The center issues a third tender to create solar projects in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Jharkhand to address more efficient use of empty land; Karnataka increases electricity bills following a request from electricity supply companies; Tamil Nadu accepts proposal to…
By Anit Mukherjee — Status: In Progress – The Modi government has created a new portal to track its efforts to transition to a direct benefit transfer model in India Difficulty: High – With the size of India’s population, and the difficultly in targeting remote and…
Tamil Nadu stops conducting auctions for wind and solar energy projects following poor response to its tenders; Telangana releases a draft Blockchain Policy; Maharashtra announces progress on the Maharashtra Land Titling Act, which will create a single-window mechanism for the…
By Richard Rossow — The results of India’s national election were released on May 23, and voters have given a fresh five-year mandate to the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). While final results are still being tallied, it appears…
Telangana defers the second phase of a 4,000 MW Super Thermal Power Project implemented by the National Thermal Power Corporation; Uttar Pradesh announces a crackdown on the state’s ‘sugarcane mafia,’ a group of middlemen that are duping farmers in the…
By Matt Weis — From April 29-30, India hosted its first major cybersecurity exercise, titled Cyberex, reflecting growing concerns over the country’s cybersecurity. These concerns are well founded. Potential economic losses from cyberattacks in the Asia-Pacific region reached $1.745 trillion,…
Meghalaya faces a severe power crisis; Kerala announces new plan to ensure power supply through two sources for all rural and urban areas in the state; a one-gigawatt tender in Gujarat fails to attract developers despite four deadline extensions; Rajasthan…
By Vikram Albrecht — Noncommunicable disease (NCD) is the leading cause of death in India. Faced with this new challenge, back in 2010 the Central Government launched The National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and…
Karnataka announces it will stop building solar projects in the state for the time being; Bihar penalizes state power company for failing to meet its renewable purchase obligations for 2018-2019; Gujarat announces implementation of its new law allowing shops in…
By Afeena Ashfaque — Status: Incomplete – The Modi government announced in 2015 that it would continue the current fertilizer subsidy policy for another four years, demonstrating a lack of intent in tackling this reform Difficulty: High – With India’s farming community serving as an important…
