Completed Projects
Indigenous ceramic membranes for degumming and solvent recovery
March 17, 2010 to
June 4, 2012
The objective of this study is to prepare, characterize and test low cost ceramic ultrafiltration (UF) and nanofiltration (NF) membranes for vegetable oil refining application. The ceramic membranes will be based on biomass fly ash macroporous supports (that have already been developed by TERI). Different separation layers will be prepared using methods like tapecasting, sol-gel coating of Al2O3 or SiO2 sols, to obtain UF/NF membranes of various pore sizes.TERI @ WTO Public Forum 2011
August 30, 2011 to
May 31, 2012
TERI is organizing a panel discussion, titled "Africa, Emerging Economies and Trade in Natural Resources" on 21st September 2011, during the WTO public forum in Geneva. The session will critically assess the importance of trade in natural resources for sustained economic development of Africa and the emerging economies. In particular, the focus will be on how to create a win-win situation for both African and emerging economies in the context of trade in natural resources.An agri-horti-medi-culture approach for sustainable development of women in adjoining Ramgarh and Dhari blocks of Nainital district, Uttaranchal
January 16, 2007 to
May 31, 2012
The overall aim of the proposed project is to enable the rural poor women community to improve the quality of their lives through the integration of biotechnological solutions that have potential for poverty reduction. Thus, the whole programme would lead to a very cost-effective rejuvenation of hill agriculture and is envisioned to bring about the over all rural development of the state.Directions Innovation and Strategies for Sustainable Development in Goa
April 27, 2010 to
May 16, 2012
| Environment
| Land
The concept of the study derives from prior work at TERI at the national level (GREEN India - DISHA). This project will work out directions for sustainable development in Goa through the construction of baseline and alternative scenarios.
Major objectives of the study are:-
1) To assess the current state of environment and human development in Goa.
Field testing of WHO’s Generic Research Protocol for assessing potential association between Climatic Factors and Malarial incidence using a retrospective approach at selected site(s) in India
June 15, 2011 to
May 15, 2012
The primary objective of this retrospective study is to explore the potential relationship between climatic factors and malarial incidence through statistical analysis of meteorological and health data for selected site(s) in India by adopting and suitably customising the guidelines provided in the Generic Research Protocol developed by the WHO.Exploitation of metagenomic approach for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from hydrocarbon-contaminated sites
March 1, 2007 to
May 14, 2012
The commercial use of biodegradable polymers will reduce the dependence on synthetic polymers and its environmental impacts. Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers are widespread among microbes and are used for storage of carbon and reducing equivalents in intracellular granules. One of the major hindrances to a successful commercial strategy in production of biodegradative polymers is high production cost.Post-TRIPS IPR Regime in India
October 1, 2011 to
May 12, 2012
Post-TRIPS, a thorough revision of the Indian IPR regime has taken place. However, despite many reforms contribution of Indian IPR holders, in total IPRs registered in the country are quite low. Moreover, even if IPRs are registered, drawing commercial benefits from such IPRs are also at a low level. Given the context, understanding the impacts of post-TRIPS changes will be worthwhile. However, there have been very little research to understand this, which has also been narrowly focussed on patents and pharmaceuticals industry.GRIHA Rating for MTNL Exchange Building, Malad, Mumbai
September 11, 2010 to
April 30, 2012
| Sustainable Habitat
The office building of MTNL is located in Malad. It is designed as a green building and incorporates various features like tree preservation, deployment of PV panels, laobur health and safety on site during construction, use of fly ash bricks and conservation of water. The project is targeting a 3 star rating under GRIHA.
Indian sugar industry: unpredictable risks and risk mitigation alternatives
May 1, 2008 to
April 26, 2012
The objectives of this project are: (1) to carry out an analysis of price trend in sugar across states in India; (2) to analyze the systematic and unsystematic risk in sugar prices in India linking it with the global context; (4) to analyse the risks which are unpredictable (unsystematic risk) in sugar industry followed by an analysis of the trend movement in such risks in India and in global context; (5) to analyse the factors behind such unsystematic risks in case of sugarcane in India; (6) to explore what are the policy linkages between the unsystematic risks and the existing policies in thCreation of energy scenario in the future to improve air quality in East and South Asia
April 1, 2011 to
April 26, 2012
| Environment
| Air
TERI has been working with Toyota Motor Corporation for carrying out collaborative research in the field of air quality management. The previous project was an international collaborative project, supported by Toyota Motor Corporation, that focused on the needs to achieve economic growth by meeting the energy needs while ensuring at the same time that environmental issues such as ozone pollution are adequately addressed. The other partners in the project were Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories, Japan, Tsinghua University China, and IIASA, Austria.