Opinion

How Risk Perceptions Influence Traffic Accidents on India’s Roads

18 Jun 2026 |
| Mr Sharif Qamar and Ms Shreya Gupta
| Outlook Business

Penalties were sharply increased under the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act but enforcement is in the hands of state-level institutions and the stringent provisions under the MVA have been consciously diluted, leaving the citizens responsible for their destiny, writes Mr Sharif Qamar, Associate Director and Ms Shreya Gupta, Research Associate, Transport & Urban Governance Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

Healing the "Stifled" Soil: A New Agricultural Blueprint for Cleaner Air and Sturdier Yields

17 Jun 2026 |
Dr Pushplata Singh
| Global Agriculture

The transition to a sustainable agricultural package is no longer just an environmental ideal; it is an economic and public health necessity. By restoring Soil Organic Carbon, TERI provide farmers with a path out of stagnating yields and rising debts writes Dr Pushplata Singh, Director, Sustainable Agriculture Division, TERI.

At G7 summit, India should help shape global frameworks

15 Jun 2026 |
Mr Ajai Malhotra
| Indian Express

Few countries today can engage comfortably with advanced and developing economies while carrying influence with both writes Mr Ajai Malhotra, Distinguished Fellow & Senior Advisor (Climate Change), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

How the Hormuz crisis can push India towards energy security

13 Jun 2026 |
| Dr Saswata Chaudhury
| 360info.org

The geopolitical tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have added a new dimension to India’s energy transition, writes Dr Saswata Chaudhury, Senior Fellow, Energy Assessment & Modelling Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

India’s water needs

11 Jun 2026 |
| Ms Girija K Bharat, Mu Gamma Consultants and Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar, TERI
| The Statesman

Effective water management cannot be achieved through government action alone; it must evolve into a community-driven movement, with Jan Bhagidari at its core, write Ms Girija K Bharat, Managing Director, Mu Gamma Consultants and Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar, Senior Advisor, Water Resources Division, The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI.

Return of RIC - with strings attached

09 Jun 2026 |
Mr Ajai Malhotra
| The Tribune

Geopolitical realities that prevented Russia-India-China format from evolving into a more strategic grouping two decades ago remain, writes Mr Ajai Malhotra, Distinguished Fellow and Senior Advisor, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

India’s solar triumph is now a storage crisis

08 Jun 2026 |
Mr Ajay Shankar
| ET Edge Insights

India’s rapid expansion of solar energy has created a critical need for large-scale energy storage systems to manage intermittency, ensure grid reliability, and fully realize the benefits of its renewable energy transition, writes Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, Electricity & Renewables Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

Decentralised solar financial sustainability: Evidence from Maharashtra

05 Jun 2026 |
| Dr Arunendra Kumar Tiwari and Ms Shubhangi Choudhary, TERI
| Hindustan Times

Maharashtra's experience demonstrates that decentralized agricultural solarization can significantly reduce electricity subsidy burdens, improve DISCOM financial sustainability, and support reliable renewable energy integration through feeder-level solarization and solar pump deployment, write Dr Arunendra Kumar Tiwari, Fellow, Electricity and Renewables Division; Ms Shubhangi Choudhary, Consultant, TERI.

Missing benchmark in urban water governance

05 Jun 2026 |
| Ms Tarishi Kaushik
| Hindustan Times

India's rapid urban growth is consuming huge amounts of water during construction, but the absence of national benchmarks, monitoring, and regulation for construction-related water use creates a major gap in urban water governance and sustainability, writes Ms Tarishi Kaushik, Fellow, Sustainable Buildings Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

Sustainable cooling is the need of the hour

05 Jun 2026 |
| Mr Ankit Gupta and Ms Ishita Bhar
| The Tribune

The solution lies in shifting from appliance-level approaches to system-level optimisation writes Mr Ankit Gupta, Fellow and Ms Ishita Bhar, Research Associate, Electricity and Renewables Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).