Opinion

'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.

Towards a climate-resilient economy

22 Apr 2015 |

Dr Leena Srivastava

| The Financial Express

Rich countries must take lead in decarbonising their economies and provide assistance to nations such as India in their quest for building climate-resilient economies, say Dr Leena Srivastava, Acting Director-General, TERI and Mr Manish Kumar Shrivastava, Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change division, TERI.

Biofuel production from ligno-cellulosic biomass in arid and semi-arid regions

01 Apr 2015 |

Dr Reena Singh

| PowerWatch India

Arid and semi-arid regions present a huge scope for biomass production using suitable technologies relevant to these regions, says Dr Reena Singh, Fellow, Biotechnology & Bioresources Division, TERI.

Rural electrification: Challenges and the way ahead

01 Apr 2015 |

| Power Watch India

Rural electrification is often considered to be the backbone of rural economy, says Mr Shirish Garud, Associate Director, Energy Environment Technology Development Division, TERI.

Where every drop is precious

24 Mar 2015 |

| Financial Chronicle

In any climate change and sustainable development debate, water security issues are critical, says Dr S K Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources division, TERI.