Projects
Master plan to develop Faridabad as a 'Solar City'
April 1, 2009 to October 10, 2013
| Completed Project
The main objective of the proposed study is to prepare a comprehensive master plan for developing Faridabad as a solar city.
Rebuilding hopes: Integrated village development plans
April 1, 2009 to July 10, 2012
| Completed Project
The increasing inequity between the haves and have not's demands that rural development planning be decentralized, to ensure quality delivery of services based on specific benchmarks and norms. For the purpose, a systematic approach and availability of data on key parameters is essential.
Earth Day Celebrations– 2009
April 1, 2009 to March 25, 2012
| Completed Project
Urban biodiversity is the diversity of living forms (flora and fauna) and their habitats in the urban settings. Floral and faunal diversity found both in natural and man-made environ of an urban area is usually not taken seriously by a common man and even the level of awareness towards the so called urban natural resources has been very poor.
Review of current practices in determining user charges and incorporation of economic principles of pricing
April 1, 2009 to November 3, 2011
| Completed Project
TERI has been recognised as a Centre of Excellence by Ministry of Urban Development. As part of the activities of this Centre, oneof the areas in which TERI will be undertaking research is thew ater sector.
Course on Green Buildings
April 1, 2009 to October 19, 2011
| Completed Project
As part of the Centre of Excellence of the Ministry of Urban Development, TERI has undertaken the task of developing a much-required course curriculum on 'Green Buildings'. This course is designed for master's students and intend to fill the gap which currently exists in this sector.The developed course will go through various rounds of external reviews.
Air pollution exposure at fuel refilling centres
April 1, 2009 to September 21, 2011
| Completed Project
Benzene is present in petroleum products such as fuels, diesel fuel, crude oil, petrol. Benzene has been shown to cause cancer in both animals and humans, therefore is currently classified as human caricinogen (Group A) by US Environmental protection agency, and International Agency for Research on Cancer 1996 and based on limited evidence for carcinogenicity in experimental animals.
Lighting a Billion Lives
April 1, 2009 to August 21, 2011
| Completed Project
TERI with its vision to work for global sustainable development and its commitment towards creating innovative solutions for a better tomorrow has evolved a model for providing access to clean lighting through centralised solar charging model under its "Lighting a Billion Lives" (LaBL) campaign initiative.
Consumer grievance redressal system
April 1, 2009 to January 18, 2011
| Completed Project
Consumer grievance redressal (CGR) is an important function of an efficient, responsive, and transparent municipal body. The purpose of a grievance redressal mechanism is to provide a platform for citizens to lodge their complaints related to various services they receive from the municipal body, voice their opinions, and provide feedback on various services rendered by the urban local bodies.
Centre of Excellence on Urban Development
April 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010
| Completed Project
MoUD , under JNNURM mandated that the States enact the Community Participation Law(CPL) and its provisions thereof to enhance citizen participation by bringing it down to sub ward level which is an ‘area’. However, information received from JNNURM, MoUD; case studies and reviews carried out by TERI bring out that only 12 States have enacted the CPL.
ITEC Training programme on “Decentralized energy solutions- Planning and implementation” 2 - 20 November 2009
April 1, 2009 to July 10, 2010
| Completed Project
The training programme aims at sensitizing participants on decentralized generation (DG) technologies and to study the extent to which DG can fill the demand-supply gap created by the limitation of grid extension. It focuses on rural electrification issues, renewable