Explanation:

WSDS is flagship forum of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). It seeks to bring together global leaders and thinkers in the fields of sustainable development, energy and environment sectors on common platform. The theme of WSDS 2018, to be held in New Delhi, is ‘Partnerships for a Resilient Planet’.  It seeks to create action frameworks to resolve some of most urgent challenges facing developing economies in backdrop of climate change. TERI is a non-profit research institution that conducts research work in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable development. It aims to focus on formulating local and national level strategies for shaping global solutions to critical issues. It was established in 1974 as Tata Energy Research Institute and was renamed The Energy and Resources Institute in 2003.