Projects

Projects

Capacity building for the state regulators and policy makers in mainstreaming of RETs in a reformed electricity sector.

June 25, 2005 to August 21, 2006
| Completed Project

To apprise and train the regulators and policy makers in Andhra Pradesh, about the international instruments like German Feed-in Tariff; Renewable Tax Credit (RTC) and Renewable Energy Obligation (REO). The project activities would include: Investigate barriers to the renewables based electricity supply.

International Workshop on Key Vulnerabilities in Small Island Developing States: scope for technology cooperation with India, 18-21 July 2005

June 24, 2005 to February 20, 2006
| Completed Project

The workshop will develop a network of SIDS (small island developing states) and identify areas of technology cooperation.

TERI's Biofuel Conference on Biofuels 2012 - Vision to Reality

June 22, 2005 to April 30, 2006
| Completed Project

TERI proposes to organize an international conference on biofuels in October-November 2005, in partnership with the Ministry of Rural Development (the nodal ministry of the Government of India) for the Jatropha biodiesel programme. The conference proposes to finalize the road map for achieving the set goals in the biofuels (biodiesel and bioethanol) sector.

Designing policies that can adapt to a world of uncertainty, change, and surprise: adaptive policymaking for agriculture and water resources

June 20, 2005 to September 21, 2009
| Completed Project

The objective of this project is to advance the emerging concept of adaptive policy-making and thereby contribute to building the adaptive capacity and resilience of communities to climate change.

Biofuels for transportation: India country study

June 18, 2005 to September 30, 2006
| Completed Project

This study will primarily focus on the current scenario on biofuel development in India and assessment of the biofuel potential at the national level based on the economics and availability of resources. Four field visits and six desk studies will be carried out in order to get a better understanding of the field realities, issues, and challenges related to biofuels development.

Evaluation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and entomopathogenic nematode cruisers interaction on the reproduction and development of root knot nematode, M. incognita on tomato

June 15, 2005 to July 6, 2008
| Completed Project

Collection and identification of native isolates of entomopathogenic nematode (EPN) and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. Selection of EPN isolates based on cruising ability and study the interactive development of AM fungi in presence of EPN. Study the variation in development and progeny production of root knot nematode in the presence of EPN and AM fungi on tomato.

Prepare integrated electricity supply master plan for off-grid Sundarban Islands

June 3, 2005 to September 1, 2005
| Completed Project

The objective is to prepare a document containing integrated master plan for electrification of the entire off-grid islands of Sundarbans. The project aims at finding the most suitable options for rural electrification in the remote islands of Sundarbans.

Introduction of sustainable biomass energy technologies in PoP (plaster of paris)-making industries with potentially high impact in India under the Sustainable Energy Project Support

June 1, 2005 to August 31, 2008
| Completed Project

The objective of the project is to demonstrate and disseminate biomass gasifiers that encourage the use of these systems and energy services in the PoP-making industries. Based on the nature of this sector, it is envisaged that biomass gasifiers will be immediately promoted and installed with a joint financial mechanism (support from WISIONS, subsidy from government, and contribution from users).

International Conference on Agriculture for Food, Nutritional Security and Rural Growth

June 1, 2005 to August 31, 2008
| Completed Project

"International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture for Food and Nutritional Security" was organized commemorate the birth centenary of Dr B P Pal from May 25-27, 2006.

Developing action and monitoring plan for reclamation of mine-degraded lands and addressing socio-economic and livelihood issues of fringe populations of Vastan Lignite Mine of GIPCL, Mangrol, Surat

June 1, 2005 to September 28, 2007
| Completed Project

The project largely focuses on developing action plans for regeneration of mine-degraded areas. In the first phase of the project, through experiments, interventions in agriculture and forestry aspects, mainly to choose the best crop or forestry species combination to replicate at a larger scale will be attempted.