Projects
Technical Assistance to the Resource Efficiency Initiative (REI) of the European Union
January 27, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Resources & Sustainable Development
TERI supports the global sustainable consumption and production agenda driven by the United Nations by supporting India in the implementation of this agenda and by promoting European Union (EU) standards and business best-practices on resource efficiency in this process.
Assessing impact of developmental activities on the lakes of Hyderabad
January 23, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Water | Environment
The proposed scope of work for the study includes the following:
A secondary-data-based preliminary baseline assessment of current water use practices in selected water intensive industries (viz. thermal power plants, textile, pulp and paper, and steel industries) in India.
Integrated Modelling Study of Food-Energy-Water-Food nexus in India
January 19, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Sustainable Agriculture | Energy | Environment
The food-energy-water nexus in India would be examined using scenario analysis using MARKAL and the integrated agricultural water use models. The work would form part of the Sustainable Growth Working Group with the NITI Aayog and other policy think tanks in India. The findings would be disseminated to key government departments.
Clean energy for 1000 households in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh
January 17, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Energy Access
The main objectives of this project are to: - Provide clean cooking and lighting facilities for 1000 households spread over 15-20 rural villages of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh to address domestic energy issues; - Conduct local capacity-building programmes for all individual end-users, local technicians and cluster-level energy entrepreneurs; and
Providing clean energy services through IDES to rural communities under the CSR initiative of AIC India Limited
January 17, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Energy
The project aims to provide clean lighting and cooking solution in different villages in the state of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and west bengal. The project will be implemented with the help of CSR funding of Agriculture Insurance Corporation of India
Assessing economic cost of impacts and adaptation in coastal areas in India
December 26, 2016
| Ongoing project
The main objective of this project is preparation of Third National Communication (TNC) and other new information to the UNFCCC project: Initiation of studies for the Third National Communication on Industrial Value Added (IVA) tax.
Enzymatic degradation of antibiotics and phenolic residues waste components at low concentration in surface waters and industrial wastewater using modified membrane bioreactor
December 21, 2016
| Ongoing project
| Microbes | Environment
The rampant usage of drugs has made their occurrence in soil, water, aquatic plants and almost whole of the world acknowledged their presence in natural and artificial systems.
Strategies for Designing Sustainable Projects for Livelihood and Income Enhancement of the North Eastern states of India
December 19, 2016
| Ongoing project
| Environment | Sustainable Agriculture | Land
Despite being endowed with rich natural resources and biodiversity, the overall development trajectory of North Eastern India is far below rest of India.
Evaluation of Udyogini scheme implemented in the period 2010-11 to 2014-15 by the Karnataka State Women's Development Corporation
November 14, 2016
| Ongoing project
| Environment | Sustainable Agriculture
The project aims to evaluate the implementation mechanism and impact of the Udyogini scheme implemented in the period 2010-11 to 2014-15 by the Karnataka State Women's Development Corporation and make suitable recommendations for further effective delivery of the scheme.
Updating State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (SBSAP) of Uttarakhand and Aligning it with National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP)
November 8, 2016
| Ongoing project
| Environment | Forest & Biodiversity
The State Biodiversity Board of Uttarakhand under an initiative of Government of India and UNDP has assigned the task of preparing the Uttarakhand State Biodiversity Action Plan aligned to the National Biodiversity Action Plan and the National Biodiversity Targets to TERI, New Delhi.