Opinion
Clean Energy Fund headed nowhere
31 Oct 2012 |
| Business Line
National Clean Energy Fund must be used ingeniously to provide a much-needed impetus to development, incubation, and demonstration of emerging renewable/clean energy technologies, says Mr Amit Kumar, Director, Renewable Energy and Technology Application, TERI.
Urban-rural convergence
17 Oct 2012 |
Dr Divya Sharma
| The Financial Express
We have to view urban and rural areas as complimentary to each other and this should reflect in policies, planning practices and investment decisions, says Dr Divya Sharma, Fellow, Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI.
The need for corporates to actively foster India's sports capabilities
28 Sep 2012 |
Dr R K Pachauri
| The Economic Times
India's performance in the Olympics is a matter of national pride that requires the involvement of all stakeholders, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director General, TERI.
Can the SDGs achieve what the MDGs could not?
28 Sep 2012 |
Dr Shailly Kedia
| The Times of India
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are discussed in the "The Future We Want" Outcome Document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) or Rio+20 that was held in Rio de Janeiro that year. During the Rio+20 consultative processes, SDGs were introduced in a proposal made by Guatemala, Colombia and Peru with some themes being food security, energy access, renewable energy, oceans, sustainable human settlements and water.
Back to the future
28 Sep 2012 |
Prof S L Rao
| The Financial Express
If India is to grow, our power system must be insulated from politicians and politics, says Prof S L Rao, Distinguished Fellow Emeritus, TERI.
Let's make diesel price hike palatable
26 Sep 2012 |
Ms Anmol Soni
,Mr Anomitro Chatterjee
| Financial World
To support the long term move towards deregulating diesel pricing, a clear and well-designed road-map for reforms is needed, says Anmol Soni and Anomitro Chatterjee, Research Associates, TERI.
What you can't replenish, don't finish
23 Sep 2012 |
Dr R K Pachauri
| The Tribune
The impacts of climate change exacerbate existing environmental and ecological stress, which Punjab and Haryana can hardly afford, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director General, TERI.
Exaggerating reforms
22 Sep 2012 |
Prof S L Rao
| The Financial Express
Recent announcements on diesel, and FDI in retail and aviation were long-overdue and hardly qualify as reforms, says Prof S L Rao, Distinguished Fellow Emeritus, TERI.
Earth: A humble material
20 Sep 2012 |
Mr Amit Tandon
| Architecture
Amit Tandon, Project Officer, ADaRSH, discusses what goes in the construction of resource efficient buildings.
Investment failure is showing
19 Sep 2012 |
| The Financial Express
It is essential to build political consensus on a core set of reforms, voices Dr Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.