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Supreme Court upholds Rajasthan’s 2016 open access power regulations

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The Supreme Court has upheld the 2016 regulations introduced by the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) to govern open access to electricity for industrial consumers. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Prasanna B. Varale dismissed appeals by several industrial companies, including Ramayana Ispat Pvt Ltd, challenging Rajasthan High Court decisions that had upheld the RERC rules. The decisions came from both the Jodhpur and Jaipur benches of the High Court. The 2016 regulations introduced…

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Supreme Court panel clears five hydro projects on Ganga

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A Supreme Court-appointed panel has backed the development of five hydroelectric projects (HEPs) in Uttarakhand, despite opposition from the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) and the Jal Shakti Ministry, which raised concerns over ecological impacts and risks associated with the region’s seismic and landslide-prone nature. The court’s involvement dates back to the 2013 Kedarnath floods, after which it imposed a moratorium on new HEPs and directed the MoEF to evaluate their impacts.  Over the…