Power regulator says impact on consumers will be additional Rs 1.20-1.30 tariff per unit. Ex-govt officials argue that if govt pays subsidy, talk of revenue generation could be amateur idea.
With 172 hydro power projects, Himachal govt expects water cess to generate revenue of around Rs 4,000 crore. Small plants will be forced to shut operations, says gencos' association.
In dispute with Pakistan over Kishanganga & Ratle projects, India objected to World Bank move to initiate parallel mediation & refused to take part in Court of Arbitration proceedings.
Indigenous groups & local communities likely to be affected by project in Dibang Valley have long opposed it & even wrote to Forest Advisory Committee for clarity on progress of project.
The govt had set an initial target of installing 175 GW of renewable energy capacity, including wind, solar, and hydro, by 2022. It later raised this target to 450 GW by 2030.
Despite 31 Supreme Court hearings and 3 government committee reports, a clear policy on hydroelectricity projects (HEPs) in Uttarakhand has remained elusive.
NTPC is in focus as one of its hydropower projects — Tapovan Vishnugad, at Dhauliganga river in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district — has been damaged in the floods.
China’s hydro industry is down-shifting toward smaller projects and pumped storage. Rival energy sources are also deterring the move to more challenging locations.
India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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