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Flow of Uguem river to halve by 2050
11 Oct 2016
| The Navhind Times
TERI has projected that the average flow of water in South Goa's Uguem river during monsoon is likely to decrease from the current average of around 37.39 cubic metres per second (cumec) to 20.43 cumec by 2050. In a dissemination workshop held recently, TERI Goa shared the preliminary findings of the project 'Assessing the impacts of climate change on water availability in Uguem river sub-basin' with the stakeholders.
TERI for pan-India clean air plan
08 Oct 2016
| The Times of India
Keeping in view the deteriorating air quality in Delhi and other metros, TERI has come out with a report, listing solutions to address this pressing issue. It suggests, among others, starting a nationwide clean air mission (CAM-INDIA), which should have the mandate to implement government policies for air pollution mitigation across several ministries. Titled "Ten scalable solutions for Indian cities", the report is a joint effort by TERI, United Nations Environment Programme and University
Limit rise of climate change while making available sufficient
06 Oct 2016
| India Today
Noting that the threat of climate change is "real" and India is vulnerable to it, President of India Mr Pranab Mukherjee stressed the need for adopting a twin approach of limiting rise of climate change and at the same time ensuring existence of sufficient resources to meet the country's future development needs. The President was speaking after inaugurating the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS), organised by TERI on the theme "Beyond 2015: People, Planet and Progress".
Read moreSikkim CM bags 'Sustainable Development Leadership Award 2016'
06 Oct 2016
| The Voice of Sikkim
Chief Minister of Sikkim, Mr Pawan Chamling, was conferred the prestigious 2016 'Sustainable Development Leadership Award' by Mr Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, during the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) organized by TERI. The 'Sustainable Development Leadership Award' has been conferred on Mr Chamling in recognition of his vision and leadership in the sphere of environment and sustainable development, leading to establishment of Sikkim as the first and only organic
Read moreDifficult for India to mitigate climate changes without support
05 Oct 2016
| The Times of India
Self-sustainability in terms of mitigation for climate change would be difficult for India without external help, European Union Counsellor for Environment, Energy and Climate Change Ms Henriette Faergemann said on the sidelines of World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS), organised by TERI. She was speaking on the possibilities of investment for cleaning Ganga and promoting wind energy. Appreciating India for ratifying Paris Climate Agreement, she said that the EU is all set to submit
Read moreMaking Earth a better planet is everybody's responsibility: Jayant Sinha
03 Oct 2016
| The Indian Express
Union Minister Mr Jayant Sinha said it was everybody's responsibility to dedicate themselves to make Earth a better planet. On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Mr Sinha launched an initiative, '#ACT4EARTH', at the Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International airport to make aware general public about energy efficiency. The initiative comes on the heels of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) being organised by TERI from 5-8 October 2016.
Read moreMMRDA, TERI set up need-based programmes for infrastructure
25 Sep 2016
| The Free Press Journal
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and TERI have set up need-based collaborative programmes in local, national and global context while developing regional infrastructure. These programmes aim to educate people about the mitigation measures adopted by the agency in their various projects. The forum will also educate people about the overall impact of climate change and what it means for the common man. Apart from the programmes, the other areas identified by MMRDA and
NITs told to mull research on bamboo
19 Sep 2016
| The Times of India
Union HRD minister Mr Prakash Javadekar has asked National Institute of Technologies (NITs) in the country to explore the possibility of setting up a bamboo research and technology development centre at their institutes. NIT Goa plans to undertake some of the bamboo research topics in association with TERI Goa Campus.
Read moreMPs get lessons on sustainable development goals
02 Aug 2016
| Business Standard
The Speaker's Research Initiative organised a workshop on sustainable development goals (SDGs) for members of Parliament in the Parliament Library recently. The speakers at the workshop included experts from Niti Aayog, TERI, Research and Information System for Developing Countries and senior officials from the External Affairs Ministry. The MPs were informed about the transition process from the Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), covering 17 ambitious
Read moreCoal exports to help India lower trade deficit in energy
02 Aug 2016
| Mint
India is set to export coal for the first time, shipping 2-3 million tonnes of the fuel to neighbouring Bangladesh, as domestic stocks swell following a record output. According to \"Energizing India\", a report on energy choices for the country brought out jointly by experts and economists from Royal Dutch Shell Plc and New Delhi-based think tanks TERI and the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, greater private participation in captive and commercial mining will, over the long run,
Ghaziabad, Noida gear up for 24-hr plantation drive
11 Jul 2016
| The Hindustan Times
The UP government has ordered a 24-hour-long plantation drive to be carried out throughout the state from 10am on 11 July 2016. The state forest department aims to plant five crore saplings before the drive ends on July 12. As many as 1.10 lakh saplings, plants and trees are to be planted in Gautam Budh Nagar and 80,060 in Ghaziabad under this programme. According to officials, all the works related to digging up of soil, arrangement for tree guards and fencing was completed by March 31 and
Apple bears brunt of bad weather in Himachal
10 Jul 2016
| The Times of India
A study conducted by TERI and Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has revealed that as a result of climate change, apple production in Himachal Pradesh could decrease by 4% by 2030. Overall climatic warming projected over the state in the near future increase by 1.3-1.9 degrees Celsius for 2021-50 relative to 1971-2000.
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