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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The TERI Centre of Excellence, launched by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and United Technologies Corp. (UTC) in 2014, has conducted energy audits at 16 commercial building spaces across various climatic zones in India.
India recently announced its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) towards achieving ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Sustainable growth and clean energy are centerpieces of cooperation between India and the United States during the current dialogue between the two nations here, Dr Ernest Moniz, U.S Secretary of Energy said in his keynote address at the Valedictory session at the Sixth U.S-India Energy Partnership Summit organized by TERI North America.