Guns, both a technological masterpiece and one of the most destructive things we have ever created, definitely requires regulation of some degree. I thinks many of us want to see as few guns in general society as possible but would hope that anyone who does own a gun is of sound age and mind, is fully versed and trained in the operational aspects so they have minimised their risk to others and themselves. In Australia this strict “censorship” we have in regards to firearms is one where those in power have got it right.
Another technology which most of us use regularly, usually for a large part of our lives, are motor vehicles. There are also strict rules about what we must do to qualify to operate any motor vehicle, then what we must do to maintain that licence as well as what we can and can't do while “behind the wheel”. Most of us operate our vehicles in safe manner a majority of the time and would agree that the best training is being exposed to all conditions as a learner and probationary licence holder. Thus recent calls by many in power and interest groups to limit passenger numbers and impose night curfews on the more inexperienced drivers seem ludicrous as these restrictions would only hinder their learning. I think these same people forget that most drivers sensibly pass through this phase of their driving experience without real incident and are better for the experience of being exposed to all conditions. Instead of knee-jerk reactions which punish the overwhelming majority and obstruct everybody's learning, why not improve the way we train new drivers.
With all forms of technology we as a society always want to resort to making ever more rules to “censor” the use of that technology every time an issue arises. However if we paused to think for a minute we would realise that often we already have the appropriate rules in place and are ultimately reducing the enjoyment for the responsible majority of the many wonders we have created.
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Indiabulls Real Estate said on Wednesday that Indiabulls Industrial Infrastructure, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company focused on development of large scale infrastructure projects, received a formal approval from department of commerce (SEZ Section), government of India, for development of a multi-product special economic zone (SEZ) in the Nashik district in Maharashtra.
An amendment in the land acquisition rules for controversial special economic zones may pitch corporate India in a direct battle against farmers and locals. India’s government, facing imminent election defeat in several important states and violent protests against forced acquisition of farmland, announced in February that states could no longer acquire land.
Instead, new regulations will allow developers to buy land directly from farmers for special economic zones – regions with liberal economic laws designed to encourage investment, especially by foreign companies.
State governments had previously bought land under the Land Acquisition Act of 1894 – dating from the colonial era. The law gave governments absolute authority to unilaterally target, price and acquire any agricultural land for industrial projects.
Following China’s example, India plans to create more than 500 SEZs across the country. Commerce minister Kamal Nath has championed SEZs as “engines of growth" which will help boost exports, spur inward foreign investment and create thousands of jobs. Not everyone agrees.
Human rights groups are outraged by the large-scale displacements and loss of livelihoods that the SEZs will cause. They also criticise the government for giving generous fiscal incentives to industry while cutting subsidies on food. Human rights activist Medha Patkar says: “The government is distributing land to private companies, which is against the farmers and workers of the country."
Himanshu Thakkar, the founder of South Asia Network on Dams, River and People, says: “The conversion of land to SEZ would mean destruction of groundwater recharge systems, contamination by release of industrial effluent and crisis of water for the neighbouring communities."
More than 86,000 hectares of land will be required for the 237 SEZs approved so far. Most of this will have to be bought from farmers, displacing an estimated one million people.
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