Environment

Update on India’s States: February 26, 2020

Union Cabinet approves a $19 billion rural sanitation scheme; Madhya Pradesh approves act to fast-track investment approvals; Tamil Nadu declares Cauvery Delta as protected agricultural zone; Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Mizoram, and Odisha present state budgets; Punjab notifies Water Resources Management…

Update on India’s States: February 5, 2020

Union Cabinet allocates 30 percent of north eastern council’s budget for developing deprived areas; Indian Oil Corporation to invest $1.94 billion for expanding Barauni refinery’s capacity; Delhi discom signs an MOU with France’s Schneider Electric; Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission…

Deregulate Kerosene Pricing in India

By Raymond E. Vickery, Jr —  Status: Partially Done — Kerosene meant for Public Distribution System (PDS) remains price controlled and subsidized. Despite deregulating non-PDS kerosene during the first term, Prime Minister Modi’s government incrementally raised the control price of…

Update on India’s States: November 20, 2019

Andhra Pradesh moves towards English medium schools; Maharashtra under President’s rule; Telangana transport employee strike continues; Concerns rise in northeast over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill; Haryana issues draft regulations to allow a single electricity meter for multi-establishment institutions; Kerala to continue…