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    MNRE Proposes Centralized Tendering for 450,000 Solar Pumps under KUSUM Program

    The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has proposed initiating a centralized tendering process for the current year’s target of 450,000 standalone solar pumps under Component B of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) program. The ministry has invited suggestions and comments from all stakeholders on issues like participation in

    India’s move to restrict TV imports reinforces Modi’s make locally driven – industry body

    India’s surprise move to restrict imports of TVs, announced on Thursday, will boost local manufacturing, strengthening Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship ‘Make in India’ drive, an industry body said. The Indian trade ministry issued a notice late on Thursday saying it would restrict inbound shipments of TVs by requiring importers to get a special license.

    India posts record fiscal deficit as coronavirus hits the economy

    India’s fiscal deficit touched a record $88.5 billion in the April-June quarter, 83.2% of the target for the whole of the current fiscal year, reflecting the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on tax collections and as the government front-loaded its spending. The deficit is predicted by private economists to cross 7.5% of GDP in the 2020/21 fiscal year beginning April, from