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Darbari Seth Block, Core 6C,
India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110 003, India
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Solar power has the potential to light up young India's sky-high aspirations and with continuous technological development and economies of scale, the price of solar power is likely to come down further in contrast to conventional electricity, says Mr Amit Kumar, Adjunct Professor - Sustainable Energy, TERI University.
The mining sector is in deep crisis. It is necessary to ensure good governance of the sector through strong legislative reforms, says Mr S Vijay Kumar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources division, TERI.
Inda's bureaucracy needs disincentives to curb corruption; it also needs incentives for objective and quick decision-making, says Mr Siddharth Singh, Research Associate, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.