Projects

Assessment of Toll Booth Plaza Workers' Exposure to Traffic Pollutants and its Resultant Effect on Lung Functions

February 1, 2012 to April 30, 2013
| Completed Project
| Health & Nutrition | Environment | Transport

The project would assess the exposure of toll booth workers to traffic related pollutants. A Comparison of health effects on toll booth workers with less exposed control group would be undertaken. A variety of respiratory parameters would be measured to meet this objective.

Evaluation of National Biogas and Manure Management Programme: Family Type Biogas Plants Programme

February 1, 2012 to July 29, 2013
| Completed Project

Evaluation of National Biogas Development Programme. The project aims to understand the implementation and impact of the program and make suitable recommedations for effective implementation.

TERI and WRI Joint Introductory Workshop on The New Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol Accounting Standards in India

February 1, 2012 to June 11, 2013
| Completed Project

TERI in partnership with the World Resources Institute (WRI) has embarked upon a Programme in India to build capacity on corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting with the use of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) standards.

Sustainable Urban Development: Minimizing Urban Heat Island Effect and Imperviousness factor

January 19, 2012 to February 15, 2013
| Completed Project

Research project on study urban heat island in bangalore city and suggest measures to mitigate them at building level

Environment, Conflict and Cooperation Exhibition during DSDS 2012

January 19, 2012 to February 2, 2012
| Completed Project

The increasing demands linked with rapid population growth and economic development put escalating pressure on water resources.

Overview of the Indian Building Sector Analysis of its energy saving potential and pre-identification of large-scale Energy Efficiency Programs

January 15, 2012 to October 6, 2012
| Completed Project

The objective of this assignment is to compile all the data available related to the Indian building sector that will contribute towards providing a rough and critical estimation of the energy balance for the whole building sector and its sub-sectors.

Identification of win-win adaptation options through adaptation metrices and integrated adaptation decision making frameworks

January 11, 2012 to April 4, 2012
| Completed Project

The current status of climate change adaptation is characterized by ad-hoc decision-making mechanisms without a means to measure the progress in adaptive capacity of people and systems udner question.

Training programme on entrepreneurship development for production of superior quality planting materials using in vitro technology in North-east

December 28, 2011 to June 25, 2012
| Completed Project

The overall objective of the proposed training programme is to enhance the technical capability of the officials/researchers working in the area of plant tissue culture in north-east so that the need of superior quality planting material could be met within the region. However, the specific objectives of the proposed training programme would be as follows:

Waste Management Strategy for Garraf Oil E&P Facility

December 26, 2011 to July 22, 2013
| Completed Project

TERI has been hired by HMR Consultants Muscat Pvt. Ltd. for the purpose of helping Petronas Malaysia in the area of waste management. Petronas is developing the Garraf Oil Field, and TERI has been asked to develop a waste management strategy for the waste generated during the Exploration and Production (E&P) activities to be carried out by Petronas.

Assessment of Environmental Pollution Control System at Nitta Gelatin India Limited, Koratty, Kerala

December 18, 2011 to August 2, 2012
| Completed Project

The main objectives of this project are to: Conduct a detailed assessment of the current performances of the Environmental Pollution Control system and processes (including air, water and solid waste). Understand perceptions of the local communities on the pollution generated by the plant.