Opinion

Saving Water

04 Oct 2025 |

Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar

| The Statesman

In India, achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is on the agenda of the Government, writes Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar, Senior Advisor, Water Resources Division, TERI.

Cooling our cities: Why smart surfaces should be India’s next infrastructure priority

02 Oct 2025 |

| Mr Sanjay Seth, TERI; Mr Greg Kats, Smart Surfaces Coalition and Ms Megha Behal, Smart Surfaces Coalition

| The Economic Times

Indian cities face growing urban heat challenges. Smart Surfaces improve public health and economic competitiveness and offer inclusive cooling benefits for all citizens. This strategy reduces energy demand and strain on power grids, writes Mr Sanjay Seth, Senior Director, Sustainable Buildings Division, TERI; Mr Greg Kats, Founder & CEO, Smart Surfaces Coalition and Ms Megha Behal, Program Manager, Smart Surfaces Coalition.

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.