Opinion
Water security must be enhanced in India
22 Oct 2022 |
| Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar and Dr Snehlata Tigala
| The Statesman
Water resources are essential for economic development. India has 4 percent of global water resources for its use. India's water resources are under immense pressure, write Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow and Senior Director and Dr Snehlata Tigala, Associate Fellow, Water Resources Division, TERI.
From alarm bells to recess bell: Address nutrition gaps
19 Oct 2022 |
| Dr Manish Anand and Dr Meena Sehgal
| Mint
India has made progress over the years in addressing its high prevalence of under-nutrition, write Dr Manish Anand and Dr Meena Sehgal are, respectively, member of the Food and Land Use coalition and senior fellow at TERI.
Smart Agriculture
17 Oct 2022 |
Dr Vibha Dhawan
| Agriculture Today Magazine
India needs a robust and modernized agriculture towards food security for its growing rural and urban population of over 1.3 billion. Smart agriculture must become part of achieving the larger goal of sustainability, writes Dr. Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI.
Personal, passenger and heavy vehicle segments need distinct strategies for energy transition
13 Oct 2022 |
| Mr Saswata Chaudhury, TERI and Mr Arijit Das, India Development Foundation
| Mongabay India
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles could be adopted for heavy and passenger vehicles as a long-term approach towards energy transition and net zero, write Mr Saswata Chaudhury, Senior Fellow, Integrated Assessments and Modelling, TERI along with co-author Mr Arijit Das, Fellow, India Development Foundation.
Breakthrough in industrial and municipal wastewater treatment
10 Oct 2022 |
Dr Nupur Bahadur
| eGov magazine
Innovation is the key to achieving SDGs and the technological interventions like TADOX® is particularly required to meet the SDG 6.3, writes Dr. Nupur Bahadur, Senior Fellow and Head, NMCG-TERI Centre of Excellence on Water Reuse, Water Resources Division, TERI.
Demurraging the image of Indian Railways
06 Oct 2022 |
Ms Palak Passi
,Ms Viral Joshi
| The Financial Express
Demurrage is the penalty levied on the user when the free time for loading/unloading goods from the rake has expired, causing detention at the terminal, write Ms Palak Passi, Research Associate and Ms Viral Joshi, Research Associate, Transport and Urban Governance Division, TERI.
To scale up freight loading onto IR, it is necessary to optimise the turnaround time, says Viral Joshi of TERI
20 Sep 2022 |
Ms Viral Joshi
| ET Infra
Currently, longer travel time, first and last-mile connectivity issues, and cumbersome unloading procedures coupled with strict penal provisions for exceeding prescribed unloading time are impeding the growth of freight loading on Indian Railways, writes Ms Viral Joshi, Research Associate, Transport and Urban Governance Division, TERI.