Opinion

Global climate failure: COP30 must push developed nations on mitigation

19 Aug 2025 |

| Mr Nitin Desai

| Business Standard

At COP 30 this November, the primary goal must be to increase pressure on developed countries to move faster and more credibly on climate mitigation, writes Mr Nitin Desai, Chairman, TERI.

Rivers have a right to flow

08 Aug 2025 |

| Dr SK Sarkar, TERI and Dr Girija K Bharat, Mu Gamma Consultants

| The Statesman

With rising urbanization, unregulated development, and outdated flood management strategies, the damage caused by floods has intensified posing severe threats to human lives, infrastructure and the environment, write Dr SK Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources Division, TERI and Dr Girija K Bharat, Managing Director, Mu Gamma Consultants.

Delhi’s Russian oil dilemma

04 Aug 2025 |

Mr Saswata Chaudhury

| 360 Info.org

Indian refiners are at high risk due to US penalty threats and the EU's new sanctions on exports made from Russian crude, writes Dr Saswata Chaudhury, Senior Fellow, Energy Assessment & Modelling Division, TERI.

Powering Viksit Bharat: The new solar frontier

31 Jul 2025 |

Mr Ajay Shankar

| ET EnergyWorld

India's power regulation is not just cutting costs-it's reshaping the roadmap to a fossil-free, developed economy writes, Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, Electricity and Renewables Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

India needs a mines-to-magnets strategy for rare earths

31 Jul 2025 |

| Ms Mrunali Tembhurne; Mr Souvik Bhattacharjya, TERI

| 360 Info.org

India’s rare earth strategy must combine developing domestic capabilities with global alliances, R&D investments, waste recovery, strategic stockpiling and an enabling industrial policy, write Ms Mrunali Tembhurne, Associate Fellow and Mr Souvik Bhattacharjya, Director, Resource Efficiency & Governance Division, TERI.

One rain, many failures: What drowns Delhi-NCR every year

29 Jul 2025 |

Mr Shri Prakash

Ms Shiren Pandita

| The Tribune

Urban flooding in Delhi-NCR is not just about rainfall intensity; it is a direct outcome of how the region has grown, write Mr Shri Prakash, Distinguished Fellow; Ms Shiren Pandita, Associate Fellow, Transport and Urban Governance Division, TERI.

Groundwater management requires deep relook

25 Jul 2025 |

Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar

| The Hindu Business Line

The existing legal framework does not visualise groundwater as a common property resource, writes Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources Division,TERI.

Overcoming land constraints for powering India’s solar energy future

24 Jul 2025 |

| Mr AK Saxena; Dr Arunendra Kumar Tiwari, TERI

| 360 Info.org

Innovative photovoltaic solutions can contribute significantly to energy access, bringing power closer to communities and reducing reliance on centralised grids, Write Mr AK Saxena, Senior Director and Dr Arunendra Kumar Tiwari, Fellow, Electricity and Renewables Division, TERI.

Saving Water

16 Jul 2025 |

Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar

| The Statesman

Water resources are critical for economic growth, and essential for ecology. In India, water resources are under tremendous pressure. Water demand is continuously rising, and with high population growth, the per capita water availability is decreasing over time, writes Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources Division, TERI.

Beyond Winter Smog | Delhi’s summer air crisis demands attention

10 Jul 2025 |

| Mr Prabhat Sharma; Mr R Suresh

| Deccan Herald

Delhi's summer pollution problem demands urgent and sustained attention. It is not just dust or haze; it's a combination of complex, harmful pollutants affecting millions silently writes Mr Prabhat Sharma, Associate Fellow, TERI and Mr R Suresh, Senior Fellow, Air Quality Research Division, TERI