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Delhi air severe, likely ban on public construction
03 Nov 2022
| The Hindustan Times
A 2018 study conducted by TERI, showed that vehicle emissions account for 24%-28% of the city's pollution.
Read moreNoxious air sinks life expectancy by 10 yrs, yet action plans remain a wish-list
22 Oct 2022
| Indo Asian News Service
As per the recent data from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), 95 of the 132 non-attainment cities covered under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) have seen an overall improvement in PM10 levels in 2021 compared to 2017, said Dr Anju Goel, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI.
Read moreSpotty policies, Ukraine war darken India's climate change targets
19 Oct 2022
| Business Standard
The Russia-Ukraine conflict will further slow down India's progress in meeting key goals. India has a very good track record in combating climate change compared to other countries, said Mr R R Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.
Read moreExplainer: Delhi's Air Quality Dips, but Only Weather Conditions to Blame – Yet
22 Sep 2022
| The Week
Dr. Anju Goel, Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI said that air pollution in the national capital stems from several sources such as stubble burning, construction, vehicular traffic and thermal power plants. However, meteorological conditions also play a huge role in the levels of these pollutants in the air.
Read moreClean air mantra: Consume less to combat pollution
08 Sep 2022
| The Hindustan Times
Dr Vibha Dhavan, Director-General, TERI said that not just reducing activities that cause pollution, such as excessive use of air conditioners, vehicles, construction work but even manufacturing in factories needs to be controlled by way of controlled purchase and making reusable items instead of use-and-throw ones.
Read moreMedia Sensitization workshop on Climate issues organized in state capital
07 Sep 2022
| The Lucknow Tribune
A Media sensitization workshop was organized in Uttar Pradesh by the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in collaboration with TERI and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
Read moreExperts discuss air pollution, innovation, India’s climate targets at environmental innovations conference
25 Jul 2022
| ET Energyworld
The air quality management commission has been set up by the Government of India and has started its work; ultimately everything is dependent on state coordination, said Mr R R Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow and Programme Director, TERI.
Read moreAir is bad outside? You might not know that it’s probably bad inside as well.
05 May 2022
| Science The Wire
Regulating indoor air quality is "very important" but developing a framework will be challenging, Mr R Suresh, Senior Fellow and area convenor of the Centre for Environment Studies in TERI, said.
Read moreKaizzen partners with TERI for World Sustainable Development Summit 2022
24 Jan 2022
| Exchange 4 Media
WSDS is TERI's annual flagship event, which will be virtually held from 16-18 February 2022. The umbrella theme of the year is 'Towards a Resilient Planet: Ensuring a Sustainable and Equitable Future'.
Read moreRR Rashmi: 'If we don’t adopt technology or other sources of energy, meeting targets will be problematic'
22 Jan 2022
| The Indian Express
In this article, Mr R R Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow and Programme Director, Earth Science and Climate Change division, TERI, discusses how climate mitigation pledges would fall flat without climate finance and the absence of strategies in developed countries.
Read moreIn a flux over smog towers
19 Jan 2022
| The Hindu
According to Ms Anju Goel, Fellow, TERI, the air closest to the tower should be the cleanest because it sucks in the dirty air from the top of the tower and releases filtered air near the surface through fans on the sides of the tower.
Read moreTERI and EDF launch catalogue of Indian Emission Inventory reports
14 Jan 2022
| Construction Week
The 'Catalogue of Indian Emission Inventory Reports' will give policy-makers and scientists an open-source one-stop snapshot for referring published emission inventory reports.
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