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Ongoing Projects
OTBL Campus Impact Challenge: A Youth Initiative for Creating Positive Spaces
December 27, 2025
| Environment Education
OTBL Campus Impact Challenge 2.0 - Encouraging Innovative Solutions for Environmental Sustainability in School Campuses
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), in partnership with ONGC TERI Biotech Limited (OTBL), launched the ‘OTBL Campus Impact Challenge’ to inspire youth-led innovation for sustainability across Assam. Phase I of the initiative focused on engaging students from Higher Education Institutions to identify pressing sustainability challenges on their campuses and develop innovative, solution-oriented approaches.
Green Port Index and ESG-based Reporting for Indian Major Port
December 24, 2025
| Green Shipping
The Green Ports Rating Framework and ESG-Based Reporting for Ports project has been undertaken to support India’s maritime sector in its transition toward sustainable, resilient, and environmentally responsible port operations. Recognizing the need for a consistent and transparent approach to measuring sustainability performance, the initiative establishes a standardized framework to assess and benchmark ports on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) parameters.
Shore-To-Ship Power Business Model
December 20, 2025
| Green Shipping
The Shore-to-Ship Power (SPS) Business Model project focuses on developing a scalable, techno-economically viable, and policy-relevant framework for implementing SPS systems across major Indian ports. SPS enables berthed vessels to shift from fossil-fuel-based auxiliary diesel generators to grid electricity, resulting in significant reductions in fuel costs and emissions.
National Green Shipping Policy (NGSP)
December 20, 2025
| Green Shipping
The National Green Shipping Policy (NGSP) is an ongoing initiative led by the National Centre of Excellence for Green Ports and Shipping (NCoEGPS) to develop a comprehensive and forward-looking policy framework for India’s maritime sector. Aligned with India’s national climate goals and the International Maritime Organization’s decarbonization commitments, the project aims to enhance environmental sustainability, global competitiveness, and climate resilience of Indian shipping.
Achieving a Just Transition in India with an Effective Carbon Credit Trading Scheme
December 15, 2025
| Energy
India has operationalized the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), notified in June 2023 under the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022, establishing a domestic carbon market that builds on the earlier Perform, Achieve, and Trade (PAT) framework. Administered by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under the Ministry of Power, the scheme includes both a compliance mechanism for large “obligated entities” across key industrial sectors and a voluntary offset mechanism.
Study on comparative assessment of vehicular fuels in India’s energy transition: A multi- dimensional approach
December 5, 2025
| Energy
India, the world’s third-largest energy consumer, relies on fossil fuels for about 80 per cent of its energy needs, with coal dominating electricity generation (70 per cent) and expected to grow further despite renewable expansion targets. At the same time, India has committed to significant decarbonization goals, including a 47 per cent reduction in emissions intensity by 2035.
Agroecological Region (AER) Based Variations in Soil Carbon Sequestration Potential (C-SPOT) vis-à-vis carbon credit of Natural Farming (CCNF) in Andhra Pradesh
December 1, 2025
Funding Agency: Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS), Andhra Pradesh Community-Managed Natural Farming (APCNF), and KfW Development Bank
Future-In-Charge: Skilling Program for India’s Charging Infrastructure
December 1, 2025
| TERI Knowledge Resource Centre
The adoption of electric vehicles in India is steadily increasing, driven by growing environmental awareness, supportive government policies, and subsidies. Among the key enablers of this transition, such as access to finance and consumer awareness, the availability of robust charging infrastructure, a skilled workforce, and structured training play a crucial role.
Third party evaluation of works undertaken during the period 2022-23 to 2023-24 under Haryana Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management Planning Authority (CAMPA)
November 6, 2025
| Forest & Biodiversity
Beginning in November 2025, TERI has been assigned to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of works, including previous maintenance executed under the Haryana CAMPA in the years 2018–2023.