The All India Solar Industries Association has called for ALMM structural safeguards and tariff-based barriers besides production-linked incentives (PLI) for local manufacturers up to five years. The association has said that the main cause of concern is the massive import and stockpiling of solar modules by local developers from Chinese manufacturers.

According to recent reports, the government has renewed its plans to merge Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) and Bharat Broadband Network (BBNL) to establish a single telecom entity.

The government on imposed curbs on exports of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), used in refrigeration and air-conditioning, to boost domestic availability of the chemical. Earlier this month, the government had imposed similar curbs on imports of HFCs.

The government has issued 270 notices since January 2021 to e-commerce players for violation of provisions related to country of origin, and over Rs 56 lakh have been collected as compounding fees from such online companies, Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs Ashwini Kumar Choubey told the Lok Sabha