Opinion

Innovations in Green Buildings

09 May 2014 |

Ms Anshula A Kumar

| CommonFloor

Creating and maintaining built spaces will always have some impact on our natural environment, but changes in the way these spaces are designed and built will allow for a softer "ecological footprint" which meets human needs while minimizing pollution and impacts on land, water and other natural resources, says Ms Anshula Kumar, Project Officer, Sustainable Habitat division, TERI.

There's a silent killer in India's homes - but it's not an election issue

01 May 2014 |

Dr R K Pachauri

| The Guardian

The problem of kerosene and biomass use, which kills millions of Indians at home each year, is being shamefully neglected, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI..

Empower the farmers

29 Mar 2014 |

Ms Neha Pahuja

| Financial Chronicle

Fight against global climate change has to begin from the grassroots level for it to succeed, says Ms Neha Pahuja, Associate Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change division, TERI.

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.