Projects

Completed Projects

Development of an information exchange and outreach strategy on HCFCs phase-out as part of the HPMP overarching strategy preparation in India

October 1, 2009 to
June 21, 2012
Main activities under the project are:
1) Literature review related to international activities of HPMP,
2) Develop an information exchange and outreach strategy in consultation with Ozone Cell,
3) Identification of key elements, stakeholders, and messages,
4) Development of detailed work plan for action-oriented information exchange and outreach strategy for HCFC Phase out in India.

Parallel Event on Solar Water Heating Systems: Global Perspectives during DIREC 2010

July 20, 2010 to
June 21, 2012
The Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC) 2010 is a part of initiative taken at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, acknowledging the significance of renewable energies for sustainable development ? especially for combating poverty and for environmental and climate protection. Delhi Conference, an international platform for government, private sector, and non-governmental leaders, is the 4th global ministerial - level conference on renewable energy.

Sustainable development in India: Stocktaking in the run up to Rio+20

May 15, 2011 to
June 20, 2012
India has seen extensive efforts to implement sustainable development. This book outlines the broad contours of our strategy for sustainable development that is specific to our social and economic context, but at the same time integrates well with our global initiatives. The book serves as a stock taking of India achievements on sustainable development, also highlighting the emerging challenges that the country faces.

Regeneration of plants from gametic and somatic tissues of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

September 30, 2007 to
June 18, 2012
In the proposed project, two aspects shall be dealt with in detail. Firstly, a protocol for plant regeneration from anther and isolated microspore culture of various genotypes in sesame shall be optimized. The second part deals with evaluation of regeneration potential of various explants such as leaf, cotyledon, hypocotyl and petiole in various genotypes of sesame and standardization of a method for shoot multiplication.

Modification of CPWD's PAR/Schedules/ Specifications for incorporating green features

April 15, 2011 to
June 15, 2012
Reduction in the energy consumption of the built environment in India in an easy and cost-efficient manner, by inclusion of ECBC and GRIHA compliant specifications in the CPWD schedule of rates. This could result in an estimated energy savings of 30-40% and even more besides enhanced thermal and visual comfort conditions of buildings.The project aims to influence the early adoption of the ECBC and GRIHA in the building industry in India.

Integration of green economy with energy security issues

May 15, 2011 to
June 15, 2012
The concept of 'green economy' has received significant international attention in the past few years due to the widespread dissatisfaction with the current economic paradigm where material wealth is increasing at the expense of growing environmental risks, wasteful use of resources and widening social disparities. An understanding of the scope and possible benefits of a 'green economy' approach is essential to examine it implications on developing countries like India.

The main objectives of this study are to:

Environmental building guidelines for Hyderabad metropolitan area

October 1, 2007 to
June 8, 2012
The consultancy project proposes to assess the present and future environmental issues in the building industry, specifically with respect to urban development in Greater Hyderabad and propose guidelines for environmental sustainable building design, construction and operation especially for Greater Hyderabad.

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.