Ongoing Projects
Sustainability 4.0 Awards 2021 & 2022 edition
December 14, 2020
| Environment
Frost & Sullivan and TERI present the Sustainability 4.0 Awards that aims to highlight the need for linkages between an organization's strategy, governance & financial performance and the social, environmental & economic context within which it operates. This program enables businesses to take more logical & sustainable decisions that ensure long-term stakeholder value.
Strategies to Increase Railway's Share in Freight Transportation
December 1, 2020
| Transport
Historically, IR has been the main mode of moving freight traffic in India, almost 85% of freight traffic was transported by rail in 1950. However, this trend has seen a major reversal in recent years with the growth of the trucking industry. Although the freight turnaround has been on a rise, the share of Railways in total land freight transport has come down from 39% in 2000-01 to 26% in 2017-18 and is likely to decline in near future.
Consultancy services on tender documents "Demand forecasting and Energy Portfolio Management (EPM)"
November 29, 2020
| Energy
The detailed scope of work for consultancy services for demand forecasting, energy portfolio management (EPM) in BESCOM will be as follows;
Health vulnerability assessment for Madhya Pradesh: building health sector resilience for climate change
November 27, 2020
| Environment
The proposed study would conduct climate and health vulnerability assessment (VA) for different districts of Madhya Pradesh to identify the region-specific climate-sensitive health outcomes, vulnerable regions and groups that are more susceptible to adverse health impacts.
Executive training on International Carbon Markets
November 18, 2020
| Environment
A series of 4 webinar sharing experience and offering training to key stakeholders on carbon pricing and international carbon markets, either through taxes, cap-and-trade systems, offsets or other instruments.
Particular attention to the wider policy context with regard to the effective implementation of the Paris Agreement, the relation with energy market (coal, gas, renewables, energy efficiency), the encouragement of low-carbon investments and sustainable finance.
Long-term plastic flux monitoring and river assessment at 2 sites in Mumbai
November 17, 2020
| Water
The main objective of this research agreement is to increase insights in the spatial temporal
variations and composition of plastic debris transport in the Vasai and Panvel Creeks, Mumbai. The following objectives are determined:
1. Assess the quantity and quality of plastic flow through Vasai and Panvel Creeks.
Technical assistance on Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) program and Climate Seed Platform
November 2, 2020
| Environment
TERI in the project proposes to provide consultancy services to TWU on obtaining VCS certification and generating carbon credits under ClimateSeed platform. The project can help upscale in achieving reduced carbon emissions that can be utilized for attaining carbon credits through existing carbon markets and includes developing a project development document and validation that is together documented in a project application along with the engagement with ClimateSeed for verification and project hosting.
Consultancy for provisions of technical services for development of investments in climate resilience and access to renewable energy technologies
October 28, 2020
The objective of this consultancy is to support the sustainable and inclusive economic development of rural areas in Papua New Guinea by increasing the use of renewable energy for selected end-users in East and West Sepik provinces.
Detailed task to be performed:
Consultancy services for the Climate Trends LLP
October 10, 2020
| Climate Change
The objectives of this project are to: Study and document solutions which reduce possibilities of climate change, including increase in uptake of renewables, and transition to low carbon pathways and other clean energy sources; Build policy-maker awareness and contribute to increased policy understanding towards issues of clean and affordable energy, and work to mainstream modern energy solutions by creating wider acceptability;
Implementation Support Agency (ISA) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Project under Public Health Engineering Division, Assam
October 8, 2020
| Environment
TERI has undertaken a project entitled 'Jal Jeevan Mission Project-2020' in Four PHE Divisions, namely Silchar PHE Division-I, Silchar PHE Division-II, Karimganj PHE Division and Hailakandi PHE Division in three districts of Assam.
The broad objectives of the project are to: