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Intellectual Property Rights with Pachauri
12 Nov 2013
| The Verb (The Huffington Post)
In an interview with The Verb, Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General of TERI, has called for greater collaboration between organisations from all over the world in the development of new technologies to tackle the challenge of climate change. Dr Pachauri also called for developing countries to take on more responsibility for resolving the challenges posed by intellectual property rights when it comes to technology transfer.
Read moreAutonomous body may now audit water usage
07 Nov 2013
| The Times of India
Referring to figures showing how the country is gradually staring at a water crisis, participants at the second India Water Forum-organized by TERI in association with water resources and other central ministries-pitched for adopting new technologies like drip and sprinkler irrigation at a wider scale to conserve water in agriculture. Calling for an urgent action to deal with the situation through 'water use efficiency', Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI, emphasized on looking at the
Read moreTERI University wins the 'Greenest University and Research Institution' award for 2013
07 Nov 2013
| Web Newswire
TERI University, instituted by TERI, has won the 'Greenest University and Research Institution' award in a competitive assessment, edging out other prestigious global institutions like Copenhagen University, Denmark, University of Plymouth, UK, Deakin University, Australia, and Unity College, Maine, USA, among others. The award is one amongst ten inaugural Climate Change Awards organized by Responding to Climate Change (RTCC) - a news and analysis website.
Read moreYes Bank, TERI-BCSD launch knowledge paper
29 Oct 2013
| India Blooms
Private sector bank Yes Bank along with TERI BCSD has launched a knowledge paper on the challenges of harnessing energy in a cleaner manner, titled 'Low Carbon Industrial growth in India' at the Leadership Summit for Sustainable Development.
Read morePresident Pranab Mukherjee pitches for stricter regulation to conserve water
28 Oct 2013
| The Economic Times
Amid prediction of acute water shortage in the country by 2050 due to limited potential of 'utilizable' quantity of this resource, President Pranab Mukherjee called for a broad over-arching 'national legal framework' to deal with the situation and appealed the users to work for cutting down wastage. He was speaking after inaugurating the second 'India Water Forum' (IWF), which is being organized by TERI in association with different central ministries, including ministry of water resources,
Freak weather offshoot of climate change: experts
25 Oct 2013
| The Times of India
Intermittent showers in Hyderabad have flummoxed Met officials, while climate change experts said it is increasingly becoming difficult to predict future weather events in the country, considering how ambiguous the weather systems are turning out to be. The changes could be offshoots of climate change and global warming, the experts said. Terming rains in Hyderabad during this time of the year as unusual; Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal are also getting rainfall, but due to the after-
Climate change affecting major food crops
19 Oct 2013
| The Hindu Business Line
Agricultural production has seen a significant dip due to the effects of climate change, such as increased temperature, floods and drought. Climate change has resulted in 70 per cent of the country's land becoming drought-prone, 12 per cent flood-prone, while eight per cent is affected by cyclones. In a country struggling with rising population and the need to feed more mouths every year, farm production is taking a big hit, according to Dr Sanjoy Bandyopadhyay, Principal Scientist, Indian
Read moreEffective Environmental Legislation Crucial To Deal With Climate Change, Says Experts
18 Oct 2013
| India Education Diary
The need to bring out the best practices, common modalities of approach in addressing climate change from a regional perspective cannot be missed. Keeping this in view, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and TERI kick started a two-day conference entitled 'Environmental Legislation and Climate Change: Effective Response in Asia'.
Read moreTERI proposes cess on coal output
17 Sep 2013
| Business Standard
With coal bearing states demanding compensation for negative externalities arising out of coal mining, TERI has recommended a cess at the rate of Rs 119 per tonne of coal produced. The cess has been proposed by TERI keeping in view the environmental and social impact of coal mining.
Read moreEmpowering rural India through innovative solutions
13 Sep 2013
| Thomson Reuters Foundation
'Clean Energy Access Partnership' initiatives spearheaded by TERI and DFID have directly impacted close to a million lives wherein the solar charging stations and solar micro grids are being serviced by over 75 energy enterprises. Further it has indirectly impacted on close to 1.7 million lives by sale/service of new systems.
Read moreWelspun mulling Rs 200 crore solar power project in Assam
13 Sep 2013
| The Economic Times
Assam chief minister, Mr Tarun Gogoi, said that state government has tied up with TERI for the use and application of solar energy. The per-capita power consumption in Assam at a meagre 290 kilowatt hour is far below national average of 890 KWh per capita.
India: turning waste into sustainable employment opportunities
13 Sep 2013
| The Guardian
In India, a recent survey by TERI showed that almost half of people in the 35-44 age bracket were unwilling to segregate their waste at all. Too much effort, a lack of space for multiple bins and a lack of trust in local authorities to handle recyclables were quoted as reasons for resistance.
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