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Why biomass burning needs to be taken head on
11 Nov 2021
| ET Healthworld
According to a TERI study conducted in 2016, 1.2 lakh households in Delhi-NCR used biomass for cooking. The authorities should ensure an adequate supply of cleaner fuels to reduce the use of biomass for cooking, said Dr Anju Goel, Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI.
Read moreMoEFCC Secretary launches COP26 Charter of Actions prepared by TERI in Glasgow
08 Nov 2021
| Business Standard
The charter underlines that "cumulative CO2 emissions of countries since 1850 should be guiding climate mitigation action".
Read morePollution: Delhi Cabinet Approves Pact For Real-time Source Apportionment Project
06 Oct 2021
| Republicworld.com
A team of experts from IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Delhi, TERI, and IISER Mohali will execute the study. The DPCC is the nodal agency for finalising and implementing its terms of reference.
Read more75% of adolescents in East Delhi feel breathlessness, finds study
20 Sep 2021
| The Times of India
According to TERI report, titled "PM2.5 in ecologically different districts in India:characteristics and health effects," around 75% of adolescents aged between 14 and 17 years in east Delhi complained of breathlessness.
Read moreGujarat Forest dept to monetise carbon dioxide sequestered in agroforestry plantations
16 Sep 2021
| Indian Express
With an aim to supplement income of farmers who are into agroforestry, Gujarat Forest department is all set to launch a pilot project to assess the amount of carbon dioxide sequestered in around 85 lakh trees in agroforestry plantations in five districts and monitise it by selling it to industries in form of carbon credits and help the latter offset their greenhouse gas emissions. The forest department will implement the project in collaboration with the farmers, TERI and VNV Advisory.
Read moreRooftop solar is a better bet for India than large-scale renewable energy projects
05 Sep 2021
| Scroll.in
Large solar farms often require a lot of water to keep the panels well-maintained. In places where water is a precious commodity such as Rajasthan, this is a concern, said Mr Debajit Palit, Director, Rural Energy and Livelihoods programme, TERI.
Read moreInterview: IPCC ARC6 Report and India
01 Sep 2021
| Energy Review 3(9): p.5; September 2021
In an interview with "Energy Review", Ms Neha Pahuja, Fellow, TERI speaks about the region-based climate impact driver profiles as reported by the ARC6 of IPCC.
Read moreNew oxidation technology can enhance waste water reuse at lower cost
31 Aug 2021
| Water Technology
TERI has developed a technology called The Advanced Oxidation Technology or TADOX® which can reduce less dependence and load on biological and tertiary treatment systems and help achieve zero liquid discharge. The Department of Science and Technology's Water Technology Initiative has supported TERI to develop this technology at bench scale collaboration in tie-up with ONGC Energy Centre, Delhi.
Read more'Vehicles, construction works and brick kilns causing high particle air pollution in Patna': Study
28 Aug 2021
| Hindustan Times
According to the study on Ambient Particulate Matter in Patna City (Bihar) 2021, jointly conducted by the TERI and the Centre for Environment, Energy and Climate Change, the concentration of ambient particulate matter or particle pollution in state capital's air is much higher than the prescribed standards.
Read moreNew advanced oxidation technology can enhance waste water reuse at lower cost
25 Aug 2021
| Outlook
TERI has developed a technology called the Advanced Oxidation Technology or TADOX which can reduce less dependence and load on biological and tertiary treatment systems and help achieve zero liquid discharge.
Read moreIs India's rooftop solar sector being ignored for large-scale projects?
24 Aug 2021
| Mongabay
Large solar farms often require a lot of water to keep the panels well-maintained. In places where water is a precious commodity such as Rajasthan, this is a concern said Dr Debajit Palit, Director, Rural Energy and Livelihoods Division, TERI.
Read moreJohn Kerry expected to visit India in Sept to partnership with US on clean energy
24 Aug 2021
| Mint
Speaking at an event organized by The Energy and Resources Institute, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav said that India was on "track to achieve and even exceed its targets (Nationally Determined Contributions) under Paris Agreement, for combating climate change."
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