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The shift must be done gradually by giving the industry time to develop competitive products and the country to set up charging infrastructure, say Ms Megha Kumar, former Associate Fellow, Transport and Urban Governance Division, TERI and Mr Shri Prakash, Distinguished Fellow, Transport & Urban Governance, TERI.
Resource efficiency and waste management will need to be the key drivers of a green strategy, says Dr Ajay Mathur, Director-General, TERI
Resource efficiency is a key strategy that can transform the linear production-consumption system to one that is circular, thereby preventing wastage and overuse of virgin materials, say Mr Souvik Bhattacharjya, Fellow and Associate Director, Resource Efficiency & Governance Division and Dr Shilpi Kapur Bakshi, Fellow, Environment & Waste Management Division, TERI.
Necessary steps need to be taken urgently to improve the air quality, say Mr Martund Shardul, Fellow, Rural Energy and Livelihoods Division, TERI and Ms Rozita Singh, Head of Solutions Mapping, Accelerator Lab at UNDP in India.
Necessary steps need to be taken urgently to improve the air quality, say Mr Martund Shardul, Fellow, Rural Energy and Livelihoods Division, TERI and Ms Rozita Singh, Head of Solutions Mapping, Accelerator Lab at UNDP in India.
Despite a spike in the number of rating systems in India, the stock of green buildings remains disappointingly low because there is a persistent misconception among the end-users that green buildings are expensive — they can be only constructed at exceptionally high costs and, therefore, can be afforded only by the affluent. The lack of consumer awareness and the shortage of critical mass of green building professionals only compound the problem further.
The electricity sector's ills call for sustained intervention by the Central government, which should engage with the states to draw up turnaround strategies, says Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.
Imports from China have curbed capacity creation and utilisation. This malaise must be addressed for economic revival, says Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.
With solar and wind now being the cheapest source of electricity, India must take leadership to join industrialised nations in becoming net carbon neutral, says Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI
People walking the streets with N95 masks on, odd-even scheme coming into action for vehicles, schools shutting down to avoid further trouble... we're talking about that time of the year when air pollution becomes a major topic of discussion. The problem exists throughout the year and the reasons are plenty. All that is required is some administrative measures and small steps by individuals to curtail air pollution.