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Restoring land will not only make ecological sense, but money too
01 Sep 2019
| Asian Age
Detailing the highlights of a study, Economic Costs of Land Degradation in India, vis-a-vis a 2018 study, both by TERI, Dr Pia Sethi, Senior Fellow, TERI , said that the annual cost of degradation is greater than what would be the total cost of reclamation in 2030.
Read more277 farmers join save water initiative
30 Aug 2019
| The Tribune
The 'Paani Bachao, Paise Kamao' campaign, launched by the Punjab government to check depletion of underground water by offering financial benefits to the farmers for every unit of power they save, has started yielding good results. A total subsidy of Rs 15.74 lakh for saving 3,93,645 units has been disbursed among the enrolled consumers of six pilot feeders so far, as per reports of TERI.
Read moreSikkim urges Centre to withdraw notification opening up peaks
27 Aug 2019
| Business Standard
Delivering the keynote address at the eastern regional consultative workshop organised by TERI under the Partnership for Action on Green Economy, Sikkim Chief Secretary Mr AK Shrivastava, said state governments need to be consulted on economic activities before national policies are framed on sectors such as tourism that involve local sentiments around mountain peaks and forests.
Read moreState finally takes climate change seriously
24 Aug 2019
| The Hindu
In October 2017, the Maharashtra Cabinet gave approval to a climate change policy based on an action plan submitted by TERI. The policy had cautioned of adverse impacts of climate change on agriculture, and possible floods and health-related problems.
Read moreSustainability is a matter of lifestyle, says Delhi architect Neelanjan Bhowal
23 Aug 2019
| New Indian Express
Green One, a house constructed by architect Neelanjan Bhowal in CR Park is the first residence in India to achieve the five-star SVAGRIHA (Simple Versatile Affordable Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) rating of TERI.
Read moreBanarasi Saris Powered By the Sun: TERI Helps 40 Boatmen, 400+ Weavers Go Green!
22 Aug 2019
| The Better India
TERI engineers have developed a power back up, which takes a few microseconds to generate electricity.
Read moreSources and factors influencing air pollution
22 Aug 2019
| The Hindu
At the India Clean Air Summit 2019, Dr Sumit Sharma, Director, Earth Science and Climate Change, TERI, mentioned how different scientific tools can help design accurate strategies to deal with air pollution.
Read moreThe right to water
21 Aug 2019
| Mumbai Mirror
TERI has recently published a piece titled 'India's rampant urban water issues and challenges', explaining how growth in urban population leads to additional water demand. "In 2001," the piece says, "urban population was 285 million and assuming water supply of 135 litres per capita per day, the domestic water demand is estimated at around 38,475 million litres per day.
Read moreNow you see it, but do you really?
18 Aug 2019
| The Statesman
The book "Hide and Seek Tiger" is the fourth in the Anjana-Jim Corbett series published by, based on a rather cruel incident at Lalgarh in West Bengal when a tiger wandered into a locality. Therefrom the book takes the readers on a very detailed description of life in a village adjacent to a forest and thence to adventures.
Read moreIntensive irrigation, chemical use add to land degradation
16 Aug 2019
| The Hindu Business Line
"Perverse incentives" such as free power for groundwater pumping, nitrogenous fertiliser subsidy, minimum support price only for a few crops, which influences crop choice, may be causing degradation of farmlands, according to TERI Base Paper on land degradation.
Read moreTo meet future energy demands, India is promising a push toward sustainability
16 Aug 2019
| CNBC
TERI is all about providing innovations for sustainable development, Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General of TERI, told CNBC's Sustainable Energy.
Read moreIndia must set up 15 GW of solar panel manufacturing capacity over 2-3 years: TERI
08 Aug 2019
| ET Energy World
India should take up full-value chain of solar manufacturing from polysilicon to modules in a phased manner where 15 gigawatt (GW) capacity could be targeted over two to three years for manufacturing of cells and modules to begin with, according to TERI.
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