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 …
This paper by Shankar Gopalakrishnan analyses case studies from different states and shows how governments & industries are subverting rights of the people to acquire common land and calls for accountable system to regulate land use. Control over land and natural resources has recently become a subject of heated debate …
The eagerly anticipated ‘white paper’ on irrigation in Maharashtra, expected to expose alleged irregularities and fix responsibility, turned out to be a damp squib as it claimed that projects in the state entailed lower costs and contract rates when compared with the adjoining states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat. …
With the issue of land reforms and the controversial Land Acquisition Bill dominating the fourth day of the five-day 'Jan Sansad', activists, academicians and hundreds of farmers expressed their reservations on the changes made to the bill-the Right to Fair Compensation, Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Bill- whose …
Activists question change of policy for rehabilitation; want cut-off date of March 2007 adhered to strictly Holding the Delhi Government squarely responsible for following a policy of large-scale displacement of slum dwellers without adequate norms for providing rehabilitation to all of them, activists working for the rights of slum dwellers …
At least fifteen million people each year are forced to leave their former place of residence as a result of major development projects. It is estimated that large development projects such as dams, roads and exploitation of raw materials led to the displacement of least 300 million people between 1988 …
The 21st International Conference on Bear Research and Management (IBA 2012) will open in New Delhi on Monday. Experts from 35 countries will present 180 research papers in the five-day conference. The conference is being held for the first time in India which has four of eight bear species found …
New Delhi: Thanks to UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s intervention, the land Bill will see two important changes before it is cleared by the Cabinet and introduced in Parliament. First, there will be a distinction in the consent requirement from landowners/affected people between cases of government acquiring land for public-private partnership …
Hopes for restart of Goa's iron ore mines in any near future receded on Wednesday, with the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) indicating after a hearing of over three hours here that it won't recommend lifting of the ban slapped by the court on October 5. Former environment and …
JAIPUR: All encroachments in BSF Amanishah Nullah, a dry river bed zigzagging through the city, will have to go by May 2013. The Rajasthan high court set the six-month deadline on Wednesday, though the state government requested nine months for the 'unpopular task' that it will now have to complete …
The bench asked the state government to be "serious" on the safety issue and directed it to conduct mock drills in the villages on a regular basis. The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it clear to the government that all safety measures for handling disaster must be put in place …
Acquisition of land for private purposes would require the consent of 80 per cent of the owners, goes the Bill finalised today, according to sources. Under consideration of a Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, it will soon be placed before the Cabinet and is expected …
Seeks Time Frame On Amanishah Jaipur: The “selective approach” of the state government in removing encroachments in the Amanishah Nullah made the Rajasthan high court see red on Monday with the bench asking, “Are we in a jungle raj in Rajasthan?” Pulling up the state for tardy governance, a division …
Agartala: Tripura government will set up two elephant reserves for preservation of the species whose numbers have vastly depleted due to large-scale poaching and migration to neighbouring Bangladesh. State Forest Minister Jitendra Chowdhury on Saturday said the two reserves would be part of elephant conservation projects and land for one …
According to a report published in recent years, developments in the mining industry are the cause of about 10.3 percent of all displacements in the world. This means that more than a million people per year may be resettled as a result of resource extraction in various parts of the …
The Endosulfan Peeditha Janakeeya Munnani on Thursday took out a march to the District Collector’s office seeking the implementation of the relief and rehabilitation package for victims. The government should also suspend its move to limit term of the present package to five years. Inaugurating a public meeting near the …
Hectic Parleys Begin Jaisalmer: The habitats of thousands of chinkaras, cobras, desert fox, cats and other beasts are likely to be severely affected if the proposed refinery is set up in Lelana area of Barmer, according to the forest department. The HPCL, which will set up the refinery, will be …
New DelhiThe Land Acquisition Bill, which has been surrounded by controversies, is set for further delay as the Cabinet is unlikely to take it up at its meeting tomorrow despite the group of ministers (GoM) approving it. Sources said the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011, is not on …
Kolkata Yet another case of land-related unrest is roiling West Bengal, this time around developing a coal mine allotted to Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) in 2004. At least 27 policemen, including three officers, and six villagers were injured in a pitched battle early on Tuesday at Dubrajpur in Birbhum district, …
Environment ministry could review the rules for green clearances and regulation of more than 40,000 km of oil and gas pipelines spread across the country. The move comes after Union environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan made a spot visit to the second oil spill in a year from an ONGC pipe …
New Delhi A week ahead of the next meeting of the WHO framework convention on tobacco control (FCTC), the tobacco farmers world over have sought representation in the meeting scheduled for discussing the issue of shifting to alternative crop because of health hazards due to rising tobacco consumption. Articles 17 …
