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Budget bets on more monitors to tackle India’s pollution crisis
02 Feb 2026
| Mint
Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) said, currently air quality monitoring in India is largely limited to urban centres, providing only a partial understanding of pollution dynamics. Expanding monitoring networks across both urban and rural areas would enable identification of pollution sources beyond city boundaries and capture the influence of regional and transboundary emissions.
Read MoreTERI and WTC Mumbai host high-level low-carbon leadership roundtable
02 Feb 2026
| Manufacturing Today
On 28 January 2026, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and World Trade Centre Mumbai hosted a High-Level Transformative Leadership Roundtable. The convening acted as a prelude to the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2026.The closed-door roundtable emphasised the need for transformative leadership and collective action as India builds its future infrastructure.
Read MoreBudget 2026-27: More money with green ministry, but no scheme to combat pollution
02 Feb 2026
| The Tribune
Dr Shailly Kedia, Director, Sustainable Development and Outreach Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) said, India’s environment spending shows a tale of two realities pollution control has seen overutilisation, and rightly so, rising from Rs 853 crore in Budget Estimates in FY 2025-26 to Rs 1,300 crore in Revised Estimates, while core ecological programmes such as the Green India Mission and wildlife conservation continue to face underutilisation, reflecting the need to build
Read MoreUnion Budget 2026 bets on critical minerals, nuclear energy, advanced science
01 Feb 2026
| Down To Earth
Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) said, the Union Budget 2026 consolidates India’s long-term transition towards clean, secure, and innovation-driven growth. The continued emphasis on green energy, particularly renewed attention to nuclear power alongside solar and battery energy storage, highlights the importance of diversifying India’s energy mix with reliable baseload capacity, especially for hard-to-abate sectors.
Read MoreBudget 2026: Centre to create rare-earth mineral corridors in four states
01 Feb 2026
| Mint
The budget strengthens India’s bargaining position in global clean-tech supply chains and is likely to be a precursor to domestic content and value-addition norms across clean-energy technologies, said Mr Alekhya Dutta, Fellow & Director, Electricity and Renewables Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
Read MoreTERI Convenes Transformative Leadership Roundtable with Business Leaders to Accelerate India’s Low-Carbon Transition
30 Jan 2026
| Global Agriculture
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), in collaboration with World Trade Centre (WTC) Mumbai, convened a High-Level Transformative Leadership Roundtable on 28 January 2026 in Mumbai, bringing together senior business leaders, investors, and sustainability practitioners to deliberate on accelerating India’s low-carbon transition while sustaining economic growth.
Niti Aayog plans to advocate 90% EV share in private vehicles by 2047
29 Jan 2026
| Mint
Still, to reach high levels of electrification, India needs to overcome hurdles according to Mr Sharif Qamar, Associate Director, Transport & Urban Governance Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
Read MoreAuto LPG coalition urges PNGRB to include Auto LPG in TERI fuels study
23 Jan 2026
| Business Standard
The Indian Auto LPG Coalition (IAC) has urged the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) to include Auto LPG (Autogas) in an ongoing TERI-led study assessing vehicular fuel options in India's energy transition.
Indian Auto LPG Coalition urges PNGRB to include Auto LPG in TERI-led fuels study
23 Jan 2026
| The Economic Times
The Indian Auto LPG Coalition (IAC) has urged the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) to include Auto LPG (Autogas) in an ongoing TERI-led study assessing vehicular fuel options in India's energy transition.
NITI Aayog lays out a roadmap for advancing the circular economy framework for E-waste and lithium-ion battery scrap
22 Jan 2026
| The Economic Times
In its report, jointly prepared with the The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), the Aayog has called for additional incentives to manufacturers under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cells to promote the uptake of recycled materials saying advancing the circular economy framework for E-waste and Lithium-ion Battery scrap is a national priority.
CAQM orders study to redo Delhi-NCR emission mapping
21 Jan 2026
| The Hindustan Times
A consortium of four institutions led by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) Pune, with partners from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune (IITM), will develop a new emission inventory and source apportionment study for Delhi-National Capital Region, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has said.
Read MoreWhy you can expect better AQI forecasts
21 Jan 2026
| The Times of India
A consortium of four institutes led by ARAI-Pune, with partners from IIT-Delhi, TERI and IITM-Pune, will develop a new emission inventory and source apportionment study with high-resolution emission mapping (500 m x 500 m grid) across major polluting sectors of Delhi-NCR, with 2026 as the base year.
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