No developed land for farmers

THE Maharashtra government has gone back on its promise to give developed land to farmers who cede land for infrastructure and industrial projects. In December¤ the state amended the law that provided farmers developed land in lieu of land acquired from them.

Is this state sponsored land grab?

THE Tamil Nadu government is acquiring land for setting up special economic zones (sezs) at breakneck speed. Much of this land is being acquired by intimidating farmers or by preventing them from selling their land through a freeze on land registration.

SEZ who? Not the farmers

  The government claimed it had acquired 1,500 ha in our village for an airstrip. But we will continue to grow crops on it - Kumar Khobragade

Appellate tribunal dismisses appeal

Fishers' plead to scrap port, SEZ on Kachchh coast

Too early to celebrate

An apex order will only hit the large SEZs The Supreme Court recently refused to stay the land acquisition proceedings in Raigarh, for the Mumbai Special Economic Zone (sez) promoted by Reliance Industries. According to section 11A of the Land Acquisition Act, if the process of land acquisition is not completed within two years from its commencement (June 8 in this case), the acquisition process becomes void.

Oil in the well

Company chokes water supply of 25 families in Karnataka

Volte-face

Maharashtra plans industries in its tourist spots The Maharashtra government has invited companies to set up industries in a district, which it declared eco-sensitive 12 years ago.

They lived with dinosaurs

Sea turtles have inspired far-reaching conservation programmes. Pity, they are still in peril

Bulldozers on crop

Maharashtra acquires land by force NATHNAGAR village, about 20 km from Aurangabad, lost its crop before harvest. On December 3, officials of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation went there to take possession of about 50 hectares that has been earmarked for a pharmaceutical special economic

SEZ duped us