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Archive for January 10th, 2008

Latest SEZ Lists

Thursday
Jan 10,2008

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In principle approvals after coming into force of SEZ

SEZs notified under SEZ Act 2005

Formal approvals granted under SEZ Act

SEZs prime movers of economy: Modi

Thursday
Jan 10,2008

SEZs prime movers of economy: Modi

New Delhi, January 9, 2008: The Gujarat chief minister, Mr Narendra Modi, today shared the commerce minister, Mr Kamal Nath’s view on Special Economic Zones (SEZs), and described them as “the prime movers of growth in the future”, inviting the Indian diaspora to invest in the projects. (more…)

Parsvnath to build IT park, mall, SEZ

Thursday
Jan 10,2008

Parsvnath Developers Ltd has received a letter of intent from the director, town and country planning, Haryana, to develop an IT park on Main Gurgaon Sohna Road, just 3 km from Rajiv Chowk. The IT park will be spread over 6.8 acres and is located in Sector 48 in Gurgaon. (more…)

Centre gets Goa response on SEZs

Thursday
Jan 10,2008

New Delhi, January 10, 2008: The Centre has received a formal communication from the Goa government recommending scrapping of all special economic zones (SEZs), including those already notified, in the state. (more…)

BoA approves 404 SEZs

Thursday
Jan 10,2008

The Board of Approvals of Special Economic Zones, on January 2, 2008, gave formal approvals to 24 SEZs and in-principle approvals to four others. This takes the total number of SEZs approved by BoA to 404, out of which 187 have been notified. A total of Rs 52,193 crore has been invested in these SEZs, a government release said. (more…)

Balkrishna to set up unit in Guj SEZ

Thursday
Jan 10,2008

Mithun Roy

New Delhi, January 10, 2008: Balkrishna Industries (BIL), a leading tyre exporter, plans to set up a 75,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) plant in a Special Economic Zone in Gujarat with an investment of Rs 500 crore spread across three years from FY09. (more…)

Farmers oppose land acquisition

Thursday
Jan 10,2008

Appannapalem, January 9, 2008: The Telugu Desam Party, if it comes back to power after the next elections, would scrap the second phase of land acquisition in Rambilli mandal for the Atchyutapuram SEZ and if it failed to do so the leaders supporting the present agitation of the farmers would commit suicide, said TDP district unit president and former Minister Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy. (more…)

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    Draft Declaration on SEZs and Displacement

    Mass Movements across India decided to join hands to intensify struggle against Displacement, Land Grabbing, SEZs and Pro-Imperialist Economic Policies. Here is the Draft Declaration adopted at the National Convention Against Displacement & SEZs held at Bhubaneswar during June 26-27, 2007

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