Press Release
TERI and UTC set up Center of Excellence for Energy Efficient Buildings in India
17 Dec 2014
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and United Technologies Corporation (UTC) today launched the Center of Excellence for Energy Efficient Buildings in India. The Center has been establishled at a time when the Government of India has introduced the Smart City Programme to address the challenge of rapid urbanization and the efficient use of energy resources.
A smart, integrated transport system can solve traffic bedlam in Mumbai, say Experts
11 Dec 2014
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) today organized a Regional Dialogue titled, 'Sustainable Urban Transport and Solid Waste Management in Mumbai'. The Dialogue was organized in the run up to TERI's annual flagship event, the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), which will be held in New Delhi from February 5 to 7, 2015. A series of Regional Dialogues were organized in the run-up to the Summit, which come in the wake of the new Government's two major announcements -- 100 Smart Cities for India and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
An effort to lighten the rural lives in Jharkhand and Odisha
11 Dec 2014
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has been spearheading a major national level initiative called ‘Lighting a Billion Lives’ to provide clean lighting solutions to energy impoverished habitations and help improve the standard of living of the bottom of pyramid population.
Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru have been
chosen as case studies in new Norwegian
study on climate change
10 Dec 2014
The Research Council of Norway has launched a new research project ‘CLIMATRANS – Coping with Climate: Assessing Transport Sector Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation for Indian Cities' that will be implemented during the next three years. The project will assess climate change impacts in urban areas in India and aims to develop mitigation and adaptation strategies for the transport sector. Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru have been selected as case cities for further research.
India GHG Program: WRI, TERI and CII are managing 10% of the country’s industrial emissions
05 Dec 2014
Key Indian companies have started tracking and managing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under a voluntary programme facilitated by the World Resources Institute (WRI), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). With the Aditya Birla Group of Companies coming on board most recently, the programme, known as the India GHG Program, is estimated to be tracking and managing about 268 MT of carbon emissions, i.e., well over 10 per cent of the entire country’s industrial emissions.
Make rainwater harvesting mandatory across India
01 Dec 2014
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) today organized a Regional Dialogue titled, 'Towards Sustainable Cities'. The Dialogue was organized in the run up to TERI's annual flagship event, the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), which will be held in New Delhi from February 5th-7th 2015.
Festival to promote waste management and recycling celebrated in city
27 Nov 2014
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) along with Tetra Pak today organized the TRASH Festival 2014 at the Vivek High School, which generated awareness on waste management and recycling. TRASH (Thinking, Reflecting and Acting for a Sustainable Habitat) was a one-day unique festival, which celebrated "all things positive in our lives" including positive thoughts, green actions, sustainable practices, people, values, dreams and traditions.
New report reveals air pollution could rise drastically; outlines roadmap to devise models to curb emissions
11 Nov 2014
A new report by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) says that if current trends of vehicle population, fuel and emission standards persist, PM 2.5 emissions will increase by a factor of three, and those of NOx will increase by a factor of five. The transport sector contributes about 15 to 50 per cent of PM 2.5 emissions in cities, and is a dominant contributor to NOx emissions, says the report.
Green, energy efficient buildings are the need of the hour, say experts during Green Tour
11 Nov 2014
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and ADaRSH (Association for Development and Research of Sustainable Habitats) today organized a Green Tour of the Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, India's first net zero energy building, which has been constructed through the adoption of solar passive design and energy efficient building material.
TERI's Solar lighting laboratory first in India to receive NABL accreditation
29 Oct 2014
The Solar Lighting Laboratory (SLL), which was recently set up by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi, will be the first laboratory in India to receive accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Laboratories (NABL) for IEC 62257-9-5 standards, applicable to stand-alone lighting for rural electrification.