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Uranium Affected Villages and the Myth of UCIL: Environment, Security and Rights-based Approach in Uranium Mining Regulations
Abstract India aims to produce its own Uranium for its energy demands and rely less on imports. Several issues have been raised in the recent months regarding the ill-effects of uranium mining industry on the local residents, environment, and the overall economy of...

Delays in Project Completion in India
Abstract Delays in the completion of infrastructure-related projects is a rampant problem in India and it has become even worse with the economic slump caused by the ongoing pandemic. Interestingly, this issue has also been recognized by the Central government...

Electrification of India on Wheels: A long due shift from Conventional Vehicles
Abstract India, having the fourth largest automobile industry, has been struggling to breathe, and has become the fifth most populated country globally. The roads are overburdened with conventional carbon-emitting vehicles and the switch to Electric Vehicles (EVs) has...

Analyzing Public-Private Partnerships in the Infrastructure Sector via the Lenses of Competition Law
Abstract The rise in the number of Public-Private Partnerships ("PPP") has instilled a gradient of competition law in the sphere of infrastructure laws, nipping with unprecedented challenges. Though a concession agreement is considered instrumental to foster...

Nuclear Energy: A Feasible Option for Indian Energy Sector
Abstract The nuclear industry in India is growing and as a result of the initiatives being taken at the political and technological level, it is expected to form an important part and contribute a large component to the present energy-mix of the country. Nuclear power...

Checks on Unfair Terms in Construction Contracts: Examining the Current Legal Landscape
Abstract There is an increasing tendency to introduce exclusion clauses in construction and infrastructure contracts. Such an exclusion clause can either be a limitation clause, which, limits the pecuniary liability of each party, or an exclusion clause which excludes...

The Decline of Corporate Renewable PPAs in India: A Critique
Abstract The ever-changing nature of India’s Power Sector, in terms of regulatory, policy, and market dynamism, has led to the development of various models, especially pertaining to renewable energy. Among such models, Power Purchase Agreements have found the...

How InvITs will Push Infrastructure Growth in India
Abstract Infrastructure Investment Trusts, also known as InvITs, are gradually gaining traction amongst the investors owing to its diverse nature of investments. InvITs can be utilised for monetisation of infrastructure assets which are likely to acquire...
Burgeoning of the Coal Sector with the Coal Block Allocation (Amendment) Rules, 2020
Abstract With the onset of a Pandemic headed by negative economic changes and an influx of counter-positive policies by the government, we analyse the latest Coal Block Allocation (Amendment) Rules, 2020. We look at the latest amendments through the vivid lens of Atma...
Renewable Energy PPA’s in India: A Kick at the Can or a Fly in the Ointment?
ABSTRACT COVID-19 has adversely affected the energy demand in India. In this context it becomes important to exclusively analyse the impact on the renewable energy sector. Renewable energy Power Purchase Agreements have been...
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