Articles
Are our industries water smart?
03 Mar 2018
The prospective water availability scenario is set to be the greatest challenge of the 21st century amongst all the users or sectors due to continued rising and competing demand, inefficient use, pollution, and added risks due to climate change.
Changing the habit: Strengthening Water and Sanitation in Urban Settings
03 Mar 2018 | Ms Pallavi Gulati
Methane-generating microbe to help power India
03 Mar 2018
TERI is a pioneer in microbial stimulated coal bed methane can increase the longevity and productivity of the coal bed methane fields. Coalbed methane stimulated by microbes can increase the longevity and productivity of the fields.
Producing hydrogen the biological way
03 Mar 2018
Energy plays a key role in socio-economic development of a nation and thus energy strategy of a nation targets at energy security as well as on energy efficiency. Current global energy demand is relying mostly on fossil fuels.
Slick Solution: Get eco-friendly microbes to chew oil-spills
03 Mar 2018
Our environment is being threatened by nearly every step we take in the direction of growth and development for betterment. Since our realization of the same, we have started taking the necessary steps to ensure we clean up the environment or at least attempt to do so.
Forests in India are net source of GHG emissions
03 Mar 2018
While forests begin to be seen as a tool for carbon sequestration, over 93% of GHG emissions in India continue to emanate from this same resource. This situation will remain unchanged if related policies and programmes are implemented at their current pace and commitment.
District Mineral Foundations: Sharing mining revenues with communities
03 Mar 2018 | Ms Joyita Ghose
Five key things you should know about District Mineral Foundations, the local institutions established in mineral producing states to share mining revenues with affected communities.
Taking the PAT road to leaner, meaner industries
28 Feb 2018 | Dr Ajay Mathur
The market-based mechanism brought about innovative ideas such as energy certificates and their trading to reduce energy consumption in industrial units
Can micro measures in urban cities offset the impact of heat stress?
27 Feb 2018 | Mr Ganesh Gorti
The growing instances of the impacts of extreme heat are a warning sign for what awaits us. The year 2015 saw massive heat related causalities across India, and Delhi was no exception to this.