Latest NewsTop Indian and US leaders discuss stimulating technology, development and trade in the energy sectorReuters Alert Net, 16 May 2013 TERI-NA in association with Yale University organized the fourth edition of the U.S.-India Energy Partnership Summit themed ‘Stimulating Technology, Trade and Development’ at the Washington Marriott today. Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, in his address to the Summit said “The Partnership Summit is a particularly welcome initiative because energy is a key global challenge in this century and also constitutes one of the key pillars of the India-US Strategic Partnership”. He further added “In recent years, through the India-US Energy Dialogue, our bilateral co-operation has made remarkable progress in seeking solutions to the energy challenges of our times. President Obama and I have launched a number of bilateral energy initiatives, especially in the areas of clean and renewable energy and energy efficiency. I am confident that this commendable initiative of TERI and Yale University will bring our energy experts into deeper engagement in an area of great importance for the prosperity of our two nations and for a sustainable future of our world”........ Giving the Keynote Address Mr Daniel Poneman, Acting Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy spoke of the strides made in India in science and technology education – which he said, he witnessed first hand at TERI University – and said that U.S.-India cooperation through the joint research and development program, which is funded by the U.S. to the tune of $125 million, will have the participation of 95 government and private entities through the next five years. The research is focused on the areas of building efficiency, solar and biofuels. Read More... Delhi's green buildings: TERI campus, Vasant Kunj The Hindustan Times, 25 April 2013 THE ENERGY & RESOURCES INSTITUTE (TERI) CAMPUS, VASANT KUNJ Spread over two acres, the TERI campus in Vasant Kunj is a ‘green’ campus that saves 60% energy and has reduced consumption of water by 25%. The four-storey university building also uses an earth-air tunnel to minimise the use of air-conditioning, apart from using thermal mass storage. The building is designed in such a way that it requires minimal artificial lighting in daytime Read More... |
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| Malnutrition and Its Linkage to Sustainable Development |
| ThinK to Sustain, 10 February 2012 |
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Nida Yamin, a student at TERI University, explores the long-prevalent issue of malnutrition in India and its effects on growth and development of the country as a whole, and suggests how community-based programs can improve the situation and lead to national nutrition security.
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