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Round-the-clock water supply promises many benefits- if it is adopted with due consideration of all techno-financial, social and institutional aspects, say Ms Sonia Grover, Fellow, Water Resources and Ms Niyati Seth, Research Associate, Water Resources, TERI.
Considering the present scenario in India, the criterion of 'Age' for implementing scrappage may be the most cost effective method to derive environmental benefits, say Dr I V Rao is the former head of R&D and Director, Maruti Suzuki Centre for Excellence and Mr Aravind Harikumar, Research Associate, Transport & Urban Governance, TERI.
The persisting downturn is resulting in lower revenues and rising deficit, reducing the space for a fiscal stimulus, says Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI
The gram sabha-based forest governance has to be implemented in a large way to maintain sustainability of forests, says Dr J V Sharma, Consultant and Director, Forestry and Biodiversity Division.
A consistent renewable energy policy regime with long-term visibility is a prerequisite to encourage private sector investments, whether domestic or foreign, says Mr Amit Kumar,Senior Fellow and Senior Director, Rural Energy and Livelihoods, TERI.
Restoring the power sector's health, getting all households to use clean energy, and a big shift to renewables are crucial, says Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.
The shift must be done gradually by giving the industry time to develop competitive products and the country to set up charging infrastructure, say Ms Megha Kumar, former Associate Fellow, Transport and Urban Governance Division, TERI and Mr Shri Prakash, Distinguished Fellow, Transport & Urban Governance, TERI.
Resource efficiency and waste management will need to be the key drivers of a green strategy, says Dr Ajay Mathur, Director-General, TERI
Resource efficiency is a key strategy that can transform the linear production-consumption system to one that is circular, thereby preventing wastage and overuse of virgin materials, say Mr Souvik Bhattacharjya, Fellow and Associate Director, Resource Efficiency & Governance Division and Dr Shilpi Kapur Bakshi, Fellow, Environment & Waste Management Division, TERI.
Necessary steps need to be taken urgently to improve the air quality, say Mr Martund Shardul, Fellow, Rural Energy and Livelihoods Division, TERI and Ms Rozita Singh, Head of Solutions Mapping, Accelerator Lab at UNDP in India.