Projects

Completed Projects

Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas-2008

July 14, 2008 to
September 30, 2008
To commemorate Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas, TERI in partnership with Ministry of New and Renewable Energy sources would like to organise a series of events for school children and youth culminating on the Akshay Urja Diwas.

These events would involve school children and youth from all over National Capital Territory and would be based on the common theme, “Akshay Urja ko banaye Manav pragati ka adhar”

Vulnerability assessment of Goa's Lamani tribe

December 13, 2006 to
September 23, 2008

Feasibility study for setting up INSTEP Centre at HP Hamara Pump in Amethi sub division, Sultanpur district, U.P

December 25, 2006 to
September 22, 2008

Training Programme for IAS officers on Regulation and reforms in Infrastructure sectors, 2008

September 1, 2008 to
September 12, 2008
To educate in-service IAS officers on various aspects of regulation and reforms in the infrastructure sector

World Wetland Day Celebrations

December 10, 2006 to
August 31, 2008
This is a collaborative project with MoEF for celebrating World Wetlands Day, on 2nd Feb, 2007.
The project activities aim to generate a broader awareness amongst the society, on the need for conservation of wetlands, and the role that these play in providing several environmental services for our well being.
The activities will include organising a painting competition amongst the school children, debating competition in various colleges and universities in Delhi, organising a workshop, and publication and release of a document.

Advisory services for energy efficiency in the proposed shopping mall at Jalandhar

July 2, 2007 to
August 31, 2008
The Viva Collage Group has proposed a retail destination at Jallandhar. The Group seeks to achieve a certain salience for the Viva Collage developments and take pioneering initiatives towards integration of environmentally sustainable features in their building design. TERI would provide advisory services to achieve energy efficieny and make design recommendations with incremental capex and customer satisfaction (in terms of achieving comfortable indoor conditions within the mall) as important parameters to achieve efficiency.

Eco-housing training module for various stakeholders.

July 10, 2007 to
August 31, 2008
This project aims at developing three separate training modules based on eco-housing assessment criteria for three stakeholder groups - customers, enablers, and decision-makers as shown below. The training modules will be a combination of classroom sessions, site visits, and project work.
Modules for all three stakeholder groups will cover the following aspects of eco-housing technical assessment criteria including economic, environmental, and social considerations:
a. Sustainable site planning

Information brochure (for public dissemination) for energy efficiency in new homes and existing homes.

November 17, 2006 to
August 31, 2008
-- Formulate the set of "Design guidelines for energy efficient buildings", and print 1000 copies of the Guidelines -- Prepare another set of guidelines easy to adopt, well illustrated and understandable by common man in the form of "Home owners information brochure". It would guide home owners to achieve energy efficiency in existing homes with ensured reduction in electricity consumption. These guidelines would also be printed in form of brochure, and 1000 copies of the same would be printed.

Development and bio-diversity in East Africa and India

July 1, 2005 to
August 31, 2008
The main objectives of this research project are (1) systematic evaluation of institutional performance in and around four protected areas in Kenya, Tanzania, and two states in India with regard to human development (with a focus on poverty reduction), and biodiversity protection; (2) to find how the relationship between conservation and the village economy has developed over time.

Building awareness on energy conservation

July 24, 2006 to
August 31, 2008
Recognizing the importance of inculcating among school children and teachers a sense of respect and responsibility towards energy conservation and its efficient use TERI implemented a pilot project, in 30 elite schools in Delhi, supported by Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power. The target group was so chosen as this segment of society, along with their families and peers, are the major energy consumer defaulters, in contrast to the poorer section of society, which utilize energy only for their basic sustenance. The focus of the project was on two specific areas: ?