CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dr R K Pachauri was the founder-director of TERI. He assumed responsibility as the organisation’s chief executive in 1981 and by the time he demitted office as the executive vice chairman in March 2016, his vision and hard work had made TERI the leading voice in energy and climate change that it is today.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is a leading think tank dedicated to conducting research for sustainable development of India and the Global South. TERI was established in 1974 as an information centre on energy issues.

Detailed explanation-4: -Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA): This initiative from TERI was developed by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. GRIHA is a national rating tool.

Detailed explanation-5: -According to a response to the Delhi High Court, The Energy and Resource Institute [TERI] is not a government institute but a private entity.