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TERI signs MoU with WAPCOS on power, water, and infra
05 Mar 2019
| ET Energy World
TERI has signed an agreement with WAPCOS, a consulting firm, under the aegis of Ministry of Water Resources, to pursue opportunities in areas of power, water, and infrastructure development.
Read moreFiji given top award by Indian institute
02 Feb 2019
| Fiji Sun
Fiji has been awarded the 2019 Sustainable Development Leadership Award by TERI. In a letter to Prime Minister Mr Voreqe Bainimarama, TERI's Director-General Dr Ajay Mathur has invited the head of Government to New Delhi to attend the World Sustainable Development Summit on Fiji's behalf. Dr Mathur said that TERI greatly admires the Government of Fiji's effort to recognise the potential of the global community to increase the proportion of finance available for climate adaptation and
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 moreWeather alarms highlight need to accelerate low-carbon economy
12 Aug 2018
| Business Standard
India has to offer a lot of positive examples of climate ambition and clean energy development, Director-General, TERI, Dr Ajay Mathur said. The growth of renewables, the increase in energy efficiency, scaling up of electric mobility and even the recognition of linkages between air quality and climate change all demonstrate the country's climate action, Dr Mathur said. The challenges posed by climate change offer a slew of opportunities for corporate houses to take the lead.
Read moreIndia may hit Paris climate targets ahead of schedule: TERI
28 Jun 2018
| The Hindu Business line
India may well achieve the national targets set to address climate change under the Paris Agreement before 2030, as around 30 per cent of the country's installed electricity generation capacity is now non-fossil-based. India's target is 40 per cent non-fossil-based power capacity by 2030. "We can meet the targets ahead of schedule if we are able to meet our solar battery cost challenges," says Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General of TERI and a member of the Prime Minister's Council on Climate
Read morePM Narendra Modi inaugurates World Sustainable Development Summit 2018
16 Feb 2018
| DNA
Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi inaugurated the World Sustainable Development Summit 2018, organized by TERI. The Prime Minister, addressing the gathering at the inaugural speech, laid emphasis on the major current environmental problems that are being faced by the developing nations. Mr Modi added that successful climate action needs access to financial resources and technology. Technology can help countries like India to develop sustainably and enable poor to benefit from it.
Read morePM to inaugurate WSDS 2018
12 Feb 2018
| Business Standard
The World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2018 will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi on February 16. The event being organised by TERI aims to bring together global leaders on the issue of sustainable development, energy and environment. Themed 'Partnerships for a Resilient Planet', WSDS 2018 aims to create action frameworks to resolve some of the most urgent challenges facing developing economies in the backdrop of climate change.
Read moreTERI, EPTRI team up with NOAA to strengthen climate modeling
08 Feb 2018
| Business Standard
TERI and the Environmental Protection Training Research Institute (EPTRI) announced a partnership with the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to strengthen climate modelling capacity in India. The move would strengthen disaster risk reduction and reduce the population's vulnerability to climate risk and extreme weather events through enhanced awareness, coordination and adaptive capacity of local communities.
Read morePM says India firm on environment commitment while carrying on its development agenda
16 Jan 2018
| The Economic Times
Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi called for support from developed countries on extending finance and technology to prepare other nations for sustainable growth, saying India intends to achieve its sustainable development objectives on its own but "developed world can help us achieve them faster". While delivering the inaugural address at the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS), organised by TERI, Mr Modi reiterated India’s commitment to protect the environment while carrying on its
Read moreA turbulent transition state (Interview with Dr Ajay Mathur, Director-General, TERI)
06 Jan 2018
| The Statesman
In an interview with the newspaper Dr Ajay Mathur, Director-General of TERI, speaks on the energy issues plaguing India, given the country\'s commitment to move towards renewable energy and its commitment at the Paris Climate Change Summit in December 2016.
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