Opinion

Renewable Energy - Lowering tariffs, mounting challenges

20 Jun 2020 |

Mr Amit Kumar

| ETEnergyworld

The Centre and the states should co-own the vision of achieving 175 GW of renewable power by 2022 and not see it as an imposition on states, says Mr Amit Kumar, Senior Fellow & Senior Director, Rural Energy and Livelihoods Division, TERI.

A long-term, climate-resilient development pathway should guide India's development

18 Jun 2020 |

Mr Karan Mangotra

Mr Saurabh Bhardwaj

| The Hindustan Times

It should look at strengthening institutions, both at the national and sub-national levels, along with providing smart incentives to promote state-of-the-art climate-resilient infrastructure, say Mr Karan Mangotra, Fellow and Associate Director of Growth, Diversification & Commercialization Division, TERI and Mr Saurabh Bhardwaj, Fellow and Area convener, Centre for Climate Modelling, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI.

Agriculture | Decentralised cold storages are a key to a self-reliant rural India

17 Jun 2020 |

Mr Sunil Dhingra

| Money Control

Decentralised cold storage has the potential to create more jobs and livelihoods opportunities, says Dr Sunil Dhingra, Senior Fellow and Associate Director, Renewable Energy Technology Applications, TERI.

Public procurement can lift manufacturing

15 Jun 2020 |

Mr Ajay Shankar

| The Hindu Business Line

Creating jobs, getting investment in manufacturing and increasing value addition in India have to become explicit goals of public procurement, says Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.

Need To Conserve Biodiversity By Conserving Water Resources

05 Jun 2020 |

Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar

| Smart Water & Waste World

There is a need to conserve biodiversity by conserving water resources. Similarly, by conserving water, biodiversity can be conserved, says Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources Division, TERI.

India's transition to a low carbon economy

04 Jun 2020 |

Mr Ajay Shankar

| Indiainc

India stands at the crossroads of development and cutting back emissions. If the country succeeds in its ambition to becoming a net carbon neutral economy, it would be a leader and on the frontier of tackling climate change, says Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.

India's transition to a low carbon economy

30 May 2020 |

Mr Ajay Shankar

| IndiaInc

India stands at the crossroads of development and cutting back emissions. If the country succeeds in its ambition to becoming a net carbon neutral economy, it would be a leader and on the frontier of tackling climate change, says Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.

To Help Conserve Precious Biodiversity, India Needs to Empower its Forest-dwelling Population

21 May 2020 |

Dr Yogesh Gokhale

| New18

The value chain of trade of biological resources and their derivatives are responsible for creating jobs for probably another 30% population, says Dr Yogesh Gokhale, Senior Fellow, Land Resources Division, TERI.

Solar power for reliable ICT infrastructure and digital services

19 May 2020 |

Mr Amit Kumar

| ET EnergyWorld

Many distributed solar energy systems with storage could very well be the key to maintain reliability of ICT infrastructure and digital services delivery, says Mr Amit Kumar, Senior Fellow andenior Director, Rural Energy and Livelihoods Division, TERI.

Sodium-ion batteries for India’s energy transition

12 May 2020 |

Mr Ajay Shankar

| IndiaInc

As India prioritises electric vehicles, it will have to look at alternatives to reduce dependence on traditional lithium-ion batteries, says Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.