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The Plastic Trap
20 Jun 2018
| The Hindu Business Line
A discussion paper prepared by TERI titled, 'Opportunities and Challenges of Plastics Waste Management' was released by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The Ministry and TERI have entered into an MoU to set up a Government cell that would provide a platform to include resource efficiency in all future public policies. Plastic waste would be one of the targets. According to TERI's paper, the average per capita plastic consumption in India is about 11 kg, and
Read moreMahindra Lifespace, TERI launch centre of excellence focussed on energy efficiency
13 Jun 2018
| The Hindu Business Line
In a bid to boost energy-efficient real estate in India, Mahindra Lifespace Developers and TERI have announced the launch of a Centre of Excellence (CoE). A research facility, the CoE will aim at developing market-ready and energy-efficient technologies. It will also work towards preparing policy briefs for the Centre and state ministries to promote 'green' development.The information and knowledge sharing enabled by the Mahindra-TERI Centre of Excellence would facilitate developers to make
Read moreWorld Environment Day: To counter single-use plastic, realistic 'extended producer responsibility' targets must be set
06 Jun 2018
| First Post
In a paper titled "Challenges and Opportunities: Plastic Waste Management in India", published by TERI, the clause of 'extended producers responsibility' (EPR) has been deconstructed. It talks about a need for a real-time assessment and a state-wise mapping of producers and plastic demand and supply in order to formulate realistic EPR targets. Furthermore, it recommends that pilot EPR models for low-hanging fruits such as the completely recyclable PET must be explored.
Read moreTERI sign MOU to set up a Resource Efficiency Cell
04 Jun 2018
| Business Standard
In the run up to World Environment Day, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and TERI entered a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a resource efficiency cell in the Ministry. The main objectives of the Cell are to provide a platform to mainstream resource efficiency in public policy. It aims to achieve this through coordinated thinking among the various relevant Ministries and agencies for promoting resource efficiency in the use of materials in the country. It also aims to
Read moreEnvironment ministry to have resource efficiency cell, signs MoU with TERI
03 Jun 2018
| India Today
In the run up to the World Environment Day, a number of initiatives were launched by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) to help the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) focus on waste management and resource efficiency.
Read moreEnvironment ministry to have resource efficiency cell, signs MoU with TERI
03 Jun 2018
| The Economic Times
In the run up to the World Environment Day, a number of initiatives were launched by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) to help the MoEFCC focus on waste management and resource efficiency.
Read moreMany Indian villagers still waiting for promised electricity
21 May 2018
| Nikkei Asian Review
According to the government's definition, a village is considered "electrified" once it is connected to the grid by a transmission line and when public places like schools and clinics and at least 10% of the homes get power. So far only 1,423 of India's 18,452 villages, or 8% of the total, have 100% household connectivity, according to official data. About 31 million homes are yet to get any power, the largest chunk of which are in Uttar Pradesh. The Government has promised to get power to
Read moreStudents of Indian School Ghubra emerge country winners in Green Olympiad
07 May 2018
| MENAFN
Four students of Indian School Ghubra - Ashish Sawant, Godwin Vinoy, Karthika Vinod and Sabyasachi Choudhury - performed exceedingly well in the Green Olympiad Examinations 2017 conducted by TERI. They were declared 'Country Winners' from the sultanate and were awarded certificates and mement
Read moreModi announces '100% village electrification', but 31 million Indian homes are still in the dark
07 May 2018
| Forbes
Homes without electricity are spread across major provinces of the country, such as Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, each having nearly 6 million unconnected households. 'Uttar Pradesh, the giant north Indian state, accounts for 14.6 million households without electricity access,' says Mr Debajit Palit, Associate Director at TERI. Electrification is a three-step process, Mr Palit explains. The first is to extend the infrastructure to the village, the second is
Read moreNow, an online repository of edible plant species
29 Apr 2018
| The Financial Express
TERI has recently launched a first-of-its-kind digital library, which details scientific information of approximately 200 edible plant species of the Western Ghats, home to many native tribal people. The website aims to serve as a guide to both urban and rural communities to address malnutrition issues. Several of the tubers, corns, fruits, mushrooms, seeds, nuts, etc, that are indigenous to the region are important for the food, medicine and chemical industries. However, a large part of the
Read moreDesertification, land degradation, drought cost India 2.54% of its GDP: Study
27 Apr 2018
| The Economic Times
Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD) cost India about 2.54 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2014-15, a new study commissioned by the environment ministry has found. Union environment minister Mr Harsh Vardhan had released the study of Economics of Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought (EDLDD) conducted by TERI and commissioned by the ministry during the inaugural session of the four-day Asia Pacific Regional Workshop of the United Nations Convention to
Read moreNavi Mumbai's first 'waste-to-energy' project to be inaugurated in 2 weeks
26 Apr 2018
| Hindustan Times
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has readied its first-ever waste-to-energy plant in the city. The civic body along with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has developed a unit wherein coconut waste will be processed to generate electricity. The plant has been developed near the dumping ground in Turbhe.
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