:en:The Energy and Resources Institute

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| image = TERI India Habitat Center Delhi.jpg

| caption = TERI Headquarters at the India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodi Road, New Delhi

| logo = File:The Energy and Resources Institute logo.png

| type = Non Profit Research Institution

| leader_title = Director General

| leader_name = Dr. Vibha Dhawan {{cite web|url=https://www.teriin.org/profile/vibha-dhawan|title=Dr Vibha Dhawan - TERI|website=www.teriin.org}}

| name = The Energy and Resources Institute - TERI

| established = {{start date and age|1974}}

| location = New Delhi, India

| website = {{URL|http://www.teriin.org/}}

| founder = Darbari S Seth{{Cite web |url=http://www.teriin.org/themes/teriday/teri-day-inner-new.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=25 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530203807/http://www.teriin.org/themes/teriday/teri-day-inner-new.php |archive-date=30 May 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

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File:The Energy and Resources Institute logo.png

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is a research institute in New Delhi 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/teri-stays-teri-but-says-ta-ta-to-tata/70815/|title=Teri Stays Teri, But Says Ta-Ta To Tata|date=22 January 2003 |publisher=Financialexpress.com|access-date=2003-01-22}}{{cite web |title=Cleaner air: Can we go back to 'normal'? |url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/air/cleaner-air-can-we-go-back-to-normal--70240 |website=www.downtoearth.org.in |date=6 April 2020 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=COP26 Postponed Due to COVID-19, But Strong Climate Action Remains As Urgent As Ever: Experts |url=https://weather.com/en-IN/india/news/news/2020-04-02-cop26-postponed-covid-19-climate-action-urgent-experts |website=The Weather Channel}}

History

File:Bombay House, Tata Group Headquarters in Mumbai.jpg the head office of Tata Group from where TERI started operations]]

The origins of TERI lie in Mithapur, a remote town in Gujarat, where a TATA engineer, Darbari Seth, was concerned about the enormous quantities of energy his factory spent on desalination.{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/teri-championing-the-green-alternative/articleshow/5420185.cms?from=mdr |title=Championing the green alternative |publisher=Economic Times |date=2 January 2010 }} He proposed the idea of a research institute to tackle the depletion of natural resources and energy scarcity. J. R. D. Tata, chairman of the TATA Group, liked the idea and accepted the proposal. TERI was set up with a modest corpus of 35 million rupees.{{cite news|url=http://www.teriin.org/themes/teriday/pdf/5-DSMLecture2006Fifth.pdf |title=Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture 2006 | date=February 2013}} On the invitation of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, TERI was registered in Delhi in 1974 as the Tata Energy Research Institute.{{cite news|url=http://envfor.nic.in/envis/compendium/21-teri.pdf |title=ENVIS Centre on Renewable Energy and Environment}}

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 Lodi Road, New Delhi. Today TERI has a global presence with many centres in India and abroad.{{cite web|url=http://www.teriin.org/network-linkages | title=Location and Linkages - TERI | date=15 November 2014 }}

Headquarters at the India Habitat Center, New Delhi.{{cite web|url=http://www.indiahabitat.org/institutions|title=India Habitat Centre - Publication|first=India Habitat|last=Centre|website=www.indiahabitat.org}}
Southern Regional Centre, Bengaluru
Western Regional Centre, Goa
North - Eastern Regional Centre, Guwahati
Himalayan Centre, Mukteshwar
TERI Mumbai, Navi Mumbai
TERI Japan, Tokyo
TERI North America, Washington, D.C.
TERI Europe, London
TERI South East Asia, Kuala Lumpur

In October 2011, Princess Máxima of the Netherlands opened the European headquarters of TERI in Utrecht.{{cite web|url=http://www.uu.nl/en/research/asia |title=Asia - Research - Universiteit Utrecht |date=2011-10-05 }}

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.{{cite web|url=http://teriafrica.org/about.php |title=TERI Africa }}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.teriin.org/people/committee-of-directors |title=Committee of Directors - TERI}} 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) – An annual summit which facilitates the exchange of knowledge on diverse aspects of global sustainable development.{{cite web|url=https://www.rashtranews.com/pm-modi-to-deliver-the-inaugural-address-at-teris-world-sustainable-development-summit-on-planetary-resilience/|title=PM Modi to Deliver the Inaugural Address at TERI's World Sustainable Development Summit on Planetary Resilience

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Green Olympiad{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/TERI-to-host-Green-Olympiad-for-CBSE-students/articleshow/52094827.cms|title=TERI to host Green Olympiad for CBSE students - Times of India|website=The Times of India |date=4 May 2016 |access-date=2016-07-15}} – Conducted in association with MoEF, it is an international environment examination that is annually organized for middle and high-school students.

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).{{cite news| url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-think-tank-teri-launches-its-annual-publication-teri-energy-data-directory-and-yearbook-teddy-199512091.html| title=Global Think Tank TERI Launches its Annual Publication "TERI Energy Data Directory and Yearbook (TEDDY)" | date=22 March 2013}}

GRIHA

Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA){{cite web|url=https://www.pcmcindia.gov.in/green_building_about.php|title=About GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) - PCMC|website=Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation}} was conceived by TERI and developed with Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, is a national rating system for green buildings in India.{{cite news |author= |date=2007-11-01 |title=TERI launches rating system for 'green' buildings |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/teri-launches-rating-system-for-green-buildings-107110100057_1.html |access-date=2013-02-02 |newspaper=Business Standard India |publisher=}}

TERI School of Advanced Studies

TERI School of Advanced Studies was established on 19 August 1998, and was recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) as a deemed-to-be University in 1999.{{cite web|url=http://delhi.gov.in/DoIT/DoIT_HE/list.pdf |title=List of UGC Recognized University in NCT of Delhi |publisher=delhi.gov.in}} Set-up as the TERI School of Advanced Studies in 1998, the institution was subsequently renamed TERI University.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-economy/article1748147.ece |title=University status for TERI School |publisher=thehindubusinessline.com}}

TERI Prakriti School

Established in January 2015{{cite web|url=http://indiablooms.com/ibns_new/health-details/E/662/teri-launches-prakriti-school-to-focus-on-environment-education.html |title=TERI launches Prakriti School to focus on environment education| publisher=India Blooms}} 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, the K–12 school is affiliated to CBSE.{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-01-09/news/57883677_1_green-buildings-climate-change-prakash-javadekar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115192629/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-01-09/news/57883677_1_green-buildings-climate-change-prakash-javadekar |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 January 2015 |title=Government planning to introduce logo for green buildings: Prakash Javadekar |publisher=Economic Times}}