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…
NASSCOM launches the Centre of Excellence for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Bengaluru; West Bengal plans to provide free LPG connections to 500,000 families across 7,364 villages by August 15; Andhra Pradesh concludes an auction to build three 250…
The center launches the National Health Resource Repository program; Gujarat announces the Surya Shakti Kisan Yojana program for farmers to generate electricity and sell the surplus; Haryana plans for a new city in the National Capital Region; World Bank sanctions…
In this episode, we assess China’s engagement with multilateral institutions and global governance. Joining the show to track China’s transition from institutional outsider to cautious observer to international insider in global governance are Dr. Scott Kennedy, Deputy Director of the…
World Bank approves $300 million energy efficiency program in India; Kumaraswamy, head of the Congress-JDS coalition, to become chief minister of Karnataka; Haryana signs ten MOUs with the UK entailing investment of $220 million and employment potential for around…
The center has given in principle approval for a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Telangana; the Bihar cabinet approved subsidies to energy consumers; Cisco launched Cisco START to help small and medium enterprises in Gujarat; Haryana announced…
JICA signs $1.8 billion loan agreements with India for projects in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, and the northeast; Maharashtra advances privatizing power distribution in three more cities, while Uttar Pradesh rescinds privatization; Harvard publishes study on urban air pollution…
