The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025
<p>The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025, passed by the Rajasthan Assembly, aims to establish a Bikaner Development Authority to regulate development activities in the Bikaner district. The bill
Land Use
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Science, non-science and the dubious role of “experts” in environmental due diligence: a case study of Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Plant, Tamil Nadu
This case study of Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Plant, Tamil Nadu reveals that project has cleared many statutory environmental checks based on several false claims made by EIA consultants and the project proponents.
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Urban Sikhs face highest unemployment
Unemployment was highest among Sikhs living in cities and towns during 2009-10 while the rate of joblessness showed a downward trend for Muslims in both urban and rural areas, a government survey released
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Draft National Land Reforms Policy 2013
This National Land Reform Policy Draft 2013 formulated by Union Ministry of Rural Development and released on 18 July 2013 suggests a just and equitable method of allotting land on a priority basis to the marginalized, especially marginalized women.
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DDA in fix over water body land
After a contempt notice was shot off to Delhi Development Authority vice-chairman and Delhi chief secretary over encroachments on two water bodies, DDA and Delhi government are trying desperately to show
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Policy on group housing in high-density zones notified
The state government has notified a policy for the grant of licences for group housing colonies in high-density zones. An official spokesman of the Town and Country Planning Department said here today,
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Draft master plan-2031 out
Administrator gives approval, UT Administration invites objections from residents The Chandigarh Administration has finally prepared the draft master plan for Chandigarh, 2031. After the approval of UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil, the Administration has now invited objections from the public.
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Act swiftly against misuse of farm land, HC tells govt
Says it doesn’t want a Uttarakhand-like tragedy in J&K Observing that it does not want a “situation parallel to Uttarakhand” in Jammu and Kashmir, in which so many lives have been lost, the J&K High
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New policy for land regularization in Kutch
Gujarat government on the Kutchi new year announced a new policy for regularizing excess land holdings in Kutch district. Under the new policy, lands found to be up to 20% more than that mentioned in records
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NTPC to squeeze out more power from plants to bypass land issues
With land acquisition for large-sized infrastructure projects increasingly becoming difficult, the country's largest power producer, NTPC, has embarked on a novel expansion drive of creating additional
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Green cover equal to 23% of Delhi lost in 13 years
Green cover and water bodies almost equal to a quarter (23%) of Delhi's area have been lost to development works and rapid urbanization in the National Capital Region in just the past 13 years. The