Projects

Projects

Third party independent groundwater resources assessment of Pepsico India Holdings operations in Palakkad, Kerala

January 11, 2008 to June 24, 2009
| Completed Project

The general objective of the project was to undertake an independent assessment on whether the utilization of groundwater by M/s PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd, is affecting the water sources of the people of Pudussery Panchayat. The study had the following three specific objectives:

Genetic enhancement of Jatropha

January 9, 2008 to February 28, 2012
| Completed Project

Jatropha curcas has received great attention in recent years due to its potential as a bio-diesel crop especially in some developing countries including India. To make the Jatropha initiative economically sustainable and attractive to farmers, yield potential of the planting material needs be increased significantly through selection and genetic improvement.

Catalyzing the initiative of "Power to Empower" throughtechnology customization and effective service delivery mechanism

January 7, 2008 to January 31, 2009
| Completed Project

the project aims to o Introduce /create an appropriate renewable energy based multi-utility technology platform, which can be used as a basis for future technology customization and up-gradation

DBT Mission for Quality Planting Material Production and Utilization for the North-East: Highlights 2008-11

January 2, 2008 to July 25, 2013
| Completed Project

- Production of tissue culture quality planting material with inputs of biofertilisers and biopesticides etc. in the NE region - Settingup of quality farms for the identified products in each NE state - Strengthening of tissue culture infrastructure base and establishment of institutional linkages for effective implementation

Red mud catalyst for hydrocarbon cracking and carbon adsorbent production

January 1, 2008 to February 28, 2012
| Completed Project

The major objectives of the project are: 1.Develop suitable catalyst from red mud, an aluminium industry waste 2.Test the catalyst for hydrocarbon cracking / activation 3.Use the carbon deposited on catalyst as an adsorbent for removal of pollutants that are commonly present in water and wastewater (heavy metal, phenol, dyes etc.).

Development of Pilot Scale Pyrolysis Test Unit for Production of Liquid Bio-fuels and Value Added By-products from Biodiesel Plant Wastes

January 1, 2008 to April 27, 2011
| Completed Project

Under this project a Pyrolysis Test Unit(100kg/dayPTU) is developed. a patent has been filed on the design and operation of the Pyrolysis based Bioreactor.This Pilot Reactor is developed for production of liquid biofuel, a renewable substitute to fuel oil from selected biomass through pyrolysis route. The toxic oil seed wastes (e.g.

Isolation of key regulatory elements controlling development of flowering traits in Brassica species

January 1, 2008 to August 16, 2010
| Completed Project

The main objectives of the project are:1/ Germplasm collection2. Isolation of FT and LFY orthologs from B. rapa, B.nigra and B juncea genomes3/ Molecular characterization of quanitfying the extent of homology at sequence level4/ Functional characterization of FT and LFY orthologs form Brassica sps.

Enabling activities for preparation of Indias Second National Communication to the UNFCCC (NATCOM - Phase II)

January 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010
| Completed Project

The project envisages undertaking activities pertaining to the presentation of India?s Second National Communication (SNC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Microbiologically improved compost for control of abiotic stress in plant production

December 26, 2007 to September 12, 2011
| Completed Project

The specific objectives of the project are:- Through biotrapping with plants, develop a method to produce microbiologically imporved compost for decreasing biotic and aboitic stress in plant production- Develop a method to test compost products for their disease suppressiveness mixture

Private Sector Participation in the Indian Power Sector and Climate Change

December 17, 2007 to December 15, 2008
| Completed Project

The objective of the study is to analyse private sector participation in electricity generation through various technologies (traditional and advanced technologies, renewable energy technologies), with a specific focus on the impact of private participation on Green House Gases (GHG) emissions.