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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.
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.
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.
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.