The Electricity Act 2003, which has come into force in India since mid-June 2003, consolidates and replaces a number of older legislations on electricity that prevailed in the country. The new act has introduced significant changes to the industry structure and provides for a more flexible regu...
“*Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions* * *THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (PROBATIONERS’ FINAL EXAMINATION) REGULATIONS, 1955* * *In pursuance of rule 7 of the Indian Administrative Service (Probation) Rules, 1954, the Central Government, in consultation with the State Governm...
Studies of government size usually try to identify the factors that explain what parts of economic activity are brought within the public sector and what p
The present slabs are 5%, 12%, 18%, and 28%. GST is managed by the Goods and Services Tax Council and is governed by the Goods and Services Tax Act, of 2017. GST is levied on all types of goods and services except petroleum products, and electricity, on which the taxes are levied...
This chapter analyzes the Sino-Indian competition and its impacts on Sri Lanka, as well as Sri Lanka’s response to the power rivalry between China and India. It deems that Sri Lanka gain economic benefits from Sino-Indian competition on one hand, and en
The provisions of the new enactment have recently come into force and seek a paradigm policy shift in the form of the Electricity Act 2003. The paper details out the key features of the Act and the likely power industry changes being brought about in the new regime. These changes comprise ...
Purchase Obligation / Renewable Energy Certificates The Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) stipulates that every electricity distribution licensee must procure or generate a designated minimum quantity of their electricity needs from Renewable Energy Sources, in accordance with the Indian Electricity Act of ...
December saw the 70th anniversary of the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, and the 30th anniversary of the first Nuclear Waste Policy Act. If the 40-year difference in those anniversaries strikes you as a bit long, well, you don’t know the half of it. (In the coming weeks,...
While the Indian Agents will be encouraged to act as self-regulated entities, the onus of ensuring the conduct of activities of the Sub Agents in the prescribed manner will lie solely on the Indian Agents concerned and Reserve Bank of India can in no way be held responsible for ...
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the most devastating tsunamis in world history. The tsunami caused damage to most of the Asian and other countries