A report published on Monday by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) said power plants to be added after 2023-24 could be completely renewable energy-based. Reiterating the government’s draft electricity plan finding that current installed and under-construction capacity would be able to meet demand till 2026, TERI also estimated that …
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has said that energy efficient measures can reduce energy consumption by 20-30 per cent in the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector. “Within the industrial sector, the MSME segment is associated with low efficiencies due to several barriers such as use of obsolete …
A study on the impacts of climate change in Asia and Africa will be conducted by four new multi-partner research consortia and it will include case studies in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal. The study which will find ways to adapt in some of the most vulnerable regions in Asia …
Though faced with hailstorms, wet and dry droughts, and other indicators of climate change making life miserable for people and farmers, the Maharashtra government has failed to give priority to the phenomenon or its impacts on societies and ecosystems. Information sought by South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers & People …
The study was conducted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), an environmental research institute The mean sea level along Mumbai’s coast is likely to rise by around 4 cm while warmer nights, increased rainfall, decline in crop productivity and health issues stare Maharashtra in the next 100 years, finds …
Even as rural areas in otherwise drought-hit regions of Maharashtra (as also in neighbouring areas of Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh) struggle to cope with immense damages due to untimely rain and hailstorms in Feb-March 2014, the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment report warning that "extreme weather …
The Energy and Resource Institute Wednesday launched the world's first tool named "WEB-GIS" to estimate the rooftop solar power potential for Indian solar cities, said an institute official. The main objective of the initiative is to develop a high performing and flexible WEB-GIS tool to estimate the rooftop solar power …
To provide a platform for quality testing for off-grid lighting products, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has come up with a first-of-its- kind solar lighting laboratory in South Asia. The lab in Delhi can test products in accordance with methods specified in the International Electrotechnical Commission's (IEC) framework for …
Five Indian think tanks have made it to the list of top 150 worldwide. At rank 50 is Centre for Civil Society (CCS), at 102 is Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), at 107 is The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) followed by Observer Research Foundation (ORF) at 114 …
NEW DELHI: The Green Chemistry Network Centre (GCNC) of Delhi University has claimed to have developed a solution for chromium pollution from tanneries. In a recently concluded workshop on sustainability and water quality, the DU team presented a polymer (chemical compound made of many interlinked molecules) that can absorb chromium, …
An immediate, uniform implementation of Bharat Stage (BS) IV norms and of BS V norms by 2020 across the country can improve air quality and health of city dwellers, a recent The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) study says. The study compares a business as usual (BAU) scenario with three …
An immediate, uniform implementation of Bharat Stage (BS) IV norms and of BS V norms by 2020 across the country can improve air quality and health of city dwellers, a recent The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) study says. The study compares a business as usual (BAU) scenario with three …
Having launched what was proclaimed to be Asia's first ever dedicated government department for climate change with great fanfare, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi appears to have lost interest in the subject and his government has junked the state's Climate Change Action Plan 2012-2017 draft report prepared by The Energy …
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday called for devising a “broad over-arching” national legal framework that will pave way for essential legislation on water governance in the country. He described the current legal framework pertaining to water in India as “non-uniform and inadequate”. Mr. Mukherjee said a concerted effort is required …
Cost of environmental and social loss involved in coal mining and thermal power generation in coal-bearing States, including Odisha, has been estimated to be enormous. A Planning Commission of India-supported study finds many of losses apart from displacement and forest diversion triggered by coal mining and thermal power generation are …
The Energy Resource Institute (TERI), New Delhi, will help apple growers in the state to tide over the problem of obsolete and senile plants and provide virus-free elite rootstocks to them so that the fruit production is enhanced considerably. TERI is carrying out extensive studies in collaboration with YS Parmar …
EU has threatened to fine Air India and Jet Airways (India) for not sharing their emission data Taking a tough stance against the European Union (EU)'s emission norms for airlines, the environment ministry has indicated that it would approach the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) and the International …
TERI team to visit Odisha soon A team of The Energy & Resources Institute (Teri) is scheduled to visit Odisha soon for conducting a study on equitable sharing of benefits arising from coal mining and power generation amongst resource rich states. Teri is likely to assess negative impact of coal …
: Even as the debate on climate change and global warming rages on, several Hyderabadis are convinced that the climate is changing and directly affecting their lives. A survey conducted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), whose results were released this week, revealed that 60% of the total respondents …
MoEF plans to approach union cabinet to secure at least Rs 23,000 crore during current plan period to sustain the project green Green India Mission, the Rs 46,000-crore ambitious project meant to increase the country’s forest cover, is struggling to keep itself rolling due to fund crunch. The ministry of …
Cities across the country have widely disparate opinions on how to prioritise environmental protection and development, despite greenery giving way to the choke of urban sprawl. A study has found that a majority of people in Kolkata choose the environment over development, while residents of Delhi want to strike a …
