Ongoing Projects
Integrated Modelling Study of Food-Energy-Water-Food nexus in India
January 19, 2017
| 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
| 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 - Promote local ownership and entrepreneurship for sustainable operations as well as long-term impact of the project.
Providing clean energy services through IDES to rural communities under the CSR initiative of AIC India Limited
January 17, 2017
| 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
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
| 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. Municipal and industrial wastewater contains high amounts of antibiotics or other persistent molecule conjugates and metabolites, which possess high biological activity and threat to the environment and to the living organisms. A main goal of this joint bilateral project is to develop the process for the removal of antibiotics and phenolic residues from the water and wastewater.
Strategies for Designing Sustainable Projects for Livelihood and Income Enhancement of the North Eastern states of India
December 19, 2016
| 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. The entire region faces challenges of poor infrastructure, sustained conflict, militarisation and migration.The eight states of NE have not fully succeeded in converting its potential into growth opportunities for the well-being of the people. Hence, it is urgent that adequate steps are taken to break the vicious cycle of underdevelopment, food deficit, poverty, health disparity and regional imbalance.
Evaluation of Udyogini scheme implemented in the period 2010-11 to 2014-15 by the Karnataka State Women's Development Corporation
November 14, 2016
| 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
| 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.
Research on policy instruments for achievement of India's NDCs
November 7, 2016
| Climate Change
The focus of the project is on the aspects related to implementing India's NDCs in both international and domestic context.
The following activities are being undertaken under this project:
- Review of Nationally Determined Contributions and tracking of implementation of mitigation actions
- Leveraging Climate Finance: Lessons from international and domestic best practices
- India's technology transfer needs for implementing ambitious NDCs
- Approaches for mainstreaming gender dimension into mitigation projects
Functional validation of yield related genes: genetic improvement of Black Rice for increased productivity by enhancing phosphate utilization efficiency
October 9, 2016
| Sustainable Agriculture
The main objectives are: (1) Standardization of an efficient regeneration and transformation protocols for Joha and Black rice popular cultivars. (2) Isolation and over-expression of miRNA397 for yield improvement and silence of the Badh2 gene for the improvement of aroma in transgenic Joha (cv Keteki) and Black (cv Chakhao amubi) rice cultivars. (3) Development of transgenic Joha (cv Kola) and Black (Chakhao Red line) rice varieties over-expressing SPIKE, MAPK-6 genes for the increased grain yield.