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Indian Army's new Thal Sena Bhawan will conform to GRIHA-IV green norms

04 Sep 2023
| The Hindu

The Indian Army's new Thal Sena Bhawan (TSB), coming up on a sprawling 39 acre site with a built-up area of 143,450 sq.m., boasts of several green measures conforming with GRIHA-IV (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) norms. It has been designed for a building life of about 100 years, and is earthquake-resistant, according to C.P. Kukreja Architects, who have been awarded the project. The building will be ready by May-June 2025.

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Scientists are asked if humans have broken the earth's climate

31 Aug 2023
| Clean Technica

In order to make the Earth habitable for future generations, we need to take drastic measures to reduce the concentrations of greenhouse gases says Ms Suruchi Bhadwal, Senior Director The Energy and Resources Institute.

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Need to shift Climate Change Narrative from Total Emissions to Per Capita Emissions of each country: Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy

25 Aug 2023
| Press Information Bureau

Need to shift Climate Change Narrative from Total Emissions to Per Capita Emissions of each country says Mr R K Singh, Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy during his Presidential Address at the Twenty-Second Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture, held in New Delhi on August 25, 2023, in memory of Late Shri Darbari Seth, the founder of TERI.

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A distress call from the mountains: How floods, landslides receding glaciers and erratic rainfall are leaving behind a trail of disasters in Himalayan region

20 Aug 2023
| The Financial Express

The Himalayas are young mountains, made of sedimentary rocks. So, landslides happen more often in the rainy season. The natural vulnerability of these events is increasing due to climate change Says Dr Shresth Tayal, Senior Fellow The Energy and Resources Institute.

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Take that seaweed and make it fuel for your car

10 Aug 2023
| Herald

The coastal land can be effectively used to grow marine microalgae and seaweed to generate biomass using marine water and atmospheric carbon dioxide without competing for potable water and land says Dr Sanjukta Subudhi, Senior Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute.

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DMRC to make passengers aware about CO2 emissions reduction due to Metro travel

10 Aug 2023
| The Economic Times

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has launched a "CarbonLite Metro Travel" initiative for passengers to know how much carbon emissions they have saved while using the metro instead of petrol-fueled cars. "CarbonLite Metro Travel" was supported by research from the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Delhi, that each kilometer travelled by metro train instead of road vehicles "results in a noteworthy reduction of 32.38 grams of CO2 emissions".

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Kolkata tops India with 2,448 cars per km; Most roads cross vehicle-carrying capacity

07 Aug 2023
| The Economic Times

The pandemic saw a sharp rise in car ownership, with 78,102 cars added to Kolkata's fleet between March 2020 and May 2022. Mr Sharif Qamar, Associate Director of Transport and Urban Governance at TERI, emphasized the necessity for mass transit systems like buses to disperse a large volume of commuters, highlighting that more cars lead to increased congestion and pollution.

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India needs to develop vibrant low carbon manufacturing industry

05 Aug 2023
| Mint

As India has set ambitious net-zero and energy transition goals, which is directly linked to sustainable development goals it will have to develop a vibrant low carbon manufacturing industry says Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute.

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India Makes Substantial Progress In Low-Carbon Energy: Shell-TERI Report

02 Aug 2023
| BW Business World

India must give paramount importance to establish a conducive regulatory framework that promotes growth and encourages innovation. In addition, businesses and companies must play an active role in supporting India's ambition of achieving net-zero emissions. Significant contributions can be made by investing in renewable energy, hydrogen, and bioenergy sectors. By capitalising on this potential, India can propel itself towards a future driven by low carbon and energy-efficient technology,

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Decarbonisation of public transport to cut 0.3 mn tonnes carbon per year

31 Jul 2023
| The Times of India

The net zero road map for the public transport of Kolkata prepared by The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), estimated the complete decarbonisation of public transport in the city by 2050 in six phases.

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US EPA commits to lead Climate action

27 Jul 2023
| United News of India

The partnership of TERI and U.S. Consulate General Chennai will help reach students and teachers from 200 schools in Chennai, Puducherry, Kochi, Mumbai, Mangaluru, and Marmugao and provide them with an opportunity to learn more about science & environment and develop a sense of ownership and responsibility to safeguard oceanic health said Ms Saltanat M. Kazi, Fellow, TERI and Project In-charge, Ocean Matters.

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