The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is a
research institute in
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Ho ...
that specializes in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable development. Established in 1974, it was formerly known as the Tata Energy Research Institute. As the scope of its activities widened, it was renamed The Energy and Resources Institute in 2003.
History
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The origins of TERI lie in
Mithapur
Mithapur is a census town in Devbhumi Dwarka district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It's lies about 20 km from Dwarka city, the district headquarter.
Geography
Mithapur has an area of . It is located at . It has an average elevation of 7&n ...
, a remote town in
Gujarat
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, where a TATA engineer, Darbari Seth, was concerned about the enormous quantities of energy his factory spent on
desalination. He proposed the idea of a research institute to tackle the depletion of natural resources and energy scarcity.
J. R. D. Tata
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (29 July 1904 – 29 November 1993) was a French-Indian aviator, industrialist, entrepreneur and chairman of Tata Group.
Born into the Tata family of India, he was the son of noted businessman Ratanji Dadabhoy ...
, chairman of the
TATA Group
The Tata Group () is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai. Established in 1868, it is India's largest conglomerate, with products and services in over 150 countries, and operations in 100 countries across six continents ...
, liked the idea and accepted the proposal. TERI was set up with a modest corpus of 35 million rupees. On the invitation of the then Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi, TERI was registered in Delhi in 1974 as the Tata Energy Research Institute.
Locations
TERI initially began its operations in the
Bombay House, Mumbai, headquarters of
Tata. In 1984, it moved to Delhi where it continued to operate out on the rented premises (which included the
India International Centre) for almost a decade. In 1993, the organization set up its permanent base in Darbari Seth Block, named after its founder, in the
India Habitat Centre complex located at Lodhi Road, New Delhi. Today TERI has a global presence with many centres in India and abroad.
*Headquarters at the
India Habitat Center
The India Habitat Centre is a multipurpose building in the city of New Delhi, India. It was the brain child of the HuDCO Chairman, Santosh Sharma.
The India Habitat Centre is one of India's most comprehensive convention centers that is aimed a ...
, New Delhi.
*Southern Regional Centre,
Bangalore
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*Western Regional Centre,
Goa
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*North - Eastern Regional Centre,
Guwahati
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*Himalayan Centre,
Mukteshwar
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*TERI Mumbai,
Navi Mumbai
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Navi Mumbai is part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). The city i ...
*TERI Japan,
Tokyo
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*TERI North America,
Washington D.C.
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*TERI Europe,
London
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*TERI South East Asia, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
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In October 2011,
Princess Máxima of the Netherlands opened the European headquarters of TERI in
Utrecht
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.
TERI established a research base in Africa to provide technical assistance as well as to facilitate exchange of knowledge amongst the communities in various African states.
In 2016–17, TERI set up the world's biggest facility for Mycorrhiza production in Gual Pahari, Gurugram, Haryana.
Staff
TERI has over 1250 employees, with research professionals from disciplines pertaining to issues of environment and energy. The institute's present director general is Dr Vibha Dhawan.
Activities
The scope of the organisation's activities includes climate change, energy efficiency, renewable energy, biotechnology, and social transformation.
*
World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS)
The World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) is an annual conference organized by The Energy and Resources Institute
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is a research institute in New Delhi that specializes in the fields of energy, e ...
- An annual summit which facilitates the exchange of knowledge on diverse aspects of global sustainable development.
LaBL(Lighting a Billion Lives) - An initiative to provide clean lighting access to bottom of the pyramid communities.
* Green Olympiad - Conducted in association with MoEF, it is an international environment examination that is annually organized for middle and high-school students.
Awards
*Ranked 20 in the list of top global think tanks according to a survey conducted by
Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program
The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) was a non-profit program at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that operated from 1989 to 2021. TTCSP was originally established at the Foreign Policy Research Instit ...
(TTCSP) of University of Pennsylvania, Brookings Institution in 2013
*Awarded EDF Pulse Award in Paris by the Chairman of EDF Mr Henri Proglio on 30 April 2014, which recognizes ingenious efforts towards providing access to electricity.
*TERI's community radio service Kumaon Vani received an award from the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) at National Community Radio Sammelan held on 21 March 2014.
*TERI's film, The 'Flight' and 'Are we ready to dig in?' won awards at the
CMS VATAVARAN
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* Call management system
* CMS-2 (programming language), used by the United States Navy
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* Collection management system for a museum collection
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2014 on 2 February 2014.
*Awarded the
Project Management Institute (PMI) Project of Year (2013) award in the NGO category for LaBL project.
*Ranked as the topmost global think-tank in 2013 in the field of climate sciences and research by the International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG)
Publications
TERI Press, TERI's publishing arm releases publications out of which some vaguely noteworthy publications are :
*TERI Energy Data Directory and Yearbook (TEDDY) : Launched in 1986, it is a compilation of energy and environment data. It is a reference document and a source of information on energy supply sectors (coal and lignite, oil and gas, power, and renewable energy sources) as well as energy-consuming sectors (agriculture, industry, transport, residential, and commercial sectors).
TerraGreenis a monthly magazine dedicated to disseminating information and knowledge on issues of environment, energy, and sustainable development. It brings in-depth stories from across the world on water, climate change, pollution, natural disasters, conservation measures, environment-friendly technologies and products, recent path-breaking developments, and related topics.
GRIHA
Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) was conceived by TERI and developed with
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
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, is a national rating system for
green buildings
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in India.
TERI School of Advanced Studies
TERI School of Advanced Studies
The TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS) is a higher education institute in New Delhi, India which specializes in the field of sustainable development. It was established in 1998 by TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute). In 1999, t ...
was established on 19 August 1998, and was recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) as a deemed-to-be University in 1999. Set-up as the TERI School of Advanced Studies in 1998, the institution was subsequently renamed TERI University.
TERI Prakriti School
Established in January 2015 with a vision to provide sustainability education and help create environmental awareness among children at an early age. Inaugurated by Union Minister for Environment and Forests
Prakash Javadekar
Prakash Keshav Javadekar (born 30 January 1951) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and served as the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change from 30 May 2019 till 7 July 2021.
Javadekar was ...
, the K-12 school is affiliated to CBSE.
See also
*
Rajendra K. Pachauri
Rajendra Kumar Pachauri (20 August 1940 – 13 February 2020) was the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) from 2002 to 2015, during the fourth and fifth assessment cycles. Under his leadership the IPCC was awarded ...
*
World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS)
The World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) is an annual conference organized by The Energy and Resources Institute
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is a research institute in New Delhi that specializes in the fields of energy, e ...
*
TERI University
The TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS) is a higher education institute in New Delhi, India which specializes in the field of sustainable development. It was established in 1998 by TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute). In 1999, th ...
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TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre
References
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Research institutes established in 1974
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