Projects

Ongoing Projects

Conduct a market study of the Indian Pongamia market

September 4, 2019
| Forest & Biodiversity

The objective of this project is to conduct a market study of the Indian pongamia market including its investment context, socioeconomic factors, local market actors with a regional focus in the States of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.

Under2 Coalition: MRV in developing and newly industrializing countries

September 1, 2019
| Climate Change
| Environment

TERI will provide consultancy services to assist two Under2 Coalition regions (Chhattisgarh and Telangana) in India to develop technical capacity to help them to improve/expand their monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of GHG emissions and mitigation actions. TERI will contribute to the following project outputs: (i) For the state or region, a Stocktaking report, including a draft roadmap on technical assistance to be delivered as capacity building. The draft roadmap would be validated by the stakeholders prior to implementation.

Up-gradation of school toilets, school playgrounds and strengthening of Anganwadi Centres in Kamrup, Assam

August 8, 2019
| Waste

Major activities planned under the project component are: (1) Developing a detailed Inception Report for the activities related to upgradation and strengthening of school toilets, playgrounds and Anganwadi centres; (2) Upgradation of 16 Toilets across 6 Schools; (3) Upgradation of 3 School Playgrounds; (4) Strengthening of 15 Anganwadi Centres.

Adaptation Futures 2020 - September 29-October 1 2020

August 5, 2019
| Climate Change
| Environment

The Energy and Resources Institute will co-host the Adaptation Futures 2020 with the World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP) in Delhi from September 29-October 1, 2020. It is the sixth in the Adaptation Futures international conference series on global adaptation and the first to be held in Asia.

Development of Flood Warning System for Guwahati & Jorhat Town

August 1, 2019
| Environment

TERI in collaboration with the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), India; TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS) and the Norwegian Research Center (NORCE) have undertaken this study with support from the Assam State Disaster Management Authority and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs with an aim to enhance disaster preparedness of Guwahati and Jorhat cities in Assam. The study will focus on the potential impact of flooding and identification of flood prone areas in Guwahati and Jorhat cities.

India prepares to host UN conference to curb land degradation

July 12, 2019
| Land

Around 147 million hectares in India is undergoing some form of degradation. India needs sustainable management of land, forest, and water.

Independent assessment of waste management in municipal corporations of Delhi

June 16, 2019
| Waste

A waste-to-energy (WTE) plant is a concept that is now being widely considered, which uses the segregated waste in order to generate energy for example biogas through bio-methanation, or electricity through incineration.

An assessment of socio-economic impacts due to melt water variability in Himalayan States

March 28, 2019
| Water
| Climate Change

Studies linking the impacts of climate change on glaciers and meltwater availability, and associated impacts on livelihood of local communities are missing. This makes it difficult to understand the real impacts of glacier melting on local livelihood except oft quoted statements about the dependence of downstream communities.

Development of Epicuticular fatty acids catabolizing fungi enriched biopesticide formulation: validation of Beta oxidation enhanced pathogenicity in Citrus aphids

March 11, 2019
| Microbes

The research project would identify fatty acid dissolving fungal strain and their possible usages in biopesticide formulation with higher biocontrol potential, lesser variation yet safer for predators and pollinators.