Ongoing Projects

Developing voluntary carbon market project for Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR), Uttar Pradesh

June 9, 2021

| Forest & Biodiversity

The protected areas in India have been identified to have potential of generating around 10,000,000 Carbon Emission Reduction (CERs), the tradable form of carbon, which could be traded in the carbon market.  Finance through carbon related projects could yield additional finance which is required to address the issues of community alternative livelihood and mitigation strategies for human wildlife conflict.

Developing voluntary carbon market project for Sundarban Tiger Reserve in India

June 9, 2021

| Forest & Biodiversity

The main objectives of Sunderban Carbon Finance project are: A. Baseline preparation on socio-economic status and livelihood of communities in and around Sundarban Tiger Reserve (STR), West Bengal. B. Assessment of carbon stocks in Sundarban Tiger Reserve, West Bengal. C. Preparation of Project Design Document (PDD) & Monitoring Reports (MRs), validation and verification of projects for Voluntary Carbon Markets. D.

The Green School Project - Phase IV

June 5, 2021

| Environment

The Green School, a Tata Steel and TERI initiative was launched in April 2017 to create awareness about environment in school networks through curriculum linkages, action projects and capacity building activities by learning the basics on four broad environmental themes viz, energy, water, forests and biodiversity, and waste.

Australian Alumni Grants Scheme (AAGS) 2021

May 10, 2021

| Water

Objective 1: Identify and benchmark the water management state of an Indian city using innovative and collaborative Australian-developed tools Outcome 1: Improved understanding of current water management and opportunities for improvement for a selected pilot city Objective 2: Showcase and promote the potential for implementing Australian-developed collaborative benchmarking tools for Indian cities Outcome 2: Piloted applicability of Australian developed WSC Index in India context.

Australian Alumni Grants Scheme (AAGS) 2021

May 10, 2021

| Water

The key objectives are to: Encourage innovation and collaboration in one or more of key sectors identified in the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and/or India Economic Strategy :Cyber Security; Critical Technology; Critical Minerals; Maritime Cooperation; Education (Edutech); Resources and Mining, Equipment, Technology, Services; Science and Innovation; Agribusiness; Energy; Health; Infrastructure/Urban Development; Financial Services; Sports; Tourism;

Assessment of carbon stocks of forest areas of selected Van Panchayats under UFRMP, and facilitate these VPs in generating carbon finance

April 9, 2021

| Forest & Biodiversity

The objective of the assignment is to assess carbon stocks of forest areas, generate carbon finance under voluntary carbon markets, prepare Project Design Document (PDD), preparation of MRs and their validation and verification of Projects for Voluntary Carbon Markets and building capacity of the community in carbon assessment and in generating carbon finance for the stake holders (Van Panchayats - VPs). The key objectives of the assignment are to:

Traditional agriculture for sustainable development: a Satoyama approach

April 1, 2021

| Forest & Biodiversity

Develop an Air Quality Progress Report (AQPR) for India

March 20, 2021

| Environment

The main objective of this project is to provide independent overview and analysis of status and trends of air pollutant emissions and air quality concentrations in India, impacts and policy response, for use in policy processes and decision-making during policy implementation. The assessment will serve as a platform and convening venue for analysing and synthesizing the most uptodate and policy relevant information.