Compensation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal operation of brick kilns in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, 20/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhishek Panwar Vs Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 20/05/2025. The miscellaneous application was registered on the basis of the report of the joint committee dated July 20, 2024 filed by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) …

10,000 villages, 15 dists declared drought-hit

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday identified 10,440 villages, spread over 15 of 30 districts, as drought-hit as more than 50 per cent of paddy crop was lost due to inadequate rainfall this monsoon. The affected farmers in 10,440 villages and urban pockets will get compensation as announced by the …

Compensation of crop damage as per price rise: CM

Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced today that compensation given on natural calamities in the state will be linked to price rise. The farmers will get compensation according to damage to the crops. The process to give compensation after calculating the average of the whole area of crop will …

Forest department told to speed up plantation work

LUCKNOW: Principal secretary forest Chanchal Kumar Tiwari has directed forest department officials to speed up plantation work under MNREGS so that the set targets can be achieved. During a review meeting held on Thursday, Tiwari directed the officials to meet revenue targets and warned of action against those who fail …

Lessons in liability

In its curative petition in the apex court, the govt will argue how the actual aftermath of the gas tragedy far exceeds the $470m compensation agreed to in 1989. How will the 10-year time window for claims in a nuclear incident hold up against this? Nitin Sethi | TNN The …

KIADB paid Rs 20 cr for forest land

In yet another land scam related to the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB), the scamsters have created false records for 39.38 acres of forest land at Jala Hobli of Bangalore North Taluk and got compensation up to Rs 20 crore from the State Government. The recent investigation by the …

The state as real estate agent for Corporate India

Despite revised norms, the compensation package for farmers who lose land is usually just a tiny fraction of the entire project cost. What does it cost a company to compensate the people from whom it buys land? Even a cursory look at some recent land deals

KIADB paid Rs 20 cr for forest land

In yet another land scam related to the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB), the scamsters have created false records for 39.38 acres of forest land at Jala Hobli of Bangalore North Taluk and got compensation up to Rs 20 crore from the State Government. The recent investigation by the …

Rs 117-cr relief for flood-hit Jhajjar

Chandigarh: After conducting an aerial survey of flood-affected area in the state, Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has announced a relief package of Rs 117 crore for Jhajjar district. Farmers will be given a compensation up to Rs 5,500 per acre for the crops damaged by the floods, said …

MP wants package for entire Bhopal city

NEW DELHI: The Madhya Pradesh government has asked the Centre to review why compensation paid and other facilities made available to citizens of 36 wards of Bhopal following the gas tragedy should not be extended to the other 20 wards of the state capital. The state also asked that clean-up …

Hooda announces 117-crore package for flood-hit Jhajjar

Farmers to be given compensation of maximum 5,500 per acre Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Jhajjar: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday announced a Rs 117-crore relief package for the flood-affected people in Jhajjar district. After conducting survey of a number of villages of Bahadurgarh, Beri, Matanhail, …

Oil spill victims demand compensation from Cairn

Sept. 29: The residents of S.Yanam village of Uppalaguptam mandal of East Godavari district are eagerly waiting for the government aid for the damage caused to their crops and fishing activity due to the oil spill that was formed in the Bay of Bengal in their village on September 13. …

Bhopal gas tragedy victims submit memorandum to Chidambaram

Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy have submitted a memorandum to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in wake of the Group of Ministers meet being held in New Delhi. The 24-page memorandum seeks to clear facts and figures relating to the tragedy. An important fact brought to light in the …

‘Need to go beyond elephant numbers’

On more robust population studies Population estimates are currently done through sighting and pug marks. While these are fine to establish the presence of a species, we need to know population demographics in sex ratio, age groups, number of birth and deaths (to understand the viability and health of the …

GoM crunches numbers for Bhopal payout

Govt Must Decide Amount Before Curative Petition Subodh Ghildiyal | TNN New Delhi: How much to demand from Union Carbide or its successors for Bhopal gas disaster is the moot question. The Centre was offered to pick from three high amounts for additional compensation

Should locals get 26% of mining profits?

Appropriating a percentage of earnings will scare away entrepreneurs and defeat the purpose of bringing tribals into the national mainstream. Even so, the basic principle of compensating people for giving up their land cannot be ignored R K Sharma Secretary General, Federation of Indian Mineral Industries If 26% of the …

New rail route: farmers seek rehabilitation package

Tirupur: The 91.5-km long new railway route project coming up between Erode and Palani via Dharapuram and Kangeyam in Tirupur district has started giving the initial share of headaches to the implementing authorities at the land acquisition stage itself. A group of farmers from Dharapuram, Kangeyam and Kundadam areas thronged …

72cr for denied Bhopal victims

The group of ministers on the Bhopal gas tragedy, which met here Monday, reviewed the progress made by various ministries on its recommendations to the Union Cabinet three months ago. The ministerial panel has decided to change the site for disposal of toxic waste from Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh following …

GoM expands relief package for Bhopal tragedy victims' kin

New Delhi: The group of ministers on the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy has decided to give an extra Rs 72 crore compensation for the kin of those who died in the disaster, but were not considered for relief earlier. The ministerial panel, chaired by home minister P Chidambaram, on Monday …

Bhopal gas victims submit memo to Chidambaram

Mahim Pratap Singh Bhopal: Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy have submitted a memorandum to Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in wake of the Group of Ministers meet being held in New Delhi. The 24-page memorandum seeks to clear facts and figures relating to the tragedy. An important fact brought …

Adequate compensation demanded for Bhopal gas tragedy victims

Bhopal: Victims of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy today demanded adequate compensation from the Centre's Group of Ministers (GoM) panel. Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Udyog Sangathan (BGPMUS) Convenor Abdul Jabbar today said the GoM should reconsider its previous decisions vis-a-vis 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy victims during its meeting in New Delhi …

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