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Solar pump testing and research lab coming up at TERI
18 Jan 2019
| PV Magazine
TERI has signed an agreement with the Maxop Research and Testing Institute to establish laboratories to test solar water pumping systems and other solar products in compliance with Bureau of Indian Standards regulations and international standards.
Read moreTERI plans cost-benefit analysis of pollution fight
14 Jan 2019
| The Times of India
TERI plans to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the different measures required to combat pollution in the NCR.
Read moreChennai Metro Rail Limited to launch electric auto feeder service today
10 Jan 2019
| The Times of India
Chennai Metro Rail Limited will launch an electric auto feeder service in collaboration with TERI. The move is aimed at promoting a greener mode of transport and reduce carbon footprint.
Read moreEnergy and Resources Institute to showcase project on EVs
17 Dec 2018
| Millennium Post
TERI will showcase a project on how Blockchain can be a driver to foster adoption of electric vehicles in the state at the two-day Global Blockchain Congress
Read moreHow are crop fires hurting locals? Study to find out
17 Dec 2018
| The Times of India
TERI is doing a study on how poor air quality from crop burning in proximity to residential areas adversely affects respiratory health.
Read moreHow are crop fires hurting locals? Study to find out
17 Dec 2018
| The Times of India
TERI is doing a study on how poor air quality from crop burning in proximity to residential areas adversely affects respiratory health.
Read moreMaking cities sustainable is imperative: Australian high commissioner
11 Dec 2018
| The Week
Making cities sustainable is imperative and the government and community collaboration is essential to make that happen, Australia’s High Commissioner to India Mr Harinder Sidhu said in a statement. Speaking at the GRIHA summit organised by the Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) Council, Ms Sidhu said the government had an important role, but it needs the combined effort of the private sector and the academia. During his welcome speech, Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General,
Read more10 principles for a green Amaravati
05 Dec 2018
| The Hindu
Delivering the keynote address at a workshop on "Green Buildings Rating and Concepts" organised by the Andhra Pradesh State Energy Efficiency Development Corporation, TERI, CII and Capital Area Development Authority (CRDA), Mr Sreedhar, Commissioner of CRIDA said all buildings in Amaravati would be constructed adhering to the Green Building Concepts. TERI is actively involved with CRDA in the implementation of the Green Building Concepts.
Read moreTERI launches storage battery-based load management in Kolkata
26 Nov 2018
| Business Standard
TERI has launched a "first-of-its-kind" pilot project here to support implementation of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) at the distribution level, aimed at reducing stress on transformers during peak hours. The research institute, with support from MacArthur Foundation, kick started the project in collaboration with the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (WBSEDCL). For implementation of the pilot project, TERI would act as project management consultant to WBSEDCL
Read morePollution is now a political subject, that's its big success: TERI chief Ajay Mathur
21 Nov 2018
| The Hindu
Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General of TERI is also a member of the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority and has been part of India's negotiating team in earlier editions of the United Nations-convened Conference of the Parties (COP). In this interview, Dr Mathur speaks about the expectations from the Katowice Climate Change Conference and how to tackle pollution.
Read moreIndia can't achieve 2-degree reduction in global warming by 2030: Study
16 Nov 2018
| NDTV
The 2016 Paris Agreement’s aim is to strengthen the global response to climate change by restricting the rise in global temperature this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The 'Brown to Green Report' has been compiled by Climate Transparency -- a global partnership of 14 climate research organisations and NGOs from the majority of G20 countries, with many from emerging economies. TERI
Read moreTERI records over 600 species of birds, butterflies and moths in Nagaland
07 Nov 2018
| Northeast Now
A survey conducted by TERI recorded about 222 bird, 200 butterfly and more than 200 moth species in Zunheboto district, including special sightings such as grey-headed parrot bills. The TERI conducted the second “Nagaland Biodiversity Meet” from October 27 to November 4 in Zunheboto. Eco-tourists from the institute and two Naga visitors carried out a survey in three villages - Sukhai, Ghukhuyi, and Kivikhu - in the district with the support of the Nagaland forest department.
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