Why India needs to incentivise water reuse
October 17, 2024
| ECO-Business
To encourage greater water reuse, India must prioritise infrastructure development, implement sound policies and allow private sector participation, says Mr Anshuman, Senior Fellow & Director, Water Resources Division, TERI.
Critical Discussion Paper on ‘Climate-Resilient Water Management in India’ unveiled at India Water Week 2024
September 19, 2024 |
September 19, 2024
Krishak Jagat
The discussion paper was unveiled during the thematic session on 'Demand Management and Water Use Efficiency'. The session, chaired by Dr SK Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), explored the urgent need for efficient water resource management to address the increasing demand and unpredictable availability of water due to climate change.
Water pricing should reflect its true value
September 12, 2024
| The Hindu Business Line
Every State must have a Water Regulatory Authority, which should ideally follow the volumetric system of pricing, says Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources Division, TERI.
AI can help India’s disaster mitigation and management system
September 12, 2024
| Ms Priyanka Vadrevu and Mr Ajai Malhotra, TERI
| Deccan Herald
In the US, AI-powered weather forecasting systems have improved prediction accuracy by up to 30%, while in Japan, AI-driven early warning systems have reduced the response time to natural disasters by up to 50%, says Ms Priyanka Vadrevu, Research Associate, Water Resources Division and Mr Ajai Malhotra, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.
Resolve Teesta
August 26, 2024
| The Statesman
The visit of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh to India in end June this year raised the Teesta water sharing issue again in public domain with strong opposition from the Government of West Bengal for various reasons, says Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources Division, TERI.
Water hyacinth and biomass trigger unseasonal froth in Yamuna
August 9, 2024 |
August 9, 2024
The Times of India
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Delhi Jal Board, assigned the task of studying the froth formation and suggesting long-term solutions for this, have identified the presence of water hyacinth and biomass as the reasons for the froth. A team of TERI scientists and officials of DJB and the UP irrigation department, inspected the river on July 26. Neither TERI nor DJB attributed the froth to pollution.
