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IIT Roorkee wins GRIHA Trophy for design of terminal building at Bagdogra Airport
24 Oct 2020
| The Tribune
Students from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee won the GRIHA trophy at a contest organised by the GRIHA Council to promote the concept of green buildings.
The TribuneDecarbonising faster can save India 200,000 deaths from particulate matters: Report
13 Oct 2020
| Down To Earth
In the business-as-usual scenario, nearly 830,000 premature deaths can take place by 2050 due to exposure to PM10 particles, according to the report by Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies in partnership with the Renewables Academy, Independent Institute for Environmental Issues, International Energy Transition GmbH and TERI.
Read moreTERI signs MoU with National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)
13 Oct 2020
| BW Smart Cities
The overall aim of agreement is point source pollution abatement across highly polluting industries along the Ganga River Basin.
Read moreDelhi zoo generated ecosystem services worth Rs 422.76 crore in 2019-20: Study
05 Oct 2020
| Hindustan Times
The Central Zoo Authority commissioned the study to TERI to evaluate the services provided by the zoo.
Read moreGovt to set hydrogen energy development targets, costs to fall: Secretary
21 Sep 2020
| The Economic Times
A committee of officials has been formed to set specific targets to develop this source of energy, Mr Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable sources of Energy, said at an online event on the potential of hydrogen energy organised by TERI. As a part of a hydrogen mission, this committee would outline clearly quantifiable deliverables. It would be focused towards creating volumes, addressing regulations, supporting demonstrations, and research and development, the
Read more2020 could be turning point for climate change: TERI director-general Ajay Mathur
16 Sep 2020
| Hindustan Times
In an interview with the Hindustan Times newspaper, Dr Ajay Mathur, co-chair, ETC and Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) said that it is possible that the global CO2 emissions have already peaked in 2019.
Read moreGuwahati gets an experimental flood warning system
07 Sep 2020
| The Third Pole
TERI, along with the National Disaster Management Authority, launched a fully automated web-based flood warning system for Guwahati.
Read moreIndia proposes overhaul of mining sector amid concerns over legality and social impact
03 Sep 2020
| Mongabay
According to Mr S Vijay Kumar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, who has also been the secretary of the mines ministry, in India, auctioning of mineral concessions was introduced only in 2015, and it is not global best practice and it does not incentivise high-risk venture capital that is needed for exploration at depth for many of the metals we now need, like base metals.
Read moreUN chief to renew call to India, G20 nations to invest in sustainable transition post-Covid
27 Aug 2020
| Hindustan Times
Dr Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, will deliver the 19th Darbari Seth Memorial lecture being organised by TERI on August 28, 2020.
Read moreTERI proposes Rs 40-lakh cr Green Stimulus to revive growth, jobs
26 Aug 2020
| ET Energy World
TERI has released a discussion paper on 'A Fiscally Responsible Green Stimulus' to revive the Indian economy by creating demand and jobs with policy and regulatory interventions using minimal government spending.
Read moreFlood early warning system for Guwahati launched
13 Aug 2020
| The Assam Tribune
In the first-of-its-kind initiative in the Northeast, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) launched the urban Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) to predict floods in Guwahati, Assam. The system has been developed by TERI in association with Assam State Disaster Management Authority.
Read moreTERI to conduct energy audit in Andhra Pradesh's East and West Godavari refractory clusters
03 Aug 2020
| The New Indian Express
To develop a roadmap for making Indian refractory sector energy and resource efficient, Bureau of Energy Efficiency has picked Andhra Pradesh among other states to initiate a study of energy efficiency potential in refractory clusters, which are among the energy-intensive micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sub-sectors. TERI has been entrusted with the job to conduct the study.
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