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India plans to mandate two-hour battery storage equal to at least 10% of capacity for all new government solar and onshore wind projects commissioned after July 1 next year. The requirement tightens from July 2029 to four-hour minimum storage duration.
WhatsApp launched Bill Payments in India, connecting to the Bharat Connect (BBPS) network to serve over 22,700 billers across 30 categories. Users can pay electricity, gas, water, FASTag, insurance, credit card, and loan bills in-app, with rollout expanding to all Android and iOS users in coming weeks.
India's Finance Ministry notified FDI rule changes permitting ecommerce firms to maintain inventory solely for exports of goods made in India. FDI in inventory-based domestic ecommerce retailing remains banned. The September 2 notification amends the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019.
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