August 1, 2010 to
December 7, 2010
The DIREC (Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference) 2010 is a part of the initiative taken at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, acknowledging the significance of renewable energies for sustainable development. The DIREC, an international platform for government, private, and non-governmental think tank, is fourth in the series of global ministerial - level conference on renewable energy.
March 2, 2009 to
December 2, 2010
The State Institutes of Rural Development (SIRDs) are State level Institutions for imparting training in the field of rural development to Rural Development functionaries and elected representatives of Panchayat Raj Institutions. The SIRDs, assisted by Central and State Governments, conduct demand-driven training programmes in diverse areas. These include Planning & Implementation of RD Projects, Skills & Methodology for ETCs, Rural Credit, Computer Information System, Courses for BDOs/Voluntary Organizations, Management Development Programmes, Integrated Watershed Management, etc.
November 1, 2006 to
November 30, 2010
This project is a cross-cutting, multi-divisional and long term effort to formulate an energy policy vision for India with energy security at its heart. The project is centred around a multi-stakeholder dialogue process, informed by background research as well as energy, trade and climate modeling. Over the three years of the project, energy security issues will be assessed in a broad sense - going beyond supply security to include questions of climate change, lifeline energy, energy distribution issues, geopolitics and technology.
May 1, 2010 to
November 30, 2010
The conference emanates from a project that TERI is currently undertaking with support from KAF on "Responsible Sovereignty" and Energy Resources. The conference would focus mainly on two energy resources - coal and uranium. The former, is currently the mainstay of the Indian energy sector and the latter, is one of the more controversial energy resources, and is touted by many as an answer to India's energy security. The development of both uranium and coal domestically has environmental and social implications. Both resources are currently also of global interest given climate concerns.
January 25, 2008 to
November 30, 2010
In India, >6 million are people affected by fluorisis and this is a major environmental crisis. This project is based in rural Karnataka, which is affected by high levels of naturally occurring fluoride in groundwater due to arid climate and granitic bedrock. The strategic tie-up brings together natural and social scientists. The idea is to take our `lab based research? to `grass root level?.
October 1, 2006 to
November 30, 2010
The purpose of this project is to carry out isolation, structure determination by modern NMR and MS techniques and bioassays of steroid saponins from Chlorophytum species indigenous to India in order to find new biologically active compounds as potent cytotoxic agents which could find applications in Phytomedicine or as insecticidal agents which could find applications in the economic food-agricultural field.
September 1, 2008 to
November 21, 2010
Certain oxide and oxide supported transition metals are used as catalysts for NOx reduction. An economically attractive option for obtaining such catalysts is from wastes. For instance, red mud which is a waste obtained during processing of aluminium ore bauxite is rich in Fe2O3 and is a potential catalyst. Similarly, sludge from certain industries such as electroplating contain transition metals like Cu, Cr, Ni. This study will develop suitable catalysts from these wastes for NOx reduction which are efficient and yet economically attractive.
July 1, 2007 to
November 18, 2010
MBR technology is one of the major wastewater treatment solutions that has received considerable attention in US, Europe and Asia (Japan, China, Korea) since the early 1990s. At present, there are over 2000 MBRs operational worldwide for both municipal / domestic and industrial wastewater treatment (mainly food processing, automotive, chemical industries). In this context, the present work is motivated by the following factors: 1. High membrane module cost, which is a limitation to its widespread application 2.
March 15, 2005 to
November 18, 2010
Bamboo is an important forestry species of India. India harbours the second-largest genetic resource of bamboo with about 23 genera and 136 species. Precious germplasm of bamboo is getting lost due to indiscriminate cutting of clumps. Therefore, conservation of germplasm through ex situ approach is urgently required. Germplasm collections of different bamboo species are being maintained at various national institutes and state forest departments. However, no information is presently available about the special attributes and genetic diversity of these germplasm collections.
February 15, 2007 to
November 18, 2010
The project aims at developing procedures for DNA Barcoding in Bambusa spp. (Bamboos) using internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the nuclear ribosomal RNA
