha Patkar and Bhai Vaidya have submitted a letter to Divisional Commissioner Nitin Kareer demanding a CBI inquiry into the land acquired for the Lavasa resort township, 60 kms from the city. Accompanied by villagers from the area who alleged fraudulent transactions, Patkar demanded that a committee should …
In Vidarbha, many farmers will not benefit from the waiver because they possess over two hectares of land. Above, Durpata Bhalerao Ataram, whose husband committed suicide in 2007. DURPATA BHALERAO ATARAM'S land is no longer an asset. It seems like a burden. She has 10 acres of it, but no …
Power generation projects will become unviable if the cost of land acquisition goes beyond Rs.5 lakh an acre, according to Electricity Minister Arcot N. Veeraswami. Participating in the debate on the Budget in the Assembly on Wednesday, Mr Veeraswami said a consensus had been arrived at among the Neyveli Lignite …
The intermittent violence spread over 11 months at Nandigram last year notwithstanding, a cross-section of the people in the area are in favour of industries there that will provide them jobs, according to the standing committee on commerce and industries of the West Bengal Assembly. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who …
The Bombay high court on Monday dismissed some leading developers' petitions challenging the stop-work notice issued to them by the BMC for constructing flats on private forest land in blatant violation of the Forest Conservation Act. The immediate impact of the court order will be felt by an estimated 1 …
Steelmaker POSCO-India on Monday dropped its plan to perform the groundbreaking ceremony for the proposed 12 million tonne per annum mega steel project in Orissa on April 1. The company had announced the date a few months ago after a meeting between Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Chief Executive Officer …
"People need not worry,' says Deputy Conservator of Forests Bhaskarrao Walimbe on the Bombay High Court's order on Monday declaring over 100 acres of land suitable for acquisition as forest land. According to Walimbe, who followed up the case for the Forest Department at the Bombay High Court after residents …
The government's 11th Five-Year Plan initiative to spread micro-land ownership across the country has the potential to help 50 lakh people (or 1 lakh families) to secure land over the next five years, according to the Rural Development Institute (RDI). The RDI is an international non-profit organisation working closely with …
