Ongoing Projects

Strengthening Municipal Staff for Cleaner and Greener Lucknow: TERI's Innovative Training Program on Mechanical Road Sweeper Audit System under CAP India Project

August 7, 2023
| Waste
| Air

Under the banner of CAP India Project, the Director of Environment and TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute), in collaboration with the Lucknow Municipal Corporation, successfully organized a groundbreaking training program on the Mechanical Road Sweeper (MRS) based audit system. This initiative, held on 19th June 2023 to 22nd June 2023 at the prestigious Taj Hotel Lucknow, aimed to equip Nagar Nigam staff with the necessary skills to revolutionize road sweeping and combat air pollution in the city.

Local Air Quality Management Plan (LAMP) for Indian cities

July 26, 2023
| Air

India is dealing with multiple environmental issues, with the most pressing of them all being air pollution. The issue of air pollution is not just limited to degrading the health of Indian citizens and the economy, but it also poses dangers to cultural heritages. It has been scientifically proven that continuous exposure to air pollutants both gaseous and particulate matter have damaged the historical monuments in India and across the world. To save these national treasures first step is to study and analyze the ambient concentrations of pollutants in the region and their species.

GREEN Olympiad 2023

July 4, 2023
| Environment

GREEN Olympiad is a leading school-based initiative of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). The journey started in 1999 as India’s premier environment quiz for school students. It has since incorporated within itself several stages of initiatives at TERI in the field of sustainability transformation matching the aspirations of the academic community and established itself as an Environment Education brand.

Biological Methane Generation in CBM wells

June 30, 2023
| Industrial Biotechnology

Enhanced Coal Bed Methane (CBM) Recovery

Main objective(s): To revalidate the enhanced biological methane from coal seams

Key outcomes/outputs

India’s energy transition places strong emphasis on increasing the share of natural gas while reducing dependence on imported LNG. Coal Bed Methane (CBM) represents a significant domestic resource; however, recovery remains sub-optimal across major basins such as Jharia, Bokaro, and Raniganj due to inherent reservoir constraints and declining well performance.

Technical Support to the U.T. of Puducherry for Strengthening Green Budgeting

June 5, 2023
| Environment
| Centre for Sustainable Development Research

This project aims to engage and support identified stakeholders through technical inputs on green budgeting for the Union Territory of Puducherry.

Online Entrepreneurship Development Programme (WEDP&TEDP)

May 10, 2023
| Energy Efficiency
| Waste

Background

Entrepreneurship Development Programmes are the need of the hour and essential to deal with the prevalent unemployment issue arising in India, especially after COVID-19. Currently, in India, the need for an entrepreneurship program is more potent than ever. Entrepreneurship can actualize the potential of budding minds and boost the economy manifold.

Assessment of Environmental Compensation for the brick kilns that were functioning in the Thadagam region of Coimbatore district for causing ecological damage/environmental pollution in that area

April 27, 2023
| Air
| Environment

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has imposed environmental compensation for 185 brick kiln units located in Thadagam region of Coimbatore district for causing damage to the environment. Subsequently, aggrieved by the same the Brick Kiln units filed writ petitions against the Board's proceeding before the Hon'ble High Court of Madras.

The Hon'ble High Court of Madras vide order dated 27.04.2023 in WP No. 34793 of 2022 has directed the following among other;

Programme LEAD (Leadership for Environment, Awareness and Development)

April 20, 2023
| Climate Change
| Energy
| Energy Efficiency
| Forest & Biodiversity
| Waste
| Sustainable Habitat
| Energy
| Environment

The Environment Education and Awareness (EEA) Area at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has designed a summer programme that enables school students to gain knowledge, enhance their skillsets and obtain access to resources and networks to strengthen their competencies on issues related to environment and sustainable development. Technical sessions by subject experts, hands-on training, internship opportunity and mentoring on sustainability-linked topics are some of the key activities curated within this holistic programme.