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Focus on electrification of 3-wheeler more as compared to 4W; Need state and city-level action plans for electrification of urban freight: TERI

18 Dec 2020

New Delhi, December 18, 2020: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), with the support of Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (SSEF), released a report today on the Roadmap for Electrification of Urban Freight in India. Speaking at the virtual launch of the report, Mr Sudhendu J Sinha, Adviser, Transport, NITI Aayog, said, "As India’s urban population continues to grow, we have to address the transport sector and its implications.

12th GRIHA Summit concludes with awards ceremony and valedictory session

16 Dec 2020

Conducted on 16th December, the valedictory session of the 12th edition of the GRIHA Summit with the theme 'Rejuvenating Resilient Habitats' was held virtually in the gracious presence of Shri Kamran Rizvi, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs and Shri Habib Khan, President, Council of Architecture.

Cost of hydrogen from renewables could fall more than 50% by 2030, says TERI; projects five-fold demand growth by 2050

16 Dec 2020

TERI's new report states hydrogen can start to compete with fossil fuels in certain industrial applications by 2030, given enough government support

We see hydrogen as our next big sunrise sector, Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, Niti Aayog, said at the launch

December 16, New Delhi: The demand for hydrogen in India can grow five-fold by 2050. Further, by 2030, the costs of "green hydrogen" from renewables will fall more than 50% and start to compete with hydrogen from fossil fuels.

Accelerate the process of total decarbonisation of the built environment: Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu

15 Dec 2020

Being held on 15-16 December, the 12th edition of the GRIHA Summit on the theme 'Rejuvenating Resilient Habitats' was virtually inaugurated today by Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon'ble Vice President of India.

Hon. Vice President Shri M Venkaiah Naidu to inaugurate the 12th GRIHA Summit

08 Dec 2020

Dr. Ajay Mathur, President, GRIHA Council and Director General, TERI announced that the 12th edition of the GRIHA Summit with the theme 'Rejuvenating Resilient Habitats' will be inaugurated by Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon'ble Vice President of India (Chief Guest) on 15th December, 2020 at 1000 hrs. Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Hon'ble Minister of State (I/C) for Housing & Urban Affairs and Civil Aviation; Hon'ble Minister of State for Commerce and Industry will be the Guest of Honor.

Climate resilience of transport, telecom and power sector top priority for India: DG, CDRI

04 Dec 2020

Experts from India and the UK deliberated on scaling up adaptation to build resilient countries, communities and corporates. They were speaking in the last of the four-part COP 26 webinar series organized by TERI, in partnership with the British High Commission, New Delhi. These discussions were held under the aegis of TERI's annual conference, the World Sustainable Development Summit, to be held in February 2021.

Twenty five lakh hectares of land to be brought under organic farming in five years; government to certify traditionally organic areas

04 Dec 2020

Policy experts from agriculture, watershed management, forestry and biodiversity sectors deliberated on the role of Nature based Solutions (NbS) in Carbon Sequestration in the COP 26 Webinar Series organised by TERI, in partnership with the British High Commission, New Delhi.

Make high quality EVs visible on road, nudge consumers, create ecosystem for transition

01 Dec 2020

Industry and policy experts weighed in on accelerating electric mobility in India at the COP 26 webinar series, organized by TERI and the British High Commission, New Delhi.

Indian and British experts to discuss climate action in key sectors, ahead of COP26

27 Nov 2020

Strategies to fast-track electric mobility, nature-based solutions, green finance and adaptation and resilience to be discussed between government, business and civil society representatives from both countries. The four-day online series from December 1-4, 2020 will be hosted by TERI, in partnership with British High Commission, New Delhi.

TERI and Greenstat sign research partnership to set up Centre of Excellence on Hydrogen in India

19 Nov 2020

TERI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Greenstat Hydrogen India that includes activities for setting up a Norwegian Centre of Excellence on Hydrogen in India and accelerating deployment of hydrogen technologies in the country