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Kerala government to acquire 230 acres of land worth Rs 810 cr for Vizhinjam port-related developmentThe Kerala government will acquire 230 acres for the Vizhinjam International seaport. This land acquisition will cost approximately Rs 810 ...
Parliamentary panel calls for rigorous implementation of Land Acquisition ActA parliamentary panel has urged strict adherence to the land acquisition law. Concerns are raised over violations, particularly in tribal a...
Bombay High Court rules CIDCO’s 22.5% land return scheme optional, not mandatoryThe Bombay High Court has ruled CIDCO's 22.5% developed land return scheme is optional, not mandatory, for landowners. If landowners refuse...
Maharashtra govt clears new cluster redevelopment plan for Mumbai’s slumsMumbai's skyline is set for a major transformation. The Maharashtra government has greenlit a new Slum Cluster Redevelopment Scheme. This i...
Centre proposes Siang project to ensure year-round water flow and flood control: Arunachal CM Pema KhanduArunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu addresses concerns over the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project. The project aims to regulate wat...
India petroleum ministry assures NHRC there will be no eviction of Chakmas, Deoris without compensationThe Chakma Development Foundation of India (CDFI) filed a complaint on January 20, 2022 against attempted eviction of the Chakmas and Deori...
Five years on, has land acquisition act fulfilled its aim?The land acquisition act was passed five years ago to ease barriers in the path of progress.
The story of one of the biggest land conflicts: No mine now, but is it all fine in Niyamgiri?5 years after the SC gave its landmark judgment in Niyamgiri mining case, the conflict between property rights & economic development is in...
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...
Land-related conflicts fester despite landmark legislationA person belonging to a Scheduled Tribe can claim individual rights to live in and cultivate up to four hectares, provided she occupied it ...
Parliamentary panel on land bill to meet on MondayA number of Chief Ministers had, during a meeting of NITI Aayog last year, expressed the desire to enact separate land acquisition laws acc...
Government body moots long-term iron ore supply pact for steel projectsA government body has suggested joint ventures (JVs) to take care of long-term supply linkages for iron ore in a bid to fast-track setting ...
Coal India raises capex to Rs 60,000 crore to meet land needsThe company will have to invest nearly Rs 60,000 crore in land acquisition, rehabilitation and compensation, new equipment and other infras...
Land bill to now come in winter sessionThe land acquisition bill will now be brought in the Winter session of Parliament with opposition digging its heels on certain key provisio...
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.
Land acquisition: Coal India, ASCI tie up for rehab trainingState-run Coal India has tied up with the ASCI to train its executives to handle varying rehabilitation and resettlement norms across states
Barring Odisha & Punjab, no state acquired land under UPA law18 states have acquired no land since the 2013 Act came into force. They include Uttar Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Gujarat, Delhi and Tami...
Land bill: Opposition seeks to drive govt into a corner in JPCThe re-promulgation came in for sharp criticism from the opposition which termed it as an "insult" to Parliament as JPC had been constitute...
First joint Parliament panel meet on land bill: Congress, TMC raise queriesExpressing dissatisfaction over the govt's arguments in favour of the bill, the members demanded a "composite" inter-ministerial reply on t...
India cannot afford to defy global logic on land acquisitionIt is revealing that in neither the US or China, at opposite ends of systems of governance, is any consent required when land is acquired f...