Projects

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Project facilitating learning on WASH (FLOW) annual report – Year 3

September 16, 2015 to
September 30, 2018
| Environment
| Water

Water scarcity affects more than 40 percent of people around the world, an alarming figure that is projected to increase with the rise of global temperatures as a result of climate change. Although 2.1 billion people have gained access to improved water sanitation since 1990, dwindling supplies of safe drinking water is a major problem impacting every continent.

Mapping the refrigerant trends in India: An assessment of room AC sector

October 1, 2017 to
September 30, 2018
| Climate Change

Refrigeration

Project Report Authors: Manjeet Singh, Gurprasad Gurumurthy, Shreya Shekhar

TERI – NCSTC Eco Next Investigation for Youth

September 18, 2018 to
September 30, 2018
| Environment

The project has adopted two modules of trainings to reach out to youth:

Increasing rail share in freight transport in India

February 1, 2017 to
September 30, 2018
| Transport

Indian Railways was once the largest freight transport carrier in the country, but its share in freight mobility has been rapidly reducing – a decline from 39% in 2002-03 to 27% in 2014-15. Road-based freight transport, which is more energy and emission-intensive, has grown at the expense of the Indian Railways. Several government assessments have identified ways to address this challenge but via long-term measures.

Assessing climate risks to India's oil and gas sector

October 14, 2016 to
August 31, 2018
| Resources & Sustainable Development

A shift to renewables and infrastructure vulnerability to extreme climactic events are among the challenges the sector faces

India's oil and gas infrastructure sustains more than a third of India's primary energy supply and is likely to grow in absolute terms for at least two decades. At the same time, India's commitments to the Paris Agreement necessitate moving away from fossil fuels, and the country's recent policy initiatives in renewable energy, energy efficiency and electric vehicles demonstrate this commitment.

Diversity studies in Indian earthworms using DNA barcodes

August 26, 2013 to
August 22, 2018
| Sustainable Agriculture

This collaborative project between TERI, New Delhi and Dr. HS Gour Central University, Madhya Pradesh aims to study the diversity of earthworms in different agro-climatic zones of India through DNA barcoding.
The overall objectives of this project are to:

Survey, collection, Identification and digital cataloging of earthworms species from different agro-climatic zones of India;

Molecular identification of the earthworms using COI gene marker and development of DNA library database;

A high-rate bioelectrochemical anaerobic digestion process specialized in distillery wastewater for organic pollutants stabilization and methane gas recovery

July 17, 2015 to
July 16, 2018
| Environment

This is a bilateral collaborative project sanctioned under the DST Indo-Korea programme. The main goal of this study is to develop novel high-rate bioelectrochemical anaerobic digestion process for renewable energy recovery from distillery wastewater, leading to the initial phase of pilot scale development of bioelectrochemical anaerobic digestion (BEAD) process.

TERI's Solar Lighting Laboratory is the first Laboratory in Asia affilated under Lighting Global Programme for Qualiy Assurance of Solar Lighting Systems

March 28, 2014 to
June 30, 2018
| Energy

TERI has established a Solar Lighting Laboratory (SLL), one of the foremost laboratories in India, complying with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards for the testing of solar lighting systems (SLS). The laboratory - supported by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) - is the first laboratory in Asia to get the recognition under the Lighting Global Programme of IFC.

Policy approaches for a kerosene to solar subsidy swap in India

March 26, 2018 to
June 30, 2018
| Energy Access

India has almost reached the historic goal of universal electrification. But the challenge of supplying 24x7 Power for All remains. Millions of households still rely on kerosene for lighting, including those who cannot afford electricity or with unreliable electricity supplies.

UJALA (UNNAT JYOTI BY AFFORDABLE LEDs FOR ALL) YOJNA in Uttar Pradesh insights from rapid impact assessment study

March 26, 2018 to
June 30, 2018
| Energy Efficiency

India is leveraging all opportunities to meet its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In this quest, the government is implementing the Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) Scheme in the country. The Scheme targeted the lighting load across the country and facilitated the replacement of the traditional incandescent bulbs (ICL) with the modern energy efficient LED bulbs. It has emerged as the world’s largest zero-subsidy based LED bulbs initiative.