Projects
India's Industry Sector Transition
February 5, 2020 to May 30, 2021
| Completed Project
| Energy
India's industrial sector has made progress towards reducing its energy consumption and emissions but more focus is needed to steer the 'harder-to-abate' sectors such as iron and steel on a sustainable path.
Creating Pan Himalayan Network for Climate Change Journalism
February 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021
| Completed Project
| Climate Change | Environment
The programme worked on creating a pan Himalayan collective of young journalists by training them on the science, policy and storytelling aspects of climate change.
TERI to help Tetra Pak formulate strategies to reduce number of straws getting disposed in India
September 23, 2019 to December 9, 2019
| Completed Project
| Waste
Straws, found with portion beverage carton packs, are the last mode of carrying hygienic beverages /drinks to our body. Though there are numerous benefits of having a straw with the beverage pack, yet the mismanagement of plastic waste collection had posed subsequent impacts, through micro and nanoplastics, on our environment.
Feasibility study for solar applications in MSMEs in India
August 14, 2019 to April 20, 2020
| Completed Project
| Energy Access
The project aims to study the opportunities for solar energy based electricity in MSMEs in rural India
Roadmap for Electrification of Urban Freight in India
August 1, 2019 to December 19, 2020
| Completed Project
| Transport
Urban freight movement forms a crucial part of the urban ecosystem. It is a fundamental part of the overall transportation supply chain. Movement of goods originating from or outside the urban periphery which enters into an urban area through commercial road vehicles forms the urban freight network.
Assessing the health effects of exposure to air pollution through survey-based study
May 1, 2019 to August 31, 2021
| Completed Project
| Air | Environment
Air pollution is one of top health risks in India and severely affects children. This project undertook a health assessment of children across six ecologically different districts to help formulate better policies prioritising action on air pollution and formulate a new Heavy Metal Exposure Index.
Mapping policy for solar irrigation across the Water– Energy–Food (WEF) Nexus in India
February 4, 2019 to May 31, 2019
| Completed Project
| Energy
This paper seeks to assist policy-makers and researchers in India who are working to promote the uptake of offgrid, solar-powered pumps for groundwater irrigation (“off-grid solar pumps”). Implementing such policies can be challenging because of the complicated interconnections between water, energy and food—often referred to as the “water–energy–food nexus” or WEF nexus.
Special studies for sustainable groundwater management in urban area of Lucknow
December 1, 2018 to March 31, 2020
| Completed Project
| Water
The study finds that the groundwater exploitation in Lucknow is 17 times more than the rate of recharge and projects a decline in the water table in various areas of the city
Used Beverage Carton management study for India
November 22, 2018 to March 21, 2019
| Completed Project
| Waste
In India, Tetra Pak was among the first carton packaging companies started in the year 1987.
Does the air quality from the crop residue burning in the close proximity to residential areas adversely affect respiratory health?
November 16, 2018 to November 15, 2019
| Completed Project
| Air
Crop residue burning (CRB) is a recurring problem, especially during the months of October-November, in the north-western regions (Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh) of India. In 2018, TERI initiated a study to assess the rise in cases of respiratory illnesses with a corresponding increase in PM2.5 concentrations in the farming community of six villages in Patiala district of Punjab.