Press Release
TERI Brings Greater Transparency at Workplace
15 Feb 2016
Shri Ashok Chawla, Chairman, TERI Governing Council, and Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director-General, TERI, addressed colleagues and reiterated their strong emphasis on ensuring that TERI is an organisation where people look forward to come to work every day and deliver their best. "We want to ensure that the workplace concerns of all employees are heard and addressed in a manner that respects them and helps the Institute to develop robust and transparent processes," said Mr. Chawla. In order to facilitate this process, they announced that Dr.
TERI Governing Council Confirms Full Executive Powers to Dr Ajay Mathur, Appoints Ashok Chawla as New Chairman
12 Feb 2016
The Governing Council of TERI met on 12th February, 2016 to discuss key issues relating to the functioning of the organisation. The Council expressed its appreciation of the commitment and dedicated service provided by Prof. B.V. Sreekantan, who resigned as the Chairman of the Council. Prof. Sreekantan had been a Member of the Council for over 40 years and contributed immensely to its development.
TERI and GGGI release reports on climate resilient inclusive green growth and sustainable development
03 Feb 2016
TERI, in collaboration with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has completed a study on green growth development that provides insights and recommendations at the national level and particularly, in the states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh with the aim of propelling them towards green growth and sustainable development.
TERI organizes YUVA Meet supporting the government's mandates of Skill India and Startup India
29 Jan 2016
Emphasizing the crucial role that the youth can play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of India, Shri Rajeev Gupta, Secretary (Youth Affairs), Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India said during his inaugural address, "The topic of today's programme is most relevant in view of the fact that all countries of the world now recognise the importance of sustainability.
TERI water and sanitation competition enables youth ambassadors address WASH issues in urban settings
28 Jan 2016
Swachh Bharat Mission Programme Management Unit announces creation of youth ambassadors task force from 1 February to work at the state and regional levels within the Mission's mandate.
Solar and biofuel can prod us towards fossil-free future, says Prem Shankar Jha
10 Dec 2015
At the 14th Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture to commemorate the Foundation Day of TERI, Mr Chandan Mitra, who presided over the Lecture said that climate change can be compared to the threat of terrorism, with no imminent solutions.
TERI to unveil the 'Corporate Vision on Climate Change' at COP 21
03 Dec 2015
For the first time, top Indian businesses comprising of GAIL, YES BANK, DMRC, ITC Limited, Hindustan Unilever, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Tata Group among others will 'Reinforce India's Commitments' by sharing a comprehensive 'Climate Vision' on the global platform of COP 21. The launch is being organized by TERI's 'Council for Business Sustainability'. The landmark initiative engaged with 200 corporates over a period of nine months.
Prime Minister lauds TERI's Energy Entrepreneur Noor Jahan during his 'Mann ki Baat' address
24 Nov 2015
Noor Jahan is one among the three thousand 'beacon of light' empowered under TERI's flagship Campaign 'Lighting a Billion Lives'. The Campaign is committed to embracing 10 million lives by 2018, and poised to completely light-up two Indian states in the coming two years.
TERI and GGGI deliberate on inclusive green growth and sustainable development
24 Nov 2015
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) organized High-level Panel Discussion on Green Growth and Development in India last evening, where discussions were held around insights and recommendations at the national level and particularly, in the states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to move in the direction of inclusive green growth and sustainable development.
Corporate India reinforces India's commitments at National Seminar ahead of CoP 21
04 Nov 2015
The TERI-CBS (Council for Business Sustainability), an independent platform for corporate leaders to address issues related to sustainable development, organized National Seminar for businesses to deliberate upon topics related to climate change that cut across industries as some of the most urgent concerns - energy, waste, water and Renewable Energy.