How the government steals tribal land

'Which one of us would give up our flats for development?''We insist that others, who are unwilling but weak, make all the sacrifices on our behalf and then we are puzzled when there is violence......

Land bill to be opposed inside, outside Parliament: Jairam Ramesh

Training guns on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress party on Tuesday discounted his contention that the United Progressive Alliance government had excluded 13 acts from the land bill which......

'We have lost 5 to 6 crucial years in nuclear energy'

'There has definitely been a breakthrough in the nuclear logjam. It is good to see nuclear energy back on the rails,' says Dr Anil Kakodkar, former chairman, Atomic Energy Commission. Dr Anil......

Exclusive! 'Land acquisition can't be stopped for all times to come'

'If I am angry, then I do not have the right to be in the Cabinet. Whatever I have done, I have ensured that farmers' interests are protected,' Rural Development Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh,......

How govt plans to ease the process of coal mining

Centre plans to acquire land and then give it on lease to miners. In order to ease the coal mining process for the upcoming commercial coal auction, the Centre is mulling to allow land acquisition......

India's coal mining ambition hurting indigenous group: Amnesty

Coal accounts for more than 60 per cent of India's electricity capacity, and the government plans to nearly double annual coal output by 2020, opening a new mine nearly every month India's drive......

'Modi@1: It has been a good year for the economy'

The Modi government's first year was certainly better in terms of economic policy initiatives than any of the 10 under the previous government, notes Shankar Acharya In less than a fortnight the......

Is Modi govt's economic agenda ready?

There are three areas in which the Modi government is moving: making it easier to do business, generating investments and better financial administration. Wednesday was eventful by any standard. In......