Projects

Projects

Conducting Solid Waste Management Exposure Workshops for the officials of Urban Local Bodies and Elected Representatives Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) Phase IV (2019 - 2020) cluster#5

October 9, 2019
| Ongoing project
| Waste

The objectives of this project are to: (i) recognize the issues, challenges and constraints of solid waste management (SWM); (ii) understand the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016; (iii) be aware of the various approaches, technologies and their financial implications.

Inventorization, molecular identification and characterization of Garcinia species from northeast India for isolation of polyisoprenylated benzophenones as taxol mimics

October 7, 2019
| Ongoing project
| Microbes

Taxol is one of the essential medicines listed by the World Health Organization as a cytotoxic drug that kills cancer cells. Due to the slow growing nature of the Taxus plant, the drug is very expensive to manufacturer and thus not sustainable.

Study of the implementation modalities and impacts of Carbon

October 7, 2019
| Ongoing project
| Climate Change | Environment

As per decision of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) taken in 2016, a global market-based mechanism called Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) is to be implemented from 2021 with the objective of mitigating the GHG impacts of international flights and contributing to the global efforts to keep global warming

Knowledge Management System

October 2, 2019
| Ongoing project
| 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
| Ongoing project
| 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.

CTCN Climate Technology Matchmaking Event on Accelerating clean energy transformation in partnership with the private sector

September 23, 2019
| Ongoing project
| 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
| Ongoing project
| 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.

Assessment of past works of TCAP for air quality control in India (2005-19)

September 10, 2019
| Ongoing project
| 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.

Solar powered pottery wheel-emerging future of pottery

September 9, 2019
| Ongoing project

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

Shell's energy transition pathways - model updation

September 4, 2019
| Ongoing project
| Energy

The development and climate mitigation challenges before India raise questions about its energy pathways ahead.