Projects

Independent monitoring of mechanized road sweeping operation

January 27, 2021

| Ongoing project

| 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.

Reclamation of aluminium waste (red mud) through developing vegetation cover at Hindalco, Muri, Ranchi

January 22, 2021

| Ongoing project

| 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.

Towards more sustainable and regenerative rainfed agriculture in India and Ethiopia

January 1, 2021

| Ongoing project

| 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 I

Facilitating Green Economic Recovery: Improving the uptake of cleaner technologies among MSMEs in Eastern India

January 1, 2021

| Ongoing project

| 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.

European Union Resource Efficiency Initiative Phase II

January 1, 2021

| Ongoing project

| 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.

Capacity development trainings/ workshops related to plastic waste management through in the cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh

December 24, 2020

| Ongoing project

| 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.

Hybrid microbial and chemical catalysis to develop high-volume, high-value biopolymers from lignin-rich bio-residue generated in rice straw bio-refinery' under Start-up

December 17, 2020

| Ongoing project

| Sustainable Agriculture

A novel bioprocess development for lignin-rich bio-residue valorization to produce high-value/high-volume biochemicals and bioproducts. The model developed here will improve the sustainability of the 2G ethanol technology and offer an alternative solution to mitigate environmental pollution from rice straw burning in the fields.

Scoping and needs assessment related to environmental technologies for reduction of air pollution in three selected cities

December 16, 2020

| Ongoing project

| Air

The overall objective of the consultancy services is to facilitate GIZ and the project partners to take a decision on the scope of application of environmental technologies for reduction of air pollution.

Specific objectives of the consultancy services are to:

India-EU Track II Dialogue

December 15, 2020

| Ongoing project

| Climate Change

The India-EU Track-II dialogue aims to explore options for strengthening both parties’ cooperation in the reduction of greenhouse gases and enhancing resilience to climate change.

Sustainability 4.0 Awards 2021 & 2022 edition

December 14, 2020

| Ongoing project

| 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.