Opinion
Much ado at Durban
16 Dec 2011 |
Ms Suruchi Bhadwal
| The Financial Express
COP 17 has revived the Kyoto Protocol and the climate change regime of the future, but the details need to be sketched out, says Suruchi Bhadwal, Associate Director, Earth, Science and Climate Change Division.
Durban outcomes: Smoke 'n mirrors
14 Dec 2011 |
Mr C Dasgupta
| The Financial Express
As of now, the outcome of COP17 appears to be an illusion, says Dr P Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division and C Dasgupta, Distinguished Fellow, Resources, Regulation and global Security Division.
Learning from telecom
12 Dec 2011 |
Mr Shahid Hasan
| The Financial Express
Catalysing finance and technological capacity is crucial for harnessing renewable energy, says Shahid Hasan, Associate Director, Knowledge Management division.
Monopoly at what cost?
05 Dec 2011 |
Mr S K Chand
| The Financial Express
Coal India's monopoly would mean shunning the reform agenda of the sector and jeopardising plans for coal-based generation capacity addition, says S K Chand, Senior Fellow, Resources, Regulation, and Global Security.
'It's important to know attractiveness of action with respect to cost of inaction'
02 Dec 2011 |
Dr R K Pachauri
| The Financial Express
More than politics, it is the science of climate change that should drive the COP 17 negotiations, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director General, TERI.
Trade in energy and environmental goods and services: Where are we heading?
01 Dec 2011 |
Mr Anandajit Goswami
| Energetica India
The future of the trade regime in energy, environmental goods and services remains unclear from the current negotiation discourse. Anandajit Goswami, Coordinator-Africa, Resources, Regulation and Global Security, writes about the challenges ahead.
The tri-sector approach
28 Nov 2011 |
Ms Arpita Khanna
| The Financial Express
Communities, mining companies, and government can cooperate to reduce the negative environmental and social impacts of the mining sector, says Arpita Asha Khanna, Research Associate, Resources, Regulation, and Global Security.
Threat of mounting financial losses in electricity distribution on Indian economy and way forward
23 Nov 2011 |
Mr Gurudeo Sinha
| Electrical India
The new era in the power sector, heralded by the Electricity Act 2003, has turned out to be too utopian to achieve, says Gurdeo Sinha, Senior Fellow, Resources, Regulation, and Global Security.
Lifestyle demographics demand sustainable switch
15 Nov 2011 |
Dr Shilpi Kapur
| Planet Earth
A shift in the lifestyle preferences of the major societal class has added to the ecological footprint of the country, says Dr Shilpi Kapur, Associate Fellow, TERI.
GRIHA and Green Healthcare
01 Nov 2011 |
Mr Apoorv Vij
| Architecture Update
Environmentally conscious practices in hospitals not only ensure quick recovery for patients but also have positive impacts on the neighbourhood, says Apoorv Vij, Research Associate, ADaRSH.