-The Hindu India cannot continue with a pattern of industry that yields so few jobs but has such a large ecological footprint. Neither can it be excited by the urban nightmares that its cities are today. The land law debate must be the occasion to talk about these key national agendas The current debate on the land law is important because it affords us a chance to reflect more deeply on the...
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Nearly 40% deaths of Mumbai girls in last 5 years due to poor diet: CAG -Chittaranjan Tembhekar
-The Times of India MUMBAI: Nearly 40% of deaths registered among girls (0 to 6 years) in the city between 2010 and 2014 have been due to lack of proper nutrition, revealed a central government report. The corresponding figure for Thane district was 64%. The findings stated that the Maharashtra government spent Rs 4,500 crore on improving child health in the last five years. In Mumbai and Thane, the percentages of moderately and...
More »A lesson on land acquisition -CP Chandrasekhar
-The Hindu The parliamentary stand off over the Indian government's effort to ease procedures to acquire land for "public purposes" continues, with the government deciding to re-promulgate the ordinance amending the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. Besides concern about the impact that this would have on the farming community and those dependent on it, another cause for the controversy is the...
More »CAG rips into famed Gujarat growth model
-The Times of India GANDHINAGAR: The Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) of India report tabled in the state assembly on Tuesday raised several question marks on the much-famed Gujarat Model. The report tore apart the tall claims of the state government led by former chief minister Narendra Modi on agricultural growth, social indicators and spent on social infrastructure, fiscal discipline, right to education, and law and order situation. The report observed that Gujarat's...
More »Vadra made gains from land licences: CAG -Ajay Sura
-The Times of India CHANDIGARH: Five companies, including Robert Vadra's Skylight Hospitality, bought licences to build colonies from the Haryana government for Rs 52.26 crore. They went on to sell these licences to other companies at a massive premium and collectively earned Rs 267.47 crore in a short span of time. But the profit of Rs 215.21 crore wasn't shared with the department of town and country planning despite bilateral agreements...
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