By Richard Rossow — The results of India’s national election were released on May 23, and voters have given a fresh five-year mandate to the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). While final results are still being tallied, it appears…
Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan join Modi’s PM Kisan Nidhi farmers’ welfare scheme after long-standing opposition; Goa and Maharashtra pass new reservation policies for certain social groups; Madhya Pradesh announces new subsidies for farmers in the event of crop loss; Haryana…
By Monica Michiko Sato — Since assuming office in 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte has been under the scrutiny of the international community not only for his unconventional politicking style, but also for his unpredictable policies. Given the often-contradicting statements from…
Karnataka waives crop loans in commercial banks that have become non-performing assets; the National Thermal Power Corporation facilitates new solar power operations in Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Telangana; Tamil Nadu establishes guidelines to help maintain grid discipline and security for solar…
Gujarat launches pilot program to limit air pollution under the Gujarat Pollution Control Board; Andhra Pradesh and Kerala announce new measures to support farmers; Karnataka introduces new policy to regulate the mass increase of telecommunication towers; The Maharashtra State Electricity…
The center issues a third tender to create solar projects in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Jharkhand to address more efficient use of empty land; Karnataka increases electricity bills following a request from electricity supply companies; Tamil Nadu accepts proposal to…
By Anit Mukherjee — Status: In Progress – The Modi government has created a new portal to track its efforts to transition to a direct benefit transfer model in India Difficulty: High – With the size of India’s population, and the difficultly in targeting remote and…
Tamil Nadu stops conducting auctions for wind and solar energy projects following poor response to its tenders; Telangana releases a draft Blockchain Policy; Maharashtra announces progress on the Maharashtra Land Titling Act, which will create a single-window mechanism for the…
Telangana defers the second phase of a 4,000 MW Super Thermal Power Project implemented by the National Thermal Power Corporation; Uttar Pradesh announces a crackdown on the state’s ‘sugarcane mafia,’ a group of middlemen that are duping farmers in the…
By Matt Weis — From April 29-30, India hosted its first major cybersecurity exercise, titled Cyberex, reflecting growing concerns over the country’s cybersecurity. These concerns are well founded. Potential economic losses from cyberattacks in the Asia-Pacific region reached $1.745 trillion,…
Meghalaya faces a severe power crisis; Kerala announces new plan to ensure power supply through two sources for all rural and urban areas in the state; a one-gigawatt tender in Gujarat fails to attract developers despite four deadline extensions; Rajasthan…
By Vikram Albrecht — Noncommunicable disease (NCD) is the leading cause of death in India. Faced with this new challenge, back in 2010 the Central Government launched The National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and…
By Scott Kennedy — Not So Fast! Just as everyone was getting comfortable thinking a broad U.S.-China trade deal was close at hand, and the relationship between the world’s two largest powers would stabilize, a consensus emerged that President Trump…
