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TERI’s ‘Transport In Climate Action’ Roundtable Highlights Finance, Technology, And Equity As Keys To Low-Carbon Mobility In India And Developing Nations

06 Oct 2025
| Solar Quarter

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) organized a high-level roundtable titled "Transport in Climate Action: National Priorities and Global Expectations for COP30" on September 26, 2025. The event brought together policymakers, industry leaders, financial experts, and researchers to discuss strategies for decarbonizing the transport sector in India and other developing countries.

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QR-code tickets, organ transport & more: How Bengaluru metro is setting new benchmarks

25 Sep 2025
| News 18

BMRCL had floated a Rs 65 lakh tender to retrofit RWH along over 70 km of purple and green lines, but it is yet to materialize. It is learnt that BMRCL is now revisiting the plan, with expert consultations from TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) and EMPRI (Environmental Management and Policy Research Institute) to assess practical challenges.

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Small cars get big emissions relief under the new CAFE-3 draft proposal

25 Sep 2025
| Mint

Automakers will seek to capitalize on the relaxation of regulations for compact vehicles by introducing additional models. In conjunction with tax incentives, the availability of small cars may increase. As market demand for automobiles has shifted towards larger and heavier vehicles, manufacturers will therefore increase the manufacturing of electric vehicles to comply with emission regulations said Mr Sharif Qamar, Associate Director Transport and Urban Governance Division, The Energy and

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India's electric buses and trucks under PM E-drive scheme may get localization norms relaxation for importing rare earth

13 Sep 2025
| MENA FN

Mr. Sharif Qamar, Associate Director Transport and Urban Governance Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), stated that the aim of these initiatives is unequivocal: to assist the private sector in large-scale manufacturing of components and technology while fostering indigenous capabilities. Consequently, establishing a localization constraint becomes essential. However, this should be revisited and rationalized on account of declining levels of investment and manufacturing

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TERI Celebrate World EV Day with Launch of Position Paper on Accelerating EV Adoption in India

10 Sep 2025
| Global Agriculture

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), with JSW MG Motor India as knowledge partners, celebrated World EV Day by bringing together EV champions to discuss India’s clean mobility future. The event featured the launch of a new position paper that sets a roadmap for accelerating EV adoption in India, thus marking the progress and potential of zero-emission vehicles in the country.

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Mercedes-Benz R&D India, TERI launch EV charging skilling initiative

05 Sep 2025
| ET Auto

Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) announced the launch of Future-In-Charge, a skilling programme aimed at training charge point operators (CPOs) to support India's electric vehicle (EV) charging ecosystem. The pilot batch of 60 trainees has already begun at TERI’s Gwal Pahari campus, with plans to scale nationwide.

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India’s EV charging app to skip personal data collection

28 Aug 2025
| Mint

The government's upcoming EV charging app will focus on privacy, using only aggregated, anonymised data while avoiding collection of personal or transaction details. The unified app needs to have adequate cybersecurity measures in place to protect whatever data is collected and stored stated Mr Sharif Qamar, Associate Director, Transport and Urban Governance, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

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E20 rollout sparks consumer concerns: Mileage dip, engine woes reported — what car owners say about use of ethanol-blended petrol

17 Aug 2025
| The Times of India

E20 possesses a reduced heat content compared to pure petrol, resulting in an unavoidable slight decline in fuel efficiency. The degree will differ by maker and model; however, consumers should not remain uninformed stated Mr IV Rao, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.

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VOC becomes the first Indian port to produce green hydrogen and surpass 1 MW solar power

02 Aug 2025
| India Sea Trade News

A one-day conference on Green Ports and Shipping-Chartering Sustainable Maritime Future was held on August 1, 2025, under the auspices of NAVIC Cell-3 (Green Initiatives and Pollution Control) under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways. The conference was attended by dignitaries such as Mr  Abhay Bakre, IRSEE, Mission Director NGHM, Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

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Govt 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.

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Centre, 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.

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The railway journey to net zero began a century ago, but coal slows it down

06 Jun 2025
| Mongabay India

Mr Sharif Qamar, Associate Director at TERI, highlights that TERI's research, which informed the Railways' Rail Green Points initiative, shows rail is four times more energy-efficient than road transport—even with today’s coal-heavy energy mix. A modest1% improvement in efficiency at sources like thermal power plants can lead to significant savings by reducing coal use and improving the grid’s emission factor.

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