Projects

Projects

Pro-poor mobility: Policy guidelines and Case studies

April 17, 2012 to December 31, 2012
| Completed Project

This project forms part of UH-HABITAT's GENUS Programme (Global Energy Network for Urban Settlements), which consists of three components (1) slum electrification; (2) waste to energy; and (3) pro-poor mobility. The main objectives of this project are to: conduct a workshop with experts and stakeholders on informal transport in India;

The Energy Report – India:100% Renewable Energy by 2050

April 11, 2012 to December 10, 2013
| Completed Project

The objective of this study is to examine the possibility of increasing the share of renewables to 100% (or to as high as possible), to enable an appreciation of the role that renewables can play in India's energy future and assess the implications of such a dramatic change in the proposed energy mix.

Assessment of Toll Booth Plaza Workers' Exposure to Traffic Pollutants and its Resultant Effect on Lung Functions

February 1, 2012 to April 30, 2013
| Completed Project
| Health & Nutrition | Environment | Transport

The project would assess the exposure of toll booth workers to traffic related pollutants. A Comparison of health effects on toll booth workers with less exposed control group would be undertaken. A variety of respiratory parameters would be measured to meet this objective.

Evaluation of National Biogas and Manure Management Programme: Family Type Biogas Plants Programme

February 1, 2012 to July 29, 2013
| Completed Project

Evaluation of National Biogas Development Programme. The project aims to understand the implementation and impact of the program and make suitable recommedations for effective implementation.

TERI and WRI Joint Introductory Workshop on The New Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol Accounting Standards in India

February 1, 2012 to June 11, 2013
| Completed Project

TERI in partnership with the World Resources Institute (WRI) has embarked upon a Programme in India to build capacity on corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting with the use of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) standards.

Environment, Conflict and Cooperation Exhibition during DSDS 2012

January 19, 2012 to February 2, 2012
| Completed Project

The increasing demands linked with rapid population growth and economic development put escalating pressure on water resources.

Sustainable Urban Development: Minimizing Urban Heat Island Effect and Imperviousness factor

January 19, 2012 to February 15, 2013
| Completed Project

Research project on study urban heat island in bangalore city and suggest measures to mitigate them at building level

Overview of the Indian Building Sector Analysis of its energy saving potential and pre-identification of large-scale Energy Efficiency Programs

January 15, 2012 to October 6, 2012
| Completed Project

The objective of this assignment is to compile all the data available related to the Indian building sector that will contribute towards providing a rough and critical estimation of the energy balance for the whole building sector and its sub-sectors.

Identification of win-win adaptation options through adaptation metrices and integrated adaptation decision making frameworks

January 11, 2012 to April 4, 2012
| Completed Project

The current status of climate change adaptation is characterized by ad-hoc decision-making mechanisms without a means to measure the progress in adaptive capacity of people and systems udner question.

Training programme on entrepreneurship development for production of superior quality planting materials using in vitro technology in North-east

December 28, 2011 to June 25, 2012
| Completed Project

The overall objective of the proposed training programme is to enhance the technical capability of the officials/researchers working in the area of plant tissue culture in north-east so that the need of superior quality planting material could be met within the region. However, the specific objectives of the proposed training programme would be as follows: