The Draft Rules for the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 put up in the public domain by the Ministry of Rural Development.

Weakens after leaving trail of destruction Lakhs of homes damaged Cargo ship missing

Cyclone Phailin on Sunday left a trail of destruction knocking down lakhs of homes affecting nearly 90 lakh people and destroying paddy crops worth about Rs 2,400 crore, but little loss of life was reported in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh in the country's strongest storm in 14 years.

A petition has been moved before the Kerala High Court Registrar for an early posting and hearing of a writ petition seeking rehabilitation, treatment, and welfare of endosulfan victims.

The case is pending before the Bench headed by Chief Justice Manjula Chellur.

Leading institutes say cos will now have to deal with the reality of fragmented negotiations

Two leading financial institutions have countered industry’s claim that the new land acquisition law will raise costs and acquisition time, in assessments that seem to back the government’s view that such concerns may be overstated.

Minister for Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies, Nawang Rigzin Jora while presenting a comparison report of the measurements carried out by Sir Walter R.

Declare Mysore Elephant Reserve a corridor, says court
The High Court has issued a number of directions designed to ensure the safety and protection of elephants.

In a significant judgement, which may go a long way in the protection of elephants, both wild and captive, the High Court of Karnataka issued a number of directions on Tuesday.

Project will expedite improvement of infrastructure in Gujarat. Road stretch links a number of sea ports on the western coast of India

The government today approved a road project in Gujarat, entailing Rs 1,756 crore expenditure, under its flagship Gujarat under its flagship road building programme NHDP.

The Reang tribe in Tripura, which practised shifting cultivation and still does to an extent, faces serious problems with the state government implementing measures to turn them into settled cultivators. This essay points out that government programmes have widened social disparities among the Reangs and brought in alternatives that cannot sustain them round the year. It argues that shifting cultivation, which aims at self-sufficiency, is still remunerative compared to other forms of cultivation if traditional forest and land rights are restored to the tribal people.

In July this year, there was high drama around Maruti Suzuki's Manesar factory in Haryana.

This new Land Acquisition Act, enacted by Parliament this year will come into force from 1 January 2014. It will replace a 120-year-old legislation. Read text and the notification.

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