Opinion
Our ineffective forest laws
17 Mar 2014 |
Dr Jitendra Vir Sharma
| The Pioneer
The Union Government initiated the process of amending the Indian Forest Act, 1927, around 20 years ago. These amendments, due to political interventions, are yet to see the light of the day, says Dr J V Sharma, Senior Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change division.
A myopic view of transportation
16 Mar 2014 |
Ms Akshima Tejas Ghate
| The Hindu Business Line
It is critical that we examine the social linkages of transport systems and internalise these relationships in our planning, says Ms Akshima T Ghate, Fellow, Sustainable Habitat division.
Political uncertainty can take serious toll on development: A look into Nepal
15 Mar 2014 |
Ms Mili Majumdar
| The Economic Times Blog
Nepal needs a strong urban and rural development policy framework that has a focus on environment in addition to overall economic development framework, says Ms Mili Majumdar, Director, Sustainable Habitat division, TERI.
India needs climate-resilient sanitation tech
01 Mar 2014 |
Dr Girija K Bharat
| SciDev.Net
India needs to integrate climate-resilient sanitation technologies with relevant national policies, says Dr Girija K Bharat, Fellow, Water Resources division, TERI.
Community cold storage and power supply for off-grid rural areas
28 Feb 2014 |
Mr Ankit Narula
,Mr Lovedeep Mann
| Cooling India
TERI and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO, Australia), with the support from Australian Agency for International Development, has conducted a collaborative research which aimed at providing both electricity and small scale cold storage for a typical Indian rural village application, write Ankit Narula and Lovedeep Mann, Research Associates, Energy Environment Technology Development, TERI.
Deliberating on green growth and sustainability
25 Feb 2014 |
Dr Shailly Kedia
| Green Growth Knowledge Platform, Insights blog
In a poll conducted during DSDS 2013, majority of poll respondents, around 86 per cent, felt that 'green growth' does have the potential to promote 'inclusiveness'. It is widely perceived that green growth reinforces the agenda of inclusiveness, while ensuring economic development and environmental resilience of societies, say Ms Aparna Vashisht, Research Associate, and Ms Shailly Kedia Associate Fellow, Green Growth and Development division, TERI.
Technology alone cannot solve food security issues
07 Feb 2014 |
Dr Nutan Kaushik
| SciDev.Net
Technological interventions to address food security can prove to be a two-edged sword, say Dr Nutan Kaushik, Senior Fellow and Ms Pooja Adhikari, Marketing and Research Analyst, Environmental & Industrial Biotechnology division, TERI.
World has enough food for all, but it does not reach everyone
05 Feb 2014 |
Dr R K Pachauri
| Hindustan Times
A comprehensive assessment of the link between food, water and energy is essential for the formulation of comprehensive policies which would ensure a secure future in all three, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI.
Renewable energy: Challenges in implementing solar energy and possible solutions
04 Feb 2014 |
Mr Amit Kumar
| IBN Live
Momentum of large-scale utilization of solar energy can only be sustained if it is backed by indigenous R&D, innovation, and manufacturing capability, says Mr Amit Kumar, Director, Energy Environment Technology Development, TERI.
Need for World Class Vehicle Emission Norms
03 Feb 2014 |
Mr Shri Prakash
| IBN Live
About a decade back, the Government introduced vehicle emission standards on the basis of Mashelkar Committee on Auto Fuel Policy that laid down the road map for gradual tightening of emission norms up to 2010, says Mr Shri Prakash, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.