Projects

Ongoing Projects

Strengthening Non-state Climate Action in the Global South

July 1, 2017
| Climate Change
| Environment

This project aims to fill two crucial gaps in the world's response to climate change by generating an evidence base to expand the participation and leadership of climate action by cities, companies, civil society groups, and other sub/non-state actors in the Global South, as well as the effectiveness of such action.

Consultancy Assignment to study “Economic Rate of Return for various Renewable Energy Technologies”

June 7, 2017
| Energy
| Environment

The project objective is to study the Economic Rate of Return (ERR) for various Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) in India. The study comprises determination of Financial Rate of Return (FRR) for various RETs (solar/wind/biomass/ small hydro etc.) based on primary research and estimation of ERR based on secondary research of socio-economic costs and benefits from each RET, e.g. savings in carbon emissions, local air pollution, avoided health impacts, employment generation etc.

Traffic and air quality in India: Technologies and attitudes (TAQIITA) (Indo-Finland collaborative project)

June 2, 2017
| Air
| Environment

Fine particulate matter is the pollutant of most concern in developing countries today on the basis of exposure, toxicity, and ambient concentrations. Two major contributors in transport to fine particulate air pollution are diesel vehicles and two-stroke engine gasoline vehicles. Due to strong motorization, India has become one of the biggest emitters of atmospheric pollutants. The country's fuel consumption in the transport sector has approximately doubled in every ten years since 1980.

Preparing action plan against air pollution in Ludhiana, Punjab

June 1, 2017
| Environment

The main objectives of the proposed study are to: a. measure air pollutants concentrations (criteria pollutants) at different area categories of Ludhiana city b. prepare grid-wise emission inventory accounting for various pollution sources in Ludhiana city c. project emission inventories for future under different control options d. conduct source apportionment study of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) e. preparation of an air quality action plan after prioritising of control options

Comprehensive Village Development Plan (CVDP) for Matmora Gaon Panchayat

May 3, 2017
| Environment

Creating a Comprehensive Village Development Plan (CVDP) for Matmora Gaon Panchayat, Lakhimpur district, Assam concentrating on investment in community resources, common natural resources, water management activities, and small village infrastructure that would directly enhance local livelihood activities undertaken by SHGs or other village level institutions, household level vital amenities that help improve social status, energy, sanitation, drinking water etc.

Green Olympiad - 2017

May 1, 2017
| Water
| Environment

The project aims to organise the environmental quiz competition - Green Olympiad - in schools all over India for senior and junior students.

Providing support for implementing smart community pilot project in Panipat, Haryana, India during 2017-18

April 1, 2017
| Environment
| Land

NEDO is implementing a smart community pilot project in selected sub-stations of Panipat. TERI provided support to the members of consortium and NEDO for undertaking the pre-feasibility study and feasibility study. In continuation to this, TERI proposes to assist NEDO for implementing smart community pilot project in Panipat. The scope of work would include the following: Understanding the regulatory environment for smart community project: Customization of smart community equipment as per the local environment;

Organizing 5 day refresher course for IFS officers on the topic "Environment Economics and Accounting, Green GDP and Carbon Financing" during 4 - 8 September 2017

April 1, 2017
| Environment
| Climate Change

This 5 day course from 4th to 8th September will deliberate on deriving linkages between Green GDP and Environmental economics and accounting, keeping forestry sector at the center stage and will deliberate on the role of forests in providing various ecosystem services (ecological, economic, socio-cultural etc)

Metatranscriptomics driven isolation of Tea root associated bacteria and their evaluation for drought tolerance properties.

March 21, 2017
| Microbes
| Sustainable Agriculture

Plant root microbiome plays the key role in plant health maintenance during conducive as well as a stressed situation and their population dynamics (culturable and non-culturable) varies with the surrounding environment. Therefore, culturable microbial strains associated with drought tolerant plants are explored and mobilized as input to sustain other plant growth during drought situation. However, the non-culturable microbes that represent substantial proportions of total microbiome are not explored yet for their beneficial role during stress condition.