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Big News: Delhi approves a new excise policy; Bihar and Odisha raise electricity tariffs; Haryana announces a subsidy for the installation of rooftop solar; Maharashtra allows a special tariff for consumers opting for 100 percent renewable energy; and more.

Industrial Policy & Business Regulations

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Land Acquisition & Labor Regulations

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Infrastructure & Governance

Delhi cabinet approves a new excise policy. The policy includes new liquor sale and consumption rules, including a hike in the liquor vend license fee, allocation of the vends via a lottery system, and lowering the minimum age for consuming liquor. Source: India Today; In detail: CM Tweet

Oil & Gas

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Water & Sanitation

Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Gujarat, and Himachal Pradesh qualify for a $64 million performance incentive grant from the Jal Shakti Ministry (JJM). There are multiple qualifying criteria for the grant, including the physical and financial progress of the JJM mission within the state. Source: New Indian Express; In detail: Press Release

Power & Renewable Energy

Bihar approves an average cumulative hike in the electricity tariff for the financial year (FY) 2021-22. The tariff is revised from $0.0007 per kilowatt hour (kWh) to $0.0048 per kWh for domestic urban consumers. Source: Hindustan Times; In detail: Press Release

Odisha approves a hike in the electricity tariff for FY 2021-22. The revision has resulted in an average tariff increase of $0.0041 per kWh. Source: Times of India; In detail: Tariff Notification

Haryana announces a subsidy scheme for the installation of rooftop solar. The scheme allows a 40 percent subsidy on the total equipment cost of a three-kilowatt solar rooftop plant. Source: Economic Times; In detail: Press Release

The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission allows net metering for consumers who install solar photovoltaic systems before June 30, 2021. Source: Mercom; In detail: Notification

Maharashtra allows a green power tariff of $0.009 per kWh for consumers opting for 100 percent green energy. The power sourced from renewables is $0.02 per kWh less than the power sourced from conventional power plants in the state. Source: Mercom; In detail: Order (Order 134)

Health

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Business Negative Reforms

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Any Other

The president of India assents the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The bill requires the Delhi government to seek the opinion of the Lieutenant Governor before taking any executive decision. Source: NDTV; In detail: The Bill

Center – State Relations

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