Opinion

Travelling against all odds

08 Mar 2016 |

Ms Akshima Tejas Ghate

| The Asian Age

As a long-term strategy, cities need to switch to a gender sensitive urban development and public transport planning that are responsive to mobility needs and constraints of women, says Ms Akshima T Ghate, Associate Director, Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI.

The water link to job creation

07 Mar 2016 |

| The Statesman

Water must be treated as an extremely vital link to resources across many sub-sectors, whose impact stretches across economies, human rights, gender, and vulnerable populations, says Dr S K Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow and Director, Water Resources and Forestry Division, TERI.

Budget 2016: What it means for the oil & gas sector

02 Mar 2016 |

Mr Siddharth Singh

| Business Standard Blog (The Energy Factor)

In spite of a few positive statements and announcements that impact the oil and gas sector, considerable omissions remain, says Mr Siddharth Singh, Research Associate, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.

What Modi sarkar must do to make Budget 2016 a success

01 Mar 2016 |

| DailyO

Government needs to reflect on the need for policy follow-up in several directions including social welfare, healthcare and clean energy says Dr Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change division, TERI.

What next after odd-even?

17 Feb 2016 |

Mr Saahil M Parekh

| Business Standard Blog (Arthashastra)

We need to look beyond the odd-even scheme because successful solutions to city-level congestion and pollution problems around the world are market-driven, says Mr Saahil M Parekh, Research Associate, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI.

Can green growth interventions contribute to India's national policy vision?

15 Feb 2016 |

Dr Shailly Kedia

Mr Anandajit Goswami

| Insights (blog), Green Growth Knowledge Platform

Green growth strategies yields multiple development benefits, but their implementation requires concerted policy action, say Ms Shailly Kedia, Fellow, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI; Mr Prasoon Agarwal, Energy Sector Co-Lead and Senior Advisor, Global Green Growth Institute; Mr Anandajit Goswami, Fellow, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency division, TERI; and Mr Ajith Radhakrishnan, Senior Advisor, Green Growth Planning and Implementation Division, Global Green Growth Institute.

Smart environment with smart cities

12 Feb 2016 |

Dr R K Pachauri

| The Pioneer

The New Urban idea is a good one and it can get better in implementation if conservation of energy and an encouragement to use non-fossil energy are incorporated in the life-style ecosystem of urban dwelling, says Dr R K Pachauri, Executive Vice Chairman, TERI.

Good governance must go green and explore sustainability paradigm

02 Feb 2016 |

Dr Yogesh Gokhale

| Daily O

Policy-level commitments need to be demonstrated, adapted and upscaled through practical examples, says Dr Yogesh Gokhale, Fellow, Water Resources and Forestry division, TERI.

Smart cities need smart urban governance

01 Feb 2016 |

Ms Raina Singh

| Cities Today, Issue 20

Systematic capacity building of the local bodies is necessary at the proposal implementation stage to monitor and manage the new smart city projects for effective, well-resourced and democratically accountable urban governance, says Ms Raina Singh, Associate Fellow, Sustainable Habitat division, TERI.

Financing India's smart cities mission: the Special Purpose Vehicle

01 Feb 2016 |

Mr Sarbojit Pal

| Cities Today, Issue 20

In addition to developing a structure for the smart city proposals, an appropriate regulatory process needs to be drawn up to ensure efficiencies in their operation with minimal government intervention and leakages, says Mr Sarbojit Pal, Fellow along with co-author Ms Sushmita Singha, Consultant, Lucid Solutions.