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Chief ministers' panel and NITI Aayog deliberates on using MGNREGA funds for rehabilitation of agricultural land
• 7 years agoChief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath suggested the use of MGNREGA funds in supplementing labour costs in agriculture
Budget 2018: Arun Jaitley can't treat agriculture as just another sector; it needs targeted policy action
Srikanth • 8 years agoAny set of solutions – and they will have to be a set – will have to address this volatility in growth and by extension, agricultural incomes.
Did Shahrukh Khan flout land, environmental laws to build his Alibaug mansion?
Fp Staff • 8 years agoActor Shahrukh Khan's lavish holiday mansion at Alibaug area near Mumbai is in the middle of a controversy as a media investigation has found that the property may have been built in clear violation of land laws.
Kashmir losing its agricultural land to rapid urbanisation and unplanned construction, reveals revenue report
Indiaspend • 8 years agoKashmir is losing its prime agricultural land and wetlands to rapid urbanisation and faulty land-use, according to a December 2016 state policy document on land use.
Assam floods: 5,300 hectares of agricultural land damaged, more than two lakh people affected
• 8 years agoThe report said that 453 villages in Assam are currently under water and over 5,272 hectares of crop area have been damaged.
Singur case: SC verdict means farmers will get their land back but they will remain losers
Rajesh • 9 years agoThe construction that has taken place at the site may have already rendered the land uncultivable for a long period of time. Will the government also assist the farmers to bring back the fertility?
Maha cabinet cuts red-tape in Mumbai region land purchases; but home buyers need not celebrate
Chadha • 11 years agoTens of thousands of hectares of land may soon be unlocked in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, thanks to a decision taken by the state cabinet on Wednesday (16 June) to streamline the clearance of agricultural lands for developmental activities. But home buyers need not salivate. Their homes are unlikely to get any cheaper, though the rate of appreciation might taper off.