Pune, January 19, 2008: Herein probably lies the key to avoiding strife over special economic zones (SEZs). While industrialists are eyeing farmers’ land across the country, a village barely 40 km from the city has taken the initiative to set up its very own SEZ. (more…)

T.E. Raja Simhan

Tirunelveli, January 18, 2008: Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (Elcot) plans to construct 50,000 sq ft of IT built up space in Tirunelveli IT SEZ at a cost of Rs 15 crore. This infrastructure will come up in the next five months, according to Mr C. Umashankar, Managing Director, Elcot. (more…)

Hyderabad, January 18, 2008: The Project Displaced Persons’ Association has criticised the imposition of ban orders in 16 villages under the proposed Kakinada special economic zone, in view of the reluctance of local people to give up their lands for the SEZ, B.Tulasidas, secretary, in a statement said here on Friday. (more…)

Dindigul, January 18, 2008: Led by Anil P. Joshi, a Padmashri award winner, a team of 11 members took out a marathon cycle rally from Kanyakumari to New Delhi demanding an Agriculture Act and farmers’ friendly agriculture policies to protect cultivable lands and survival of farmers. (more…)

New Delhi, January 18, 2008: The Congress leadership here on Friday launched hectic efforts to save the Digambar Kamat government in Goa amidst serious charges that the powerful SEZ lobby was attempting to destablise and install an alternate dispensation with the help of three defiant NCP MLAs. (more…)

New Delhi, January 18, 2008: The National Cooperative Union of India today said it was not against special economic zones, but to a practice of acquiring fertile agricultural land for setting up such units. (more…)