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Trade talks collapse again in Geneva

The Empowered Group of Ministers on SEZs will be considering a proposal next week that will make it easier for developers to acquire land More...

Govt considering dilution of SEZ acquisition

The Empowered Group of Ministers on SEZs will be considering a proposal next week that will make it easier for developers to acquire land More...

First 'Kisan SEZ' planned by Indian fertiliser co-op in Nellore

At a time when farmers protests have thwarted the ambitions of several corporate houses, both Indian and foreign, to set up Special Economic Zones (SEZs), a new agri-processing SEZ in Andhra Pradesh has forestalled controversy by making farmers direct stakeholders in the venture More...

Indian govt will not impose SEZs on Goa

The Indian commerce ministry has averted yet another confrontation between civil society and the State over Special Economic Zones (SEZs), and a face-off with the Goa government, by reversing its stand on the latter's decision to rid the state of SEZs More...

Rally against land acquisition, displacement, on Kalinganagar anniversary

Participants in the Mahasamavesh, organised to mark the second anniversary of the police firing in Kalinganagar, in Orissa, where 13 tribals lost their lives while opposing construction of a wall for the proposed Tata steel project, vowed to continue their struggle to protect their land and livelihood sources More...

This Xmas, supermarkets deprive poor countries of millions

Christmas may be the season of goodwill but for food suppliers in the developing world good cheer is in short supply this holiday season as supermarkets’ constant striving for cheaper groceries translates to dirt poor wages for those who produce and package food items, especially women More...

Amnesty slams WB govt over Nandigram

The rights group expresses concern over the recent upsurge of violence in Nandigram that has caused at least nine deaths, several injuries and the displacement of thousands of locals   More...

Protests against land acquisitions in India intensify

Even as the Indian government okays six more Special Economic Zones (SEZs), people's movements all over the country are mobilising support against land acquisitions in rural areas More...

India okays six more SEZs

Even as anti-SEZ protests intensify across the country and the Supreme Court of India is still hearing a case to resolve contemporary India's most contentious issue after reservations, the Board of Approval for SEZs okays six new projects More...

 

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