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Intensive 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.

To 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.

India 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.

Ghugus air most toxic in Maharashtra: Study

05 Aug 2019

| The Times of India

According to The Status of Maharashtra 2018-19 prepared by TERI for the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, Pune is the third-most polluted in the state when it comes to deadly pollutants like benzene and sulphur dioxide SO2 .

Mumbai air's toxicity worst in Maharashtra, Bandra and Sion are choking: Study

04 Aug 2019

| The Times of India

Mumbai is also facing increasing air pollution due to unplanned development and vehicular emissions, according to The Air Quality Status of Maharashtra 2018-19 prepared by TERI for Maharashtra Pollution Control Board.

Focus on Sustainable and Resurgent Agriculture: CM Sarbananda Sonowal

03 Aug 2019

| The Sentinel

A day-long Northeast regional conference on Transformation of Indian Agriculture organized by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, in association with TERI and FICCI, was held in Guwahati recently.

Lessons From The Various Researches

03 Aug 2019

| Guwahati Plus

TERI and Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) carried out a risk and vulnerability assessment of Guwahati and found reduction in green cover to be the reason behind the increased vulnerability of the city towards climatic hazards.

GRIHA Council joins hands with Indian Institute of Architects to promote green buildings

01 Aug 2019

| Edexlive

GRIHA will promote adoption of sustainable building materials and strategies to increase the green building footprint in the country.

The study conducted by TERI shows there is a huge demand for solid fuel to run cold storage units and brick kilns in the two states.

TERI has solution to stop stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana — convert residue into fuel

27 Jul 2019

| The Print

TERI has solution to stop stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana - convert residue into fuel. The study conducted by TERI shows there is a huge demand for solid fuel to run cold storage units and brick kilns in the two states.

Cost, range are the greatest hurdles to EV adoption: TERI Director-General

21 Jul 2019

| Business Standard

We need to ensure that we have an EV policy that works, together with an understanding of why we want it, said Dr Ajay Mathur, Director-General, TERI.

Climate-resilient traditional practices can protect rural livelihood

21 Jul 2019

| Outlook

Imprudent use of water in the agriculture sector, said Dr S K Sarkar, Senior Director, TERI.