Hundreds of farmers have gathered on the outskirts of the Indian capital, Delhi, to protest against a move to amend a land acquisition bill.Farmers say amending the 115-year-old Land Acquisition Act will make it easier for the authorities to acquire their land for projects.The issue of land acquisition is a very sensitive one with 65% of the country's population dependent on farming."The Land Acquisition...
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Allahabad High Court today reserved its judgement on a writ petition seeking quashing of land acquisition proceedings initiated by the Uttar Pradesh government for setting up a gas-based thermal power project owned by Anil Ambani at Dadri in district Ghaziabad.A division bench consisting of Justices Ashok Bhushan and Sudhir Agarwal reserved the judgement on the writ petition filed by one Babu Singh...
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economy is getting back on its feet and a definite proof of this lies in technology firms returning to the market looking for buy-outs.India's leading IT firm HCL Technologies on Tuesday said it is looking at a string of small acquisitions over the next year to close gaps in services offerings, while Wipro Technologies said it is scouting for a BPO company.Companies had put merger and acquisitions...
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government will roll out a new defence procurement policy (DPP) Nov 1 in a bid to promote the Indian defence industry and bring transparency in acquisitions, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Tuesday.The reviewed DPP would also aim to promote joint ventures between foreign original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Indian companies."The current review in the procurement policy aims at promoting and...
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government will roll out a new defence procurement policy (DPP) on Nov 1 in a bid to promote the Indian defence industry and bring transparency in acquisitions, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said today.The reviewed DPP would also aim to promote joint ventures between foreign original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Indian companies."The current review in the procurement policy aims at promoting and...
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will roll out a new defence procurement policy (DPP) Nov 1 in a bid to promote the Indian defence industry and bring transparency in acquisitions, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Tuesday.The reviewed DPP would also aim to promote joint ventures between foreign original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Indian companies."The current review in the procurement policy aims at promoting and facilitating...
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government will roll out a new defence procurement policy (DPP) Nov 1 in a bid to promote the Indian defence industry and bring transparency in acquisitions, Defence Minister A K Antony said Tuesday.The reviewed DPP would also aim to promote joint ventures between foreign original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Indian companies."We are ready to promulgate DPP-2009 with effect from Nov 1," Antony...
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size="2">PARUL CHANDRA
NEW DELHI
Nov. 8: Trinamul Congress leader and railway minister Mamata Banerjee’s red signal to "forcible" land acquisition has brought the entire developmental activity of the railways to a grinding halt. With land acquisition on hold for its various projects, the Railways is now scrambling to hastily review its land acquisition policy in a bid...
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Kolkata, Nov 19 : West Bengal Industries and Commerce Minister Nirupam Sen has accused the Trinamool Congress of creating problems in the state government's land acquisition plans, thus delaying industrialisation in the state.Addressing reporters after inaugurating the first IT Park in Kolkata, Sen said: "Work on various projects in the state is being delayed because of an anti-land acquisition movement."The...
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more villages in Ratnagiri district have refused to accept compensation cheques in exchange for their land where the Jaitapur nuclear power plant is likely to be set up.On Friday, 274 residents of Karel and Mithgawane villages voiced their opposition over surrendering their paddy fields, mango orchards and acres of dry grass to make way for the site which will house six imported European pressurised...
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