Entries from India Chemicals Blog tagged with 'SEZ'

Singur saga spells trouble for India investments

I have yet to meet anyone who has not expressed disappointment at the drama unfolding outside Tata Motor's Nano plant site in Singur at West Bengal. They also concur that the episode will have serious implications for large investments...

NIMBY gains ground

An interesting comment has been posted on the proposed SEZ and PCPIR in Mangalore. Ramesh argues against any chemical investment in Mangalore as it is an ecologically sensitive area. He also refers to a recent article in The Hindu which...

Chemical hubs: A distant dream?

I have always been a little sceptical about the Indian government’s plans to build mega chemical hubs across the country. And recent reports have only reinforced some of my doubts. Not only will the scale of these projects be challenging...

SEZ muddle

India's efforts to copy China's model of special economic zones (SEZs) has run into rough weather. All credit to the government for finally coming up with a policy that would drive industrial growth. But it once again failed in planning...

Goodbye SEZs

This had to happen. Buddhadeb Bhattarcharjee, the chief minister of West Bengal on the eastern coast of India, has decided to cancel plans for a chemical zone at Nandigram. He claimed full responsibility for the violence on March 14, when...