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As the nation has entered the final week of the 21 day nation-wide lockdown announced by the Indian Prime Minister with effect from 25 March 2020 pursuant to the COVID – 19 outbreak, we take a stock of key regulatory measures ...

In this edition of our Energy, Infrastructure and Natural Resources Newsletter, CMS INDUSLAW's Megha Arora, Abhishek Rohatgi, Jayati Bhatia, and Gayathri Menon bring you key legal, regulatory, and judicial developments from July 2025.

India ranks 4th globally in terms of the installed renewable energy capacity and about 42.3% of our total installed capacity is based on renewable energy sources (such as, solar, wind, hydro, waste to energy, etc.).

1. WHAT ARE THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY ACT, 2002 (BDA)?...

India's energy and infrastructure sectors are undergoing major transformation, driven by strong economic growth, massive government investments...

Automation means applying machines to tasks previously performed by humans or tasks that would be otherwise impossible.

Climate change has redefined the global policy landscape, compelling nations to adopt market-based instruments that internalise the cost of emissions.

In India's 2025 renewable tenders, risk is being re balanced more carefully between government procurers and private developers, especially around curtailment, deviation charges, change in law and execution security...

To meet national and international net-zero targets, companies need to reduce emissions over time. Such efforts include the measuring of, and reporting on, progress...

An important question today is how technology can help in building a sustainable world. A sustainable world can be defined as "where human needs would be met without chronic...

The Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) is a comparatively new but very fast-growing tool in the world energy market. It is basically a financial arrangement, usually being a Contract-for-Difference (CfD)...

In the last two months, some noteworthy judgments and statutory updates have taken place in the field of Energy laws in India.

The Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") has notified the Master Directions – RBI (Electronic Trading Platforms) Directions, 2025 ("ETP Directions") on 16.06.2025...

The threat posed by the climate issue is existential, necessitating a quick, coordinated global response.

India is advancing towards an ambitious target of 500 gigawatts of installed non-fossil energy capacity by 2030, which requires the continuous deployment of solar, wind, and hybrid energy systems.

Green hydrogen refers to hydrogen that is generated via the process of electrolysis or conversion of biomass, including electricity generated from renewable sources which is banked with the grid as per the Indian regulations.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India ("MNRE") on September 12, 2025 issued a draft amendment to the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers ("ALMM") Order, 2019, proposing the introduction of ALMM List-III for solar wafers, for stakeholder comments.

In January 2023, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India ("MNRE") issued the "National Green Hydrogen Mission" ("Mission") – which laid down...