ANNUAL REPORT 2019 / 20

Vision
Creating Innovative Solutions for a Sustainable Future

Mission
Tackle issues of concern to Indian society, and
the world at large, and develop innovative and cost
effective solutions

Enhance networking for sustainable interventions

Realize potential for national and international
leadership as a knowledge-based agent of change
in the fields of energy, environment, other natural
resources, and sustainable development

Inspire and reach out to diverse stakeholders

for realizing a shared vision of global sustainable
development, which could be translated into action
Our growing commitment
to a sustainable future
Research and outreach
activities in over 50 countries
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2 137
Director General’s Message Partnerships and Networks

5 153
Who’s Who at TERI Knowledge Contributions

9 157
Research Programmes Human Capital and
Infrastructure Facilities

102 163
Domestic and Global Operations Appendices

113 179
Support Services Financial Summary

123
Support Units
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During unprecedented times of the COVID-19 outbreak,

the adoption and promotion of clean-energy solutions
has acquired a whole new meaning and dimension. In this
regard, the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) India
project aims to develop a narrative for policymakers for
adopting low-carbon pathways to enable smooth transition
towards a carbon-neutral or zero-carbon energy sector in
India. This requires a study of various options of supply
of clean power to match the estimated demand for the
country till 2050. The work includes a holistic assessment
of demand, supply, grid-balancing, investments, and
policymaking for the energy sector.
During 2019/20, a detailed study with hourly despatch
model for production cost optimization using open-
source software, namely PyPSA (Python for Power System
Analysis), was given a final shape. The study charted
a cost-effective and feasible pathway for India’s power
system to achieve high levels of wind and solar electricity

DIRECTOR
generation by 2030. Additionally, three studies highlighting
the challenges and the ways forward with regard to open-
access, cost of supply, and electric vehicles duly taking

GENERAL'S
into consideration the distribution companies' (DISCOMs)
and stakeholders’ perspectives through consultative
workshops were successfully completed.

MESSAGE Within the paradigm of renewable energy (RE), India

is moving steadily to achieve its targets with wide-
ranging policy initiatives at the level of central and state
governments. The RE sector is evolving and generating
opportunities for working on its various aspects. And
The year 2019/20 has been both daunting and awakening. in order to support the national vision of RE, TERI’s
Daunting because of the outbreak of the COVID-19 global Renewable Energy Technology (RET) Division has
pandemic, and awakening since it heralded a paradigm shift maintained its focus on R&D, project implementation,
in the overall outlook of the human race. Worldwide, COVID-19 policy research, and consultancy services, besides select
cases have surpassed 100 million and while vaccinations are training and capacity-building activities. Further, the
underway, we must not underestimate the powers of the invisible Division took charge of setting up of one of the most
virus, especially when its mutations are emerging in several parts advanced solar water pump test facilities in collaboration
of the world. This year, however unprecedented, has taught us to with M/s Maxop Engineering Company Private Limited,
revive, be resilient, and restore, that too, efficiently. besides completing a number of studies with exemplary
support from the MacArthur Foundation, Energy Transition
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), despite obstacles Commission India, and Norwegian Framework Agreement.
and challenges, has grown as a multidisciplinary and
polyphonic firm through a synthesis of its Division-based areas Presently, TERI in association with GERMANWATCH is
and Programme-driven work culture. Enabling work from home working on MAP (Multi-Actor Partnership) project to
in an era of the new ‘normal’, the Information Technology identify and map the risks involved in the solar sector. The
and Services Division facilitated most of our colleagues project is sponsored by the German Ministry (BMZ). Under
to work from home across the regional centres. Microsoft this initiative, TERI organized two stakeholder consultation
Teams ensured excellent experience of online meetings or workshops, including a workshop titled ‘New Business and
collaborations and integrated people, contents, and tools. Investment Opportunities in Solar Sector’ conducted in
The harmonious integration of our institute’s diverse research November 2019, at INTERSOLAR 2019, Bengaluru. One of
programmes with the corresponding units and areas – energy, the several accomplishments in this area was that Innovate
integrated policy analysis, natural resources and climate, UK awarded a contract to TERI titled ‘CORES: Collaboration
sustainable habitat, social transformation, environmental and to Optimise Renewable Energy Systems’ to introduce
industrial biotechnology, and sustainable agriculture – through affordable, reliable, portable energy solutions to remote
concerted efforts, have brought us closer to realize the goal communities in India and Africa.
of adopting energy-efficient choices for a sustainable, greener Among other laurels, TERI and Society for Energy,
society and future. In its research endeavours, TERI was ably Environment, and Development (SEED) won prize money
assisted by the support services – communication outreach under Indo-US Science and Technology Forum for an
and advocacy unit, project management unit, knowledge innovative concept, that is, a solar dryer-based self-
management, growth diversification, commercialization unit, employment model for rural tribal communities, women,
and corporate social responsibility unit. The support units and differently abled persons. TERI hosted the SEED
– administrative services, human resources, and of course India Hub for delivery of customized enterprise support
information technology also provided anchorage to TERI’s and promotion of eco-inclusive entrepreneurship for
research efforts. Energy is the pillar of our country’s socio- sustainable development. During 2019/20, TERI worked on
economic development, and over the years, the growth in international- and local-level projects addressing waste
the energy sector has been monitored and sustained through management issues in different spheres and worked on-
changes and variations in both the demand and supply sides. ground to demonstrate the impact. In 2020, programmes
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included the Training of Trainers (ToT) and cocreation With the objective to inform policy on the critical sustainability
sessions for Business Development Support (BDS) providers, issues of our time, the Integrated Policy Analysis (IPA)
practitioner’s lab for climate finance targeted at the needs of Programme through an in-depth and interdisciplinary
growing 'missing middle' eco-inclusive enterprises, and SEED research seeks to answer the central question, ‘How can
replicator programme matching proven business models with policy be designed to scale up solutions that successfully
aspiring entrepreneurs. decouple economic development from natural resource use
The conversion of waste into a renewable resource is one of and environmental degradation while enhancing livelihood
the fine examples to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions opportunities and the quality of life?’ In this regard, the Centre
for power generation. In a move towards waste management for Integrated Assessment and Modelling (CIAM) develops and
through methanation technology, TERI installed a first-of- uses state-of-the-art tools and techniques to provide inputs
its kind biomethanation plant in Udaipur city supported by through integrated assessments of energy, economy, and
the Udaipur Municipal Corporation. A two-tonne per day environment interactions.
capacity plant based on the modified TEAM technology During 2019/20, the Division was engaged in providing
(anaerobic digestion) was installed to scientifically treat inputs to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
organic fraction of municipal solid waste. Branching out in Change (MoEFCC), through its study on long-term low-
this vision, the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited carbon development strategies for India. The project focused
awarded a contract to TERI for setting up of a 100 kg per on developing alternative energy-economy scenarios for
day biomethanation plant at NTPC-Farakka, West Bengal. At India to examine the implications of India’s development
the global front, a UNIDO-sponsored project for setting up trajectories with varying focus on energy access, jobs and
of a biomass power generation plant was implemented and clean energy/sustainable urbanization objective. Additionally,
the inauguration of rice husk in Cambodia was successfully the Division completed two projects supported by the
done, while a bamboo waste-based project in Thailand is in Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NFA). These projects
installation and commissioning stage. focused on undertaking a detailed estimation (across five grid
Within the Industrial Energy Efficiency Division, the pool regions, various seasons) of energy (in particular electricity)
of engineers, many of whom are accredited and certified requirements across various end-uses, particularly in the
energy auditors with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), residential and commercial sectors at different times of day
Government of India, regularly conducted energy audits (ToD). Gathering detailed information on electricity use at
in industries to identify options for energy conservation at the end-use level has remained a big data-gap in India. TERI’s
the plant level. With expertise and in-depth knowledge of study focused on understanding the electricity use patterns
applicable technologies, TERI continues to offer the corporate in the residential/commercial sectors to better understand
sector high-quality technical advice on ways to reduce their the variations in consumer behaviour, regional differences,
carbon footprint. TERI is a leading name in promoting energy and income-related variations towards ownership and use of
efficiency and facilitating deployment of energy-efficient various appliances.
technologies in the MSME sector. TERI prepared a detailed report – ‘Towards a Low Carbon
During 2019/20, the Division undertook energy audits in Steel Sector: Overview of the Changing Market, Technology,
different kinds of industries in India in sectors, such as and Policy Context for Indian Steel’ – which was launched by
cement, power, chemicals, laminates, steel, automobile, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Union Minister of Steel,
food processing, and so on. It continues to provide support Petroleum and Natural Gas, during the World Sustainable
under the Perform, Achieve, and Trade (PAT) scheme of BEE to Development Summit 2020, our annual flagship event. The
various Designated Consumers (DCs) with regard to Mandatory report suggests a comprehensive package of measures
Energy Audit and Monitoring & Verification (M&V) services. that would keep the sector competitive while reducing its
TERI worked with 18 DCs during the FY2019/20. For the first environmental impacts. We all know how the changing climate
time, M&V services were rendered to four electricity DISCOMs is posing new challenges to the sustenance of humankind.
in Karnataka and Assam. Additionally, TERI undertook energy In the context of building climate resilience, the Natural
conservation studies in plants located in other countries, Resources and Climate (NRC) Programme spearheads research
including – Cebu International Airport, which is the second in providing innovative and resource-efficient solutions
largest airport in the Philippines; Dangote Sugars, Nigeria, for management of water resources, waste resources, and
which is the largest sugar refinery in the world; plants of bioresources, thereby aiming to become a global leader in
Indorama Ventures in the USA and Germany; and Dabur providing scientific knowledge and solutions; and conducts
Nepal Private Limited. on-field programmes to eradicate malnutrition from rural
and urban areas of India. Earth Science and Climate Change,
The Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology (EIB) Forest and Biodiversity, Environment and Waste Management,
Programme works towards contributing in advanced solutions Water Resources, and Nutritional Security constitute the five
for remediation of contaminated environments, minimizing divisions under the NRC Programme, leading work on various
waste generation, and creating sustainable environment by dimensions of climate change and cross-cutting themes.
providing clean energy solutions. With the vision to increase Moreover, in the bygone year, TERI continued to support the
community resilience, TERI implemented a project that aims Copenhagen-based Climate Technology Centre and Network
to upgrade and develop key public spaces for schools and (CTCN) through various technical assistance projects.
Anganwadi centres. The project focuses on strengthening
health services by reducing vulnerabilities due to poor access This year, TERI was set to co-host the Adaptation Futures 2020
to health facilities and providing a nurturing environment with the World Adaptation Science Program (WASP), which is
for children. Under the project, TERI upgraded sanitation one of the four components of the World Climate Programme
infrastructure in 15 Anganwadi centres and 6 schools in Rani based on the World Meteorological Organisation Congress
Block, Kamrup district, Assam. XVI Resolution 18. The 2020 edition would have been the sixth
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in the international conference series on global adaptation In the field of marine and coastal areas, multiple projects were
and the first to be held in Asia. One of its several objectives successfully carried out for livelihood diversification, women
was also to emphasize knowledge sharing and co-learning for empowerment, and entrepreneurship development, especially
actionable solutions across the Global North and the South. of artisanal fishing through a successful demonstration of crab
Owing to the unforeseen circumstances due to COVID-19 cultivation, aquaponics, and fish cage culture, supported by
and the resultant travel restrictions, the Steering Committee National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
took the decision to postpone the conference to 2021. TERI, Under the TERI–DBT Centre of Excellence, the project on
through its multifaceted approach to issues and themes under aquafeed development from deoiled algae has been initiated.
the climate and environment paradigm, shall continue to TERI’s Coastal Ecology and Marine Resources Centre (CEMRC)
strive through pioneering research and collaborations with our is a multidisciplinary research centre, which focuses on key
noteworthy stakeholders and beneficiaries. areas, such as marine and coastal resources, biodiversity
TERI, being one of the 14 global partners, contributes to the mapping, and water resource management. Various
climate transparency initiative, an international partnership environmental awareness programmes, educational and
project that examines and reviews G20 climate actions, finance outreach projects, and activities are being implemented at the
and vulnerability. In this regard, our institution contributed to Centre. For instance, CEMRC, Goa worked on City Biodiversity
the 'Climate Transparency Report 2020', which was launched Index (CBI) (also known as Singapore Index on Cities’
Biodiversity) for the city of Panaji, a project funded by Imagine
in November 2020. Linking Climate and Development Policies–
Panaji Smart City Development,Limited.
Leveraging International Networks and Knowledge Sharing
(CD-LINKS) is another milestone project, supported by the With respect to sustainable habitats, the 11th GRIHA Summit
European Commission under the Horizon 2020 framework, was organized in association with UNSW, Sydney, at the
which focuses on linking climate and development policies. The India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on December 17–18, 2019.
project evaluated several alternative scenarios indicating India’s The overarching theme was – ‘Approach to Integrated
choices and challenges in undertaking more ambitious emission Sustainability’. The event was supported by many premier
reduction targets that were compatible with global scenarios international and national organizations, such as the Danish
depicting the well below 2°C world. Embassy in New Delhi, the Airports Authority of India (AAI),
the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), and the National Real
Specific to the Paris Agreement, we have prepared a framing Estate Development Corporation (NAREDCO). The Summit
document to aid the formulation of a long-term mitigation platform was leveraged to showcase collaborative research and
and adaptation strategy for India (in line with Article 4.19). It development works between TERI, GRIHA, and UNSW in the
identifies five essential pillars that will enable the development built environment cutting across various thematic areas. The
and implementation of a strong long-term strategy, the rating of 300 new and existing buildings for the Public Works
interdependencies in their roles, and key decisions to be Department, Government of Maharashtra under the landmark
taken under each pillar. Additionally, we have advocated agreement signed in 2018/19 was undertaken. Three additional
on international partnerships on building capacities and MoUs were signed with First Construction Council, Indian
implementing complementary work with other developing and Institute of Architects (IIA), Northern Chapter, and National Real
industrializing nations. Under this ambit, TERI has also been Estate Development Corporation (NAREDCO) at the Summit.
contributing to Fiji’s NDC implementation road map and the The Sustainable Buildings, Delhi, a part of the Sustainable
'State of Environment Report'. Within the Centre of Excellence Habitat Programme, promotes low-carbon and low-cost
for Advanced Research in Agricultural Nanotechnology, solutions to developmental concerns in the built environment.
TERI–Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre (TDNBC), Gurugram, In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the current projected
India and Deakin University, Australia, in association with the GDP growth for India stands at 1.9% for FY21. It is critical at
Department of Biotechnology, Government of India formulated this juncture to envisage a ‘new normal’ for a post-lockdown
‘DBT–TDNBC–DEAKIN–Research Network Across continents for scenario, which would integrate the principles of sustainable
learning and innovation (DTD–RNA)’. The network was launched development with economic stability and social equity.
at TERI Gram, Gurugram, Haryana, on 3 September 2019.
With the world reeling under the effects of the deadly virus, in
Regarding enhancing livelihoods of marginal farmers using December 2019, transportation was one of the worst affected
bio-innovations, TERI has been working at TRISHA (TERI’s sectors, as economies, including India, were put under severe
Research Initiative at Supi for Himalayan Advancement) lockdown. During 2019/20, TERI conducted detailed studies
at village Supi in Nainital district of Uttarakhand since its on analysing the future prospects of electric mobility in India.
establishment in 2003. Our efforts encompass a strategy The Centre for Sustainable Mobility came out with a report
for enhancing land productivity by using sustainable – ‘Faster Adoption of Electric Vehicles in India: Perspective
biotechnological approaches and harmonizing modern of Consumers and Industry’ – with a special focus on the
technologies and traditional knowledge. In 2019/20, TRISHA two-wheeler sector. It also initiated a research study on the
promoted various high-altitude medicinal plants in the ‘Road Map for Electrification of Urban Freight Sector in India’
district of Nainital including Bageshwar, Pithoragarh, Tehri, to understand, map, and recommend strategies for faster
Rudraprayag, and Uttarkashi on cluster basis for women adoption of electric commercial vehicles across Indian cities.
farmers. As far as the Centre for Biodiversity and Ecosystem The past year has been a lesson for us. While activities and
Services is concerned, TERI conducted the first-of-its-kind achievements shall continue, we as a growing family must also
study – ‘Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services of continue to be motivated and prepared than ever before in
National Zoological Park in Delhi’ with a robust and refined our endeavour and pledge to move forward to a society that
methodology. The annual value of key ecosystem services makes sustainable, energy-efficient choices and contributes to
comprising use and non-use values, such as carbon storage an environmentally secure future to ensure the well-being of
and sequestration, employment generation, recreation, successive generations, pandemic or no pandemic.
education and research, biodiversity conservation, and the
surrogate value of land has been evaluated in this study.
Additionally, TERI also initiated a World Bank-supported
consultancy on economic valuation of mountain forests and Ajay Mathur
mangroves in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Director General, TERI
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WHO'S
WHO AT TERI
TERI’S
GOVERNING
COUNCIL
Shri Nitin Desai
Chairman

Shri Vijai Sharma Dr Shailesh Nayak Shri Nawshir H Mirza

Dr Ajay Mathur Dr Naushad D Forbes Prof. (Ms) Basabi Bhaumik

Prof. (Ms) Laurence Tubiana

THE
MANAGEMENT
TEAM
Dr Ajay Mathur
Director General, TERI

Mr Girish Sethi Dr Annapurna Vancheswaran Dr Alok Adholeya Mr A K Saxena

Industrial Energy Efficiency Communications Outreach Sustainable Agriculture Electricity and Fuels
and Advocacy Unit

Mr Sanjay Seth Dr Ashvini Kumar Dr Ashvini Kumar Mr Amit Kumar

Sustainable Habitat Renewable Energy Environmental and Social
Technologies Industrial Biotechnology Transformation

Dr Vibha Dhawan Dr G Rudra Narasimha Rao Debajit Palit Dr Dipankar Saharia

Advanced Biofuels Industrial Energy Efficiency Rural Energy Agricultural and
and Livelihoods Rural Extension

Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar Dr Sumit Sharma Colonel (Retd) Dr Jitendra Vir

Natural Resource and Earth Science and Sanjai Joshi Sharma
Climate Climate Change Administrative Services Land Resources

Mr Jagdish Mutharia Dr Ritu Mathur Ms Shabnam Bassi Mr Sunil Dhingra

Information Technology Integrated Assessments Sustainable Buildings Renewable Energy
and Modelling Technologies

Mr D N Narasimha Raju Dr Suneel Pandey Mr Anshuman Ms Rishu Nigam

TERI-SRC Environment and Water Resources Creative Content
Waste Management

Mr Prosanto Pal Ms Anupama Jauhry Mr Souvik Bhattacharjya Dr P K Bhattacharya

Industrial Energy Efficiency TERI Press Resource Efficiency and Knowledge
Governance Resource Centre

Dr Reena Singh Dr Livleen K Kahlon Dr Anjali Parasnis

Sustainable Agriculture Environmental Education Nutritional Security
and Awareness
TERI’S DISTINGUISHED FELLOWS

Mr C Dasgupta Mr Dipak Dasgupta Dr Vibha Dhawan Dr Prodipto Ghosh

Distinguished Fellow Emeritus Distinguished Fellow, Earth Distinguished Fellow & Distinguished Fellow, Earth
Science and Climate Change Senior Director, TERI Science and Climate Change

Air Commodore Ms Preeti Madan Mr S Vijay Kumar Mr Ajai Malhotra

(Retd) M M Joshi Distinguished Fellow, Distinguished Fellow and Distinguished Fellow and Senior
Distinguished Fellow, Director-General's Office Lead, Food and Land Use Advisor (Climate Change),
Administrative Services Coalition, India Project Management Unit

Mr Shri Prakash Mr K Ramanathan Mr R R Rashmi Prof. S L Rao

Distinguished Fellow, Transport Distinguished Fellow, Distinguished Fellow and Distinguished Fellow Emeritus
and Urban Governance Electricity and Fuels Division Programme Director, Resource
Efficiency and Governance

Mr Ajay Shankar Mr S Sundar Mr Sanjay Mitra

Distinguished Fellow, Distinguished Fellow, Transport Distinguished Fellow, Transport
Director-General's Office and Urban Governance and Urban Governance
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RESEARCH
PROGRAMMES
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ENERGY
Energy is a vital input for production and growth; it drives socio-
economic development. As India continues on a path of rapid expansion
and growth in every sector of its economy—industry, agriculture,
residential, transport, etc.—the challenge before the country is to meet
the increasing requirements for energy while simultaneously minimizing
the adverse environmental impacts that result from increased resource
extraction, power generation, and energy usage.
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The Energy Programme at TERI focuses on municipalities/corporations and cities. It has

supporting the transformation of the nation’s developed and disseminated technologies
energy sector on both supply and demand sides: for conversion of biomass into gaseous forms
by fostering development and deployment of for thermal, electrical, and cooling energy
adequate, dependable, and affordable supply applications. The Division also focuses on
of clean and renewable energy (RE) as well as research-oriented activities, policy research and
by promoting energy-efficient technological consultancy projects, especially in the area of
solutions and practices for end users in diverse solar and biomass. The Division operates NABL-
sectors of the economy. Through the Energy accredited test laboratories for certification as well
Transitions Commission (ETC) India work as developmental testing of solar water pumps
programme, the team at Energy Programme has and solar lighting systems, besides undertaking
developed a robust understanding of the factors training and capacity building activities in the
that will drive the transition of the Indian energy entire renewable energy space.
sector towards cleaner technological solutions.
TERI’s focus under the ETC India work programme The Industrial Energy Efficiency (IEE) Division
is on developing pathways for decarbonization works closely with the corporate sector and
of the electricity sector and the harder-to-abate provides energy audit services to clients in
industry sectors. sectors such as cement, chemicals, pulp and
paper, iron and steel, thermal power plants,
The Energy Programme has three broad divisions,
food processing, hotels, commercial buildings,
which work in the domains enumerated herein:
public works, etc. Additionally, it works with
The Electricity and Fuels Division (EFD) carries
many energy-intensive MSME (micro, small,
out policy and regulatory analysis related to the
and medium enterprises) clusters and provides
energy sector (electricity, coal, oil, and gas).
long-term hand-holding support in terms of
EFD primarily focuses on developing low-carbon
adopting energy-efficient technologies and best
pathways through detailed demand assessments
operating practices. The Division works closely
and emerging supply mix, integrated demand–
with ministries and government departments,
supply analysis in the medium and long term,
multilateral and bilateral institutions, foundations,
integration of RE and smart grid solutions with
and other stakeholders in the field of energy
storage, demand-side management (DSM), and
efficiency.
other key issues and challenges in the electricity
sector. EFD’s efforts feed into technological and Building on its four decades of experience
policy research, thereby creating a virtuous in developing and promoting clean energy
cycle wherein supportive policies are framed
solutions, the Energy Programme shall continue
to encourage and ensure large-scale adoption
to forge strong and synergetic partnerships/
of clean energy solutions. The Division has
collaborations with multiple stakeholders at
considerable experience in regulatory and
every level—policy, institutional, academia,
tariff issues and regularly works with regulatory
industry, and community—in order to maximize
bodies, public and private utilities, ministries, and
the effectiveness of its initiatives and ensure
government departments.
their sustainability. Apart from its focus on India,
The Renewable Energy Technologies (RET) Division the Energy Programme also works on promoting
provides RE-based technological solutions for clean energy solutions in other parts of the
diverse user-groups in the industrial, commercial world with a focus on developing countries in
and residential sectors, besides working with Africa and Asia.
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Electricity and Fuels Division

