Projects

Marine Algal bioethanol research under DBT-RA individual fellowship

February 9, 2023 to February 8, 2025

| Completed Project

| Microbes

Advancing 3G Biofuels: Sustainable Bioethanol from Marine Algae

As part of the DBT-Research Associateship (DBT-RA) Programme, a two-year independent project was conducted at TERI under the guidance of Dr. Sanjukta Subudhi, Associate Director, Microbial Biofuels and Biochemicals (MBB) Area. This initiative marked TERI’s inaugural engagement under the DBT-RA programme.

Financing Decarbonization of the Secondary Steel Sector in India: Towards an Enabling Environment

February 1, 2023 to December 18, 2023

| Completed Project

| Energy Efficiency | Climate Change

The study 'Financing Decarbonization of the Secondary Steel Sector India: Towards an Enabling Environment' was undertaken in association with DIW Berlin, as a part of multi-year SNAPFI project.

Science Technology and Innovation Hub in Gaondongrem, Goa

January 23, 2023 to January 22, 2026

| Completed Project

In Gaondongrem village, TERI is spearheading a transformative initiative to uplift rural Scheduled Tribe (ST) households. By integrating Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) into the traditional agricultural landscape, this project bridges the gap between indigenous knowledge and modern efficiency.

Air Pollution Emissions Inventory, Source Apportionment and Atmospheric Carrying Capacity Study of Kolkata in West Bengal

January 5, 2023 to November 10, 2024

| Completed Project

| Air

Air pollution in India is a major environmental issue vis-à-vis public issue, with over 70 per cent of cities violating the statutory national atmospheric PM10 concentration. This pollution affects health, buildings, agriculture, and climate change, causing 2 million premature deaths and reportedly costing the country $95 billion annually.

Air Pollution Emission Inventory, Source Apportionment and Atmospheric Carrying Capacity Study of the Howrah City in West Bengal

January 5, 2023 to November 10, 2024

| Completed Project

| Air

Air pollution in India is a major environmental issue vis-à-vis public issue, with over 70% of cities violating the statutory national atmospheric PM10 concentration. This pollution affects health, buildings, agriculture, and climate change, causing 2 million premature deaths and reportedly costing the country $95 billion annually.

Climate Change and Health: Review of Evidence for the Indo-Pacific Region

December 20, 2022 to November 30, 2024

| Completed Project

| Climate Change

The Indo-Pacific region is grappling with climate-induced shifts in weather patterns, characterized by rising temperatures and increased precipitation. These changes are contributing to a surge in respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, vector-borne illnesses like dengue, and mental health disorders.

Assam Project on Forest and Biodiversity Conservation (APFBCS)

December 5, 2022 to February 4, 2025

| Completed Project

| Forest & Biodiversity

Devising Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Forests and Biodiversity of AssamProject Description

Assam, located in the northeastern region of India and part of a Global Biodiversity Hotspot, is home to rich biodiversity and vast forested landscapes.

Promotion of large scale cultivation and conservation program of selected medicinal tree/plants for enhancement of rural economy, Dabur

December 2, 2022 to March 31, 2026

| Completed Project

| Himalayan Centre, Mukteshwar, Nainital

Promotion of Large Scale Cultivation and Conservation Program of Selected Medicinal Plants/trees for Enhancement of Rural Economy under CSR Project of Jivanti Welfare & Charitable Trust between (JWCT -TERI-VPPT) Talla Ramgarh Nainital Uttrakhand

Co-Anaerobic Digestion of organic waste and STP sludge at Udaipur, Rajasthan

November 9, 2022 to March 31, 2024

| Completed Project

| Waste

Udaipur is amongst the Indian cities which are facing the challenge of proper disposal of organic fraction of municipal solid waste and sludge generated from its sewage treatment plants. Udaipur generates about 180 TPD of Municipal Solid Waste and, about 70-75 MLD of sewage.

South-South Cooperation in BIMSTEC, SAARC, and select African Countries

November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2023

| Completed Project

| Centre for Sustainable Development Research | Resource Efficiency & Governance

Climate change posed a serious challenge to the agriculture systems not only given its implications for food security and livelihoods but also given the current agrarian distress characterized by declining growth rates in yield, depleting soil fertility, and receding groundwater resources, rising cultivation costs, and inflation.