Projects

Development of tailor made nanozeolite carrier for slow release and targeted delivery of nitrogen for sustainable crop production

January 1, 2018
| Ongoing project

The project aims to develop technology for highly efficacious nitrogenous fertilizer using the tailor made mesoporous nanozeolite carrier that can enable the slow release and targeted delivery of the nitrogen.

Enabling Cities to Implement Innovative Sustainable Urban Solutions

December 27, 2017
| Ongoing project
| 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).

Biodiversity for food security

December 27, 2017
| Ongoing project

To improve food security and natural resource-use efficiency in a hilly through the application of biotechnology and reintroduction of traditional crops and practices.

Off the grid sensor controlled irrigation using bank filtration technology

December 27, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Sustainable Agriculture

The main objectives of this project are to: (1) Provide clean water to farmers using bank filtration technology; (2) Provide renewable electric power to off-the-grid farmers, thereby reducing stress on current electricity infrastructure; (3) Provide increased effectiveness solution for water use by farmers using IoT-based system.

Studying the urban Indian mobility to Indian mitigate emissions

December 27, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Sustainable Habitat

The objective of the study is to assess, how additional investment in mass public transportation and demand management policies related to vehicle ownership etc , can help Indian cities mitigate CO2 emissions.

Project STARs: Sustainable Tracking, Action and Reporting in Schools

December 27, 2017
| Ongoing project

Project STARs - a pioneering ESD project in the state of Goa explored the principles of sustainable development through the adoption of the 3C sustainable school concept. It was a three year project (2013-2016) jointly implemented by the Dempo Group of Companies, and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) across 10 schools in Goa.

Spatially Resolved Air Pollution Emissions Inventory of India

December 27, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Air

Considering India's dynamically changing energy use landscape and recent policy interventions to improve air quality, there is a need to update air pollution emission inventories

Life cycle assessment of Hot Mix and Cold Mix technologies for Construction and Maintenance of Rural Roads

December 27, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Transport | Environment | Sustainable Habitat

The project aims to study these hot mix and CRRI-Bitchem cold mix technology applications for rural road construction and maintenance works in India in order to estimate and compare their life cycle cost, energy consumption, GHG and criteria pollutants generation, material consumption, impacts on safety and health of construction workers and population, road maintenance requirements, and projec

Environmental Status reports for Urban Local Bodies

December 27, 2017
| Ongoing project

As per the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation (MMC) Act 1949, section 67(A), it is mandatory for all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of the state of Maharashtra to submit an annual Environmental Status Report (ESR) to General body on or before 31st July.

Switching to a sustainable auto-rickshaw system: triggering sustainable lifestyles and poverty reduction in urban India

December 27, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Transport | Sustainable Habitat | Cities

Switching to a sustainable auto-rickshaw system: Triggering sustainable lifestyles and poverty reduction in urban India- The project aims to promote sustainable consumption, the objective of the project is to provide integrated solutions based on three principles namely access to financial social services, alternative sources of revenue and clean tech for auto rickshaws thus propelling consumer