Ongoing Projects
Climate EduXchange - 2016 - 2017
August 1, 2016
| Environment
| Climate Change
The focus of the Climate EduXchange, Phase 8 (2016-17) is based on the National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) launched by the Governmnet of India in 2015, which aims at imparting basic ICT skills to children studying in schools and ensure access to information, knowledge, and skills through the use of digital technologies. The project will impart ICT trainings under two different components, namely Digital Literacy and Environment Education for two different levels of school students from schools run by the Government and also by NGOs.
Ericulture for upliftment of socio-economic condition of rural women in tribal villages of Assam
July 27, 2016
| Sustainable Agriculture
| Environment
Eri silkworm (Philosamia ricini) has been practiced in Assam from time immemorial in the rural areas particularly by the tribal section. Ericulture is a household activity practiced mainly for protein rich pupae, a delicacy for the tribal. Eri is a multivoltine silk spun from open-ended cocoons and is the only completely domesticated non-mulberry variety. Ericulture is an agro-based cottage industry and can be used as a tool for upliftment of rural economy and therefore called as poor man¿s business. The total Eri silk production for the year 2013-14 for the state of Assam was 2612.70 MT.
Hotwiring microbial communities for enhanced unconventional gas production
July 10, 2016
| Microbes
| Environment
In this project our objective is to exploit recent discoveries in direct electron transfer to methanogenic Archaea and the role of thermophilic temperatures on biological methane production from coal to enhance production rates and yield. The significance of direct electron transfer to methanogenic microbes lies in the departure from a longstanding (>60yo) dogma that molecular hydrogen (or formate) has to serve as an intermediate electron carrier from fermentative metabolism to methanogenic metabolism.
A People’s Biodiversity Register of Village Ghukhuyi, Zünheboto, Nagaland
July 1, 2016
| Forest & Biodiversity
| Environment
With a forest cover of 171964 sq km, the north-eastern part of India harbours a significant portion of the country's floral and faunal bounty - nearly 13,500 plant, 430 mammal and 1277 bird species, many of which are endemic to the region. An important part of the North-East is Nagaland wherein lies the Ghukhuyi village which is the centre of TERI's joint venture with the Department of Forests, Ecology, Environment and Wildlife of Nagaland to prepare a People's Biodiversity Register (PBR) for the area.
Benchmarking water use for efficient deployment in industries
June 8, 2016
| Water
| Environment
The proposed scope of work for the study includes the following: A secondary-data-based preliminary baseline assessment of current water use practices in selected water intensive industries (viz. thermal power plants, textile, pulp and paper, and steel industries) in India.
Auditing water for the Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala in Punjab
June 1, 2016
| Water
| Environment
The main objectives of this project are to: conduct a comprehensive water audit of Rail Coach Factory Kapurthala, Punjab; evaluate water use, water quality, and identify opportunities for enhancing water use efficiency.
Construction and application of recombinant strain of Bacillus subtilis for production of alkaline-protease
May 23, 2016
| Microbes
| Environment
Protease enzymes are biocatalyst that has long been used as alternative to chemical reactions to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of a wide range of industrial systems and bioprocesses. They are currently applied in both basic and applied arenas of research as well as in a wide range of product design and manufacturing processes e.g. those pertaining to the food, detergent, beverage, leather processing, waste water treatment, and in pharmaceutical industries.
Bio-toilets in schools of the North-eastern States of India for hygiene and technology dissemination
April 1, 2016
| Microbes
The main objectives to be achieved from the project are given below: Operationalization of toilets; Demonstration of anaerobic digester for biogas generation and its utilization; Feasibility for utilization of biogas as clean energy in cooking of midday meal in schools; Promoting behavioural change among school children and teach them to be hygienic. Dissemination of bio-toilets in the DNA club schools by TERINE.
Conducting water audit at selected railway stations of Northern Railway, New Delhi
August 20, 2015
| Water
The objectives of this project are to: (1) Develop a water balance for three selected stations through flow measurement and secondary data.