The center pushes back on Andhra Pradesh’s renegotiation of contracts; Delhi extends more power subsidies to consumers; Gujarat to turn 23 captive jetties into commercial ports; Uttar Pradesh’s electricity department launches new anti-theft stations; Assam to hear more appeals from…
By Matthew P. Goodman — U.S. president Donald Trump and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe initialed a bilateral trade agreement on September 25 on the margins of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York. The consensus view in Washington is that…
By Matthew P. Goodman, Dylan Gerstel, Nicholas Szechenyi, & Michael J. Green — On Wednesday, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. president Donald Trump met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings and announced a bilateral trade…
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Assam have worst malnutrition levels; Gujarat amends Solar Power Policy 2015 to expand solar use by MSMEs; Himachal Pradesh simplifies process for non-residents to acquire land; New Solar Energy Policy, 2019 in Rajasthan and Electric…
Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu oppose the center’s plan to enforce advance payments to power generators; Andhra Pradesh convenes committee to review development plans created by the previous government; New Delhi to bring back odd-even days for auto use in November;…
Andhra Pradesh approves new sand mining policy; Delaware and Gujarat sign sister-state agreement; Haryana boosts water and power subsidies for farmers; Karnataka widens ambit of its Solar Park policy; Rajasthan releases draft wind and solar policies; Tamil Nadu’s chief minister,…
By Kelli K. Clark — India’s High Level Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), 2018 recently published recommendations regarding India’s CSR framework. The committee’s report is a valiant attempt to ease the burden of CSR regulations, but the recommendations ultimately…
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity blocks Andhra’s moves to harm power PPAs; Delhi government waives water arrears; Australia’s IEEFA expects Gujarat to add 46 GW of renewable power in 10 years; Haryana passes a new Enterprises Promotion Bill; Rajasthan launches…
NITI Aayog ranks states’ water management- Gujarat on top; Ministry of New & Renewable Energy ranks states’ rooftop solar policies- Karnataka on top; Andhra softens on re-opening the states’ power contracts with generators; Delhi working with World Bank to assess…
By Durgesh K. Rai — The Code on Wages Bill, 2019, was passed recently by both houses of the Indian Parliament and became an act after it received the presidential assent on August 8, 2019. While most governments avoided labor…
