The term ‘Domestic Content Requirement’ is sometimes seen in the news with reference to
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Answer: A. A Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) means that some solar cells and modules must be made in India. It was a condition in parts of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. The USA challenged it at the WTO, and in 2016 the WTO ruled against India. That is why the term was in the news. So the answer is solar power production.
Watch for: Watch for the general-sounding 'domestic content'. It was in the news only because of the India-US solar dispute at the WTO.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because TV channel licensing uses uplinking and downlinking guidelines, not DCR.
- C. Wrong because food exports are regulated through standards and export rules, not DCR.
- D. Wrong because foreign university campuses were not linked to any DCR rule.
Source to check: WTO dispute DS456 'India — Certain Measures Relating to Solar Cells and Solar Modules' (wto.org); MNRE, JNNSM guidelines (mnre.gov.in)
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