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PCMC to adopt SVA-GRIHA green rating
25 Aug 2013
| The Indian Express
Pune's Municipal Commissioner Mr Shrikar Pardeshi while speaking at a seminar organised by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (Credai), Association For Development And Research of Sustainable Habitats (ADARSH) and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) said that projects less than 2500 square metres can be given green rating under the SVA (Simple Versatile Affordable) GRIHA rating system. With this new rating it will be possible to construct greener
Read moreTERI, Concor tie up for apple orchard management
20 Aug 2013
| The Hindu Business Line
TERI and Container Corporation of India (Concor) have joined hands to undertake village development programmes in Himachal Pradesh with a focus on apple orchard management. The three-year programme will be undertaken in three phases.
Read morePublic pay price for chaos
07 Aug 2013
| The Hindustan Times
The economic and environmental cost of the toll plazas on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway far outweighs the cost of eliminating them, according to various environmental and road engineering experts. There are two basic elements: First, there is wastage of fuel as vehicles are burning fuel without covering any distance. Second, there is concentration of pollutants in the air due to vehicular emissions, says Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI.
Read moreTERI, Tetra Pak launch LEADearthSHIP programme to develop youth leaders
07 Aug 2013
| India Education Review
TERI and Tetra Pak India has announced the launch of LEADearthSHIP-a youth programme on leadership and business sustainability in Delhi. A first of its kind initiative for graduate and post-graduate students, the programme was launched by actor and youth icon Purab Kohli and preeminent polar explorer Robert Swan, OBE.
Planning needed to avoid such calamities: Pachauri
06 Aug 2013
| The Tribune
Climate change expert Dr R K Pachauri said that while it could not be said with certainty that the June 16 and June 17 calamity was a result of climate change, the frequency of such incidents is expected to increase in the future for which advance planning is required for reducing risks to life and property.
Read moreWater stress raises red flag for India's shale gas prospects
06 Aug 2013
| The Australian
TERI describes India's lack of water as a 'red flag' to development of a domestic shale gas industry and says the country would be better off buying more gas from suppliers such as Australia, the Middle East and the US
TERI & Tetra Pak to launch LEADearthSHIP for college students in Delhi with Purab Kohli and Sir Robert Swan on 7 August
02 Aug 2013
| Indiacsr
TERI and Tetra Pak, the world's leading food processing and packaging solutions provider, will launch their joint initiative LEADearthSHIP, a youth sustainability programme for graduates and post graduates at Jacaranda Hall, Indian Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, Delhi on 7 August 2013.
Read moreIIAS to showcase century old 3-D picture of Shimla
31 Jul 2013
| Business Standard
A policy paper of IIAS produced in collaboration with TERI has been adopted by the Uttarakhand government in its exercise for rebuilding flood ravaged areas of Kedarnath and Uttarkashi.
Read moreIndian Forester Service officials in mid-career training at Yale
31 Jul 2013
| Domain-b
The intensive program for Indian foresters is now in its fourth year at Yale. Officers of the Indian Forest Service arrived on the Yale campus 21 July for the course that is part of a partnership between the Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry at Yale, TERI University, and the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy acting under the auspices of the union ministry of environment and forests.
Read moreAmrita University's green campus initiative
27 Jul 2013
| The New Indian Express
'Engaging students, ushering in sustainability and promoting change' - a new Green Campus Initiative of Amrita University was launched by Dr R K Pachauri, Chairman of IPCC and Director-General of TERI, in New Delhi. Hundreds of students across the nation witnessed the event online via Amrita University's A-VIEW, a video conferencing platform. Dr Pachauri lauded the initiative, calling for all like-minded institutions to join hands and march forward towards sustainability.
Read moreTERI: Sensitising youth to sustainable development
26 Jul 2013
| The Navhind Times
After successful efforts to raise awareness on good waste management practices in schools of Delhi, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad, TERI and Tetra Pak India have launched their project SEARCH in Goa with a pool of 20 schools in the state.
Read moreInitiative lights up off-grid villages in Pakistan
22 Jul 2013
| PV Magazine
As part of a pilot project to increase the use of solar power, the Lahore-based microfinance institute Buksh Foundation and TERI in India, working with national and international partners, have electrified 72 off-grid villages in Pakistan's Punjab province.
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