Central Bank of India ordered to pay Rs 2.5 lakh compensation to customer for losing original property papersA consumer commission held the Central Bank of India liable for losing a land title deed deposited as collateral for an agricultural loan. ...
10 Jun, 2026, 02.23 PM IST
Karnataka techie who quit his job to build future in agriculture dies after being struck by lightning while visiting farmlandA 43-year-old IT professional from Karnataka tragically died after being struck by lightning while visiting farmland in Mysuru with his fam...
28 May, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
India’s solar crisis has been failure of planning, coordination and infrastructure: Swaminathan AiyarIndia’s rapid solar expansion is creating an unusual crisis where electricity prices on the Indian Energy Exchange briefly fell to zero in ...
27 May, 2026, 11.06 PM IST
Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
24 May, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
2025 landslide in Shimla Act of God, NHAI tells NGT, rejects compensation claimThe National Highways Authority of India has told the National Green Tribunal that it is not liable for compensation for agricultural land ...
22 May, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
Explained: What is the new VB-G RAM G Act and how will it replace MGNREGA?A new rural employment law, VB-G RAM G Act, will replace MGNREGA on July 1. It guarantees 125 days of work annually, focusing on infrastruc...
11 May, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
Bengal polls: Tata exit still shapes Singur, 18 years onSingur's landscape is marked by abandoned factory remnants and damaged farmland. The Tata Motors Nano project's 2008 exit reshaped Bengal p...
25 Apr, 2026, 01.24 PM IST
Vadhvan Port Project: Compensation rates fixed at over Rs 2 crore per hectare for agricultural land in Maharashtra's PalgharResidents of Palghar taluka who are impacted by the Vadhvan Port development will be compensated with over Rs 2 crore for each hectare of l...
18 Feb, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
Supreme Court asks NHAI to pay higher compensation to Uttar Pradesh farmersThe top court also permitted the landowners/farmers to withdraw the compensation amount deposited with the concerned district court along w...
27 Oct, 2023, 10.51 PM IST
Land acquisition flawed without actual receipt of compensation: SCThe Supreme Court ruled the process of land acquisition would be flawed in the absence of actual receipt of compensation, noting that even ...
03 Mar, 2020, 07.30 PM IST
ED attaches Rs 21.96-cr assets in NH-74 widening scam caseThe assets include agricultural and industrial land, commercial plots and buildings located in Dehradun and Udham Singh Nagar districts of ...
19 Nov, 2019, 12.15 PM IST
New transferable development rights rules hit landowners hardIn July 2017, the BBMP issued a notification announcing the acquisition in four villages along the Iblur junction-Sarjapur Road for another...
26 Dec, 2017, 10.31 AM IST
Gods receive compensation for damaged crops in BundiThe agriculture lands are recorded under names of several gods and goddesses in the revenue land records in the district, said the Tehsilda...
13 Apr, 2015, 03.41 PM IST
- No TDS on compensation for farmland, clarifies government
Farmers will not have to cough up any tax upfront on the compensation money they receive for their land acquired by the government.
17 Sep, 2011, 02.11 AM IST
- Singur: SC to hear plea against Tatas, Bengal
The Supreme Court will hear a plea seeking directions to Tata Motors to pay compensation to Singur farmers for allegedly destroying and cha...
05 Nov, 2008, 05.30 AM IST
- Patil SEZ no to agricultural land
Union home minister Shivraj Patil is not in favour of allowing the use of agricultural land for setting up special economic zones (SEZs).
25 Mar, 2008, 05.09 AM IST
- Left sizzles over grant of land to Posco’s SEZ
With the government sanctioning land for South Korean steel giant Posco’s SEZ at Orissa’s Jagatsingur, the issue has reappeared on the Left...
30 Sep, 2006, 04.00 AM IST