Completed Projects

Used Beverage Carton management study for India

November 22, 2018 to

March 21, 2019

| Waste

In India, Tetra Pak was among the first carton packaging companies started in the year 1987. The main focus of Tetra Pak is to provide safe food which is accessible and sustainable in nature to benefit lives of many.

Exploring factors that enhance and restrict women's empowerment through electrification

May 2, 2015 to

January 31, 2019

| Energy Access

This project will examine the gender dimension of emerging electricity systems in East Africa and South Asia and their social effects. Through empirical investigation we will compare centralised (grid) and decentralised systems and also study how such systems work in parallel and/or complement each other. The overall objective is to account for the factors that enhance and restrict women's opportunities and empowerment through electrification.

HI-AWARE

January 1, 2014 to

December 31, 2018

| Climate Change

HI-AWARE, one of the four consortia of the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA), is conducting high calibre research and pilot activities, capacity building and policy engagement on climate resilience and adaptation in the mountains and flood plains of the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra river basins.

Global Center for Food Systems Innovation

May 1, 2013 to

December 31, 2018

| Sustainable Agriculture

The Global Center for Food Systems Innovation (GCFSI) brings together the specialized technical expertise of a team of international organizations round the globe under one umbrella. This USAID funded project is a cost-effective and innovative partnership with the Michigan State University (MSU), USAID Washington. USAID Missions around the world and a strategically chosen team of specialized technical experts aim to build a sustainable virtual consortium of global problem solvers.

Development of Fungal Biopesticides from endophytes isolated from medicinal plants

December 17, 2015 to

December 17, 2018

The area under organic cultivation in India is estimated to be around 100,000 hectares. Besides, there are lakhs of hectares of forest area being certified as organic. Already some states like Uttarakhand and Sikkim have declared them as organic states. Moreover, the areas under organic crop cultivation may expand because of the growing demand for organic food (as a result of increasing health consciousness among the people). This indicates that there is huge potential for the growth of the biopesticide sector in India.

Molecular Mapping of Pepper Leaf Curl Virus Resistance Gene in Capsicum Species

November 16, 2015 to

November 16, 2018

| Sustainable Agriculture

The project aims to characterising leaf curl disease resistance in wild capsicum species and developing breeding lines and PCR based markers. These tools would be helpful in developing leaf curl resistance chilli hybrids by seed companies.

Improving Sustainable Energy Access among SC/ST households in Chamarajanagar District of Karnataka – A pilot study

September 1, 2016 to

October 31, 2018

| Energy Access

Modern energy access for basic lighting and cooking needs is fundamental to human development. In India there is a large gap between demand and supply of appropriate energy services. More than 40% of India’s rural households and more than 5% urban households do not have electricity and are primarily dependent on kerosene or wick lamps to meet basic lighting needs. A typical kerosene lamp provides between 1and 6 lumens per square meter (lux) of useful light, compared to the recommended lighting level of 50-300 lux for regular domestic use like reading, dining and cooking.

Reducing short lived climate pollutants from solid waste sector in India

February 20, 2017 to

October 31, 2018

| Waste

| Air

In partnership with Climate and Clean Air Coalition TERI implemented a project to reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) under the CCAC’s Municipal Solid Waste Initiative in India. The mandate of the project was to develop work plans for two cities in India to help formulate priorities in managing waste, reducing SLCP emissions, and establish an Indian city network under the CCAC- Waste initiative for building capacities and helping in reduction of SLCPs from the municipal solid waste sector.