Centre targets land disputes that cripple India’s infrastructure
People stand at integrated metro car depot site of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority at Kanjurmarg area in Mumbai, on Jan. 25.
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Archana Chaudhary,
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NITI Aayog has crafted a new model bill in which states will guarantee the accuracy of land titles and provide compensation in case of disputes.
It would replace colonial-era laws and require states to computerize all land records, link the details of landowners to those digital records and establish tribunals to resolve all outstanding cases within three years
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Twice a day at rush hour, more than 3 million cars clog Mumbai’s streets and nearly 4 million commuters squeeze onto overcrowded trains, while a four-decade land dispute that has prevented India’s financial capital from building a modern metro system continues to simmer.
REFINERY NEWS ROUNDUP: Gasoline output up in India; Petron’s Bataan plans temporary halt
India’s gasoline output climbed to a 14-month high in December, ending 2020 at pre-pandemic levels, as robust domestic demand spurred refiners to increase production of the motor fuel.
Gasoline production at the world’s third-largest energy consumer rose to 3.341 million mt in December, up marginally by 0.36% from the previous month, the latest data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell showed. December was the fourth straight month of increase in India’s gasoline production, the data showed. The rise in production comes amid strong domestic demand for gasoline, which has been backed by easing pandemic-related lockdowns as well as the resumption of driving activity over the fourth-quarter holiday season.
Asia-Pacific plant closures could offset new supply streams
Refinery closures in Asia-Pacific are likely to offset a wave of new supply streams into the region.
The pandemic accelerated a wave of refinery closures, with several regional refiners forced to close or review operations due to poor refining margins.
BP’s plans to shut Australia’s largest refinery in Kwinana and Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp’s plans to shutter its Tabangao-based refinery in the Philippines, with several other potential closures on the horizon.
According to market sources, this will help offset a wave of new supply streams, especially of gasoil, entering the market, sources said.
Updated Jan 12, 2021 | 06:38 IST
Vijaya Naik, the wife of Shripad Naik along with a close aide of the minister, died after suffering serious injuries in a road accident on Monday night in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. Union Minister Shripad Naik. | Photo Credit: IANS
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