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India Inc is unhappy with the Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011 cleared by the Group of Ministers (GoM) fearing that projects costs may soar due to high land price, and cumbersome acquisition procedures. Rajeev Talwar, executive director of DLF said the Bill could affect business badly adding that projects costs will soar if [...] Continue Reading »
Rajasthan is a water-deficient state and it seriously demands an awareness campaign to educate residents especially in Jaipur city about the judicious use of water. Planning Commission advisor Ranjan Chatterjee reported saying that the general agenda of the residents is to utilize the water for present moment but they are not at all aware of [...] Continue Reading »
Ranchi is nowhere free from water woes and proper sanitation problems, the residents here are also fed up with the maintenance act upheld by the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC). To clear the woes of the residents the state government is now working on bringing in fresh water policy, which will improve the prevailing situations of [...] Continue Reading »
The UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) in Lucknow is likely to issue an order about the consumers facing heavy power cuts and also prolonged supply of electricity. Under the provision of the State Electricity Act the power consumers are empowered to take over this issue to the higher authorities. However this law is not applied [...] Continue Reading »
There was an unanimous demand from all farmer organizations for a land acquisition bill. The revised draft of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill (LARR) has been sent for inter-ministerial consultations. It will be sent for cabinet approval in the first week of September and introduced in the Parliament soon after. The contents of [...] Continue Reading »
