Articles
A People’s Biodiversity Register of Village Ghukhuyi, Zünheboto, Nagaland
06 Mar 2018 | Dr Pia Sethi
With a forest cover of 171964 sq km, the north-eastern part of India harbours a significant portion of the country's floral and faunal bounty - nearly 13,500 plant, 430 mammal and 1277 bird species, many of which are endemic to the region.
Paddy Residue Burning: Drivers, Challenges and Potential Solutions
05 Mar 2018 | Dr Shilpanjali Deshpande Sarma
Paddy residue burning has been viewed mainly as a challenge of residue management. Its mismanagement in the states of Punjab and Haryana has led to annual winter smog and health problems in Delhi and other places in North India.
The Noxious Fumes of Fuel
03 Mar 2018
If you manage to break away from the maddening Delhi traffic for a fuel-refill, don't heave the sigh of relief. In fact, if possible, don’t breathe at all! That is what was revealed when TERI assessed air pollutants at 40 fuel refilling stations or 'petrol pumps' in Delhi.
Know, grow and fortify daily food at your own premises
03 Mar 2018
Against severe malnutrition in Maharashtra, TERI's model is making communities "food and nutrition sufficient" using local resources
Highways to hell: The saga of unsafe Indian roads
03 Mar 2018 | Mr Puduchari Yashwanth Kumar
With the growing number of vehicles and increase in road lengths, Indian roads are spattered with blood as accidents resulting in injuries and fatalities have been mounting over the past twenty years.
Urban Farming: The Navi Mumbai Eco-City project
03 Mar 2018 | Mr Prathmesh M Chourey
Eco–city broadly means a human settlement modelled on the self–sustaining structure and functioning of natural ecosystems. It is developed on the lines of integrated urban planning and management programmes addressing social and ecological health of the city.
Making our cities smart and resilient
03 Mar 2018 | Ms Raina Singh
As of Census 2011, there are 7,935 towns, 475 Urban Agglomerations (UA) and 981 outgrowths in the country. There are 468 Class- I UA/Towns that have a population of more than 100,000 residents and 53 UA/Towns housing a population of one million or above.
Towards Sustainable Irrigation
03 Mar 2018 | Mr Qazi Syed Wamiq Ali
Are our industries water smart?
03 Mar 2018
The prospective water availability scenario is set to be the greatest challenge of the 21st century amongst all the users or sectors due to continued rising and competing demand, inefficient use, pollution, and added risks due to climate change.