Electricity is a critical input for economic growth and Transitions Commission (ETC) India, which was
development. Over the years, the electricity sector has established during 2017/ 18 with the objective to foster
witnessed substantial growth; the growth in the last few deployment of low-carbon pathways in the country.
years has been combined with changes in the demand TERI is engaged in a multi-stakeholder project for the
profile as well as in the supply mix. The trend is likely to Energy Transitions Commission, headquartered in the
continue in the coming years. UK. TERI hosts the secretariat of the ETC India and
The Electricity and Fuels Division (EFD) of TERI works on EFD, as the nodal Division, in co-ordination with other
cross-cutting themes of the electricity sector with allied divisions of TERI, leads a diverse group of stakeholders
focus on fuels, such as coal and natural gas. Most of the to facilitate a smooth transition towards low-carbon
research, consultancy, and capacity-building activities of pathways in the energy sector through a collaborative
the Division pertain to the demand and supply sides of approach. The activity is largely funded by Hewlett
the electricity sector. EFD’s efforts feed into technological Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Oak Foundation,
and policy research, thereby creating a virtuous cycle and Shakti Foundation with support from corporates
wherein supportive policy recommendations are including NTPC, Siemens, CLP India, BRPL, and Giriraj
made to encourage and facilitate large-scale adoption Renewables. Major new activities in this project include
of clean energy solutions along with deployment of development of modelling and scenarios of India’s
effective techniques and emerging technologies. The power sector by 2050 with extremely high shares of
Division possesses rich and varied experience in the renewables, and development of state-level models of
electricity/energy sector in India and abroad, and has high renewables penetration.
been aiding on a range of activities to public, corporate,
and international clients. It offers invaluable expertise The ETC India project aims to develop a narrative for
in the fields of power and coal, and has extensive policymakers for adopting low-carbon pathways to
experience on regulatory and tariff issues and policy enable smooth transition towards a carbon-neutral or
and institutional issues. EFD has been closely working zero-carbon energy sector in India. This requires a study
with utilities, regulatory commissions, central and state of various options of supply of clean power to match
governments, bilateral and multilateral organizations/ the estimated demand for the country till 2050. The
agencies, including the World Bank, European Union, IEA, work included a holistic assessment of demand, supply,
MacArthur Foundation, CIFF, GIZ, ADB, JBIC, DFID, USAID, grid-balancing, investments, and policymaking for the
NEDO, IEEJ, ECCJ, SDC, Hewlett Foundation, Bloomberg energy sector. During 2019/20, a detailed study with
Philanthropies, among others.
During 2019/20, the Division continued its core area of
work on energy transitions, demand-side management
and energy efficiency, smart grids, energy storage,
integration challenges of intermittent renewables,
medium-term and long-term demand forecasting,
integrated resource planning, and capacity-building
programmes, and has embarked on the application
of various emerging technologies such as Peer-
to-Peer (P2P) trading using block-chain, use of
artificial intelligence and machine learning, market
transformation of electric vehicles, etc. The Division’s
activities have been tailored to fall under the central
theme of transition towards low-carbon and energy-
efficient pathways and are structured to support and
facilitate this transition. The main thematic areas and
important endeavours of the Division are as follows:
Energy Transition: Energy transition is a key focus
area of the Division. The work is being carried on a
Power quality study for chilling plant with ALM 32 instrument at
theme-based platform under the aegis of the Energy Dabur Nepal Private Limited
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hourly despatch model for production cost optimization charging on the electricity demand curve of the NCT of
using open-source software, namely PyPSA (Python for Delhi for different types of vehicles, that is, buses, four-
Power System Analysis), was given a final shape. The wheelers, three-wheelers, and two-wheelers including
study charted a cost-effective and feasible pathway for battery swapping was taken up during the year. Similar
India’s power system to achieve high levels of wind and work was undertaken for the New Town Kolkata Green
solar electricity generation by 2030. Smart City in Kolkata with additional focus on location
planning of EV charging infrastructure using GIS and
Smart Distribution, Electric Vehicles, and Battery the work on last-mile connectivity.
Energy Storage: The Division continued to work on
the 5-year (2017–22) Indo-US research project on smart Demand-side Management and Energy Efficiency:
distribution with storage. Installation of grid-scale For over a decade, TERI has been working with various
battery energy storage systems (BESS) on distribution utilities and stakeholders across the country for demand-
feeders, catering to three categories of consumers side management (DSM) and energy-efficiency-related
including institutional premises, gated residential studies, starting from development of load research
colonies, and apartments so as to demonstrate various methodology to preparation of DSM action plan for
use-cases of energy storage at distribution downstream utilities as mandated by DSM regulations notified by
continued in partnership with BSES Rajdhani Power the concerned State Electricity Regulatory Commission
Limited (BRPL). The study initiated in 2018 with West and project implementation support. EFD continues to
Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited offer its expertise for DSM-related projects such as the
(WBSEDCL) under MacArthur Foundation's grant preparation of DSM Action Plan for Bangalore Electricity
continued its 3 years journey focusing on the pilot- Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) with the support of
scale implementation of BESS at both distribution MacArthur Foundation, capacity-building programmes
transformer (DT) and feeder levels. A study was also on DSM and energy efficiency for utilities in the north-
undertaken for CESC Limited for conducting a east zone under a Bureau of Energy Efficiency project,
techno-economic analysis of implementing BESS Load research study for BRPL, etc.
for overload management of a DT and managing Implementation support was provided to Jamshedpur
load in critical facilities. Utilities & Services Company Limited (JUSCO) for
executing six DSM initiatives, namely, implementation
The Division worked with the Central Electricity
of focussed energy efficiency programme in industries,
Authority (CEA) and the Bureau of Indian Standards
employee awareness programme for industries,
(BIS) to draft charging standards for electric vehicles
promotion of energy-efficient lighting programme for
(EVs) in India and prescribed appropriate charging
industrial and commercial consumers, promotion of
standards that India can adopt in future. The Division is
energy-efficient appliances programme for domestic
also working with utilities for supporting and managing
and commercial consumers, awareness campaigns,
EV integration by performing system impact studies
and mandatory use of energy-efficient appliances in
including EV-charging harmonic measurements for
JUSCO facilities.
assessing power quality issues. A case study for Kolkata
E-bus operation was done for IEA Global EV Outlook Demand Forecasting and Integrated Resource
2020. The engagement with the West Bengal Transport Planning: Apart from the demand-and supply-side
Corporation (WBTC) continues with the assistance for forecast, modelling activities were carried out under
developing another case study of their electric bus the umbrella of ETC India. The Division also carried out
fleet for the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) Global EV functional R&D projects to develop demand profile
City Casebook and policy guide. TERI was appointed forecasting tools for distribution utilities or planning
by WBSEDCL, which is at present the nodal agency organizations to assess the changing pattern of
for the state of West Bengal for EV implementation, electricity demand among their consumer categories
to assist the state in working towards infrastructural in the medium term (three years). A web-based tool
development and EV tariff modelling. The Division – the ‘DISCOM Electricity Forecast Tool’ (DEFT) – was
further spearheaded TERI’s work on EV charging developed to forecast load profiles for a distribution
infrastructure under funding from CIFF, as part of an utility in India with the support of Shakti Sustainable
over-arching project on zero-carbon transition, and Energy Foundation (SSEF). The tool is handy for any
under the MacArthur Foundation-funded project on utility to carry out load research on their historical load
Smart Community Road Map Preparation for New Town data and also aids to understand the changing pattern
Kolkata Green Smart City. The impact analysis of EV of electricity consumption under various scenarios
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including consumer category-wise energy efficiency,

renewable energy, and electric vehicles penetration for
the next three years (www.electricitydemandforecast.in).

Technical Studies on Grid Integration of Renewables:

In the domain of electricity distribution, system studies
for assessing the technical impacts of integration
of rooftop solar systems on the distribution system
were continued by the Division. After the successful
completion of the studies for Andhra Pradesh Southern
Power Distribution Company Limited (APSPDCL) in Release of Energy Conservation Guidelines for MSMEs during
National Conclave on 'Enhancing Energy Efficiency in MSME
the previous year, projects for the distribution utilities Sector' 22 September 2019
– BRPL in Delhi and WBSEDCL in West Bengal – were
completed during 2019/ 20 and possible mitigation Capacity Building and Stakeholder Interactions:
measures were suggested. These studies were The division lays great emphasis on training and
undertaken with support from MacArthur Foundation. capacity building of utility officials in various spheres
Power Distribution Reforms and Utility Support of the power sector through tailor-made learning and
Projects: The Division carries out research activities development programmes. Stakeholder interactions and
for various stakeholders in the country in order to dialogues were organized with a view to understand key
support them in addressing various challenges. During concerns of the sector, promote sharing of learning, and
2019/20, the Division initiated work on the preparation dissemination of knowledge and expertise.
of AT&C loss reduction road map for a distribution Under the BEE’s flagship programme, capacity building
utility in the north-eastern grid region, gauging human of DISCOMs was initiated in four DISCOMs in the north-
capital challenges in an Indian DISCOM and identifying eastern region of India (namely, Manipur State Power
strategies for developing human capital through learning Distribution Company Limited, Department of Power
and development programmes, and other activities. Arunachal Pradesh, Department of Power, Nagaland,
and Power Department, Government of Sikkim) for the
Emerging Technologies and Innovations: In the
load research, preparation of DSM action plan, capacity
emerging domain of smart grids, the Division works
building of master trainers and circle-level officials as
on the development of effective control systems for
well as manpower support in technical and financial
battery storage systems and solar photovoltaic (PV)
aspects. In the remaining four utilities, namely, Tripura
inverter integration with distribution networks using
State Electricity Corporation Limited, Meghalaya
hardware including emulators and real-time control
Energy Distribution Corporation Limited, Power and
hardware/embedded systems in TERI’s in-house Smart
Electricity Department, Government of Mizoram, and
Controller Laboratory.
Assam Power Distribution Company Limited, project
A road map for strengthening power distribution management consultancy support for DSM activities
infrastructure in New Town Kolkata Green Smart City was provided by TERI. A programme for capacity
is under preparation with the support of MacArthur building of senior officials of Kerala State Electricity
Foundation. One of the innovative components under Board Limited on grid management and power market
the project is the pilot implementation of block-chain development was conducted during the year.
technology-enabled P2P sharing of rooftop solar energy
Distribution Utilities Forum: An independent
to demonstrate scaling-up of distributed renewable
discussion forum was launched in 2017–18 with the
energy in the smart-city’s energy mix through local
support of SSEF to provide the DISCOMs in the country
energy markets and digital technology interventions.
a platform to share their views, perspective, and
Environmental and Economic Studies: TERI conducted learnings, and come up with recommendations/way
a study with the support of Bloomberg Philanthropies forward with regard to some of the critical challenges
in the area of emission control in thermal power faced by the sector. During 2019/20, three studies
plants. The study suggested measures for addressing highlighting the challenges and way forward with
key issues and challenges in implementation of new regard to open-access, cost of supply, and electric
environmental norms, which were gathered through vehicles duly taking into consideration the DISCOMs
stakeholder interaction. A study for the assessment of and stakeholders perspective through consultative
economic and environmental impact of coal washing in workshops were successfully completed (http://
India was also initiated for NITI Aayog. dufindia.com/).
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Renewable Energy
Technology Division
India is moving steadily to achieve its renewable energy paddy straw utilization, technical collaboration with
(RE) targets with wide-ranging policy initiatives at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi College of
the level of central and state governments. The total Engineering, ENEA, Italy, and Energy Farm, Norway
installed RE capacity at the end of 2018/19 stands at under Mission Innovation for a joint R&D project on
78.3 GW, with additional capacities of solar and wind development of a biomass–solar electricity and cooling
power at various stages of development. The increasing solution for rural areas. The Division took charge of
growth trend in RE capacity installations is witnessed setting up of one of the most advanced solar water
due to high level of interest in solar and wind power, pump test facilities in collaboration with M/s Maxop
though biomass power has also become highly relevant Engineering Company Private Limited, besides
on account of environmental concerns caused by completing a number of studies with support from the
unregulated disposal of agricultural and municipal MacArthur Foundation, Energy Transition Commission
wastes. The RE sector is evolving rapidly and generating India, and Norwegian Framework Agreement. NABL-
a lot of opportunities for working on its various accredited test lab infrastructure facilities including
aspects, such as, R&D, promotion, and dissemination of solar water pump and solar lighting lab and smart grid
technologies at the utility scale and decentralized level. and inverter testing lab give the RET Division unique
advantage of market connectivity. The following are
In order to support the national vision of RE, the some of the key R&D projects pursued during the year:
Renewable Energy Technology (RET) Division has
maintained its focus on R&D, project implementation, ¾ Studies on thermal degradation of crop residues for
policy research, and consultancy services, besides kinetics, bio-polymeric transitions, and value-added
select training and capacity-building activities. The products were initiated. The activity was supported
Division has developed partnerships with stakeholders, by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
which included national and international institutions,
bilateral and multilateral agencies, users and various ¾ The Department of Science and Technology,
manufacturing industries, and consumers. There is a Government of India awarded TERI a project under
strong team of more than 30 research professionals Clean Energy Research Initiative (CERI) programme
with a diverse group of experts in biomass, solar, for the development and field demonstration of
wind, and hybrid technologies. Special efforts were paddy straw-based briquetting plant.
devoted to conceptualize and develop state-of-the-art
infrastructure for testing solar water pumps and solar
lighting systems. In the spirit of showing by doing, Project Implementation
TERI campus at Gwal Pahari was solarized by setting During the year, the Division continued its
up a rooftop solar system of an aggregate capacity implementation of field projects within the country
of 222 kWp on various buildings and car parking as well as abroad. The marketing of the biomass
areas. The major projects and achievements under gasifiers and biogas (TEAM) technologies expanded
various segments of activities are given in the through concerted efforts and a network of licensed
following sections. partners. Some of the key projects pursued during the
year are as follows:

Research and Development ¾ Innovate UK awarded a contract to TERI titled

‘CORES: Collaboration to Optimise Renewable
The Division’s R&D initiatives included R&D partnership Energy Systems’ to introduce affordable, reliable,
with International Advanced Research Centre for portable energy solutions to remote communities in
Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Punjab India and Africa.
State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST) for
¾ TERI and Society for Energy, Environment, and
the development of advanced briquetting machine for
Development (SEED) won prize money under Indo-
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US Science and Technology Forum for an innovative

concept, that is, a solar dryer-based self-employment
Policy Research
model for rural tribal communities, women, and The Division worked with various governments and
differently abled persons. other agencies to contribute on policy aspects
¾ National Thermal Power Corporation Limited specific to RE dissemination.
awarded a contract to TERI for setting up of a
¾ TERI has been associated with Power Roll in carrying
100 kg per day bio-methanation plant at
out testing of the third-generation flexible, ultra-low
NTPC-Farakka, West Bengal.
weight, and very low-cost PV technology, which is
¾ Implementation of a UNIDO-sponsored project being developed by Power Roll, UK. The research
for setting up of a biomass power generation project is sponsored by Innovate UK.
plant. Inauguration of rice husk in Cambodia
¾ TERI in association with GERMANWATCH is working
was successfully done, while a bamboo waste-
on MAP (Multi-Actor Partnership) project to identify
based project in Thailand is in installation and
and map the risks involved in the solar sector. The
commissioning stage.
project is sponsored by the German Ministry (BMZ).
¾ A waste-to-energy plant of capacity 2 TPD was Under this initiative, TERI organized two stakeholder
inaugurated at Udaipur Municipal Corporation, consultation workshops, including a workshop
Rajasthan. The plant treats the municipal solid waste titled ‘New Business and Investment Opportunities
collected from the city to generate electricity. This in Solar Sector’ conducted in November 2019, at
project was supported by ICLEI. INTERSOLAR 2019, Bengaluru.
¾ The Division conducted thematic track on ‘De-
Specialized Studies risking Investments in Decentralised Solar Solutions’
conducted on January 29, 2020 in WSDS 2020.
The RET team conducted the following specialized
¾ Two reports supported by The MacArthur Foundation
studies during the year with support from the Energy
were prepared. The first report was on technical
Transition Commission of India:
analysis of setting up a decentralized solar PV near
¾ Potential assessment of floating solar PV in India: to its rural users to minimize distribution losses.
It targets mapping of potential waterbodies for The second report focused on large-scale RE power
setting up of floating solar PV power plants using integration and stabilized grid operation in Andaman
GIS mapping to assess the floating solar potential and Nicobar Islands.
in India. ¾ A new study was initiated to support the
¾ Accelerating deployment of rooftop solar PV implementation of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja
in India: This study has four sub-components, Suraksha evem Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM)
namely, analysis of policies of central as well as scheme for the power sector utilities in India.
state governments, developing business models, Technical assistance to the selected DISCOMS
establishing a rating system, and developing a for the implementation of PM KUSUM Scheme
corporate RE consumption index for accelerating was initiated.
deployment of rooftop solar in India. ¾ Energynautics GmbH engaged TERI to develop
¾ Reports under a framework agreement between a policy and regulatory framework on power
the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and generation control and ancillary services from
TERI: Three reports were completed covering wind and solar generators.
topics related to biomass gasifier coupled with ¾ The policy papers supported by Energy Transitions
CHP engine based on organic Rankine cycle for Commission (ETC) India on ‘Solar PV Manufacturing
rural applications; solar micro-grid controller and in India: Silicon Ingot & Wafer PV Cell - PV Module’
waste management of solar PV, and electrical and ‘Report on Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV):
storage batteries in technical collaboration with A Third Pillar to Solar PV Sector?’ were prepared
the University of Agder, Norway. The findings of and launched. A discussion paper on ‘Crop Residue
the project were shared through a stakeholder Management: Solution to Achieve Better Air Quality'
consultation workshop. was launched.
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With Support from the World Bank, Chandigarh CBG) in the region. TERI was the third-party quality
Renewable Energy Science and Technology Promotion assurance audit agency for the project ‘Solid Waste
Society (CREST), Surat Municipal Corporation, We Management in Delhi’. The Division also generated
Mean Business, Global Methane Initiative (GMI), Global best practice and prepared the Guidelines of
Methane Initiative, Energynautics GmbH, International Structures for Ground Mounted SPV Projects in India.
Energy Agency (IEA), Oil India Limited, North Delhi ¾ TERI in association with CADMUS, USA implemented
Municipal Corporation, Adani Green Energy Limited, a project titled ‘Indian Solar Market Aggregation
GIZ, and ETC, the Division conducted the following for Rooftops (I-SMART) Programme’, sponsored by
activities during the year: GIZ, for the rooftop solar demand aggregation in
residential, commercial, industrial, and government
¾ Study on the potential of floating solar PV in India;
buildings in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
third-party inspection of an aggregate capacity of
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Jammu
520 kWp (400 kWp [4 x 100 kWp and 120 kWp])
and Kashmir, and Ladakh. The project targeted
grid-connected rooftop solar PV power plants at
demand aggregation of rooftop solar systems in the
Chandigarh; preparation of tender documents;
aforementioned states/UTs.
technical and financial bid evaluations; selection
of appropriate bidders; third-party inspection; ¾ PRAMAAN – Portal for Renewable Energy Action
dialogues with state government to develop Assessment Metrics for corporates in India was
strategies to increase the RE footprint in the launched with the intent to accelerate India
corporate sector; workshops on enabling biogas Inc.’s efforts in transitioning to renewable energy
projects were conducted; training on pre-screening and corroborate its alignment with the nation’s
tools, risk analysis, and technical review checklist commitments under the Paris Agreement. The
for biogas projects was also carried out. The RET platform captures the renewable energy footprint in
Division developed an anaerobic digestion-biogas the commercial and industrial sector and recognizes
projects database for selected states in India. its contributions to India’s Sustainable Development
It conducted a study on the ‘Role of Discoms in Goals. This activity is supported by Energy ETC India.
Using Grid Support Services from Solar Rooftop ¾ The Indian Chamber of Commerce has appointed
PV Systems and Storage’. A study for measuring TERI as an acknowledge partner for Green Urja
biofuels potential in India was also undertaken. It Awards 2020 edition. The overall objectives are to
also conducted biomass assessment studies in the recognize the clean transition efforts, that is, RE
northeast region of India with an objective to assess leaders in variety of sectors including DISCOMs,
the biofuel production (biodiesel, ethanol, and MSMEs, manufacturers, the corporate sector, etc.
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Training Programmes ¾ Regional workshop on air pollution and health in

Nepal and the Hindu Kush Himalayas.
With support from the National Institute of Urban
¾ Surya Samvad on ‘Floating solar plants –
Affairs, International Centre for Integrated Mountain
opportunities, challenges, and way ahead’.
Development, KFW, and Institute of Energy
Economics, Japan, TERI conducted the following ¾ Workshop on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell 2020.
training programmes:
The Division created three policy briefs, titled 'Floating
¾ Municipal solid waste management for the officials Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV): A Third Pillar to Solar PV
of ULBs and elected representatives under Swachh Sector?', 'Solar PV Manufacturing in India: Silicon Ingot
Bharat Mission (Urban). and Wafer PV Cell – PV Module Launch of Report on

Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttarakhand launched the unified solar rooftop portal.

Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, Hon’ble Governor of Himachal Pradesh, flagged off 16th MTB Himalaya. The team members of Mission Smile
and TERI visited 27 schools to spread awareness on renewable energy and sensitized 2700+ students
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Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV): A Third Pillar to modified TEAM technology (anaerobic digestion) was
Solar PV Sector?', and 'Crop Residue Management: installed to scientifically treat organic fraction
Solution to Achieve Better Air Quality'. The Division also of municipal solid waste. TERI in partnership with
organized community discussion with tribal women The International Centre for Integrated Mountain
self-help group in Bilaput village, Koraput district, Development (ICIMOD) organized a stakeholder
Odisha. The self-help group will be the beneficiary of a consultation involving technology and solution
biomass-solar PV electricity and cooling solution. The providers, experts, developers, industries, and
one-of-a-kind pilot system will provide electricity to the practitioners to discuss various in-situ and ex-situ
households and the refrigeration system running on technology options to identify and showcase available
waste heat from an engine exhaust of a biomass gasifier ‘no burn’ options and discuss the key challenges for
will be utilized to store perishable farm produce, thus adoption of these alternatives.
augmenting income of the
village community. A total of 33 participants attended the workshop
which comprised technology and solution providers,
TERI installed a first-of-its kind biomethanation representatives from research institutions and
plant in Udaipur Municipal Corporation, Udaipur. industries, subject experts, project developers,
A two-tonne per day capacity plant based on the and practitioners.
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Industrial Energy
Efficiency Division

The industry sector is a crucial component of the Indian within and outside India, IEE functions from two
economy in terms of its contribution to economic hubs: Industrial Energy Efficiency and Sustainable
growth, trade, and as a provider of employment. The Technologies (IEEST) area, located
sector is also the largest consumer of commercial at TERI, New Delhi and Industrial Energy Group (IEG),
energy, accounting for nearly half of the total energy located at TERI’s Southern Regional Centre,
consumed in the country. The industry sector is a Bengaluru (TERI-SRC).
mixture of large as well as micro, small, and medium
enterprises (MSMEs). India’s growth story and the The pool of engineers in the Division, many of whom
government’s ambitious ‘Make in India’ campaign are accredited and certified energy auditors with the
are dependent on the prosperity of this sector. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Government of India,
challenge, however, is to grow in a manner that regularly conduct energy audits in industries to identify
is resource efficient and addresses sustainability options for energy conservation at the plant level.
considerations from all perspectives—social, economic, With expertise and in-depth knowledge of applicable
and environmental. In this context, the Industrial Energy technologies, TERI is able to offer the corporate sector
Efficiency (IEE) Division works closely with the corporate high-quality technical advice on ways to reduce their
sector and provides services to both large and small carbon footprint. TERI is a leading name in promoting
industries to improve their energy performance. In energy efficiency and facilitating deployment of energy-
order to maximize the reach of its specialist teams efficient technologies in the MSME sector, courtesy the
and synergize their capabilities and activities, both IEE Division’s continuous engagement with the sector
for the past over two decades.
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During the year, the Division undertook energy audits in research, TERI prepared a detailed report ‘Towards a
different kinds of industries in India in sectors, such as Low Carbon Steel Sector: Overview of the Changing
cement, power, chemicals, laminates, steel, automobile, Market, Technology, and Policy Context for Indian
food processing, etc. A few prominent groups where Steel’. It was launched by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan,
IEE rendered services included ACC, Neyveli Power, Hon’ble Union Minister of Steel, Petroleum and Natural
Garware, Jindal, Merino, ITC, Toyota Kirloskar, Grasim, Gas, during the World Sustainable Development
etc. The Division continued to provide support under Summit 2020, TERI’s flagship event. The report
the Perform, Achieve, and Trade (PAT) scheme of BEE suggests a comprehensive package of measures that
to various Designated Consumers (DCs) with regard to would keep the sector competitive while reducing its
Mandatory Energy Audit and Monitoring & Verification environmental impacts. It recommends maximizing the
(M&V) services. TERI worked with 18 DCs during the FY use of domestic scrap and deploying energy efficiency
2019/20. For the first time, M&V services were rendered measures, as well as facilitating greater resource
to four electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs) efficiency throughout the economy. Other than that, it
in Karnataka and Assam. Additionally, TERI undertook suggests establishing pilot and demonstration plants
energy conservation studies in plants located in other to test emerging low-carbon technologies such as
countries. These include: hydrogen-based direct reduction, which are being
explored in some of the European countries. The report
¾ Cebu International Airport, which is the second mentions that measures such as these could put the
largest airport in the Philippines sector on a pathway to reduce emissions to near-zero
¾ Dangote Sugars, Nigeria, which is the largest sugar levels by the middle of the century or soon thereafter,
refinery in the world making India the first country to industrialize while
decarbonizing its steel production.
¾ Plants of Indorama Ventures in the USA and Germany
¾ Dabur Nepal Private Limited The activities in the MSME sector were primarily
supported by BEE, KfW (through Enclude), United
TERI continued to support the Copenhagen-based Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and SSEF.
Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) TERI continued to expand the knowledge collation and
through various technical assistance projects. dissemination activities under the Small and Medium
Implementation assistance to the National Designated Enterprises Energy Efficiency Knowledge Sharing
Entity (NDE) of Pakistan is being provided for (SAMEEEKSHA) platform. Regional meetings of this
developing the national certification scheme for platform were held in Rajkot (for Western Region) and
energy auditors, including preparation of draft rules New Delhi (for Northern Region). TERI also supported
and regulation for the scheme for large industrial BEE in organizing the National Conclave on Enhancing
consumers. Support was also provided to CTCN for Energy Efficiency in MSME sector on September 23–24,
organizing an event on ‘Accelerating clean energy 2019 at New Delhi. During the conclave, ‘Energy
transformation in partnership with private sector’ for Conservation Guidelines for MSME sector’ were
NDEs in Asia-Pacific, network members and climate launched jointly by Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister
technology service providers, including private sector of MSME and Minister of Road Transport and Highways;
and international organizations. The matchmaking and Shri R K Singh, Minister of State (IC) for Power
event took place at the margins of G-STIC 2019 during
November 20–21, 2019 at Brussels, Belgium. Forty-three
climate technology providers from 29 countries and 13
NDEs registered for the event.

