Projects

Interactions between the Environment, Society and Technology (INTEREST)

February 1, 2002 to February 1, 2005

| Completed Project

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;

Efficiency improvement in parboiling for the rice mills in Bangladesh

January 1, 2002 to March 4, 2004

| Completed Project

Field Trials on In- Situ Applications of selected thermophilic,barophilc anaerobic bacterial consortium S2 in selected oil wells for enhanced oil recovery

January 1, 2002 to June 4, 2003

| Completed Project

Public participation and awareness programme under Yamuna Action Plan: Phase I - school segment

December 11, 2001 to June 30, 2003

| Completed Project

The project is a part of the Public Participation and Awareness Programme under the YAP project, funded at source by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation through MCD to ACORD. Eco clubs are to be set up in MCD schools in all the 12 zones in Delhi. The focus is to be on water and the Yamuna with an aim to build awareness.

Molecular characterization of tea germplasm

December 1, 2001 to March 20, 2009

| Completed Project

The objective is to throw light on the existing genetic diversity in tea and help in taking proper action towards its conservation and utilization. This would be achieved through analysing the genetic diversity of existing tea germplasm using the AFLP-based markers.

Privatization of Electricity Distribution in Orissa - A Case Study

December 1, 2001 to September 27, 2002

| Completed Project

Drafting a legislation for independent regulation in water and sanitation sector in Gujarat

November 5, 2001 to June 30, 2002

| Completed Project

Induction of genetic variability for generation of prolific fatty acids composition for value addition in B.juncea

October 1, 2001 to January 31, 2005

| Completed Project

Joint Indo-UK programme on impacts of climate change in India

September 17, 2001 to November 23, 2004

| Completed Project

@ Develop socio-economic scenarios for climate change impact assessment @ Project changes in demography, economy, and social structure @ Provide a consistent framework to interpret, integrate, and synthesize the results of the sector-specific climate impact studies

Potential application of TEAM process for biomethanation of different types of agro solid wastes

July 1, 2001 to February 28, 2003

| Completed Project

@ Study the feasibility of the TEAM process for selected agro-solid wastes such as fruit and vegetable processing, coffee processing waste, and pressmud @ Optimize the acidification process for the treatment of solid wastes @ Estimate the biomethanation potential @ Assess the quality of the digested residue for application as fertilizer