Research Papers
Knowledge Management System in TERI: A Strategic Initiative
Bhattacharya P K, Ganguly Shantanu
| 2014
Knowledge management has taken center stage to manage organization knowledge for effective business process decision making. Besides, corporate houses, the need has been felt in research organizations also. TERI is a knowledge based research organization. Over the years, TERI has been involved in large number of research projects undertaken for the government, bi-lateral, and multi-lateral organization. A large number of knowledge resources generated, captured and utilized to accomplish these multi-faceted projects.
Isolation and characterization of a first set of nine polymorphic microsatellite loci in Pongamia pinnata (Fabaceae)
Sharma Shyam Sundar, Islam Md Aminul, Negi Madan Singh, Tripathi Shashi Bhusan
| 2014
Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre, is nonedible oil producing tree legume, which has been recognized as a major biodiesel species in India (Tewari 2003). P. pinnata (synonym Millettia pinnata) is indigenous to India and Southeast Asia from where it has spread to other parts of the world. Its seed oil content ranges from 24–40% which is at par with other biodiesel species such as Jatropha.
Integrated approach for understanding spatio-temporal changes in forest resource distribution in the central Himalaya
Joshi A K, Joshi P K , Chauhan T, Bairwa B
| 2014
Intense anthropogenic exploitation has altered distribution of forest resources. This change was analyzed using visual interpretation of satellite data of 1979, 1999 and 2009. Field and interactive social surveys were conducted to identify spatial trends in forest degradation and data were mapped on forest cover and land use maps. Perceptions of villagers were compiled in a pictorial representation to understand changes in forest resource distribution in central Himalaya from 1970 to 2010. Forested areas were subject to degradation and isolation due to loss of connecting forest stands.
India’s Growing Energy Basket: Prospects of Nuclear Power
Ramanathan K, Ram Mohan M P, Joshi Madhura
| 2014
The energy sector in India has a challenging task ahead. The demand for clean and commercial forms of energy is increasing at a fast pace as a result of accelerated economic growth, growing aspirations of the people, and rapid urbanization. At the same time, in spite of various well intended efforts on part of the government on the reform, policy, and regulatory fronts, matching augmentation of supply has not been taking place.
Indias Energy Security: Challenges & Opportunities
Mathur Ritu
| 2014
In the 1990s, the Gulf Crisis had brought the concept of energy security to the fore. In recent years once again, global realities of the 21st century have further altered the conceptualization of national security, and energy has once again come to the fore as one of its pivotal elements. Given that energy is crucial in provisioning of transportation, industrial development, communication, education and health delivery systems, India needs to focus on ensuring reliable and adequate availability of energy.
Indian Approaches to Energy Access
Palit Debajit, Bhattacharyya Subhes C , Chaurey Akanksha
| 2014
Almost 77 million households in India were living without electricity in 2011 and more than 836 million people do not have access to modern cooking fuels. Such a situation continues to exist despite several initiatives and policies to support rural energy efforts by the government. This paper examines the trends of rural energy programs in India and attempts to capture comprehensively the developments in rural electrification and access to modern cooking energies.
India-Bangladesh Energy Relation
Nanda Nitya, Dwivedi Krishna
| 2014
Both India and Bangladesh are heavely dependent on outside countries for their oil requirements. One may thus agrgue that there is hardly any scope for trade in oil. On the processing side though, refining is an area wherein, Bangladesh has refining capacity constraints that can be provided by Indian refining capcities.
India Japan Energy Forum 2013: Expanding Technology Cooperation in Energy Efficiency, Renewables and Smart Community
Sethi Girish, Dhingra Upinder Singh
| 2014
Energy is directly linked to well-being and prosperity of nations, and meeting the growing demand for energy in an environmentally responsible manner is a key challenge. The increasing demand for power has led to a corresponding increase in fossil fuels use, which has had an adverse impact on environment. Thus, efficient use of energy,and using renewable sources of energy is of paramount importance. This is true for large industries small and medium enterprises, as well as commercial and personal users.
In vitro and in situ screening systems for morphological and phytochemical analysis of Withania somnifera germplasms
Johny Leena, Conlan Xavier, Cahill David , Adholeya Alok
| 2015
It report, for the first time for Withania somnifera, the use of a modified in vitro system for morphological and phytochemical screening of true to type plants as compared with those grown in a conventional in situ system. Eleven germplasms of cultivated W. somnifera from different regions of India were collected to examine chemotypic variation in withaferin A (WA). Methods were developed to optimize WA extraction. The maximum concentration of WA was extracted from manually ground leaf and root material to which 60 % methanol was added followed by sonication in a water bath sonicator.
Improved test method for evaluation of bio-mass cook-stoves
Raman P, Ram N K , Murali Janakrajan
| 2014
More than two-thirds of the world's population is relying on biomass fuel to meet their cooking and heating energy-requirements. Traditional biomass stoves operate at low efficiency and cause severe health problems and pollute the environment. Due to higher quantity of fuel use, these cookstoves increase the burden on fuel management. Several test protocols are being used across the world for evaluating the performance of cookstoves.