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Delhi air reaches alarming level of pollution; TERI advises curtailing travel and exposure to air
03 Nov 2019
New Delhi, November 03, 2019: Air pollutant levels in Delhi have been increasing steadily in the last 15 days and have increased alarmingly during the last few days. According to The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI), this sharp increase in air pollution levels in Delhi is mainly attributed to agricultural burning activities in neighbouring states, apart from adverse meteorological conditions.
TERI recommends action points to reverse land degradation in India
18 Sep 2019
India has committed to restore 26 million hectares by 2030. Nearly, one third of the country’s area i.e. 96.4 million hectares is currently under land degradation. India has several sectoral policies in place; however, land degradation is a national issue affecting all ecosystems and land uses. Therefore, we urgently require a land use policy that integrates various sectors, ministries, departments and ecosystems (including forests, wetlands, croplands and grasslands) and to have a common vision for restoring land in India.
Climate projections of today becoming reality of tomorrow; need to be strengthened
17 Sep 2019
During the two-day second stakeholder workshop under East Africa Peru India Climate Capacities (EPICC) project, discussions focused on climate predictions, monsoon, hydrology, and migration
Treatment of river catchments, agroforestry, sustainable agriculture key to addressing land degradation in India
12 Sep 2019
At a side event of the UNCCD-COP organized by TERI, experts discuss solutions for restoring land
TERI develops innovative technology for end-to-end treatment of wastewater
11 Sep 2019
TERI Advanced Oxidation Technology (TADOX) offers clean, green, sludge-free, cost-effective and resource-efficient treatment of wastewater streams, enabling Zero Liquid Discharge and enhancing water re-use efficiency
September 11, 2019, New Delhi: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Perfact Group have ventured into a collaboration to promote TERI's patent-pending technology, TERI Advanced Oxidation Technology (TADOX) for comprehensive treatment of wastewater.
'Good' air days are increasing, need people's participation for clean air: Prakash Javadekar
06 Sep 2019
At a two-day roundtable consultation co-organised by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and AirQualityAsia (AQA), TERI presented recommendations to strengthen National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)
Integrate livelihood with environmental protection activities to move towards a green economy, say experts
26 Aug 2019
Government officials, business representatives and experts from eastern and north-eastern states and the United Nations discussed sustainability issues at a consultative workshop held by TERI in Kolkata
Kolkata, August 26: Experts at the eastern regional consultative workshop on Inclusive Green Economies, held in the city on Friday, highlighted the need to integrate livelihood concerns in all economic and environmental protection activities.
Employment vulnerability in mind, experts stress equity in India's push for a green economy
21 Aug 2019
A national consultative workshop for transitions to an inclusive green economy was held at TERI in New Delhi
Prioritise solar PV manufacturing value chain as a strategic industry: TERI
08 Aug 2019
At the launch of its policy paper in New Delhi, TERI recommended development of 15 GW full value chain solar manufacturing capacity in India by 2024
New Delhi, August 8: In keeping with India's solar targets and the vision of Make in India, the country should take up full value chain of solar manufacturing from polysilicon to modules, according to the recommendations of a policy paper released by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi on Wednesday.
India soon to set voluntary targets to combat land degradation
05 Aug 2019
The country gears up to host 14th COP of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
New Delhi, August 05, 2019: The analysis of remotely sensed data by ISRO reveals that 96.40 million hectares or 29.32% of the Total Geographic Area (TGA) of the country faces the threat of land degradation during 2011-13. It shows a cumulative increase of 1.87 million hectares of area is undergoing process of desertification or land degradation in India between 2003-05 and 2011-13.