Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
THE government plans to introduce environment rating of habitats, a logical extension of its green rating for integrated habitat assessment (GRIHA) system for new buildings. Under the proposal, integrated townships, new urban complexes and special economic zones may have to get green rating certification. Large projects involving the development of …
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr K. Rosaiah, has decided to take up the issue of fuel allocation with the Centre and the Union Petroleum Ministry for the proposed power project in the IFFCO Kisan Special Economic Zone (SEZ) coming up in the Nellore district of the State. The SEZ …
May 6: Several environmentalists and leaders of opposition parties strongly opposed the setting up of a carbon black manufacturing unit and 150 mw captive power plant being developed by the Continental Carbon India Private Ltd at the public hearing organised by the AP Pollution Control Board (PCB) in the special …
Visakhapatnam, May 3: The Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, has said more special economic zones would come up in the coastline to augment the industrial development. He was speaking at a meeting in Atchyutapuram mandal where he inaugurated the Brandix India Apparel City on Monday. So far 9,600 acre was …
Over the past six years or so, the Congress seems to be undergoing change both with regard to the balance of power within the organization and its ideological orientation. It is fashionable to take the Gandhi family to the cleaners because of its dynastic grip on power. But it must …
April 28: The Communist Party of India state secretary, Mr K. Narayana, said on Wednesday at Kanaparti village of Nagulappadu mandal that Tanguturu Prakasam Pantulu had sacrificed his assets for helping the needy but the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, was trying to snatch the assets of people in the …
Pune With the government changing the (Special Economic Zone)SEZ development norms, city-based DS Kulkarni Developers have decided to withdraw from the SEZ plan at Phursungi. In a meeting of the SEZ board under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry held recently in New Delhi, the board has …
BHUBANESWAR: Deadlock over the Indo-Russian titanium project continues as the warring promoters of the Rs 1150-crore joint venture project have stuck to their guns. Representatives of the joint venture - Sharaf Agencies Private Limited (SAPL) and Titanium Mineral Products Limited (TMPL), the Indian partners and Russian Federation and JSC Technochem …
The first ever National People's Audit on Special Economic Zones in the country found the current SEZ policy unconstitutional and unsustainable, and demanded that it be scrapped. "The current SEZ policy and practice are fundamentally unconstitutional, ecologically destructive, financially reckless, and unsustainable. It must be scrapped, for the larger interest …
Hearing in SEZ petitions was adjourned once again on Thursday on request of the SEZ stakeholders and Court will hear the petitions next on April 27. The SEZ promoters have challenged the notices issued by Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) for withdrawal of land allotted to them. A batch of …
Ongole, April 12: The three-day state meet of the AP Rytu Coolie Sangham (APRCS) started here on Monday in which farmers from all over the state participated. The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) central committee member, Mr S.D. Basu (associate of Kanu Sanyal), inaugurated the martyrs
Bishnu Dash / Bhubaneswar April 13, 2010, 0:25 IST To meet the infrastructure needs of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) on a priority basis, the Orissa government has reserved 20 per cent of the area in all industrial estates, industrial parks, industrial corridors and land banks for such units. …
Ban Applicable In Special Economic Zones Too THE government on Thursday banned FDI in cigarette manufacturing, shutting the doors permanently on foreign companies such as Japan Tobacco, BAT and the Altria Group. The decision leaves the cigarette market wide open for Indian manufacturers such as ITC, which has about three-fourths …
Stung by the holding up of large steel and iron ore projects by the states and various central agencies, the Union steel ministry has proposed the creation of an empowered national regulator that can single-handedly decide on these projects
While industry will welcome flexible labour laws and procedural simplifications, it is likely this will create an unlevel playing field for units that are not located in these SEZ-style industrial zones. Dharmakirti JoshiDharmakirti Joshi Chief Economist, Crisil* NMIZs will reduce the constraints imposed by inadequate infrastructure, rigid labour laws and …
The Bombay High Court at Goa on Monday adjourned hearing in all SEZ matters till April 15. The writ petitions filed challenging the show cause notices issued by Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) against SEZ promoters for vacating lands allotted to them in industrial estates after the State government dumped …
THE AMBITIOUS SEZ project of the listed entity, Dishman Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals, will finally take off after a delay of over four years. With construction beginning at the site, the company is now hopeful to raise further funds for the project. The Rs 1,000-crore Dishman Pharma, a major player in …
LUCKNOW: Apart from assessing the party's performance in the state, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat, in Uttar Pradesh on a three-day visit that ended on Wednesday, is preparing a report on the the contentious Ganga Expressway Project undertaken by the UP government. The report, which is …
