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After 48 years, India revises piston ring standards to curb carbon emissions
10 Mar 2026
| Mint
Clean mobility experts note that updating component standards can improve vehicle energy efficiency. Mr Sharif Qamar, Associate Director, Transport and Urban Governance Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), said the upgraded piston ring standards revised after nearly five decades reflect advances in materials, manufacturing, and performance, aligning with modern engine design and regulatory requirements.
Read MoreMumbai to Nashik: CSRBOX and The Godavari Initiative Conclude High-Level Conclave to Catalyse Water Resilience and Sustainable Investment
09 Mar 2026
| The Tribune
The discussions in Mumbai laid a shared foundation for multi-stakeholder approaches to water and environmental action. A Basin Stewardship Roundtable brought together corporate and foundation leaders—including Aditya Birla Group, Wipro, ITC, Marico India Limited, and JSW Foundation—alongside institutions such as IUCN India, TERI, ICICI, and GIZ to explore aligning corporate stewardship, policy priorities, and on-ground action for stronger basin resilience.
Read MoreGood air days on rise, steps underway to further curb pollution in Delhi-NCR: Dr SD Attri
08 Mar 2026
| The Statesman
There have been efforts to identify pollution sources by institutions like Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), IIT Kanpur, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and others in the last two decades. Institutions like ARAI, Pune, IIT Deļhi, TERI and IITM have been tasked to develop a new EI and SA for Delhi- NCR with 2026 as base year.
Read MoreFrom lighting lives to powering livelihoods: TERI's LaBL 2.0 targets the next billion
08 Mar 2026
| The Times of India
At a defining moment in India's clean energy transition, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) launched LaBL 2.0 (Lighting a Billion Lives 2.0) at an inspiring 'Dinner of Hope' in New Delhi, reimagining decentralized renewable energy as a catalyst for green livelihoods, women-led entrepreneurship, and measurable climate action.
Read MoreFrom Lighting Lives to Powering Livelihoods: TERI's LaBL 2.0 Targets the Next Billion
07 Mar 2026
| Business Standard
Building on the transformative success of TERI’s original Lighting a Billion Lives (LaBL) initiative, which demonstrated how DRE can empower communities, LaBL 2.0 moves beyond the basic energy access. The LaBL 2.0 focuses on enabling large-scale productive use of DRE, promoting green livelihoods and women-led enterprises, strengthening local clean energy value chains for wider impact.
Read MoreFrom Lighting Lives to Powering Livelihoods: TERI's LaBL 2.0 Targets the Next Billion
06 Mar 2026
| The Tribune
Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) emphasized that India’s low per capita energy consumption reflects challenges of accessibility and affordability, particularly in rural areas. Guided by the vision of universal and affordable energy access, TERI launched the Lighting a Billion Lives initiative to support inclusive and sustainable development.
Read MoreIndia to Get First Digital Carbon Marketplace for Distributed Clean Energy Projects
05 Mar 2026
| SolarQuarter
The Global Carbon Council (GCC) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) have signed a MoU to establish India’s first digital carbon marketplace aimed at supporting household-level clean energy and livelihood projects. The initiative will operate under TERI’s flagship LaBL 2.0 (Lighting a Billion Livelihoods) program, which focuses on expanding decentralized renewable energy access in rural and underserved communities.
Read MoreGCC and TERI announce India’s first digital carbon marketplace for household clean energy and livelihood projects
04 Mar 2026
| ZAWYA
The Global Carbon Council (GCC), the first internationally accredited carbon standard in the Global South, and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India’s leading not-for-profit research organization dedicated to sustainable development, have signed a landmark (MoU) to establish India’s first digital carbon marketplace for household and livelihood-based clean energy projects under TERI’s flagship LaBL 2.0 – Lighting a Billion Livelihoods.
Read MoreTERI GCC to set up India's first digital carbon marketplace for clean energy projects
04 Mar 2026
| The Week
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has signed a MoU with Qatar-based Global Carbon Council (GCC) to establish India's first digital carbon marketplace for household and livelihood-based clean energy projects. Under the agreement, the partners will jointly explore the development of a fully digital Energy Access and Carbon Marketplace or integrate TERI’s flagship LaBL 2.0 (Lighting a Billion Livelihoods) projects into GCC’s World Bank-supported ASCENT Energy Access Portal.
Read MoreEnergy security: The backbone of India’s AI future
02 Mar 2026
| The Economic Times
Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), brought the focus to adaptability. She suggested decentralised possibilities such as building-integrated solar and village-level production, while stressing that efficiency gains can dramatically change the equation, just as solar efficiency improvements already have.
MoEFCC Secretary addresses Valedictory Session of TERI’s World Sustainable Development Summit 2026
28 Feb 2026
| Press Information Bureau
Secretary, Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Tanmay Kumar, on 27 February 2026 delivered the valedictory address at the Silver Jubilee edition of TERI’s World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2026, in New Delhi. Addressing the august gathering, Shri Kumar said India is pursuing a model of development that integrates growth, poverty eradication, urbanisation, industrialisation and decarbonisation simultaneously, unlike the historical high-emission pathways
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