Storage subsidy per unit falls 60 per cent as BESS tariffs collapse
New Delhi - Battery storage tariffs in India have fallen by an estimated 86 per cent since 2022, and the subsidy needed to make projects viable has fallen with them.…
Gig workers enter the social security net, but the qualifying rules may leave most outside
New Delhi - India has formally brought gig and platform workers inside the social security system for the first time, and the practical question now is whether a delivery rider…
Climate breaks the actuarial assumption that the past predicts the future
Hyderabad - Indian insurers move to Indian Accounting Standards from 1 April 2026, and the transition arrives as climate losses stop behaving like the historical record that underwriting assumes. Floods,…
Seventy-one industrial deaths in four months, and no national register to record them
New Delhi - Six major industrial accidents between January and April 2026 killed at least 71 people and injured 80, across power, steel, mining, industrial gases and chemicals. Four months.…
The 65 per cent rule that decides what an Indian ESG fund can actually own
Mumbai - SEBI rules tie ESG mutual funds to the assurance regime in a way few retail investors notice, and it is the most consequential feature of the category. Under…
SEBI lowers the related party threshold and makes directors certify it personally
Mumbai - SEBI has lowered the threshold at which a related party transaction becomes material, and added a personal certification that puts promoters and directors on the record. A transaction…
Government to raise Rs 15,000 crore in sovereign green bonds in first half of FY27
New Delhi - The government plans to raise 15,000 crore rupees through sovereign green bonds in the first half of financial year 2026-27, continuing a programme that began with an…
BRSR Core assurance reaches the top 1,000 listed companies in FY27
Mumbai - Mandatory third-party assessment or assurance of BRSR Core disclosures reaches the top 1,000 listed companies in financial year 2026-27, completing a phase-in that began with just 150 firms.…
AI data centres need power all night, and Indian solar stops at sunset
Mumbai - Indian data centre electricity consumption is forecast to rise from about 10 terawatt hours in 2025 to 191 by 2040, a near twenty-fold increase, and artificial intelligence workloads…
New waste rules put every obligated entity on a central portal by October
New Delhi - India generates roughly 620 lakh tonnes of municipal solid waste a year, and new rules require every obligated entity to register on a central online portal by…
