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Study warns against vehicular pollution
11 Nov 2014
| Business Standard
A new report has warned against vehicular pollution in the country, saying if the trend continues it will cause alarming rise of deadly Particulate Matter (PM), which is believed to pose the greatest health risk in the air. If the current trends of vehicle population, fuel and emission standards persist, PM 2.5 (PM particles smaller than 2.5 micrometres) emissions will increase by a factor of three, and those of NOx (one of a group of highly reactive gasses) will increase by a factor of five
Read moreTERI 'green tour' to promote eco-friendly buildings
11 Nov 2014
| Zee News
To spread awareness about the need to construct green buildings to save the environment, a tour to the country's first net zero energy building - Indira Paryavaran Bhavan- was organised in the national capital. Situated in south Delhi's Jorbagh area, the seven-storey building is spread across 32,000 square metres. It was built by the Central Public Works department at a cost of Rs. 209 crore and houses the environment ministry. The tour was organised by TERI and ADaRSH (Association for
Read moreLighting rural development
28 Oct 2014
| Thomson Reuters
The 'Lighting a Billion Lives' (LaBL) is an initiative of TERI to bring light to the lives of the masses deprived of the basic facility of proper lighting in their homes. Research shows that even a few hours of 20-40-watt solar-owered lighting in homes can result in better grades for schoolchildren, better productivity for needle work artisan groups and other cottage industries, and even better sales at fruit stands, where the produce is no longer spoiled by the fumes from kerosene lamps.
Read moreIndia offers training on sustainable development programmes to Afghans
26 Oct 2014
| Business Standard
TERI has been engaging in sustainable development programmes with Afghanistan. Under the TERI-ITEC programme which is sponsored by Ministry of External Affairs, nine courses are being offered which include applications of biotechnology and its regulation, energy and water use efficiency, climate change and sustainability, decentralized energy solutions-planning and implementation and much more. The decentralized energy solutions course has many participants from Afghanistan.
Read moreImplement CRZ norms strictly, Pachauri tells Goa
19 Oct 2014
| The Hindu
Raising concern over rapid growth of tourism making light of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) regulations in coastal Goa, Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General of TERI and Chairman of Inter-government Panel on Climate Change, highlighted the role of whistle-blowers and activists in ensuring not only strict enforcement of these regulations but also generating public awareness among the people. Delivering the first late Matanhy Saldanha Memorial Foundation lecture on "Environment: a gift to mankind
Read moreUnlearning Cyclone Hudhud!
15 Oct 2014
| Thomson Reuters
The cyclonic storm should come as a wake-up call for city planners, even as new study by TERI reveals fundamental changes in coastal planning to deal with frequent natural disasters and extreme events. The effects of climate change are clearly visible and severe weather events, such as cyclones, floods, droughts and heat waves can be expected in the future. A recent study by TERI, \"Planning Climate Resilient Coastal Cities: Learnings from Panaji and Visakhapatnam, India\", focuses on the
Read moreR K Pachauri meets Naidu
10 Oct 2014
| The Hindu
In a meeting with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Mr N Chandrababu Naidu in Hyderabad, Director-General of TERI, Dr R K Pachauri briefed the CM on how the State could follow energy conservation and efficient use of fuel abiding by environmental norms. Given the constant changes in weather and rise in sea level, Dr Pachauri told Mr Naidu about how the State can strengthen its disaster management system to ensure better rescue and relief operations.
Read moreTERI-BCSD summit explores the vision of using business as the driver to achieve sustainable development
10 Oct 2014
| NRI News
TERI and the Business Council for Sustainable Development (TERI-BCSD) in partnership with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development organized the 12th 'Leadership Summit for Sustainable Development – Business as Driver for Sustainable Development', its annual flagship event. Inaugurating the event, Dr R K Pachauri, President, TERI-BCSD and Director-General, TERI, said that a large share of economic activity will be in the hands of business organisations in the future. Hence,
Read moreAction plan fails to clean Yamuna
08 Oct 2014
| The Times of India
A study by TERI has found that Yamuna needs approximately 3.46 billion litres per day (BLD) of fresh flow of water to be able to sustain aquatic life and support day-to-day activities of people living on its banks. The figure is almost equivalent to the amount of drinking water the city needs every day. However, not even a fraction of that is being added to the Delhi stretch of the river now. TERI researchers say there is no data on addition of water fresh water as most of it is sewage. The
Read moreCoca-Cola and TERI University focus on building experts for sustainable water resource management and cleaning of Indian rivers
07 Oct 2014
| India Education Dairy
Cleaning Indian rivers has been a major issue that our country has been grappling with for many years. Despite cleaning of rivers being a major agenda for the Government, there is a significant decline in water quality-arising from growing population, increasing urbanization and industrial growth, which needs to be tackled with expertise. Against this background and with an aim to address the foremost challenges in water resource management, Coca-Cola and TERI University organized a High
Read moreStop kerosene subsidy, promote solar lamps: R K Pachauri
07 Oct 2014
| Business Standard
Advocating the use of renewable energy in day-to-day life, eminent environmentalist and Director-General of TERI, Dr R K Pachauri, urged the government to cut the subsidy on kerosene and instead subsidise solar lanterns. Dr Pachauri was addressing the 13th Leadership Summit for Sustainable Development organised by TERI and Business Council for Sustainable Development.
Read moreDDA to design layout plan for green buildings
17 Sep 2014
| The Hindu
Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung has directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to chart the draft regulations and layout plan for green buildings as proposed in the Master Plan, 2021. Various incentives like property tax rebate, increased floor area ratio are also being considered for such constructions. A meeting was held in this regard where DDA officials, all local bodies and departments concerned of the Delhi Government were present. A presentation was made by TERI,
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