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 …
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress agreed to seek a change in the constitution to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation, provided it doesn’t affect the economy and food production.
A recent study by the Rwanda Civil Society Platform shows that expropriation of land and properties by the government to pave the way for infrastructure development is done on short notice, giving land and property owners limited time to negotiate their compensation. According to the research, which was released last …
India is among the deadliest countries for defenders of rights related to land, territory, environment, rights NGO Amnesty International said. In its global report 'Deadly but Preventable Attacks: Killings and Enforced Disappearances of Those who Defend Human Rights', released, the rights watchdog said: In India, journalists, land rights activists, and …
The Ministry of Water and Irrigation has signed a contract with China Gezhouba Group for the first phase of building of the Sh42 billion Thwake Dam. The water project, to be located on the border of Kitui and Makueni counties, is being financed jointly by the government and the African …
From the mid-2000s, a commodity boom underpinned a wave of land use investments in low- and middle-income countries. While agribusiness, mining and petroleum concessions often involve promises of jobs and public revenues, they have also prompted concerns about land dispossession, exclusionary investment models and infringements of the rights of vulnerable …
Large land deals in Africa with foreign companies have come under renewed scrutiny after an Indian firm, Karuturi Global, demanded compensation for the cancellation of its lease of farm land in Ethiopia. Ethiopian officials, who have earmarked some 11.5 million hectares (28.5 million acres) of land for overseas firms to …
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday launched the construction of the Sh20 billion Thiba Dam in Kirinyaga County as he railed against the country's fixation with politics, despite the campaign period being over. Accompanied by his deputy William Ruto, the President accused opposition leaders of seeking to derail his agenda by …
ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia has prepared a draft proclamation that will ensure farmers who lost their plots for development be compensated 10 times of their highest income for three consecutive years, an Ethiopian official said on Tuesday. The current proclamation, dating back to 2004, states that farmers who …
Currently, only 70% of land needed to be acquired to start a project, which often led to stoppages and delays For the first time, no new rail lines will be built without completion of land acquisition to ensure that work does not get stuck midway because of non- availability of …
Even as efforts are on to speedily move towards construction of proposed Indo -Nepal joint venture — Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project— resentment against the project continues to grow on ground in Uttarakhand. While both the Centre and Uttarakhand governments are keenly pursuing the Pancheshwar project, those opposing the project in Uttarakhand …
An iron ore company once listed in London is accused of presiding over a deadly police crackdown in Sierra Leone, where villagers were arrested, beaten and killed. Evidence to be presented to the high court on Thursday will allege the company’s involvement in the police operation. The multimillion pound case …
121 families to get fully displaced; no provision of alternative site for the affected Two upcoming mega hydel projects — 624 MW Kiru hydroelectric project and 540 MW Kwar hydroelectric project — over the Chenab river in the mountainous Kishtwar district will affect over 200 families whose land will be …
The commission of inquiry on land yesterday tasked the National Forestry Authority (NFA) and National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) to explain the circumstances under which a hostel and the Gulu University faculty of medicine were constructed on the Gulu Central Forest Reserve. The commission, headed by Justice Catherine Bamugemereire, expressed …
Calling it “zameen samadhi satyagraha (land burial satyagraha)”, the farmers have dug up pits and buried themselves neck-deep Their meeting with the state government coming a cropper, nearly 50 farmers from Nindar village, on the outskirts of Jaipur, kept themselves buried neck-deep for the third consecutive day on Wednesday to …
Even as the Joint Parliamentary Committee’s report on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) is awaited, several states have already brought about changes that severely compromise the scope of clauses related to consent, Social Impact Assessment (SIA), food security and higher compensations. …
Panaji: In a major relief to Leading Hotels Ltd, promoters of the golf course project on the Tiracol plateau, deputy collector Agnelo Fernandes, on Monday, declared that agricultural tenancy does not apply to the project site. With this, the company is free to pursue its project which comprises an 18-hole …
This massive industrial park is expected to create jobs for 1.5 million people once fully developed The Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) is holding a public hearing next month on the environmental impact of the Hyderabad Pharma City project, which is proposed to be established on 20,000 acres of …
Rights activists called on Tuesday for the release of a prominent Cambodian land rights campaigner after a court upheld her sentence in a case which has become emblematic of the struggle by local communities against evictions. Nicknamed the "women of the lake", Tep Vanny and her group of female activists …
Remaining 1,500 acres to be given in three months The State government on Wednesday handed over 473 acres of land to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to facilitate construction of an atomic power plant in Kovvada village of Ranasthalam mandal in the district. The government would hand …
Group in advanced talks to rope in foreign major Sajjan Jindal’s $11 billion JSW Group plans to set up 200-250 MW land-based solar project at Salboni in West Bengal to meet captive requirements. The group is in advanced level of discussions to rope in a foreign solar major for the …
