Energy Subsidies in India

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This paper, prepared by CUTS Institute for Regulation and Competition, examines the challenges in reforming subsidized electricity for India's agricultural sector.

This is the first edition of the India Energy Subsidy Review, a biannual publication of the IISD's Global Subsidies Initiative.

As part of its work on energy policy and sustainable development in India, the IISD Global Subsidies Initiative publishes a regular briefing on issues related to energy subsidies.

Fossil-fuel subsidies are significant drain on public finances. They are also bad for the environment, while benefitting higher income consumers more than poorer ones. This comic book provides an accessible and fun introduction to fossil-fuel subsidies in India. It details how the subsidies work, their impacts on people and the economy, and what the Indian government is doing to change these policies.

As part of its work on energy policy and sustainable development in India, the Global Subsidies Initiative publishes a regular briefing on issues related to energy subsidies.

As part of its work on energy policy and sustainable development in India, the Global Subsidies Initiative publishes a regular briefing on issues related to energy subsidies.

A new report evaluates the impact of higher diesel prices on India’s road freight transport sector. Published by the IISD Global Subsidies Initiative and Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe), the report finds that the trucking industry is vulnerable to higher fuel costs, and supports the earlier evidence that the fuel costs account for around 55 per cent of their total operating costs.