Gujarat scores highest in integrated rating of state discoms; Andhra Pradesh launches new e-procurement portal; Rajasthan takes highway loan from the Asian Development Bank; Modi approves inclusion of displaced families in Jammu & Kashmir; Odisha faces coal shortage; Punjab launches…
Kerala ranks first on the School Education Quality Index; the center approves flood damage assistance to Bihar and Karnataka; Bihar amends property registration rules; Gujarat eases regulations for new MSMEs; Uttar Pradesh backs out of wind power agreement; journalists strike…
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…
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;…
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…
By Maya Iskandarani, Jonathan Gonzalez-Smith & Kartikeya Singh — In a landslide victory, Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) captured a majority in India’s Parliament and catapulted Modi to a second term as prime minister. During Modi’s first term, India…
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…
