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India’s EV charging app to skip personal data collection

28 Aug 2025
| Mint

The government's upcoming EV charging app will focus on privacy, using only aggregated, anonymised data while avoiding collection of personal or transaction details. The unified app needs to have adequate cybersecurity measures in place to protect whatever data is collected and stored stated Mr Sharif Qamar, Associate Director, Transport and Urban Governance, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

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Decarbonization of Steel, Cement, and Oil & Gas Sectors Takes Centre Stage at PHDCCI Global Summit on Sustainability 2025

26 Aug 2025
| SolarQuarter

Decarbonizing India's most carbon-intensive industries steel, cement, and oil and gas dominated discussions at the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) Global Summit on Sustainability 2025. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), acting as Knowledge Partner, co-hosted a technical session titled "Hard-to-Abate Sectors: Decarbonization in Action".

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ET WLF 2025: Govt pushes local manufacturing for renewable energy growth

25 Aug 2025
| The Economic Times

Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) said technology advancement is likely to determine the right energy mix in the future, with green hydrogen and/ or nuclear energy expected to get into the mix.

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NGT seeks report on pollution from coal-based rotary kilns in steel production

21 Aug 2025
| Down to Earth

Petitioner argues for a shift to clean fuels like hydrogen or natural gas. In support of the petition, reference was made to several expert studies. A report by The Energy and Resources Institute, Financing Decarbonization of the Secondary Steel Sector in India: Towards an Enabling Environment, was cited to show pathways for reducing carbon emissions. The report proposes replacing obsolete technologies with modern, cost-effective options such as DRI, Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF), Induction

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India-West Asia undersea cable allows large trade: ISA DG Ashish Khanna

21 Aug 2025
| Business Standard

Speaking at the Twenty-fourth Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture organised by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Mr Ashish Khanna, Director General, the International Solar Alliance (ISA) said the regional interconnection between India and West Asia could address energy security, reduce dependence on costly storage technologies, and facilitate trading of up to 15,000 megawatts of electricity.

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Hard to Abate, Harder to Ignore: Decarbonizing India’s Heavy Industry -Girish Sethi

21 Aug 2025
| The India Energy Hour

In this episode, Mr Girish Sethi, Senior Director, Industrial Energy Efficiency Division, The Energy and Resources Institute or TERI to unpack one of the toughest challenges in India’s clean energy journey decarbonizing the steel and cement sectors.

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Ethanol Row: Nitin Gadkari Advocates Hydrogen As Future Fuel For Indian Automobile Industry

21 Aug 2025
| Dainik Jagran

Hydrogen currently costs about USD 5-6 per kilogram, making it more expensive when compared to conventional fuels. 'If we succeed in bringing it down to USD 1 per kilogram, India will be in a position similar to today's oil-producing countries, Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways said while delivering the 24th Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi.

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GIZ, TERI and GUVNL Sign Tripartite MoU for StoREin Project

20 Aug 2025
| Energetica India Magazine

GIZ, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), and Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) have signed an MoU under the Energy Storage for Renewable Energy Integration in India (StoRein) project to pilot Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Gujarat, aiming to demonstrate their technical and commercial viability for nationwide renewable energy integration.

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India can match oil-producing nations with cheap hydrogen: Nitin Gadkari

20 Aug 2025
| Press Trust of India (PTI)

Road Transport and Highways Minister Mr Nitin Gadkari said India can transform from being an energy importer to a global exporter if it can cut the cost of hydrogen production to one dollar per kilogramme. Delivering the 24th Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture at The Energy and Resources Institute, the minister said that at present, hydrogen costs about USD 5-6 per kg, making it expensive compared to conventional fuels.

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Hydrogen at $1 per kg can make India an energy exporter: Nitin Gadkari

20 Aug 2025
| Lokmat Times

Highlighting India's leadership in renewable energy, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari said solar energy is the 'Sanjeevani Booti' for our planet and hydrogen is the fuel of the future while speaking at the 24th Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

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Gadkari calls hydrogen ‘fuel of the future’; pitches solar as key to India’s energy roadmap

20 Aug 2025
| The Economic Times

Speaking at the 24th Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture organised by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari described solar as a critical energy source and termed hydrogen the "fuel of the future".

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E20 rollout sparks consumer concerns: Mileage dip, engine woes reported — what car owners say about use of ethanol-blended petrol

17 Aug 2025
| The Times of India

E20 possesses a reduced heat content compared to pure petrol, resulting in an unavoidable slight decline in fuel efficiency. The degree will differ by maker and model; however, consumers should not remain uninformed stated Mr IV Rao, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.

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