Opinion
The Biofuels equation
08 Feb 2013 |
Mr Anandajit Goswami
| Management Thinking
Anadajit Goswami, Coordinator at The Energy and Resources Institute, answers questions about biofuels and explains what environmental and economic challenges they pose.
India needs new policies to nurture science, research and technology
07 Feb 2013 |
Dr R K Pachauri
| The Economic Times
India's economic progress will be determined to a large extent by the capabilities of our scientific institutions and our efforts to innovate as a society to meet some of the major challenges that we are likely to face in the future, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI.
Building resilient cities
06 Feb 2013 |
Dr Divya Sharma
| The Financial Express
Policy makers and local city level governments must take a lead and guide their cities on a path of building resilience, which will simultaneously support ideals of good governance, writes Dr Divya Sharma, Fellow, Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI.
India as 'Renewable Energy Manufacturing Hub'
05 Feb 2013 |
| AlertNet
There is an urgent need to shape India as a "Renewable Energy Hub" for the world, especially focusing on the emerging opportunities in the developing world, writes Mr Amit Kumar, Director, Energy Environment Technology Development, TERI.
The Goa garbage scene: A lot left to be done
13 Jan 2013 |
Ms Shabana Mehmood Kazi
| The Times of India
There is a need to transform the institutional structure of local bodies in charge of waste management so as to enable them to achieve an optimum level of operational efficiency, says Shabana Kazi, Research Associate, Educating Youth for Sustainable Development Division, TERI.
The need for speed
09 Jan 2013 |
Mr Sarbojit Pal
| The Financial Express
The continually growing economy generates a continuous demand for greater passenger mobility. If the Railways wants to retain and grow its share in that demand, it has to improve its services, says Sarbojit Pal, Associate Fellow, Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI.
The biofertiliser option
06 Jan 2013 |
Dr Alok Adholeya
,Mr Gautam Anand
| Business Line
The use of mycorrhiza biofertiliser provides benefits at both ends of crop management, with reduction in chemical fertiliser and associated yield increase, say Alok Adholeya, Director and Gautam Sharma, Marketing & Research Analyst, Biotechnology and Bio-resources division.
Future of LNG in India's energy mix is bright
30 Dec 2012 |
Mr R K Batra
| InfralinePlus
The prospects for LNG in meeting a rising share in India's energy portfolio are bright and face fewer challenges than domestic gas and crossborder gas pipelines, says R K Batra, Distinguished Fellow, Green Growth and Development Division, TERI.
Equal growth, opportunities for all in society
30 Dec 2012 |
Dr R K Pachauri
| The Tribune
It would be unrealistic to expect that 2013 will be dramatically different from the year ending now, yet it could mark a watershed for changes that this society and the world at large need most desperately, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI.
Restore glory of the Banarasi Sari
21 Dec 2012 |
| Hindu Business Line
The grant of Geographical Indication status to the Banarasi sari has not changed the fortunes of the artisans, says Mr Krishna Dwivedi and Mr Souvik Bhattacharya, Associate Fellows, TERI.