Completed Projects

Developing an Integrated Water Resource System for Microsoft's campus at Hyderabad

September 7, 2004 to

March 31, 2005

Comprehensive monitoring of channel kiln and vertical shaft brick kiln in Vietnam

September 14, 2004 to

February 28, 2005

Unlocking oppertunities for forest dependent people - 4 December 2004

November 29, 2004 to

February 24, 2005

TERI-SDC Partnership - Phase II - Techno-social intervention in puffed rice sector in Karnataka

November 1, 2003 to

February 7, 2005

Interactions between the Environment, Society and Technology (INTEREST)

February 1, 2002 to

February 1, 2005

The objectives of this project are to:
(a) Assess ecosystem changes by understanding and analysing community ecosystem practices;
(b) Describe and analyse relationships and changes between the technological, social and environmental components of change using a range of techniques;
(c) Disseminate knowledge using a range of dissemination tools to all levels of society thus strengtheneing the social and environmetal knowledge base.

Development of a community-based model for better environmental management and rejuvenation of river Nambi - interventions at Thirukkurungudi

November 5, 2002 to

January 31, 2005

Study and analyse present environmental status of the village in terms of solid waste management, sanitation, and wastewater management.
Assess the impacts on the river Nambi due to inefficient environmental management in the village and suggest its rejuvenation.
Assess energy use pattern for cooking and demonstrate use of biogas plants using cowdung.
Evolve detailed schemes and facilitate their implementation in a pilot area of the village.
Develop leadership within village communities for effective intervention.

Regional training workshop on remote village electrification

June 4, 2004 to

January 31, 2005

It was established at the start of the 9th Five Year Plan that of the nearly 80,000 un-electrified villages in the country, 18,000 villages are located in remote and geographically isolated areas where it would be impossible or very expensive to lay transmission lines and provide electricity through extensions of the existing grid. High priority is being accorded by the Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources (MNES) to remote village electrification through non-conventional energy resources such as biomass, small hydro, solar energy, wind energy, hybrid systems, etc..

Joint scoping study for analysing the programatic linkages and institutional arrangements for mainstreaming environment

December 16, 2003 to

January 31, 2005

Guidelines for greener buildings in Gurgaon

January 16, 2003 to

January 31, 2005

Detailed feasibility study of DDG projects at four (one hydro and three biomass) new villages in Korba site

June 20, 2004 to

January 31, 2005

In order to ensure a holistic and integrated approach to provide electricity, NTPC has undertaken a site specific study through TERI for setting up of DDG (decentralized distributed generation) projects for village electrification.
The broad objectives of the study are as follows.