Haryana draft land pooling policy may boost infrastructure projectsThe policy is aimed at evolving a fair and transparent mechanism for pooling of land for the Haryana Urban Development Authority from willi...
05 Jul, 2017, 01.35 AM IST
Swaminomics - What Sanand tells us about land acquisitionPrivate industry is accepted globally as a public benefit that creates jobs, revenues and general prosperity .
11 Sep, 2016, 12.01 PM IST
Government unable to shut five sick PSUs despite cabinet clearanceWhile approving the roadmap for the closure, the cabinet had said the employees should be given voluntary retirement scheme at the latest s...
23 Sep, 2015, 11.51 AM IST
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu stirs up a storm with new land pooling modelAndhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu is crafting a new land pooling model, claiming it is better than the Central framework for land acquisi...
09 Sep, 2015, 12.35 PM IST
Chandrababu Naidu proves land pooling is better than land acquisition, says Swaminathan AiyarNaidu also offers farmers a monthly payment per acre as high or higher than the going leasing rate for farmland. Farm loans up to Rs 1.5 la...
09 Aug, 2015, 10.25 AM IST
BJP-led Haryana government plans to purchase land from willing sellers for projectsRealising the adverse side and aftereffects of forcible land acquisition, the BJP government in Haryana is considering making the process a...
17 Jun, 2015, 04.52 AM IST
Modi govt may offer surplus PSU land for new infra projects to sidestep lengthy land acquisition processSpecial emphasis is on projects that can be executed quickly with the help of the recently concluded the India-Japan investment promotion p...
29 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Iron out the glitches in land acquisition lawA national consensus on the compulsory acquisition of land remains elusive, even after enactment of the Right to Fair Compensation and Reha...
09 Sep, 2014, 06.04 AM IST
PepsiCo, Coca-Cola back global guidelines on land tenure: FAOThe 2 cola giants have also vowed to increase their participation in the Committee on World Food Security to further demonstrate support to...
18 Apr, 2014, 05.12 PM IST
Will votes follow for Congress after Lok Sabha approves food, land bills?The perceived populist appeal of the bill saw BJP seeking more stringent norms for acquiring land in the Lok Sabha.
30 Aug, 2013, 08.24 AM IST
Use long-term lease to acquire landThe government wants to boost growth by pushing investments in roads, rail lines and power transmission, but is divided on how land.
02 Apr, 2013, 08.31 AM IST
- ArcelorMittal to expand Jharkhand project, seeks more land
ArcelorMittal, has asked the state govt of Jharkhand for an additional 2,210 acre in an attempt to hasten the progress of its proposed plan...
18 Apr, 2012, 02.31 PM IST
New land acquisition law must seek to reduce market distortions and segmentationWe haven't introduced reforms that enable people to move out of agriculture, or diversify within agriculture. Nor are there marketable skil...
04 Jul, 2011, 11.10 AM IST
Ending misuse of land acquisition lawsWe need an authority to ensure land-use norms are strictly followed and there is no arbitrary deviation after acquisition.
18 Nov, 2010, 05.33 AM IST
- What business chambers want parties to do
While parties go the electorate with promises of heavily subsidised foodgrain and more jobs and waivers of farm loans, chambers on their pa...
05 Apr, 2009, 04.40 PM IST
- JLR to cut 200 jobs at three UK plants
Jaguar Land Rover, the premium UK car brand that Tata Motors recently acquired, said on Thursday it is cutting around 200 jobs across its t...
17 Oct, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Voluntary SEZ land sale gets clean chit
It means Reliance & Tatas, who took state govts’ help in buying land before April 5, 2007, can retain it.
18 May, 2007, 01.00 AM IST