Opinion

An Insight into Green Buildings

01 Oct 2014 |
Ms Anshula A Kumar
| GREEN Construction+Design

GRIHA is working towards addressing these challenges to enable developers to operate with ease, says Ms Anshula Kumar, Project Officer, Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI.

On energy, it can no more be business as usual

22 Sep 2014 |
Dr R K Pachauri
| The Tribune

There is an urgent need for a slew of unconventional options, including greater reliance on natural gas, faster development of renewable energy and an innovative transport policy, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI.

Learning from an informal idea

25 Aug 2014 |
Ms Akshima Tejas Ghate
| The Pioneer

The e-rickshaw operations have provided all the specific clues and answers to the puzzles associated with feeder transport planning in the metro cities, which many of us have not been able to answer for years, says Ms Akshima T Ghate, Fellow, Sustainable Habitat division, TERI.

Smart solutions for sustainable cities: translating vision to reality

21 Aug 2014 |
Ms Mili Majumdar
| The Economic Times, Blog

Ensuring sustainability of urban services for a burgeoning urban population should be the core of the smart cities, says Ms Mili Majumdar, Director, Sustainable Habitat, TERI.

To raise apple production in HP with global standards

01 Aug 2014 |
Dr Amit Kumar Thakur
| CSR Times

The CSR project, funded by Container Corporation of India, focuses on improving the quality and productivity of apples in Shimla, Kullu and Kinnaur districts of Himachal Pradesh, says Mr Amit Kumar Thakur, Head, CSR Initiatives, TERI.

What the BRICS bank must achieve

15 Jul 2014 |
| The Financial Express

The new BRICS development bank must be responsive to the national development choices of its borrowing members, says Dr Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change division, TERI.

Modi govt's decision to hike rail fares is a move in the right direction

03 Jul 2014 |
Dr R K Pachauri
| Hindustan Times

The rail fare hike carries the promise that sound economics not populism would be given primacy in decision-making, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI.

Hydropower: untapped potential

01 Jul 2014 |
| Power Watch India

Only about 25 per cent of currently estimated capacity has been developed so far and 66 per is yet to be taken up, say Mr K Ramanathan, Distinguished Fellow, Industrial Energy Efficiency division, TERI.

Electric vehicles vs India's energy security

30 Jun 2014 |
Ms Akshima Tejas Ghate
,
Ms Megha Kumar
| Geography and You

As electric vehicles appear only as a partial solution to the quest for clean mobility, climate change mitigation and energy security, a holistic evaluation is essential while developing a roadmap for introduction of electric vehicles, say Ms Akshima Ghate, Fellow, and Ms Megha Kumar, Research Associate, Sustainable Habitat division, TERI.

The perils of water mismanagement

28 Jun 2014 |
Dr Girija K Bharat
| The Metrognome

A TERI analysis on the state of the world's current water mismanagement paints a scary picture for the world's future, says Dr Girija K Bharat, Fellow, Water Resources division.