Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Covid-19 lockdown: Centre extends completion deadline for green energy projects
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday extended the completion deadline for India's green energy projects, given the 21-day nationwide lockdown and consequently time required for workforce remobilisation.
Such a move will protect clean energy developers from the risk of penalties, including fines and encashment of bank guarantees, for missing the set deadlines.
According to power purchase agreements (PPAs), any delay in adhering to timelines attracts penalties. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a nationwide 21-day lockdown--the largest in the world--aimed at containing the spread of Covid-19 disease.
The pandemic has spread across 175 countries, with nearly half a million affected and death toll at 21,293. In India, cases have
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