Headquarters
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Darbari Seth Block, Core 6C,
India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110 003, India
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?.
The programe is under the Rajiv Gandhi Garamin Vidhyuti karan Yojana which focuses on improving revenue sustainability and customer satisfaction.
Implementing the Integrated Waste Management Program in India
The overall objective of the project is to undertake situation analysis of 35 SME clusters selected by BEE in order to develop better information base on status of these SME clusters primarily with regard to total energy usage and an assessment of the preparedness of the cluster units to take part in the proposed BEE-SME program.
The general objective of the project was to undertake an independent assessment on whether the utilization of groundwater by M/s PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd, is affecting the water sources of the people of Pudussery Panchayat. The study had the following three specific objectives:
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.
the project aims to o Introduce /create an appropriate renewable energy based multi-utility technology platform, which can be used as a basis for future technology customization and up-gradation
- Production of tissue culture quality planting material with inputs of biofertilisers and biopesticides etc. in the NE region - Settingup of quality farms for the identified products in each NE state - Strengthening of tissue culture infrastructure base and establishment of institutional linkages for effective implementation