Opinion
Moving towards a more sustainable production and consumption pattern
05 Jun 2015 |
Dr Shilpi Kapur
| The Financial Express
World Environment Day is an opportunity to identify solutions for re-engineering our consumer culture, says Dr Shilpi Kapur, Fellow, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.
'Heat wave' is not the killer
02 Jun 2015 |
Dr P G Dhar Chakrabarti
| The Hindu Business Line
Ill-conceived work timings and poor drinking water access are chiefly responsible for the colossal number of deaths, says Dr P G Dhar Chakrabarti, Distinguished Fellow, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.
Is India growing at the cost of the environment?
20 May 2015 |
Dr Shilpi Kapur
| The Huffington Post
The rapid urbanisation has been accompanied by an alarming rate of environmental degradation and a growing scarcity of natural resources, says Dr Shilpi Kapur, Fellow, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.
UN law can help India and China share Himalayan waters
15 May 2015 |
Dr M P Ram Mohan
| SciDev Net
UN laws on watercourses can serve as reference for an Indo-China agreement on sharing Himalayan waters, say Dr S K Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources division, TERI and Dr M P Ram Mohan, Associate Professor, TERI University.
The virtuous cycle
13 May 2015 |
Ms Akshima Tejas Ghate
| The Hindu Business Line
Creating opportunities for increasing demand for cycles and providing cycling infrastructure in the cities are the need of the hour, says Ms Akshima T Ghate, Fellow, Sustainable Habitat division.
Nepal: Constructing quake-proof houses
13 May 2015 |
Ms Mili Majumdar
,Ms Minni Sastry
| Deccan Herald
Some of the key levers that can motivate low cost climate resilient housing are appropriate policies for banks, policies by government to allocate land and effective implementation of National Building Code, say Ms Mili Majumdar, Director and Ms Minni Sastry, Programme Manager (Southern Region), Sustainable Habitat division.
Why India can't afford to pass the gas
29 Apr 2015 |
Mr Saahil M Parekh
| Daily-O
Once completed, the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India natural gas pipeline could satisfy up to 35 per cent of India's annual natural gas demand, say Mr Saahil Parekh, Research Associate, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.
Towards a climate-resilient economy
22 Apr 2015 |
Dr Leena Srivastava
| The Financial Express
Rich countries must take lead in decarbonising their economies and provide assistance to nations such as India in their quest for building climate-resilient economies, say Dr Leena Srivastava, Acting Director-General, TERI and Mr Manish Kumar Shrivastava, Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change division, TERI.
Biofuel production from ligno-cellulosic biomass in arid and semi-arid regions
01 Apr 2015 |
Dr Reena Singh
| PowerWatch India
Arid and semi-arid regions present a huge scope for biomass production using suitable technologies relevant to these regions, says Dr Reena Singh, Fellow, Biotechnology & Bioresources Division, TERI.
Rural electrification: Challenges and the way ahead
01 Apr 2015 |
| Power Watch India
Rural electrification is often considered to be the backbone of rural economy, says Mr Shirish Garud, Associate Director, Energy Environment Technology Development Division, TERI.