Completed Projects
Integrated planning for reducing GHG emissions and air pollutants will yield greater benefits: TERI study
November 1, 2015 to
November 30, 2017
| Climate Change
An assessment of co-benefits of low carbon pathway on air quality, human health and agricultural productivity in India
An integrated approach for biofuel production by coupling with microbial-based textile wastewater treatment
November 19, 2014 to
November 20, 2017
The project deals with research investigation on utilization of textile dye effluent for algal biomass production. This would help in the development of process for bioremediation of textile waste along with energy generation (biofuel) by producing algal biomass.
Reducing Carbon Footprint and Enhancing Climate Resilience of National Highways in India
January 11, 2016 to
November 15, 2017
| Transport
Water4Crops
November 5, 2012 to
November 4, 2017
Water4Crops project involves multidisciplinary issues of water management, provides an opportunity to efficiently utilize low quality industrial (food) and municipal wastewater and facilitate developing various technologies for wastewater treatment and its feasible use in agriculture. This project would also describe practical solutions of wastewater treatment and its management which open-up various avenues to scale-up such technologies.
Providing Inputs to Support CCFU on Emerging Issues on Climate finance and Green finance for the G20 Meetings under German Presidency
March 18, 2017 to
October 31, 2017
The project aims at supporting the country position on Climate and Green Finance in the international discourses including the G20 meeting under the German Presidency, through an evidence-based research and analysis on emerging issues.
Opportunities for transition to clean household energy
August 24, 2017 to
October 31, 2017
| Health & Nutrition
| Energy
The report provides a broad overview of the current household energy and health situation in India
High throughout metagenomic approach for probiotic lactic acid bacteria from camel milk
September 29, 2014 to
October 28, 2017
Lactic acid bacteria are widely distributed in different raw materials viz. milk, meat, flour, soil, water plants, silage, waste products and also in the intestinal tract of animals and humans. Camel milk is different from other ruminant milk in nutritional as well as therapeutic value and also is a rich source of proteins with potential antimicrobial and protective activities. In the proposed work, lactic acid bacteria will be isolated and characterized using molecular tools and will be monitored for their prospective probiotics properties.
Understanding molecular mechanism of sheath blight resistance in rice
October 1, 2014 to
September 30, 2017
| Sustainable Agriculture
Rice sheath blight, caused by the soil-borne fungal pathogen Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn, cause up to 50% yield loss in a susceptible cultivar. No complete resistance against sheath blight has been identified in either commercial rice cultivars or wild related species. The genes found on the QTL regions associated with sheath blight may have critical role in conferring disease resistance. This project aims to molecularly characterize genes involved in lignin biosynthesis and regulation.
Assessing future electricity demand profiles for a Discom and developing an open source demand forecasting tool
September 27, 2017 to
September 27, 2017
The project aims to develop an open source analytical tool for assessing expected/likely demand profile for next few years which helps key stakeholders in the power sector to enable better policy making. The study comprises of two parts –
- Assessing the future demand profile for a utility under different consumption scenarios
- Development of open source analytical tool for assessing the future demand profile
Biotechnological interventions for viscosity reduction of petroleum hydrocarbon
September 28, 2014 to
September 27, 2017
Reserves of conventional crude oil are being severely depleted, thus there is a growing interest in utilizing the vast reserves of unconventional oils. Upgradation of heavy oil by chemical process demands extreme conditions. Therefore, less energy extensive as well as cost effective process is needed. This study will provide basic framework for upgradation of heavy oil by use of microbes for viscosity reduction.