Projects

Projects

Energy access realities in urban poor communities of developing countries: Assessments and recommendations- SPM, UPEA III

October 1, 2013 to May 28, 2014
| Completed Project
| Energy | Energy Access

Nearly 1.3 billion people continue to remain without access to electricity and 2.6 billion do not have access to clean cooking facilities (World Energy Outlook, 2012).

Training Workshop on Green and Sustainable Technologies

September 28, 2013 to January 16, 2014
| Completed Project
| Energy | Energy Efficiency | Sustainable Habitat

Through this training workshop, TERI has taken the initiative of filling up the existing gap in the knowledge of green and sustainable technologies through offering advanced level training on the same and also creating awareness about various other sustainable technologies. It would be a residential workshop held at the RETREAT.

E for Energy Efficiency - Phase II

September 23, 2013 to May 23, 2014
| Completed Project
| Energy | Energy Efficiency

The increase in demand for energy in response to industrialization, urbanization, and societal affluence has led to considerable fossil fuels burning, which in turn has an adverse impact on the environment. Thus, it is of paramount importance that energy is conserved and efficiently used.

Dialogue on Strengthening Environmental Governance in the context of Sustainable Development in India: The Case ofPlateaus and Hills

September 2, 2013 to February 18, 2014
| Completed Project
| Environment | Land

TERI in association with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is organizing the fourth in a series of five dialogues on environmental governance for sustainable development focused on different ecosystems of the country. This dialogue will consider the plateau and hill ecosystems of the country. The dialogue will take place at Bangalore during 6-8 October, 2013.

Feasibility Study for Solar Power Supply to Stations and Level Crossing Gates on Bharuch Dahej Railway Line

September 2, 2013 to June 23, 2014
| Completed Project
| Energy

With the increasing prices of diesel, the cost of electric power becomes high and the need of power can be met through Solar PV system. Therefore, TERI proposes to carry out a feasibility study on the installation of Solar PV power system for the railway stations and level crossing gates on Bharuch Dahej line of Bharuch Dahej Railway Company Limited in Gujarat.

Action Plan for Green Budget for Punjab

September 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014
| Completed Project
| Resources & Sustainable Development

Punjab was the first state in India to undertake an exercise on green budgeting

Diversity studies in Indian earthworms using DNA barcodes

August 26, 2013 to August 22, 2018
| Completed Project
| Sustainable Agriculture

This collaborative project between TERI, New Delhi and Dr. HS Gour Central University, Madhya Pradesh aims to study the diversity of earthworms in different agro-climatic zones of India through DNA barcoding. The overall objectives of this project are to:

Training Programme on Various Dimensions of Energy Policy: Challenges and Opportunities

August 1, 2013 to September 14, 2013
| Completed Project
| Energy

TERI is equipped with the expertise and state-of-the-art infrastructure to offer capacity building training through South-South collaboration efforts. This is a 10-day training programme structured into 3 modules followed by an implementation module comprising lectures, interactive sessions with researchers, policy-makers and practitioners in the energy policy domain and field visits.

Scaling up frameworks and innovative energy interventions

July 23, 2013 to July 25, 2014
| Completed Project
| Sustainable Agriculture | Energy | Energy Efficiency

This research project will validate the scaling up assessment tool developed by IFAD with a purpose to build on the existing tool. For this purpose, the IFAD scalability assessment tool will be applied to energy related interventions from IFAD and other partner organizations in India and Africa.

Bioformulation of indigenous entomopathogenic fungi of Assam for control of mustard aphid (Lipaphis erysinbi Holt)

July 1, 2013 to May 21, 2016
| Completed Project
| Microbes

The objective of this project was the assessment of indigenous selected fungal strain for virulence against the pest Lipaphis erysinbi Holt and their impact on predators and pollinators.