{"id":15146,"date":"2024-04-01T13:16:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T13:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/01\/government-re-imposes-restrictions-on-solar-module-imports-to-boost-local-manufacturing-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T13:16:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T13:16:16","slug":"government-re-imposes-restrictions-on-solar-module-imports-to-boost-local-manufacturing-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/01\/government-re-imposes-restrictions-on-solar-module-imports-to-boost-local-manufacturing-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Government re-imposes restrictions on solar module imports to boost local manufacturing &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-108936855,imgsize-63438.cms?resize=1200,900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Government re-imposes restrictions on solar module imports to boost local manufacturing &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Government re-imposes restrictions on solar module imports to boost local manufacturing &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: The government has decided to once again restrict the import of solar modules in order to boost <!-- -->local manufacturing<!-- -->. 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