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 …
Amiti Sen NEW DELHI THE government has put on hold all new special economic zone (SEZ) proposals. They will be considered after general elections are over by mid-May. However, meetings of the board of approvals (BoA) will continue to give clearance to the approved SEZs, a government official said.
THE GOVERNMENT should further clear its stand regarding the latest notification on special economic zones (SEZs) and make the cumbersome procedure more streamlined, global consultancy services firm KPMG said.
Smitha Venkateswaran PANAJI IF development is the issue across the country, the winning slogan in Goa seems to be preservation of environment and culture, except may be for the ruling Congress.
JAIPUR: In these difficult times of global economic meltdown and recession, captains of industry and the political leadership expressed cautious optimism about the prospects of industry and investment back home at the inauguration of a Special Economic Zone for light engineering and handicrafts in Mahindra World City near here on …
A workshop on marine protected areas in India suggested ways to achieve livelihood-sensitive conservation and management of coastal and fisheries resources.
This set of four papers addresses different facets of the Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Provides an overview of the rationale underpinning the SEZ policy and raises a number of questions about SEZ and questions the seriousness and rigour of the approval process. It has focused on its implication for urban …
New Delhi: With the union cabinet clearing proposals of the West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat governments for setting up Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIRs) in their territorial domain, a major hurdle has been removed in the way of investment worth more than Rs 4,50,000 crore in PCPIRs, …
Mumbai: The Centre on Monday approved three more Special Economic Zones (SEZ) totalling 157 hectares for Maharashtra. The three proposed SEZs are among the seven in the state that had been placed before the Board of Approvals (BOA) on SEZ. While the gem and jewellery SEZ in Navi Mumbai and …
New Delhi: In the backdrop of protests against land acquisitions and SEZs that have stalled various projects, the UPA Government has decided to get the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2007, and the Bill to amend the Land Acquisition Act cleared by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Sources said a Group …
IN an attempt to prevent skirmishes of the kind that left the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government badly bruised in the wake of Nandigram and Singur clashes, the Manmohan Singh government is racing against time to get the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, 2007, and the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2007, passed in …
New Delhi: Ten new proposals for setting up special economic zones, including some big ticket ones like that of Larsen and Toubro and the Navi Mumbai SEZ
Maharashtra has proved to be the slow but steady winner. On the surface a proverbial tortoise without any flashy attributes, the state has performed as well as a long-haul horse in a gruelling race. The study of the Institute for Competitiveness has adjudged Maharashtra to be the No. 1 state …
DINDIGUL: Organic farming with biodiversity must be promoted and should be provided with easy access to credit and marketing. The Seed Act 2005 and Special Economic Zone Act 2005 must be repealed with immediate effect and research of all genetically modified crops must be banned. The community control over water, …
New Delhi: THE Capital will soon get its very own Special Economic Zone (SEZ), with as the Government of the National Capital Territory announcing its decision to establish an SEZ here today. Under the government
Textron Systems and QuEST Global, a leading provider of outsourced engineering services and manufacturing, on Thursday announced that the two companies are working together on the development of the QuEST Global Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Belgaum. The SEZ, endorsed by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, covers 300 acres …
Mumbai: Raigad's farmers are up in arms against the government, which, they say, is working in favour of Reliance for the proposed SEZ in their area and for this purpose wants to establish that 22 villages do not come under the command area of the Hetwane dam. On Friday, representatives …
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 55 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006, namely: These rules may be called the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2009. They …
The State government has agreed to pay the cost of the land to the three special economic zone (SEZ) promoters after the Centre denotifies the three approved SEZs. Addressing a press conference here, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said Union Minister for Commerce Kamal Nath has reiterated that the Centre would …
