Rituparna Bhuyan

New Delhi, February 28, 2008: A 111-year-old law is one of the key options the government could invoke to handle the challenges arising out of the possible denotification of three Special Economic Zones in Goa. (more…)

Panaji, February 27, 2008 (PTI): Amidst mounting pressure from anti-SEZ groups, Goa chief minister Digamber Kamat on Wednesday said the state government’s stand on cancelling the special economic zones in the state remains unchanged. (more…)

Kochi, february 27, 2008: A meeting of the Board of Approval for Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of the Union government here on Monday postponed a decision on according SEZ status to the proposed Smart City in Kochi. (more…)

Acquiring land for a ‘public purpose’ is claimed as a right by the state under its powers of eminent domain, but it accepts no duty to resettle and rehabilitate all the affected citizens. Instead, rehabilitation is presented as an act of benevolence, writes Kannan Kasturi for India Together, 04 January 2008. (more…)

New Delhi, February 11, 2008: The United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA), which has of late taken up farmers’ issues in several parts of the country, is planning to hold a rally in the Capital on 26 February, a day after the Budget session of Parliament kicks off. (more…)

Mumbai, February 11, 2008: The Tata group has joined hands with Gammon Infrastructure Projects to set up a Special Economic Zone in Jamshedpur for an auto ancillary unit. (more…)

Kolkata, February 11, 2008: The exports from the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the country is set to go upto Rs 1,00,000 crore by 2010 as 165 notified SEZs in the country are expected to be operational by that period. (more…)