Andhra Pradesh announces a new electric mobility policy; Haryana approves a new Pharmaceutical Policy 2019 and a new Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Policy 2019; Tamil Nadu releases a new Solar Energy Policy, 2019; NTPC issues notices to Telangana, Karnataka,…
By Aman Y. Thakker — Status: In Progress – While India’s government has made attempts to reduce the amount of time it would take to set up business and obtain permits from the government, the creation of a single-window for clearances…
Gujarat releases a new land policy to set up wind parks and wind-solar hybrid parks in the state; Rajasthan announces unemployment allowances for jobless youth in the state; Punjab outlines plan to provide homeless people in rural areas of the…
By Afeena Ashfaque — On December 27, 2018, the Australian High Commission in India announced that the government had authorized funding for a planned new consulate in Kolkata. With this development, Australia joins the United States and Japan with a…
By John Hemmings — This year has been marked by the return of British naval power to the Indo-Pacific. For the first time since 2013, the United Kingdom (UK) deployed warships to the region, not only consecutively deploying three vessels…
Tamil Nadu releases a new Aerospace and Defence Policy; Goa amends state solar policy authorizing 50 percent subsidy to consumers and producers of solar power; Meghalaya launches the “Design and Adoption of Alternate Models for Responding to Address Shortage of…
By Kartikeya Singh — A final batch of five states held assembly elections in late 2018 before India’s general elections scheduled this year. Usually, in the lead up to elections, state governments are busy showcasing the work of their governments…
By Anit Mukherjee — Over the last five years, the Modi government set ambitious targets in several of its social programs. It promised to issue biometric IDs, open bank accounts, build toilets, and provide cooking gas, electricity, and housing. As…
Chhattisgarh withdraws from center’s Ayushman Bharat health insurance program; Maharashtra raises taxes on power sales for industrial and commercial consumers in Mumbai; Sikkim opens India’s second-largest healthcare facility; Jammu and Kashmir to issue state bonds to raise $490.7 million to…
In this episode, we focus on the Indian state of Bihar. Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Sushil Modi – a key leader in the BJP – and Sanjay Kumar, Principal Secretary of Health for Bihar – the state’s head technocrat…
