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Navi Mumbai's first 'waste-to-energy' project to be inaugurated in 2 weeks
26 Apr 2018
| Hindustan Times
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has readied its first-ever waste-to-energy plant in the city. The civic body along with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has developed a unit wherein coconut waste will be processed to generate electricity. The plant has been developed near the dumping ground in Turbhe.
Read more20 mn tonnes of potential food production hit by land degradation
24 Apr 2018
| Hindustan Times
The total cost of land degradation, desertification and drought was 2.54% of the GDP in 2014-15, according to a ministry-sponsored report prepared by TERI. These are conservative estimates, experts say, the figure might be closer to 4-5%. India has committed to land degradation neutrality by 2030 under the Sustainable Development Goals, "which is ensuring that the country reclaims land to compensate for the ecosystem services lost and maintain the quality of non-degraded land".
Read moreDiscom inks deals with TERI for govt school students
20 Apr 2018
| The Asian Age
Delhi power distribution company (Discom) BSES has announced that it has signed separate agreements with TERI to deal with different aspects of energy conservation and conduct research on demand-side management (modification of consumer demand for energy through various methods). According to a statement, the separate MoUs will be signed by the BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd.
Read morePilot project in Margao works towards cleaning Sal
13 Apr 2018
| The Times of India
River Sal in Salcete, Goa has been a major cause of worry in recent years, due to its rising pollution levels. The department of biological sciences of BITS Pilani KK Birla, Goa Campus, is now working towards finding a solution. This project is in collaboration with TERI, Goa. Using funds from thecentral government's department of science and technology, 500sq m of wetland will be created near the Margao fish market at a cost of around Rs 20 lakh. This will be a pilot demonstration to treat
Read moreDream of a sustainable India
12 Apr 2018
| The Pioneer
To make Green India Mission successful, the Government must adopt a reformist approach and integrate its working with the overall developmental perspective of the country. Forest type reassessment of 2013 by ICFRE has clearly indicated that most forests are losing soil moisture and hydrology is getting severely affected which is having a direct impact on our agriculture, water availability and rain fed rivers. For the long-term survival of the people in and around the forests and forest
Read moreAir pollution, waste management continue to be areas of concern: report
04 Apr 2018
| Business Standard
Air pollution and waste management continue to be areas of concern and in 2016, over 68 per cent of air quality monitoring sites exceeded the annual ambient concentration level of PM2.5, according to a report by TERI. TERI has launched its yearly data directory TERI Energy Data Directory and Yearbook (TEDDY) 2018. The yearbook said air pollution and waste management are still areas of concern. Data from 2015 shows that almost all states experienced high concentrations of PM10, exceeding CPCB
Read moreForest rights and wrongs
28 Mar 2018
| The Indian Express
In 2014, TERI cautioned that the wrong recognition of rights under the Scheduled Tribe and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA) would leave forest-dependent people vulnerable to adverse impacts of greenhouse gas emissions. Indeed, the wrong recognition of individual forest rights (IFR) under the FRA has made a large chunk of the country's tribal population participants in a climate change disaster. Forests conserve and provide water for humans,
Read moreGive that old automobile a break!
13 Mar 2018
| The Hindu Business Line
Auto waste could prove to be a serious threat if an end-of-life legislation for vehicles is not enacted urgently in the country. TERI has been involved in formulating a vehicle scrapping policy in the country. After comparing ELV (end-of-life vehicles) management systems in China, Korea, Taiwan, japan, Singapore and the European Union, TERI researchers feel India's solutions could lie in creating a sustainable business model for retired vehicles. In the recent policy brief they argue for a
Read moreSolar power will cost less than thermal in 6-7 years, says Ajay Mathur
10 Mar 2018
| Business Standard
At a time when air pollution has become a leading environmental threat to public health, TERI's Director-General, Dr Ajay Mathur, said that India's dependence on thermal power would end by 2050. Dr Mathur, in an interview with the newspaper, said solar batteries would become cheaper than coal by the mid-2020s and nuclear power is not economically viable for the country now.
Read moreIIM-L signs pact with TERI to nurture startups in energy sector
09 Mar 2018
| Hindustan Times
Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow's (IIM-L) Enterprise Incubation Centre or L-Incubator has signed a memorandum of understanding with TERI to work towards nurturing startups with a focus on the energy sector. The Managing Director of L-Incubator, Prof M Akbar, and Senior Director of TERI, Mr Puneet Chandra signed the partnership.
Read moreGetting around India's energy efficiency conundrum
28 Feb 2018
| Mint
The road towards energy efficiency has not been easy due to lack of funds, resulting in the government rolling out a number of policies that include a market-based trading mechanism for moving towards cleaner cooking fuels. India’s energy efficiency market is estimated at $23 billion (around Rs 1.5 trillion) with a vast potential to grow. Energy efficiency needs to be at the centre stage of policy planning, says Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General of TERI. Experts believe there is a growing
Read moreAPSEEDCO signs pact with TERI to promote EE technologies
26 Feb 2018
| The Hans India
TERI has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Andhra Pradesh State Energy Efficiency Development Corporation (APSEEDCO) for technical collaboration to promote energy efficient technologies and global best practices among industries and other key sectors in the state. The specific activities of the MoU are facilitating adoption of globally accepted cleaner technologies and best practices for deployment in different end-use sectors and dialoguing with government agencies and
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