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 …
The National Green Tribunal today issued notice to 66 offenders who were caught dumping waste on railway tracks in the national capital and refused to pay Rs 5,000 fine as per orders of the green panel. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed these persons to be …
Official efforts to safely dispose of endosulfan stocks stored in the Plantation Corporation of Kerala (PCK) godowns in Kasaragod and Mannarkad have met with a new hurdle with the Ernakulam district administration refusing to conduct the process on the premises of the Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL) at Udyogamandal on the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Antrasingh Patel & Anr. V/s Union of India & Ors. dated 23/07/2015 regarding filling of Maheshwar dam upto EL 154 meters. The Tribunal also noted that "it was the obligation of the project proponent to have …
Rocks, boulders and mud debris falling from Varunavat Parvat over the Tambakhani Tunnel shocked Mamta (5), a resident of the Gyansu area in Uttarkashi, as she woke up around midnight a few days ago. For her mother Kamla, the latest landslide incident has brought back the horrifying memories of a …
This paper captures the policy processes leading to the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Ordinance, 2014. It maps the role and the influence of the three primary stakeholders - Government, industry and landowners - at various stages of the evolution of the …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday declined to relax its recent order, banning all tourist activities in and around the Rohtang Pass overlooking the picturesque tourist resort Manali, to check environmental degradation. A two-member bench, headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, issued a show-cause notice to the Himachal …
The Nepalese government unveiled the annual budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal year on Tuesday with a total amount of 819.468 billion Nepalese rupees (about 8.11 billion US dollars) focusing on the reconstruction of thousands of earthquake-damaged infrastructures. The annual budget was announced by Nepal's Finance Minister Dr Ramsharan Mahat at …
Government decides not to reopen unit till further orders For the people living at Pazhayangadi, close to the China clay mining unit of the public sector Kerala Clays and Ceramics Products Ltd. (KCCPL) on the Madayippara hillock known for its rich biodiversity, the State Cabinet’s decision to keep the mining …
Sites in Dwarka, Sultanpuri and Bhalsawa have been earmarked for the rehabilitation scheme, said sources. In a bid to keep one of its major promises to the people of Delhi, the AAP government wants to start work on its slum rehabilitation programme soon, and various government departments have already started …
Madhya Pradesh is home to second largest number of manual scavengers in the country with about 23,000 people still making a living out of it according to census data of 2011 released recently. Only Maharashtra has a larger number of scavengers. This is contrary to claims of state government which …
These rules may be called the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Compensation, Rehabilitation and Resettlement, Development Plan) Rules, 2015. They shall be applicable in cases where the Central Government is the appropriate government as per the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in …
Residents of the Pancheshwar valley have written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to visit the area to ascertain whether the construction of a mega dam on the Kali river at Pancheshwar in Champawat along the Nepal border would benefit locals. India and Nepal have agreed to …
Kathmandu, July 5: Minister for Finance Dr Ram Sharan Mahat has said that budget would be allocated in the budget programme of the fiscal year 2072/73 BS under a separate heading for the reconstruction of the quake-hit structures. In today's meeting of the Finance Committee under the Legislature-Parliament, Minister Mahat …
MNRE has rolled out a scheme plans to set up 25 solar parks, each with a capacity of 500 MW and above; thereby targeting around 20000 MW of solar power installed capacity. These solar parks will be set up within in a span of 5 years commencing from 2014-15 and …
At the slum decadal growth rate of 34%, the slum households are projected to go upto 18 million. 2 million non-slum urban poor households are proposed to be covered under the Mission. Hence, total housing shortage envisaged to be addressed through the new mission is 20 million. The Mission will …
The Delhi Assembly passed three Bills, including one according university status to Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology and the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement (Amendment) Bill, on the first day of the Budget session on Tuesday. The House also passed the Delhi Legislative Assembly Members (Prevention of Disqualification) (Amendment) Bill by …
The State Cabinet on Saturday decided to work out a package to rehabilitate those who have encroached upon less than three acres of forest land. Briefing reporters after the Cabinet meeting, Law Minister T B Jayachandra said the Revenue department had been entrusted with the task of working out the …
The Union Cabinet approved on Wednesday the launch of the “Housing for All by 2022” programme for the rehabilitation of slum-dwellers and promotion of affordable housing for the urban poor. The target is to provide nearly 20 million houses over seven years. The programme is a key promise in the …
With cities increasingly in the spotlight on the international stage, urban planning and development has become a critical issue in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While slums continue to grow in most developing countries, reinforcing other forms of inequality, urban planning requires a shift from viewing urbanisation mainly as a …
Itanagar, June 15: Landslides triggered by incessant rain has wrecked havoc in various parts of the state capital with reports of damages of several houses continued to pour in. In Ward No 4, five dwelling houses were completely damaged while two houses at Chandranagar area were badly damaged following collapse …
