Opinion

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.

How India should address the challenge of utilizing biomass energy

24 May 2018 |

Mr Ajay Shankar

| ET Energy World

Recent developments have created a window of opportunity for a smooth transformation in the use of bio energy in the country, says Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.

Clean cooking energy: Powering the kitchen with electricity

04 May 2018 |

Mr Ajay Shankar

| The Financial Express

Access to electricity for all is now nearing completion, with about 1,25,000 villages and over 50 crore people having gotten access over the last decade, says Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.

Connecting health data for cleaner air

01 May 2018 |

Ms Meena Sehgal

| Mr Anand Krishnan

| The Economic Times

Season after season, we continue to bear the brunt of exposure to poor air quality, but remain unable to quantify the disease burden and the cost of disease attributed to this exposure. Making good quality estimates needs good quality data, say Ms Meena Sehgal, Fellow, Environment & Waste Management Division, TERI and Dr Anand Krishnan, Professor, AIIMS.

Universal Energy Access and Saubhagya Scheme

30 Apr 2018 |

Dr Debajit Palit

| Akshay Urja Vol. 11(3-5)

The Government of India's target date and IEA estimated date for achieving universal access in India is almost the same which further points out that the Saubhagya objective is achievable within the coming 2 years, says Mr Debajit Palit, Associate Director, Rural Energy and Livelihood Division, TERI.