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Young World-Goodbooks Awards shortlist is out
22 Nov 2017
| The Hindu
The shortlist includes “Eighteen Tides and a Tiger†by Anjana Basu in the Best Book (Non-Fiction) category. The book is published by TERI. Winners will be announced at The Hindu Lit for Life Festival in January 2018.
Read moreEight energy majors commit to reducing methane emissions within natural gas industry
22 Nov 2017
| World Oil
BP, Eni, ExxonMobil, Repsol, Shell, Statoil, Total and Wintershall have committed to further reduce methane emissions from the natural gas assets they operate around the world. The energy companies also agreed to encourage others across the natural gas value chain – from production to the final consumer – to do the same. The eight energy companies signed a Guiding Principles document, which focuses on: continually reducing methane emissions; advancing strong performance across gas value
Read moreTERI Centre releases Zero Draft Policy for Regulation of Nano-products in Agriculture
21 Nov 2017
| Digital Learning
To address the challenges of Nano-Biotechnology in agriculture sector, a two-day international conference was organised by TERI Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre in association with Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, in New Delhi. To deal with such emerging issues, TERI Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre has unveiled "Zero Draft Policy for Regulation of Nanoproducts in Agriculture", during the event.
Read moreFrost & Sullivan, TERI to honour sustainable development practices at the Sustainability 4.0 Awards
16 Nov 2017
| The Hindu Business Line
Frost & Sullivan and TERI have come together to recognize enterprises and emerging innovators leading the change in the sustainability space. The ninth edition of \'Sustainability 4.0 Awards\' will be held in June 2018 at Hyatt Regency, Mumbai. The awards aim to acknowledge the top-performing companies that have augmented their focus on excellent sustainability strategies and extended efforts toward building a holistic business, society and environment.
Read moreNRL lights up seven villages in Assam
14 Nov 2017
| United News of India
Treading another step towards accomplishing its CSR objective of improving rural infrastructure, Numaligarh Refinery Limited provided Solar Home Lighting Systems (SHLS) to 290 un-electrified households in 7 villages in Assam during 2016-17. TERI was the partner Institute in planning, designing and implementation of the project. Villages covered under this rural electrification scheme are Lettekuchapori, Dhansiri Hahsara, Goroimari Balichapori, Borpak Nagabali, Madhabpur, Madhupur &
Read moreGasifier plant landfill site to light up Navi Mumbai areas
13 Nov 2017
| The Times of India
Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation will be commissioning a green waste for electricity generation at its Turbhe landfill site mid-December. It is a pilot project undertaken with TERI under the Eco City programme to reduce the carbon footprint. TERI has developed a gasifier that will be installed at the site to generate 20 KW (kilowatt) daily to light up the high masts at the landfill site.
Read moreExemptions could reduce efficacy of odd-even scheme
09 Nov 2017
| PTI News
In a statement, Mr Sumit Sharma, Associate Director, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI, said that odd-even has limited potential for reducing pollution in Delhi. As per TERI estimates, it led to reduction of four to seven per cent last year. TERI recommends its use for limited period only during air quality emergency conditions. Exemptions given in the scheme could further reduce its effectiveness, Mr Sharma said.
Read moreMSMEs an important chapter in Indian economy: Swiss diplomat
31 Oct 2017
| The Economic Times
Small and medium enterprises account for over half of employment worldwide, Swiss envoy to India Mr Andreas Baum said, noting that this sector will continue to be an important chapter in the Indian economy. Mr Baum, however, pointed out that access to finance and technology are two important challenges for the MSME sector, which is the \"key engine\" of job creation and economic growth in both developing and developed countries. The ambassador was addressing a two-day \'National Summit on
Read moreUpgrade municipalities, train workers to make Swachh Bharat effective: TERI
28 Oct 2017
| Business Standard
Goals of the Swachh Bharat Mission can not be attained without upgradation of urban local bodies with latest technology and knowledge, and linking them with career advancement, recommends a report by TERI. It also highlights the plight of the people involved in de-sludging suggesting that the government should impart required skills to such people and combine training with immediate placement. The report has recommended that by bringing in the improvements in the capacities of the key
Read moreMarathwada in top 10 highly vulnerable districts in state
26 Oct 2017
| The Times of India
Marathwada districts of Hingoli (5) and Jalna (7) figure in the list of top 10 districts of Maharashtra having high environmental vulnerability index with Aurangabad bagging the 27th spot. The whole of Marathwada has been projected as the second most susceptible division in the state in terms of occurrence of natural crisis. TERI and UK Met Office were supplied with additional weather-related statistics to project consequences of the climate change in different parts of Maharashtra as part
Read moreEstimation of impact of pollution on health uncertain, says TERI
24 Oct 2017
| The Pioneer
With extremely high pollutant concentrations, health impacts are expected to be high in India. However, exact estimations still remain uncertain due to dearth of relevant health impact studies, said Mr Sumit Sharma, Associate Director, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI, in a statement. TERI has sought commissioning of studies to ascertain the impact of pollution on health.
Read moreICFRE and TERI sign MoU for research on forest
18 Oct 2017
| The Times of India
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), an autonomous council under the environment ministry, and TERI for collaborative research. Both the institutions will collaborate in the areas of forestry and environmental research, land degradation, forest biodiversity, forest biotechnology, forest economics, resource mapping, climate change, policy research and capacity building for a period of 10 years. They will support
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