Projects

Projects

Analysing adverse health effects of outdoor air pollution in Delhi

March 17, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Health & Nutrition

A case study of Delhi on the adverse health effects of outdoor air pollution in a city, conducted under the National Network Programme on Human Health.

Facilitate the preparation of People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) documentation for Chorao - Madel Village

March 10, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Environment

A PBR is a document that records status of local biodiversity, landscape, waterscape elements and relationships of various user-groups with these ¿ essentially from a (local) people¿s perspective.

Non-coding RNAs associated with abiotic stress and their role in plant-bacterial interactions using the plant-associated bacterium, Azospirillum brasilense and Sorghum as a model

March 1, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Sustainable Agriculture

Major issues of current plant growth promoting (PGP) formulations involving bacteria include maintained consistency of field results as field conditions are more variable and there are differences in bacterial community dynamics in the field.

Development of intumescent fire retardant (IFR) nano-composites for medium voltage cable sheathing applications

February 28, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Environment

In this study, polyolefinic nanocomposites of PP/EVA/EPDM, HDPE/EVA/EPDM and LLDPE/HDPE/EVA/EPDM will be developed. The APP used will be grafted with silane based POSS product to improve its hydrophobicity. Nanoclay and MWCNT will also be grafted with POSS after functionalization. These modified nanoparticles will be used along with modified APP to enhance fire retardancy properties.

To assist the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) with its Energy Efficiency Campaign

February 15, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Climate Change | Energy Efficiency

To assist the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) with its Energy Efficiency Campaign    Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development    The main objectives of this project are to:

Ethnobotanical survey for antiulcer drug

February 13, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Environment | Microbes | Sustainable Agriculture

This project will select the medicinal plants of traditional use on ethno-botanical survey of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh for their biological screening of anti-ulcer activity in experimental animals. This will help find possible anti-ulcer drugs from the indigenous medicinal plants of Northeast.

Role of Natural Gas in India’s Energy Markets

January 31, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Energy

The main objective of this study is to understand the potential for natural gas in India's energy mix in the future as its role in India's electricity sector.

Technical Assistance to the Resource Efficiency Initiative (REI) of the European Union

January 27, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Resources & Sustainable Development

TERI supports the global sustainable consumption and production agenda driven by the United Nations by supporting India in the implementation of this agenda and by promoting European Union (EU) standards and business best-practices on resource efficiency in this process.

Assessing impact of developmental activities on the lakes of Hyderabad

January 23, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Water | Environment

The proposed scope of work for the study includes the following:

A secondary-data-based preliminary baseline assessment of current water use practices in selected water intensive industries (viz. thermal power plants, textile, pulp and paper, and steel industries) in India.

Integrated Modelling Study of Food-Energy-Water-Food nexus in India

January 19, 2017
| Ongoing project
| Sustainable Agriculture | Energy | Environment

The food-energy-water nexus in India would be examined using scenario analysis using MARKAL and the integrated agricultural water use models. The work would form part of the Sustainable Growth Working Group with the NITI Aayog and other policy think tanks in India. The findings would be disseminated to key government departments.