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Rallying For A World Where Development And Sustainability Go Hand In Hand
07 Apr 2023
| Outlook India
The Ministry of External Affairs, RIS, and TERI co-hosted the G20 India Second Development Working Group side event in Kumarakom, Kerala, experts underscored the unique challenges faced by developing countries, particularly the enormous costs of green transitions and the need to adhere to the principles of equity in just transition. Mr Manjeev Singh Puri, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, observed that the 'Global GDP savings rate is about 20 trillion USD, while the requirements for greening in
Read moreData Lab: Making sense of India's forest cover change, both gains and losses
06 Apr 2023
| WION
WION Data Lab examined India’s forest cover statistics and spoke with Dr. Yogesh Gokhale, Senior Fellow, Centre for Forest Management and Governance, TERI, to study the data and understand its complexities. According to Dr Gokhale, comparable data on India’s forest cover was made possible only in 2007, with the advent of wall-to-wall mapping by the interpretation of satellite data. Dr. Gokhale claims that to comprehend the loss of forest cover, we must also grasp the specific classification
Read moreTurning the table: Delhi recharges more groundwater than it extracts
06 Apr 2023
| The Times of India
Out of 34 assessment units in Delhi, over 44% are overexploited, which is higher than the national average. In those tehsils, overexploitation will lead to a sharp decline of water levels and depletion of groundwater levels, said Dr SK Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.
Read moreG20 development Working Group meet begins at Kumarakom
06 Apr 2023
| The Hindu
The second G20 Development Working Group meeting under the G20 Sherpa Track kick-started at Kumarakom in Kerala on 6 April. The side event was organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and G20 Secretariat in partnership with Research and Information System for Developing Countries, The Energy and Resource Institute, United Nations in India, Digital Impact Alliance, and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Read moreConsumers lack awareness of E20's impact on vehicles, say experts
01 Apr 2023
| The Economic Times
India has commenced its E20 petrol pilot in 32 cities, but industry experts are concerned that consumers are unaware of its impact on vehicles. Mr I V Rao, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, said vehicles' E20 fuel consumption could be higher than unblended petrol due to lower calorific value. The actual value will depend on the engine and how the engineers have tuned it for the blended fuel.
Read moreBIMSTEC meet: Kolkata key to Act East Policy, says minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh
26 Mar 2023
| The Times of India
Adaptation, inducing climate resilience and mitigation needed to be developed and implemented at regional level. All BIMSTEC member countries have nature-based solutions as a major approach committed as climate actions under the Paris Climate Agreement. Mangroves have one of the highest rates of carbon sequestration and there is a huge demand for carbon credits generated from restoration, plantations of mangrove areas, said Dr Yogesh Gokhale, Senior Fellow and Area Convenor, Centre for
Read moreकुमाऊं वाणी कम्युनिटी रेडियो के माध्यम किसान कर रहे खेती, कृषि से जुड़ी समस्याएं हो रही कम
25 Mar 2023
| Krishi Jagran
Agriculture-related information is being given to the rural people through the Kumaon Vani Community Radio Station in Nainital, Uttarakhand, which benefits about 4 lakh people in the region. Mr Mohan Karki, Manager of Kumaon Vani radio Station says that being associated with the farmers, he goes to the villages and listens to their problems and goes to the scientists and agricultural experts of the concerned area to solve those problems and solves the problems of the farmers.
Read moreChacha Chaudhary and TERI launch comic on water sustainability on World Water Day
23 Mar 2023
| The Print
Speaking on the launch of the comic title Chacha Chaudhary and Water-Our Right by the Diamond Toons in association with TERI on World Water Day, Dr. Syamal Kumar Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, said this comic is appropriate, especially for young children. The book will encourage the children to become change agents during water use and its management.
Read moreIndia aims to become global hub for green shipbuilding by 2030: Sonowal
23 Mar 2023
| Mint
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) and Ayush, Shri Sarbananda SonowaI inaugurated India's first Centre of Excellence in Green Port & Shipping (NCoEGPS) on 22 March 2023. The Centre results from a collaboration between the MoPSW and TERI. The Centre housed at TERI complex in Gurugram will act as the Nodal entity for the industry for building green ships and will work towards meeting the obligations under the Paris Agreement.
Read moreIPCC report a call to action for all, especially countries like India, say co-authors
22 Mar 2023
| The Economic Times
Mr Dipak Dasgupta, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, one of the Indian co-authors of the Synthesis Report of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report released on 20 March, said rising sea levels are a matter of concern for the Indian subcontinent as it would affect the ecology and livelihood of millions of people living in coastal areas.
Read moreExperts stress on sustainable water use and innovative technologies at Water Sustainability Awards 2023
22 Mar 2023
| Asian News International
Water access and sanitation are the two areas where India has made progress as we approach the SDGs' 2030 time frame, according to Dr. S K Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, who gave the welcome address at the Water Sustainability Awards 2023, which TERI hosted with the support of the United Nations Development Programme and International Water Association on the eve of World Water Day in New Delhi on 21 March 2023. He added that more work is needed in areas like improving water use
Read moreListen: 'Setting Up Smog Towers to Filter Polluted Air Is a Huge Waste of Taxpayers' Money'
21 Mar 2023
| The Wire
"Not just in big cities, but even in rural areas, people now breathe polluted air," says Dr Anju Goel, Fellow, TERI, during the podcast interview with Mr Sidharth Bhatia. Dr Goel thinks pollution should become a political issue like education, which will make a big difference.
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