Land acquisition law under review
In a bid to speed up completion of infrastructure projects, including the one on expansion of the Mumbai airport, a decision will be taken by a group of ministers on land acquisition to implement the
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Kinfra plans 'herbal village' in Wayanad
The Kerala State Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) is in the process of setting up a 'herbal village' in the State. Land acquisition for the village, in the Wayanad district,
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Power producers seek prompt clearances
The North-eastern States might be sitting on a huge hydropower potential, but power companies, both government-owned and independent power producers (IPP), citing serious hurdles, have called for immediate steps to simplify land acquisition and environmental and forest clearances processes.
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Singur cars in June likely
The trial production of the Tata Motors' controversial small car will begin at Singur in June or July to be followed by commercial production around October, Mr Ravi Kant, its managing director, said today after reviewing the progress of the ongoing construction. However, the Trinamul Congress greeted the announcement with a fresh threat that no car would be allowed to roll out of the factory till land is returned to the unwilling farmers who hadn't given their consent to its acquisition by the state government.
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Government has to source water for us
Your major projects in India? We plan 4-6 Royal Garden Cities (rgc), with total live/work/play environments for 300,000-500,000. rgc s will be completely web-enabled, a world-class, self-contained
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Amritsar SEZ: Industry upset over govt stance
With poll in mind, the government is likely to roll back its decision on the acquisition of prime agricultural land for the proposed special economic zone (SEZ). The much-touted Prime Minister's
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Anti Chandil dam activists challenge Land Acquisition Act
YET ANOTHER World Bank-funded dam project is under fire. The Visthapiti Mukti Vahini (VMV) has challenged the rehabilitation of people displaced by the Chandil dam on the Suvarnarekha river in
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BJP spells out SEZ stand: Fertile land can't be acquired
BJP's Special Economi Zone policy is expected to set the party against acquisition of "fertile land' for the special zones but with the caveat that this could be allowed to maintain "contiguity'
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NHAI seeks to bypass green nod for land
To expedite acquisition, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) wants land with environmental issues to be handled separately.
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Small car revolution Who cares about congestion, pollution
Small cars have had it good for quite a while, but the market could undergo a drastic transformation with the advent of ultra-cheap, small cars led by the Tatas' Rs 1 lakh model.<br>
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High and dry
Madhya Pradesh s amended rehabilitation policy may render dam affected tribals of 14 villages landless
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Stripped
Getting information about powerful companies is still not easy
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Goa plans largescale park, land disputes arise
Goa govt bending laws
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UK MPs urge govt to use Jaguars instead of hybrids
A GROUPof British MPs is urging the government to use Tata-owned luxury Jaguar cars instead of Japanese hybrid cars that run on a mix of electricity and petrol. The campaign that could be summed up as "be British, drive British' follows Tata Motors' acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover in April and its plans to inject about
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Notice to Bengal, Tata Motors
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the West Bengal government on an appeal challenging the alleged acquisition of fertile agricultural land for Tata Motors' Nano car project at Singur and for Salem group at Haldia. A Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice R V Raveendran, while issuing notices to the state and the Centre, allowed an application by Tata seeking to be a party in the appeal so that it could place its views before the court.
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Northeast ahoy!
Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has grand plans to illuminate the whole country by now harnessing hydropower from the northeast region. His logic: hydropower projects will usher in local development. But local communities find this logic alienating. T
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Rift within West Bengal's Left government over land acquisition
West Bengal proposes land acquisition, ruling Front riven
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DDA budget passed, sets its target high
The DDA's budget for the year 2005-06 was passed in the presence of Lt Governor B.L. Joshi this morning. The budget has laid emphasis on increased acquisition and development of land, housing stock,
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NPCIL ready with rehab plan for Haripur landlosers
land acquisition hurdles, Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL) remains serious about executing the 6,000-mw civilian nuke power project in Haripur in West Bengal.
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Risk of corruption clouds Andhra Pradesh solar bids
<div class="field field-type-text field-field-intro"> <p>Industry claims vested interests are likely to take advantage of lax bidding rules for 1,000 MW solar power</p> </div> <p>The recent bidding