Opinion

Why cities need wildlife nature

13 Sep 2015 |

Dr Pia Sethi

| The Hindustan Times

Biodiversity concerns must be integrated into urban plans, says Dr Pia Sethi, Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change division, TERI.

Close to touching the edge of a rainbow

09 Sep 2015 |

Dr R K Pachauri

| The Pioneer

Technological advancements have made renewable energy-based lighting systems so cost-effective that the latter can now be introduced in villages, where there is no electricity and no prospect of grid-based power, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI.

Sharing the spoils of petroleum

09 Sep 2015 |

Mr Siddharth Singh

| Business Standard Blog (The Energy Factor)

Oil exploration and production is a highly risky activity with no certainty of finding resources to pump out. Even when petroleum is found and proven to be viable for production, estimates of the reserves are often not accurate, says Mr Siddharth Singh, Research Associate, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.

Can an oil importing India be energy secure?

26 Aug 2015 |

Mr Siddharth Singh

| Business Standard Blog (The Energy Factor)

The key to energy security is affordable and consistent supply of energy, both of which can be ensured in the case of oil, even if India continues to largely import it, says Mr Siddharth Singh, Research Associate, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.

1st airport in world to go 100% solar is in India

21 Aug 2015 |

Mr Anand Upadhyay

| Clean Technica

India has 136 airports, some of which are spread over vast pieces of land. Large-scale solar plants are possible on many of these, says Mr Anand Upadhyay, Associate Fellow, Energy Environment Technology Development, TERI.

Five reasons why India's natural gas push remains hot air

12 Aug 2015 |

Mr Siddharth Singh

| Business Standard Blog (The Energy Factor)

Much more needs to be done to improve natural gas availability and facilitate a move towards a greener energy system, says Mr Siddharth Singh, Research Associate, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.

Mizoram: Realizing the change

01 Aug 2015 |

Dr Yogesh Gokhale

| Business Economics

The policy of village grouping for insurgency control and the new land use policy has shifted the tide of development in Mizoram, says Dr Yogesh Gokhale, Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI.

Efficacy Analysis: Assessment of policy instruments for renewable energy

31 Jul 2015 |

| Renewable Watch

Being capital intensive and associated with lower generation levels, renewable energy projects require promotional efforts to make them competitive with conventional energy-based projects, says Mr Sapan Thapar, Fellow, Department of Energy & Environment, TERI University.

Managing forests for carbon

10 Jul 2015 |

Dr Ashish Aggarwal

| DailyO

The experience of forestry clean development mechanism projects has been far from satisfactory, says Dr Ashish Aggarwal, Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI.

Cross-border cooperation in hydropower: Emerging vistas

01 Jul 2015 |

| PowerWatch India

India's quest for cooperation with hydro-rich countries beyond the borders has assumed added importance in context of the share of hydropower in the country's energy mix, says Mr K Ramanathan, Distinguished Fellow, Industrial Energy Efficiency Division, TERI.