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Solar power for smarter, greener cities
29 Jul 2025
| PV Magazine India
A recent study by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has estimated India’s total solar potential at 10,830 gigawatts (GW). As per the assessment, ground-mounted solar PV on barren and unculturable land has a potential for 4,909 GW, floating solar PV 100 GW, rural and urban rooftop solar PV 960 GW, agri-PV (horticulture crops, coffee, tea plantations) 4,177 GW, and rail and road solar PV, building-integrated PV (BIPV), and urban PV 684 GW.
Read moreGovt seeks auto sector data amid slow scrappage rollout
29 Jul 2025
| Mint
ELV scrapping centres are not getting enough vehicles for dismantling for better utilization of the facilities installed and ELV dismantling centres operate on very thin margins said Mr I V Rao, Distinguished Fellow, Transport and Urban Governance Division, The Energy and Resources Institute.
Read moreWorld Nature Conservation Day: Hindustan Zinc doubles up ecological reclamation with TERI to 13 hectares
28 Jul 2025
| Udaipur Kiran
Hindustan Zinc Limited (NSE: HINDZINC), India’s only and the world’s largest integrated zinc producer, has marked a key milestone in its sustainability journey with the successful completion of 7 hectares of transformation under Phase 2 of its restoration project, launched in collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). The company started the Phase 2 of Jarofix yard restoration in August 2024.
Read moreCentre, states map different routes to clean mobility
22 Jul 2025
| Mint
Mr Sharif Qamar, Associate Director, Transport and Urban Governance, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), states when it comes to the emission reduction objective currently, only zero-tailpipe emission vehicle need to be prioritized. Incentives should be crafted to encourage players to move towards zero emission vehicles.
Read moreSwachh Bharat Mission 2.0: Can August 15 garbage management programme clear legacy waste by 2026?
19 Jul 2025
| The Week
The primary issue is that garbage is not sorted at the source. Consequently, the mixed garbage is deposited at landfills, where it is disposed of in an improper manner, states Ms. Shweta Gautam, Research Associate at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
Read moreUP pays for carbon credits to farmers in advance to motivate them
19 Jul 2025
| The Times of India
The UP forest department has an agreement with TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) and VNV Advisory Services on the project. While farmers register with the forest department at the divisional level, teams from TERI will verify and validate the claims made before the carbon credits are assessed and monetised.
Read moreTeri Flags 4.7 TW Agrivoltaic Potential, Experts Call For Policy Backing
18 Jul 2025
| BW Business World
Horticulture, tea, and coffee plantations offer high potential for agrivoltaics, but experts stress the need for local research, flexible designs, and farmer-centric policies to scale adoption.
Read moreIndia's long overdue low-carbon development plan likely to see light
17 Jul 2025
| Business Standard
The climate strategy may pave the path to a national carbon budget, an element critical in achieving net zero, but increase costs for companies transitioning to low-emission strategies.
Read moreIncreased electricity access in Region Nine: Solar Home Energy (SHE) Systems initiative boosting renewable energy access in hinterland communities
13 Jul 2025
| Department of Public Information
To date, the 30,000 Solar PV Home Energy Systems (SHE) Project has added a total of 4.8 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity across the ten administrative regions. The project has benefitted over 245 communities, including 30,000 households and more than 136,863 individuals.
Read moreTERI and We Mean Business Coalition Launch India’s 2035 Climate Target
02 Jul 2025
| Global Agriculture
As India prepares to submit its updated national climate plan, known as the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the We Mean Business Coalition (WMBC) unveiled a joint brief titled India’s 2035 Climate Target: A Business Opportunity for Growth and Global Leadership in New Delhi. This framework contextualizes the We Mean Business Coalition’s 2024 global Call to Action for India’s development priorities and
Read moreMSME hubs to cut carbon emission by 4mn+ tonnes
29 Jun 2025
| The Times of India
As the world marked World MSMEs (Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises) Day on Jun 27, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from India's MSME sector are projected to increase from approximately 30 million tonnes of CO₂-equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2016–17 to over 72 MtCO₂e by 2029–30, more than doubling in just over a decade, data from TERI highlights.
Read moreMaharashtra MSMEs to Cut Over 4 Mn in Carbon Emissions by 2031 Despite Green Funding Hurdles
29 Jun 2025
| Outlook Planet
Greenhouse gas emissions from India's MSME sector are projected to increase from approximately 30 million tonnes of CO2- equivalent (MtCOe) in 2016-17 to over 72 MtCO2e by 2029-30, more than doubling in just over a decade, according to a 2022 report by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
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