Quote of the day by Mahatma Gandhi: 'Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are...' Life lessons on true happiness, human nature and peace by India's the father of the nationQuote of the day by Mahatma Gandhi highlights harmony between thoughts, words, and actions. The message explains how true happiness connect...
16 May, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
Quote of the day by Christina Rossetti: 'Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes, work never begun' ; lessons on productivity from British poetPoet Christina Rossetti highlighted that inaction causes more regret than failure. Work never begun represents lost potential. Starting som...
25 Apr, 2026, 06.01 PM IST
SC upholds acquisition of land by DDA, DSIIDC, DMRC between 1957 and 2006 for public infra projectsAfter hearing arguments on a batch of hundreds of petitions, a bench of justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhyan passed the verd...
25 May, 2024, 06.55 PM IST
How Central and state governments have diluted the historic land legislation of 2013Unsurprisingly, within a year of the act’s coming into force, both Central and state governments were united in their attempt to eviscerate...
14 Apr, 2018, 11.30 PM IST
We admitted long back that we made administrative and political mistakes on Singur: CPI(M) polit bureauAt the same time, the polit bureau also demanded 1894 Land Acquisition Act be amended suitably to protect the interests of the land owners.
02 Sep, 2016, 06.41 PM IST
Land acquisition bill not to come to Parliament before Winter SessionThe contentious bill will not come before the Winter Session, with the Joint Committee examining the measure deciding to seek more time.
10 Aug, 2015, 03.36 PM IST
90,000 acres land acquired for Polavaram irrigation projectOver 90,000 acres of land has been acquired for Polavaram multi-purpose irrigation project, Rajya Sabha was informed today.
03 Aug, 2015, 06.07 PM IST
Modi Govt faces challenge of reassuring rural opinion on Land BillCongress has played its cards shrewdly since Modi embarked on liberalizing the 2013 law to make acquisitions business-friendly.
26 May, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
National Archives to display archival gems to kick off 125th-year celebrationsRepository of some of oldest and rarest records this month-long exhibition will throw open National Archives' year-long calendar of activit...
10 Mar, 2015, 11.21 PM IST
New Land Acquisition Act mandates reforms like compensation limits for affected familiesThe new land acquisition Act came into force on Wednesday, mandating compensation limits and the resettlement and rehabilitation of affecte...
02 Jan, 2014, 04.21 AM IST
No bar on purchase of private land: Jairam Ramesh to industryGovernment today sought to allay apprehension of the industry, saying there is no bar whatsoever on purchase of private land.
01 Jan, 2014, 06.04 PM IST
Land acquisition bill to be notified in two months: Jairam RameshAll state governments are free to enact their own land acquisition laws, but they cannot undermine the law enacted by the Centre, Ramesh sa...
29 Sep, 2013, 07.10 PM IST
Jairam Ramesh rejects concerns over Land Acquisition BillJairam Ramesh rejected industry’s concerns over the new land law and said state-run firms had a worse record than private firms.
09 Sep, 2013, 04.54 AM IST
- Oppn stalls Orissa House over Vedanta University land issue
The Orissa Legislative Assembly on Friday virtually could not transact any business and plunged into turmoil as the Congress legislators ru...
03 Dec, 2010, 08.18 PM IST
- West Bengal CM pitches for new land acquisition law
Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee demanded from the Centre a new legislation in place of the Land Acquisition Act of 1894.
20 Sep, 2010, 02.35 PM IST
- Reform land acquisition
The 2007 attempt to reform the 1894 Act that enables land acquisition is yet to reach fruition.
20 Aug, 2010, 05.59 AM IST
- Ajit Singh lobbies against Land Act
After the Opposition’s sugarcane crusade, political momentum is now building up against the Land Acquisition Act of 1894.
06 Feb, 2010, 04.23 AM IST