-Outlook The controversial Land Acquisition Bill was today cleared by the Union Cabinet, making mandatory the consent of 80 per cent of people whose land is taken for private projects. In the case of Public-Private Partnership projects, the bill makes mandatory obtaining of consent of 70 per cent of the people whose land will be for acquired. The bill was given the go-ahead at the Cabinet presided by Prime Minister Manmonan Singh. The bill...
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Wal-Mart row: Government ready for probe, Kamal Nath says
-The Times of India The government has said that it is ready to probe the Wal-Mart lobbying report. The government is also concerned about the disclosure and is open to an inquiry to know the truth, parliamentary affairs minister Kamal Nath told reporters outside Parliament on Tuesday. The BJP wants a time-bound judicial probe into the isues Earlier, the row resonated once again in the Parliament on Tuesday leading to adjournment of both the...
More »Weft and warp of a crisis-Vivek S & Aseem Shrivastava
-The Hindu Though more people in India are in the textile sector, than in any other of the economy, bar agriculture, hostile and indifferent government policies are giving it short shrift Handloom weavers from all over the country are on a 72-hour hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi from today in protest against the government’s textile policy. The protest is led by Rastra Cheneta Jana Samakhya, the State Handloom Weavers’...
More »FDI in retail: To empower dalits, do away with India’s antiquated retail trading system-Chandra Bhan Prasad and Milind Kamble
-The Economic Times A couple of months ago, the UPA government cleared Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail. It is a politically risky step. But for once, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh showed both spine and spunk biting the bullet. Since then, both Left parties and the BJP have expressed serious Reservations over the decision. The general view is that it will affect the lakhs of small, indigenous kirana stores spread across...
More »Land Bill Finalised, to Go for Cabinet Approval
-Outlook The much awaited Land Acquisition Bill has been finalised and sent to the Union Cabinet which is likely take up the matter for consideration at its next meeting, a senior official said today. Sources said the bill was finalised by the Rural Development Ministry incorporating the suggestion of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi who had asked the government to take consent from 80 per cent land owners for purchase of land for...
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