ASSESSMENT OF OIL BLOWOUT IMPACT BEGINS

ASSESSMENT OF OIL WELL BLOWOUT IMPACT BEGINS

A team of the Energy and Research Institute (TERI) and an accredited private agency have begun assessing the impact on the environment around the Baghjan natural gas well that caught fire after a blowout

A preliminary assessment by TERI team at the site for studying air quality and noise level

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI): A research institute in New Delhi that specializes in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable development

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

On the invitation of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, TERI was registered in Delhi in 1974 as the Tata Energy Research Institute

TERI initially began its operations in the Bombay House, Mumbai, headquarters of Tata. In 1984, it moved to Delhi

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

In 2003, it was renamed as The Energy and Resources Institute 

Today TERI has a global presence with many centres in India and abroad

In October 2011, Princess Máxima of the Netherlands opened the European headquarters of TERI in Utrecht

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

Scope of the organisation's activities includes climate change, energy efficiency, renewable energy, biotechnology, and social transformation

Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) was conceived by TERI and developed with Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, is a national rating system for green buildings in India.