TERI - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

ANSWER: Ashok Chawla

Explanation:
The Energy and Resources Institute on 31st August 2016 appointed former Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla as the new Chancellor of TERI University.

• The governing council took the decision on 19th August 2016
• The University ended its association with RK Pachauri who has been charged with sexually harassing a lady colleague
• Chawla has been serving as TERI chairman since February 2016
• The Energy and Resources Institute was set up in 1974
• It was formerly known as TATA Energy Research Institute
• In 2013, it won the top rank in a list of think tanks prepared by International Centre for Climate Governance

ANSWER: R. K. Pachauri

Explanation:
TERI chief R. K. Pachauri has been appointed as Executive Vice Chairman of the body following the charge of DG of TERI being taken by Dr. Ajay Mathur. While Mathur has joined as director general of TERI, Pachauri has been appointed as executive vice chairman with immediate effect according to the TERI governing council. He will be the first to hold this newly created bost. Mother is the former DG of BEE under Power Ministry.

ANSWER: Ranjana Saikia

Explanation:
R. Saikia headed the 3 member internal complaints committee panel at TERI which found former director general R. K. Pachauri guilty of sexual harassment. However, the TERI ICC committee which also upheld charges of intimidation and stalking against him has been reconstituted following Saikia’s resignation. The reconstituted committee now comprises the following members:

- D. Vibha Dhawan – Presiding Officer
- Ms Mili Majumdar – Member
- Dr Ibrahim H Rehman – Member
- Dr Suneel Pandey – Member
- Ms Vagisha Kochar (Adv.) – Member.