Ongoing Projects
Enabling Cities to Implement Innovative Sustainable Urban Solutions
December 27, 2017
| Sustainable Habitat
| Climate Change
India is on the cusp of urbanisation with around 34% of the country’s population currently living in cities and a rate of urbanisation higher than most South Asian countries. By 2030, it is expected that 40% of India’s population will be living in urban areas, contributing to more than two-thirds of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). High rates of urbanisation, industrialisation, and economic development are exerting significant pressure on civic services and infrastructure across cities in India.
Air Pollution Source Apportionment Study at Kanhia Open Cast Coal Mine Area, Odisha
December 27, 2017
| Air
Kaniha Open Cast Coal mine is located in Talcher coalfields of Odisha in the District Angul and is being operated by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, which is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited. Mining Lease Area of the Kaniha Opencast Coal mine is 718 ha with production capacity of 14 million ton per annum.
Study on the future carbon market in India
December 27, 2017
| Energy Efficiency
The main objectives are to: • Organise a series of interviews with Indian CDM project participants TERI would arrange 5-6 meetings (online zoom) with Indian CDM project participants. Project participants would be nominated after consultation with IGES. • Analyse views on the future CDM market in India.
Environmental consultancy for Diesel Locomotive Emission Standards Project for Indian Railways
December 27, 2017
| Climate Change
| Environment
The objective of the project was to develop emission standards for PM and gaseous pollutants from diesel locomotives.
Climate policy assessment and Mitigation Modelling to Integrate national and global Transition pathways (COMMIT)
December 22, 2017
| Environment
The Paris Agreement's central aim is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping global temperature increase well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit it even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius. In order to develop these strategies, scientific input on emission reduction potentials is needed not only at the country level but also at the global level to put national emissions pathways into the context of the global climate goal.
TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Research Centre
December 1, 2017
| Sustainable Agriculture
The TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, a collaboration between TERI and Deakin University, Australia has been working on using nanobiotechnology to provide sustainable agriculture solutions
The TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre (TDNBC) was established under this project in 2011 by TERI's Biotechnology and Bioresources Division in collaboration with Deakin University, Australia. Its mandate is to develop innovative nanobiotechnology-based solutions to address current challenges in the field of agriculture and environment.
Endocrine Disruptors in Indian Food: minimizing children exposure and fostering a safer space for agriculture and food market (EDIFY)
December 1, 2017
| Environment
| Sustainable Agriculture
| Health & Nutrition
The main objectives of this project are to: i) conduct a comprehensive assessment of exposure of the Indian population to endocrine disrupting substances (EDS)through the diet (food and water); ii) assess climate and anthropological drivers controlling levels of EDS in drinking water and agricultural products; iii) identify sound risk reduction measures and management options for reducing exposure to EDS;
Analyzing implications of land-use-change coupled with climate change on surface runoff using a hydrological model: Case study of Goa
November 6, 2017
| Climate Change
The overall objective for the proposed work is to assess the impact of the land-use-change and projected climatic changes on the near surface hydrology across a watershed in Goa. The specific objectives of the proposed work are to: 1. Develop a modelling protocol that couples future climate data for different scenarios with a hydrologic model simulating stream flow; 2. Apply the modelling protocol to the study area on the watershed scale. Calibrate and validate the model for the proposed study area;
Evaluation of modelling techniques for air quality management in Delhi
November 5, 2017
| Air
The project aims to use established modelling techniques for spatial mapping of air pollutants in the city of Delhi using the data of existing monitoring stations. The spatial maps will provide information about air pollutant levels in all locations of the city. This will help in identification of air pollution hotspots in the city in order to take corrective actions. The project also aims to test the air quality models for forecasting at certain locations, which will help in generating public advisories.