Completed Projects
Fossil-Fuel Subsidy Reform in India: Cash transfers for PDS kerosene and domestic LPG
November 7, 2011 to
April 13, 2012
The objective of this assignment is to research and prepare an easy-to-read Citizens' Guide outlining the nature, costs and benefits of fossil-fuel subsidies in India.Bioaccumulation Studies of Organo Pesticides in the Khazan Ecosystem of Goa
December 2, 2010 to
April 7, 2012
This project would carry out research analysis of pesticide pollution in terms of bioaccumulation in fishes and mollusks in the khazan ecosystem caused by agricultural operations.It would evaluate the spread of pesticides and fate of pesticides in an integrated system of Khazans of Goa.
Project Surya
June 1, 2010 to
April 7, 2012
The main objectives of this phase are:(1) Design and testing of a low cost wood cutter, which can be used by women easily for fuel processing without being dependent on their male counterparts;
(2) Qualitative and quantitative assessment of the usage pattern of fuel and corresponding kitchen air BC concentration capturing seasonal variation in select village households;
(3) Research and development of biofuel (pellets) out of unused biomass (lying in agricultural field or domestic biomass litter burnt causing emission);
Carbon Governance at Sub-national Level in India
June 15, 2011 to
April 4, 2012
The project aims to conduct a study on carbon governance at sub-national level in India conducive to measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction by urban planning in relevant sector. In concrete terms, the study will: (1) Examine methodological framework for the MRV of GHG in India; (2) Support and research for the establishment of institutional and governance structure, and capacity building for the MRV of GHG.Identification of win-win adaptation options through adaptation metrices and integrated adaptation decision making frameworks
January 11, 2012 to
April 4, 2012
The current status of climate change adaptation is characterized by ad-hoc decision-making mechanisms without a means to measure the progress in adaptive capacity of people and systems udner question. In order to facilitate planned adaptation, this research aims to (i) identify a set of metrices to measure the effectiveness of adaptation options; and (ii) develop an integrated decision-making framework that helps various stakeholders to take adaptation decisions in the agriculture sector in the Gangetic basin.
Implemeting business development Services in Rajkot and Mohali-Panchkula-Chandigarh MSME cluster
March 13, 2009 to
March 31, 2012
The objective of the proposed project is to strengthen the access to BDS (Business Development Services) of SMEs in Rajkot and Mohali-Panchkula-Chandigarh clusters by designing and implementing strategiesto:- Develop the market for BDS
- Strengthen the access to BDS providers
- Assist BDS providers in the clusters (Rajkot and Mohali-Panchkula-
Chandigarh) to become self-sustainable.
- Develop the clusters as `role models? for other similar clusters in
the country.
It is proposed to implement the project in three phases:
Final Impact Evaluation of UDWDP
March 29, 2011 to
March 31, 2012
The Project Development Objective (PDO) was to 'improve the productive potential of the natural resources and increase incomes of rural inhabitants in selected watersheds through socially inclusive, institutionally and environmentally sustainable objectives'.
Earth Day Celebrations– 2009
April 1, 2009 to
March 25, 2012
Urban biodiversity is the diversity of living forms (flora and fauna) and their habitats in the urban settings. Floral and faunal diversity found both in natural and man-made environ of an urban area is usually not taken seriously by a common man and even the level of awareness towards the so called urban natural resources has been very poor.Environment Educators' Conference 2011
May 1, 2011 to
March 25, 2012
TERI organises a three-day Environment Educators' Conference every year since 2008 which brings together teachers from different parts of the country as well as from Sri Lanka, Brunei and Bangladesh. Eminent personalities from the related government ministries and departments grace the occasion.SEARCH Ambassadors (Sensitization, Education and Awareness on Recycling for a Cleaner Habitat)
May 16, 2010 to
March 21, 2012
The project aims at instilling good waste management practices among the students and teachers and through them to the larger community. In this project we strive to ensure that the schools are involved in garbage collection and send it for recycling to the identified recycling units. The phase I of the project was implemented in Delhi and Bangalore with 30 schools each in both the cities. In phase II, we are focussing on 100 schools from Mumbai, Chandigarh, Delhi and Bangalore.