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Mainstreaming Climate-Resilient Water and Sanitation Infrastructure For Long Lasting Impacts
17 Mar 2023 | Dr Kriti Akansha
In this article, Manisha Jain and Dr Kriti Akansha highlight that it is necessary to support long-term thinking, transformation, flexibility and innovation while taking the associated climate risks into consideration to attain climate resilience. There is a need for a robust framework that ensures climate policies are integrated into all sectors and that planning, implementation, and evaluation are strictly followed.
International Year of Millets
10 Mar 2023
Renewed Focus on Nutrition Storehouse
The United Nations General Assembly at its 75th session in March 2021 declared 2023 the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023). In this article, Livleen K Kahlon says that with the UNGA declaring 2023 as the International Year of Millets, there’s a renewed focus on these nutritious grains. This move will serve best in the interest of developing countries, where almost 97 per cent of global millet production happens. But, it is going to take a lot of effort to change the mindset and lifestyles of consumers towards a millet-positive diet.
Climate Actions for Businesses
31 Jan 2023
How Big Should These Be?
When we talk and act on climate action and the energy transition in emerging economies, the discussion can range from topics such as climate mitigation, adaptation, energy transition, financing, and business model innovation to next-generation technologies.
COP27: Climate Chaos and Warfare for People and the Planet
04 Jan 2023
COP27 took place in November 2022 in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm el-Sheikh. The Conference concluded with a historic decision to establish and operationalize a loss and damage fund. Dr Anil Pratap Singh takes us through the highlights of this important climate conference and concludes that at COP27, unrelenting deliberations took place on setting the needs and priorities of the Parties; thereby resolute implementation plans for the future were developed during the deliberations.
Solar Energy for India’s Energy Security: Reducing Variability and Achieving Stability
06 Dec 2022 | Biba Jasmine
In this article, Biba Jasmine says India’s commitment to renewable energy reflects its synergistic efforts to accelerate solar growth and provide energy access to all. It is time for the global community to come together, share ideas, and think of environment-friendly solutions to address the challenges in the energy sector, especially to harness the enormous potential of renewable energy on a large scale.
Disseminating the Renewable Energy Diagnostic in TERI Newsletters by Asia Foundation
24 Nov 2022
The Asia Foundation through its India- U.S. Triangular Development Partnership (TriDeP), a program funded by USAID, is working toward realizing the vision for an open and free Indo-Pacific, and strengthening India’s and the U.S.’s development cooperation footprint in the region and beyond. Renewable energy is among the sectors where India demonstrates policy leadership and technical skills and can provide sustainable solutions.
India’s Women Farmers: The Unimagined Mass
04 Nov 2022
India is known for its agricultural produce, but what we do not know, or perhaps tend to overlook, is the contribution of women in the growth of this sector. In this article, Himanshu Kumar and Vivek Kumar enlighten us about the role of women in the agriculture sector and some of the problems they face.
The Direction of India’s Climate Policy
19 Sep 2022 | Ms Dorothy Ashmita Biswas
The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill and the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022, show intended action toward enhanced NDCs