Projects

Ongoing Projects

Strategies to Increase Railway's Share in Freight Transportation

December 1, 2020
| Transport

Historically, IR has been the main mode of moving freight traffic in India, almost 85% of freight traffic was transported by rail in 1950. However, this trend has seen a major reversal in recent years with the growth of the trucking industry. Although the freight turnaround has been on a rise, the share of Railways in total land freight transport has come down from 39% in 2000-01 to 26% in 2017-18 and is likely to decline in near future.

Consultancy services on tender documents "Demand forecasting and Energy Portfolio Management (EPM)"

November 29, 2020
| Energy

The detailed scope of work for consultancy services for demand forecasting, energy portfolio management (EPM) in BESCOM will be as follows;

Health vulnerability assessment for Madhya Pradesh: building health sector resilience for climate change

November 27, 2020
| Environment

The proposed study would conduct climate and health vulnerability assessment (VA) for different districts of Madhya Pradesh to identify the region-specific climate-sensitive health outcomes, vulnerable regions and groups that are more susceptible to adverse health impacts.

Executive training on International Carbon Markets

November 18, 2020
| Environment

A series of 4 webinar sharing experience and offering training to key stakeholders on carbon pricing and international carbon markets, either through taxes, cap-and-trade systems, offsets or other instruments.

Particular attention to the wider policy context with regard to the effective implementation of the Paris Agreement, the relation with energy market (coal, gas, renewables, energy efficiency), the encouragement of low-carbon investments and sustainable finance.

Long-term plastic flux monitoring and river assessment at 2 sites in Mumbai

November 17, 2020
| Water

The main objective of this research agreement is to increase insights in the spatial temporal

variations and composition of plastic debris transport in the Vasai and Panvel Creeks, Mumbai. The following objectives are determined:

1. Assess the quantity and quality of plastic flow through Vasai and Panvel Creeks.

Technical assistance on Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) program and Climate Seed Platform

November 2, 2020
| Environment

TERI in the project proposes to provide consultancy services to TWU on obtaining VCS certification and generating carbon credits under ClimateSeed platform. The project can help upscale in achieving reduced carbon emissions that can be utilized for attaining carbon credits through existing carbon markets and includes developing a project development document and validation that is together documented in a project application along with the engagement with ClimateSeed for verification and project hosting.

Consultancy for provisions of technical services for development of investments in climate resilience and access to renewable energy technologies

October 28, 2020

The objective of this consultancy is to support the sustainable and inclusive economic development of rural areas in Papua New Guinea by increasing the use of renewable energy for selected end-users in East and West Sepik provinces.  

Detailed task to be performed:  

Consultancy services for the Climate Trends LLP

October 10, 2020
| Climate Change

The objectives of this project are to: Study and document solutions which reduce possibilities of climate change, including increase in uptake of renewables, and transition to low carbon pathways and other clean energy sources; Build policy-maker awareness and contribute to increased policy understanding towards issues of clean and affordable energy, and work to mainstream modern energy solutions by creating wider acceptability;

Implementation Support Agency (ISA) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Project under Public Health Engineering Division, Assam

October 8, 2020
| Environment

TERI has undertaken a project entitled 'Jal Jeevan Mission Project-2020' in Four PHE Divisions, namely Silchar PHE Division-I, Silchar PHE Division-II, Karimganj PHE Division and Hailakandi PHE Division in three districts of Assam.  

 The broad objectives of the project are to: 

Bio-based post-harvest treatment optimization for ripening of banana fruits

October 6, 2020
| Environment

Artificial Fruit ripening agents like Calcium Carbide are widely used for artificial banana fruit ripening which is harmful for both human being and environment due to presence of traces of arsenic and phosphorus.Lack of bio based easier and rapid methods for uniform ripening poses a major problem in the fruit industry. The proposed Project will explore and validate the indigenous knowledge on use of plant materials for ripening of banana.