India's forest cover report: Balancing progress and challenges
February 10, 2025
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| The Financial Express
While the overall figures indicate progress, deeper analysis reveals signs of forest degradation, including a troubling shift from Moderately Dense Forests (MDF) to Open Forests (OF). MDFs, with canopy density between 40-70%, are critical for biodiversity and ecosystem services, and their decline suggests thinning and fragmentation that compromise ecological stability, says Mr Sayanta Ghosh, Associate Fellow and Dr Jitendra Vir Sharma, Senior Director, Land Resources Division, TERI.
Solar-Powered Cold Storage System: A sustainable technological solution
January 1, 2025
| Mr Yabbati Nagaraju, Ms Nivya Baby, and Mr Varun Grover
| LEISA INDIA
The establishment of cold storage infrastructure powered by renewable energy, has resulted in many more benefits than just improving the livelihoods of small horticulture farmers in Sadali village in Karnataka. The initiative which actively involved women and youth serves as a model to minimize waste, enhance food security and contribute to the sustainable development goals says Mr Yabbati Nagaraju, Senior Manager, Ms Nivya Baby, Research Associate, and Mr Varun Grover, Associate Fellow and Area Convener, Land Resources Division, TERI.
Tweak climate finance goals for inclusive carbon market
November 22, 2024
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| Hindustan Times
The conference can demonstrate that climate action does not have to come at the expense of development, says Mr Sayanta Ghosh, Associate Fellow and Area Convenor; Dr Jitendra Vir Sharma, Senior Director, Land Resources Division, TERI.
Common Practice Standards must have India outlook
September 30, 2024
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| The Hindu
International carbon finance platforms must revise their standards to better align with the realities of Indian agriculture, says Mr Sayanta Ghosh, Associate Fellow and Dr Jitendra Vir Sharma, Senior Director, Land Resources Division, TERI.
Revival of degraded ecosystem through ecological interventions: A success story of Muri, Jharkhand
September 30, 2024
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| eNREE 22(2), July-September 2024
In this article, Dr. Syed Arif Wali, Senior Fellow and Associate Director and Dr. Jitendra Vir Sharma, Senior Director, Land Resources Division, TERI, discuss the project that TERI implemented to convert the alkaline HINDALCO plant in Muri, Jharkhand, into a green zone. The project involved the provision of technical assistance in soil amendments, plantation protocols, and water conservation techniques.
Uttarakhand forests will get a 'big reward' for absorbing carbon, MoU worth Rs 1000 crore signed
September 21, 2024 |
September 21, 2024
Dainik Jagran
In sequence to the Uttarakhand Investor Summit conducted in December 2023, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) organized a two-day workshop on September 19-20, 2024. The selection of project areas within Reserved/Degraded Forest Areas, Van Panchayat Areas, and Private Agricultural Land under the jurisdiction of the Forest Department was deliberated. TERI representative were Senior Director Dr. JV Sharma, Associate Director Dr. Syed Arif Wali, Vikas Sinha, Varun Grover, Abha Ballabh, and Afri Zaidi.
