Opinion

Only safe cities are Smart Cities

06 Jan 2016 |
Dr P G Dhar Chakrabarti
| The Asian Age

The unprecedented floods in Chennai, preceded by cyclone in Visakhapatnam and flood in Srinagar last year are, apart from devastating tragedies, indications of the growing risks of urban disasters in India, says Dr P G Dhar Chakrabarti, Distinguished Fellow, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.

Opportunity that must not be frittered away

01 Jan 2016 |
Dr R K Pachauri
| The Pioneer

Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi's opening to Pakistan, which has received widespread support from across the world, now requires active follow up in concrete terms, and the most suitable initiative that India could undertake is to first bring about cooperation in the energy sector.

Pollution-free and breathable air still a distant dream in India

29 Dec 2015 |
Dr Sumit Kumar Gautam
| DailyO

Instead of trying to find odd and even number plates for vehicles, a deeper systemic change is required, says Dr Meena Sehgal and Dr Sumit Kumar Gautam, Fellows, Earth Science and Climate Change division, TERI

India on the path to green growth

24 Dec 2015 |
Dr Shailly Kedia
| The Pioneer

This country, which is water-stressed, energy-starved and in many parts ecologically-fragile, has rightly made sustainable development a policy priority, says Ms Shailly Kedia, Fellow, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.

Curbing Delhi pollution

24 Dec 2015 |
Mr Nitya Nanda
| Business World

The Delhi Government has taken a tough decision to allow cars to ply on Delhi roads only on alternate days to curb air pollution that has reached alarming levels, says Mr Nitya Nanda, Fellow, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI

Paris agreement brings hope of green investments

23 Dec 2015 |
Mr Ashutosh Senger
| SciDev.Net

The Paris Agreement will compel governments and industry to adopt sustainable ways to execute their business, says Mr Ashutosh Senger, Research Associate, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI

Odd-even scheme: Need complementary measures, robust public transport & public sensitization

14 Dec 2015 |
Ms Akshima Tejas Ghate
| The Economic Times

We need a package of measures if we are serious about success of one principal Transport Demand Management (TDM) strategy, which in Delhi's case seem to be the odd-even system at the moment, says Ms Akshima Tejas Ghate, Fellow, Sustainable Habitat division, TERI.

50 shades of climate change

14 Dec 2015 |
Ms Aayushi Awasthy
| Business Standard

The Paris agreement does not answer every question but it is an important first step towards finding a common solution, says Ms Aayushi Awasthy, Associate Fellow, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.

The changing power dynamics of energy

10 Dec 2015 |
Mr Siddharth Singh
| Business Standard (The Energy Factor)

Policy-makers have begun to visualise the possibility of renewable sources of energy becoming viable replacements of fossil fuels, says Mr Siddharth Singh, Research Associate, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI

Making odd-even work

09 Dec 2015 |
| The Financial Express

Policy-makers need to encourage private providers to tackle challenges of inadequate mass transit systems, says Dr Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow and Director, Earth Science and Climate Change division, TERI.