Opinion

From road to rail: Unpacking India's transport strategy to meet national climate commitment

30 Dec 2025 |
Mr Sharif Qamar
| Mint

As countries struggle to meet NDC commitments amid rising global temperatures, the transport sector is key writes, Mr Sharif Qamar, Fellow & Associate Director, Transport and Urban Governance Division, TERI.

How to Turn SC’s Mandate on Aravalli into Ground Reality

30 Dec 2025 |
Dr Vibha Dhawan
| Outlook Business

SC's Aravalli ruling offers a science-led path to balance mining, restoration and livelihoods, writes Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI.

Creative Destruction and India’s Transport Transition

25 Dec 2025 |
| Ms Shreya Gupta, TERI
| Diplomatist

As India targets net zero by 2070, the mathematics of creative destruction translates into a policy imperative: raise the innovation rate, expand the scale of each transformation, and smooth the social cost of obsolescence, writes Ms Shreya Gupta, Research Associate, Transport and Urban Governance Division, TERI.

Aravalli Hills alive with cautious optimism despite SC order

24 Dec 2025 |
Dr Vibha Dhawan
| The Economic Times

The Supreme Court's recent order offers a new framework for the Aravalli range. With guidelines now in place, the task ahead lies in transparent implementation, institutional coordination and sustained scientific oversight, writes Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI.

Air pollution needs year-round vigil, not just in winter

23 Dec 2025 |
| Dr Anju Goel; Dr Pallavi Joshi Lahari, TERI
| The Tribune

The air improves briefly, only to deteriorate again because the underlying drivers remain unchanged, writes Dr Anju Goel, Senior Fellow and Dr Pallavi Joshi Lahari, Associate Fellow Air Quality Research Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

Does imposition of US tariffs present a strategic opportunity for India’s energy security?

15 Dec 2025 |
| Mr Manjeev Singh Puri, TERI; Mr Pritish Kumar Acharya and Dr Gopal Krishna Sarangi, TERI-SAS
| ABP News

In this disrupted landscape, India must convert adversity into a strategic opportunity, advancing its energy and climate leadership through decisive, forward-looking actions, write Mr Manjeev Singh Puri, Distinguished Fellow, Sustainable Development and Outreach Division, TERI; Mr Pritish Kumar Acharya, TERI School of Advanced Studies and Dr Gopal Krishna Sarangi, Associate Professor, TERI School of Advanced Studies.

Important message

13 Dec 2025 |
Mr Sayanta Ghosh
| The Telegraph

Belém has delivered a message that the world cannot ignore. Climate justice begins with those who protect the forests. The next step belongs to governments, including India, to act on that truth, writes Mr Sayanta Ghosh, Associate Fellow, Land Resources Division, TERI.

Governing Water

07 Dec 2025 |
Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar
| The Statesman

There is no institutional mechanism that facilitates closely coordinated actions between the states and the Centre. Many times, there are varying and sometimes conflicting perspectives, understanding and positions on important water issues between states and the Centre, or across various states, writes Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar, Senior Advisor, Water Resources Division, TERI.

India Can Meet All New Power Demand Through Solar and Storage, Not Coal

04 Dec 2025 |
Mr Ajay Shankar
| Outlook Business

From BESS to pumped storage and CSP, India now has the tools to meet rising power demand cleanly and more cheaply than thermal, writes Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.