Publications
Energy efficiency and renewables' share up, so is air pollution and untreated waste
Article
| April 12, 2018
Latest data in energy and environment paints a favourable picture of the status of renewable energy in India, energy supply and demand
Clean cooking challenges in rural India
Article
| April 9, 2018
Complete penetration of clean cooking fuel and cookstoves in rural India requires a multi-pronged approach
Exploring linkages between health and climate change
Article
| April 6, 2018
With the direct and indirect impacts on health becoming equally challenging, what are some of the solutions we have
Comprehensive efforts are needed to achieve full impact of BS-VI fuel
Article
| April 2, 2018
Despite being a welcome step, the introduction of Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) grade fuel in Delhi, earlier than the April 2020 deadline, will have only marginal impact on vehicular emission and air quality in the city.
Causes, Human Health Impacts and Control of Harmful Algal Blooms: A Comprehensive Review
Research Paper
| April 1, 2018
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are increasingly attracting attention all over the world. A diverse set of algal species including diatoms, flagellates, chrysophytes and dinoflagellates can cause harmful blooms, and many produce toxins that harm other organisms and human health. Intensive cyanobacterial blooms, in particular, have been associated with high costs for society due to their potential toxicity. Algal blooms can produce different toxins. These toxins present a long-standing threat to human and environmental health.
Lighting and providing cooking solutions to a billion lives
Article
| March 8, 2018
The National UJALA Dashboard of the Government of India recently reached a milestone of disseminating over 270 million LED bulbs, thereby saving 35,008 mn kWh of electrical energy and affecting CO2 reductions of 28,356,232 tons per year (Source: National DELP Dashboard http://www.delp.in/ as of October 16, 2017).
Fungi central, the mycorrhiza haven
Article
| March 8, 2018
The facility in Gurugram has a production capacity of over 600 billion propagules per annum, which can be expanded to 1,000 billion propagules per annum in two years. In 2016-17, TERI set up the world's biggest facility for mycorrhiza production in Gual Pahadi in Gurugram, Haryana.
RCC check dams boost farmer incomes
Article
| March 8, 2018
Farmers in Jhapusabari Pt. III village in Dhubri district of Assam faced dual problems of flooding and water scarcity. Their fields were rainfed but with no infrastructure to regulate the flow of rainwater, their crops would first be flooded with water, and then suffer from water scarcity as the rainwater would drain out quickly. Both these situations were damaging to the crops, hence reducing productivity and consequently incomes.
Traditional uses of the wild plants by the tribal communities of Jawhar, Palghar, Maharashtra, India
Research Paper
| March 8, 2018
Abrus precatorius commonly known as Rosary pea, act as a poison for the fish and cause - the state of unconsciousness TERI received the Best Paper Award for 'Traditi
Touring Goa's precious wetlands
Article
| March 7, 2018
The knowledge hub will re-acquaint visitors with coastal ecosystems and the environment