During 2019/20, the IEE Division also initiated activities

in the field of industry decarbonization, particularly
the steel sector, which is globally perceived to be
a 'harder-to-abate' sector. The work on steel sector
was undertaken under the aegis of Energy Transitions
Commission (ETC) India work programme and was
primarily supported by Shakti Sustainable Energy
Foundation (SSEF) and Children’s Investment Fund
Foundation (CIFF). Based on in-depth analysis and
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and New & Renewable Energy and Minister of State UNDP in Jharkhand with regard to preparation of
for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, investment-grade energy audit reports and providing
Government of India. TERI had supported BEE in implementation support to SMEs in adopting cleaner
preparing these guidelines. technologies. The SSEF-supported project on assessing
opportunities for switching to electrification in
To build the capacity of the Small Industries industrial processes in small-scale industries entered its
Development Bank of India (SIDBI) in energy second phase.
efficiency financing, KfW had provided SIDBI
technical assistance (TA) support, which was The IEE Division also expanded its relationship with
implemented by a Consortium formed by Enclude, Japanese expert institutes in the field of energy
a Palladium company and TERI. During the year, and environment, such as the Institute for Global
TERI supported Palladium in updating the positive Environmental Strategies (IGES), Energy Conservation
list, conducting loan reviews, identification of EE Center Japan (ECCJ), and New Energy and Industrial
investments through energy audits, cluster-level Technology Development Organization (NEDO). During
awareness workshops, and development of a GHG the year, a number of field visits of Japanese experts/
emissions calculation tool. Recognizing the enormous technology providers were facilitated to industrial
potential for demand-side management (DSM) among end-users in India. TERI assisted and facilitated IGES
industrial consumers, the IEE team undertook a detailed to conduct awareness and capacity-building events in
study to explore the scope of aggregation of DSM Mumbai, New Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Surat. Activities
opportunities among SME industrial consumers. About with ECCJ were aimed at increasing the awareness of
100 consumers were selected in consultation with DCs on the Energy Conservation Guidelines (ECG) and
Tata Power, spread across Delhi, Mumbai, and Ajmer. to help DCs prepare Energy Management Manual for
The study was supported by MacArthur Foundation. major energy intensive equipment/appliances installed
In addition, TERI continued its activities with the in their respective units.
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The IEE team also undertook a few specialized studies and capacity-building programmes during the
year, which included:

A study to identify and assess Need assessment Water audit In-house energy
the potential for energy study and for Hindustan management
efficiency investments in upgradation of Aeronautics training programme
five production units (PUs) pump works in head Limited and its for Haldia
of Indian Railways, with a house of Cauvery entire township at Petrochemicals
view to quantify CAPEX Stage I, II & III for Bengaluru Limited
requirements, which can Bangalore Water
be funded by KfW. The Supply and Sewage
study revealed that there is Board (BWSSB)
a significant and sizeable
energy-saving potential in
all the PUs. An estimated
89 million units (MUs)
electricity equivalent of A practical energy audit training programme
annual energy savings can for participants from industries in and around
be saved in the PUs with an Bengaluru. More than 50 participants joined
investment of INR 525 crore this programme.
(US$ 76 million).
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ENVIRONMENTAL
AND INDUSTRIAL
BIOTECHNOLOGY
The Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology (EIB) Division works towards contributing in advanced
solutions for remediation of contaminated environments, minimizing waste generation, and creating
sustainable environment by providing clean energy solutions. The Division closely works with the oil and
gas sector to improve their energy efficiency and to deal with their environmental concerns.
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In order to maximize the reach of environment Industrial-scale and industrial bioreactor

and Industry, its specialist teams synergize their facilities were set up by TERI at Gwal Pahari.
capabilities and activities, both within and At present, there are bioreactors and utilities
outside India. The EIB Division functions from the at Fermentation Technology Research Centre,
four areas: (i) Bioremediation Technology (BR) as mentioned here:
Area, located at TERI, New Delhi; (ii) Microbial Bioreactors
Biotechnology (MB), located at TERI, New Delhi;
¾ 3.2 L and 100 L photo bioreactors
(iii) Biotechnology Area, TERI-NE, Guwahati; and
(iv) Agriculture and Rural Extension Area, ¾ 10 L, 30 L, 100 L, 200 L, 1000 kL, and 13,000 L
TERI-NE, Guwahati. bioreactors

In-situ and ex-situ Bioremediation of Oily

Bioremediation Sludge/Oil-contaminated Soil of Various

Production Pits in Assam Field
Technology Area The Bioremediation Technology Area was
awarded a work order by Oil India Limited,
Duliajan to provide services for ‘In-situ and ex-situ
Fermentation Technology bioremediation of oily sludge/oil-contaminated
Research Centre soil of various production pits in Assam Field’. In
With the state-of-the-art pilot-scale bioreactor this project, TERI focuses on site assessment and
facility, the Centre has successfully developed bioremediation of oil contamination that occurred
the best-selling technology – ‘Oilzapper’ – at a due to a fire accident at gas well No. 5 at Baghjan
large scale. Oilzapper is globally acknowledged oilfield. TERI adopted an aerial survey technique
for its broad-scale implication in cleaning of oil using a drone fly for the assessment of volume of
spills and treatment of oily sludge generated by land contamination. To treat the oil-contaminated
refineries. The Oilzapper technology not only field, a bioremediation process using microbes
helped several petroleum industries (ONGC, provided by R & D Department, Oil India Limited
IOCL, HPCL, BPCL, Oil India Limited, Tata Power, Duliajan, Assam has been undertaken. In
BG Exploration Limited, and Reliance Petroleum) this project, TERI is treating approximately
across India by providing a sustainable solution 160,000 m2 oil-contaminated area. The
for bioremediation of oil spills and oily sludge- contaminated site shall be restored within 12
contaminated sites in a cost-effective manner months and to reclaim natural vegetation native
but it also spread its roots in the international plant species will be introduced in the field.
arena which helped the area grab a major project
of Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) through a global
competitive bid, for the bioremediation of 2.8
million tonne of oil-contaminated soil. After
the successful completion of this project, the
Oilzapper technology has bid for a second-
phase mega tender (KERP Bioremediation in
South Kuwait) for remediation of total petroleum
hydrocarbon (TPH)-contaminated soil in the KOC
oilfield and for clean-up of oil-contaminated sites.

Oilzapper product was developed after 7 years

of extensive research work sponsored by the
Department of Biotechnology, Government of
India, for clean-up of oily sludge, oil spills, and
treatment of hazardous hydrocarbon waste.
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Aerial view of the oil-contaminated site at Baghjan oilfield area

Research Activities of
Bioremediation Technology Area Application of microbes and tilling at the oil-contaminated site

Development of Hexachlorocyclohexane-degrading
Bacterial Formulation mixture developed by TERI were applied into the field.
The field trial assessment is continuing since last two
Biostimulation and bioaugmentation are the two
years and the progress is satisfactory. Once the project
methods that are efficient for remediation of persistent
is successful, demonstration of the technology for HCH
organic pollutants. The area’s studies have reported
decontamination can be used worldwide. The present
these methods as practically viable approaches for
study will also generate a new-of-its-kind technical skill
decontamination of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)
in the bioremediation sector.
from the HCH dumpsite located at Umari Village
of Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh. Microbial Consultancy Service for Assessment of Soil Fertility
communities present in the HCH dumpsite harbour in Ankleshwar Asset, ONGC
robust catabolic activities for degradation of various
The area involves bioremediation of oil-spilled
HCH isomers as reported in previous genomics and
environments and oily sludges from oil companies.
metagenomic studies. In light of this background work
The team had undertaken a study to ascertain the
and serious problems posed by HCH muck at the HCH
agricultural soil fertility of ONGC oilfields in Ankleshwar,
dumpsite, biostimulation and bioaugmentation were
Gujarat. In this study, soil fertility loss caused by
proposed to remediate the Umari land. In the Umari
ONGC exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons
Village project, teams at the University of Delhi, TERI,
was assessed through field investigation, soil sample
CSIR-NBRI, CSIR-IITR, and Ramjas College, Delhi,
collection, and analysis. The samples were analysed for
who joined hands with complementary expertise,
physico-chemical and microbiological characteristics,
undertook a demonstration of the remediation of the
including microbial enzymes. The analysis data
large-scale HCH dumpsite. TERI produced a large
were compared with the soil quality of unpolluted
volume of HCH-degrading Sphingobium B90A bacterial
agricultural fields from the same region. The nutrient
culture in a 13 KL bioreactor which was discovered and
index revealed no significant difference among the
developed by the University of Delhi. TERI conducted
soil samples of contaminated and uncontaminated
bioaugmentation and biostimulation at the site. The
reference sites.
bacterial formulation and specially designed nutrient
Development of Up-flow Anaerobic
Bioelectrochemical System
TERI in collaboration with Korea Maritime and Ocean
University, South Korea developed a hybrid system called
‘Up-flow anaerobic bioelectrochemical system’ (UABE)
for the production of enhanced methane from distillery
wastewater. The UABE system is superior in methane
HCH dumpsite lying at Umari Village, Barabanki before production and chemical oxygen demand reduction in
bioremediation field trial comparison to a conventional anaerobic digester.
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Development of Eco-friendly Oil Well Drilling Fluid:

XC Polymer (Xanthan Gum)
In 2015, TERI initiated a study to develop an XC polymer
with a view to provide an eco-friendly technology to
the oil industry, to be used for drilling fluid/viscosifier.
The XC polymer was produced by the process of
bacterial fermentation along with the addition of
selective chemical additives to achieve the drilling fluid
standards. The feasibility of the developed product was
analysed and further tested at the Institute of Drilling
Technology (IDT), ONGC Dehradun and Chemical
Laboratory, Oil India Limited, Duliajan. The product
UABE system (100 L)
is under field-level validation for the commercial
application. The industrial applications will be done
Advanced Wastewater Treatment Process by ONGC TERI Biotech Limited (OTBL), a joint
venture of TERI and ONGC which will also open up
The area recently completed an Indo-Hungary bilateral new opportunities.
project which demonstrated the advanced wastewater
treatment process called ‘Biocatalytic membrane
bioreactor system’ for the treatment of emerging
micropollutants in wastewater. A research expert
Microbial
from the University of Pannonia, Hungary visited
TERI and demonstrated an enzyme-based system
Biotechnology Area
for the effective removal of pharmaceutical residues The Area is actively engaged in exploring sustainable
from wastewater. approaches for the protection of environment,
development of innovative technologies, and alternate
renewable energy production for commercial
application. The Area mainly focusses on a basic and
applied research for exploring microbes towards the
development of sustainable solutions for the industry.

Focus/thrust area
¾ Demonstration of microbial methane generation
enhancement from poor to marginal-producing coal
bed methane (CBM) wells (fields).
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¾ Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR) for better Biological Enhanced Methane
oil recovery from oil reservoirs for tackling the
problem of oil well stripping. Production from Coal
¾ Environmental protection for safeguarding the India is the world’s third largest producer of coal.
natural gas pipelines/LPG pipelines for microbial- The reserves in India were estimated at around 298.94
induced corrosion in oil/gas pipelines billion tonne, as on March 31, 2013. As per Directorate
General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) database, India has 92
¾ Prevention of paraffin deposition in oil well tubing.
trillion cubic feet of CBM gas reserves; however, the
¾ Sequestration of CO2 with simultaneous production commercial production of CBM is still at a very nascent
of commodity chemicals. stage in the country. ONGC is currently operating in
¾ Metabolically engineering for industrial-scale four CBM blocks, which are in Jharia, Bokaro, North
production of commodity chemicals. Karanpura, and Raniganj. It is estimated that on average
¾ Exploitation of metagenomics for the production of only 15–20% of the coal is recoverable and the rest of
biodegradable plastics. it lies unexploited. Utilization of the biotechnological
processes can be one of the promising approaches to
¾ Development of potential probiotics from novel
convert low rank or unrecoverable coal into methane. It
sources.
is recognized that methane-generating bacteria can act
¾ Developing green corridor (plantation) on on coal seams to produce biogas, comprising mainly
highways and greening of schools for environment methane and CO2.
sustainability.
¾ Application of a recombinant strain for the industrial- TERI in association with OEC developed and
scale production of a commercial enzyme. demonstrated a microbial process for the enhancement
of gas in a CBM well at Jharia ONGC block. The
¾ Detection of bacterial drug resistance, AMR
microbial and stable gas isotope analysis data support
phenotypes through targeted nucleic acid via
the stimulation of microbial communities and in-situ
the CRISPR-CAS system.
biological gas production. The field experiments
demonstrated that there is manyfold increase in the gas
Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery production, and the enhanced activity of methanogens
A technology for enhancing oil recovery in dead or leads to additional/enhanced methane generation in
abundant oil wells was jointly developed by TERI and coal seams.
Institute of Reservoir Studies, ONGC. The technology is
currently commercialized by OTBL. Another customized Therefore, microbially stimulated CBM can increase
thermophilic bacterial consortium was developed for the longevity and productivity of the CBM fields. The
the US oilfields in a joint venture with Glori Oil, and is experimental wells in Jharia are producing gas at
being implemented in oil wells in Texas, USA. Carrying enhanced levels for more than 36 months. TERI and
forward MEOR activities, the Area developed a highly OEC are continuing with various field experiments to
effective bio-based technology for tackling viscosity enhance the gas production from different CBM wells.
reduction of heavy oil in flowlines. Currently, the Currently, TERI and OEC are exploring the Raniganj
Microbial Biotechnology Area is exploring the potential CBM block for enhanced biological methanation.
of biopolymers and adjuvants (electron acceptors
like nitrate) which can increase oil production in
economical and sustainable way and develop a new
recovery method to be known as BcEOR (Biochemical
Enhanced Oil Recovery). The biopolymer under
investigation has better rheological properties
and sweep efficiency. Thus, the BcEOR process
holds tremendous potential to be developed as a
full-fledged technology for the production of residual
oil in an economical, environment friendly, and
sustainable approach.

Online methane monitoring system set-up at the Jharia site

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CBM site execution team

Carrying forward these research explorations, the Area identifying bacteria for the production of cleaner
is working towards the development of a microbial energy forms, for carbon capture and storage that
biosensor to detect oil and oil-derived compounds would displace methane on coal seams with
in the environment; on disposable polymeric cryogel carbon dioxide, and for bioremediation of mine
bioreactor for medical application and biotechnological water treatments.
production; and industrial-scale production of enzymes
(alkaline protease) and commodity chemicals (succinic The Microbial Biotechnology Area has also started
acid, poly lactic acid, poly glutamic acid, etc.). a number of projects under its CSR initiatives, such
as green corridor development with environment
Currently, in partnership with government and various awareness programmes engaging schools, community,
industries, the Area is keen on finding a sustainable government, and other stakeholders, for a mass
solution to climate change-related problems by movement towards sustainability.
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Biotechnology Area,
TERI-NE, Guwahati
The biotechnological research of the Area includes
treatment of wastewater using potential algal strains
and phototrophic biofilm-facilitated adaptation
conditioning of algal and bacterial association leading
to easier harvest of biomass. In the molecular biology
facility, research was initiated for transcriptome- (9.7 years). Therefore, frequent de-sludging of a digester
driven isolation of unculturable bacterial strains for is not required which is an added advantage in rural
mitigation of drought stress in tea plantations. In the areas where de-sludging is a major challenge. Besides
field of improved sanitation, the Area installed 100 reducing BOD, COD, and faecal coliform in discharge,
prefabricated biotoilets with glass FRP (fibre-reinforced the anaerobic digester also yielded biogas, which was
polymers) material in 100 schools of Arunachal Pradesh, 32.58 NL per day in Meghalaya and 31.48 and 32.89 L per
Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, day in Tripura. The average biogas yield in Meghalaya
Sikkim, and Tripura. Researches on fungal pectinase was 0.523 NL/g COD removed and in Tripura 0.625 NL/g
for banana fibre extraction and citrus aphid biocontrol COD and 0.610 NL/g COD removed. The methane yield
were also initiated by the area. in Meghalaya was 15.96 L per day and in Tripura 15.43 L
per day and 16.11 L per day. The methane composition
The Area installed anaerobic digesters in 100 days in
of biogas was 49%. The average methane yield in
schools and hostels in the eight north-eastern states for
Meghalaya was 0.256 NL/g COD removed and in Tripura
sustainable faecal sludge management in rural schools.
0.306 NL/g COD and 0.299 NL/g COD removed against
The average sludge depth in an anaerobic digester for a
the theoretical methane yield of 0.350 L per COD.
day school was 0.004 m/month and sludge volume was
0.0075 m3/month whereas for a hostel, sludge depth Learnings from the experience of a capacity-building
was 0.007 m/month and sludge volume was 0.0137 m3/ exposure workshop held last year for senior officials of
month. The projected sludge coverage of an effective urban local bodies were consolidated and implemented
volume of the digester installed in a day school was 213.3 in this year’s activities conducted in Assam,
months or 17.8 years and for hostels, it was 116 months Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, and Tripura.
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This year, capacity-building workshops for elected the extraction of banana fibres efficiently. Therefore,
representatives of Assam, Manipur, and Tripura were the exploration of pectinolytic enzymes from native
conducted in Jamshedpur and Imphal. fungal strains on banana pseudo stem and evaluation
of their efficiency was attempted for eco-friendly
With the vision to increase community resilience,
extraction of a quality banana fibre. So far, 17 fungal
TERI implemented a project that aims to upgrade
strains have been isolated, of which 9 isolates showed
and develop certain key public spaces for schools
pectinase activity, of which 6 strains had laccase-
and Anganwadi centres. The project focuses
degrading properties. The Plackett–Burman design was
on strengthening health services by reducing
followed for the optimization of pectinase production.
vulnerabilities due to poor access to health facilities
The significant factors identified were peptone @10
and providing a nurturing environment for children.
g/l, pH@4, and MgSO4 @ 0.8 g/L for Phoma herbarum.
Under the project, TERI upgraded sanitation
Among the strains studied, Phoma herbarum and
infrastructure in 15 Anganwadi centres and 6 schools in
Aspergillus niger showed higher enzymatic production
Rani Block, Kamrup district, Assam.
efficacy. Mechanical, chemical, and biological
The Area initiated a research study on citrus treatments are followed for the extraction of banana
aphid biocontrol. The insect cuticle is made of a fibres. The Young’s modulus and tensile strength
heterogeneous mixture of lipids, long-chain alkenes, decreased with increasing banana fibre diameter. The
esters, and fatty acids that evolve as a barrier to enzyme synthesised by Phoma herbarum (ENZ-5/2
pathogenesis. Entomopathogenic fungi are considered h-treatment) showed better results with higher tenacity
as one of the safest methods to control pest due to (201.407/den) and toughness (3.974 g/den) which was
their high target specificity. Performance of these followed by Aspergillus niger (ENZ-4/2 h treatment)
entomopathogenic fungi varies considerably to a with tenacity (149.278/den) and toughness (2.252 g/
degree of pathogenicity and virulence. Pathogenic den). The chemical treatment showed poor response
fungi penetrate into the host external surface and [commercial soda (CHEM-2/24 h)-tenacity (131.953/
after utilization of nutrients, citrus aphids get killed. den) and toughness (1.570 g/den)] in comparison to
The study aimed to improve the effectiveness of enzymatic treatment.
entomopathogenic fungal bioformulation to control
citrus aphids. So far, 29 fungal strains have been In another study, rubber wastewater discharge was
isolated from mustard aphid cadavers and soil samples, remediated with a biofilm developed by microalgal and
and their in-vitro pathogenicity assays revealed seven bacteria consortia isolated from waste. Lead findings
fungal strains having different degrees of virulence were microalgae/bacteria either in planktonic or biofilm
– Verticillium lecanii (>80% mortality), Paecilomyces environment. The wastewater pH rose from 4 to 12 in
fumosoroseus (100%), Cladosporium oxysporum (100%), a week with substantial reduction of N, PO4, COD, and
Beauveria bassiana (70%), Fusarium culmorum (67%), TDS. The alkaline water requires neutralization before
and Metarhizium anisopliae (69.2%) against citrus recycling/disposal to environment to avoid creating
aphids. Cladosporium oxysporum caused 100% mortality sludge. To neutralize the pH and avoid sludge, TERI
@ 1 x 108 spore loads after the fourth day of treatment initiated a research proposal of caption addition in the
and 100% mortality @ 1 x 109 spore load after the third form of Ca or Na after algal/bacterial optimum growth.
day. Paecilomyces fumosoroseus caused 100% mortality The carbonate salt compound for precipitation of
@ 1 x 108 and 1 x 109 spore load after the third day. CaCO3 or NaHCO3. CaCO3 can be applied to the rubber
plantation as a soil binder to reduce soil erosion in high
Research on fungal pectinase for banana fibre
rainfall sloppy areas. NaHCO3 can be utilized locally as a
extraction was undertaken by the area. Fibres in a
biological material exist in a complex structure of cleaning agent for low-cost hygienic sanitation.
ligno-cellulose that are not easily separated during a
The Area participated in a Civic Outreach Programme
fibre extraction process, thus, degumming is required
jointly organized by 175 BN CRPF and UNDP at Rani
to dissolve them during the process. Banana fibres are
Development Block, Kamrup, Assam on January 7, 2020.
extracted using either an alkali or an acid treatment for
In this programme, TERI discussed about its bio-toilet
degumming which are neither eco-friendly nor user-
project and its importance in sanitation and waste
friendly. Pectinase are a group of enzymes that break
management in schools. About 1000 visitors comprising
down pectic polysaccharides of plant tissues, thus
members of rural communities, CRPF personnel, and
loosening of the pseudo stem tissue thereby facilitates
school children participated in the programme.
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Biotechnology Area,
TERI-NE, Guwahati
Agriculture and Rural Extension Area,
TERI-NE, Guwahati
The research and development activities of the
Agriculture and Rural Extension Area, TERI-NE centre
include production of quality planting materials
and demonstration; Eri silkworms; medicinal plants;
improvement of livelihood through adoption of
location-specific sustainable land-based and off-
farm activities; rural development and extension-
oriented activities; and implementation of projects
related to development of agriculture, horticulture,
natural resource management, medicinal plants, and
watershed development activities.
In the sericulture sector, the Area carried out a project
titled ‘Ericulture for upliftment of socio-economic
condition of rural women in tribal villages of Assam’
under the biotechnology-based programme of DBT
for the societal development in Kamrup and Udalguri
districts of Assam covering 120 direct beneficiaries
from 22 tribal villages in Assam. Under this project,
separate 60 rearing houses were developed and 60 the region. As a capacity-building initiative, TERI-
improved Eri spinning machines were provided to the NE organized various training programmes for key
beneficiaries. Simultaneously, training programmes on stakeholders of the projects to equip them with skills for
Eri silkworm rearing, pest and disease management, ensuring sustainable livelihoods.
issues related to the post-cocoon sector, and spinning
were organized in the project villages. A total of 2040 Considering the adverse environmental impact of
plastics, it is desirable to promote alternative packing
DFLs were provided to the beneficiaries for rearing.
materials. In north-eastern states of India, as an
The beneficiaries were able to get 479,400 cocoons
alternative of plastic, the leaves of the plant Phrynium
by rearing 2040 DFLs, supplied under the project, and
pubinerve are used as a wrapping and packing material.
generated income to the tune of INR2350 per 10 DFLs
For the large-scale cultivation of Phrynium pubinerve,
per beneficiary from a single crop. The project activities
to enhance income among low-income scheduled
created a positive atmosphere among the Eri rearers
tribe group in Meghalaya and to reduce environment
in the selected villages, as they witnessed the benefit
pollution, a project titled ‘Cultivation of Packing Leaves
accrued from the project interventions. Also, many
Plant for Livelihood Enhancement of ST Communities
women from the nearby villages showed interest in
and Promotion of Packing Leaves as Substitute of
rearing of Eri silkworm, based on which some of them
Plastics in Meghalaya’ was initiated. Under the project,
were provided DFLs to rear Eri silkworm.
baseline surveys were carried out in 17 villages in Ri-
The Area is involved as a Monitoring, Evaluation, Bhoi and West Garo Hills districts of Meghalaya and
Learning and Documentation agency for monitoring FGDs were also carried out for awareness generation
and evaluation of 47 Integrated Watershed and understanding the perception of the communities.
Management Programmes in five districts of Assam. A total of 132 scheduled tribe beneficiaries were
selected before conducting training and awareness
In its efforts to promote horticulture in the region programmes. Four net houses were developed and the
and improve the productivity, the Area continues to cultivation of the plant was initiated covering 72 ha area.
produce quality planting materials of horticultural
crops, such as black pepper, Assam lemon, and Khasi Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) has been representing
mandarin which have significant economic value for a major health problem in terms of morbidity and
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exploration will be effective for finding a novel lead

from a number of standardized antiulcer plant species
and their antiulcer activity, which might be of clinical
significance. Under this project, 18 ethnobotanical
surveys were carried out in 10 districts of Assam and
6 districts of Arunachal Pradesh. A total of 40 anti-
ulcer plant species were collected from Assam and
Arunachal Pradesh, and out of these, 33 samples of 31
plant species were submitted to the partner institute.
Pharmacognostic studies were carried out for 13 plant
species and physiochemical studies were carried out
for 24 plant species. A total of 22 plant materials of
different plant species were extracted. Fractionation of
three plant samples, which showed antiulcer activity in
the preliminary biological screening, was done. Acute
toxicity studies of active fraction of Garcinia morella
and Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus were carried out.

In the north-eastern region of India, the Area also

works towards the production of quality planting
materials and provision of rural extension services.
Carrying forward its activities, the Area focuses on
commercializing its low-cost, highly effective bio-based
technologies for tackling viscosity reduction of heavy
mortality since hundreds of years. An estimated 15,000
oil in flow line, enhanced methane production from
deaths occur each year due to PUD. In the Indian
coal bed, and biological hydrogen production process.
pharmaceutical industry, antacids and antiulcer drugs
share INR 6.2 billion and occupy 4.3% of the market The biological hydrogen production process has prime
share. The clinical evaluation of currently available importance in generating hydrogen in a sustainable
drugs showed development of tolerance and incidence manner from waste without relying on conventional
of relapses and side effects that make the drug’s fossil resources. The MEOR technology developed by
efficacy arguable. An indigenous drug possessing fewer EIBD with the aid of IRS/ONGC achieved substantial
side effects is the major thrust area of the present-day recognition across the public sector oil companies in
research, aiming for a better and safer approach for India for enhanced oil recovery from oil reservoirs by
the management of PUD. There is a rich traditional tackling the worldwide problem of oil well stripping.
medicine system in the north-eastern part of India.
Through traditional methods, local communities in the Currently, in partnership with various industries, the
region use indigenous plants to treat different types Area is working towards finding a sustainable solution
of ailments including ulcer. Screening of such plants to climate change-related problems by identifying
is very important for drug development. In view of the bacteria for the production of cost-to-cost, cleaner
mentioned facts, the project titled ‘An ethnobotanical energy forms, for carbon capture and storage which
survey of indigenous plants of Assam and Arunachal would displace the methane on coal seams with
Pradesh and their pharmacological screening for carbon dioxide; developing technological solutions
antiulcer potential’ was initiated to inventorize anti- to emerging micropollutants; extraction of essential
ulcer plant species from Arunachal Pradesh and Assam oil; food testing services; and promotion of organic
and to screen them for antiulcer activities. The present cultivation, specifically in the tea sector.
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INTEGRATED
POLICY ANALYSIS
The Integrated Policy Analysis (IPA) Programme aims to inform policy on the critical sustainability
issues of our time through an in-depth and interdisciplinary research. The research seeks to answer
the central question, ‘How can policy be designed to scale up solutions that successfully decouple
economic development from natural resource use and environmental degradation while enhancing
livelihood opportunities and the quality of life?’
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The Programme aims to provide an integrated ¾ Modelling and analysis of economy–energy–

perspective for policy design, with a focus on environment linkages and alternative
analysing the following issues: development pathways;
¾ Demand and availability of resources from ¾ Biophysical interactions across land, water, air,
multiple perspectives and scenarios, including and biodiversity.
carrying-capacity assessments;
Research on these issues is complemented by a
¾ Energy demand estimation and forecasting;
range of publications and active participation of
¾ Sustainable production including resource the programme members in training programmes,
efficiency, waste management, and circular
conferences, other events, and government
economy, and linkages with larger socio-
working groups to enhance the outreach and
economic issues;
impact of work. This work is carried out through
¾ Sustainable consumption, with a focus
two centres of the Programme—the Centre for
on lifestyles, consumption patterns, and
Resource Efficiency & Governance and the Centre
waste generation;
for Integrated Assessment & Modelling.
¾ Resource and environmental governance and
its political economy at local, national, and
global levels;
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Centre for Resource

Efficiency and Governance
Centre for Resource Efficiency and Governance (CREG) multidisciplinary team of experts drawn from the fields
of Integrated Policy Analysis Division leads TERI’s of economics, finance, agriculture science and policy,
work on resource efficiency and circular economy, energy engineering, law and trade, and international
sustainable consumption and production, sustainable relations and political science. The Division employs
agriculture policy, resource governance, trade in natural innovative data-driven analytical tools, monitoring and
resources, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), evaluation frameworks, and policy coherence tools for
and sustainability assessments. The Division has a effective and efficient execution of projects.

Centre for Integrated

Assessment and Modelling
The Centre for Integrated Assessment and Modelling activities are geared towards identifying, analysing, and
(CIAM) develops and uses state-of-the-art tools and prioritizing policy options with regard to energy and the
techniques to provide inputs through integrated environment through quantitative modelling of energy–
assessments of energy, economy, and environment environment linkages, and undertaking economic and
interactions. The modelling and analytical outputs statistical analyses of energy- and climate change-
provide useful insights to researchers, industries, and related data.
policymakers at the global, national, and sub-national
The CIAM was also engaged in providing
levels. The CIAM has continued to further develop its inputs to the MoEFCC, GoI, through its study on
tools and modelling framework to increasingly focus long-term low-carbon development strategies for
on the dynamic changes in India’s energy sector India. The project focused on developing alternative
in recent times. It continues to undertake demand energy-economy scenarios for India to examine the
forecasting studies, techno-economic analysis, and implications of India’s development trajectories with
simulate alternative development scenarios to study varying focus on energy access, jobs and clean energy/
the implication of alternative energy use pattern. Its sustainable urbanization objective.
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ENGAGE Project Kick-Off Meeting, 18-20 September 2019 – IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria

During the year 2019–20, the CIAM completed two The CD-LINKS, supported by the European Commission
projects supported by the Norwegian Ministry of under the Horizon 2020 framework focused on linking
Foreign Affairs (NFA). These projects focused on climate and development policies. This project aimed
undertaking a detailed estimation (across five grid at conducting joint research and shared experiences,
regions, various seasons) of energy (in particular methods, and data between leading research
electricity) requirements across various end-uses, institutions and key stakeholders from G20 countries.
particularly in the residential and commercial sectors The main objectives of this project were to improve
at different times of day (ToD). Detailed information of the scientific understanding of the linkages between
electricity use at the end-use level has remained a big climate change and multiple sustainable development
data-gap in India. This study focused on understanding objectives by broadening the evidence base in the area
the electricity use patterns in the residential/ of policy effectiveness by exploring past and current
commercial sectors to better understand the variations policy experiences and develop globally consistent,
in consumer behaviour, regional differences, and national low-carbon development pathways to establish
income-related variations towards ownership and use a research network and capacity-building platform
of various appliances. The understanding of detailed in order to leverage knowledge-exchange among
consumption of electricity patterns provides useful institutions from Europe and several non-European G20
inputs for modelling study and was also examined countries. The project evaluated several alternative
through the development of an integrated energy scenarios indicating India’s choices and challenges in
demand–supply model (using TIMES platform) to undertaking more ambitious emission reduction targets
examine a resource-efficient and sustainable energy that were compatible with global scenarios depicting
development. The disaggregated analysis undertaken the well below 2°C world.
in this study can help analysts and policymakers better
identify areas where intervention is required to manage The flagship publication of the CIAM, TERI Energy
demand and reduce demand–supply gap. This in and Environment Data Diary and Yearbook (TEDDY)
turn will help India achieve low-carbon and is an annual publication, which seeks to support
resource–efficient growth. policy research and decision-making by providing
policymakers and researchers with the facts and
In another project supported by NFA, CIAM has data that can further be used to develop actionable
developed an integrated energy demand–supply solutions warranted by rigorous analysis. It presents
model (using TIMES platform) to achieve a resource- the state-of-the-art information on energy supply,
efficient and sustainable energy sector. The energy demand, and environment. Each edition of
development of the pilot TIMES model for India TEDDY contains India’s commercial energy balances
representing the enhanced understanding of future that provide comprehensive information on energy
electricity demands across end-uses (especially in the flows within different sectors in the economy. It also
residential and commercial sectors) can provide useful provides analytical narrative, supporting the data that
indications to planners and policymakers in furthering are also valuable and widely used for further research
innovative policy and technology solutions for resource in related fields.
efficient development.
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NATURAL
RESOURCES AND
CLIMATE
The Natural Resources and Climate (NRC) Programme spearheads research in providing innovative
and resource-efficient solutions for management of water resources, waste resources, and
bioresources (including application of bioresources); aims to become a global leader in providing
scientific knowledge and solutions through evidence of air pollution, climate change, and their
impacts, by involving ecological processes, technology, institutions, and policy initiatives; and seeks
to spearhead on-field programmes to eradicate malnutrition from rural and urban areas of India.
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The NRC Programme seeks to facilitate circular economy. The NRC has comprehensive
maximization of socially acceptable resource infrastructure and expertise for undertaking
recovery and recycling, address health impact, projects in the field of water-use efficiency and
release of climate pollutants from waste disposal, water conservation, watershed management,
provide safe water and improvement in water- urban water demand management, glacier
use efficiency in industrial, domestic, and research, hydrological assessments, rural water
irrigation sectors and enhance water availability supply and sanitation, water quality and pollution
through water conservation interventions, link studies, and policy analysis. On the issue of
sustainable forest management and biodiversity nutrition, the NRC is committed to develop
conservation with poverty alleviation, facilitate sustainable solutions to tackle malnutrition
actions at the centre and state levels to improve across all sections of society through approaches
air quality in Indian cities by at least 50%, facilitate such as research, policy interventions, and
governments to go beyond commitment in implementation of innovative approaches
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and technologies.
and create sustainable models, demonstrating
The primary focus of the Programme is to
efficient resource use in rural and tribal areas.
promote landfill-free cities by facilitating
The NRC Programme consists of five divisions: resource recovery and recycling; establish
(i) Earth Science and Climate Change, (ii) Forest sectoral benchmarks for water use to assist policy
and Biodiversity, (iii) Environment and Waste for enhancing water-use efficiency and creating
Management, (iv) Water Resources, and (v) a cadre of water auditors through training and
Nutritional Security. capacity building; facilitate increase in water
conservation through rainwater harvesting,
A multidisciplinary team of research professionals groundwater recharge, and so on, at household
in the Programme conducts action research on and watershed levels; quantify sustainable harvest
issues, ranging from regional impacts of changing of minor forest produce and enhance income
climate, international climate negotiations to of forest-dwelling communities (FDCs) through
grassroots innovation on climate action. Over the value addition and market mechanism; develop
last two decades, the Programme has developed Interactive Climate Tool (ICT) for decision-making
state-of-the-art capabilities for assessment of and prediction of climate extremes at regional
air pollution and its contributing sources, which scales; and develop standardized tools for
are essential for development of air quality tracking achievement of implementation of NDCs.
management plans. The NRC is also working
for sustainable forest management and has
been providing solutions to generate finance
through carbon trading from forests, fixing
minimum support price of minor forest produce,
developing quality planting material, establishing
the methodology for carbon assessment and
community-based ecotourism. The NRC focuses
on areas covering policy and regulatory issues,
waste management planning and financing,
research and development (R&D) and technology
deployment for waste processing, recovery and
recycling, and material flows and linkages to
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Earth Science and

Climate Change
Centre for Global by collaborating with multilateral and bilateral
organizations, and international donor agencies. Under
Environment Research the Paris Agreement, the Centre is working on various
articles along the themes of Nationally Determined
The Centre for Global Environment Research (CGER) Contributions (NDCs) implementation, transparency
in TERI leads work on various dimensions of climate and MRV frameworks, climate finance and markets,
change and cross-cutting themes. At the CGER, our adaptation and resilience, loss and damage, and global
work has comprehensively integrated issues pertaining stocktake. The Centre contributes as the country
to climate change mitigation and adaptation, mobilizing lead in the International Climate Politics hub, a global
climate finance, international negotiations surrounding
network of experts on climate politics, helping to
climate policy, and India’s overarching climate
support strategic alignment across the wider climate
governance. These core areas of work include coverage
community in addition to providing research support
of research that spans the scientific aspects, covers
on enhancing ambition and climate action in India
technology, finance dimensions across areas and
by strengthening Track II Dialogues. The Centre
sectors, and policy on climate. Of late, in the impact
contributes to the climate transparency initiative (TERI
and adaptation domain, the Centre has been aiming
being one of the 14 global partners), an international
to build the gender narrative and strengthening its
partnership project that examines and reviews G20
portfolio on exploring linkages with migration.
climate actions, finance and vulnerability and releases
The Centre’s capability to deliver successfully on
a comprehensive ‘Climate Transparency’ report. The
projects and research resides on a multi-disciplinary
Centre contributed to the 'Climate Transparency Report'
set of team with diverse expertise in the domains of
natural sciences, social sciences, and economics. 2020, launched in November 2020. The Centre has
A focus on research that is applied and of also since long advocated on international partnerships
interdisciplinary nature exists. on building capacities and on implementing
complimentary work with other developing and
Globally, the Centre has tapped onto the work industrializing nations. Under this ambit, the Centre has
modulus under international commitments, such as also been contributing to Fiji’s NDC implementation
the Paris Agreement and Montreal Protocol (MOP), road map and the 'State of Environment Report'.
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Specific to the Paris Agreement, the Centre has

prepared a framing document to aid the formulation of
a long-term mitigation and adaptation strategy for India
(in line with Article 4.19). It identifies five essential pillars
that will enable the development and implementation
of a strong long-term strategy, the interdependencies
in their roles, and key decisions to be taken under
each pillar. Further, in order to enhance preparedness
towards the Enhanced Transparency Framework (Article
13, Paris Agreement) and NDCs' implementation (Article
4), the Centre is carrying out research on understanding
modalities, procedures and guidelines (MPGs) and its
implications for developing countries such as India,
tracking NDCs' implementation, and supporting the
domestic institutional set-up in the country.
In the domestic milieu, the Centre is working
Under the MoP and in the light of India’s commitments closely with the governments of Union Territories
within the Kigali Amendment, the Centre is carrying out of Chandigarh and Puducherry to revise their State
research on understanding the global trends to meet Action Plans for Climate Change according to the
the obligations under the Kigali Amendment, providing new guidelines issued by the Ministry of Environment,
platform to the industry to share innovations measures Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), and thereby
on hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) transitions and inform contributing to enhancing states’ capacities.
policymakers about developments in MoP, Open-ended Leveraging further on enhancing state capacity in
Working Group (OEWG), and Ex-Com negotiations. climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction, the
The Centre is leading a civil society initiative, namely Centre has developed flood early warning system for
'SHEETAL: Alliance for Sustainable Habitat, Energy the cities of Guwahati and Jorhat in Assam besides
Efficiency and Thermal Comfort for All' in collaboration contributing to the work on mainstreaming climate
with the Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE) action and disaster risk reduction in Uttarakhand.
and the Council on Energy, Environment and Water The Centre is involved in the evaluation of adaptation
(CEEW) with the support from Children Investment Fund implementation in Maharashtra with a focus on building
Foundation (CIFF). It aims at providing opportunity for agricultural resilience. It has also through the Initiative
strategic actions to put forward the sustainable cooling for Climate Action Transparency, contributed to
agenda in India by facilitating the implementation of development of MEL/MRV frameworks for buildings,
India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP). transport, renewable energy, and agriculture sectors.

The year 2019/20 has been of eminence for the Centre as TERI was set to co-host the Adaptation
Futures 2020 with the World Adaptation Science Program (WASP). Adaptation Futures is the flagship
event of the WASP which is one of the four components of the World Climate Programme based on
the World Meteorological Organisation Congress XVI Resolution 18. The 2020 edition is the sixth in
the international conference series on global adaptation and the first to be held in Asia. Adaptation
Futures 2020 will focus on the overall theme of accelerating science-based adaptation action and
will serve to shine a spotlight on adaptation challenges and action in the Asian context. It will also
emphasize knowledge sharing and co-learning for actionable solutions across the Global North
and the South. Owing to the unforeseen circumstances due to COVID-19 and the resultant travel
restrictions, the Steering Committee took the decision to postpone the conference to year 2021.

The Centre through its multifaceted approach to issues and themes under the climate and
environment paradigm will continue to strive through pioneering research and collaborations with
our noteworthy stakeholders and beneficiaries.
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Centre for
Environmental Studies
The Centre for Environmental Studies
(CES) works with a broad aim to study the
environmental dimensions of various economic
activities and resource-use patterns and explore
strategies to mitigate the adverse effects. The
group conducts applied and policy research
to address environmental problems and
assesses the relationships between energy
and environment in urban, industrial, and rural
settings. The CES group has undertaken various
projects to examine environmental impacts
associated with urbanization, industrialization,
and other anthropogenic activities. Our research
has focused on several aspects of the issue of air
pollution, including regional-scale assessment of
air quality, impact of air pollution on health and
agriculture, indoor air quality assessment in rural
and urban buildings, management of emissions
from transport and industrial sectors, linking air
quality to climate change, training and capacity The CES group has also been focused on providing
building in air quality, etc. CES has also been state-level policy recommendations through several
active in providing assistance to government source apportionment studies, which guided state-level
bodies for the formulation of State of regulatory authorities to develop local action plans for
Environment Reports and environmental policies. control of air pollution and its impacts. The group has
The group assisted the Ministry of Environment, made several policy submissions to highest levels in the
Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in the government in the field of air quality management. The
preparation of the draft National Environment group has also worked closely with the government and
Policy and has also been recognized by the assisted in drafting and designing of N-CAP document
MoEFCC as one of the national host institutes for and has also submitted emergency response plan
facilitating development of State of Environment to both state government and central government
Reports at the state level. for tackling high air pollution episodes. The group
continues to strengthen and build capacity and spread
awareness on different environmental issues including
air pollution. The group has also started research in the
field of biochar application, an emerging technology
for climate change mitigation. Training programmes
are regularly conducted for different stakeholders to
build their capacity in air quality modelling, exposure
assessment, indoor air pollution, environmental
pollution and health, and other environmental issues. In
order to help policymakers to implement strategies to
tackle air pollution problem and achieve the air quality
standards in Indian cities, studies are already ongoing
in many cities and several new proposals are being
formulated for source apportionment studies, regional
air quality studies, pilot demonstration of strategies for
air pollution control, spatial mapping and forecasting of
air pollutants, linking air pollution with climate change
through application of biochar, etc.
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Centre for Climate example, the first-of-its-kind TERI Climate Tool

(TCT) is available at tct.teriin.org and assisted
Modelling deployment of flood early warning system at
urban scale, is available at fews.teriin.org. Such
The Centre for Climate Modelling (CCM) novel scientific and policy-relevant products
focuses on addressing the knowledge gaps serve the purpose for impact and vulnerability,
in climate change science and develops a and adaptation assessments for the organization.
better understanding of climate variability at The group’s activity spectrum ranges from
various spatial and temporal scales in an effort the use of state-of-the-art global and regional
to effectively link climate science to policy climate models, such as CCSM 3.01, CESM2 1.0,
research. With its unique integrated focus, CCM GFS3 and Met Office Unified Model (GCMs); and
in this context utilizes its climate and impact PRECIS4, WRF5, NorESM6, and COAWST7 (regional
modelling skills for better understanding of the coupled) (GCMs), to linking these regional
climate variability at national, sub-national, and climate projections to various impact assessment
local scales; and their links to policy. The Centre models, such as ADCIRC8 (for storm surge and
has successfully provisioned multi-sectoral coastal circulation), SWAT9 (for water resources),
and multi-scaled climate services products DSSAT10 (for agriculture), and MIKE11 (for urban
designed for various types of stakeholders. For flooding and storms).

1
CCSM–Community Climate System Model by National Centre for 6
NoRESM–Norwegian Earth System Model
Atmospheric Research (NCAR-US) 7
COAWST–Coupled-Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment Transport
2
CESM–Community Earth System Model by NCAR Modelling System
3
GFS–Global Forecast System 8
ADCIRC–Advance CIRCulation Model
4
PRECIS–Providing Regional Climate for Impact Studies by UK Met Office 9
SWAT–Soil and Water Assessment Tool
5
WRF–Weather Research and Forecasting by NCAR 10
DSSAT–Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer
11
MIKE–Danish hydrological model
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Forest and Biodiversity Division

Centre for Biodiversity and Park in Delhi’ with a robust and refined methodology.
The annual value of key ecosystem services comprising
Ecosystem Services use and non-use values, such as carbon storage and
sequestration, employment generation, recreation,
Biodiversity, upon which millions of people depend education and research, biodiversity conservation,
for myriad services, is under unprecedented pressure. and the surrogate value of land has been evaluated
This pressure is threatening to unravel and weaken in this study. The total annual economic value of
the resilience of complex and fragile ecological the ecosystem services (biodiversity conservation,
systems, and endanger wildlife populations. TERI’s employment generation, carbon sequestration,
Forestry and Biodiversity Division has focussed on the education, and research—recreational and cultural) is
sustainable management of forest ecosystems and estimated to be INR 422.76 crore (2019/20). The total
the conservation of biodiversity for over two decades. value of the one-time cost of services such as carbon
Realizing that loss of biodiversity has enormous storage and land value provided by the zoo is estimated
implications for society, for poverty alleviation, and for to be INR 55,209.45 crore. This study highlights the
meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), importance of habitats such as zoos to human well-
the Centre for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services being and the need for replication across India.
(CBES) embedded within the Forestry and Biodiversity
Division takes a broad view of biodiversity. The focus Based on this work, TERI has now been awarded a
is not only on species or habitat loss but also on study to conduct economic valuation of the ecosystem
policies and social and economic issues that undergird services provided by Sardar Patel Zoological Jungle
arguably one of the most vexing problems facing Safari, Cactus Garden, Butterfly Garden, Ekta Nursery,
the world today. Consequently, CBES emphasizes Vishwa Van, Valley of Flowers, Arogya Van, Children
the mainstreaming of biodiversity through enhanced Nutrition Park, and Statue of Unity in Kevadia, Gujarat.
community engagement, the involvement of a wide
In addition, TERI has also initiated a World Bank-
portmanteau of stakeholders, and a focus on valuing
supported consultancy on economic valuation of
biodiversity and ecosystems.
mountain forests and mangroves in the Kingdom of
1. Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services Saudi Arabia (KSA). The assignment looks to contribute
to the KSA government’s technical capacity for land-use
TERI conducted the ‘first-of-its-kind’ study ‘Economic
planning through the assessment of forest degradation
Valuation of Ecosystem Services of National Zoological

Surveys conducted to estimate economic valuation of services such as livelihood

(left) and carbon sequestration (right); picture credit: Siddharth Edake
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Grassland (left) and wetland ecosystems (right) of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve

and important forest ecosystem services in actual and more benefits as compared to the benefits from
future development planning processes in order to afforestation project.
promote the integration of ecological considerations
3. Developing a Resource Mobilization Strategy for
into decision-making and planning policies.
Implementing the State Biodiversity Strategy
2. Conservation of Protected Areas through and Action Plan (SBSAP) of Uttarakhand and
Carbon Finance: Implementing a Pilot Project for Demonstration of Select Financial Solutions
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve for Conservation of Snow Leopard Landscape,
Gangotri-Govind and Darma Byans Valley in
The project funded by the Royal Norwegian Embassy
Uttarakhand under the GOI–UNDP Project on
is in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Forest
SECURE Himalaya
Department and CICERO—Centre for International
Climate Research. The project aimed on developing an Biodiversity finance is the practice of raising and
index to standardize the contribution of co-benefits of managing capital and using financial incentives to
biodiversity conservation and livelihood enhancement support sustainable biodiversity management. It
in protected areas (PAs) of India such as Dudhwa includes raising and mobilizing funds from private
Tiger Reserve. The key objectives of the project are and public sectors, investments in commercial activities
to determine and develop a Climate, Community and that produce positive biodiversity outcomes, and the
Biodiversity alliance value (CCBA Value) and develop a value of the transactions in biodiversity-related markets.
mechanism for obtaining carbon finance from voluntary TERI carried out the BIOFIN project in the pilot state
markets. The project also aims at improving the habitat of Uttarakhand under GOI–UNDP SECURE Himalaya
and ecosystem services of the PA by addressing the Project. Under it, Policy and Institutional Review,
issues of human–wildlife conflict and increase in Biodiversity Expenditure Review, Financial Needs
income of the people living in and around PAs. Assessment are carried out to formulate a biodiversity
finance plan. The whole process is guided by BIOFIN
The methodology to understand the contribution of
Approach and synergized with global conventions
the ecosystem services was based on valuing services
and plans.
provided by DTR, such as firewood, minor forest
produce, fodder and grazing, carbon sequestration, The results show that the total financial need
and recreation. The total economic value of DTR was assessment for implementing SBSAP is INR 12,874 crore
estimated to be INR 10.58 billion in 2019 wherein the (2018–30) while the biodiversity expenditure review
value of ecosystem services was found to be eight is INR 15,787 crore (2018–30). Hence, the biodiversity
times greater than the value of carbon. Including these expenditure is well above the finance needs assessed;
benefits in the carbon finance shall yield eight times thus emphasizing the need to just realign the current
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Ernst & Young jointly for preparing a detailed project

report to set up a Centre of Excellence for Sustainable
Land Management at ICFRE, Dehradun.

5. Traditional Agriculture for Sustainable

Development: A Satoyama Approach
Traditional land use, such as shifting cultivation
(rotational farming) that has been practised for
generations, preserves an intellectual wealth that
is found only locally. Land use in which nature
and people’s livelihood coexist can be a model
for sustainable development in increasing human
population and food demand. However, a wrong
Stakeholder consultation cum validation meeting stereotype about shifting cultivation as environmentally
to finalize SBSAP in Uttarakhand damaging and low in productivity, combined with
outflow of rural population to cities, raises a critical
expenditure through the existing legal and institutional concern about the degradation and loss of local
framework. The Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry intellectual asset.
of Rural Development are the major contributors
towards biodiversity-attributable expenditure. In this background, the 'JFGE-Satoyama Approach
Assessing their expenditures and allocations can help in Project' was developed and approved by the Japan
mainstreaming biodiversity within these sectors. Fund for Global Environment (JFGE). 'JFGE-Satoyama
Approach Project' is the shortened name of the formal
4. Preparing a Detailed Project Report to Set Up project name, 'Traditional Agriculture for Sustainable
a Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Land Development: A Satoyama Approach'. It aims to address
Management at ICFRE, Dehradun this problem by directing scientific research and
Land degradation is one of the most serious collection of cases and re-evaluate and re-appreciate
environmental problems confronting the world today, traditional agricultural practices of India as a model
including India. Hence, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of sustainable development. In the JFGE-Satoyama
of India, while addressing the High-Level Segment Approach Project, the three main components include:
of COP 14 to the United Nations Convention to (i) the production of an edited academic volume on
Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in 2019, made an traditional farming for sustainable development in
announcement to set up an International Centre of North-East India; (ii) compilation of knowledge in
Excellence at the Indian Council of Forestry Research Nagaland and elsewhere in India; and (iii) knowledge
and Education (ICFRE) in order to further develop exchange with other regions. These components are
scientific approach and facilitate induction of inter-related sets of activities that complement each
technology on land degradation issues. In response other. JFGE-Satoyama Approach Project is being
to this, the ICFRE has assigned the task to TERI and implemented over a period of three years.

Traditional agriculture and associated folk dances from Zunheboto district, Nagaland
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Centre for Forest deployment of energy-efficient technologies, and

alternative fuel in selected districts of Assam. This
Management and would be achieved through increasing supply of
fuelwood and enhancing carbon sequestration from
Governance plantation and assisted natural regeneration; promotion
of efficient and clean fuelwood technologies, such as
The Centre for Forest Management and Governance
improved cookstoves, LPG and biogas; and capacity
(CFMG) deals with a diverse range of issues
building of stakeholders for effective and sustained
related to socio-economic, institutional, policy and
adoption of fuelwood-saving technologies and
technical aspects of India's forest resources and
adopting alternative livelihood options.
rural development. The Centre is actively working
to promote community participation in forest Under NAMA project, the following deliverables have
conservation through various institutional, training, been completed:
research, and policy mechanisms. The Centre continues
to respond to new and emerging challenges while Capacity Building of Assam Forest Department for
retaining several core areas of expertise. Over the Assessment of Forest Carbon: Over 160 frontline
last few years, it consolidated its work in the thematic staff of Assam Forest Department has been trained for
areas of productivity enhancement, natural resource assessment of five pools of carbon. A detailed manual
management, livelihoods and climate change. in English and Executive Summary in Assamese for the
field staff has been prepared for use in the field.
In addition, the CFMG is involved in experimental
research for afforestation in difficult sites including Deployment of Improved Cooking Technology: Over
nursery development and silviculture work. Among 21,535 households have been provided with various
the major focal areas are the impact of current policies types of improved cooking technologies, such as
and guidelines dealing with socio-economic and Sukhad Chulha through NAMA project, convergence
institutional aspects along with necessary inter-sectoral with Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, and schemes of
linkages for sustainable utilization and conservation Assam Energy Development Agency (AEDA).
of resources and the role of community-based efforts.
Livelihood Enhancement Activities: Pilot NAMA
The CFMG also addresses issues of global warming
project built the capacities of many youths and
and climate change, to find out ways of attaining
women to construct the Sukhad model of improved
development goals with minimum economic, social,
cookstove. The entire process of deploying the Sukhad
and environmental costs.
model needs about 15 days from casting of stove to
The CFMG, thus, endeavours to facilitate the creation operationalization and it involves a number of steps.
and development of models, systems, and concepts for The trained youths and women have demonstrated that
conservation and sustainable utilization of our natural for construction of every Sukhad model, the artisan
resources. CFMG has also put considerable effort into would get paid in a range of INR 150–200. Also, if the
documenting its research findings on the key issues demand is generated for a group of 100 households,
involved in this sector. Major projects of the group are then a team of 2 persons can get an additional
as follows: livelihood option for over a month at a stretch.

1. Pilot Implementation of India's Facilitation of Plantations for Carbon Baseline

Forestry NAMA in Assam Measurement: Assam Forest Department has
conducted plantations during the period 2018–20.
GIZ and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate These plantations have been geo-referenced and
Change (MoEFCC) are implementing an Indo-German baseline of forest carbon is estimated for these
bilateral project ‘Development and Management plantation sites in order to account the contribution
of NAMAs in India’ with the focus on two sectors— towards carbon sequestration till 2030.
waste and forestry. The group has implemented
the Pilot Forestry NAMA in Assam with major focus Assam Fuelwood Decision Support System: An Excel-
on sustainable fuelwood management. The project based tool has been developed in order to address
aims to enhance carbon sequestration and reduce the fuelwood production and reduction in use through
pressure on forests from unsustainable collection of deployment of improved cooking technologies. The
fuelwood through sustainable fuelwood management, tool allows the decision-makers to decide on the
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plantations models resulting in fuelwood production Assessment of Impact in Change in Forest Carbon and
and also make a choice of suitable improved cooking Reduction in Usage of Fuelwood in the Project Area:
technology based on the available funding. Improved cooking technologies, namely Sukhad model
of improved chulha, portable improved cookstove and
Upscaling Proposal for Sustainable Fuelwood LPG have been provided to over 21,500 beneficiaries in
Management NAMA for Assam: In order to upscale the project divisions. The impact assessment suggests
the results and learnings from implementation of Pilot about 50% acceptance of various technologies and also
Sustainable Fuelwood Management NAMA project proportionate reduction in fuelwood consumption in
for Assam, a structure of projected impacts, required the project division and reducing over 90,000 tCO2e.
funding and institutional mechanism for Assam, and also It has also reflected in increment in forest carbon in
at national level for selected states have been prepared. the natural forests.

Implementation of NAMA Project

2. Development of Forest Governance Model in models, the forestry division conducted

Context of Community Forest Resource Rights 26 Focussed Group Discussions (FGDs) in different
and Exploring Linkages with Panchayati Raj areas of governance in the country (Schedule V,
Institutions Schedule VI, and others). These FGDs were conducted
TERI has been recognized as the Centre for Excellence in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh,
and has been assigned the responsibility of developing Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra
governance models for the implementation of Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana,
Community Forest Resource Rights under Forest Rights Tripura, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Act, 2006. As the country is so diverse, one single and West Bengal. The report was submitted to the
model cannot work. In order to develop the governance Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) and it would help
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to issue the broad guidelines and principle for the As a continuation of this work, CFMG is currently
implementation of Community Forest Resource conducting assessment of linkages of various
Right mentioning specific role of the State Forest community-based institutions of forest management,
Department, State Tribal/Social Welfare Department, such as Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs),
Revenue Department, and Gram Sabha. Respective Eco-Development Committees (EDCs), etc., with the
states would issue similar guidelines in consonance set-up of Panchayati Raj Institutions. The outcome
with guidelines of MoTA and further develop plan of of this work will help to evolve Gram Sabha-based
action, such as capacity building of local governments forest governance and to effectively involve local
and communities. communities including tribals and non-tribals in
sustainable forest management.

Focus group discussion(s) for developing governance modules for implementation of

Community Forest Resource Rights in different states of India

3. Capacity Building and Training of Forest Officers senior IFS officers on the topic ‘Forest and Climate
for Assessment of Five Pool of Carbon Stock of Change: Opportunities and Challenges of Adaptation
Forest Ecosystem and Mitigation’ and ‘Climate Change Mitigation: Role of
With possibilities of accessing carbon-based financing Forests within the Clean Development Mechanism’.
from forestry activities, the group has been organizing The intent of the online training programme is to help
capacity building and training programmes for different states evaluate the quality of forests and accordingly,
states in the country for Forest Department to assess determine the future course of action for improvement
the carbon stocks of forests and also developed a of forest cover, and thereby contribute to achieving
manual on the carbon stock assessment of forests. our Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
As of now, the training has been conducted in the The course will also be helpful in upgrading our
states of Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Assam, forest working plans in order to align these with
and Goa. Similar training programme is scheduled for the new sectoral goals.
Maharashtra and also in other states.
4. Nursery Activities at Gwal Pahari
TERI has been conducting training programmes for
Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers on topical themes The Division maintains an advance nursery cum
for the last several years. In the current year, TERI research centre for forest tree species, medicinal, and
conducted two national training programmes for ornamental plants. Nested in the lap of the Aravallis,
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the Forest Research Centre is spread across an area of

2.5 acre and supports facilities such as mist chambers,
shade houses, hedge gardens, and clonal orchards with
the capacity to produce 3000 clonal plants annually. It
also has open area of approximately 1.2 acre for shifting
and grading of saplings. TERI’s conserved gene bank
has over 42 clones of eucalyptus hybrid, 22 clones
of poplar, and various clones of shisham (Dalbergia
sissoo). The research centre has an established
medicinal and herbal garden which supplies more than
5000 herbal plants annually to schools, the National
Medicinal Plant Board, Resident Welfare Associations
(RWAs), New Delhi Municipal Corporation nurseries, and
various state forest departments. Herbal nursery at Gwal Pahari

Centre for Sustainable Land laws. It would include analysis of comprehensive

processes prescribed under various legislations for
Management acquisition of land for private purposes and efficiency
of Social Impact Assessment (SIA) in consultation
1. Assessment of Implementation of the Right to with Panchayati Raj Institutions. The SIA determines a
Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land project’s impact on the people’s land and livelihood.
Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement
The anthropological and the sociological perspective
(RFCTLARR) Act, 2013 in Jharkhand, Odisha,
of the study will provide reference points to the policy-
Chhattisgarh, Assam, and Madhya Pradesh
makers, administrators, practitioners, academicians,
The land acquisition regime created by the Right to Fair researchers, and civil society to gauge the
Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, inclusiveness and sustainability of safeguards for the
Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers
2013 seeks to make the affected persons partners incorporated in the Central Law.
in development leading to an improvement in their
social and economic conditions. Six years since its
enactment, it is worthwhile to critique the Act and the
implementation practices with respect to the livelihood-
dependent families and women.

Hence, a project awarded by the MoTA in 2020 will

address the critical gap in existing literature on the
outcomes of land acquisition on Scheduled Tribes (STs)
and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (OTFDs), post-
2013. This study on land acquisition, rehabilitation, and
resettlement is in tandem with the guidelines issued
under RFCTLARR Act and various state land acquisition
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Coastal Ecology and

Marine Resources Centre, Goa
The Coastal Ecology and Marine Resources Centre communities in Goa’s mangrove ecosystems
(CEMRC) is a multidisciplinary research centre to anthropogenic pressures and establish the
focused on key areas, such as marine and coastal relationship between the structure and specific
resources, biodiversity mapping, and water resource microbial activities, which gives an uncertainty of
management. Various environmental awareness microorganisms’ role in the ecosystem formation.
programmes, educational and outreach projects,
and activities are being implemented at the Centre. Under Water Science and Technology area, river
bank filtration (RBF) technology and groundwater
In the field of marine and coastal areas, multiple exploration studies, hydrological modelling and
projects were successfully carried out for activities for water quality testing have been
livelihood diversification, women empowerment, initiated. RBF projects have been completed
and entrepreneurship development, especially of successfully by providing water for domestic usage
artisanal fish through successful demonstration and for irrigation purposes. The project funded by
of aquaponics and fish cage culture supported the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), wherein a
by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural horizontal flow filtration tank in combination with
Development (NABARD). Under the TERI-DBT Centre vertical wetland is used to provide clean water,
of Excellence, the project on aquafeed development is completed and the same has been patented. A
from de-oiled algae has been initiated. Under the new RBF project, 'Expansion of the Indo-German
National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) of Competence Centre for Riverbank Filtration—
the Government of India, Environmental and Social CCRBF' is a networking project between India and
Impact Assessment (ESIA) studies in Goa were Germany sponsored by the Federal Ministry of
successfully completed for saline embankments in Education and Research, Germany, that focuses
the two villages of Divar and Poinguinim. Impact on natural treatment techniques of RBF, managed
assessment of underground electrical cabling aquifer recharge, and constructed wetlands.
in the village of Anjuna was also taken up and
completed. Both the ESIA projects were funded by In addition, the Centre organizes workshops,
the World Bank through the Government of Goa. training programmes, and seminars regularly. A
Projects related to mapping and inventorization of joint workshop was conducted on international
biodiversity of coastal villages have been carried cooperation in research and development, the BEST
out with support from Goa State Biodiversity Board Goa-Portugal 2019 (Blue Economy, Science and
(GSBB) for Velsao-Pale, Anjuna, Raia, Nuvem and Technology, 2019) was held during September 2019,
other villages, covering a total of 23 villages of in Goa. The CEMRC in collaboration with the National
Goa. With the support of NABARD, the digitization Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR),
of self-help groups from the six coastal talukas of National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), IIT Goa,
Goa was carried out. The TERI Coastal Education and NIT Goa along with 10-member team of scientists
Hub was inaugurated in February 2019. It conducts from INESC TEC–Portugal, including the University
awareness programmes and provides live of Porto, the University of Minho, the University of
demonstration of coastal and marine resources, and Trásos Montes e Alto Douro, and the Polytechnic
sustainable aquaculture technologies through field Institute of Porto attended the workshop. The
trip to a greater number of schools and colleges. Centre also regularly organizes educational trips for
A newly initiated project is the study on 'Microbial- schools to connect students to science and inspire
indicators of anthropogenic stress in the Mangrove environmental action. Exposure to different coastal
Ecosystems of Goa', supported by DSTE, Goa. This habitats and traditional practices and sustainable
study will determine the response of microbial technologies is also given to students.
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Marine and Coastal ecosystem services provided by biodiversity had the

highest city score. Native biodiversity component
Research formed the baseline data. As the city of Panaji has
several ecological niches ranging from hill to extended
beautiful beaches, sand dunes, mangroves, lakes,
Project 1: City Biodiversity Index for creeks, and springs, and considering that this was the
the City of Panaji first assessment, the Panaji city CBI score turned out to
be good. To improve the score in the next assessment,
In a rapidly urbanizing world with threat of climate
which will be due after three years, suggestions
change, it is important to understand how urban
and recommendations are made which include
biodiversity is getting affected and how cities can have
implementation of more collaborative projects related
sustainable benefits by managing local biodiversity
to biodiversity and constituting a Biodiversity Strategy
properly. CEMRC, Goa has worked on City Biodiversity
and Action Plan.
Index (CBI) (also known as Singapore Index on Cities’
Biodiversity) for the city of Panaji, a project funded
by Imagine Panaji Smart City Development, Limited. Project 2: TERI-DBT CoE
The CBI is a dynamic self-assessment tool to know the
status of urban biodiversity and how it can be improved Project—WP3.3 Aquafeed
over time with management and conservation efforts. Development from De-oiled Algae
Fish is a valuable source of nutrition rich in protein
The assessment was primarily based on three core
and beneficial polyunsaturated fatty acids. Overfishing
components, namely—(i) native biodiversity (plants,
is a global problem with fish acquisition due to
birds, butterflies, fish, and dragonflies), (ii) ecosystem
increasing fish consumption and insufficient recovery
services provided by biodiversity, and (iii) governance
time for dwindling fish stocks in the oceans and seas.
and management of biodiversity in the city. The

Panaji city—Rua de Ourém creek with mangroves lined up along the creek edges
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Experimental fish tank set-ups for aquafeed development housed in the aquaculture centre at the TERI Coastal Education Hub

Aquaculture has quickly become an important source hydrology? The study will provide policy inputs on how
of fish and is now one of the biggest contributors to to manage multiple reservoir functions of supply of
fish production. Although it provides nutritional security water on a reliable basis for domestic, irrigation, and
and gainful employment to millions in the sector, it is industrial purposes.
an expensive proposition with high consumption of
fish meal and fish oil. Use of algae-derived products as The following methodology was adopted for the course
alternative feedstuff is a cheaper option. Under TERI- of the study:
DBT Centre of Excellence, the work package dealing
with development of artificial fish feed using de-oiled
algae has been initiated and tested. Small to large
test set-ups are established for trial runs of aquafeed
formulation with various combinations of ingredients in
experimental feed diets for fish, such as tilapia, pearls
spot, and common carp. Compositional analyses of
formulated fish feed have shown to be rich in protein
and essential for good growth of fish.

Water Science and

Technology
Project 1: Reservoir Sustainability:
Evaluation of Climate Change
Impact on Reservoir Inflows Using
Climate and Hydrological Model—
A Case of Salaulim Dam, Goa
Project inception meeting with the Chief Engineer and other
The Research Question being addressed in this project officials from Water Resources Department
is: How is reservoir performance affected under
uncertainty included by impacts of climate change on
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The project was initiated to treat Sal River, which is

one of the most polluted rivers of Goa, along with the
wastewater released by fish market at the project site
that lies adjacent to the river. The site was not found to
be suitable for installing a conventional RBF system, as
planned originally because the region was a landfill area
with highly contaminated topsoil. Hence, a horizontal,
above ground bank filtration (BF) system with unique
bioactive barrier (TPA soaked wood shavings and
silver impregnated activated charcoal) for the effective
removal of bacteria was designed and implemented.
The system was designed to mimic processes taking
place in natural wetland settings, such as straining,
sorption, and biodegradation to filter water by passing
it through several filter materials. A provisional patent
is filled to protect the intellectual property of the
Watershed delineation for Salaulim Dam using SWAT model
innovative BF system design (Application No.
IN 2019 11003694).
Project 2: Demonstration of River
The BF system demonstrated on an average one log
Sal Cleaning by Vertical Wetlands reduction (~90%) in total coliforms. With time, an
and River Bed Filtration increase in removal efficiency was observed with
highest value of 99.6% (equal to 2.6 log reductions).
The river bank filtration technology works on the
Similarly, the mean E. coli removal efficiency for BF
principle of creating pressure by pumping action
system was 91.7%. Further, the system also reduced
which forces the polluted water in a river to travel to
the turbidity of the inlet water by removal of total
RBF well through river bed sediments, thereby
suspended solids. The results demonstrated that
removing contaminants, such as bacteria and heavy
simple design of the BF system makes it economically
metals, by overlapping biological, physical, and
viable as pumps required for water movement were
chemical processes.
operated on solar panels and also most of filter material
was locally available. This provides further scope to
replicate similar model at other places for treatment of
wastewater with necessary modifications.

Project 3: Off-the-grid Sensor

Controlled Irrigation Using River
Bank Filtration Technology
The WTI-DST 2018-funded project endeavours the
demonstration of BF wells with off-the-grid solar
pumping and sensor-controlled irrigation systems at
Nauta Lake in Cortalim Village and river bank sites along
Sal River in South Goa. The project, being unique to
Goa, presents a model of sustainability for educating
farming communities with small-land holdings. The
project is ongoing and is carried out in association with
(a) The triangular horizontal river bed filtration tank with the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Goa.
different filter materials and the anti-microbial cage;
(b) Solar panels (used for powering the pump) mounted on
the BF tank; (c) Design of the cage with antimicrobial material
(silver impregnated activated charcoal (left) and wood shavings
with TPA (right)
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Drilling and installation of RBF wells at Cortalim

RBF solar panels installed for sustainable power supply for the functioning of the borewell pumps at Cortalim site
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Other Projects nodal agency. This strategy focuses on three sectors—

tourism (plastic waste), construction (construction
and demolition waste), and marine litter. The strategy
Goa State Strategy for Resource recognizes the emergent need to use resources
judiciously across life cycle in order to sustain Goa’s
Efficiency and Circular Economy long-term development and societal well-being. A day-
Dr Pramod Sawant, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Goa, and long dissemination workshop was organized to share
Mr Ugo Astuto, Ambassador of the European Union to the main elements of Goa’s RE&CE strategy with the
India launched the strategy for ‘Fostering Resource stakeholders and identify ways and opportunities and
Efficiency and Circular Economy in Goa’, on February potential challenges for the successful implementation
24, 2020 making Goa a pioneering state to prepare of the strategy.
such a strategy.
This workshop was attended by 90 people representing
TERI was the knowledge partner in developing this government, NGOs, businesses, banks (NABARD and
strategy for Goa on resource efficiency (RE) and circular European Investment Bank), other state government
economy (CE). Funded by EU, other project partners officials (Gujarat and Telangana), academia, research
were GIZ, CII, and Adelphi. For Goa, Directorate of organization, and civil society organization.
Planning, Statistics, and Evaluation (DPSE) was the

TERI and GIZ team along with Dr Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister of Goa, and Mr Ugo Astuto, Ambassador of the European Union to
India releasing the strategy document
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Nutrition Security Division

TERI Western Regional availability for longer periods of time. Once complete,
the pond would greatly help villagers to adopt
Centre, Mumbai additional revenue generation activities.

TERI’s regional centre in Mumbai was established TERI provided the villagers with training on Azolla
in 2006 and has since been working to address the cultivation to be used to improve the health of the
niche areas for the region. Food and nutrition security, livestock as well as for sale. Aquaculture training was
environmental resource management, eco-city, and provided to villagers with the help of experts from
coastal issues are a few of the focus areas in addition the Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE).
to the cross-cutting themes, such as energy audit and Training sessions by CIFE have also been planned for
renewable energy applications. It has a wide network the future that would greatly benefit the villagers and
of collaborations with diverse stakeholders belonging help them obtain more in-depth knowledge about
to both urban and rural communities, government, aquaculture and even specialize in it.
public sector and civil society organizations, academia,
and corporate sectors. The highlights of the Centre for
2019/20 are as follows:

Food and
Nutritional Security
1. Project 1: Partial Restoration of Village Pond and
Introduction of Livelihood Avenues
Over the past six years, TERI has successfully
implemented various interventions to improve food
and nutritional security in Pathardi village of Palghar’s
Mokhada block and has also worked on improving water
and energy access, along with introduction of livelihood A pilot aquaculture unit constructed by a Pathardi villager
avenues that would supplement nutritional security
build capacity and empower youth and women.

Taking forward TERI’s aim of transforming Pathardi

village into a model village, the 2019/20 phase of the
division’s ongoing rural development project focused
on increasing the availability of water in the village and
the introduction of new livelihood avenues such as
aquaculture through specialized training. The village
of Pathardi in Mokhada block of Maharashtra’s Palghar
district faces extreme water shortage in the summer
months making it difficult for the villagers to pursue any
livelihood activity after the monsoon months, leading to
migration for labour work. TERI thus planned to restore
TERI team and experts from CIFE with the participants of
a pond within the vicinity of the village and increase its an aquaculture workshop held on September 28, 2019 in
water holding and retention capacity to ensure water Palghar district
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2. Project 2: Participation of Tribal

Beneficiaries in Aadimahotsav
(Exhibition-cum-Sale) Held in Delhi
Carrying forward the activities of the previous phase,
where villagers were provided with training and
support to produce nutrient-fortified snacks and novel
items, such as nutrient-rich spirulina chocolates, TERI
continues to support the tribals to promote and sell
their food products through exhibition-cum-sale events.
In November 2019, facilitated by the division, two
self-help group (SHG) representatives from Pathardi
participated in a 10-day long exhibition organized in
Delhi by the Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development
Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) under the Ministry
of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, earning good
revenue through the sale of their nutritious food Pathardi representatives manning their stall at the TRIFED
products during the event. Exhibition in Delhi

Environmental Studies and

Resource Management
1. Project 1: Air Quality Status of Maharashtra
2018–19
Sponsor: Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB)
Submission Date: June 2019
Sponsored by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board,
this was the eighth consecutive annual report
developed by TERI–WRC for MPCB. On June 4, 2019,
'Air Quality Status Report of Maharashtra 2018–19' was Inauguration of Air Quality Status Report of Maharashtra
2018–19 by (left to right) Shri E Ravendiran, Member-
unveiled, on the occasion of World Environment Day, Secretary, MPCB; Shri Anil Diggikar, Principal Secretary,
by the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Hon’ble Environment; Shri Pravin Pote Patil, Minister of State; Shri
Shri Devendra Fadnavis in the presence of several Aditya Thackeray, Yuva Sena Chief; Shri Devendra Fadnavis,
other dignitaries. Chief Minister of Maharashtra; Shri Ramdas Kadam, Minister
for Environment; Shri Sudhir Shrivastava, Chairman, MPCB;
and Mrs Jyoti Thackeray
The report documents the daily, seasonal, and annual
trend in concentrations of air pollutants, such as (WQI) for surface water, which includes major basins
SO2, NOx, RSPM, CO, CH4, and ozone in Maharashtra (Tapi, Godavari, Krishna, and west flowing rivers) as
across 72 active ambient and continuous air quality well as the water samples representing saline (sea/
monitoring stations. More than 68% (6996) of the creek) and groundwater. Performance of surface
observations were found to be in the ‘Good’ and and groundwater quality in Maharashtra state is
‘Satisfactory’ categories, up from 65% found to be depicted in the form of illustrations and spatial
in the same category in 2017/18, thus recording representations.
an improvement.
Out of the total 228 Surface Water Quality Monitoring
2. Project 2: Water Quality Status of Stations (WQMS), around 150 WQMS were recorded
Maharashtra 2018–19 under ‘Good to Excellent’ water quality as compared
Sponsored by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, to 75 WQMS recorded in the previous year. The
the report entails information of Water Quality Index highest numbers of WQMS under the ‘Good to
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Excellent’ quality category is observed for the ¾ There was an improvement in the Environmental
west flowing rivers. The share of WQMS in Quality Index (EQI), Urban Infrastructure Index
‘Medium to Good’ has decreased from 97 in (UII), and Environmental Performance Index (EPI)
previous year (2017/18) as compared to as compared to the previous year (2017/18), owing
43 WQMS in the current year. to various pro-environment initiatives, such as
effective waste segregation and management,
3. Project 3: Environment Status Report 2018– closure of quarries, mangrove conservation
19 of Navi Mumbai initiatives, and development of roads within the city.
This was sponsored by Navi Mumbai Municipal ¾ To reduce air pollution levels in the city, NMMC
Corporation. It is mandatory for all urban local bodies has started Public Bicycle Sharing System
(ULBs) under Class I cities of Maharashtra state to (PBSS) to encourage citizens to use alternative,
submit their annual environment status report to environment-friendly modes of transport.
general body on or before July 31, as per Section ¾ In 2018–19, NMMC planted 67,552 saplings of
67A of the Maharashtra M unicipal Corporations native trees, such as neem, bakul, kadamba,
(MMC) Act, 1949. The ESR is then submitted to the karanja, mango, and chikoo across the city to
Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD). TERI–WRC increase green spaces and minimize air pollution
has been preparing the Annual ESR for Navi Mumbai in the city.
Municipal Corporation (NMMC) since 2013 according ¾ The NMMC developed Swachhta Park (Nisarg
to the Driving Force–Pressure–State–Impact– Udyan) at Koparkhairane. The park was a landfill
Response (D-P-S-I-R) framework. site until 1999. It now serves as an open space
for recreation purposes with amenities, such as
The highlights of Navi Mumbai ESR 2018–19 are
jogging track, open gym, sitting areas, and public
as follows: convenience facilities. The park has numerous
¾ Navi Mumbai ranked first on the basis of Citizen interesting installations, such as a structure solely
Feedback in the category ‘Cities having population made out of e-waste to raise awareness about the
more than 10 lakh’ during Swachh Survekshan 2019. importance of proper waste management.

Promotion of Counter-
measures Against Marine
Plastic Litter in South-
East Asia and India – in
Collaboration with the
United Nations Environment
Programme
The project focused on creating awareness about
marine plastic pollution and plastic waste management
in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Activities
including clean-up activities, stakeholder interaction,
training of trainers, and awareness workshops were
Rethink Plastic logo
conducted under the campaign called ‘Rethink Plastic’
which was launched by TERI. The major highlights of
stakeholders, such as University of Mumbai and
this project are as follows:
National Service Scheme unit, Government
¾ The project gave TERI a very important opportunity institutions such as Maharashtra Pollution Control
to connect and interact with a wide group of Board (MPCB), Industry representatives (Thane-
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Belapur Industries Association – TBIA), Research main theme of this event was ‘Save Wetlands from
institutions (Central Institute of Fisheries Education Plastic Litter’. The event was attended by prominent
– CIFE, and Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay – government officials along with more than 300
IIT-B), and grassroots stakeholders (ferry boat owners participants. Lot of plastic waste awareness-related
association, waste dealers, NGOs). activities were organized by TERI during this event.
¾ A policy dialogue/roundtable discussion (RTD) was ¾ TERI adopted technology-driven approach such as
organized on December 23, 2019 at University of Rethink Plastic android app Rethink plastic webpage,
Mumbai Campus, Fort, Mumbai where more than social media platforms (WhatsApp, Facebook/
30 key stakeholders participated and provided Twitter), Google Forms, and scan code
valuable inputs. for conducting plastic waste perception survey,
¾ Interaction with Helen Keller Institute of Deaf and pledge and getting registrations, and feedback
Deaf-Blind, Navi Mumbai for which TERI developed of stakeholders. By opting technology, TERI
a Braille book, titled 'Introduction to Plastic Pollution' saved 7050 sheets of paper, thus avoiding
and two touch and feel kits. 90.977 kg CO2eq emissions.
¾ Celebration of World Wetlands Day 2020 at Sagar
Vihar, Vashi, Navi Mumbai on February 2, 2020. The

Braille book and touch and feel kits (left); stakeholders in round-table discussion (right)
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The overall summary of the report is represented here.

Important Links:
1. Rethink Plastic webpage: https://www.teriin.org/project/rethink-plastic-unep-teri-joint-initiative-mumbai-region
2. Rethink Plastic app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teri.RethinkPlasticApp&hl=en
3. Short film by NDTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2TWHnWsL3E

Overall summary of the project

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TERI’s Algal system that has been found to give 1.5 times the
productivity of the standard raceway pond system.
Production Unit Microalgae are one of the promising renewable
fuel options. The sunlight distributed system is
TERI has set up a-100,000 L algal production a step in realizing the high lab yields of algae in
system, as part of the DBT-TERI Centre of Excellence outdoor conditions.
on Integrated Production of Advanced Biofuels and
Biocommodities, at its Airoli site in Navi Mumbai. The project site includes inoculum systems, relevant
downstream processing units, and a laboratory.
It is aimed at integrated development of biofuels The duration of the project is three years and it is
and commodities, such as food/feed nutritional expected to progress further upon validation at
supplements, bioplastics and platform chemicals to each stage. The scenario of value addition from
establish economic viability of the overall process. aqua feed from deoiled algae presents a potential
commercial viability scenario (INR 70–80/L of algal
The algal production system is based on an
biofuel) in the near future.
indigenous sunlight-distributed algal growth

100,000 L algal system at Airoli, Navi Mumbai algal project site

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Environment Waste Management

The mandate of the Environment and Waste nutrition status of the country under the Food and Land
Management Division includes research on policies, Use Coalition (FOLU) project. Continued efforts are
regulation, governance, health, technological solutions designed towards showcasing hot spots, which require
for pollution control and management of solid and special attention either because of extreme climatic
liquidwaste streams, and Resource Efficient Cleaner events, persistent challenges from human activities
Production (RECP) assessment/implementation in wide or ineffective protective mechanisms, which may
range of industries. adversely impact health and well being. The Division is
also working towards building resilience of population
As a part of RECP activities, the Division was actively health through context-specific interventions by
engaged in RECP consulting in 400 enterprises in influencing a variety of pathways, such as pollution
Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka as part of METABUILD related, weather linked, or nutrition associated.
project (https://www.metabuild-southasia.org).
Currently, the activities are focused on 400 agri-food Our team as part of the Centre of Excellence initiative
processing industries in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan as under the National Programme on Climate Change and
part of REAP project (https://reap-centralasia.org/) Human Health, GoI, which is supporting development
and 400 industries in tourism clusters along the and implementation of National Health Adaptation
Lakshadweep shorelines of the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Plan by providing guidance to states on vulnerability
India to minimize marine litter. In addition, the Division assessment and building resilience to climate change.
is also hosting SEED (https://seed.uno), founded at the For health relations, the area works on a broad
2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in spectrum of exposure-response relationship studies
Johannesburg by UN Environment, UNDP, and IUCN. including air pollution studies in rural/urban hot spots;
assessment of heavy metals; examining occupational
Work on water and wastewater treatment continued risks and health effects in micro-environments. The area
on membrane bioreactors, forward osmosis process, also hosts a secretariat on understanding Climate and
and resource recovery. Forward osmosis was examined Health Associations in India, particularly to bridge the
for melanoidins concentration and water recovery knowledge gap in climate-linked health effect and have
in distillery wastewater as well as concentration of developed methodologies to rank districts of India on
sewage. Different superabsorbent bio-nanocomposite different health domains and health determinants.
has been developed by microwave-assisted method
for removal of toxic dyes and heavy metals from In terms of waste, the Division deals with waste streams
waterbodies. We have also developed bio-inert including municipal solid waste, plastic waste and
and biocompatible nanocomposites for tissue- its linkages with marine pollution, E-waste, industrial
engineering applications. Work is also being done waste, construction and demolition waste, and also
on the development of inorganic-organic hybrid and wastewater treatments. The work includes development
composites for dental restorative applications. and pilot demonstration of technological and policy
solutions for waste management and recycling and
On the environmental health front, the Division's work
is spread across the country focusing on the capacity
building for the health vulnerability assessment to
climate change of all states and union territories; we
are supporting build tracking and surveillance of air
pollution-linked illnesses for the Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare. We have undertaken health
assessment in high exposure settings such as crop
residue burning areas of India. We have also undertaken
characterization of particulate matter (PM2.5) and air
pollution-related biomarkers in human samples. Efforts
area to build resilience of the health care facilities
for climate change across South East Asia region (11
countries) and examine strategies to improve the
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looking at regulatory, policy, and governance issues

with respect to climate linkages of waste management;
Centre for Waste
feasibility studies, audit, and performance assessment
for waste generation and management. The studies
Management
focus on creating technologies and solutions to The Centre for Waste Management (CWM) involves
minimize waste generation and convert waste into development and pilot demonstration of technological
useful products, with an objective of achieving and policy solutions for waste management and
sustainable development. The Division works with the recycling globally. The focus areas of studies
informal sector workers and implement projects for carried out by CWM include regulatory, policy, and
diverting waste streams back to circular economy loop. governance issues with respect to climate linkages
The Division builds capacities of stakeholders including of waste management; feasibility studies, audit,
students, informal waste workers, waste generators, and performance assessment for waste generation
industries, urban local bodies, and policymakers. During and management. The studies carried out in CWM
2019/20, the area grew to include international- and mainly focus on creating technologies and solutions
local-level projects addressing solid and plastic waste to minimize waste generation and convert waste
management issues in different spheres and worked on into useful products, with an objective of achieving
ground to demonstrate the impact. sustainable development.

During 2019/20, baseline assessment reports and Waste streams addressed include municipal solid
IEC awareness reports and webinars for solid waste waste, plastic waste and its linkages with marine
management were prepared for Varanasi and Panaji pollution, E-waste, industrial waste, construction and
under the NAMA project sponsored by Deutsche demolition waste, and wastewater treatments. The
Gesellschaft Fur InternationaleZusammenarbeit (GIZ) CWM works on regulatory, policy, and governance
GmbH along with pilot demonstration of technological issues with respect to climate linkages of waste
and policy solutions for waste management and management and has done many first-of-its-kind
recycling globally. In addition, workshops were projects in the country including audits for waste
organized in various localities to impart knowledge, management systems for cities, performance
to increase awareness about source segregation evaluation audits for waste-to-energy facilities, audits
of municipal waste, and training session on of mechanized road sweeping machines for cities, and
decentralized composting in the two cities. The focus extensive waste characterization studies for municipal
is on implementation of relevant waste management waste. CWM has grown up with its capabilities to work
practices and possibilities of implementing with informal sector workers and implement projects
technologies such as composting, anaerobic digestion, for diverting waste streams back to circular economy
etc., thereby reducing the amount of waste landfills loop. CWM has also been building capacities of various
under precarious conditions that would reduce the stakeholders including students, informal waste workers,
levels of GHG emission. The Division also conducted waste generators, industries, urban local bodies, and
independent audits for waste management services policymakers. CWM members also work with institutes
across East Delhi, South Delhi, and North Delhi of national repute to teach specialized curriculum's
Municipal Corporations to identify gaps, which helped on waste management and recycling, environmental
the corporations in waste minimization, resource impact assessment and environmental management
optimization, and also made them aware on issues system. During 2019/20, the CWM grew to include
related to regulatory compliance. international- and local-level projects addressing waste
management issues in different spheres and worked on
During the year 2019/20, the Division successfully ground to demonstrate the impact.
conducted training programme Common Effluent
Treatment Plants (CETPs) sponsored by Central
Pollution Control Board and various e-training
programmes and webinars on the health vulnerability
assessments, awareness of linkages between air
pollution and health, and nutrition status and
response strategies.
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Resource-efficient membrane bioreactor with ash-based ceramic

membranes developed by TERI will be piloted as part
Technologies of this project. In addition, TERI is also working on
socio-economic studies and programmes for educating
school children on treated water reuse.
Thematic Overviews
Resource Efficient Supply Chain for Metal Products
in Buildings Sector in South Asia (METABUILD)
The METABUILD project (Resource Efficient Supply
Chain for Metal Products in Buildings Sector in South
Asia) (2016–20) (https://www.metabuild-southasia.org/
resource-centre/showcases) was part of the European
Union’s SWITCH-Asia programme. The project, led and Testing of anaerobic membrane bioreactor at the Barapullah
coordinated by TERI, was implemented in Bangladesh, lab site
Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Resource Efficiency in Agri-food
The project introduced resource-efficiency practices Production and Processing
and technologies in 403 small and medium enterprises The REAP project (Resource Efficiency in Agri-food
(SMEs) in the metal sector supplying to the buildings Production and Processing industries) (https://reap-
and construction industry. The project achieved overall centralasia.org/) is being implemented under the
energy saving of 33,953,817 kWh per annum, water European Union’s SWITCH-Asia programme. The
saving of 48,978,140 L per annum, waste reduction project aims to promote Sustainable Consumption
of 700,436 kg per annum, and material saving of and Production (SCP) practices in about 400 agri-food
4,434,782 kg per annum. The corresponding monetary production and processing industries along the entire
saving was 2,943,875 Euros per annum along with CO2 supply chain in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The project
reduction of 13,222 tonne per annum. is implemented by a consortium led by The Regional

(a) (b) (c)

(a) Policy dialogue event (b) RECP implementation in companies (c) Project closing event in Bangladesh

Local Treatment of Urban Sewage

Streams for Healthy Reuse
LOTUSHR (Local Treatment of Urban Sewage Streams
for Healthy Reuse) aims to demonstrate a novel holistic
(waste-) water management approach for the recovery
of water, energy, and nutrients from urban wastewater.
Demonstration systems for anaerobic treatment,
algal treatment, and wetlands are being tested at the
Barapullah drain in New Delhi. Based on these on-site
test results, a 10-m3/day pilot plant has been designed
and will be commissioned in 2021. The anaerobic SCP Networking event held in Tashkent
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for environmentally friendly and socially inclusive

development and poverty reduction.

Launched during WSDS 2020, TERI hosted the SEED

India Hub for delivery of customized enterprise support
and promotion of eco-inclusive entrepreneurship for
sustainable development. During 2020, programmes
planned include the Training of Trainers (ToT) and co-
creation sessions for Business Development Support
(BDS) providers, practitioner’s lab for climate finance
targeted at the needs of growing 'missing middle'
eco-inclusive enterprises, and SEED replicator
programme matching proven business models
with aspiring entrepreneurs.
REAP project team attended SCP event in Tashkent

Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC),

Kazakhstan with partners from India (TERI and STENUM
Asia Sustainable Development Society); Central Asia
(National Association of Small and Medium Business
of the Republic of Tajikistan–NASMBRT), Chamber
of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan (CCIU);
and Europe (adelphi Research, Austria Recycling
VereinzurFörderung von Recycling and Umweltschutz in
Österreich (AERC)).

Prevention of Marine Litter in the Lakshadweep Sea

The PROMISE project (Prevention of Marine Litter in
the Lakshadweep Sea) is part of the European Union’s Launch of SEED India Hub during WSDS 2020
SWITCH-Asia programme. The overall objective of
the project is to contribute to the prevention and
leakage of wastes from land-based sources into the
Lakshadweep Sea with specific objective to promote
regionally integrated source-to-sea solutions to
reduce marine littering in tourism clusters along the
Lakshadweep shorelines of the Maldives, Sri Lanka,
and India. The project consortium is led by Maldives
National University, Maldives and is being implemented
in partnership with Parley for the oceans (Maldives),
adelphi Research (Germany), TERI (India), STENUM Asia
Sustainable Development Society (India), and National Foreword by Dr Ajay Mathur
Cleaner Production Centre (NCPC), Sri Lanka.

SEED India Hub Development (2020–21)

SEED (https://seed.uno), founded at the 2002
World Summit on Sustainable Development in
Johannesburg by UN Environment, UNDP and IUCN,
is a global partnership for action on sustainable
development and the green economy. SEED is
based on the understanding that the promotion of
social and environmental entrepreneurship is pivotal
SEED Starter programme
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Development of Sericin/Polysaccharide (MMA)-modified oxozirconium cluster, polymethyl

Encapsulated Fertilizer for Crop methacrylate modified nanoclay, and silane treated
Management and Growth nanohydroxyapatite filler. In this part of the work,
This project deals with the development of sericin- scanning electron microscopic (SEM) analyses of the
based encapsulating matrix for sustained release of synthesized fillers, namely, MMA-grafted oxozirconium
NPK fertilizer. Indian silk industry is the second largest cluster and PMMA-modified nanoclay have been
producer of silk; 30% of sericin protein in silk performed. Synthesis of dental composite resins with
is removed and is, thus, a waste that can be utilized. different combination of fillers has been performed.
Water sorption and solubility study of all dental
Slow release fertilizers reduce the rate of removal composites has been done. Wear and mechanical
of the fertilizer from soil by rain or irrigation water, properties of all the synthesized dental composite
thus ensuring sustained supply of nutrition leading resins have been studied. The synthesized dental
to improved efficiency of the fertilizer. The use of composite resins showed enhanced bioactivity and
polysaccharide materials for controlled release of good mechanical properties compared to human teeth.
NPK fertilizer would be an eco-friendly option. Thus, Incorporation of different combinations of fillers helps
in this study, starch alginate and sericin will be used in lowering the shrinkage of the synthesized dental
to encapsulate NPK fertilizer. The kinetic grafting composite resins. SEM studies of the synthesized dental
parameters will be optimized. The swelling and release composites has been initiated.
characteristics will be determined.

Light-cured sample along with brass mould used to prepare

the sample and LED curing light to carry out the photo-
polymerization
Pure sericin

Development of Intumescent Fire-retardant

Nanocomposites for Medium Voltage Cable
Sheathing Applications
In this study, polyolefinic nanocomposites of HDPE/
EVA/EPDM, LLDPE/HDPE/EVA/EPDM, and PP/EVA/EPDM
have been developed with these following intumescent
fire retardant additives to study synergism and improve
fire-safety:

¾ Ammonium polyphosphate (APP) is used as an acid

source as it is inexpensive and is also non-toxic.
Grafted sericin for encapsulation of NPK fertilizer APP will be grafted with octasilane POSS to render
it hydrophobic.
Dental Nanocomposite Resins Based on Hybrid ¾ A typical intumescent fire-retardant system (IFR)
Dimethacrylates: Mechanical, Wear and Shrinkage consists of an acid source, a char forming agent,
Characteristics and a blowing agent. The commonly used source for
The aim of this project is to develop dental char forming is pentaerythritol. Thus, triazine-based
composite resins made of dimethacrylates along hyperbranched polymer will be synthesized using
with nanobioactive glass (NBG), methyl methacrylate piperazine and cyanuric chloride as they have a large
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number of functional groups and thus can be used Development of Polyolefin Composite Loaded
as a good charring-cum-foaming agent. with Co-Microencapsulated Intumescent Fire
¾ The multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) will Retardant System Along with Nano-sized
be first acid treated to introduce carboxyl groups Wear Resistant Additives
on the surface, which will be further treated with The use of low-density polyethylene (LDPE), high-
thionyl chloride using DMF as catalyst. Finally, density polyethylene (HDPE), and polypropylene
aminopropyl isobutyl POSS will be grafted onto (PP) is continuously on the rise and fire safety is an
surface-modified MWCNT. important aspect to be considered. Further, use of non-
halogenated fire retardants is fast gaining importance
These additives have been optimized for both
mechanical properties and fire-retardancy
characteristics. Compatibilizing additives will also be
added to enhance interfacial adhesion. The developed
nanocomposites can be used as fire retardant for low-
to medium-voltage cable sheaths.

Heat release rate of neat linear low-density polyethylene

(LLDPE) along with nanocomposites Cone calorimetry analysis for HDPE nanocomposites

Fractography: LLDPE nanocomposites @different magnifications (LLDPE/HDPE/EVA/EPDM)

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as ammonium polyphosphate (APP) along with synthesized. This was co-micro encapsulated with APP
pentaerythritol has been found to be very effective. in melamine-formaldehyde resin. The microcapsule,
However, these are moisture sensitive and their thermal thus, developed was blended along with nanosized
stability is low. In this study, a high temperature silicon nitride in LDPE and HDPE. The microcapsules
charring agent, that is, propane terephthalamide was resulted in enhancing the fire-retardant properties.

The tensile fracture morphology using SEM for HDPE nanocomposites

Environment and Health to address health challenges linked to climate change

in partnership with the national health mission.
The Environment and Health area aims to achieve the TERI houses Centres of Excellence (CoE) for Health
goals of building scientific evidence on the health Adaptation Plans for Climate Change for the Ministry
benefits of clean air and strengthening the resilience of of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) under the
population to climate change through capacity building Government of India. It contributes in developing
of decision-making systems and behavioural change national- and state-level plans for building the resilience
in the community. The focus areas of the studies are of health system against climatic challenges. As CoE,
divided under three broad themes: air pollution and TERI is a member of the national and state committees
health effects; climate change and health challenges; of health adaptation planning. Another thrust area
and environment. The area has support of both national is building health resilience of community through
and international sponsors and partners. bolstering nutrition security by promoting climate-
sensitive nutrition-powered agriculture.
Under the air pollution and health effects theme, the
team has developed various knowledge products based The area works on a broad spectrum of exposure-
on evidence generated on the health effects of high air response relationship studies including air pollution
pollution exposures in a variety of cities, communities, exposure studies in rural areas and urban hot spots;
and occupations. The team constantly strives to assessment of heavy metals in different environmental
catalyse behavioural change and accelerate clean air compartments; and examining occupational risks and
practices in communities by facilitating discussions and health effects in microenvironments.
discourses with several stakeholders, such as petroleum
companies, municipalities, health care providers, The team has developed a wide variety of digital tools,
education providers and related ministries. We are infographics, and videos for capacity building and
striving to strengthen the health systems through the knowledge dissemination. In 2019/20, the team initiated
development of a robust surveillance system for air work on short-lived climate pollutants, air pollution and
pollution-linked illnesses across the country along with health, another dimension we are pursuing is promoting
the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. environmentally sustainable and climate resilient
healthcare facilities to ensure a better prepared health
The team focuses on building various forms of system action and response.
information tools and knowledge-sharing mechanisms
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Water Resources Division

With an aim to develop and implement integrated
solutions for sustainable water management, the Water
Resources Division provides services in core areas, such
as applied research, training, and implementation. The
group is continuously expanding its horizon of work
to address the emerging challenges of the sector. The
main competency of the division is in the following
thematic areas: quantitative and qualitative assessment
of water resources; water audit and water foot-printing;
water-use efficiency including water conservation;
wastewater treatment, recycle, and reuse; watershed
and river basin management; urban water demand
management; drinking water supply and sanitation
sector; water quality and pollution studies; groundwater
management; high altitude glacio-hydrological studies
and policy analysis.

The Division in 2019/20 was actively involved in

undertaking field studies and suggesting strategic
actions for enhancing water-use efficiency in various
sectors, such as agriculture and industries, through
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various projects and contributed towards the goals

of the National Water Mission. The team contributed
in improving the agricultural water-use efficiency by
developing a pressure-independent flow controller
under the OPTIFLO project which gives a near-constant
flow rate and reduces the associated water losses
through which additional water savings in an existing
micro-irrigation system can be accrued. In another
pilot project, Direct Benefit Transfer for Electricity
Agriculture, potential opportunities of enhancing the
irrigation water-use efficiency through innovative
technologies and participatory irrigation management
through stakeholder prioritized interventions with an
upscaling potential for a wider impact were identified.

For improving the industrial water-use efficiency, the

team is working on establishing potential benchmarks
for industrial water use to assist policy for enhancing

industrial water-use efficiency in the four sectors—

thermal power plants, textile, steel, and pulp and paper
industry. The team is also working on a project, Pavitra
Ganga, in which opportunities are being explored for
wastewater treatment, reuse and resource recovery for
urban and peri-urban sites in India with a consortium of
leading institutes from India and Europe.

The group has been instrumental in assisting

corporate sector at grassroots level by undertaking
implementation-based activities. Pond rejuvenation
for groundwater recharge has been undertaken at
eight locations in the states of Punjab and Rajasthan
to promote water conservation, a goal of the National
Water Mission. Further, the group also undertook
construction of thousands of individual household
toilets in the state of West Bengal to support Swachh
Bharat Mission of the Government of India.

The Division has been regularly carrying out outreach

and capacity-building programmes for various
stakeholders on different themes of water with main
focus on enhancing water-use efficiency, water
conservation, and river basin management. Under
the Modular Training Programme on the River Basin
Management Cycle, training programme has been
developed and implemented for policymakers, senior
officials, technical staff, training institutes to introduce
the RBM Cycle as per the EU-WFD as adapted to the
Indian context to serve as a steering and management
instrument.
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SOCIAL
TRANSFORMATION
The Rural Energy and Livelihoods (REL) Division of TERI’s Social Transformation Programme is active in a
wide spectrum of fields including technology design and customization, skilling, action research, business
model development for livelihood opportunities, pilot implementation of renewable energy-based solutions
for quality and reliable power, livelihoods, health, and education.
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Its pioneering grassroots initiatives such as delivery. In this context, the division has been
‘Lighting a Billion Lives (LaBL)’ programme – working to help generate opportunities for
started over a decade ago – and its value chain rural entrepreneurs including incubating local
approach have served as template for many entrepreneurs on one the hand and assisting
others in fields ranging from standardized government bodies to frame enabling policies on
technological solutions to energy enterprises the other the hand.
creation. LaBL has impacted more than
Interweaving elements of gender and social
5.7 million lives in 24 states of India and
inclusion at every stage of design and
13 countries worldwide through over 170,000 implementation of all its interventions have been
solar lanterns, 100,000 indigenously developed the cornerstone of TERI’s Social Transformation
improved cookstoves, 58,000 TERI-designed Programme. Its experience in approaching
integrated domestic energy systems, 36,000 solar energy and other sectors through a gender
microgrid connections, and 7600 home lighting lens aids in highlighting and strengthening the
systems, among others, besides creating more linkage between energy access and gender
than 3000 green jobs. The key focus areas of the empowerment. With its focus on clean and
division include market creation for clean energy rational use of energy, the division continues
technologies in rural areas and the development to strive for a climate-resilient and Atmanirbhar
of enterprise-based models for energy service rural India.
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Centres for Impact

Evaluation and Energy Access
The Centres for Impact Evaluation and Energy Access
(CIEEA) in Delhi and Bengaluru work closely with
communities, government departments, and academia,
among others, on overarching themes of energy,
gender, social inclusion, and livelihoods.
The mechanisms of facilitating these include
research and analysis, impact evaluation, need
assessment, market studies, socio-economic surveys,
watershed development, and efficient utilization of
natural resources.

One of the major thrust areas of CIEEA-Delhi is to

carry out research in the overarching issues of social
and gender inclusion in order to facilitate ‘just’
energy systems for a sustainable future. To achieve
this, the group’s efforts are directed towards creating
tools and techniques to mainstream gender into
policy, projects, and implementation frameworks for
the governments, private sector, and international in the use of biomass-based energy systems which
organizations. The area’s strength is also reflected help rural communities and small enterprises secure
with its use of qualitative methodological approach access to clean energy services. The study, which was
comprising participatory appraisal tools, ethnographic undertaken in Karnataka, was supported by the Swiss
case studies, perception analysis, and stakeholder and Agency for Development and Co-operation.
gender analyses.
Further, the area provided evidence-based suggestions
For instance, in partnership with the University of Oslo to align national energy policies with the overall
it undertook a study to assess the gender dimension national objective of gender equality. Other than
of electricity systems in East Africa and South Asia research, it also conducts trainings and workshops
and their social effects. Its efforts are also directed for gender integration across wide focus areas,
towards identifying, assessing, and documenting such as water, climate change, natural resources
case studies of women-led or women-centric energy management, and sustainable development. For a
service delivery models to enable the energy sector flagship international project – Himalayan Adaptation,
to develop a gender-inclusive policy framework. It has Water and Resilience (Hi-AWARE), supported by IDRC –
helped develop guidelines for the project developers to CIEEA-Delhi contributed actively to assess the socio-
incorporate gender effectively into their climate change economic, governance, and gender drivers that lead
project cycles designed with Climate Technology to vulnerability of the poor in mountains and plains of
Centre and Network’s technical assistance. Another the Himalayan region. Similarly, as part of a Norwegian-
project examined the ways in which women and men funded project – Vulnerabilities and Community-based
participate in activities related to renewable energy. Adaptation in India – enabling conditions for effective
A study supported by UN Women to examine the role community-based adaptation to the impacts of extreme
of women as entrepreneurs and leaders in the field events at the community level in Maharashtra were
of renewable energy was undertaken in Rajasthan assessed. Broadening the scope of work on gender-
and Uttar Pradesh to capture the effects of resultant inclusive approach, the area has worked for an Indo-
opportunities in terms of gender-based distribution of German Project to develop strategies to mitigate the
work, employment, and income. Likewise, the area has gender-differentiated human–wildlife conflict in a few
contributed to accelerate the involvement of women states of India.
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Currently, CIEEA-Delhi is engaged in assessing Watershed Development Programme (Sujala-3).

challenges and opportunities for social and gender- Widening its reach in scientific monitoring and
inclusion and community participation in various evaluation of government flagships, it undertook
renewable energy initiatives, such as offshore wind the evaluation of Compensatory Afforestation Fund
energy, solar thermal, and solar photovoltaic for Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), National
developing robust protocols and guidelines to develop Afforestation Programme, and National Bamboo Mission
‘just’ energy systems. Schemes in Karnataka. The area also carried out an
in-depth evaluation of North Eastern Region Textile
CIEEA-Bengaluru has been working with the Karnataka Promotion Scheme of the Government of India in the
Watershed Development Department to carry out silk sector and apparel garmenting units in the north
intensive monitoring, evaluation, learning, and eastern states.
documentation of the World Bank-assisted Karnataka

Centre for Rural Action

The Centre for Rural Action area brings together its The second key aspect is its endeavour to weave
knowledge base of techno-socio-institutional aspects of ‘energy’ as a contributor towards other associated
energy access to design and deliver locally appropriate facets of development, such as health, education,
solutions that address the needs of communities as livelihoods, empowerment, and climate change
well as micro-industries. In the fast-changing context mitigation. In this context, some of the key projects
of energy access scenario in India due to various undertaken by the area include development of clean
government programmes such as SAUBHAGYA and and reliable solar-based power infrastructures to
UJJWALA, the focus of the area shifted from addressing improve the operational reliability of power looms in
basic minimum energy needs to enabling reliability Varanasi, famed for Benarasi sarees. The initiative led to
of energy services. In this regard, the area continues enhancement of livelihood opportunities for the weaver
to innovate, facilitate affordable and sustainable community besides raising their quality of life by
energy services through interventions that address enabling fixed working hours through reliable electricity
consumptive and productive energy requirements at supply. Another key project, that is, solarization of
the household and micro-enterprise levels, specifically boats, is one of the major initiatives undertaken to
in rural, remote, and peri-urban areas. Its efforts are reduce air pollution around India’s holy rivers, including
directed towards addressing two key aspects for the Ganges. This unique model revolves around
effective and sustainable energy provisioning. The first swappable lithium-ion batteries and centralized solar
is to ensure that affordable and reliable clean energy charging stations to charge the batteries. The initiative
solutions (for lighting, cooking, and other productive not only enhances the livelihood opportunities for
needs) reach rural users. This has been driven through the boatmen community, it also creates additional
the development and implementation of innovative, business opportunities for entrepreneurs. In the field
responsive, and replicable techno-delivery models; the of education, the area works to provide infrastructure
creation of new partnerships and collaborations at the for reliable energy in remote schools to ensure
grassroots levels; adoption of a bottom–up approach; quality education for the children. With an objective
and engaging community members to create inclusive to enhance livelihood and create green jobs, the
energy provisioning supply chains. LaBL – TERI’s area provides training in solar energy-related skills in
flagship initiative for clean energy access – is anchored different states under the ‘Green Skill Development
in the area. The initiative fosters the creation of partners Programme’ of the Ministry of Environment Forest
and networks at the village, block, and state levels and Climate Change (MoEFCC). Further, the area is
and enables the provision of a bouquet of customizable determined to expand its scope through innovative and
and reliable technology solutions for households and integrated solutions.
small enterprises.
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SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURE
A number of global trends are influencing food security, poverty, and the overall
sustainability of food and agricultural systems. The world’s population is expected
to grow to almost 10 billion by 2050, boosting agricultural demand – in a scenario
of modest economic growth – by some 50% compared to 2013. Income growth in
low- and middle-income countries would hasten a dietary transition towards higher
consumption of meat, fruits, and vegetables, relative to that of cereals, requiring
commensurate shifts in output and adding pressure on natural resources.
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The decline in the share of agriculture in total for profitable farming while conserving natural
production and employment is taking place at resources. The Programme has a solid and
different speeds and poses different challenges optimally robust foundation to deliver on
across regions. Satisfying increased demand its ambitions for defined streams. The area
for agricultural products with existing farming has optimally diverse expertise to address
practices is likely to lead to a more intense contemporary problems in most of the main
competition for natural resources, increased themes of agriculture, environment, and
greenhouse gas emissions, and further bioenergy. It has most opportunistic and diverse
deforestation and land degradation. superior gene pools (world’s biggest mycorrhizal
germplasm and functionally superior bacterial
High-input, resource-intensive farming systems, cultures, superior quality planting material from
which have caused massive deforestation, micropropagation, molecular-assisted breeding
water scarcities, soil depletion, and high levels and GM) and world class infrastructure with
of greenhouse gas emissions, cannot deliver globally acceptable accreditations and, that
sustainable food and agricultural production. too, under a single roof. The area’s capabilities
Thus, the innovative systems that protect and skills for local and global networking with
and enhance the natural resource base, industry and academia are very strong to
while increasing productivity and reducing accomplish the programme goals. It has had
losses (post harvest, disease/pest, storage, successful, sustained, and credible technology
transportation, etc.) are needed. A transformative transfers, end to end services offered, 300+
process towards ‘holistic’ approaches, such publications, 11 patents, national and international
as agroecology, agro-forestry, climate-smart awards, product validations by most credible
agriculture, and conservation agriculture, which stakeholders, POPs and FCO inclusion of products
also build upon indigenous and traditional and processes, and farmers field demonstrations
knowledge is also needed. Technological across different agroclimatic regions of India,
improvements, along with drastic cuts in Europe, and North America.
economy-wide and agricultural fossil fuel
use, would help address climate change and The area is the global leading technology
intensification of natural hazards, which affect developer/partner and centre of excellence for
all ecosystems and every aspect of human life. future and next generation innovations/innovators
Greater international collaboration is needed to in sustainable agriculture with a mandate of
prevent emerging transboundary agriculture and focused research in frontier areas of precision
food system threats, such as pests and diseases. and smart agriculture, bio-inputs, plant science,
synthetic biology, and nanotechnology. It aims
Agriculture accounts for 46% of land use in India to innovate smart materials and formulations
with more than 54% of the workforce being from untapped natural/waste resources and
dependent on the sector for their livelihood and green technologies for food and nutritional
sustenance. The Indian government has three security, eco-compatible climate-resilient farming,
main objectives related to agriculture: food nutrient, water, and energy-use efficiency,
security, food self-sufficiency, and income support carbon minimal energy, contribution to bio-
for farmers; thus, government missions such economy, develop future food ingredients and
as doubling farmer’s income by 2022, National nutraceuticals with economic feasibilities, convert
Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), and wasteland/environmentally degraded land
Women in Agriculture are giving a major thrust into productive land with added product, and
to the agriculture sector in the country. With the enhancing livelihood opportunities. It also strives
Make in India initiative, agri-industries are also on to contribute to the bio-based economy in the
rise. Indian agriculture has the potential to impact agriculture sector, with a view to expanding local,
global agriculture. regional, national, and export markets.
The Sustainable Agriculture Programme of
TERI aims to identify and develop new ways
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Agriculture, Farming, and Bio-inputs

Centre of Excellence OECD guidelines proved that these products are safe
for agricultural applications. Additionally, prototypes
for Advanced Research for four new nano-fertilizers (molybdenum, magnesium,
sulphur, and boron), and two insecticides (copper and
in Agricultural methoxyfenozide based) are now ready for efficacy and
safety assessments.
Nanotechnology
DBT–TDNBC–DEAKIN–
The Centre is the first of its kind research platform
in India in the field of agricultural nanotechnology
which carries out end-to-end research to innovate
green nano-agri-products, including nanofertilizer,
Research Network Across
nanopesticide, and nanocarriers. The globally
acceptable standard guidelines are being followed to
Continents for Learning and
make these novel products which are not only highly
efficacious as compared to the bulk agrochemicals but
Innovation
also safe to the environment and human health. During TERI–Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre (TDNBC),
2019/20, the Centre of Excellence (CoE) programme Gurugram, India and Deakin University, Australia, in
nearly completed the establishment of the following association with the Department of Biotechnology,
two facilities: (1) National Facility for Nanotoxicity Government of India formulated ‘DBT–TDNBC–DEAKIN–
Assessments in vitro and (2) a 1000-L facility for the Research Network Across continents for learning and
production of nanoproducts. Two nanoproducts, innovation (DTD–RNA)’. The network was launched at
namely, nano phosphorous and nano zinc-iron, were TERI Gram, Gurugram, Haryana, on September 3, 2019
synthesized by using safe/green synthesis methods (for more information, please visit: https://www.teriin.
and characterized by using advanced instrumentation org/projects/dtd-rna/).
including DLS, AAS, ICPMS, XRD, FTIR, and TEM & SEM
imaging. Along with successful multi-field trials, these
products were scaled-up for a-1000 L production
capacity. To ensure that these nanoproducts have no
side effects on humans and the environment, multiple
tests on multiple model systems for humans, microbes,
and plants were carried out by following internationally
accepted protocols. The most important assessments
for human health included human cell line HEK 293 and
human blood cells. Different kinds of effects, such as
damage to cell surface, damage to DNA, and damage
to vital compartments of a cell were investigated using
Launch of DTD–RNA Network
standard NCL protocols. The value for the parameter
that adjudges toxicity to human cells (LD 50 value)
The newly developed network is in a process of
was not attained even at a very strong dose as high as
creating joint labs as country hubs and network of
1000 PPM. Also, in a preclinical test, where the effect of
research institutions across all continents with the view
nanoproducts on the human blood cells’ properties was
to integrate strengths from TDNBC India and Deakin
investigated, nano phosphorus and nano zinc-iron were
University, Australia to develop International Centre
found compatible to human blood. These standard tests
for Translational Research for research training and
emphasized complete safety of nano phosphorus and
education in biological synthesis of nanomaterials.
nano zinc-iron to human health on exposure. Similarly,
Different institutes and countries were invited to join
investigations for ecotoxic effects on model species of
in the network for jointly undertaking cutting-edge
bacteria, nematode, microalgae, and plants by using
research projects to train young global students,
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postdoctoral fellows for collaborative research, sterility, cold and drought stress tolerance, seed and
high-end technologies for basic to advanced level oil quality/quantity improvement, mildew resistance,
of research (joint research publications), to impart pod shattering resistance for mechanical harvesting,
education and training (joint research mentorship), clubroot resistance, etc. The functional validation of
workshops, and networking (joint workshop/training). genes in the post-genomics era is the key challenge.
Institutes representing countries, that is, Portugal, Sri This project targeted useful genes by developing
Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, and Ethiopia a 20,000 gRNA library for functional validation by
confirmed to join this network and are in different creating a high-throughput molecular genetic platform
stages of signing MoUs. for the community and is of high importance for the
dependence on edible oil import.

CRISPR Library for Canola

Current advances in CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing Abscisic Acid Mimetics for
technology and the basic understanding of gene
integration into the plant genome provide a unique
Superior Agronomic Traits
opportunity for rapid genetic improvement of canola. Abscisic acid (ABA)-metabolism regulation through
The area has conducted a comprehensive genome-wide agrochemicals is a viable strategy for managing
analysis of a canola genome and selected 10,000 genes major agronomic and postharvest traits. The area
for targeted modification using a high-throughput has identified important ligand-binding features for
CRISPR technology. Also, the area has specifically the future development of specific ABA signalling
focused genes attributed to major traits contributing to modulators in Oryza sativa and developed in silico
the productivity of canola, namely, early flowering, male models for designing and virtual screening to

Phenogram showing the chromosomal distribution of CRISPR targets in the Brassica napus L. genome was identified mainly using
the knowledge from model Arabidopsis literature and transcriptome studies in B. napus L. and its close relatives. Important major
traits are colour coded
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identify potent ABA receptor ligands. They have also

comprehensively illustrated designing, development,
Bioengineering of Rice
and versatile usage of ABA-mimicking compounds
displaying ABA agonists and antagonist activities.
(Oryza sativa) for
Enhanced Photosynthesis
Reversal of Antimicrobial and Higher Yields
Resistance Rice is the staple food for nearly half of the people on
earth, and its yields need to be doubled over the next
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious concern in 30 years to keep pace with the projected population
pathogenic bacteria. As a new approach to addressing growth. Improving photosynthesis through a range
AMR, the area reported the green synthesis of vanillin- of genetic engineering strategies was identified as a
capped gold nanoparticles using the popular flavouring promising target for rice improvement with regard to
molecule vanillin (C8H8O3) as a reducing and capping increased photosynthetic yield. One such approach is
agent. The antibiotic potentiation activity was studied based on integrating components of highly efficient
in combination with seven widely used antibiotics carbon dioxide-concentrating mechanism (CCM) present
against extremely drug-resistant Pseudomonas in cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) into rice, a C3 crop
aeruginosa. The results reveal that vanillin capped plant. The CCM machinery operates with high efficiency
gold nanoparticles impart susceptibility to the last in cyanobacteria to overcome the catalytic deficiencies
line antibiotics meropenem, trimethoprim, and a few of Rubisco catalysis. Hence, the area initiated a
widely used antibiotics in extremely drug-resistant P. project to engineer the genetic components of the
aeruginosa clinical isolates that display resistance to cyanobacterial CCM into rice to enable the assembling of
these antibiotics for addressing AMR problem affecting carboxysomes in chloroplasts to enhance the efficiency
health and environment. of photosynthetic CO2 fixation in this crop plant. During
2019/20, the TERI team developed several types of
transgenic rice plants carrying various combinations of
Non-coding RNAs cyanobaterial CCM and Rubisco genes. Currently, work

Associated with Abiotic

is in progress to characterize transgenic rice plants for
enhanced photosynthesis and yield responses.

Stress and their Role in

Plant–Bacterial Interactions QTLs for Heat Tolerance
Using Azospirillum in Tomato
Heat stress is a major limiting factor in tomato
Brasilense and Sorghum as production. In tropical and subtropical regions, where

a Model
temperatures easily reach above 40°C, reproduction,
yield, and quality of tomato are adversely affected.
The area’s research on bacterial non-coding RNAs has Identification of QTLs associated with heat stress
identified two novel ncRNAs, that is, sSp_p4 (AbSp_464) in tomato would enable breeding of productive
and sSp_p6 (AbSp_465), which play an important varieties which can be grown under high temperature
role in a plant’s growth promoting traits such as IAA conditions. TERI has undertaken a study aimed at
biosynthesis, biofilm production, biological nitrogen mapping and identification of molecular markers linked
fixation, PHB production, and chemotaxis, displayed to quantitative trait loci which are responsible for heat
by Azospirillum brasilense Sp245. The research also tolerance in tomato. Breeding was performed between
corroborated that these ncRNAs improved the bacterial JBT-02 (heat tolerant) and Pusa Rohini (heat sensitive).
stress endurance potential. Results of the research Positive F1 line was selfed to get F2 population and
confirmed methyl-accepting chemotaxis gene and segregating population further advanced to a total of
poly(R)-hydroxyalkanoic acid synthase as the targets for 125 individuals of F4 population. Important phenotypic
ncRNA p4. Also, an interaction network of the ncRNA, data which influence, under heat stress, such as
p6, vnfG, and sigma factor,-54 was unravelled. flowering, pollen viability, fruit set, number of fruits per
bunch, and average fruit weight were recorded for QTL
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mapping. Currently, all individuals of F4 population have fertilizers application methods provide an impetus
been sequenced based on GBS, and QTLs mapping is to develop novel carriers for slow, controlled, and
under progress. rationale delivery of agri inputs. Biochar, being one of
the established materials used in soil amendment since

Germplasm Collection ages, could be a promising alternative compared to

other materials because of its biocompatibility, high

and Genetic Diversity functionality, and inexpensive synthesis methods.

Nanotization of biochar could further enhance its
Assessment of Kadaknath functionality and tailorability for the successful delivery
of agrochemicals in plants. The area’s work aims
Kadaknath is an indigenous poultry breed of Jhabua and to establish ‘nanotized’ biochar as a novel delivery
only black meat chicken (BMC) of India. Its black flesh vehicle for the delivery of agrochemicals resulting in
is considered not only a delicacy of distinctive taste its agronomic biofortification. In the study, biochar
but also known for nutritional and medicinal values. nanoparticles were synthesized to an average size
Its shrinking base population and lowering of genetic of 40 nm and as a demonstration immobilized zinc
diversity, which may lead to its loss of germplasm, has (micronutrient) on the surface of nanobiochar. Owing
become a major problem. Considering the issue, it is to its high porosity and favourable surface charge,
important to capture maximum genetic diversity in
Kadaknath to conserve and make this breed sustainable
in stressed environments, especially under the current
regime of climate change.

In this context, TERI conducted a study wherein a total

of 205 birds were collected from Jhabua and Alirajpur
districts of Madhya Pradesh, which were maintained at
the College of Veterinary, Mhow. Important phenotypic
data including body weight, sex of birds, type of
variety, etc., were collected at different growth stages.
Genotyping by sequencing (GBS) was performed to
assess genetic diversity. Based on the genetic diversity
study, most diverse germplasm from each cluster were
identified as core germplasm for future selection
and conservation.

Nanobiochar as a Low
Cost and Efficient Delivery
Vehicle for Agrochemicals
The key challenges of low agri-inputs-use efficiency and Phylogenetic tree of Kadaknath using neighbour-joining
environmental hazards associated with conventional method

a b c

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high dosage of approximately 110.16 mg/g of Zn was

loaded on a nano-biochar surface. The preliminary
Development of Tailor-
results showed excellent uptake of these Zn-loaded
nanoparticles of biochar in a seed and its translocation
made Nanozeolite Carrier
in root, shoot, and leaves of maize plantlet. Detailed
investigation of the release of Zn inside a plant’s
for Slow Release and
vascular system and the fate of nanobiochar Targeted Delivery of
particulates and Zn on a plant’s growth is under
investigation. Nitrogen for Sustainable
Crop Production
Bioactive Metabolites from Nanozeolite variants – N1, SZ1, T1, and T2 – were
synthesized and characterized for optical properties,
Microbes as Potential zeta potential, hydrodynamic size, structural/

Value-added Compounds
morphological properties, and elemental properties.
The nanozeolite variants were tested for the adsorptive
Metabolites from natural sources play a noteworthy role nature using congo red as a model dye. Based on the
either as the foundation of or as a stimulation for lead overall data analysis (characterization and adsorption),
molecules for food, agrochemical, and pharmaceutical the variants SZ-1 and T-2 were found more promising
industries. Bioactive secondary metabolites from natural for the development of control release fertilizer of
origins are extremely useful in food, pharmaceutical, NPK nutrients.
and cosmeceutical industries due to their various
biological activities such as antioxidant, anticancer,
antifungal, etc. Among the various alternatives of
a natural origin, the group is focusing majorly on
endophytic fungi, microalgae, and lichens as a
potential resource for the bioactive molecules. The
research programme addresses all the aspects of
discovery, isolation, and identification of metabolites
with potential as nutritional/functional food agents and
phytomedicines. The overarching aim of this project
is to isolate active metabolites from bioresources
showing potent antioxidant and anticancer activities.
Another target is to increase the potency and physical
properties of the identified active compounds through
the use of nanotechnology. The obtained metabolites
are used for the biological synthesis of nanoparticles
and also polymeric biodegradable nanoformulations are
prepared for further applications.

TEM images of synthesized nanozeolite variants

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Development of Nano- decades back with the generous support from the
Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, has
immobilized Enzyme complete infrastructural facilities to produce tissue-
cultured plants, ranging from modern laboratories and
System for High-value greenhouses to nurseries with an annual production
capacity of 3 million. During 2019/20, 2.2 million
Omega-3 Production tissue-cultured plants of banana Grand Naine variety
were supplied to famers in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,
Nanomaterial variants – Gr1, Z1, Z2, and M1 – were
Gujarat, and Maharashtra. Work was also done to
synthesized using different approaches. The variants
optimize the in-vitro multiplication of elite trees of
were characterized for the structural, morphological,
Chironji (Buchanania lanzan).
and elemental properties. The synthesized nanomaterial
variants were used for the development of nano-

Enhancing Livelihoods of
enabled lipase system for omega-3 fatty acid
concentration.

