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Solar power a lucrative new opportunity for Punjab SMEs
31 Dec 2013
| Business Standard
TERI has been conducting a high-resolution satellite imaging survey to develop a web-based GIS tool for assessing the availability of rooftop space and radiation in Chandigarh. Mr Amit Kumar, Director, Energy Environment Technology Development, TERI, said that SMEs can start making photovoltaic inverters, charge controllers, electrical components and metallic mounting structures. With the tariffs for conventional power increasing owing to the high cost of coal and diesel, and the cost of
Read moreImportance of green buildings underscored at IPSC conclave
30 Dec 2013
| The Times of India
On the penultimate day of the three-day Indian Public School Conference Heads Conclave at The Daly College, representative of Association for Development and Research of Sustainable Habitat (ADaRSH) gave a presentation on 'green building and Green Rating For Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) rating system.'
Read more'Trash' festival kicks off in Panaji
17 Dec 2013
| The Times of India
TERI and Tetra Pak India, in association with the Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP), kicked off TRASH (Thinking, Reflecting and Acting for a Sustainable Habitat) - a three day festival to celebrate 'all things positive' and promote the concept of 'Sustainable Lifestyles' through creative arts, music, theatre, experiential and thought provoking sessions, in the municipal garden today. Tetra Pak South Asia Markets Communications and Environment Director Jaideep Gokhale said, "Students
Read moreGreen buildings are the future
13 Dec 2013
| Deccan Herald
India, on the whole, has around 2000-odd green buildings. This number is expected to grow to a lakh by 2025, according to the Indian Green Building Council. Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (Griha) is a popular system for evaluating green buildings. Launched by TERI, Griha has over 300 projects registered in the country.
Read moreGroundwater dips by 3.2% in 4 years
13 Dec 2013
| The Times of India
Blame it on increase in population, urbanization, rapid industrialization and climate change, Karnataka's water resources are under severe threat and depleting fast. The overexploited groundwater resources are suffering, pushing the water table down. These facts came to light at a state-level consultative workshop on Implications of climate change on water and sanitation' in the city. Organized by TERI and UNICEF, the workshop looked at developing a state-level strategy to address issues
Read moreIdentifying green materials
13 Dec 2013
| The Hindu
Many institutions have strived towards defining the characteristics of materials, mainly Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), TERI, Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) to name a few. Considering that many experts have worked for years to arrive at the norms for assessing building materials, the standards stated by these have come to stay as yardsticks.
Read moreProfessor Inge Ropke and Western Ghats Ecology Experts Panel chaired by Prof. Madhav Gadgil win TERI's Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen Awards
12 Dec 2013
| India Education Diary
TERI has announced the winners of the Second Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen Awards. The Award comprises of two categories -'Unconventional Thinking' and 'Bioeconomic Practice' - Professor Inge Røpke has been named the winner of the Georgescu-Roegen Award for 'Unconventional Thinking', while Western Ghats Ecology Experts Panel chaired by Prof. Madhav Gadgil has been named for 'Bioeconomic Practice'. Instituted on the occasion of Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen's 106th birth anniversary during the Delhi
1000 more drinking water units planned
11 Dec 2013
| Deccan Herald
Speaking at a State-level consultative workshop in Karnataka on implications of climate change on water and sanitation organised jointly by the United Nations Children's Fund and TERI, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Mr Raj HK Patil said that the present scheme of 1000 pure drinking water units may not suffice for the people in Karnataka. Hence, the government was proposing to increase the number and ensure that there is at least one pure drinking water unit in the jurisdiction
Government implementing a programme on Energy Efficient Solar/Green Buildings
11 Dec 2013
| India Education Dairy
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing a programme on 'Energy Efficient Solar/Green Buildings' which promotes the energy efficient solar/ green building designs with renewable energy applications including Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment(GRIHA) system.
Lighting up Futures
01 Dec 2013
| ECO (Earth Care Optimised)
In an interview with ECO, Mr Ashish Jindal, TERI, shares his thoughts on the need for and implementation of energy efficiency, which, he believes, has the potential to protect the environment and create a healthy, green predicament for present and future generations.
Read moreVice President of India to inaugurate International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL) 2013
19 Nov 2013
| India Education Diary
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) will be organizing the International Conference on Digital Libraries from 27th-29th November 2013 at the India Habitat Centre. The ICDL 2013 is entitled 'Vision 2020: Looking back 10 years and Forging New Frontiers'.
Invest little to ward off cold, save energy
18 Nov 2013
| The Times of India
Ms Mili Majumdar, Director, Sustainable Habitat, TERI, has monitored some houses in Dehradun which have a sustainable design. They found a difference of four degrees in these houses - which is quite a lot.
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