Opinion

'Are environmental valuation techniques fair?'

27 Jun 2013 |

Mr Anandajit Goswami

| Thomson Reuters Foundation

The latest released report titled 'Green National Accounting Framework for India' by a committee chaired by Sir Prof. Partha Dasgupta has brought the need for measuring national wealth as a part of the national income accounting framework of countries. According to this report, traditional system of national income accounts doesnot consider the loss in GDP that can happen from natural resource degradation.

It's a long road to sustainability

26 Jun 2013 |

Ms Raina Singh

| The Financial Express

Concerns such as socially inclusive growth, environmental sustainability, climate resilient infrastructure and disaster responsiveness need to be addressed in urban planning, says Ms Raina Singh, Research Associate, Sustainable Habitat division, TERI.

At the crossroads

26 Jun 2013 |

Mr R K Batra

| The Financial Express

The Rangarajan committee's recommendation that domestic natural gas be priced at $8.2 per mmBtu is most likely to be accepted, grudgingly by some and with alacrity by others, says Mr R K Batra, Distinguished Fellow, Green Growth and Development division, TERI.

High Speed Railways in India: A reality or a Mirage?

24 Jun 2013 |

Mr Shri Prakash

| Thomson Reuters Foundation

In the long run, the country should strive to develop indigenous High Speed Railways technology and manufacturing capacity for rails, rolling stock and signalling system.

Time to stop smoking in kitchens

22 Jun 2013 |

Dr R K Pachauri

| The Hindu

There has to be a national mission to ensure that rural homes have access to clean cooking fuel and stoves instead of the killer chulhas that are claiming the lives of large numbers of women, writes Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI, along with co-authors Dr K Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India, and Mr Shyam Saran, former Foreign Secretary and currently Chairman, National Security Advisory Board.

'Kaun Banega Regulator'

19 Jun 2013 |

| Business Standard

Domain knowledge is only one element of the required competence; the candidate regulator must primarily exhibit a deep internalization of the public interest, says Dr Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.

Cooling homes.....heated pockets

05 Jun 2013 |

Ms Mili Majumdar

| The Economic Times, Blogs

Urban India faces equal challenge of housing shortage and increasing energy consumption in homes due to rising aspirations and lifestyles, says Ms Mili Majumdar, Director, Sustainable Habitat, TERI.

A new electricity order in making

29 May 2013 |

| The Financial Express

Mr Amit Kumar, Director Energy and Environment Technology Division TERI, examines and evaluates the present scenario of the energy sector and and calls for a define road map and a forward looking planning with fresh perspectives in the sector.

Renewable energy, a land guzzler

24 May 2013 |

Dr Shilpi Kapur

| The Hindu Business Line

Unfortunately, renewable energy is being promoted on prime farmland rather than wasteland. A policy solution is needed, says Dr Shilpi Kapur Bakshi, Fellow, Resources, Regulation and Global Security division, TERI

You cannot compete in a globalized economy unless you are scientifically ahead

01 May 2013 |

Dr R K Pachauri

| Search, The Industrial Sourcebook

In this interview Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General of TERI, speaks about climate change, its implications, and future prospects of India as a green country.