Parveen Arora and Ishaan Chopra      India is driving a green energy revolution, aiming for 500 gigawatts (GW) of non-fossil energy capacity by 2030. It has already achieved over 250 GW of non-fossil energy capacity, primarily from solar (123 GW) and wind (52 GW). While the shift to clean and green energy sources such as solar, wind, battery energy storage systems (BESSs), and electric vehicles (EVs) is essential for the climate and India’s energy independence, it also introd

Welcome to the first edition of BTG Advaya’s regulatory update on energy, infrastructure, mining and environment. As India advances its sustainability and resource management goals, we present key regulatory developments from October 2025 across the Ministries of Coal, Jal Shakti, Mines, New and Renewable Energy, Power, and Environment.   These updates reflect significant policy shifts and compliance obligations for stakeholders.  Historic Launch of Commercial Mining in Aruna

Parveen Arora and Ishaan Chopra In the Union Budget 2025-26, the Government of India launched a major initiative by introducing the...

Parveen Arora and Ishaan Chopra         The world produces an enormous volume of waste across various categories such as electronics,...

On January 6, 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles)...

Parveen Arora and Ishaan Chopra  Battery waste management is a critical environmental concern in India. The rapid growth of technology...

With more and more production and usage of electrical and electronic equipment (“ EEE ”), the world is staring at a huge problem of...

Suruchi Kotoky and Ishaan Chopra Background The Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (“ALMM”) and the Revised List of Models and...

Parveen Arora, Suruchi Kotoky and Ishaan Chopra India's electricity sector, powered by a recent wave of amendments to the Electricity...

Parveen Arora, Suruchi Kotoky, Ishaan Chopra Last month, the Ministry of External Affairs notified the Offshore Wind Energy Lease Rules,...

Praveen Arora and Ishaan Chopra The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (“MoEFCC”) has recently issued The Green Credit...

The pace of technological breakthroughs in the last decade has revolutionized the way we live and lead our lives, and mobility is no...

Parveen Arora, Kanwar Vivswan and Suruchi Kotoky Background The European Union is pushing ahead with its aim of reaching net-zero...

(Parveen Arora & Shloka Vaidialingam) On January 4, 2023, the Union Cabinet approved the landmark National Green Hydrogen Mission with a...

(Parveen Arora & Shloka Vaidialingam) Earlier this year in February 2022, the Indian Finance Minister announced the prospective issue of...