Projects

Completed Projects

Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas - 20 August 2010

June 15, 2010 to
June 21, 2012
“Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas” serves to educate and mobilize people across the country for environmental protection, to inspire action on personal, community, national and international levels. Through voluntary action, each of us can join in building a productive land in harmony with nature.

YUVA Meet 2011: Road to global sustainability via local initiatives

November 15, 2010 to
June 21, 2012
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) - in partnership with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, the British Council, and the Department of Environment, Government of NCT of Delhi - recently organized the Third Yuva Meet on 'Road to Global Sustainability via Local Initiatives, a special two-day event and a part of TERI's annual flagship initiative, the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS).

Assessment of technological options for conversion of potential/existing biomass resources to liquid fuels

September 1, 2010 to
June 21, 2012
The objectives of the project include:


Detailed review of technological options and identifying the most suitable technical options for the existing biomass resource.

Shortlist districts in terms of potential/ existing biomass resource availability based on Phase-I study.

Detailed biomass assessment study in the short-listed districts.

A pre-feasibility study for setting up commercial BTL plant subsuming the whole value chain, from collection of feedstock to synthesis of liquid fuels.

Rice husk based power generation study in the state of Punjab

November 6, 2009 to
June 21, 2012
The State of Punjab is a key producer of paddy and is one of the large contributors to the stock of rice in the country. Government agencies procure paddy from the farmers through commission agents. One of such state procurement agencies of the Government of Punjab, which is involved in bulk procurement of wheat and paddy in the state, wants to explore the possibiliity of developing biomass-based power plants, specifically by using the rice-husk as the fuel, through public-private partnerships.

Sensitization, Education and Awareness on Recycling for a Cleaner Habitat

June 15, 2011 to
June 21, 2012

Project SEARCH aims at instilling good waste management practices amongst students and teachers and through them to the larger school community. It focuses on the core issue of ‘waste’ and creates interlinkages with the current patterns of lifestyle and consumption.

The project started in 2009 with 60 schools in Delhi and Bangalore reaching out to approximately 25,000 students. In second year, TERI targeted 100 schools in Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai and Chandigarh. Outreach in terms of number of students rose to 120000 students.

Renewable Energy Chapter of UNEP's Green Economy Report

September 1, 2009 to
June 21, 2012
The objective for the 'Renewable Energy' chapter in the Green Economy Report is to be able to offer a perspective, through in-depth economic analysis of the opportunities that are associated with a green and sustainable economy. This exercise includes creating a global inventory of the current re-newable energy portfolio and energy mix,and use macroeconomic indicators such as energy security, sustainable development and environmental impacts to create a platform that will be the basis to quantify the opportunities associated with certain growth scenarios for renewable energy.

Development of an information exchange and outreach strategy on HCFCs phase-out as part of the HPMP overarching strategy preparation in India

October 1, 2009 to
June 21, 2012
Main activities under the project are:
1) Literature review related to international activities of HPMP,
2) Develop an information exchange and outreach strategy in consultation with Ozone Cell,
3) Identification of key elements, stakeholders, and messages,
4) Development of detailed work plan for action-oriented information exchange and outreach strategy for HCFC Phase out in India.

Parallel Event on Solar Water Heating Systems: Global Perspectives during DIREC 2010

July 20, 2010 to
June 21, 2012
The Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC) 2010 is a part of initiative taken at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, acknowledging the significance of renewable energies for sustainable development ? especially for combating poverty and for environmental and climate protection. Delhi Conference, an international platform for government, private sector, and non-governmental leaders, is the 4th global ministerial - level conference on renewable energy.

Sustainable development in India: Stocktaking in the run up to Rio+20

May 15, 2011 to
June 20, 2012
India has seen extensive efforts to implement sustainable development. This book outlines the broad contours of our strategy for sustainable development that is specific to our social and economic context, but at the same time integrates well with our global initiatives. The book serves as a stock taking of India achievements on sustainable development, also highlighting the emerging challenges that the country faces.

Regeneration of plants from gametic and somatic tissues of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

September 30, 2007 to
June 18, 2012
In the proposed project, two aspects shall be dealt with in detail. Firstly, a protocol for plant regeneration from anther and isolated microspore culture of various genotypes in sesame shall be optimized. The second part deals with evaluation of regeneration potential of various explants such as leaf, cotyledon, hypocotyl and petiole in various genotypes of sesame and standardization of a method for shoot multiplication.