Opinion
Good governance must go green and explore sustainability paradigm
02 Feb 2016 |
Dr Yogesh Gokhale
| Daily O
Policy-level commitments need to be demonstrated, adapted and upscaled through practical examples, says Dr Yogesh Gokhale, Fellow, Water Resources and Forestry division, TERI.
Smart cities need smart urban governance
01 Feb 2016 |
Ms Raina Singh
| Cities Today, Issue 20
Systematic capacity building of the local bodies is necessary at the proposal implementation stage to monitor and manage the new smart city projects for effective, well-resourced and democratically accountable urban governance, says Ms Raina Singh, Associate Fellow, Sustainable Habitat division, TERI.
Financing India's smart cities mission: the Special Purpose Vehicle
01 Feb 2016 |
Mr Sarbojit Pal
| Cities Today, Issue 20
In addition to developing a structure for the smart city proposals, an appropriate regulatory process needs to be drawn up to ensure efficiencies in their operation with minimal government intervention and leakages, says Mr Sarbojit Pal, Fellow along with co-author Ms Sushmita Singha, Consultant, Lucid Solutions.
Opportunities we must grab before it gets late
29 Jan 2016 |
Dr R K Pachauri
| The Pioneer
Given the global economic situation, turmoil in China's monetary system and a fall in oil prices, policymakers must carry out due diligence to define the kind of economic structure we must promote for sustained living, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI.
Choking over foul air -- in rural India
29 Jan 2016 |
Dr Debajit Palit
| The Hindu Business Line
Particulate emission from cookstoves is killing rural women. It is worse than the pollution in Delhi, says Mr Debajit Palit, Associate Director, Social Transformation Division, TERI.
Some distance travelled, but a long way to go
20 Jan 2016 |
| The Statesman
The global picture in the water and sanitation sector, although improved through various actions of UN Member States, still looks dismal, says Dr S K Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow and Director, Water Resources and Forestry Division, TERI.
Sustained methods to tackle air pollution
15 Jan 2016 |
Dr R K Pachauri
| The Pioneer
An appropriate approach to deal with air pollution is to carefully assess the nature and account of the sources of occurrence, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI.?
Manipur earthquake is another wake-up call for India
11 Jan 2016 |
Dr P G Dhar Chakrabarti
| Hindustan Times
The Manipur earthquake must push the state governments, the National Disaster Management Authority, the ministry of home affairs and the ministry for development of North Eastern Region to get their acts together, says Dr P G Dhar Chakrabarti, Distinguished Fellow, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.
Only safe cities are Smart Cities
06 Jan 2016 |
Dr P G Dhar Chakrabarti
| The Asian Age
The unprecedented floods in Chennai, preceded by cyclone in Visakhapatnam and flood in Srinagar last year are, apart from devastating tragedies, indications of the growing risks of urban disasters in India, says Dr P G Dhar Chakrabarti, Distinguished Fellow, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.
Opportunity that must not be frittered away
01 Jan 2016 |
Dr R K Pachauri
| The Pioneer
Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi's opening to Pakistan, which has received widespread support from across the world, now requires active follow up in concrete terms, and the most suitable initiative that India could undertake is to first bring about cooperation in the energy sector.