Projects
Documenting the biodiversity of flora and fauna of a North Goa island
August 30, 2016
| Ongoing project
| Environment | Forest & Biodiversity
A peek into how the local people connect with the flora and fauna in the largest estuarine island of Goa
Climate EduXchange - 2016 - 2017
August 1, 2016
| Ongoing project
| Environment | Climate Change
The focus of the Climate EduXchange, Phase 8 (2016-17) is based on the National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) launched by the Governmnet of India in 2015, which aims at imparting basic ICT skills to children studying in schools and ensure access to information, knowledge, and skills through the use of digital technologies.
Ericulture for upliftment of socio-economic condition of rural women in tribal villages of Assam
July 27, 2016
| Ongoing project
| Sustainable Agriculture | Environment
Eri silkworm (Philosamia ricini) has been practiced in Assam from time immemorial in the rural areas particularly by the tribal section. Ericulture is a household activity practiced mainly for protein rich pupae, a delicacy for the tribal. Eri is a multivoltine silk spun from open-ended cocoons and is the only completely domesticated non-mulberry variety.
Hotwiring microbial communities for enhanced unconventional gas production
July 10, 2016
| Ongoing project
| Microbes | Environment
In this project our objective is to exploit recent discoveries in direct electron transfer to methanogenic Archaea and the role of thermophilic temperatures on biological methane production from coal to enhance production rates and yield.
Mass multiplication of Chironji (Buchnania lanzan) through plant tissue culture
July 4, 2016
| Ongoing project
| Sustainable Agriculture
Development of technology for mass Multiplication of selected Chironji genotypes through micropropagation and distribution to tribal beneficiary.
A People’s Biodiversity Register of Village Ghukhuyi, Zünheboto, Nagaland
July 1, 2016
| Ongoing project
| Forest & Biodiversity | Environment
With a forest cover of 171964 sq km, the north-eastern part of India harbours a significant portion of the country's floral and faunal bounty - nearly 13,500 plant, 430 mammal and 1277 bird species, many of which are endemic to the region.
Health and Energy Facilities: Pathardi-Towards a model village
July 1, 2016
| Ongoing project
| Health & Nutrition | Energy | Energy Access
TERI proposes to extend its activities under the umbrella of 'Health and Energy'. The proposal is driven by the vision of transforming Pathardi towards a model village in a phased manner. TERI has identified the following three niche areas that need to be addressed: (1) energy access; (2) health and nutrition; (3) livelihood and skill development.
Assistance to FOR for Implementation of Model Regulations for Forecasting, Scheduling, and Deviation Settlement of Wind and Solar generating stations at the state Level
July 1, 2016
| Ongoing project
| Energy
The main purpose of this consultancy support is to provide technical inputs/expert advice to the Technical Committee of Forum of Regulators (FOR) in the matters related to development of deviation settlement mechanism, forecasting and scheduling framework, ancillary services mechanism at state level.
Designing and demonstrating an ESCO business model to promote energy-efficient electric motors in chemical industries in Gujarat
July 1, 2016
| Ongoing project
| Energy Efficiency
The outcome of the project will be to develop and demonstrate innovative ESCO model for promotion of HEMs (higher energy-efficiency motors) in Ankleshwar cluster. Subsequently, the project will fine-tune the demonstrated model and operationalize it for wide-spread adoption in the cluster in close coordination with all key stakeholders.
India-UK Nitrogen Fixation Centre (IUNFC)
June 14, 2016
| Ongoing project
The India-UK Nitrogen Fixation Centre is a joint-funded virtual joint centre of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, UK and the Department of Biotechnology, India. The main objective of this centre is to tackle problems of food security, environmental and economic challenges of crop production and soil improvement in India through scientific research on nitrogen fixation.