Ashok Chawla, TERI’s new Chancellor
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Chancellor of TERI?- Published on 02 Sep 16a. Ashok Chawla
b. Ashok Singh
c. Ashok Mehta
d. Ashok Malik
ANSWER: Ashok Chawla
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