TERRE Policy Centre
Rescuing & reviving Indian rivers
April 27, 2022
The importance of river conservation and constant monitoring of the health of rivers was underlined at a unique event held recently in Chengannur in Alapuzzha district of Kerala. The issue was discussed at length by experts and environmental professionals at a 5-day interactive a...
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Kaas Plateau: Rare success story of conservation in Western Ghats
March 3, 2022
Kaas plateau is one of the 39 serial sites of the Western Ghats. It became a part of the UNESCO World Natural Heritage in 2012. Kaas extends to about 16 sqkm, just a fraction of the 160,000 sqkm sprawl of the Western Ghats, that have been identified by the International Union for...
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Transforming small cities into smart cities: SRMIST & TERRE Policy
May 26, 2021
SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Chennai, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with TERRE Policy Centre which is a non-profit organisation dedicated to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “Our campus in Chennai is like a small city and our aim ...
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Educational institutes pledge for carbon neutrality
December 21, 2020
To mark the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on climate change, and in an effort to boost the global commitment to slow down global warming and arrest climate change, Climate Ambition Summit was hosted by United Nations, UK and France, in partnership with Chile and Italy....
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Sowing the seeds for tomorrow’s climate leaders
December 9, 2020
To mark the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on climate change, and in an effort to boost the global commitment to slow down global warming and arrest climate change, Climate Ambition Summit is being hosted by United Nations, UK and France, in partnership with Chile and Ita...
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Hackathon HAB-59 for mobile apps launched
July 20, 2020
Joining the race to develop apps to replace the 59 Chinese apps banned by central government, a novel hackathon has been launched in Pune. Pune-based Terre Policy Centre has joined hands with MIT-ADT university to launch a unique hackathon to encourage students all over the count...
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World Environment Day or World Emergency Day?
June 4, 2020
In line with the theme of this year’s World Environment Day, urban forests could become instrumental in protecting biodiversity and cleaning up the Earth at the same time. Friday marks the 46th World Environment Day (WED), a global event coordinated by United Nations Environmen...
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Internet portal of S2S launched for the stranded students in COVID19
April 4, 2020
Amidst the lockdown when thousands of students are stranded, especially those from the marginalised sections, a website portal has been launched by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in collaboration with TERRE Policy Centre to extend support. Much needed interne...
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Interview: Rajendra Shende, chairman, Terre Policy Centre, member of governing body of World Peace University, Pune
February 2, 2020
Hailing from a spiritual family, living in a small village in Maharashtra, but equipped with an engineering degree from a reputed college, professor Vishwanath Karad, a leading educationist, has integrated spirituality, science and sustainability with the object of promoting inte...
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Planet or plastic?
October 4, 2019
On the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, TERRE Policy Centre under its Smart Campus Cloud Network (SCCN), released the first ever ‘Guideline for single-use plastic free campus’ in Fergusson college, Pune.
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Smart citizens from smart campus
July 31, 2019
The national competition of ‘Clean and Smart Campus’ is a step towards preparing smart citizens out of students who are going to live in the smart cities and develop the country to smarter India and take it to the global level by practicing sustainable and effective methods t...
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