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June 2024:
News,Views, and Updates from TERI
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Dear Reader,
It was a memorable month for The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) which completed its 50 years on June 18, 2024. To mark this momentous occasion, the institute organized a day-long event spotlighting a wide array of its work. It included the launch of the book, ‘Creating Impacts, Transforming Lives’, chronicling TERI’s success stories over five decades.
TERI was also in the forefront in commemorating ‘World Environment Day’ by organizing events, putting out videos, podcasts and op-eds on relevant topics.
Here is June in nutshell in TERI!
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The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) celebrated the momentous occasion of its 50th anniversary with a grand celebration. The day-long event highlighted TERI's five decades of pioneering work in sustainable development, environmental research, and resource management, marking a significant milestone and setting the stage for growth for the next 50 years.
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TERI, which has been at the forefront of advocating and supporting various environmental initiatives, compiled inputs for a 100-day green agenda for the new government.
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To mark its 50th anniversary, TERI launched the book 'Creating Impacts, Transforming Lives', illustrating groundbreaking work of its researchers through various projects. The book launch was attended by former Union Minister Mr Suresh Prabhu.
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Urban Planning Needs to be Climate Sensitive
"The language of the planning acts needs to be changed fundamentally as for the most part, the physical infrastructure is the focus,” writes Ms Anushree Harde, Research Associate and Mr Sharif Qamar, Associate Director, TERI in their Hindustan Times op-ed.
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To promote interdisciplinary learning and catalyze behavioural changes among the youth, thereby ensuring their holistic development, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) organized a felicitation ceremony under the banner of GREEN Olympiad for Youth (GO4Youth), an annual MCQ-based environment examination for students in the age bracket of 18-25 years.
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The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the Suzuki R&D Center India Pvt. Ltd (SRDI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collectively advance initiatives in renewable energy, circular economy, rural development and waste management. This collaboration aims to improve rural livelihoods by assisting stakeholders in generating carbon credits through mitigation measures, exploring mechanisms for carbon credit exchange and developing methodologies and tools for assessing carbon footprints of rural livelihood activities.
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The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) successfully concluded a pivotal conference on the "Transition of Business Operations to Water Neutrality." This event marked the culmination of a collaborative effort to implement sustainable water management practices within the port’s operations and its surrounding ecosystem under phase one of the study.
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A TERI-UNOPS (The Energy and Resources Institute – United Nations Office for Project Services) collaborative initiative on “Capacity Building Programme Targeting School Children on Climate Change, Health, and Hygiene across 11 Districts of Uttar Pradesh, India,” concluded with a National Conference held in New Delhi.
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Sustainable Agriculture Programme dedicates itself towards creating innovative solutions and developing new opportunities for profitable farming and livelihoods while conserving natural resources.
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Take 3, a short one-minute video, features in-house experts who answer three questions on current developments. The topic picked this month was North East Traditional Indigenous Knowledge.
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Watch Dr Dipankar Saharia, Senior Director, TERI, discuss how North East ethnic groups use traditional knowledge in healthcare, environmental management, and sustainable practices.
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The Earth Pod: A Podcast from TERI |
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The Earth Pod from TERI highlights success stories, expert interviews, and case studies to inspire and educate viewers about sustainability in various sectors. Experts from TERI share their thoughts on technologies, interventions and policy directions they are working on to make the planet greener and cleaner. |
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On Environment Day, TERI came out with a special episode where Dr JV Sharma, Senior Director, TERI, spoke about the significance of land degradation, desertification, and drought in India's environmental landscape.
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