TERI's agenda for the new government and how it can reinvent sustainable development for all. As the nation gear up to welcome the new government, the high expectations of the electorate will test the functioning of the new dispensation. To achieve tangible results in the first 100 days, the new government will have to go beyond expectations in the field of sustainable development, which broadly covers fundamental issues such as water, energy and food security. Here, it is important that the new government should focus on specific policies and institutional frameworks which will help achieve quick results and reverse the current trend.

TERI Recommends for Green Infrastructure: With over two decades of experience on sustainable buildings, TERI has developed a robust rating system of green buildings, GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment), which was adopted as the national rating system for green buildings by the Government of India in 2007. Consequently all buildings of Government of India and Public Sector Undertakings have mandated minimum GRIHA rating. Several State Governments including Delhi, Assam, Punjab and several corporations have adopted GRIHA. TERI calls upon all States to adopt GRIHA as a framework to achieve resource efficiency in the built environment. This would help streamline approvals for real estate projects, ensure regular monitoring, follow-up on environmental clearances and compliances, during the course of construction and operation of building projects.

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