Land Bill Amendments

Rajya Sabha today passed a bill that exempts land within 100 km of the country's borders from the purview of conservation laws and permits setting up of zoos, safaris and eco-tourism facilities in forest areas.

It lays down terms and conditions for the plantation of trees as compensation for clearing of trees undertaken on the lands while considering the proposed relaxations under the Act.

Lok Sabha today passed a bill that seeks to exempt land within 100 km of the country's borders from the purview of the forest conservation laws and permit setting up of zoos, safaris and eco-tourism facilities in forest areas.

Environment Minister introduced an amendment bill in Lok Sabha that seeks to bring clarity to forest conservation law and exempt certain categories of lands from its purview to fast-track strategic and security-related projects of national importance

Pro-farmer organisations backed by a number of other social and political outfits today staged protests across Karnataka over the amendments to the APMC and land reforms act.

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly today passed amendments to the land reforms act that liberalised farmland ownership, despite the Congress strongly opposing it, with some party members tearing copies of the bill, and staging a walkout calling it a "black law".

Farmers groups protested today in Bengaluru and other parts of Karnataka over the three bills passed in parliament last week and the land reform amendments introduced in the ongoing Karnataka Assembly session. There were protests on Hosur Road on the outskirts of the state capital and also near the Mysore Bank Circle - a common site of agitation.

Nepal's parliament on Saturday voted on a constitutional amendment bill in a special session to update the country's map, which includes a stretch of land high in the mountains that India claims as its own. The House of Representatives opened the discussion on the amendment bill, which was put for voting after the deliberations were over.

The move to update Nepal's new map -- which includes a stretch of land high in the mountains that India claims as its own -- has gathered momentum, with the ruling Left alliance moving a constitution amendment bill today. The opposition Nepali Congress has said it would vote in favour of the amendment, amid friction with India over the issue. The o...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who landed in Assam's Guwahati amid black flag protests, tried to address people's concerns today about the citizenship bill, saying his party is committed to protecting the culture and resources of the northeast.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Guwahati for a two-day tour of the Northeast on Friday evening, only to be greeted with black flags and angry activists protesting the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill. Several civil society groups across the Northeast -- including the All Assam Students Union -- have decided to intensify their ongoing...

The government on Monday announced 10 per cent reservation in government jobs and higher education for economically weaker sections in the general category and said it would move a constitutional amendment bill to bring it into effect. The mega move, just months before the national election, was approved in a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minist...

Demanding withdrawal of the controversial bill seeking to amend the Land Acquisition Act of 2013, a group of activists on Monday announced they would be start a pan-India movement against forced land acquisition.

Opposition members in the joint committee of Parliament examining the contentious Land Acquisition Bill today demanded calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a witness, an idea opposed by the ruling BJP and ally Shiv Sena.

With the land ordinance allowed to lapse, the government's priority will now be to take up three other ordinance-related bills fast as Winter Session of Parliament begins on November 26.

Rajya Sabha today passed a bill that exempts land within 100 km of the country's borders from the purview of conservation laws and permits setting up of zoos, safaris and eco-tourism facilities in forest areas.

It lays down terms and conditions for the plantation of trees as compensation for clearing of trees undertaken on the lands while considering the proposed relaxations under the Act.

Lok Sabha today passed a bill that seeks to exempt land within 100 km of the country's borders from the purview of the forest conservation laws and permit setting up of zoos, safaris and eco-tourism facilities in forest areas.

Environment Minister introduced an amendment bill in Lok Sabha that seeks to bring clarity to forest conservation law and exempt certain categories of lands from its purview to fast-track strategic and security-related projects of national importance

Pro-farmer organisations backed by a number of other social and political outfits today staged protests across Karnataka over the amendments to the APMC and land reforms act.

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly today passed amendments to the land reforms act that liberalised farmland ownership, despite the Congress strongly opposing it, with some party members tearing copies of the bill, and staging a walkout calling it a "black law".

Farmers groups protested today in Bengaluru and other parts of Karnataka over the three bills passed in parliament last week and the land reform amendments introduced in the ongoing Karnataka Assembly session. There were protests on Hosur Road on the outskirts of the state capital and also near the Mysore Bank Circle - a common site of agitation.

Nepal's parliament on Saturday voted on a constitutional amendment bill in a special session to update the country's map, which includes a stretch of land high in the mountains that India claims as its own. The House of Representatives opened the discussion on the amendment bill, which was put for voting after the deliberations were over.

The move to update Nepal's new map -- which includes a stretch of land high in the mountains that India claims as its own -- has gathered momentum, with the ruling Left alliance moving a constitution amendment bill today. The opposition Nepali Congress has said it would vote in favour of the amendment, amid friction with India over the issue. The o...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who landed in Assam's Guwahati amid black flag protests, tried to address people's concerns today about the citizenship bill, saying his party is committed to protecting the culture and resources of the northeast.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Guwahati for a two-day tour of the Northeast on Friday evening, only to be greeted with black flags and angry activists protesting the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill. Several civil society groups across the Northeast -- including the All Assam Students Union -- have decided to intensify their ongoing...

The government on Monday announced 10 per cent reservation in government jobs and higher education for economically weaker sections in the general category and said it would move a constitutional amendment bill to bring it into effect. The mega move, just months before the national election, was approved in a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minist...

Demanding withdrawal of the controversial bill seeking to amend the Land Acquisition Act of 2013, a group of activists on Monday announced they would be start a pan-India movement against forced land acquisition.

Opposition members in the joint committee of Parliament examining the contentious Land Acquisition Bill today demanded calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a witness, an idea opposed by the ruling BJP and ally Shiv Sena.

With the land ordinance allowed to lapse, the government's priority will now be to take up three other ordinance-related bills fast as Winter Session of Parliament begins on November 26.