Ongoing Projects
Climate EduXchange - 2016 - 2017
August 1, 2016
| Environment
| Climate Change
The focus of the Climate EduXchange, Phase 8 (2016-17) is based on the National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) launched by the Governmnet of India in 2015, which aims at imparting basic ICT skills to children studying in schools and ensure access to information, knowledge, and skills through the use of digital technologies. The project will impart ICT trainings under two different components, namely Digital Literacy and Environment Education for two different levels of school students from schools run by the Government and also by NGOs.
Ericulture for upliftment of socio-economic condition of rural women in tribal villages of Assam
July 27, 2016
| Sustainable Agriculture
| Environment
Eri silkworm (Philosamia ricini) has been practiced in Assam from time immemorial in the rural areas particularly by the tribal section. Ericulture is a household activity practiced mainly for protein rich pupae, a delicacy for the tribal. Eri is a multivoltine silk spun from open-ended cocoons and is the only completely domesticated non-mulberry variety. Ericulture is an agro-based cottage industry and can be used as a tool for upliftment of rural economy and therefore called as poor man¿s business. The total Eri silk production for the year 2013-14 for the state of Assam was 2612.70 MT.
Hotwiring microbial communities for enhanced unconventional gas production
July 10, 2016
| Microbes
| Environment
In this project our objective is to exploit recent discoveries in direct electron transfer to methanogenic Archaea and the role of thermophilic temperatures on biological methane production from coal to enhance production rates and yield. The significance of direct electron transfer to methanogenic microbes lies in the departure from a longstanding (>60yo) dogma that molecular hydrogen (or formate) has to serve as an intermediate electron carrier from fermentative metabolism to methanogenic metabolism.
Mass multiplication of Chironji (Buchnania lanzan) through plant tissue culture
July 4, 2016
| Sustainable Agriculture
Development of technology for mass Multiplication of selected Chironji genotypes through micropropagation and distribution to tribal beneficiary.
A People’s Biodiversity Register of Village Ghukhuyi, Zünheboto, Nagaland
July 1, 2016
| Forest & Biodiversity
| Environment
With a forest cover of 171964 sq km, the north-eastern part of India harbours a significant portion of the country's floral and faunal bounty - nearly 13,500 plant, 430 mammal and 1277 bird species, many of which are endemic to the region. An important part of the North-East is Nagaland wherein lies the Ghukhuyi village which is the centre of TERI's joint venture with the Department of Forests, Ecology, Environment and Wildlife of Nagaland to prepare a People's Biodiversity Register (PBR) for the area.
Assistance to FOR for Implementation of Model Regulations for Forecasting, Scheduling, and Deviation Settlement of Wind and Solar generating stations at the state Level
July 1, 2016
| Energy
The main purpose of this consultancy support is to provide technical inputs/expert advice to the Technical Committee of Forum of Regulators (FOR) in the matters related to development of deviation settlement mechanism, forecasting and scheduling framework, ancillary services mechanism at state level.
Health and Energy Facilities: Pathardi-Towards a model village
July 1, 2016
| Health & Nutrition
| Energy
| Energy Access
TERI proposes to extend its activities under the umbrella of 'Health and Energy'. The proposal is driven by the vision of transforming Pathardi towards a model village in a phased manner. TERI has identified the following three niche areas that need to be addressed: (1) energy access; (2) health and nutrition; (3) livelihood and skill development. In the current phase, the emphasis would be given on energy access, health and nutrition.
Designing and demonstrating an ESCO business model to promote energy-efficient electric motors in chemical industries in Gujarat
July 1, 2016
| Energy Efficiency
The outcome of the project will be to develop and demonstrate innovative ESCO model for promotion of HEMs (higher energy-efficiency motors) in Ankleshwar cluster. Subsequently, the project will fine-tune the demonstrated model and operationalize it for wide-spread adoption in the cluster in close coordination with all key stakeholders.
India-UK Nitrogen Fixation Centre (IUNFC)
June 14, 2016
The India-UK Nitrogen Fixation Centre is a joint-funded virtual joint centre of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, UK and the Department of Biotechnology, India. The main objective of this centre is to tackle problems of food security, environmental and economic challenges of crop production and soil improvement in India through scientific research on nitrogen fixation.