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 …
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Asia Pacific region, the most disaster-prone part of the world, suffered 1,625 disasters in the decade through 2014, and needs to spend more on adapting to climate change and preparing for more extreme weather, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The region's disasters - …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Antarsingh Patel & Anr.Vs. Union of India &Ors. dated 28/10/2015 regarding rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) work related to Maheshwar Dam, Madhya Pradesh. NGT in its order said that "there shall be no lowering/closure of the gates causing submergence of the …
Union Minister for Ganga Rejuvenation and Water Resources Uma Bharti assured Chief Minister Harish Rawat of providing full assistance and support to the Namami Gange project and the upcoming Ardh Kumbh fair. In a meeting held here on Sunday evening, Uma Bharti praised the efforts and working of the state …
The State government on Monday informed the Kerala High Court that it has been taking earnest efforts for the comprehensive rehabilitation of endosulfan victims in Kasaragod district, which include monetary compensation and health rehabilitation. In an affidavit filed before the High Court, the government pointed out that so far identity …
Agartala: Tripura government will construct 8000 houses to rehabilitate shifting cultivators, who are mainly living in the tree-top houses (Tong ghar) in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomus District Council Areas constituting two-thirds of the state territory. Chief Minister Manik Sarkar announced that state government would provide houses to hardcore Jhumia …
New Delhi: In a significant Order, the Social Justice Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Jst. Madan Lokur and Jst. Uday Umesh Lalit today dismissed an Application filed by the Government of Madhya Pradesh (GoMP) / Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) seeking a ‘modification / clarification’ of the Apex Court’s …
The state government approved the rules for the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013, which is regarded as a major shot in the arm to several development projects that were stalled in the name of land acquisition. As per the rules, the …
Order of the Gujarat High Court in the matter of Dhirajlal Madhavjibhai Varu vs State Of Gujarat & Others dated 22/09/2015 regarding allotment of plots to the affected persons for their rehabilitation on account of irrigation projects, Dhrol, Jamnagar District, Gujarat.
The state government on Wednesday approved the rules for the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013, which is regarded as a major shot in the arm to several development projects that were stalled in the name of land acquisition. As per the …
Farmers and other people affected by four-laning of the Nerchowk to Manali stretch of the National Highway-21 have sought clarification on the amount of compensation. In a statement issued here today, Four-lane Sangharsh Samiti president Brigadier Khushal Thakur (retd) said the affected people of Mandi and Kullu districts were not …
While many G20 nations are showing some commitment to tackling climate change, most are also still spending heavily to subsidize the fossil fuel industry. A new study finds that subsidies for thermal coal production in two key supply regions – the Powder River Basin (PRB) in the United States and …
BARIPADA: In a bid to free the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) from human interference, the forest authorities have this week shifted 35 families living in Jamunagarh village in the core area of the biosphere and rehabilitated them at Nabra, a new rehabilitation colony developed under Udala police limits in Mayurbhanj …
Amid concerns that the construction of the massive breakwater for the Vizhinjam seaport would adversely impact the environment as thousands of tonnes of rock would be needed, Ports Minister K Babu said that the government would ensure that the environment is protected. ‘’The government will not favour any activity which …
MUMBAI: The National Green Tribunal, in a landmark order, directed a developer to remit Rs 3 crore towards the environmental relief fund and stopped the construction and sale of a slum rehabilitation project at Antop Hill till the amount was paid and plans amended to include additional parking space. The …
Gogoi orders DCs to ensure there is no shortfall of essentials for flood victims Guwahati: Nearly 80 per cent of Assam has been engulfed by floods which has affected 20 out of the total 27 districts, claimed 42 lives and affected 18 lakh people, Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) …
A lot of hype has been created around the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan. But funding from sources such as the corporate social responsibility coffer is wholly inadequate. Moreover, reliance on public-private partnerships without strengthening the capabilities of the existing public agencies in the field through adequate budget allocations and proper training …
As the toll in the current wave of floods mounted to 27, Assam government today sought Rs 500 crore as immediate financial assistance to meet the challenges of relief, rehabilitation and restoration of communication in the State. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at his North …
The NDA government's rewrite of the land bill, though slammed for being “anti-farmer“, attempts to correct more than 50 drafting and typographical errors, omissions and contradictions that actually defeat the law's “pro-poor“ intent by denying farmers and tribals benefits of fair and enhanced compensation. Apart from political battles over consent …
Left parties opposed the project saying it would affect livelihood of fishermen and farm workers in the area due to discharge of ash contaminating groundwater and causing ocean pollution. Environmental public hearing by Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) on NTPC's 4,000 MW coal-fired power plant began amid protests by …
City NGOs have begun a survey of vacant lands in Chennai to facilitate rehabilitation of people living in slums near their places of work. At a public meeting on ‘Chennai residents’ right to the city’, on Saturday, organised by Transparent Cities Network, civil society organisations stressed the need for preventing …
