By Kim Mai Tran — Southeast Asia’s healthcare industry is at a crucial crossroad. Economic development and disposable income have increased the demand for quality healthcare; demographic changes, the emergence of new chronic diseases and health challenges, and the…
Gujarat launches pilot program to limit air pollution under the Gujarat Pollution Control Board; Andhra Pradesh and Kerala announce new measures to support farmers; Karnataka introduces new policy to regulate the mass increase of telecommunication towers; The Maharashtra State Electricity…
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…
Maharashtra gives state discom additional time to comply with solar renewable purchase obligation requirements; Uttar Pradesh orders power company to first lower power tariffs before taking control of a stressed power plant; Mizoram repeals its “New Land Use Policy” and…
Kerala releases finalized Electric Vehicle Policy, Punjab waives outstanding electricity bills for 150,000 consumers; Tamil Nadu releases new integrated textile policy; a 1,000 MW solar auction in Gujarat receives no bids; Madhya Pradesh approves proposal to nearly double reservation quotas…
Haryana relaxes land rules for mining; Mizoram releases State Water Policy; Bihar denies power utilities fee increases; Chhattisgarh announces a reduction in power tariffs for all categories for domestic consumers in the state; Gujarat demands more data from bidders on…
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…
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…
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…
