Completed Projects

Evaluating Carbon Stock and Biodiversity Dynamics in Chemfab Alkalis Limited’s Plantations: A Comparative Study Across 2014, 2020 and 2025

March 13, 2025 to

July 13, 2025

| Land

In order to lower its overall carbon emissions, Chemfab Alkalis Limited (CCAL), Puducherry, in collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi, and the Western Regional Centre (WRC), Mumbai, conducted carbon footprint assessments in 2014, 2020, and recently in 2025. The purpose of the project was to evaluate the carbon sequestration potential and biodiversity contributions of the plantation areas developed and maintained by CCAL at its Puducherry facility.

Riverine Plastic Pollution Data Collection & Cleanup Mapping – 30 City Study – Phase 1

July 7, 2025 to

July 7, 2025

| Cities

| Water

| Waste

| Sustainable Habitat

TERI Mumbai has been engaged by The Ocean Cleanup Interception B.V. (Netherlands) to support Phase 1 of a landmark 30-city global study on riverine plastic pollution. With major urban centres spanning South-eastern Asia, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and North America, the study aims to generate a globally comparable evidence base on riverine plastic pollution and the effectiveness of existing cleanup interventions.

Assessing the Disease Burden considering Climate Change Scenarios in future time-periods: State-Level Health Assessment for India | 2025 - 2050

November 1, 2024 to

July 1, 2025

| Environment and Public Health

Climate change is no longer a distant prospect but a lived reality, disrupting natural systems and threatening human well-being across the globe. India stands at the forefront of the crisis, where Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 6th assessment report has marked it as a climate hotspot due to its wide geographic and socio-economic disparity. It is increasingly shaping patterns of disease, mortality, and strain on already overburdened health system in India.

CLIMATE-ROBUST AND RESILIENT WASTE POLICY IN INDIA: A pilot study geared towards training and awareness-raising in Ayodhya

March 15, 2023 to

June 30, 2025

| Environment

| Waste

Sustainable Waste Management and Emission Mitigation in Ayodhya

The Challenge: Urban Strain and Waste Accumulation

Scoping Study of Aravalli Hills

January 27, 2025 to

June 30, 2025

| Land

| Forest & Biodiversity

| Environment

The Aravalli Range: Restoring a 2.5-Billion-Year-Old Life Support System

The Aravalli Range is among the world’s oldest geological features, stretching 692 km from Palanpur in Gujarat through Rajasthan and Haryana to Delhi. For eons, this mountain system has acted as a primary ecological barrier against the expansion of the Thar Desert and a critical watershed for Northwest India.

Study on Microplastics in Yamuna River and Groundwater in Delhi

April 23, 2024 to

June 15, 2025

| Water

| Waste

| Environment

The project 'Study on Microplastics in Yamuna River and Groundwater in Delhi' was commissioned by the Department of Environment, Government of NCT of Delhi (GNCTD), and successfully completed during 2024–2025. This pioneering research was designed to quantify the presence of microplastics (MP) within Delhi’s aquatic ecosystems and to provide a scientific roadmap for mitigation.

Study of Yamuna Frothing in Delhi

April 1, 2024 to

June 15, 2025

| Water

| Waste

| Environment

Study of Yamuna Frothing in Delhi: Investigation and Mitigation Strategies

The project “Study of Yamuna Frothing in Delhi” was commissioned by the Department of Environment, Government of NCT of Delhi (GNCTD), and was successfully completed during 2024–2025. This comprehensive study was designed to investigate the complex causes of seasonal frothing in the Yamuna River and to develop a robust roadmap for its mitigation.

EN-Powered Schools A School Education and Engagement Initiative on Energy Issues

June 8, 2024 to

June 6, 2025

| Energy Efficiency

| Environment

| Energy

EN-Powered Schools

A School Education and Engagement Initiative on Energy Issues

Rejuvenation of HYPREP-Remediated Soil in Nkeleoken, Eleme LGA Through Oilzapper® and Bio-NPK-Based Soil Restoration

August 1, 2024 to

June 1, 2025

| Microbes

Location: Nkeleoken, Eleme Local Government Area (LGA), Rivers State, Nigeria

TERI’s internationally proven Oilzapper® bioremediation technology is being demonstrated in Nigeria as part of a post-remediation soil rehabilitation programme under the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP). The field trial aims to restore the productivity of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils that had undergone primary remediation but continued to exhibit nutrient deficiencies and poor vegetation growth.

Transforming Agriculture through Renewable Energy & Innovation

November 1, 2024 to

May 31, 2025

| Energy

In a major milestone for Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and senior ministers inspected the newly commissioned solar-powered cold storage units at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI).