Projects

Hotwiring microbial communities for enhanced unconventional gas production

July 10, 2016

| Ongoing project

| Microbes | Environment

In this project our objective is to exploit recent discoveries in direct electron transfer to methanogenic Archaea and the role of thermophilic temperatures on biological methane production from coal to enhance production rates and yield.

Mass multiplication of Chironji (Buchnania lanzan) through plant tissue culture

July 4, 2016

| Ongoing project

| Sustainable Agriculture

Development of technology for mass Multiplication of selected Chironji genotypes through micropropagation and distribution to tribal beneficiary.

A People’s Biodiversity Register of Village Ghukhuyi, Zünheboto, Nagaland

July 1, 2016

| Ongoing project

| Forest & Biodiversity | Environment

With a forest cover of 171964 sq km, the north-eastern part of India harbours a significant portion of the country's floral and faunal bounty - nearly 13,500 plant, 430 mammal and 1277 bird species, many of which are endemic to the region.

Health and Energy Facilities: Pathardi-Towards a model village

July 1, 2016

| Ongoing project

| Health & Nutrition | Energy | Energy Access

TERI proposes to extend its activities under the umbrella of 'Health and Energy'. The proposal is driven by the vision of transforming Pathardi towards a model village in a phased manner. TERI has identified the following three niche areas that need to be addressed: (1) energy access; (2) health and nutrition; (3) livelihood and skill development.

Assistance to FOR for Implementation of Model Regulations for Forecasting, Scheduling, and Deviation Settlement of Wind and Solar generating stations at the state Level

July 1, 2016

| Ongoing project

| Energy

The main purpose of this consultancy support is to provide technical inputs/expert advice to the Technical Committee of Forum of Regulators (FOR) in the matters related to development of deviation settlement mechanism, forecasting and scheduling framework, ancillary services mechanism at state level.

Designing and demonstrating an ESCO business model to promote energy-efficient electric motors in chemical industries in Gujarat

July 1, 2016

| Ongoing project

| Energy Efficiency

The outcome of the project will be to develop and demonstrate innovative ESCO model for promotion of HEMs (higher energy-efficiency motors) in Ankleshwar cluster. Subsequently, the project will fine-tune the demonstrated model and operationalize it for wide-spread adoption in the cluster in close coordination with all key stakeholders.

India-UK Nitrogen Fixation Centre (IUNFC)

June 14, 2016

| Ongoing project

The India-UK Nitrogen Fixation Centre is a joint-funded virtual joint centre of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, UK and the Department of Biotechnology, India. The main objective of this centre is to tackle problems of food security, environmental and economic challenges of crop production and soil improvement in India through scientific research on nitrogen fixation.

People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) and City Biodiversity Index (CBI) for the city of Panaji

June 8, 2016

| Ongoing project

People’s Biodiversity Registers (PBRs) are the documents developed by the local Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 of India.

Benchmarking water use for efficient deployment in industries

June 8, 2016

| 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.

A transparency framework for Implementing INDCs in India

June 1, 2016

| Ongoing project

The primary goal of the study is to design a robust transparency framework for India and enhancing preparedness for its implementation, as elaborated below.