Gujarat introduces special category tariff for electric vehicle charging infrastructure; Karnataka goes in to election in May; Telangana allows private entities to set up universities; Asian Development Bank approves $80 million loan for vocation and technical education in Himachal Pradesh;…
Uttar Pradesh allows women to work night shifts at factories; Maharashtra announces its ban on plastic; Telangana reduces VAT on aircraft fuel from 16 percent to one percent; West Bengal to develop 23 modern facilities for storage of food grains;…
By Sidhanta Mehra — The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is up for re-election in just over a year. Despite the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) unprecedented majority-win in India’s last election in 2014, Modi’s ability to govern effectively has…
Uttar Pradesh approves privatization of power distribution in five cities; Telugu Desam Party exits the National Democratic Alliance; Haryana launches new policies on parking and interface with banks; Arunachal promises land ownership rights to its indigenous population; Kerala announces new…
USTDA clears $1 million grant to power utility in Delhi; BJP inducts Biplab Deb as chief minister of Tripura; Haryana inaugurates an internal treasury department; Boeing and Telangana’s T-Hub launch innovation challenge HorizonX; Punjab and Chhattisgarh send 500 MW of…
BJP to form government in Tripura and be part of coalitions in Meghalaya and Nagaland; Tamil Nadu approves business facilitation act allowing delayed approvals to be considered approved; Haryana announces it bio-energy policy; Bihar and Madhya Pradesh announce their annual…
ADB signs $84 million water project in Bihar; Maharashtra releases draft safety and health policy for workers; UN technology innovation laboratory to be set up in Haryana; Nasscom and Telangana to set up center of excellence for data science and…
By Kartikeya Singh — This month, three of India’s “seven sisters” states (Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland), those located in the country’s ethnically distinct northeast, head to the polls. Situated in a region long plagued by security challenges and poor infrastructure,…
New Development Bank signs $100 million loan agreement to revive the Indira Gandhi Canal system; Karnataka and West Bengal opt out of the National Health Protection Scheme; Punjab released its outdoor advertisement policy; Tamil Nadu ranks ninth in the world…
In the latest Energy 360° podcast, our CSIS Energy and National Security program turns the focus to cooperation between the United States and India. The Trump Administration has announced India a prominent partner in its foreign policy plans for the Asian continent.…
