Press Release
Workshop on Water Resource Management for students held today
20 Jan 2015
TERI University and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) organized the Regional Consultative Workshop of the 'Inter-University Competition on Water Resources Management' programme at TERI University today. The programme is being supported by Robert Bosch Stiftung, WAPCOS, US AID and Coca Cola.
"Back to Earth" - children take lessons in waste management
20 Jan 2015
TERI and the State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) organized 'Back to Earth', an initiative on waste management, held at the Shyama Prasad Vidyalaya on 20 January 2015. The education and outreach programme helped generate understanding and support for waste management issues across Delhi.
TERI launches Prakriti School to focus on environment and sustainable development education
12 Jan 2015
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) on Friday launched TERI Prakriti School, a global school which will focus on sustainable learning and living practices. The groundwork has been laid for providing sustainability education worldwide. The school is TERI’s maiden initiative to promote scientific education and help children imbibe sustainable values and living practices at a time when sustainable development has become the need of the hour.
Experts discuss how to fast track sustainable energy solutions in Madhya Pradesh
17 Dec 2014
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) held a 'Consultative Workshop on Fast Tracking Sustainable Energy Solutions for Human Development' and two Round-table conferences on 'Sustainable Solutions for Rural Development in Madhya Pradesh' and 'Energy-efficient Biomass Cooking Technology in Madhya Pradesh' in the city today.
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.