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As India builds its infrastructure to cater to increased energy demand, energy experts warn against excessive lock-ins that the country might regret later. According to Energizing India, a report brought out by Shell along with TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) and Council on Energy, Environment and Water, India is likely to rely on coal for 55 per cent or more of its primary energy needs through the next three decades.
Read moreIndia's use of coal could peak by 2040 if cleaner alternatives progress as expected, a new book has claimed, but coal remain the most critical fuel in the short term to provide energy and power economic growth. The book "Energizing India: Towards a Resilient and Equitable Energy System" is authored by Suman Bery, Arunabha Ghosh, Ritu Mathur, Subrata Basu, Karthik Ganesan and Rhodri Owen-Jones and is the result of a three-year collaboration between the Council on Energy, Environment and Water
Read moreThe Centre said that mitigation alone cannot ensure the curbing of greenhouse gas emissions and that a "balanced" approach is required to achieve the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). Mr Susheel Kumar, Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change said that along with mitigation measures, focus should also be given to adaptation measures so that the latter do not "drop out of the global radar" while reiterating at the same time that they plan to
Read moreA private university in Jaipur, Chandigarh Airport and a corporate campus in Hyderabad are among the projects which have been awarded green certification by TERI for practicing policies for sustainable development and improving quality of human life. Seven projects were felicitated, including three 5-star ratings, two 4-star ratings and two 3-star ratings, by Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA), a tool developed by TERI to ensure energy efficient building construction.
Read moreErratic climatic conditions have posed challenges to the economic viability of farming in Himachal Pradesh forcing a large section of farmers to leave the profession. As a consequence, a significant portion of farm land has been abandoned leading to land degradation. A recent study conducted by TERI and Global Green Growth Institute has found that abnormal pattern of rainfall and non-availability of water sources due to hilly terrain results in frequent crop failures and low productivity. The
Read moreA film, based on the conservation efforts of villagers in Nagaland, won the Golden Beaver Best Film Award in the institutional category at the 6th National Science Film Festival in Mumbai. The film, Nagaland is Changing..but!, was also awarded with the technical excellence award for best sound design. The film is based on how the villagers of Sendenyu and Sukhai in Nagaland have been conserving a part of the forest around their villages for many years now. The film has been produced by
Read moreTERI has agreed to extend R&D support for establishment of Energy University at Anantapur. The proposed university will pave the way for conducting latest studies on technological advancements in the energy sector. Besides giving technological support for setting up Energy University, TERI is also considering imparting advanced technologies on energy efficiency front to the energy efficient States, particularly Andhra Pradesh for exchange of know-how. The organisation has also come
Read moreIn order to create more professionals in the field of solar energy, the Delhi government is conducting a three-month course to train those interested for free. As part of the course, participants will be trained in installation, commissioning, and sales and service of renewable energy devices like solar water heaters, solar lights, etc. The solar skill development programme, named \"Suryamitra\", has been launched by the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Management Centre of the State\'
Read moreProject STARS, a TERI-Dempo partnership is working towards encouraging schools to practice the principles of sustainability by focusing on its environmental and social performance - both tied together with a strong cultural thread. As part of this initiative, Sharada Mandir School, Miramar was supported to phase out their conventional lighting system with LED based lighting. Project STARS, (Sustainability Tracking, Action and Reporting in Schools) consolidates the TERI-DEMPO partnership by
Read moreTERI has selected a team of 50 "youth ambassadors" from various colleges across the country who will take the government's ambitious Swachh Bharat Mission to local level. TERI selected the "youth ambassadors" by conducting competitions on the theme 'Strengthening Water and Sanitation in Urban Settings: Inter-University Competition on Water Resources Management'.
Read moreTERI and Ramboll Foundation plan to introduce River Bank Filtration Technology for River Sal, which is new to Goa but has been used for the Ganges and Haridwar. The project has been undertaken with the idea of lending clean water for agriculture and irrigation purposes for the surrounding areas of River Sal. The project will include digging of two bore wells near the river bank, where the water will flow in through various filtration procedures and will later be filtered again into the
Read moreThe Palaj campus of Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IITGn) has bagged the honour of being the greenest campus in India. The campus, built over 400 acres land, has been given a five star rating by Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment for Large Developments (GRIHA LD). GRIHA LD is India\'s National Rating System for green buildings, developed jointly by GRIHA Council and TERI, to rate environmental performances of large scale developments like educational campuses,
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