Land Acquisition

Despite new land acquisition Act, farmers remain vulnerable to poor compensation as many states dilute law for several sectors

The government has had an uninterrupted reign with land acquisitions for many decades, and only recently has their unbridled existence been challenged.

As many as 345 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 3.28 lakh cr; land acquisition, forest clearance cited as reasons

The expenditure incurred on these infra projects until April 2019 is Rs 8,84,906.88 crore, which is 40.94 percent of the anticipated cost of the projects

Monsoon Session of Parliament: If people want good roads, they have to pay toll, says Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari in Lok Sabha

Highways minister Nitin Gadkari told the Lok Sabha that money collected through toll from those areas which have capacity to pay are utilised for building roads in rural and hilly areas.

Union Budget 2019: Private investors are doing the vanishing act; will Nirmala Sitharaman pull a trick to lure them back?

The government needs to lure private investors back into India through a combination of measures including tax sops and change in land and labor laws.

Union Budget 2019: Infrastructure sector representatives demand steps to promote investment

More measures to boost investments in the infrastructure sector, promotion of renewable energy and steps to bring down the cost of projects were some of the suggestions

Salem-Chennai green corridor: Madras HC cancels land acquisition process, says project needs mega realignment

The ambitious 277.3 km long eight-lane greenfield project connecting Salem and Chennai under the Centre's Bharatmala Pariyojana scheme aims to cut travel time between the two cities.

Rising cow vigilantism curbs cattle trade in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana; farmers incur losses due to menace of stray livestock

Farmers have suffered massive losses in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana because the rise of cow vigilantism has also led to a spike in the number of stray cattle that damage crops.

Raghuram Rajan says he will return if there is an opportunity to be of use; says country needs new set of reforms

Raghuram Rajan said it was "premature" to discuss if he was approached by any of the parties to take up a policy-making position if they were to win.

Land, labour, financial sector reforms needed to improve manufacturing, boost economic growth, says Chief Economic Adviser

The share of manufacturing in the economy has grown just 1.5 percentage points in the last three years to 18 percent, and good exports have shown little sign of a pick up in the last five years.

Maharashtra to move planned $44 bn Saudi Aramco refinery after farmers' protest; new location not revealed

Stare-run oil companies and Saudi Arabian Oil Company, known as Saudi Aramco, have teamed up to build the $44 billion (Rs 3 lakh crore) refinery