Energy

Many MoUs, but power dreams run out of steam

To make Odisha an industrial state, the Naveen Patnaik government signed MoUs with 30 independent power producers (IPPs) to set up their units in the state since 2005.

Publication Date: 
28/09/2016
Times Of India (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Energy, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL), Thermal Power Plants, LANCO Infratech, Monnet Ispat and Energy Ltd, Power Industry, Land Acquisition
Mining

They destroyed everything: mining and human rights in Malawi

A Human Rights Watch report on the mining industry in Malawi has revealed that rights of people in communities close to mining sites are being hugely violated.

Publication Date: 
27/09/2016
Human Rights Watch
Tags:
Mining, Human Rights, Malawi, Mineral - Based Industry, Environmental Health, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Land Acquisition
Land

Global land rush enters 'more dangerous stage', says anti-poverty group

International land deals, often for giant agriculture projects, now cover an area the size of Germany and a growing share are getting up and running, fuelling fears that local residents will be dis

Publication Date: 
27/09/2016
Reuters
Tags:
Land, Global, Land Acquisition, Africa, Asia, South America, United States Of America (US), Indigenous Peoples, Conflicts
Land

Villagers in southern India battle reservoir that will submerge their homes

The peacefulness of the lush green fields of paddy and maize lining the road to Vemulaghat village in Telangana, India belies the anger of villagers protesting against the southern state's plans to

Publication Date: 
27/09/2016
Reuters
Tags:
Dams/ Irrigation, Reservoirs, Telangana, Water Management, Land, Conflicts, Land Acquisition, Displacement, Farmers, India
Water Resources

Green and blue water demand from large-scale land acquisitions in Africa

Freshwater appropriation can have vast impacts, depending on management and scale of water use. Since 2000, foreign investors have contracted an area the size of the United Kingdom in Africa, leading to increased pressure on water resources. Here we couple site-specific water demand for the crops planted there to the efficiency of different irrigation systems, while relating these estimates to local water availability.

Publication Date: 
26/09/2016
Emma Li Johansson, Marianela Fader, Jonathan W. Seaquist & et al
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1-6
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Africa, Land Ownership, Conflicts, Water Demand, Agriculture, Irrigation
Land

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding acquisition of agricultural lands belonging to poor agriculturalists by a housing society, Karnataka, 15/09/2016

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of R. Rajashekar and Ors. Vs. Trinity House Building Co-Operative Society and Others regarding acquisition of agricultural lands belonging to poor agriculturalists by Trinity House Building Co-Operative Society. Supreme Court rules that the transfer of the acquired lands by way of alleged sale deeds are illegal.

Judgement Date: 
15/09/2016
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Farmers, Karnataka, Supreme Court
Land

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding the acquisition of 33 bighas and 1 biswa of land in the Vasant Kunj area of New Delhi, 09/09/2016

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Delhi Development Authority Vs Sukhbir Singh & Others dated 09/09/2016 regarding the correct construction of Section 24(2) of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 with respect to 33 bighas and 1 biswa of land in the Vasant Kunj area of New Delhi.

Judgement Date: 
09/09/2016
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Delhi, Supreme Court, Urban Planning, Legislation
Mining

Union coal secretary: Coal production growth is unprecedented in the world

Secretary, Union Ministry of Coal , Anil Swarup took pride in the two-year journey of Coal India Limited saying that the growth of CIL in a short span of two years has been unprecedented in the ent

Publication Date: 
02/09/2016
Seema Sharma
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Mining, Coal, Coal India, Imports, Land Acquisition
Land

‘Bengal govt should immediately pay compensation to farmers’

The central executive committee of peasants’ organisation, All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS), has demanded that the West Bengal government immediately pay compensation to share croppers, landle

Publication Date: 
02/09/2016
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
West Bengal, Land Acquisition, Hoogly, Tata Motors, Compensation, Supreme Court, Land
Land

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding acquisition of land by Tata Motors Ltd., Singur, District Hooghly, West Bengal, 31/08/2016

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kedar Nath Yadav Vs State of West Bengal And Others dated 31/08/2016 regarding acquisition of land by Tata Motors Ltd. to an extent of about 1000 acres within the mouzas Gopalnagar, Singherberi, Beraberi, Khaserberi and Bajemelia, P.S. Singur, District Hooghly, West Bengal.

Judgement Date: 
31/08/2016
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Tata Motors, Hoogly, West Bengal, Supreme Court, Farmers, Compensation, Auto Industry, Multinational Corporations (MNCs)

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