In order to use tenanted land for setting up of projects for community or public purpose, the Goa government has introduced the Goa Land Use (Regulation) Bill, 2024 seeking amendment to Section 3 of Goa Land Use (Regulation) Act, 1991 so as to specify in the Right to Fair Compensation …
A committee constituted by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), on the directive of the National Green Tribunal, has submitted its investigation report which categorically states that filling up of Maheshwar dam reservoir in Madhya Pradesh up to elevation level (EL) of 154 metres cannot be permitted since …
With the new year approaching, the forest department is gearing to get its boots dirty and dig trenches to safeguard its land from encroachers. With 2,232 illegal structures, incsluding shanties, huts and pucca houses, razed so far, the department has now spread its patrolling to prevent these structures coming up …
The century-old one-horned Asiatic rhino habitat in Terai Arc is turning into rehabilitation zone for the threatened species. Enthused by the success of the first phase of the Rhino Reintroduction Programme in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, the second phase is in the offing covering a bigger area than used in the …
The Maharashtra government on Wednesday filed its reply in the Bombay HC on the irrigation scam. It denied allegations of nexus between ministers and contractors in several projects and attributed delays and rising costs in several projects to opposition raised by project-affected persons (PAPs) over their rehabilitation. The state also …
The government proposes to create an enabling environment for the social empowerment of the de-notified tribes so that they could utilise reservation benefits in education and employment. A nation-wide survey of de-notified tribes’ settlements is to be conducted to form the basis for introducing a suitable shelter programme for them. …
Biometric cards to be issued to fishermen in the area The government will not declare a ban on fishing in the area around the LNG terminal at Puthuvypeen as part of security measures, Minister for Fisheries K. Babu has said. Replying to a calling attention motion moved by S.Sharma in …
The new Land Bill — cleared by the Union Cabinet last week — gives the government an ‘option’ to return the acquired land to its original owners if it remains unutilised for 60 months. Land owners can then transfer such land acquired by the government for its own use or …
Kaziranga: Rhino calves separated from parents during annual floods in the Kaziranga National Park and young rhinos left orphaned by poachers are finding a new home at the Manas National Park, the other world heritage sanctuary in Assam. Doing this job is the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation which …
Those affected by land takeover for the proposed Navi Mumbai airport do not expect the Centre’s amended draft of the land acquisition legislation to change things much on their core demands. The Project Affected Persons (PAPs) stand to lose 450 hectares for the project and, in return, want 35-40 per …
The contentious Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (LARR) Bill, which got the Union Cabinet’s approval last week, may not be completely in line with the recommendations of the Sumitra Mahajan-led standing committee on rural development or the original draft of 2011, but seeks to give greater rights to original land …
With the Cabinet on Thursday clearing the proposal for constituting a Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) to fast-track large infrastructure projects along with the Land Acquisition Bill, India Inc is hopeful that the government would give the required push to make the first work effectively and ensure that the second …
The Land Acquisition Bill, which strengthens landowners’ rights during acquisition for development, has finally received the nod of the Union Cabinet, and is likely to be introduced in Parliament during the final week of the winter session. The final version of The Right to Fair Compensation, Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Transparency …
The Cabinet today cleared the controversial Land Acquisition Bill, making it mandatory to seek the consent of 80 per cent of affected landowners in case their land is acquired by private players. The Bill also provides for assent by 70 per cent of affected landowners in case their land is …
Clause debarring judges from making verbal comments against any constitutional authority in open courts retained, with some change The Cabinet today cleared the controversial Land Acquisition Bill, which also addresses disputed takeovers of the past and seeks to resolve these. The renamed Bill — The Right to Fair Compensation, Resettlement, …
In the latest flip-flop on the Land Acquisition Bill, which is slated to be discussed by the Union Cabinet on Thursday, the Rural Development Ministry has again diluted the consent provisions, reportedly against the wishes of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. According to sources in the government, the latest version of …
Amendments to the contentious land acquisition Bill not only seek to hasten the acquisition process through tight time-schedules but also contain a provision that virtually allows the law to be applied retrospectively to cases that witnessed protests in the past. The union cabinet is due to discuss the amendments to …
The Delhi Jal Board escalated the cost of the public private partnership project being carried out in Nangloi to extend benefit to the private company that has been awarded the work, a non-government organisation opposing the PPP model has claimed. The NGO, Citizen Front for Water Democracy, has alleged that …
The ongoing agitation seeking swift relief and rehabilitation package for the hundreds of endosulfan victims has taken a curious turn with the victims and their families in the district sending letters to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking its intervention. While several affected family members residing in remote villages …
Even as the Lower Suktel Action Committee has decided to intensify its agitation demanding execution of the Lower Suktel Irrigation Project, the State Government has announced that the project will be completed in the next five years if the construction work is allowed to begin. The committee will hold a …
Bellary, Dec 2, 2012, DHNS : Many mining companies in the district, which faced the wrath of the Supreme Court for indulging in illegal mining, have started implementing reclamation and rehabilitation (R&R;) measures on a war-footing. For, implementing R&R; measures is mandatory for getting fresh mining permits. After analysing the …
