Opinion

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.

Renewable energy gets viable in India

31 Jan 2014 |

| SciDev.Net

Solar and wind power are now reliable and affordable enough to begin taking on fossil-fuel energy, says Mr Amit Kumar, Director, Energy Environment Technology Development, TERI.