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They should regulate tariffs for agriculture, industry and households, settle disputes, and ensure equitable and quality access, says Dr S K Sarkar, Senior Director, Water Resources Division, TERI.
The state must play a greater role in creating manufacturing jobs. Setting up more textile SEZs is an option, says Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI
The determination of water-use charges has to be rational, consultative and transparent, says Dr S K Sarkar, Senior Director, Water Resources Division, TERI
The Dublin principles emphasise the need for actions at grassroots level for policy effectiveness, which results in the participatory approach to water management widely known as the bottom-up approach, says Dr S K Sarkar, Senior Director, Water Resources Division, TERI.
The transition requires a combination of clean cooking solutions just like urban households that use LPG as well as electricity for cooking and use of multiple electrical cooking appliances simultaneously, says Mr Amit Kumar, Senior Director, Rural Energy and Livelihoods Division, TERI.
Endowment funds created through District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) can increase the period for which funds are available and protect projects against price fluctuations, says Ms Joyita Ghose, Associate Fellow, Resource Efficiency & Governance Division, TERI.
Air pollution can be brought down to near permissible levels within five years with the use of the right regulatory and policy instruments, says Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.
India has to grapple with many challenges it its quest to provide safe drinking water and access to adequate sanitation to all by 2030, says Dr S K Sarkar, Senior Director, Water Resources Division, TERI.
It is imperative to have a third-party non-government agency that can assess the claims that have been recognised and rejected, using geographic information system and remote sensing technology, says Dr Jitendra Vir Sharma, Director, Forestry & Biodiversity Division, TERI.
Minor Forest Produce can turn around the prospects of 10 crore MFP collectors and would also be able to generate employment opportunities nationwide, says Dr Yogesh Gokhale, Senior Fellow, Forestry & Biodiversity Division, TERI.