Ongoing Projects
Knowledge Management System
October 2, 2019
| Climate Change
TERI Knowledge management System (KMS) is a centralized platform of shared knowledge in multiple repositories for researchers. The KMS supports a multi-disciplinary approach of knowledge capture and dissemination in TERI to facilitate research, learning, collaboration, process alignment and decision making. TERI KM hosts over 2.5 lakh records in 18 diversified knowledge repositories.
Securitization of climate change: issues for global and national security
October 1, 2019
| Resources & Sustainable Development
In recent times, with the end of the Cold War, non-traditional security issues such as global pandemics and climate change have been securitized. The response to the COVID-19 outbreak shows how security establishments around the world have been involved in activities such as rescue, control, prevention and even cure. The United States Department of Defense, for instance, has army researchers who are working and collaborating to develop rapid COVID-19 testing technology and vaccines.
CTCN Climate Technology Matchmaking Event on Accelerating clean energy transformation in partnership with the private sector
September 23, 2019
| Energy Efficiency
| Energy
The overall objective of the event on ‘Accelerating clean energy transformation in partnership with private sector’ is to facilitate bilateral meetings towards accelerating clean energy transformation in Asia-Pacific countries in partnership with the private sector.
Preparation of revised State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC) for U.T. of Puducherry
September 20, 2019
| Climate Change
| Environment
Transitioning to less water- intensive crops and groundwater conservation have been flagged as areas of emphasis while drafting the revised Puducherry State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC) for the Union Territory. The revised plans were being drafted in synergy with the goals of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) for post 2020 committed by the Government of India and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) taking into account recent scientific assessments and projections on global warming, vulnerability and impacts.
Assessment of past works of TCAP for air quality control in India (2005-19)
September 10, 2019
| Environment
The major objectives of the study are to: (1) Summarize past years TERI’s research work with TOYOTA Connected Asia Pacific Ltd (TCAP). (2 )Collaborate with other TCAP members for a joint research paper. (3) Assess the variations in source contributions and concentrations from initially used de-coupled source sensitivity analysis of CMAQ model with the CMAQ-ISAM (i.e. integrated source apportionment method) on a national scale.
Solar powered pottery wheel-emerging future of pottery
September 9, 2019
The objective of this project is to design and develop a solar PV powered pottery wheel system along with energy storage that will be economically viable and can be taken up by the artisans located in the remote locations or at the places where grid connected electricity supply is not regular
Conduct a market study of the Indian Pongamia market
September 4, 2019
| Forest & Biodiversity
The objective of this project is to conduct a market study of the Indian pongamia market including its investment context, socioeconomic factors, local market actors with a regional focus in the States of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
Shell's energy transition pathways - model updation
September 4, 2019
| Energy
The development and climate mitigation challenges before India raise questions about its energy pathways ahead. In this background, the broad objective of this project was to evaluate India's current options and limits across each of the energy sectors and sub-sectors towards examining the need for additional technology and policy options in moving towards a net-zero emissions energy system by 2050.
Under2 Coalition: MRV in developing and newly industrializing countries
September 1, 2019
| Climate Change
| Environment
TERI will provide consultancy services to assist two Under2 Coalition regions (Chhattisgarh and Telangana) in India to develop technical capacity to help them to improve/expand their monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of GHG emissions and mitigation actions. TERI will contribute to the following project outputs: (i) For the state or region, a Stocktaking report, including a draft roadmap on technical assistance to be delivered as capacity building. The draft roadmap would be validated by the stakeholders prior to implementation.
Income generation programme for rural women farmers through commercial production of some high value medicinal plants in Garhwal and Kumaon regions of Uttarakhand
September 1, 2019
| Sustainable Agriculture
The main objective of this project is to promote medicinal and aromatic plants in Garhwal and Kumaon regions of Uttarakhand for the rural economic upliftment of the poor living in these regions.