Opinion
Global REDD+ standards fail local forests
20 Aug 2025 |
Mr Sayanta Ghosh
,Dr Jitendra Vir Sharma
| Mongabay India
Unlocking India’s REDD+ potential would channel climate finance into one of the most diverse forest estates, benefiting millions of forest-dependent people and meeting climate goals, write Mr Sayanta Ghosh, Associate Fellow and Dr Jitendra Vir Sharma, Senior Director, Land Resources Division, TERI.
Global climate failure: COP30 must push developed nations on mitigation
19 Aug 2025 |
| Mr Nitin Desai
| Business Standard
At COP 30 this November, the primary goal must be to increase pressure on developed countries to move faster and more credibly on climate mitigation, writes Mr Nitin Desai, Chairman, TERI.
Rivers have a right to flow
08 Aug 2025 |
| Dr SK Sarkar, TERI and Dr Girija K Bharat, Mu Gamma Consultants
| The Statesman
With rising urbanization, unregulated development, and outdated flood management strategies, the damage caused by floods has intensified posing severe threats to human lives, infrastructure and the environment, write Dr SK Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources Division, TERI and Dr Girija K Bharat, Managing Director, Mu Gamma Consultants.
Delhi’s Russian oil dilemma
04 Aug 2025 |
Mr Saswata Chaudhury
| 360 Info.org
Indian refiners are at high risk due to US penalty threats and the EU's new sanctions on exports made from Russian crude, writes Dr Saswata Chaudhury, Senior Fellow, Energy Assessment & Modelling Division, TERI.
Powering Viksit Bharat: The new solar frontier
31 Jul 2025 |
Mr Ajay Shankar
| ET EnergyWorld
India's power regulation is not just cutting costs-it's reshaping the roadmap to a fossil-free, developed economy writes, Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, Electricity and Renewables Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
India needs a mines-to-magnets strategy for rare earths
31 Jul 2025 |
| Ms Mrunali Tembhurne; Mr Souvik Bhattacharjya, TERI
| 360 Info.org
India’s rare earth strategy must combine developing domestic capabilities with global alliances, R&D investments, waste recovery, strategic stockpiling and an enabling industrial policy, write Ms Mrunali Tembhurne, Associate Fellow and Mr Souvik Bhattacharjya, Director, Resource Efficiency & Governance Division, TERI.
One rain, many failures: What drowns Delhi-NCR every year
29 Jul 2025 |
Mr Shri Prakash
,Ms Shiren Pandita
| The Tribune
Urban flooding in Delhi-NCR is not just about rainfall intensity; it is a direct outcome of how the region has grown, write Mr Shri Prakash, Distinguished Fellow; Ms Shiren Pandita, Associate Fellow, Transport and Urban Governance Division, TERI.
Groundwater management requires deep relook
25 Jul 2025 |
Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar
| The Hindu Business Line
The existing legal framework does not visualise groundwater as a common property resource, writes Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources Division,TERI.
Overcoming land constraints for powering India’s solar energy future
24 Jul 2025 |
| Mr AK Saxena; Dr Arunendra Kumar Tiwari, TERI
| 360 Info.org
Innovative photovoltaic solutions can contribute significantly to energy access, bringing power closer to communities and reducing reliance on centralised grids, Write Mr AK Saxena, Senior Director and Dr Arunendra Kumar Tiwari, Fellow, Electricity and Renewables Division, TERI.
Saving Water
16 Jul 2025 |
Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar
| The Statesman
Water resources are critical for economic growth, and essential for ecology. In India, water resources are under tremendous pressure. Water demand is continuously rising, and with high population growth, the per capita water availability is decreasing over time, writes Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources Division, TERI.