Projects

Completed Projects

GHG Protocol Adoption in India

December 1, 2010 to
September 26, 2011
The project is a joint collaboration between the World Resources Institute (WRI), TERI and TERI-BCSD India to design a program on GHG management and accounting that is attractive and practical for Indian businesses. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) is one of the main internationally recognised GHG accounting standards which is widely used by government and business leaders.

A holistic understanding on the impacts of aerosols and trace gases on clouds and climate

January 1, 2007 to
September 23, 2011
The EUCAARI project investigates the role of aerosol on climate and air quality. One of the tasks in the project relates to aerosol characterisation in developing countries, including India. TERI along with its European twinning partner, FMI, have been selected for carrying out long-term observations and intensive studies on detailed physical, chemical and optical characteristics of atmospheric aerosols.

Air pollution exposure at fuel refilling centres

April 1, 2009 to
September 21, 2011
Benzene is present in petroleum products such as fuels, diesel fuel, crude oil, petrol. Benzene has been shown to cause cancer in both animals and humans, therefore is currently classified as human caricinogen (Group A) by US Environmental protection agency, and International Agency for Research on Cancer 1996 and based on limited evidence for carcinogenicity in experimental animals. It is accepted that benzene is a genotoxic carcinogen and therefore no absolutely safe exposure level can be defined.

Management of Post Consumer Tetra Pak Cartons (PCCs)

April 20, 2011 to
September 20, 2011
The Tetra Pak carton is primarily made up of Paper (75% by weight) and the rest is polyethylene-aluminium (25%). As part of environment initiatives, Tetra Pak has undertaken various activities for collection and recycling of these Post Consumer Tetra Pak Cartons (PCCs) and is working with various NGO's and the waste picker workforce to segregate PCCs. With the aim to ensure that the PCCs are retrieved and recycled responsibly and that no carton ends up at the landfill, Tetrapak has taken up several studies in the past in this regard.

Accelerating replications of energy efficient and environment friendly technologies in small and micro enterprises - gray iron foundries

June 15, 2008 to
September 19, 2011
The project aims at intervention in the engineering cast and textile machinery manufacturing gray iron foundry cluster in Ahmedabad from the perspective of energy efficiency. The project will disseminate the divided blast cupola technology that TERI has been working in over the last 9 years.

Truing up for year 2004-05 to 2008-09 and detrmination of tariff for year 2010-2011 for Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam and ARR 2010-11 of Chabbra Coal based power plant

June 1, 2010 to
September 15, 2011
This project comprises of the following two parts.
1/Truing up for year 2004-05 to 2008-09 and detrmination of tariff for year 2010-2011 for Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam - this involves a pudential check of the annual accounts of the 5 power plants from FY 2004-05 to FY 2008-09 so as to revise the ARR. There would be preparation of True up model of ARR for these plants.
2/ In-priciple approval of capital cost and tariff and ARR determination for Chabbra Coal based power plant.

Molecular characterization of Pongamia pinnata germplasm

August 1, 2007 to
September 12, 2011
The project aims at survey and identification of superior high yielding trees of Pongamia through multidisciplinary approach. The trees will be evaluated morphologically, biochemically and with molecular markers for their potential for biodiesel production. Markers associated with oil and seed traits will be identified.

Microbiologically improved compost for control of abiotic stress in plant production

December 26, 2007 to
September 12, 2011
The specific objectives of the project are:
- Through biotrapping with plants, develop a method to produce microbiologically imporved compost for decreasing biotic and aboitic stress in plant production
- Develop a method to test compost products for their disease suppressiveness mixture

Doon school TERI-GRIHA and consultancy

March 20, 2006 to
September 11, 2011
Doon school (Dehradun) wants their campus to be a model for green concepts. Art complex and Master's residence of the school will be rated for TERI-GRIHA and guidelines for future new buildings and existing heritage buildings will be framed based on the analysis carried out for Art complex and Master's residence. Renewable energy and waste water management feasibility study will be carried out at campus level.

Environmental Education through Activity Based Education

May 22, 2009 to
September 2, 2011
The overarching objective of this Assignment is to educate and train school-teachers and trainers in topics related to Environment and Environment-Management, in a manner that will enable them to teach this subject to the students better.
It is proposed to address this by adopting the "Training of Trainers" (TOT) model. Training modules will be designed to equip Environment-Education (EE) teachers with resource material and skill-sets .