Land Bill Parliament

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

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...

The end of Article 370 means people from other states can now buy land in Jammu and Kashmir and the Right to Information law will be applicable there from now. In a decision with huge implications, the government today announced the scrapping of the Article that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, which was key to its accession to India in...

It seems to be all over for the Modi government's ambitious land acquisition bill, which it was pushing till last year as a key legislation to boost economic activity by relaxing norms for acquiring land for industrial and infrastructure projects.

The government and Opposition have agreed to debate the JNU controversy in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Day 2 of Parliament's Budget session. At a meeting this evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message to the BJP's lawmakers was - "debate aggressively."

The spotlight of the market now shifts to the winter session of Parliament which begins on November 26. Market participants would be watching the progress on crucial pending legislative bills like GST (Goods and Services Tax), bankruptcy code and land acquisition.

The Joint Parliamentary Panel examining the NDA's Land Acquisition Bill witnessed an intense debate on Monday between Opposition lawmakers and those belonging to the NDA.

The contentious land acquisition bill is set to generate heat in the Winter Session of Parliament with Congress today demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a statement in the first week on government's plans on the issue.

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

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...

The end of Article 370 means people from other states can now buy land in Jammu and Kashmir and the Right to Information law will be applicable there from now. In a decision with huge implications, the government today announced the scrapping of the Article that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, which was key to its accession to India in...

It seems to be all over for the Modi government's ambitious land acquisition bill, which it was pushing till last year as a key legislation to boost economic activity by relaxing norms for acquiring land for industrial and infrastructure projects.

The government and Opposition have agreed to debate the JNU controversy in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Day 2 of Parliament's Budget session. At a meeting this evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message to the BJP's lawmakers was - "debate aggressively."

The spotlight of the market now shifts to the winter session of Parliament which begins on November 26. Market participants would be watching the progress on crucial pending legislative bills like GST (Goods and Services Tax), bankruptcy code and land acquisition.

The Joint Parliamentary Panel examining the NDA's Land Acquisition Bill witnessed an intense debate on Monday between Opposition lawmakers and those belonging to the NDA.

The contentious land acquisition bill is set to generate heat in the Winter Session of Parliament with Congress today demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a statement in the first week on government's plans on the issue.

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.