The last six months have signaled a massive regulatory shift across India’s Infrastructure and Energy landscape. From the first-ever National Policy on Geothermal Energy to the transformative SHANTI Bill opening the nuclear sector to private players, the framework for India’s energy transition is being rewritten in real-time.

This newsletter provides a detailed summary explaining the key legal, regulatory, and policy developments between 1 August 2025 and 31 January 2026. The update also analyses critical implications across renewable energy, power market reforms, and highway monetization, providing an implementation-focused overview of the evolving sector.
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