Projects

Ongoing Projects

Preparation of People Biodiversity Register for Zilla Panchayats and Taluk Panchayats levels

February 12, 2019
| Forest & Biodiversity

The objectives are to: 1. Sensitise the local people about the study, survey and possible management; 2. Document information on bio resources and their known uses; 3. Document the status of on-going involvement of local communities/ individuals in sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity resources; 4. Document local traditional knowledge that are shared and publically disclosed in support of uses of biodiversity resource;

Skill development to sustain and enhance technical knowledge in solar energy and rural technologies systems

January 29, 2019
| Environment

The objectives of this project are to: (1) build capacity in the mountain region under the green energy skill development through solar energy technology applications; (2) align with the national agenda of development and implementation of green skills and the participants will also be engaged in practical training programme; (3) create linkage between green industries and trained youths as well as with the service provider; (4) build capacity among rural unemployed youths and create possibility in engaging in NMHS Schemes in future.

Water Resource Management through Spring and Catchment Rejuvenation in Uttarakhand for Improving Water Security

January 21, 2019
| Climate Change
| Environment
| Water

Himalayan glaciers and rivers, address the water need of people of the Himalayan states and India as a whole. However, despite the state's multiple water reserves, many districts of Uttarakhand face acute water scarcity. Springs of Himalaya are drying up or turning from perennial to seasonal. Since, most of the mountain communities are heavily dependent on springs for safe and reliable water supply, it has become obligatory to preserve and manage these springs.

Developing a resource mobilization strategies for implementing the State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (SBSAP) of Uttarakhand

December 14, 2018
| Forest & Biodiversity

The main objective of this project is to develop a financial plan for implementing the State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan in Uttarakhand.

Health and Air Pollution Policy in India

December 1, 2018
| Environment

The main objective of this project is to produce three policy modules in the areas of health and air pollution policy in India under the direction of the leadership team of the Collaborative Clean Air Policy Research Centre.

Health and Air Pollution Policy in India

December 1, 2018
| Environment
| Health & Nutrition
| Cities

The main objective of this project is to produce three policy modules in the areas of health and air pollution policy in India under the direction of the leadership team of the Collaborative Clean Air Policy Research Centre.

Third party verification of Left Out/Newly Grown Families with Parallel IPC and focus Group Discussion for Mission Directorate of SBM-G in the State of Assam (1st Phase Allocation)

November 5, 2018
| Waste

The objective of the third party verification of left out household survey is to verify and validate whether all the left out households are included in the survey or not. Implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin); its physical achievements in open defecation free (ODF) Gaon Panchayats/  Village Council Development Committees/Mishing Autonomous Councils/Villages declared by Districts.

Impact of LU/LC and catchment characteristics on Runoff and Groundwater Dynamics of Western Ghats, Karnataka

October 15, 2018
| Water

The main objectives of this project are to: (1) Develop a conceptual ground water model based on detailed hydrogeology, soil and land use pattern; (2) Understand the relationship between rainfall-runoff and groundwater recharge under different forest types; (3) Estimate evapo-transpiration under different forest/land covers across an array of climate and soils distributed over the district; (4) Determine the in-situ soil hydraulic properties (such as infiltration, saturated and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity, soil moisture retention characteristics wh

Development of Flood Warning System for Guwahati Town

October 3, 2018
| Climate Change
| Environment

The study will focus on the potential impact of flooding and identification of flood prone areas in Guwahati City. The key objectives would be to combine GIS with Hydrodynamic models to identify flood risk in Guwahati city on an experimental basis. At a later stage a calibrated model will be developed for flood forecast based on different rainfall return periods, along with a web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI).