Projects

Projects

India's Industry Sector Transition

February 5, 2020 to May 30, 2021
| Completed Project
| Energy

India's industrial sector has made progress towards reducing its energy consumption and emissions but more focus is needed to steer the 'harder-to-abate' sectors such as iron and steel on a sustainable path.

Creating Pan Himalayan Network for Climate Change Journalism

February 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021
| Completed Project
| Climate Change | Environment

The programme worked on creating a pan Himalayan collective of young journalists by training them on the science, policy and storytelling aspects of climate change.

Biomass Potential Assessment for Biofuel Plants in North-East India

January 22, 2020 to December 31, 2020
| Completed Project
| Sustainable Agriculture | Waste

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) conducted a comprehensive study for Oil India Limited to assess the potential for biofuel production in North-East India. This initiative aligns with India’s National Bio-fuel Policy 2018 and aims to support the establishment of biofuel plants by evaluating biomass availability and identifying suitable plant locations.

TERI to help Tetra Pak formulate strategies to reduce number of straws getting disposed in India

September 23, 2019 to December 9, 2019
| Completed Project
| Waste

Straws, found with portion beverage carton packs, are the last mode of carrying hygienic beverages /drinks to our body. Though there are numerous benefits of having a straw with the beverage pack, yet the mismanagement of plastic waste collection had posed subsequent impacts, through micro and nanoplastics, on our environment.

Income generation program for rural women farmers, NMHS

September 3, 2019 to March 28, 2023
| Completed Project
| Himalayan Centre, Mukteshwar, Nainital

Income generation program for rural women farmers through commercial production of some high-value medicinal plants in Garhwal and Kumaon regions of Uttarakhand

Feasibility study for solar applications in MSMEs in India

August 14, 2019 to April 20, 2020
| Completed Project
| Energy Access

The project aims to study the opportunities for solar energy based electricity in MSMEs in rural India

Roadmap for Electrification of Urban Freight in India

August 1, 2019 to December 19, 2020
| Completed Project
| Transport

Urban freight movement forms a crucial part of the urban ecosystem. It is a fundamental part of the overall transportation supply chain. Movement of goods originating from or outside the urban periphery which enters into an urban area through commercial road vehicles forms the urban freight network.

Assessing the health effects of exposure to air pollution through survey-based study

May 1, 2019 to August 31, 2021
| Completed Project
| Air | Environment

Air pollution is one of top health risks in India and severely affects children. This project undertook a health assessment of children across six ecologically different districts to help formulate better policies prioritising action on air pollution and formulate a new Heavy Metal Exposure Index.

Mapping policy for solar irrigation across the Water– Energy–Food (WEF) Nexus in India

February 4, 2019 to May 31, 2019
| Completed Project
| Energy

This paper seeks to assist policy-makers and researchers in India who are working to promote the uptake of offgrid, solar-powered pumps for groundwater irrigation (“off-grid solar pumps”). Implementing such policies can be challenging because of the complicated interconnections between water, energy and food—often referred to as the “water–energy–food nexus” or WEF nexus.

Special studies for sustainable groundwater management in urban area of Lucknow

December 1, 2018 to March 31, 2020
| Completed Project
| Water

The study finds that the groundwater exploitation in Lucknow is 17 times more than the rate of recharge and projects a decline in the water table in various areas of the city