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...
24 Sep, 2015, 07.18 AM IST
Maharashtra tops list for people displaced by dam projects: GovernmentMinister of State for Water Resources Sanwar Lal Jat said that altogether 7,13,136 people have been displaced by a total of 100 dam project...
31 Jul, 2015, 06.38 PM IST
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
28 Jul, 2015, 05.14 AM IST
Medha Patkar slams Centre, state governments; begins two-day protest at Jantar MantarPatkar began a two-day protest today at Jantar Mantar here to commemorate 30 years of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA).
17 Jul, 2015, 10.24 PM IST
National Highways may get exemption from resettlement and rehabilitation policyThe Land Acquisition Act introduced by the previous Congress led United Progressive Alliance government has drawn flak from multiple quarte...
10 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- NBA criticizes the MP government after it submitted affidavit in NGT
Madhya Pradesh government has slammed company Shree Maheshwar Hydel Power Company Limited which is building the privatized Maheshwar Projec...
27 Nov, 2012, 04.50 PM IST
- CIL launches more liberal resettling and rehabilitating policy
CIL has introduced a more flexible policy for resettling and rehabilitating people affected by its mining projects, the government said.
18 May, 2012, 03.57 AM IST
- West Bengal needs a full-fledged R&R policy: ICC
ICC released a report on 'Involuntary Rehabilitation & Resettlement' which says that the existing R&R policy of WB govt should be converted...
16 Jun, 2011, 11.03 PM IST
- Income level of displaced tribal families grows by 96%
Even as debate over resettlement of displaced persons for industrial projects continues, a large number of relocated families at Kalinga Na...
21 Nov, 2010, 08.39 PM IST
- Tata Steel woos Kalinga Nagar tribals with infrastructure development
Tata Steel, has undertaken massive infrastructure development work at the project site to get support of the local people, especially the t...
18 Jun, 2010, 03.15 AM IST
- SEZ developers to hire landless displaced
Developers of special economic zones (SEZs) may have to employ one person from each family displaced due to a project even if the family di...
24 Nov, 2007, 09.25 PM IST
- Badal launches 2 World Bank aided projects
Two World Bank aided projects worth Rs 2,780 crore to improve water supply in rural areas and road infrastructure were launched in Punjab t...
25 May, 2007, 07.30 PM IST
- SEZ land-losers may get equity in developer co
Each family displaced in the course of a jumbo land acquisition for an SEZ may get 20% of its total compensation in the form of equity shar...
24 May, 2007, 02.03 AM IST
- SEZ land size to decide rehabilitation
Only multi-product SEZs may have to adhere to the terms of the rehabilitation & resettlement policy.
06 Feb, 2007, 12.08 AM IST
- In-principle approval for SEZs may be put on hold
The government may put a temporary halt on in-principle approvals for special economic zones (SEZs) where land has not been acquired till a...
13 Jan, 2007, 02.17 AM IST
- Govt to go slow on SEZ approvals
The government may put a temporary halt on in-principle approvals for special economic zones where land has not been acquired till a new re...
12 Jan, 2007, 09.32 PM IST
- SEZ rehab plan to focus on project-affected families
While political controversy over land acquisition for special economic zones (SEZs) rages on, the rural development ministry has come up wi...
04 Oct, 2006, 12.09 AM IST