Mumbai, November 30, 2007: Omaxe has entered into memorandum of understanding with Rajasthan to set up multi product special economic zone at Alwar. The proposed SEZ is over 5,000 hectares, to be set up over five years. (more…)
Vasco, November 29, 2007: A majority of the members of the Sancoale panchayat have resolved to oppose the Special Economic Zone coming under the jurisdiction of Sancoale panchayat.The special meeting of the Sancoale Panchayat was held today wherein the deputy sarpanch, Mr Ramakant Borkar, Ms Partavva Bhingi, Mr Bhoj Naik, Mr Premanand Naik, Mr Rocozinho Vales and Mr Nilesh Dalvi were present. (more…)
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Chandigarh, November 30, 2007: Chandigarh-based Dr IT Planets Ltd, which is in the business of software development, research and business process outsourcing (BPO), has plans to set up an IT special economic zone (SEZ) in Greater Noida. (more…)
Visakhapatnam, November 29, 2007: Spandana, an alliance for poor, organised a three-day programme to provide platform to the various Dalit, adivasis, AIDS-infected, women, children, disabled, sex workers and weaver groups from the poor sections to share their struggles and experiences in exercising their basic human rights. (more…)
Chandigarh, November 29, 2007: The Haryana Cabinet on Thursday approved the Haryana Special Economic Zone Rules, 2007, for carrying out the purposes of the Special Economic Zones Act. (more…)
November 29, 2007: Recently, the Union Government decided to cap the size of an SEZ at 12,500 acres. But that did not deter the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) from setting up the biggest SEZ in Haryana, spread over a whopping 25,000 acres. The company, playing its cards cleverly, decided to have two separate SEZs in same area, thus thwarting the Government’s decision to cap the size of an SEZ at 12,500. (more…)
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Bangalore, November 29, 2007: A rose, by any other name, may smell as sweet, but would a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) evoke the same antagonism if it is called a hub? All over the country, the very concept itself is under a cloud following the vehement and violent opposition to the proposed SEZs at Nandigram in West Bengal and Nandagudi (near Bangalore) in Karnataka. (more…)