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COVID-19: It's time to scale up cold chain infrastructure in India
Article
| May 1, 2020
While the world is in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries are taking the strongest measures to avoid the potential impact of this crisis on their citizen's lives, economy, and healthcare.
Guiding Framework for India's Long-Term Strategy (LTS)
Policy brief
| May 1, 2020
As a step ahead in India’s climate discourse, what lies next is the development and enabling of a long-term strategy to drive enhanced climate action. As a first step in this direction, TERI has developed a guiding document on framing India’s Long-Term Strategy (LTS).
Can decentralised cold storage models be a piece of the puzzle in easing farmer distress?
Article
| April 29, 2020
Decentralised models such as solar-biomass cold storage can help preserve horticultural produce, giving farmers the freedom to look for the best price and providing a buffer in uncertain times like the Covid-19 crisis
मंदाकिनी की अल्हड़ लहरों से लड़ने वाले अब सोलर नाव चलाते हैं
Article
| April 29, 2020
सौर शक्ति ने बदली चित्रकूट के नाविकों की ज़िंदगी। सोलर पैनल अब सिर्फ़ घरो के लिए नहीं बल्कि नाविकों के लिए भी फायदेमंद है।
Can India embrace work from home post-pandemic?
Article
| April 27, 2020
Perhaps the most positive impact of the total lockdown imposed due to COVID-19 pandemic in the country is clean air in the Indian cities that one has not breathed for long.
While we await Coronavirus cure, fortify your immunity with these natural remedies
Article
| April 25, 2020
A look at the natural remedies that can be used to increase immunity in times of the Coronavirus pandemic
Lessons from the COVID-19 Response
Article
| April 23, 2020
In the face of the global Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there are lessons that should be learnt globally from the present crisis engulfing the whole world. Creation of spare healthcare capacities is clearly a necessity across the world. Managing communication would also be an increasing challenge.
Fostering a sustainable urban future: Experiences from knowledge exchange workshops between India and Afghanistan
Article
| April 23, 2020
The current scenario in India and Afghanistan shows us that most of the population still lives in rural areas, but the trends are changing rapidly as people migrate towards urban and peri-urban areas. According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), 55% of the world's population is residing in urban areas currently, with the proportion predicted to grow to 68% by 2050 (UNDESA, 2018).
COVID-19: A strategic opportunity for sustainable development
Article
| April 22, 2020
The sector-specific allocations for health, education, and infrastructure the Union Budget 2020-21 collectively make up only a fraction of India's GDP. Our rapidly developing economy is threatened in the wake of a new global pandemic, COVID-19.
Changing role of chief sustainability officers
Article
| April 21, 2020
Indus Towers has adopted various measures to set an example in making the telecom business more environmentally sustainable, writes its chief sustainability officer