Maharashtra increases salaries for state government employees; President Kovind bifurcates High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad into separate High Courts for Andhra Pradesh and for Telangana; Uttarakhand becomes first state to offer universal secondary and tertiary health coverage for all…
Bihar announces a ban on use of plastic bags and sheets; Delhi approves slum redevelopment policy; Jammu and Kashmir establishes a Real Estate Regulatory Authority to promote regulated and planned growth of the real estate sector; Meghalaya approves draft Meghalaya…
Tamil Nadu attracts $1.4 billion in investment proposals through its single window clearance since November 2017; Goa amends its 2017 State Energy Policy to include a 50 percent subsidy for small producers and consumers of solar power; Nagaland will set…
Great Eastern Energy Corporation announces it has found prospective shale resources with a valuation of over $2.78 billion at its Raniganj (South) block in West Bengal; Odisha releases its ‘Biotech Policy 2018’ at the Make in Odisha Conclave; six north-eastern…
Bihar meets universal electricity access target ahead of December 31 deadline set by the center; the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs announces that 28 states and union territories have adopted the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act; Odisha announces…
Punjab approves the construction of a 4,000 MW capacity super critical thermal plant; Meghalaya adopts the state’s first ever Education Policy; Tamil Nadu Energy outlines a plan to roll out 100,000 grid-connected solar powered agriculture pumps; Jammu and Kashmir announces…
By Richard M. Rossow — Status: In Progress– Amended in 2015 to allow 49 percent FDI; still below majority, and foreign firms lost ability to have management Difficulty: High– Requires legislative amendment. Strong opposition from government-owned insurers, insurance unions, some…
Uttar Pradesh government imposes a ban on the manufacture, storage, sale, and transport of all plastic and thermocol items; Maharashtra joins the National Health Protection Mission; West Bengal releases its “Information Technology and Electronics Policy”; Arunachal Pradesh announces the termination…
Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Maharashtra will conduct a survey on water sanitation in all districts to rank water sanitation levels; the West Bengal assembly passes a resolution to rename the state as ‘Bangla;’ the Government of Goa announces an employment…
Five state-owned oil companies sign a joint venture agreement to develop, build, operate, and maintain the North-East Natural Gas Pipeline Grid; Andhra Pradesh approves India’s largest Integrated Renewable Energy Project; the Chhattisgarh government launches ‘SKYHack 2018,’ a portal to connect…
