Opinion

India’s climate perspective: budget 2026 decoded

06 Feb 2026 |
Ms Leena Nandan
| Ms Suryaprabha Sadasivan
| Hindustan Times

The Union Budget 2026–27 approaches climate as a matter of economic design and institutional readiness. The emphasis is not on signaling ambition, but on quietly assembling the tools required for transition writes Ms Leena Nandan, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Ms Suryaprabha Sadasivan, Senior Vice President, Chase Advisors.

How to Turn the Forest Fire Season into Prevention Season

05 Feb 2026 |
Mr Sayanta Ghosh
| Outlook Business

In the interconnected Indian Himalayan landscape, making the fire season governable requires shifting focus from reactive firefighting to year-round prevention through incentives, finance, and resilience building writes Mr Sayanta Ghosh, Associate Fellow and Dr Jitendra Vir Sharma, Senior Director, Land Resources Division The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

Path to Resilient Livelihoods

30 Jan 2026 |
Dr Vibha Dhawan
| Millenium Post

The new rural employment reform links social protection with climate adaptation, positioning wage programmes as engines of resilience, sustainability and inclusive rural growth writes Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

VB-G RAM G India's journey towards livelihoods

30 Jan 2026 |
Dr Vibha Dhawan
| Punjab Kesari

Rural employment programs have been a central pillar of India's social security structure for nearly two decades. As rural India undergoes rapid economic, technological, and environmental changes, there is an urgent need to further strengthen this framework to effectively respond to emerging challenges and opportunities writes Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute.

BRICS India summit needs a green and resilient agenda

23 Jan 2026 |
Mr Manjeev Singh Puri
,
Dr Shailly Kedia
| The Hindu

Given its vastly increased vulnerabilities to climate change, resilience is a top priority for the Global South which also underscores India’s global leadership on an inclusive green agenda writes Mr Manjeev Singh Puri, Distinguished Fellow & Dr Shailly Kedia, Director, Sustainable Development and Outreach Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

Belém Indicators Explained: The New Climate Scorecard India Cannot Ignore

15 Jan 2026 |
| Mr Shri Prakash; Ms Sonal Singh, TERI
| ABP Live

With climate risks rising, new Belém Adaptation Indicators aim to guide funding and action, as India looks to align its national adaptation plans with local realities and climate resilience goals Mr Shri Prakash, Distinguished Fellow & Ms Sonal Singh, Research Associate, Transport & Urban Governance Division, TERI.

When Winter Burns | Early fire detections signal a tougher season ahead

13 Jan 2026 |
Mr Sayanta Ghosh
| Deccan Herald

Smoke is now the missing headline. Forest fires emit fine particulate matter and toxic gases writes Mr Sayanta Ghosh, Associate Fellow, Land Resources Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

Rethinking water safety beyond Indore tragedy

08 Jan 2026 |
Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar
| Capt K K Sharma (Retd)
| The Tribune

The new 'air-to-water' technology extracts moisture naturally present in the air and converts it into potable water writes Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar, Senior Advisor, Water Resources Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) & Capt K. K Sharma (Retd).