Five state-owned oil companies sign a joint venture agreement to develop, build, operate, and maintain the North-East Natural Gas Pipeline Grid; Andhra Pradesh approves India’s largest Integrated Renewable Energy Project; the Chhattisgarh government launches ‘SKYHack 2018,’ a portal to connect…
Niti Aayog proposes 15-point action plan called “Breathe India” to combat air pollution in the 10 most polluted cities in India; Andhra Pradesh passes an amendment to the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement…
NASSCOM launches the Centre of Excellence for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Bengaluru; West Bengal plans to provide free LPG connections to 500,000 families across 7,364 villages by August 15; Andhra Pradesh concludes an auction to build three 250…
State power ministers meet in Shimla for stocktake of power sector development progress; EDF and General Electric sign agreement to jointly build six reactors for India’s 9,900 MW nuclear power plant in Maharashtra; the center extends the operation of Armed…
The center launches the National Health Resource Repository program; Gujarat announces the Surya Shakti Kisan Yojana program for farmers to generate electricity and sell the surplus; Haryana plans for a new city in the National Capital Region; World Bank sanctions…
By Kapil Narula — India has the largest number of people in the world without access to clean cooking fuels and technologies — nearly 780 million in 2015, or more than 60 percent of the Indian population. Out of the…
The center has increased the renewable purchase obligation target for large power consumers from 17 percent to 21 percent by 2022; The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank approves $1.9 billion loan for infrastructure projects in India; 20 states signed an MOU…
Eight states and four Union Territories signed MOUs with the Union Health Ministry to implement the National Health Protection Mission; Gujarat electricity regulatory commission has enhanced the RPO from the 10 to 17 percent for five years; Uttar Pradesh government…
Central government agencies agree to provide $208.8 million for Polavaram Irrigation Project in Andhra Pradesh; Gujarat invites tenders for procuring 1,000 MW power on a short-term basis; World Bank to provide $21.7 million loan for strengthening the public financial management…
By Shahed Ghoreishi — China has most of the pieces of a major global power. Its economy, set to be the world’s largest by 2030, passes the test. Its diplomats remain active in the United Nations Security Council and in…
