Opinion
The rare Earth crisis: Implications for India's energy sector
29 Sep 2025 |
| Mr Aniket Tiwari, TERI
| The Pioneer
India's clean energy goals hinge on securing critical minerals for solar, wind turbines, EVs and battery storage. A looming "rare earth crisis" threatens progress, writes Mr Aniket Tiwari, Research Associate, Electricity & Renewables Division, TERI.
India's cement demand is set to soar. But what about the sector's carbon emissions?
25 Sep 2025 |
| Dr Vibha Dhawan, TERI and Mr Joydeep Mukherjee, GCCA India.
| Mint
From housing to highways, India's growth story rests on cement. But this is a 'hard to abate' sector as far as carbon emissions go. Thankfully, pathways exist to decarbonize it, write Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI and Mr Joydeep Mukherjee, Co-Chair, GCCA India.
Monsoon Meltdown | Why Guwahati must adapt before it’s too late
17 Sep 2025 |
| Ms Shreya Gupta, TERI
| Deccan Herald
Community monitoring and smarter infrastructure can turn Guwahati’s flood response from reactive to proactive, writes Ms Shreya Gupta, Research Associate, Transport & Urban Governance Division, TERI.
Justice in climate cooperation: Restoring common but differentiated duties
15 Sep 2025 |
| Mr Nitin Desai, TERI
| Business Standard
Effective climate action requires the restoration of common but differentiated responsibilities, based on differences in per capita emission rates, writes Mr Nitin Desai, Chairman, TERI.
Power shift: India’s renewable revolution rewrites the energy script
13 Sep 2025 |
| Mr AK Saxena and Dr Arunendra Kumar Tiwari, TERI
| 360 Info.org
From modest beginnings, India has now built one of the world’s largest renewable energy markets, with solar leading the way, write Mr AK Saxena, Senior Director and Dr Arunendra Kumar Tiwari, Fellow, Electricity & Renewables Division, TERI.
Public trust key to India’s nuclear push
29 Aug 2025 |
| Mr K Ramanathan and Dr Arunendra Kumar Tiwari, TERI.
| The Tribune
Radioactive waste, with its millennia-long hazard profile, is a persistent worry, write Mr K Ramanathan, Distinguished Fellow and Dr Arunendra Kumar Tiwari, Associate Fellow, Electricity & Renewables Division, TERI.
Can India Take the Lead in Green Steel?
28 Aug 2025 |
| Mr Will Hall
| Outlook Business
India's booming steel sector, low-cost renewables and green hydrogen push create a unique opportunity to pioneer competitive green steel technologies at scale, writes Mr Will Hall, Visiting Fellow, Industrial Energy Efficiency Division, TERI.
Global REDD+ standards fail local forests
20 Aug 2025 |
Mr Sayanta Ghosh
,Dr Jitendra Vir Sharma
| Mongabay India
Unlocking India’s REDD+ potential would channel climate finance into one of the most diverse forest estates, benefiting millions of forest-dependent people and meeting climate goals, write Mr Sayanta Ghosh, Associate Fellow and Dr Jitendra Vir Sharma, Senior Director, Land Resources Division, TERI.
Global climate failure: COP30 must push developed nations on mitigation
19 Aug 2025 |
| Mr Nitin Desai
| Business Standard
At COP 30 this November, the primary goal must be to increase pressure on developed countries to move faster and more credibly on climate mitigation, writes Mr Nitin Desai, Chairman, TERI.
Rivers have a right to flow
08 Aug 2025 |
| Dr SK Sarkar, TERI and Dr Girija K Bharat, Mu Gamma Consultants
| The Statesman
With rising urbanization, unregulated development, and outdated flood management strategies, the damage caused by floods has intensified posing severe threats to human lives, infrastructure and the environment, write Dr SK Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources Division, TERI and Dr Girija K Bharat, Managing Director, Mu Gamma Consultants.