Projects

Completed Projects

Training Workshop on Advances in Biotechnology

November 14, 2011 to
March 16, 2012
The aim of this training course is to provide the participants with training in theoretical concepts and experimental protocols in the area of Biotechnology. This training course will also provide an overview of the application of tissue culture in the field of forestry, horticulture, floriculture and medicinal & aromatic plants. Traditional non-controversial biotechnologies, including application of biofertilizers and biopesticides for increasing crop productivity, will be discussed in detail including identifying gap areas for their mass commercialization.

TERI-ITEC International Training Programme on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (REEE)

October 1, 2010 to
March 16, 2012
The training is given to selected participants from ITEC (Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation)/SCAAP (Special

Integrated renewable energy resource assessment for Gujarat

August 15, 2010 to
March 8, 2012

Renewable Energy resource and potential assessment data presently available is not very user friendly. The data currently available is voluminous and very scattered. Moreover the assessment of the potential of a renewable energy resource is dependent on many factors apart from the resource availability itself and may not be accounted for. Apart from renewable energy resource other factors which play an important role are - land use and land cover, availability of water, transmission and distribution network, load centres, demographic information, and industrial clusters.

Technical Feasibility Study for Rainwater Harvesting at TESCO-HSC

September 20, 2011 to
March 5, 2012
TERI was contacted by TESCO Hindustan Service Centre (TESCO HSC), Bangalore, to prepare a proposal for designing a rainwater harvesting system on site. Subsequently, TERI performed a reconnaissance survey of the TESCO HSC located in Whitefield, Bangalore with the aim of designing a rainwater harvesting system and facilitating conservation of water.

Genetic enhancement of Jatropha

January 9, 2008 to
February 28, 2012
Jatropha curcas has received great attention in recent years due to its potential as a bio-diesel crop especially in some developing countries including India. To make the Jatropha initiative economically sustainable and attractive to farmers, yield potential of the planting material needs be increased significantly through selection and genetic improvement. This final aim of this activity is to generate important genetic information on marker-trait linkage along with well-characterized novel genotypes of Jatropha.

Red mud catalyst for hydrocarbon cracking and carbon adsorbent production

January 1, 2008 to
February 28, 2012
The major objectives of the project are:
1.Develop suitable catalyst from red mud, an aluminium industry waste
2.Test the catalyst for hydrocarbon cracking / activation
3.Use the carbon deposited on catalyst as an adsorbent for removal of pollutants that are commonly present in water and wastewater (heavy metal, phenol, dyes etc.).

Bioremediation of sludge pits for disposal of sludge at various sites in Lakwa ETP-II, ONGC, Assam Asset

November 21, 2007 to
February 28, 2012
This project involves bioremediation of sludge pits for disposal of sludge at various sites in Lakwa ETP-II, ONGC, Assam Asset Treatment of 200 MT by using Oilzapper.

Study on indoor air quality at three offices of WHO in Delhi (Nirman Bhawan, BKK and NPSP)

June 21, 2011 to
February 24, 2012
Indoor air quality is an area of increasing concern not only in rural households burning biomass fuel but also in urban buildings as it impacts the health, comfort, well being, and productivity of building occupants. While most people are aware of the threat posed by outdoor air pollution, few realize that inside homes, schools and offices one can be exposed to two to five times as many pollutants as outdoors (U.S Environmental Protection Agency).

Promoting Green Entrepreneurship for a Low-Income Community in Hyderabad

June 1, 2011 to
February 21, 2012
The objective of this project is to impart environmental skill training to the women members (from low-income strata) for livelihood generation.

NALCO Periphery Development Project in association with Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Koraput

June 19, 2010 to
February 17, 2012
ITDA, Department of SC and ST, Government of Odisha and TERI plan to establish Solar Charging Stations in 16 selected villages in two blocks of Koraput district, with the help of funding support from NALCO under their Periphery Development Plan.