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Publications
Pay-As-You-Go financing: A model for viable and widespread deployment of solar home systems in rural India
Research Paper
| January 4, 2019
Decentralised Solar Home Systems (SHSs) are established as an effective strategy to connect the ‘last mile’ without electricity access and leapfrog communities to clean energy solutions. According to the World Bank, the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) model has emerged as one of the effective commercially viable solutions to provide decentralised energy access to rural and remote communities in developing nations.
Plastic ban in Tamil Nadu - EPR linkage and incentive model are key for success
Article
| January 2, 2019
Tamil Nadu is set to enforce a ban on the use of plastic commodities including non-biodegradable carry bags, single-use cups, plates and straws, beginning the first of January, 2019.
India's rampant urban water issues and challenges
Article
| December 28, 2018
The problem of access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities in urban areas of India is a major concern. There is a need to reuse treated wastewater in order to meet the current and future demands for water.
Reengineering India's Education System Through E-Learning
Research Paper
| December 27, 2018
The education marketplace in India is changing dramatically, whether at school, university, or at advanced or professional course levels. In today's context, the need of the hour is to augment knowledge in every sphere to remain abreast of the competitive landscape. On the other hand, with the constant advent of ICT and rapid invasion of internet in the knowledge society, the online delivery models are becoming user friendly, interactive, and dynamic.
DNA fingerprinting of plants: Applications for conservation and utilisation of bio-resources
Article
| December 27, 2018
Recent advances in molecular biology have led to development of a series of DNA-based techniques for estimation of genetic diversity, which is increasingly under threat due to over-exploitation of natural resources.
Applicability of the electrocoagulation process in treating real municipal wastewater containing pharmaceutical active compounds.
Research Paper
| December 26, 2018
In this study, the viability of using electrocoagulation process as a method for pharmaceuticals removal from real municipal wastewater was demonstrated. Batch experimental runs were performed using a simple laboratory scale electrochemical reactor with aluminium and stainless steel as anode and cathode, respectively. Diclofenac (DCF), carbamazepine (CBZ) and amoxicillin (AMX) were selected as representative of pharmaceuticals frequently detected in the aquatic environment.
Giving back to affected communities with mining revenues
Policy brief
| December 20, 2018
District Mineral Foundations present an opportunity to benefit communities bearing the socio-economic, environmental impacts of mining operations
Overcoming the price hump: Financing energy efficiency
Article
| December 20, 2018
Around the world energy efficiency is being looked as resource to address some of the critical problems of the energy sector. This has probably been the most cost effective way to address energy security, peak demand management, electricity access while mitigating climate change impacts.
Improving soil microorganisms for sturdier tea cultivation, come drought or flood
Article
| December 20, 2018
TERI is working in Assam to reengineer plant root-associated microbes to make tea cultivation more resistant to biotic and abiotic challenges