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TERI lights up 50,000 Bihar households with solar home lighting systems
19 Jul 2018
| Mercon India
TERI has built a partnership with Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society's JEEViKA programme through an innovative institutional model to make clean energy products affordable to local women-based self-help groups (SHGs). To date, the program has benefitted over 50,000 households across Bihar by providing access to Solar Home Lighting Systems and clean cookstoves. The programme aims to complement the government's vision of enriching rural livelihoods by providing reliable electricity to
Read moreIndia may hit Paris climate targets ahead of schedule: TERI
28 Jun 2018
| The Hindu Business line
India may well achieve the national targets set to address climate change under the Paris Agreement before 2030, as around 30 per cent of the country's installed electricity generation capacity is now non-fossil-based. India's target is 40 per cent non-fossil-based power capacity by 2030. "We can meet the targets ahead of schedule if we are able to meet our solar battery cost challenges," says Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General of TERI and a member of the Prime Minister's Council on Climate
Read moreRunning your AC at 27°C vs 18°C can cut your electricity bill by over 30%
28 Jun 2018
| Mint
In an effort to promote energy efficiency in air conditioning, the government may issue an advisory to all AC manufacturers and commercial buildings to keep the default temperature setting at 24 degrees Celsius. A common misconception is that setting the thermostat at 18 degrees will cool down a room faster. However, that’s not true. It will take the same amount of time for the room to reach 26 degrees-which is significantly cooler than the average current outdoor temperature of 40 degrees
Read moreThe Plastic Trap
20 Jun 2018
| The Hindu Business Line
A discussion paper prepared by TERI titled, 'Opportunities and Challenges of Plastics Waste Management' was released by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The Ministry and TERI have entered into an MoU to set up a Government cell that would provide a platform to include resource efficiency in all future public policies. Plastic waste would be one of the targets. According to TERI's paper, the average per capita plastic consumption in India is about 11 kg, and
Read moreMahindra Lifespace, TERI launch centre of excellence focussed on energy efficiency
13 Jun 2018
| The Hindu Business Line
In a bid to boost energy-efficient real estate in India, Mahindra Lifespace Developers and TERI have announced the launch of a Centre of Excellence (CoE). A research facility, the CoE will aim at developing market-ready and energy-efficient technologies. It will also work towards preparing policy briefs for the Centre and state ministries to promote 'green' development.The information and knowledge sharing enabled by the Mahindra-TERI Centre of Excellence would facilitate developers to make
Read moreWorld Environment Day: To counter single-use plastic, realistic 'extended producer responsibility' targets must be set
06 Jun 2018
| First Post
In a paper titled "Challenges and Opportunities: Plastic Waste Management in India", published by TERI, the clause of 'extended producers responsibility' (EPR) has been deconstructed. It talks about a need for a real-time assessment and a state-wise mapping of producers and plastic demand and supply in order to formulate realistic EPR targets. Furthermore, it recommends that pilot EPR models for low-hanging fruits such as the completely recyclable PET must be explored.
Read moreTERI sign MOU to set up a Resource Efficiency Cell
04 Jun 2018
| Business Standard
In the run up to World Environment Day, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and TERI entered a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a resource efficiency cell in the Ministry. The main objectives of the Cell are to provide a platform to mainstream resource efficiency in public policy. It aims to achieve this through coordinated thinking among the various relevant Ministries and agencies for promoting resource efficiency in the use of materials in the country. It also aims to
Read moreEnvironment ministry to have resource efficiency cell, signs MoU with TERI
03 Jun 2018
| India Today
In the run up to the World Environment Day, a number of initiatives were launched by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) to help the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) focus on waste management and resource efficiency.
Read moreEnvironment ministry to have resource efficiency cell, signs MoU with TERI
03 Jun 2018
| The Economic Times
In the run up to the World Environment Day, a number of initiatives were launched by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) to help the MoEFCC focus on waste management and resource efficiency.
Read moreMany Indian villagers still waiting for promised electricity
21 May 2018
| Nikkei Asian Review
According to the government's definition, a village is considered "electrified" once it is connected to the grid by a transmission line and when public places like schools and clinics and at least 10% of the homes get power. So far only 1,423 of India's 18,452 villages, or 8% of the total, have 100% household connectivity, according to official data. About 31 million homes are yet to get any power, the largest chunk of which are in Uttar Pradesh. The Government has promised to get power to
Read moreStudents of Indian School Ghubra emerge country winners in Green Olympiad
07 May 2018
| MENAFN
Four students of Indian School Ghubra - Ashish Sawant, Godwin Vinoy, Karthika Vinod and Sabyasachi Choudhury - performed exceedingly well in the Green Olympiad Examinations 2017 conducted by TERI. They were declared 'Country Winners' from the sultanate and were awarded certificates and mement
Read moreModi announces '100% village electrification', but 31 million Indian homes are still in the dark
07 May 2018
| Forbes
Homes without electricity are spread across major provinces of the country, such as Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, each having nearly 6 million unconnected households. 'Uttar Pradesh, the giant north Indian state, accounts for 14.6 million households without electricity access,' says Mr Debajit Palit, Associate Director at TERI. Electrification is a three-step process, Mr Palit explains. The first is to extend the infrastructure to the village, the second is
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