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 …
At a time when the state urban forestry department has embarked upon increasing the green cover in Chennai and distributed more than one lakh saplings, a survey has found that most Chennaiites are keen on cutting a tree than planting one. About 38 % of the respondents were involved in …
Delhi residents think the climate is changing, environmental issues are worsening and that government should regulate polluting agents, a survey released on Monday found. Of 1,114 people surveyed by The Energy Resources Institute (TERI) in Delhi, 99 per cent felt the temperature was changing and 85 per cent felt the …
New Delhi: India’s economic development has led to the worsening of air quality in major Indian cities, according to the results of a survey by The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai. The transport sector was ranked the highest followed by factories in …
Survey Gauges City’s Attitude Towards Issues On Environment Mumbai: Climate change is no longer an environmentalist’s concern. Erratic weather, change in temperature, depletion of air quality and wind patterns seem to be weighing on Mumbaikars’ minds too. A recent survey has revealed that almost eight out of 10 Mumbaikars have …
Mumbai: Most Mumbaikars are unwilling to segregate waste before disposal, according to a survey by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). Despite the belief that waste segregation at source is the best way to handle solid waste and limit health hazards, 80% of those surveyed were not willing to do …
Identifying 37 per cent — or about 60,000 square km — of the Western Ghats as ecologically sensitive, a high-level panel has recommended that “destructive” activities such as mining, thermal power, major construction, and some hydel power projects should not be allowed there. However, the panel was silent about any …
Energy department has urged bulk power purchaser Gridco & Ipicol to study similar policies of other states Coming under a veiled attack from independent power producers (IPPs) due to its demand for free power, the Odisha government has now decided to scrutinize policies of other states before taking any final …
In view of the acute power crisis in the State, the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) has taken up solar power generation in girijan schools in the agency (tribal) areas in the Eastern Ghats of Visakhapatnam district in association with the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), a global NGO. The …
At Mathura, countless songs fill the air regaling Lord Krishna’s relationship with his gopis and the Yamuna. One look at the Yamuna today leaves one wondering whether there is anything left of the river of these songs. Instead, it is the masani nullah that catches the eye. “The Yamuna is …
The average Indian railway passenger generates 64 grams of garbage a day. With Indian Railways ferrying 1.4 million passengers a day, that's fairly filthy maths: A daily human waste generation of 3,980 MT. The Saaf India project, co-founded by the Amsterdam-based duo of Shammy Jacob, 37, and Dinesh Shonak, 33, …
New Delhi: A new technology for recovering landfill gas may reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions from landfills by a great extent. If commercialized, the gas recovered can be used for cooking, heating, electricity generation and even transportation. The technology has been introduced in a pilot project at the Okhla landfill. …
GANDHINAGAR: Chief Minister Narendra Modi's interest in addressing the climate change issues facing the state appear to be on the wane as Gujarat has failed to meet the four yearly deadline for submitting state's climate change action plan. It was to be submitted for prime minister's national climate change action …
With the aim to capture and purify the landfill gas being emitted uncontrolled from the Okhla landfill site by use of indigenous technology, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), in association with Jamia Millia Islamia, launched a report on Thursday that demonstrates how captured landfill gas (LFG) can be used …
Power Use Contributes 56.38% Of Total Release, Per Capita Emission Bit Lower Than National Average Pune: The first-ever carbon footprint report for Pune has revealed that the city emitted over 46 lakh metric tonnes of the gas in 2010-2011. The per capita carbon release in the city is around 1.46 …
Energy NGO Teri has revolutionised 500,000 lives through a scheme that uses solar LED lanterns to provide cheap power More than 2,000 villages have been provided with 'charging stations', each offering 50 or so solar LED lanterns. Photograph: Ahona Datta Gupta India's rush for industrialisation may be stymied by a …
TERI University is all set to get an academic chair under the Railway Ministry, after a formal announcement by the Union Minister at the time of presenting the Railway Budget. The proposed academic chair would focus on research in respect of sustainability which would be relevant to the Indian Railways, …
The need to provide an overlap between individual mobility and public transport becomes imperative in a context where individual mobility leads to greater congestion, lower speed and increased land use, said The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) Director-General R. K. Pachauri here on Friday. But taking it in isolation, how …
Tamil Nadu is facing an acute power crisis today and this is an opportunity for rural people to turn to solar energy to tide over the crisis, said Dr Rajendra K Pachauri, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Chairperson, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Addressing an …
Losses due to natural disasters have risen faster than Asia-Pacific’s economy has expanded, says a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The report, ‘Investing in Resilience – Ensuring a Disaster-Resistant Future’, urged the region’s Governments to offer disaster risk financing instruments, such as calamity funds, tax credits and …
Talk about good governance, ensuring energy, water and food security Years from now, Quebec’s Minister of International Relations Jean-Francois Lisee would like to tell his children: “We did everything we could. We tried to lead by example and if anyone should be blamed it should be someone else.” Speaking at …
