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For instance, A large investment bank, which has more than a billion-dollar Asia infrastructure fund, has run into issues with many of its roads and national highway projects in India, said Ashish Sonal , founder and CEO of Orkash, including land-acquisition issues for a project in Uttar Pradesh.
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Central authorities have tried to standardize land-acquisition regulations.
Riots Erupt Over Land in China Brian Spegele 2011
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Van Wert's speculative industrial site complete with a rail line, gas lines, land-acquisition options and anything else a manufacturer would need is just one $10 million slice of an extraordinary government experiment to revive this state's declining economy.
Ohio is spending $1.4 billion to attract jobs. Will it work? 2011
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In May, attempting to show solidarity with farmers who had clashed with police during a land-acquisition protest, he made the startling allegation that there was a 70-foot pile of ashes with dead bodies in the farmers' village in Uttar Pradesh.
Indians Urge Political Heir to Take Top Role Amol Sharma 2011
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Central authorities have tried to standardize land-acquisition regulations.
Calm Returns After Riots in China Brian Spegele 2011
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POSCO, the world's third-biggest steelmaker by output, has also been trying to set up a steel plant in India's eastern Orissa state for the past six years, but the efforts have been hit by protests against its land-acquisition plans.
SAIL, POSCO Pact Likely November Rajesh Roy 2011
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Government efforts to create an effective land-acquisition program for such projects, including compensation for displaced people, haven't made much progress.
Power Problems Threaten Growth in India Eric Yep 2012
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India stood out by bucking the trend: The Reserve Bank of India said Monday that FDI into the country fell by 36% to $12.6 billion in the April-to-September period compared with a year earlier, due to hurdles in environmental clearances and land-acquisition and infrastructure problems.
India, Indonesia Deals Signal Trend James Hookway 2011
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The state agency that reviews investment and land-acquisition proposals in Karnataka didn't respond to requests for comment.
Multinationals Brace for India Ruling on Vodafone Amol Sharma 2012
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Coal India, the state-owned company that supplies 80% of the nation's coal, has been bogged down by land-acquisition hurdles, environmental issues, inefficiency and poor management.
Power Play SAMITA SAWARDEKAR 2011
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