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16 commercial building spaces can save 8,960 Mwh/year: Study
09 Oct 2015
| The Economic Times
Sixteen commercial building spaces, including that of Wipro, Tata Chemicals and Genpact, have the potential to save 8960 megawatt hours a year, which is sufficient to power 2400 rural homes, says a study. Energy saving in 100 such buildings can power more than 12,000 rural homes, stated the energy audit report of 16 commercial buildings across the country by The TERI Centre of Excellence, launched by TERI and United Technologies Corp in 2014.
Read moreIndia is well-suited to lead energy transformation: US official
22 Sep 2015
| The Economic Times
As the world moves towards renewable energy, India is "well-suited" to lead energy transformation to a clean and renewable energy future, Mr Amos Hochstein, US Special Envoy for International Energy Affairs said in his address at the Sixth Annual India-US Energy Partnership Summit organised by TERI in Washington DC, USA. Mr Hochstein said that the world is at a historic period of transformation in energy because of the rapid changes across the spectrum.
Read moreNew Sanitation Block inaugurated at St Bartholomew's School, Chorao as part of the Project STARS initiative
21 Sep 2015
| Goa Newswire
Project STARS, a TERI-Dempo partnership, is working towards encouraging schools to practice the principles of sustainability by focusing on its environmental and social performance - both tied together with a strong cultural thread. As part of this initiative, Chorao based St Bartholomew's School received a new sanitation facility for the benefit of its young students. Project STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Action and Reporting in Schools) consolidates the TERI-DEMPO partnership by carrying
Read moreGreen homes: Not a costly affair
31 Aug 2015
| The Hindu
H-1456 in South Delhi's Chittaranjan Park is the first green house in the country with a five star SVAGRIHA rating. Named 'Green One', the building is the country's first five star Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) for an individual house launched by TERI. The material used to build the house was sourced locally and is recycled, such as fly-ash bricks. Lighter weight autoclaved aerated concrete bricks were used to build the outer walls. The house was built keeping in
Read moreExperts from TERI urge entrepreneurs to control toxic material discharge in Aurangabad
29 Aug 2015
| The Economic Times
Around 40-50 industries in Waluj, Aurangabad, deal in electroplating business and the main concern of the particular industry is to control toxic material discharged by the industry. Though this industry is useful from economic point of view but this industry produces hazardous electroplating waste and is one of the major contributors to heavy metal pollution in surface waters. So there is a need to control pollutants present in the waste produced by the process of electroplating through
Read moreRailways can be solar power leader: Suresh Prabhu
26 Aug 2015
| The Indian Express
Indian Railways, the biggest single user of energy, can become the biggest producer of solar power in the country, according to Railway Minister Mr Suresh Prabhu, who unveiled plans to set up solar power plants on its land under PPP model. He was speaking at the launch of India GHG Program at India Business and Climate Summit 2015. The India GHG Program led by WRI India, TERI and CII \"is an industry-led voluntary framework to measure and manage greenhouse gas emissions,\" according to its
Read moreAir scare
01 Jul 2015
| ECO-Earth Care Optimised
Mr Sumit Sharma, Fellow, Centre for Environmental Studies, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, TERI, talks to ECO in an interview about the toxic air and about ways to detoxify it. Mr Sharma also speaks about the significant factors contributing to air pollution.
Read moreTERI retains top spot amongst climate change think tanks in developing nations
26 Jun 2015
| Business Standard
TERI has retained its top position as the most influential institution in the field of climate change, economics and policy in developing nations. The absolute rankings which measure the best think tanks in absolute terms, regardless of their efficiency and hence size were announced by the International Center for Climate Governance. TERI is ranked 12th globally amongst climate change think tanks.
Read moreNoida Authority and GRIHA Council join hands to mainstream sustainable habitat
20 Jun 2015
| India Education Diary
Noida Authority and GRIHA Council with support from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, Architects Association Noida Zone and CREDAI held a one-day awareness programme \'Sustainable Habitats the GRIHA way\'. GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) is India\'s indigenous rating system adopted and endorsed by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy as the national rating system to assess environmental performance of buildings for our country. Key
Read moreInventory planning is important to reduce waste generation, say experts
19 Jun 2015
| The Times of India
Scientists from TERI conducted a workshop in association with the Marathwada Association of Small Scale Industries & Agriculture (MASSIA) for the entrepreneurs at Waluj MIDC giving guidelines on techniques for minimization of waste generation, by reducing the quantity of water and resources. With an aim to introduce technology to reduce waste generation and improve resource efficiency in industries, a project -- ACID LOOP -- has been in operation since four years (2012-2016) partially
Read moreTERI survey finds sewerage a threat to Krishna river
06 Jun 2015
| The Hindu
An environmental survey conducted by TERI has brought to light the poor quality of Krishna water and the environs. According the survey reports, as many as ninety-nine per cent of respondents, who were interviewed, agreed that sewerage was a threat to the river, while 86 per cent felt that sewage water should be treated properly before it is discharged into the river. More than 90 per cent of respondents said there was an increase in the quantity of industrial waste being dumped into the
Read moreSoon, discarded coconut shells may light up streetlamps in Navi Mumbai
05 Jun 2015
| The Times of India
The Navi Mumbai civic body along with TERI will soon set up a bio-electricity plant to power streetlights in the city. The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation said that the plant will be set up on a \"scientific landfill site\" in Turbhe. The plant will be built on the landfill, which measure 6.5 acres. The biomass gasifier plant will use coconut shell as raw material.
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