Opinion
Understanding thermal performance of Glazed Facades
30 Nov 2012 |
Mr D E V S Kiran Kumar
| Buildotech
Building facade is a significant component in the building envelope in terms of its impact on both comfort and energy use, says D E V S Kiran Kumar, Research Associate, Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI.
A pathway to competitiveness
27 Nov 2012 |
Mr Girish Sethi
| The Financial Express: SME World
It is vital to develop long-term, cluster-specific programmes for adoption of energy-efficient technologies, says Mr Girish Sethi, Director, Industrial Energy Efficiency, TERI.
Science must drive ambition in Doha
23 Nov 2012 |
Dr R K Pachauri
| RTCC
The level of ambition at Doha, irrespective of how it is articulated has to be driven by scientific knowledge on anthropogenic climate change, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI.
Dr R K Pachauri emphasises the need to unite the Energy sector
22 Nov 2012 |
Dr R K Pachauri
| Power Watch India
There is an urgent need to come up with a structure, system and process by which proper coordination can be developed not just across ministries in the government but also with respect to state governments, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director General, TERI.
Traditional knowledge and limits to GI
15 Nov 2012 |
Mr Nitya Nanda
,Dr Indrani Barpujari
| Hindu Business Line
GI (geographical indications) can only prevent the use of protected marks or indications; it does not protect the knowledge, or the technologies embracing that knowledge as such, say Nitya Nanda, Fellow, Resources, Regulation & Global Security and Indrani Barpujari, Fellow, Green Growth and Development, TERI.
Inclusive green growth mediated sustainable development
15 Nov 2012 |
Dr Shailly Kedia
| The Times of India
'Growth-mediated' development models need to incorporate qualitative transformations relevant to global commons such as climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation, says Shailly Kedia, Associate Fellow, Green Growth and Development, TERI.
Clean Energy Fund headed nowhere
31 Oct 2012 |
| Business Line
National Clean Energy Fund must be used ingeniously to provide a much-needed impetus to development, incubation, and demonstration of emerging renewable/clean energy technologies, says Mr Amit Kumar, Director, Renewable Energy and Technology Application, TERI.
Urban-rural convergence
17 Oct 2012 |
Dr Divya Sharma
| The Financial Express
We have to view urban and rural areas as complimentary to each other and this should reflect in policies, planning practices and investment decisions, says Dr Divya Sharma, Fellow, Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI.
The need for corporates to actively foster India's sports capabilities
28 Sep 2012 |
Dr R K Pachauri
| The Economic Times
India's performance in the Olympics is a matter of national pride that requires the involvement of all stakeholders, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director General, TERI.
Can the SDGs achieve what the MDGs could not?
28 Sep 2012 |
Dr Shailly Kedia
| The Times of India
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are discussed in the "The Future We Want" Outcome Document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) or Rio+20 that was held in Rio de Janeiro that year. During the Rio+20 consultative processes, SDGs were introduced in a proposal made by Guatemala, Colombia and Peru with some themes being food security, energy access, renewable energy, oceans, sustainable human settlements and water.