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Slick Solution: Get eco-friendly microbes to chew oil-spills
Article
| March 3, 2018
Our environment is being threatened by nearly every step we take in the direction of growth and development for betterment. Since our realization of the same, we have started taking the necessary steps to ensure we clean up the environment or at least attempt to do so.
Forests in India are net source of GHG emissions
Article
| March 3, 2018
While forests begin to be seen as a tool for carbon sequestration, over 93% of GHG emissions in India continue to emanate from this same resource. This situation will remain unchanged if related policies and programmes are implemented at their current pace and commitment.
District Mineral Foundations: Sharing mining revenues with communities
Article
| March 3, 2018
Five key things you should know about District Mineral Foundations, the local institutions established in mineral producing states to share mining revenues with affected communities.
Taking the PAT road to leaner, meaner industries
Article
| February 28, 2018
The market-based mechanism brought about innovative ideas such as energy certificates and their trading to reduce energy consumption in industrial units
Solar-powered lamps to the rescue of earthquake survivors in Nepal
Article
| February 27, 2018
When the quake jolted, sun paved the way for survival - The solar lanterns provided by TERI to the earthquake survivors in Nepal aided as much-needed light source in testing times Hundreds of earthquake-affected families in Ratanchaura and Baseshwor Village Development Committees (VDCs) of Sindhuli district are no longer sitting in darkness after receiving solar-powered lamps donated by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
Can micro measures in urban cities offset the impact of heat stress?
Article
| February 27, 2018
The growing instances of the impacts of extreme heat are a warning sign for what awaits us. The year 2015 saw massive heat related causalities across India, and Delhi was no exception to this.
Climate Change Adaptation: Finding Untapped Opportunities in Uttarakhand
Article
| February 27, 2018
High up in the tough terrains of Uttarakhand, located are the remote villages of Rudraprayag. In these upper Himalayas, where the land used to be usually covered with about a feet of snow upto a decade ago, climate change has decimated the amount of snowfall to hardly about 6 inches, which too melts away quickly. Although more bare land is available now for farming, it is still usually deprived of nutrients to support the cultivation of green vegetables or the finest variety of rice. The farming community is usually restricted to growing wheat, millets, and tuberous roots such as turmeric.
Bringing back traditional farming in Uttarakhand
Article
| February 26, 2018
A TERI initiative, funded by the Louis Dreyfus Foundation, in chosen villages of Uttarakhand has been working to revitalise the region's traditional crops and practices to improve local food security in a sustainable manner.
India@ 70: Concerns and Opportunities in Waste Recycling In India
Article
| February 23, 2018
Dr Suneel Pandey and his team discussed opportunities in waste recycling sector and the challenges of implementing the waste processing technologies in the India@70 seminar on Concerns and Opportunities in Waste Recycling In India held at TERI.