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Flood early warning system for Guwahati launched
13 Aug 2020
| The Assam Tribune
In the first-of-its-kind initiative in the Northeast, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) launched the urban Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) to predict floods in Guwahati, Assam. The system has been developed by TERI in association with Assam State Disaster Management Authority.
Read moreTERI to conduct energy audit in Andhra Pradesh's East and West Godavari refractory clusters
03 Aug 2020
| The New Indian Express
To develop a roadmap for making Indian refractory sector energy and resource efficient, Bureau of Energy Efficiency has picked Andhra Pradesh among other states to initiate a study of energy efficiency potential in refractory clusters, which are among the energy-intensive micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sub-sectors. TERI has been entrusted with the job to conduct the study.
Read moreTERI sounds the alarm on damage to India's electricity demand from Covid
21 Jul 2020
| ET Energyworld
The Covid-19 pandemic will have a lasting impact on India's electricity demand which will continue to face significant dent for years to come, according to a new report "Bending the Curve: 2025 Forecasts for Electricity Demand by Sector and State in the Light of the COVID Epidemic" published by TERI.
Read moreHow porcupines, nilgai and boars make Indian forest communities poorer
19 Jul 2020
| The Dialogue
People and wildlife are increasingly coming into conflict over living space and food around the world. While the conflict and loss of lives on both the sides get into limelight, little is known about the economic impact of the rising conflicts on the communities living in forests for ages despite multi-facet risks. A study by TERI has thrown a light on this recently. The study in Uttar Pradesh's Terai region at the Indo-Nepal Border, has found that the families living in the proximity of
Read moreOnce we have a COVID-19 vaccine, How do we plan to store 1.3 billion doses?
18 Jul 2020
| Science The Wire
Vaccines need to be kept cool to remain effective. In some districts, a refrigerator as big as an ice cream cooler is needed to deliver the vaccines, says Mr Karan Mangotra, Associate Director and Fellow, TERI, and one of the authors of a report on the impacts of the cooling sector on global climate targets.
Read moreIndia is one of the last big markets for fossil fuels – and it is cashing in
11 Jul 2020
| Science The Wire
Since 2017, a rising number of fossil fuel producers, mostly from Russia, America and the Middle East, have begun entering India, seeing the country as one of the last big markets for fossil fuels. "There will be extra emissions," says Dr Ajay Mathur, Director-General of TERI, "The question is whether we will see a hiccup or a bloating."
Read moreIndia is one of the last big markets for fossil fuels – and it is cashing in
11 Jul 2020
| Science The Wire
Since 2017, a rising number of fossil fuel producers, mostly from Russia, America and the Middle East, have begun entering India, seeing the country as one of the last big markets for fossil fuels. "There will be extra emissions," says Dr Ajay Mathur, Director-General of TERI, "The question is whether we will see a hiccup or a bloating."
read moreCould India's Dependence on China Weaken its EV Ambition?
07 Jul 2020
| The Blue Circle
Leaning on China can be done away with in the long run, but right now, it will hurt the customer’s pocket, and could put brakes on India’s EV ambition. According to Mr Sharif Qamar, Associate Fellow, TERI, China has been a key player in the EV ecosystem in India. Its contribution ranges from component and fuel cell supplies to joint ventures with Indian corporations in manufacturing EVs.
Read moreDread in the air as the season sets in
03 Jul 2020
| The Hindu Business Line
After encountering a belligerent southwest monsoon in the last two years, four states in its path view the monsoon with increasing fear and concern. In the last two years, a belligerent southwest monsoon wreaked havoc as it set off from Kerala and travelled through Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra, the three other states along the Western Ghats. Ms Ashwini Pai Panandiker, Fellow at TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) in Goa, who is studying the recent extreme rainfall events in the Gao
Read moreOver 97% emissions in Himalayas due to household space heating
01 Jul 2020
| Outlook
Over 78 per cent of the total emissions in the Indian Himalayan region are from space heating in residential dwellings in rural areas, with 71.4 per cent attributed to the northern states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir, according to a recent report, Sustainable Space Heating Solutions in the Himalayan Region that studies the impact of the adoption of new clean energy technologies on emissions in the region by the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) and TERI (The Energy
Read moreInternational Energy Agency features Kolkata electric buses’ success story in its flagship publication -- Global Electric Vehicle Outlook (GEVO) 2020
16 Jun 2020
| BW Smart Cities
As part of its extensive work on electric vehicles, IEA published a case study on the impacts of increasing the share of e-buses in the state of Kolkata in India. TERI conducted the case study with support from the IEA, the West Bengal Transport Corporation and the Department of Transport, Government of West Bengal.
Read moreConnecting Technologies Shaping Future Of Mobility
10 Jun 2020
| Auto Tech Review
Increasing vehicle sophistication has brought connected technologies to the fore, necessitated by various factors. According to Mr I V Rao, Visiting Senior Fellow, Centre for Sustainable Mobility, TERI, and former Senior MEO, Engineering & Director, Maruti Centre for Excellence, connected technology holds lot of promise, but will take time before it emerges as a mass market product in the Indian context.
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