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News ScanIndian govt to tighten SEZ rehab rules A notification by the commerce ministry making it mandatory for SEZ developers to first make provision for the rehabilitation of displaced people, emphasises that state governments should steer clear of acquiring land on behalf of developers More... Nandigram bloodbath puts WB's land acquisition policy on holdWest Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's attempts to script a second round of land reforms by acquiring agricultural land for industrialisation have stirred up a hornet's nest and led to strident debates on land use More... 14 killed in violence over Nandigram 'land-grab'Fourteen protesters die and scores are injured as police clash with farmers opposed to the take-over of their land in Nandigram, West Bengal, for a proposed Special Economic Zone (SEZ) More... Mashelkar report bats for big corporationsPlagiarism was not the most important charge against the Mashelkar report. Instead, writes Dinesh Abrol, it was its bias towards multinational corporations that was most shocking www.hinduonnet.comMore... Struggle against Reliance SEZ intensifiesA relay hunger strike will culminate in a massive protest in Pen on March 5 More... India begins registering plants to curb bio-piracyBesides allowing for variety protection, Indian law also provides protection to farmers and farm communities to evolve, preserve and refine crop varieties More... Mashelkar report delivers first blow to patent fightThe recently-released Mashelkar report is among the first attempts to dent an already compromised patent system, write Chan Park and Achal Prabhala. More attempts are sure to follow -- such as the issue of pharmaceutical data exclusivity designed to delay the entry of affordable generic medicines www.hindu.comMore... India's SEZs on hold pending policy review, rehab normsThe government has decided to put on hold fresh approvals for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) pending a sweeping review by an empowered group of ministers on SEZs and the formulation of a new rehabilitation policy for displaced farmers More... Bengal stalls Nandigram SEZ after violent protestsWest Bengal's chief minister may have postponed the land acquisition process for the SEZ in Nandigram following violence and admitted that the government had erred in not consulting locals on the issue, but the drive to acquire more land in the state for SEZs will continue More... |
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