Opinion

Powering up after the power crisis shock

10 May 2022 |

Mr Ajay Shankar

| The Hindu

A lesson is that demand growth projections and supply arrangements need to become central to the regulatory process, writes Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.

Digging deep into the coal crisis

05 May 2022 |

Mr Ajay Shankar

| The Hindu Business Line

The cancellation of coal blocks and inadequate domestic production have made costly imports inevitable, writes Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.

What India should do to achieve 500 GW non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030

04 May 2022 |

Mr Ajay Shankar

| The Economic Times

The pace of solar capacity addition can be ramped up by tapping the potential of decentralised small solar power installations in rural India, writes Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.

Achieve water efficiency in India's fast-growing residential townships

28 Apr 2022 |

Ms Tarishi Kaushik

| Hindustan Times

The rise in the number of nuclear families with disposable incomes, growing population, rapid urbanisation, land shortage, and the ease in housing finance are key drivers for the growth of several residential townships in and around Indian cities, writes Ms Tarishi Kaushik, Research Associate, Sustainable Buildings Division, TERI.

Centre-state coordination must for cleaner air

26 Apr 2022 |

Mr Ajay Shankar

| The Tribune

The successful use of briquettes/pellets made from crop waste as a substitute for coal in thermal power plants offers a viable solution, writes Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.

Adapting Indian agriculture to climate change

11 Apr 2022 |

Mr S Vijay Kumar

Dr Manish Anand

| The Hindu Business Line

The scale and scope of potential climate impacts in the agriculture sector warrant a shift from the current practice of individual sector-specific programmes and schemes, write Mr S Vijay Kumar, Distinguished Fellow and Lead, FOLU (India) and Dr Manish Anand, Senior Fellow, Resource Efficiency and Governance Division, TERI.

The climate financing gap needs to be bridged fast

07 Apr 2022 |

| Mr Dipak Dasgupta

| The Hindu Business Line

Accelerated financial support from developed to developing countries and realigning the financial sector's resources towards low-emission investments will help, writes Mr Dipak Dasgupta, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI.

Reusing Treated Wastewater To Overcome Water Shortage In Delhi

06 Apr 2022 |

Ms Apoorva Bamal

Ms Niyati Seth

| Smart Water & Waste World

There is a need for proper monitoring and management system in order to provide treated water to potential users, write Ms Apoorva Bamal, Research Associate, Project Management Unit Division and Ms Niyati Seth, Associate Fellow, Water Resources Division, TERI.

Green hydrogen is the means to an end, not an end in itself

28 Mar 2022 |

Mr Ajay Shankar

| ET Energyworld

The goal should be rapid movement down the cost curve in a competitive industry structure in each hard-to-abate sector, writes Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, Director-General's Office, TERI.

Time to Focus on Biomass

24 Mar 2022 |

Mr Ajay Shankar

| Energetica India

As the use of biomass for cooking declines, there emerges the potential of using it in modern ways as a source of renewable energy, writes Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, Director-General's Office, TERI.