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TERI team has developed nanofertilizers for climate smart agriculture
13 Dec 2023
| Dr Pushplata Singh| | Dr Palash MannaNanofertilizers developed by TERI's Sustainable Agriculture Program for achieving climate-smart agriculture are approved by the Department of Agriculture for manufacturing and marketing
12 Dec 2023
Nanofertilizers have promised to overcome the adverse effect of excessive conventional fertilizers on environment and health. Our extensive studies have shown that the use of nanofertilizers, in combination with ‘bulk’ fertilizer(s), can reduce the application size of conventional fertilizers by 25-50 % in agricultural fields. TERI has developed three nano-fertilizer technologies up to commercial scale. These include nano Urea, nano DAP and nano Phosphorous.
Dr Vibha Dhawan meets heads of governments of Japan and Guyana
03 Nov 2023
Director General brings focus on TERI’s multiple initiatives during visits to Japan, Guyana and the United States
TERI director general Dr Vibha Dhawan met heads of government of Japan and Guyana, and the Indian Ambassador to the United States of America (USA) in the month of October.
Competition Laws must adapt to support the ESG mandate
31 Oct 2023
| Ira Gayatri JhaCompetition Laws must adapt to support the ESG mandate
31 Oct 2023
| Ira Gayatri JhaAssessment of the adverse effect of crop residue burning on respiratory health: a case study of Patiala, India
15 Sep 2023
| Sujit Kumar Ghosh| | Anand KrishnanAir pollution causing heart diseases
15 Sep 2023
Air pollution is one of the five leading causes of death worldwide. An eminent cardiologist associated with the Harvard Medical School presents terrifying statistics on worldwide deaths linked to air pollution. Air pollution-linked illness was found to be seven crores globally, and 70 lakh people lost their lives, according to the WHO. Out of these deaths, about 24 lakh deaths were associated with Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD), and 13 lakh deaths were due to heart strokes, that is, a total of 37 lakh deaths from heart-ailments.