Press Release

TERI and State Bank of Hyderabad conclude waste management initiative 'Back-to-Earth' for Delhi schools

08 Aug 2015

TERI and State Bank of Hyderabad today organised a valedictory programme to mark the conclusion of their joint project on waste management titled 'Back-to-Earth'.

'TRASH' festival brings city students together towards sustainable development

31 Jul 2015

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in partnership with Tetra Pak India organised a unique TRASH Festival at St. Mary’s School, Dwarka today. The festival is an integral part of Project SEARCH (Sensitisation, Education and Awareness on Recycling for a Cleaner Habitat) – a school education programme that promotes recycling, sustainable development and active citizenship across 200 schools in the country. The TRASH festival is aimed at promoting sustainable consumption as well as raising awareness on the recyclability of used Tetra Pak cartons.

The Governing Council (GC) of TERI at its meeting held in Bangalore today took a decision to appoint Dr. Ajay Mathur, currently Director General of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Government of India, as the Head of TERI.

23 Jul 2015

Dr. Mathur will take up his new responsibilities as soon as he is in a position to do so, subsequent to being relieved from his current responsibilities by the Government of India after a brief period of transition.

Book launch: 'Green Federalism: Experiences and Practices'

15 Jul 2015

TERI launched the book ‘Green Federalism: Experiences and Practices' co-edited by its Distinguished Fellow Dr P G Dhar Chakrabarti and Nidhi Srivastava. The book was launched last evening by Mr. Ashok Lavasa, Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests on the occasion of the inauguration of a policy dialogue on 'Environmental Governance in the context of sustainable development in India'.

TERI Research Paper on E-waste Management Receives International Recognition

02 Jul 2015

Study finds 12-26 per cent Delhiites replace their major electronic goods like refrigerators, food processors, computers and music systems within the first three years of purchase, before the completion of the appliance's useful life.

TERI retains number one position among developing country Think Tanks

26 Jun 2015

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has retained number one position among the developing country institutions in the ICCG Climate Think Tank Ranking under the category "Absolute Rankings".

80 per cent Varanasi respondents feel that quality of river Ganga has an impact on their health: TERI survey

03 Jun 2015

67 per cent of Varanasi respondents were optimistic about the success of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' in improving the quality of the river in their city.

80 per cent respondents attribute climate change to human activity: TERI survey

03 Jun 2015

82 per cent of the respondents perceived an increase in temperature and 81 per cent of the respondents perceived an increase in occurrence of extreme events.

80 per cent Vijayawada respondents say changes in climatic parameters are due to increased human activity: TERI survey

03 Jun 2015

97 per cent of Vijayawada respondents believed that there has been an increase in temperature and extreme events in the last five years.

60 per cent Surat respondents say city sewage is a direct threat to river Tapti: TERI survey

03 Jun 2015

More than 60 per cent of Surat respondents felt that city sewage was a threat to the river. 50 per cent of Surat respondents felt the impact of water quality of health was most visible.