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Big News: NITI Aayog releases reports on emergency and injury care in India; Sikkim drafts a notification for banning plastic water bottles; Tamil Nadu issues revised guidelines for verifying captive power projects; and more.

Industrial Policy & Business Regulations

Maharashtra cabinet approves amendments to the insolvency and bankruptcy code allowing stamp duty charges on company mergers and demergers. Source: New Indian Express; In detail: Cabinet Decisions (In Marathi)

Karnataka cabinet decides to amend municipal laws to create a separate property tax slab for industries and industrial areas. The proposed slab would be lower than the slab for commercial buildings. Source: Deccan Herald

Land Acquisition & Labor Regulations

Nothin critical to report this week

Infrastructure & Governance

Sikkim adds two new districts, Pakyong and Soreng. Source: The Telegraph; In detail: Press Release

Climate Change

Sikkim drafts a notification for banning plastic water bottles in the state from 1st January 2022. Source: North East Today; In detail: Draft Notification

Oil & Gas

Nothing Critical to report this week

Water & Sanitation

Nothing Critical to report this week

Power & Renewable Energy

Tamil Nadu issues revised guidelines for verifying captive power projects. The rules will be applicable from the financial year 2020-21. Source: Mercom; In detail: Order

Health

Nothing critical to report this week

Business Negative Reforms

Nothing critical to report this week

Any Other

Nothing critical to report this week

Center – State Relations

NITI Aayog releases two reports on the current status of emergency and injury care in India. The reports assess 100 emergency and injury care centers in government and private health sectors across 28 states and union territories. Source: Devdiscourse; In detail: Press release; Study-1; Study-2

NITI Aayog releases a report that compiles the best municipal solid waste management practices in 28 Indian cities. The new report results from a country-wide study and survey jointly conducted by NITI Aayog and the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Source: CSE India; In detail: Press release; Report