Ongoing Projects

Develop an Air Quality Progress Report (AQPR) for India

March 20, 2021

| Environment

The main objective of this project is to provide independent overview and analysis of status and trends of air pollutant emissions and air quality concentrations in India, impacts and policy response, for use in policy processes and decision-making during policy implementation. The assessment will serve as a platform and convening venue for analysing and synthesizing the most uptodate and policy relevant information.

White paper on impact of energy efficiency in commercial buildings post COVID

March 2, 2021

| Buildings

The study is a joint research initiative of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and 75F aiming to study the impact of COVID-19 on energy efficiency in the commercial building sector. TERI is an independent, multi-dimensional organization, with capabilities in research, policy, consultancy and implementation. 75F is also an independent organization dedicated to discovering new solutions to old problems and passionate about exploring new and innovative technologies.   

Sustainable energy in Micro-enterprises for Income and Livelihood Enhancement (SMILE)

March 1, 2021

| Energy Access

Sustainable energy in Micro-enterprises for Income and Livelihood Enhancement (SMILE) would aim to work with multiple of stakeholders, following an integrated approach, to identify and remove barriers, specifically for the micro and home-based enterprises. It would also work towards improvement of energy efficiency and adoption of RE energy, build capacity, help develop financial instruments, and establish linkages with financial institutions and facilitate deployment of energy-efficient RE technology for productive use specifically. 

Enhancing Energy Access through Women Entrepreneurs in Bihar - Clean Cookstove Program

March 1, 2021

| Energy Access

Reliable energy access has been a major challenge in remote rural area. The proposed intervention focuses on developing value chain for solar related products as well as forced draft biomass cookstove engaging women entrepreneurs in the state of Bihar. Use of efficient biomass stove will reduce the air pollution which will result in improvement of air quality in the proposed 5 districts of Bihar.

Overseas Module on Forestry Practices Training for Indian Forest Service Probationers

February 19, 2021

| Forest & Biodiversity

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is implementing a project titled 'Overseas Module on Forestry Practices Training for Indian Forest Service Probationers'. The deliverable of this assignment is to organise a module for special exposure to overseas forestry practices training for IFS probationers. The overall objective is to help the participants learn new forestry, protected area management and technological practices adopted in Australia and Laos and consolidate their learning in the light of changing forestry paradigms.

Study on the estimation on reduction of Green House Gas (GHGs) emission as a result of the implementation of the Vienna Convention and its Montreal Protocol in India

February 17, 2021

| Climate Change

This study would include the following activities:

(i) Data collection and assessment for the years 2005-2020;

(ii) Analysis of consumption and production of ODSs by application sectors such as refrigeration, foam, fire extinguishing, aerosol and solvent cleaning, mobile air-conditioning, metered dose inhalers sectors etc.

(iii) Estimation of GHG emissions of ODS used for the applications mentioned in point (ii) above for the year 2025;

Assessment of Educational Attainment of People in the Riverine/Chars Areas of River Brahmaputra & Creation of Village Resource Database in Assam with GIS interface, using mobile application

February 15, 2021

| Environment

Under this study date is to be collected on community resources of approximately 25,372 revenue villages across 33 districts of Assam by dividing into 10 data collection zones. The data to be collected using a mobile application which will be synced on a cloud-based server on real-time. The main objectives are to: - explore and assess the educational attainments of people in the riverine/Char areas of River Brahmaputra in Assam.

Support PPP models for deployment of DRE and EE systems in identified MSME clusters in rural India

February 15, 2021

| Energy Access

TERI with support of Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (SSEF) is undertaking this research project to design and implement feasible business model for enhancing clean energy access and energy efficiency systems in micro enterprise clusters of Jharkhand.

National Center for Environmental Economics (NCEE) Mission Support Contract - Natural Resources Protection: Technical Support for Environmental Economics Research and Analysis

February 1, 2021

Cities in developing countries and economies in transition struggle to develop effective waste management projects due to a range of financial barriers. These include limited awareness of financing options; lack of capacity to develop and execute contracts with the private sector; and limited access to certain types of financial support.

Independent monitoring of mechanized road sweeping operation

January 27, 2021

| Waste

The objective of this study will be to conduct an independent monitoring of mechanised road sweeping (MRS) operation in North Delhi Municipal Corporation area as a third party and identify gaps and deficiencies in the existing system and suggest possible corrective actions. The MRS operation audit will help in: (i) ensuring that regulatory compliances are being met; (ii) comparing current practices to benchmarks; (iii) generating baseline data and reviewing existing practices; (iv) establishing indicators and targets.