Ongoing Projects
Study on the estimation on reduction of Green House Gas (GHGs) emission as a result of the implementation of the Vienna Convention and its Montreal Protocol in India
February 17, 2021
| Climate Change
This study would include the following activities:
(i) Data collection and assessment for the years 2005-2020;
(ii) Analysis of consumption and production of ODSs by application sectors such as refrigeration, foam, fire extinguishing, aerosol and solvent cleaning, mobile air-conditioning, metered dose inhalers sectors etc.
(iii) Estimation of GHG emissions of ODS used for the applications mentioned in point (ii) above for the year 2025;
Assessment of Educational Attainment of People in the Riverine/Chars Areas of River Brahmaputra & Creation of Village Resource Database in Assam with GIS interface, using mobile application
February 15, 2021
| Environment
Under this study date is to be collected on community resources of approximately 25,372 revenue villages across 33 districts of Assam by dividing into 10 data collection zones. The data to be collected using a mobile application which will be synced on a cloud-based server on real-time. The main objectives are to: - explore and assess the educational attainments of people in the riverine/Char areas of River Brahmaputra in Assam.
Support PPP models for deployment of DRE and EE systems in identified MSME clusters in rural India
February 15, 2021
| Energy Access
TERI with support of Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (SSEF) is undertaking this research project to design and implement feasible business model for enhancing clean energy access and energy efficiency systems in micro enterprise clusters of Jharkhand.
National Center for Environmental Economics (NCEE) Mission Support Contract - Natural Resources Protection: Technical Support for Environmental Economics Research and Analysis
February 1, 2021
Cities in developing countries and economies in transition struggle to develop effective waste management projects due to a range of financial barriers. These include limited awareness of financing options; lack of capacity to develop and execute contracts with the private sector; and limited access to certain types of financial support.
Independent monitoring of mechanized road sweeping operation
January 27, 2021
| Waste
The objective of this study will be to conduct an independent monitoring of mechanised road sweeping (MRS) operation in North Delhi Municipal Corporation area as a third party and identify gaps and deficiencies in the existing system and suggest possible corrective actions. The MRS operation audit will help in: (i) ensuring that regulatory compliances are being met; (ii) comparing current practices to benchmarks; (iii) generating baseline data and reviewing existing practices; (iv) establishing indicators and targets.
Reclamation of aluminium waste (red mud) through developing vegetation cover at Hindalco, Muri, Ranchi
January 22, 2021
| Land
Developing green cover at the red mud and convert the red mud deposits, which is inhospitable for plants, to a substrate which will allow them to grow and develop by improving its physical and physico-chemical conditions, and removing the inhibiting substances by means of low-cost additives and treatments. The specific objectives of the assignment will include: (1) Formulate and develop closer plan report on mine rehabilitation of 100 acres of area.
Facilitating Green Economic Recovery: Improving the uptake of cleaner technologies among MSMEs in Eastern India
January 1, 2021
| Energy Efficiency
In Eastern India, the states of West Bengal and Jharkhand have a large number of energy intensive metallurgical and engineering clusters and industrial parks. Industries like foundry, forging, steel rolling, wire drawing, galvanizing and other mixed engineering units are concentrated in this region. In addition, with high growth expected for engineering goods over the next 10 years, large capital expenditure is being planned by new industries being set-up in up-coming industrial parks, like the Foundry Park in Howrah.
European Union Resource Efficiency Initiative Phase II
January 1, 2021
| Waste
The objective of this programme is to support the Global Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)
agenda driven by the UN by supporting India in the implementation of this agenda and to promote EU
standards and business best practices on resource efficiency in this process.
The Specific Objective of the action is to make resource consumption more efficient in India, so as to
contribute to the global agenda on sustainable consumption and production, to promote green economy
Towards more sustainable and regenerative rainfed agriculture in India and Ethiopia
January 1, 2021
| Resources & Sustainable Development
FOLU India Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture Programme (FISRAP) is part of the FOLU Coalition and World Resources Institute programme – “Towards More Sustainable and Regenerative Rainfed Agriculture in India and Ethiopia - An effective approach to sustainably transform agricultural practices and deliver social and economic co-benefits”, a project supported by IKEA Foundation.
Capacity development trainings/ workshops related to plastic waste management through in the cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh
December 24, 2020
| Waste
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) has joined hands with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to support the reduction of plastic waste entering the environment of the two Ganga cities Haridwar and Rishikesh in Uttarakhand, India. The project Aviral aims at reducing plastic waste entering the city environment by strengthening an integrative and improved plastic waste management system.