Opinion
Why energy should be in GST
05 Aug 2018 |
Mr Ajay Shankar
| Business Standard
Steep taxes on petrol and diesel add to the cost of economic activity and reduce the Indian economy’s competitiveness. The two fuels must be brought under GST's purview, says Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, Director-General's Office, TERI.
Monsoon floods will only get worse in India. This is what can be done to help
04 Aug 2018 |
Mr Prasoon Singh
| Daily O
The estimated loss from floods accounts for $7 billion each year in the country, says Mr Prasoon Singh, Associate Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI.
Firming up principles of water sharing
24 Jul 2018 |
Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar
| The Hindu Business Line
Invoking settled international rules, the apex court guidelines are key to resolving water allocation to various States, says Dr S K Sarkar, Senior Director, Water Resources Policy and Management Division, TERI.
E-waste processing: A problem of scale
18 Jul 2018 |
Dr Suneel Pandey
| The Financial Express
India benefits from having a fewer number of e-waste processing units, but of much larger capacity and closer to generation hotspots, says Dr Suneel Pandey, Director, Environment and Waste Management Division, TERI
How India can use Information Technology for universal electricity access
04 Jul 2018 |
Mr Martand Shardul
| ET Energy World
Enhanced interaction between data-science based IT systems and the electricity delivery systems will revolutionize the delivery of services, says Mr Martand Shardul, Associate Fellow, Rural Energy and Livelihoods Division, TERI.
Big worry
22 Jun 2018 |
Mr Nitya Nanda
| The Telegraph
Several local environmental issues that need immediate attention. In West Bengal, this is the groundwater crisis, says Mr Nitya Nanda, Associate Director, Resource Efficiency and Governance Division, TERI.
Heatwaves are health and economic risks
05 Jun 2018 |
Mr Barath Mahadevan
| Ms Vidhu Gupta
| Mint
Several states have formulated action plans, but key gaps are emerging as far as implementation is concerned, says Ms Vidhu Gupta and Mr Barath Mahadevan, Research Associates, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI
Incentivising collection key to Plastic Waste Management
05 Jun 2018 |
Dr Ajay Mathur
| The Financial Express
The Plastic Waste Management (PWM) rules must figure out a way to let people monetise the waste they generate says Dr Ajay Mathur, Director-General, TERI.
Climate change: Trust, compromises and conclusions
04 Jun 2018 |
Swati Agarwal
| ET EnergyWorld
The first part of 48th session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies concluded with slow progress but on a positive note where all Parties promised to arrive at the next round of meeting with an open mind and a flexible attitude to overcome all the bottlenecks on the road to Katowice, says Ms Swati Agarwal, Associate Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI.
How India’s taxi fleet can go electric
28 May 2018 |
Mr Ajay Shankar
| Hindustan Times
By pushing electric vehicles, like China has done, India could leapfrog to the next generation of motor transportation and a green economy, says Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.