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Delhi Metro emerges as 'Reliable Mode of Transport', earns praise for its social, economic, and environmental contributions

08 Jan 2024

| The Economic Times

Surpassing expectations, the Delhi Metro has experienced an 8 percent increase in ridership, accommodating around 67 lakh passenger journeys on weekdays. Despite projecting 6,218,861 daily passenger journeys for 2023, the actual figure reached 6,721,020 (weekdays average only) in October 2023. It has earned recognition for its social, economic, and environmental contributions. The various reports from EPCA, the Parliamentary Committee, and TERI emphasize DMRC's crucial role in combating

The problem with EVs

17 Dec 2023

| The Indian Express

India Electric Vehicle Report 2023 notes that EVs could make up more than 40 percent of India's automotive market and generate over $100 billion of revenue by 2030. One of the key concerns is the high share of conventional fuel-based electricity or high-grid emission factor powering EVs. A slight improvement in the efficiency of the thermal power plants has the potential to wipe out the negative burden says Mr Sharif Qamar, Associate Director, Transport and Urban Governance Division,

Fueling progress: How ‘dirty’ coal will help the world’s most populous country go green

15 Dec 2023

| RT News

CoP28 resolutions are a forward step in curbing carbon emissions in many ways but there is a need to do more. In India, we are on the right path to meeting energy transition targets as per the announcements made by PM Mr Modi in the past, said Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.

Emission control: EVs are not the only solution, alternatives can play big role, TERI DG

24 Nov 2023

| ET Auto

For addressing carbon emissions in the auto sector, electrification in various areas, meeting electricity demand through non-fossil sources, and developing low carbon alternatives like hydrogen and biofuels for certain other areas could be the way to go. Adopting circular economy business models also will help in the long term. TERI, a policy research organisation specialising in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable development, is actively working on biofuels, hydrogen, and

In green push, bicycles emerge as new mode of transport in Srinagar

08 Oct 2023

| Deccan Herald

According to a study by TERI, if bicycles replaced motorised vehicles for short distance trips, it can result in an annual benefit of Rs 1.8 trillion through energy savings (oil equivalent) and CO2 emission reduction.

Electric Vehicles in India: Tackling the challenges

09 Sep 2023

| The Financial Express

The pace of electrification has increased significantly in the last few years. We are looking at a second consecutive year when the EV sales will clock the one million-plus mark. Some of the recurring challenges include low penetration and up-time of charging infrastructure and higher upfront cost of EVs said Mr Sharif Qamar, Associate Director, Transport and Urban Governance Division, TERI.

DMRC to make passengers aware about CO2 emissions reduction due to Metro travel

10 Aug 2023

| The Economic Times

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has launched a "CarbonLite Metro Travel" initiative for passengers to know how much carbon emissions they have saved while using the metro instead of petrol-fueled cars. "CarbonLite Metro Travel" was supported by research from the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Delhi, that each kilometer travelled by metro train instead of road vehicles "results in a noteworthy reduction of 32.38 grams of CO2 emissions".

Kolkata tops India with 2,448 cars per km; Most roads cross vehicle-carrying capacity

07 Aug 2023

| The Economic Times

The pandemic saw a sharp rise in car ownership, with 78,102 cars added to Kolkata's fleet between March 2020 and May 2022. Mr Sharif Qamar, Associate Director of Transport and Urban Governance at TERI, emphasized the necessity for mass transit systems like buses to disperse a large volume of commuters, highlighting that more cars lead to increased congestion and pollution.

Decarbonisation of public transport to cut 0.3 mn tonnes carbon per year

31 Jul 2023

| The Times of India

The net zero road map for the public transport of Kolkata prepared by The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), estimated the complete decarbonisation of public transport in the city by 2050 in six phases.

Increased EV adoption in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities to drive clean energy revolution, say experts

24 Apr 2023

| ET Energyworld

There are seven areas of focus for accelerating adoption of EVs across different geographies, including institutional and policy readiness, infrastructure readiness, technology readiness, economic readiness, social readiness, environmental readiness, and innovation readiness says Mr Sharif Qamar, Associate Director Transport and Urban Governance Division TERI.

On World Earth Day, experts from the ICCT and TERI reckon that the increasing awareness of environmental and cost-related benefits of EVs is driving the EV demand in the country. According to Mr Sharif Qamar, Associate Director and Area Convenor, Transport and Urban Governance Division, TERI, there are seven areas of focus for accelerating the adoption of EVs across different geographies – institutional and policy readiness; infrastructure readiness; technology readiness; economic readiness

Consumers lack awareness of E20's impact on vehicles, say experts

01 Apr 2023

| The Economic Times

India has commenced its E20 petrol pilot in 32 cities, but industry experts are concerned that consumers are unaware of its impact on vehicles. Mr I V Rao, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, said vehicles' E20 fuel consumption could be higher than unblended petrol due to lower calorific value. The actual value will depend on the engine and how the engineers have tuned it for the blended fuel.