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…
JERC issues draft generic tariff order for solar, wind and small hydro projects in Goa; EESL installs 500,000 smart meters in the country; Delhi-NCR to get additional 300 EV charging stations; Sembcorp commissions 200 MW wind power project in Gujarat;…
The central government requests states to ensure the “must-run” status of renewable energy plants; Wind energy companies in Andhra Pradesh face curtailment in wind energy production; DERC reduces the rates at charging stations for EV’s; Maharashtra invites bids for solar…
Andhra Pradesh stops production of wind power; BJP’s Yediyurappa sworn in as the new chief minister of Karnataka; Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand make announcements for rooftop solar projects; Electric vehicles get a boost in Noida; Assam approves a new industrial…
Gujarat emerges as top state for funding MSMEs; Andhra Pradesh discoms face disputes on solar power tariffs; Karnataka speaker struggles to hold a vote of no confidence against the incumbent government; Tamil Nadu announces the creation of two new districts;…
Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan present budgets for FY 2019-20; Karnataka rebel lawmakers request protection from Mumbai police; Uttar Pradesh electricity regulator instructs discoms not to sign any new PPAs for three years; Meghalaya becomes first state amid country-wide crisis to…
By Kim Mai Tran — The movement by all Southeast Asian economies to embrace the “digital revolution” presents a tremendous opportunity to empower women, especially financially. Intentional and unintentional biases against women in the region have, for too long, excluded…
Karnataka’s government on life support after defections from Congress-led coalition; infrastructure gets a boost in Tripura and Tamil Nadu; Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland and Haryana launch new programs on agriculture; Andhra Pradesh revaluates renewable energy PPAs from previous regime; Kerala-based manufacturer…
