Affidavit filed by Chhattisgarh East West Railway Limited in the matter of Sudiep Shrivastava Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/04/2025. The appeal was disposed of by the NGT, April 29, 2019. However, the order was challenged before the Supreme Court (SC). The SC, November 26, 2024 disposed of …
With protests against the land acquisition ordinance heating up, environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said the ordinance would benefit all farmers. He said even farmers whose land was acquired for critical projects like atomic energy, petroleum and highways would get compensation. Observing that "more than half of the farmers …
The controversial land ordinance took centre stage on the opening day of the Budget Session of Parliament on Monday with the entire opposition ranged against it, forcing the BJP top brass to meet in the evening to discuss the government’s strategy. Simultaneously, Opposition MPs in both Houses moved statutory resolutions …
In Punjab, 70 to 80% of the farmers fall in the category of small and medium farmers, with five acres or less land. Agriculture is the only livelihood for these farmers Punjab farmers are gearing up to organise a Kisan Panchayat in New Delhi on March 18, to protest against …
This controversial Land Acquisition Bill has been introduced in the Lok Sabha on 24 Feb, 2015 amidst opposition and protests. The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on February 24, 2015. The Bill amends the …
Under pressure to accommodate concerns of farmers, the government is likely to allow amendments to some controversial clauses in the land acquisition ordinance. Speaking to The Indian Express on the eve of the budget session of Parliament which gets underway Monday, two government functionaries, including a senior minister involved in …
Hundreds of Dangaria Kandha tribal men and women joined a large group of anti-displacement activists of the Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti atop the Niyamgiri hills in Odisha’s Kalahandi district on Sunday and burnt copies of the land acquisition Ordinance recently promulgated by the Narendra Modi Government. “Pro-corporate” The tribals and activists, …
The party has objected to certain provisions of Mines and Minerals Development & Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015, citing that the Centre has unilaterally decided on these issues without consulting the state government Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has decided to oppose ordinances of the Central government relating to auction of major …
SHILLONG: The nine cement companies in East Jaintia Hills, which have violated the Forest Conservation Act, will be allowed to acquire land as per the proposed Land Acquisition Act for afforestation, said Forest and Environment minister Prestone Tynsong. These nine cement companies have violated Forest and Conversation Act, 1980, and …
Natural resources such as land, timber, water as well as extractive resources have played an important role in igniting and prolonging conflict - particularly in fragile states where management and oversight of such resources is often weak. In parallel, there is a growing recognition of the role of mediation for …
Holding the BJP governments at the Centre and in Haryana responsible for a four-pronged attack on the farmers and landowners, senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Yogendra Yadav on Tuesday declared that a “Jai Kisan Abhiyan” would be launched across the State from February 21. During the campaign, the party leaders …
Next year on Independence Day, India will have the world's largest 750MW solar power plant in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh, which will pip America's much-vaunted 550-megawatt Desert Sunlight solar project in California, commissioned four days ago. Acquisition of 1500 hectares of land for the Rs 4000-crore project is close …
The Uttarakhand Parivartan Party has alleged that the State Government is abetting activites of the mining mafia in Uttarakhand. Addressing the media in Dehradun on Sunday, the party’s State president PC Tiwari said the stone crushers at Maletha in Tehri district had exposed the facilitation of the mining mafia by …
AHMEDABAD: Nearly six years after it was announced, the 6,000 MW nuclear power plant at Mithivirdi, a coastal hamlet some 40 km from Bhavnagar, is close to getting the crucial coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) clearance. The project has been recommended for the clearance by the expert appraisal committee of the …
Amid the political debate over dilution of the law on acquiring land for industrial units or other projects, the renewable energy ministry has "cracked the code" for overcoming any opposition from the local population to setting up of big solar power projects. The ministry is working on a policy to …
However, they do not have a veto Surajbai, 80, hailing from Barkutta village, “repents” giving birth to four girls. Owner of six acres near the Kusmunda opencast coal mine, Surajbai has five children. Her son, Kumhar Singh, suffering from a deleterious mental illness, is bed-ridden and could not be employed …
The Supreme Court today slammed the Centre for the delay in the payment of compensation to farmers in Bathinda and Sirsa after acquiring their land for the defence forces. A Bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu disposed of a batch petitions filed by the Defence Secretary in 2010, challenging …
The General Secretary of Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi E.R. Eashwaran on Sunday said he wanted Environment Minister Thoppu N.D. Venkatachalam to spell out his stand on Tamil Nadu Government’s ‘Red Carpet’ welcome to a beverage company in the SIPCOT Industrial Complex at Perundurai, the latter’s constituency, despite the multi-national company …
A total of 18 agreements signed but none has materialised so far Solar energy projects announced during the Global Investors’ Meet (GIM) in 2012 have remained non-starters. Of the 18 agreements signed for such projects at the meet, not one of them has materialised so far. According to the government …
In the ongoing hearing of the landmark land acquisition case of Greater Noida villages, the Supreme Court has asked Noida Authority to file a list of names of all farmers who are yet to be compensated, both financially and through alternate land. In the third consecutive day of hearing, the …
A total of 43 persons belonging to the Tamil Nadu Vivasyigal Sangam affiliated to the Left ideology were arrested here on Tuesday when they tried to burn copies of the amendments to the Land Acquisition Bill. At the protest held near the Thanjavur Railway Junction, speakers said the Centre was …
