Articles
Exploring linkages between health and climate change
06 Apr 2018
With the direct and indirect impacts on health becoming equally challenging, what are some of the solutions we have
Comprehensive efforts are needed to achieve full impact of BS-VI fuel
02 Apr 2018
Despite being a welcome step, the introduction of Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) grade fuel in Delhi, earlier than the April 2020 deadline, will have only marginal impact on vehicular emission and air quality in the city.
Lighting and providing cooking solutions to a billion lives
08 Mar 2018
The National UJALA Dashboard of the Government of India recently reached a milestone of disseminating over 270 million LED bulbs, thereby saving 35,008 mn kWh of electrical energy and affecting CO2 reductions of 28,356,232 tons per year (Source: National DELP Dashboard http://www.delp.in/ as of October 16, 2017).
Fungi central, the mycorrhiza haven
08 Mar 2018
The facility in Gurugram has a production capacity of over 600 billion propagules per annum, which can be expanded to 1,000 billion propagules per annum in two years.
In 2016-17, TERI set up the world's biggest facility for mycorrhiza production in Gual Pahadi in Gurugram, Haryana.
Touring Goa's precious wetlands
07 Mar 2018
The knowledge hub will re-acquaint visitors with coastal ecosystems and the environment
It takes a village – Surat’s united effort to embrace solar power
07 Mar 2018 | Mr Alekhya Datta
Leaders, students and residents came together for a project by TERI and Surat Municipal Corporation to popularise rooftop solar power in Surat Smart City
A People’s Biodiversity Register of Village Ghukhuyi, Zünheboto, Nagaland
06 Mar 2018 | Dr Pia Sethi
With a forest cover of 171964 sq km, the north-eastern part of India harbours a significant portion of the country's floral and faunal bounty - nearly 13,500 plant, 430 mammal and 1277 bird species, many of which are endemic to the region.
Paddy Residue Burning: Drivers, Challenges and Potential Solutions
05 Mar 2018 | Dr Shilpanjali Deshpande Sarma
Paddy residue burning has been viewed mainly as a challenge of residue management. Its mismanagement in the states of Punjab and Haryana has led to annual winter smog and health problems in Delhi and other places in North India.
The Noxious Fumes of Fuel
03 Mar 2018
If you manage to break away from the maddening Delhi traffic for a fuel-refill, don't heave the sigh of relief. In fact, if possible, don’t breathe at all! That is what was revealed when TERI assessed air pollutants at 40 fuel refilling stations or 'petrol pumps' in Delhi.
Know, grow and fortify daily food at your own premises
03 Mar 2018
Against severe malnutrition in Maharashtra, TERI's model is making communities "food and nutrition sufficient" using local resources