Opinion

Smooth ride, it ain't

15 Jun 2015 |

Mr S Sundar

Dr Sumit Sharma

| Financial Chronicle

Only if the government is willing to invest in public transport massively, can there be a sustainable transport system in place, say Mr S Sundar, Distinguished Fellow, Sustainable Habitat Division and Mr Sumit Sharma, Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI.

Will it be Teesta's turn next?

06 Jun 2015 |

| The Statesman

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh raises a hope for a step forward in the resolution of the long--pending Teesta water--sharing issue with Bangladesh, say Dr S K Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources division, TERI.

Emulate the e-rickshaw

06 Jun 2015 |

Mr Shri Prakash

| The Asian Age

The journey so far on the development path has become clearly unsustainable and needs a drastic change towards improving resource efficiency and bringing to use low carbon technologies for sustainable and inclusive development, says Mr Shri Prakash, Distinguished Fellow, Sustainable Habitat division, TERI.

Moving towards a more sustainable production and consumption pattern

05 Jun 2015 |

Dr Shilpi Kapur

| The Financial Express

World Environment Day is an opportunity to identify solutions for re-engineering our consumer culture, says Dr Shilpi Kapur, Fellow, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.

'Heat wave' is not the killer

02 Jun 2015 |

Dr P G Dhar Chakrabarti

| The Hindu Business Line

Ill-conceived work timings and poor drinking water access are chiefly responsible for the colossal number of deaths, says Dr P G Dhar Chakrabarti, Distinguished Fellow, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.

Is India growing at the cost of the environment?

20 May 2015 |

Dr Shilpi Kapur

| The Huffington Post

The rapid urbanisation has been accompanied by an alarming rate of environmental degradation and a growing scarcity of natural resources, says Dr Shilpi Kapur, Fellow, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.

UN law can help India and China share Himalayan waters

15 May 2015 |

Dr M P Ram Mohan

| SciDev Net

UN laws on watercourses can serve as reference for an Indo-China agreement on sharing Himalayan waters, say Dr S K Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources division, TERI and Dr M P Ram Mohan, Associate Professor, TERI University.

The virtuous cycle

13 May 2015 |

Ms Akshima Tejas Ghate

| The Hindu Business Line

Creating opportunities for increasing demand for cycles and providing cycling infrastructure in the cities are the need of the hour, says Ms Akshima T Ghate, Fellow, Sustainable Habitat division.

Nepal: Constructing quake-proof houses

13 May 2015 |

Ms Mili Majumdar

Ms Minni Sastry

| Deccan Herald

Some of the key levers that can motivate low cost climate resilient housing are appropriate policies for banks, policies by government to allocate land and effective implementation of National Building Code, say Ms Mili Majumdar, Director and Ms Minni Sastry, Programme Manager (Southern Region), Sustainable Habitat division.

Why India can't afford to pass the gas

29 Apr 2015 |

Mr Saahil M Parekh

| Daily-O

Once completed, the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India natural gas pipeline could satisfy up to 35 per cent of India's annual natural gas demand, say Mr Saahil Parekh, Research Associate, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.