Land

Amended land Bill tabled in LS

Bowing to agrarian states like Punjab and Haryana, the Government today introduced in the Lok Sabha an amended version of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011, deleting f

Publication Date: 
08/09/2011
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ministry Of Rural Development, Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation, Compensation, Parliament, Legislation, Urbanisation, People

The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation And Resettlement Bill, 2011

Read text of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 introduced in the Lok Sabha today by rural development minister Jairam Ramesh. It will replace Land Acquisition Act 1894.

Publication Date: 
07/09/2011
Lok Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation, India, Displacement, Industry, Infrastructure Development, Compensation, Urbanisation, Food Security, Land Act 1894
Animal Care

Milkfed unable to meet rising Verka demand

Milked, the leading supplier of fresh milk in the organised sector in Punjab, is facing problems in meeting the increased demand of milk in the state.

Publication Date: 
07/09/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Dairy Development, Animal Care, Milk, Mohali (D), Chandigarh, Milk Products, Urbanisation
Wildlife

Conservator firm on Sanjay Gandhi National Park rules

Cars with blaring music systems and high beams not only accidentally kill animals but also disturb those who move in search of prey after sunset inside Sanjay Gandhi National Park, stated the conse

Publication Date: 
07/09/2011
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Sanjay Ganghi NP, Wildlife, Urbanisation, People - Animal Conflicts, Pollution
Land

Land Bill draft cleared for tabling in LS tomorrow, Jairam says ‘balance’ key

The government today gave its approval to the draft Land Acquisition Bill, in time to ensure it is tabled in this Parliament session.

Publication Date: 
06/09/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Parliament, Land Acquisition, Multicrop Systems, Urbanisation, Ministry Of Rural Development
Land

Cabinet nod for land acquisition Bill, issue for NDC

While approving the rather diluted National Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill and its introduction in Parliament during the current monsoon session, the Union Cabinet on Monday decided to discuss the crucial issue at the National Development Council (NDC) meeting in October.

Publication Date: 
06/09/2011
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Ministry Of Rural Development, Urbanisation, Land Act 1894, Parliament, Farmers, Compensation, Industry, Rehabilitation, West Bengal, Land

Eco-efficient and sustainable urban infrastructure development in Asia and Latin America

Review of current practices and criteria used to integrate environmental and social aspects into urban infrastructure development processes in cities in Asia and the Pacific.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
Ranjith Perera, Ariva Sugandi Permana
UNESCAP
Tags:
Infrastructure Development, Urbanisation, Asia, South Asia, India, Sustainable Development, Environment, Urban Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

Trends and processes of urbanisation in India

The paper attempts a stock taking of urbanization in the post colonial period in India and critically examines the scenarios projected by international and national agencies.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
Amitabh Kundu
IIED
Tags:
Urbanisation, India, Urban Development, Migration, Poverty, Unemployment, Urban Planning, Urban Land Use
Habitat And Urbanisation

107 cities in Asia: a city-wide slum upgrading movement by the poor takes off in Asia

The Asian Coalition for Community Action Program (ACCA) is a three-year program of the Asian Coalition for Housing Rights (ACHR), and the program’s target is to support a process of city-wide upgrading in 150 Asian cities.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
Asian Coalition for Housing Rights
Tags:
Urbanisation, Slum Upgrading, Asia, South Asia, India, Urban Development, Urban Housing, NGO, Urban Finance, Urban Environment, Slums
Forests

CDA restrained from converting green belt into plots

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday restrained the Capital Development Authority (CDA) from converting the green belt of F-11 sector into residential plots for its employees.

Publication Date: 
26/08/2011
Dawn (Pakistan)
Tags:
High Court, Pakistan, Forests, Environment, Water Pollution, Urbanisation, Housing

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