Opinion

1st airport in world to go 100% solar is in India

21 Aug 2015 |
Mr Anand Upadhyay
| Clean Technica

India has 136 airports, some of which are spread over vast pieces of land. Large-scale solar plants are possible on many of these, says Mr Anand Upadhyay, Associate Fellow, Energy Environment Technology Development, TERI.

Five reasons why India's natural gas push remains hot air

12 Aug 2015 |
Mr Siddharth Singh
| Business Standard Blog (The Energy Factor)

Much more needs to be done to improve natural gas availability and facilitate a move towards a greener energy system, says Mr Siddharth Singh, Research Associate, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.

Mizoram: Realizing the change

01 Aug 2015 |
Dr Yogesh Gokhale
| Business Economics

The policy of village grouping for insurgency control and the new land use policy has shifted the tide of development in Mizoram, says Dr Yogesh Gokhale, Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI.

Efficacy Analysis: Assessment of policy instruments for renewable energy

31 Jul 2015 |
| Renewable Watch

Being capital intensive and associated with lower generation levels, renewable energy projects require promotional efforts to make them competitive with conventional energy-based projects, says Mr Sapan Thapar, Fellow, Department of Energy & Environment, TERI University.

Managing forests for carbon

10 Jul 2015 |
Dr Ashish Aggarwal
| DailyO

The experience of forestry clean development mechanism projects has been far from satisfactory, says Dr Ashish Aggarwal, Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI.

Cross-border cooperation in hydropower: Emerging vistas

01 Jul 2015 |
| PowerWatch India

India's quest for cooperation with hydro-rich countries beyond the borders has assumed added importance in context of the share of hydropower in the country's energy mix, says Mr K Ramanathan, Distinguished Fellow, Industrial Energy Efficiency Division, TERI.

Choking on growth, prosperity

17 Jun 2015 |
Dr Sumit Sharma
| The Pioneer

We must adopt measures that improve air quality without compromising on economic and personal growth, says Mr Sumit Sharma, Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI.

Smooth ride, it ain't

15 Jun 2015 |
Mr S Sundar
,
Dr Sumit Sharma
| Financial Chronicle

Only if the government is willing to invest in public transport massively, can there be a sustainable transport system in place, say Mr S Sundar, Distinguished Fellow, Sustainable Habitat Division and Mr Sumit Sharma, Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI.

Will it be Teesta's turn next?

06 Jun 2015 |
| The Statesman

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh raises a hope for a step forward in the resolution of the long--pending Teesta water--sharing issue with Bangladesh, say Dr S K Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources division, TERI.

Emulate the e-rickshaw

06 Jun 2015 |
Mr Shri Prakash
| The Asian Age

The journey so far on the development path has become clearly unsustainable and needs a drastic change towards improving resource efficiency and bringing to use low carbon technologies for sustainable and inclusive development, says Mr Shri Prakash, Distinguished Fellow, Sustainable Habitat division, TERI.