Marginal Farmers Using

Biostimulant Bio-innovations
Bioprospecting for Selected TERI has been working at TRISHA (TERI’s Research
Initiative at Supi for Himalayan Advancement) at
Microalgal Isolates village Supi in Nainital district of Uttarakhand since
its establishment in 2003. Our efforts encompass
The effects of microalgal extracts on the growth of
a strategy for enhancing land productivity by using
a corn plant were examined. In this study, an algae
sustainable biotechnological approaches and
extract demonstrated the characteristics similar to
harmonizing modern technologies and traditional
those of major plant growth stimulants. Algae-based
knowledge. In 2019/20, TRISHA promoted various
extracts remain unexploited worldwide. This study
high-altitude medicinal plants in the district of Nainital
highlights a few of the potential approaches to be used
including Bageshwar, Pithoragarh, Tehri, Rudraprayag,
in research and development related to this field. There
and Uttarkashi on cluster basis for women farmers.
was a significant difference in the root length in treated
The prioritized species were Picrorhiza kurroa,
sample compared to negative and positive controls.
Aconitum heterophyllum, Hedychium spicatum,
Taraxacum officinale, and Saussurea costus. One

In-vitro Produced distillation unit at TERI Paharpani campus for the

sustainable use of aromatic crops with the help of

Mycorrhiza IHBT-CSIR, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh.

TERI’s mycorrhiza has already proved to be a valid

option for a sustainable high-quality crop production
in low-input and marginal areas. It promises to improve
the nutritional status and health of the rural Indian
population. TERI has already set up the world’s biggest
facility for producing mycorrhizae through an in vitro
technology. In 2019/20, TERI supplied its mycorrhiza
product to various stakeholders for application in
different crops and agro-climatic regions.

High-quality Superior
Tissue Culture Plants
The Micropropagation Technology Park, a state-of-
the art facility established at Gwal Pahari almost three Training programme for women farmers
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Centre for Processes and nano-toxicology, and others. The project details include
project title, information on the date sanctioned,
Structures to Support total budget, objectives of the project, knowledge
outcomes, resulting publications, patents, technology
Translational Research transferred, and manpower supported along with the
full information about the PI including their contact
and Innovations in details and web links. In addition, a live excel plot
providing information on the ‘current’ status of the
Nano-biotechnology project was also placed on the website.
The project has launched a unique online platform
Besides ongoing projects, facilities, and infrastructure
(http://www.dbtnanobiotech.com) that brings
duly supported by DBT were comprehensively searched
together academicians, researchers, industries, and
and uploaded on the website. Comprehensive links
other stakeholders to address important and critical
of nanotechnology institutes, funding agencies, R&D
scientific and technical challenges through translational
industries, incubation centres, investors, and lists of
research in the area of nano-biotechnology. A total
books and journals relevant to nanobiotechnology were
of 183 projects funded by DBT nano-biotechnology
also uploaded. The website has a complete list of all
task force from 2006 to 2017 were uploaded on the
PIs, domain experts, domain application contributors,
website. The sanctioned projects were arranged in
and technical expert committee members. This would
three categories, namely, (i) year wise; (ii) PI wise;
enable both the researchers and the stakeholders
and (iii) category wise. The project categories include
to connect with each other and receive and provide
(i) diagnostics and imaging; (ii) nano-medicine and
mentoring and collaborative support to facilitate
therapeutics; (iii) delivery vehicle; (iv) nano-enabled
translational research.
systems and devices; and (v) agriculture, environment,
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Biodiversity
Centre for Mycorrhizal isolates of ectomycorrhizal fungi which were obtained
from different hosts situated around the world. Both the
Culture Collection ectomycorrhizal fungi and AMF are being characterized
on the basis of their unique FAME signatures, rDNA
The Centre for Mycorrhizal Culture Collection (CMCC)
sequences, and morphological features. Apart from
is a mycorrhizal bioresources centre which aims at
this, the mycorrhizal isolates were characterized for
conservation of mycorrhizal biodiversity by means of
their functionality and uniqueness in improving plant
collection, isolation, propagation, characterization,
and maintenance of cultures under in-situ conditions. growth and ameliorating biotic and abiotic stress
The next-generation germplasm bank now houses under greenhouse conditions. In 2016/17, an online
over 1500 trap cultures obtained from various electronic database that provides an overview of the
sources, and from these trap cultures more than available AMF and ectomycorrhiza collection with all
4248 monosporals cultures representing a total of the relevant characterized results was made available
816 different monosporal lines being maintained were to the researchers and general public around the world
raised. Apart from these, there are around 250 different through a webpage – http://mycorrhizae.org.in/cmcc/.

Environment
Green Belt Development its typical acidic nature and water-retention capacity,
phosphogypsum waste cannot support vegetation.

on Abandoned Gypsum Thus, the abandoned ponds are devoid of any plants. In
this context, reclamation of these abandoned gypsum
Waste Pond at Coromandel ponds becomes strategically important for CIL. During
2019/20, TERI’s researchers identified certain strains
International Limited, of naturally occurring mycorrhizal fungi which provide
nutritional support and high level of stress tolerance to
Vizag, India plants. The fungi form a reciprocating relationship with
the living roots by providing nutrition to plants from the
Coromandel International Limited (CIL) has an area of substrate and receive carbon in turn from them. Using
100 acre containing phosphogypsum dump. The waste mycorrhizal inoculations, 2 acre of the phosphogypsum
at the abandoned retention pond is acidic in nature dump-laden wasteland was converted into a green belt
and rich in phosphate, fluoride, and chlorides. Due to covered with lush green vegetation.

Green belt development at phosphogypsum ponds

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Development of Green dump inoculating it with mycorrhiza to overcome the

stressful substrate and fugitive dust. The mycorrhizal
Belt on Jarofix Dump fungi form a reciprocating relationship with living roots
by providing nutrition to plants from a substrate and
at Chanderiya receive carbon in turn from them. The mycelial network
of the mycorrhizal fungi accumulate heavy metal from
Lead–Zinc Smelter jarofix waste and retain them in their living cells. Within
a short period of time, 3 ha area containing heavy metal
In pursuit of global sustainable development, it has
laden jarofix waste dump was converted into a green
always been TERI’s regular and continuous efforts
vegetation land.
to bring forth sustainable green technologies for
all industries/sectors. Winds of change are needed
to manage the limited resources for meeting the
challenges of increase in population. There are
pressuring demands of industries to manage and
reclaim wastelands/effluents which are otherwise
havoc to the environment and public health. TERI
has found ways to reclaim jarofix dump by using the
mycorrhizal technology. Development of a green
belt at a jarofix dump site of Chanderiya Lead-Zinc
Smelter, Hindustan Zinc Limited, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan
is a success story of the mycorrhizal reclamation
technology. Native and tolerant tree species were Green belt development at jarofix dump site of Chanderiya
planted with grasses on a specially designed jarofix Lead-Zinc Smelter

Energy
Chromogenic, Redox-active, protecting agriculture produce from insects and wild
animals are some of the concerns that require urgent
Microbial Metabolite-based solutions. Though dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) are
of low efficiency compared to other solar cells, they
Solar Cells offer a unique advantage for small electrical needs of
agriculture and farm. As the current dye-sensitized
The unavailability of grid electricity in remote, rural, solar cells use expensive dye molecules, the study
and hilly areas in India causing vulnerability to women, seeks to address this by extracting dyes from microbial
children, and less productivity of adults deprived of resources that have the ability to be mass produced
information is the thrust behind this study. Women at low cost. The anticipated product from the study
performing daily household chores in dark, children would greatly help in catering to small and inevitable
exposing themselves to kerosene lamp to study, electricity needs of agriculture and farm.
danger of snake and other venomous bug attacks,
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Outreach
Networking Event on Nano- Indo-US Bilateral
interventions in Fertilizers: Symposium
Current Status and Future A bilateral symposium on the ‘Next-generation
Biologically Synthesized Nanofertilizers for Seed
Perspective Coating and Foliar Application’ was organized
from September 5 to 7, 2019 at TERI-Gwal Pahari.
A networking event, specialized on ‘Nanointerventions The symposium observed talks and discussions
in Fertilizers: Current Status and Future Perspectives’ on the critical and yet unexplored field of
was organized on August 2, 2019 at Gwal Pahari campus environmental fate of engineered and applied
of TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre. The event nanofertilizers. During the event, the regulatory
aimed to bring together academicians, researchers, and policy aspects of nanofertilizers were also
industries, and other stakeholders on a single platform covered. It acted as a platform that brought
to address important and critical challenges in the area together world-renowned speakers,
of nanofertilizers. Different sectors participated in the 80 participants including budding young
event that included government, industries, start-ups, researchers, scientists from R&D institutes,
investors, philanthropists, and academicians. academia, technology providers, and industries
from India and the USA for the purpose of
scientific discussion on current practices and
future scope of nanotechnologies to promote
innovation and knowledge transfer for agriculture.

Nanobiotechnology for
Agriculture: Translational
Research for Future
Food and Agriculture
Technologies
The international conference on
‘Nanobiotechnology for Agriculture: Translational
Research for Future Food and Agriculture
Technologies’ by TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology
Centre, TERI in partnership with the Department
of Biotechnology, Government of India was held
on November 21 and 22, 2019 alongside the
Prestigious GLOBAL Bio Summit. The conference
developed a deeper understanding of advances
in nanobiotechnology in food and agriculture.
It encouraged interaction within the research
community for wider application of the advances
and benefitting the society by innovating to
achieve sustainability of agricultural practices
in India. The conference had an innovative
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programme, amalgamating scientific sessions and

discussions for scientists to aid them in undertaking
translational research in nanobiotechnology. The
talks held during the event focussed on the thematic
scientific sessions on ‘Nanotechnology-based strategies
being implemented to enhance crop production,
crop protection and food preservation’, while the
discussions were dedicated to ‘Translational Research’.
The programme was specifically aligned to allow early
and mid-career principal investigators and associates
to interface with one another, empower them with
the knowledge to adapt their research for maximum
impact, and help their transition into a new career in the
translational research platform. Further, the conference
enabled research collaborators with the goal of basic
research to achieve consistent improvement and
expansion of their product-based research towards
commercialization.

Training Programme on backgrounds who came to attend the training

programme from different parts of the country. The
‘Quality Evaluation of programme aimed to strengthen the quality regulation
of mycorrhizae-based biofertilizer products by way of
Mycorrhizal Biofertilizers’ capacity building of the scientific staff of the regulatory
bodies. The training programme included an interactive
A one-day hands-on training programme was organized session and discussions on various quality parameters
on January 10, 2020 for the scientific staff from the of products as per guidelines pertaining to the Fertilizer
National Centre of Organic Farming (NCOF) to create Control Order (FCO) 1985, Government of India and
awareness about the quality evaluation of mycorrhizal the challenges faced by the regulatory staff and the
biofertilizers. There were 18 participants from diverse manufacturing industries.
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Discussion Forum on
‘Landscaping of Industrial
Perspectives on Biofertilizer
Policy and Regulations on
Regulations on Biologicals in Agriculture’ on February
14, 2020 at India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

Biologicals in Agriculture’ Industry representatives from fertilizer, agriculture, and

bio-fertilizer industries attended this discussion forum.
A discussion forum was organized on ‘Landscaping For more information, please visit https://www.teriin.
of Industrial Perspectives on Biofertilizer Policy and org/projects/dtd-rna/events.php.
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SUSTAINABLE
HABITAT
The Sustainable Habitat Programme (SHP) has been envisioned to catalyse the ‘Right to Sustainable
Habitat’ by mainstreaming principles of sustainability in the fields of buildings, transport, and cities.
The Programme is based on beehive model where institutional strengths of various centres of excellence
(CoEs) are pooled-in to provide technical support to development agencies, including governments,
at international, national, and sub-national levels, thereby creating transformative impact.
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Accelerating urbanization and its associated

phenomenon of increased resource consumption
in India have unleashed unprecedented
opportunities to embed resource efficiency
and waste management in buildings, transport,
and cities sectors. For instance, 'India Energy
Outlook: World Energy Outlook Special Report
2015' estimates that three-quarters of the
anticipated 2040 building stock in India are yet
to be constructed; with this arises a need for
developing newer cities and transport systems
to be established for foremost occupancy and
operation of this building stock.

Integrating the principles of Smart Cities

Transport and Buildings will proliferate action
towards resilient and sustainable infrastructure
development within the cities. This will have
three-fold benefits. First, it minimizes the long-
term costs of these projects. Second, it will 2. Established the TERI–UTC (United
enhance resilience of built environment, transport Technologies Corporation) CoE on
systems, and their mitigation potential. Third, it building energy diagnostics and
aligns the socio-economic initiatives such as the evaluation for improving energy
Smart Cities Mission, AMRUT, HRIDAY and PMAY efficiency in existing buildings.
with the Nationally Determined Contributions
3. Developed a building material directory
(NDCs) and the Sustainable Development
tool for the use of efficient building
Agenda 2030.
materials in India.
In order to nudge the country towards low-
4. Developed the Green Rating for Integrated
carbon development pathways, it is imperative
Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) rating system,
to assist nodal ministries/departments and
which has been acknowledged as the tool
local governance bodies to provide integrated
to evaluate emission reduction through
solutions for sustainable development. The
buildings in India’s NDCs submitted to the
SHP aims to create a network of CoE that
United Nations Framework Convention on
engages with government entities as knowledge
Climate Change (UNFCCC).
partners for evidence-based policy research and
analysis, development of green rating systems 5. GRIHA in partnership with Public Works
for buildings–transport–cities sectors, effective Department (PWD), Maharashtra, pushed
implementation and monitoring and training, and the agenda to shift towards resource-
capacity building. TERI also served as a Member efficient buildings, both for the new and
of the Advisory Committee of the National Mission the existing buildings in Maharashtra.
on Sustainable Habitat.
6. Establishment of ECBC cell at Madhya
Some of the major initiatives that have been taken Pradesh and Karnataka to facilitate the
by the SHP are listed as follows: implementation of ECBC cell in the state.
1. Established Mahindra–TERI CoE to develop
energy-efficient innovative solutions, 7. Carried out study on sustainable heating
tailored to the Indian buildings sector solutions for Indian Himalayan Region
and climates. for WWF.
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GRIHA Council

We at GRIHA Council stand

for credibility, integrity, and
inclusiveness, while upholding
Indian ethos for future-ready and
sustainable habitat. The GRIHA
rating has been acknowledged
as a tool to evaluate reduction in
emission intensity through habitat,
as part of mitigation strategy for
combating climate change in India's
Nationally Determined Contributions
(NDCs) submitted to the UNFCCC. At
present, there are more than 2000
projects registered under the GRIHA Inauguration of GRIHA exhibition at Chaar Minar, India Habitat Centre by
rating with a green footprint (built- (from left to right) – Dr Ajay Mathur, President, GRIHA Council and Director General,
TERI; Prof. Ian Jacobs, Vice-Chancellor, UNSW, Sydney; and Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari,
up area) of 650,000,000 sq.ft. Hon’ble Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Government of India

The last year saw the

rating of 300 new and
existing buildings for the
Public Works Department,
Government of Maharashtra
under the landmark
agreement signed with the
government in 2018/19.
Three additional MoUs
were signed with First
Construction Council,
Indian Institute of
Architects (IIA), Northern
Chapter, and National
Real Estate Development
Corporation (NAREDCO) at
the 11th GRIHA Summit.

Launch of the GRIHA V2019 rating abridged manual by (from left to right) Prof. Ian Jacobs,
Vice-Chancellor, UNSW, Sydney; H E Mr Freddy Svane, Danish Ambassador to India; Dr Ajay
Mathur, President, GRIHA Council and Director General, TERI; Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari,
Hon’ble Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Government of India; H E Ms Harindher
Sidhu, Australian Ambassador to India, and Mr Sanjay Seth, CEO, GRIHA Council
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Signing of MoU between GRIHA Council and National Real Launch of policy brief on ‘Future shift: Integrating Sustainability
Estate Development Corporation (NAREDCO) by (from left Initiatives in Functional Buildings at the 10th Regional GRIHA
to right) Mr Sanjay Seth, CEO, GRIHA Council and Brig. R R Summit by (from left to right) Shri S S Salunkhe, Chief Engineer,
Singh, Director General, NAREDCO Public Works Region, Pune; Ms Shabnam Bassi, Secretary,
GRIHA Council; Mr Sanjay Seth, CEO, GRIHA Council, Shri
Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister for Road Transport and
Highways, Government of India; Shri A A Sagane, Secretary
(Works), Mantralaya; Shri U P Debadwar, Chief Engineer, P
The 11th GRIHA Summit was once again co- W Region, Nagpur, and Ms Namrata Mahal, Senior Program
Manager, GRIHA Council
created in association with UNSW, Sydney, which
was held from December 17 to 18, 2019 at India
Habitat Centre, New Delhi with the theme –
‘Approach to Integrated Sustainability’. The event
was supported by many premier international
and national organizations such as the Danish
Embassy in New Delhi, the Airports Authority
of India (AAI), the Bureau of Energy Efficiency
(BEE), and the National Real Estate Development
Corporation (NAREDCO). The Summit platform
was leveraged to showcase collaborative research
and development works between TERI, GRIHA,
and UNSW in the built environment cutting across
various thematic areas.

The 10th Regional GRIHA Summit was organized

on June 15, 2019 in association with Public
Works Department, Government of Maharashtra
at Nagpur with the theme – Transformation
Strategies for the Built Environment'. The
event was supported by other premier national Signing of MoU between GRIHA Council and the Indian
organizations such as Smart City Council, Institute of Architects, Northern Chapter by (from left to right)
Mr Sanjay Seth, CEO, GRIHA Council and Mr Ashish Gupta,
ASHRAE (Mumbai Chapter), and All India
Hony Jt Secretary IIA, Northern Chapter
Association of Industries (AIAI).
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Sustainable Buildings, Delhi

The Sustainable Buildings, Delhi, a part of the testing infrastructure in the country by augmenting the
Sustainable Habitat Programme, strives to promote limited number of NABL-accredited facilities providing
low-carbon and low-cost solutions to developmental thermal testing services for building materials. The first
concerns in the built environment. In light of the solar monitoring station for Delhi-NCR is installed at
COVID-19 pandemic, the current projected GDP growth the MTCoE. Sustainable Buildings, Delhi successfully
for India stands at a meagre 1.9% for FY21. It is critical implemented Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP)
at this juncture to envisage a ‘new normal’ for a post- technology assisted with Solar PV at Kimin, Arunachal
lockdown scenario which can integrate the principles Pradesh. The division established Energy Conservation
of sustainable development with economic stability, Building Code cells in Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka
social equity, and the lessons learnt during the past few to provide hand-holding and technical support to State
weeks. For the next year, a slew of new partnerships, Designated Agencies (SDAs).
collaboration, research activities, and implementation
plans have been prepared to meet these objectives. The Energy and Resources Institute carried out a
study on 'Sustainable Space Heating Solutions in
Sustainable Buildings, Delhi, provides innovative, the Himalayan Region' that studied the impact of
integrated, and cost-effective solutions to mainstream the adoption of new clean energy technologies on
the principles of sustainability in the buildings emissions in the IHR and suggested that sustainable
sector. The division promotes resource efficiency space heating systems can bring down CO2 emissions
and optimization in design, construction, operation, by 30% in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) by 2030.
maintenance, and demolition of facilities. Its objective
is to create Centres of Excellence, which aim at TERI obtained a patent for its innovative wastewater
stimulating low-carbon development pathways leading treatment technology called as TERI Advanced
to increased resilience and mitigation potential. The Oxidation Technology (TADOX). The technology
Division’s state-of-the-art lab facilities at TERI Gram, provides end-to-end treatment of municipal and
Gwal Pahari, Gurugram conduct material testing, industrial wastewater streams having high colour,
thermal-visual comfort studies, building envelope chemical oxygen demand, biochemical oxygen
optimization, and water-related assessments. demand, total organic carbon dissolved organics,
non-biodegradable, and persistent organic pollutants.
The Division has over the years supported governments
at the national, state, and local levels in formulation,
review, and amendment of policies. It has set up Project
Management Units within the state departments to help
NABL Accreditation
MTCoE has received accreditation from the National
in the implementation of building standards, codes,
Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration
and rating systems. It specializes in providing design
Laboratories (NABL), a constituent board of quality
consultancy of green buildings and implementation
council of India. NABL is an autonomous body
of energy-efficient systems with a focus on occupant
under the aegis of the Department of Science and
comfort and well-being.
Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology,
In 2019, Sustainable Buildings, Delhi engaged with Government of India. The laboratory, a joint research
the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power, initiative of Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited
and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale (MLDL) and TERI, was assessed and accredited in
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to develop a National Directory accordance with the international standard ISO/IEC
of Energy-Efficient Building Materials. The Mahindra- 17025:2017, ‘General Requirements for the Competence
TERI Centre of Excellence (MTCoE) fortifies the available of Testing and Calibration Laboratories’.
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Sustainable Buildings, SRC

Sustainable Buildings, Bengaluru at TERI’s Southern quarters, transit accommodation, and community halls.
Regional Centre has been working with real estate The project was provisionally rated as 3-star as per
developers, private sector organizations, public sector the GRIHA rating system. The project encompasses
organizations, corporate entities, and institutions to an outstanding green design as per sustainable sites,
provide green building design consultancy services passive architecture, efficient HVAC system and
for energy-efficient buildings. The Centre additionally artificial lighting, water re-use from STP and rainwater,
works on research projects and policy frameworks and solid waste management.
with central and state governments, public/private
institutions on energy efficiency and thermal and
visual comfort for various applications. The Centre
also organizes workshops, training, and knowledge
dissemination programmes for building industry
professionals and research scholars, students, and
academicians.

In 2019/20, the Centre took forward the on-going

research on dynamic shading and radiant cooling
technology funded by the Government of India,
through the Department of Science and Technology.
Under this project, construction of two test beds and a
prototype of dynamic shading was done. With funding
from the Department of Biotechnology, the area
continued research on design and engineering of cold
storage containers using biowaste as an energy source.
A chiller unit, manufactured in Germany, was brought to
TERI’s campus at Gurugram, Haryana which is awaiting Panoramic view of the Power Grid Project – Residential Quarter
in Second Phase
approval following the testing phase.

Three consultancy projects were completed with the

Power Grid Corporation of India project in the second
phase earning 3-star rating, NACIN Campus and ASTRA
Campus project in Bengaluru earning 5-star each
as per GRIHA rating. The Centre also organized four
training programmes which witnessed participation
of nearly 100 students and 60 professionals from the
Indian building industry and paved the way for future
collaborations with the industry on research and
development. Institutional engagement to disseminate
research work has been carried out in partnerships with
educational institutes, such as NIT Trichy, SJB SAP, BGS
SAP, and BMS College of Architecture.

Completed Projects
Power Grid Project – Residential Quarter in
Second Phase
The residential campus developed by Power Grid Award of the rating given to PGCIL during the GRIHA Summit in
Corporation of India Limited has five types of residential December 2019
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Astra Microwave Products Limited, Bengaluru

The technical campus developed by Astra Microwave
Products Limited has three types of buildings, including
an administrative building, a canteen-cum-guest house,
and laboratory spaces. The project was provisionally
rated as 5-star as per the GRHA rating system. The
project encompasses an outstanding green design as
per sustainable sites, passive architecture, efficient
HVAC system and artificial lighting, water re-use from
STP and rainwater, and solid waste management.

NACIN Campus, Bengaluru

Astra Microwave Products Limited, Bengaluru

The National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes

and Narcotics Campus, Bengaluru
The campus developed by The National Academy of
Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics Campus (NACIN)
has three types of buildings, including an administrative
building, an auditorium, and a hostel. The project was Corporate Conclave at WSDS 2020: Mobility Talks, held on
provisionally rated as 5-star as per the GRIHA rating January 30, 2020
system. The project encompasses an outstanding green
design as per sustainable sites, passive architecture, In this project, TERI has provided recommendations for
efficient HVAC system and artificial lighting, water re-use efficient architectural design, management of waste
from STP and rainwater, and solid waste management. and water, and integration of renewable energy system.
This project is confidential in nature.
On-going Projects DST: Habitat Model for Efficiency and Comfort
Green Building Design Consultancy for Indian Green The proposed project aims at investigating novel and
Building Council Compliance for the Proposed cost-effective movable window shading solutions
Buildings by Government of India and developing benchmarks and framework for
The Indian Navy is developing a campus in India as performance assessment of new age shading
per the IGBC guidelines for which TERI is acting as the devices, through field studies, lab testing, and test
green building design consultant for IGBC certification. bed monitoring. The second part of the project aims
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to investigate the potential of natural heat sinks in

minimizing chiller requirement in slab-cooled buildings
in high dense urban environment. After establishing
performance of the above two indigenous products
and developing plans for their commercialization, it
is proposed that TERI will construct a demonstration
model of an energy-efficient habitat integrating the
above solutions.

DBT: Biogas-driven Cold Storages for Sub-zero

Applications in India
The objective of the project is to design and engineer
a cold storage container using biowaste as an energy
source to reduce high losses that occur in food supply
chains due to missing cold storage and cooling
facilities in developing countries. Such countries
are also affected by lack of biowaste treatment and
uncontrolled dumping, causing huge impact on the
hygiene of public spaces which leads to challenges
for human health. As biowaste and cooling demand
often occur concomitantly in the food industry (e.g.,
cleaning of fish in the fish industry, meat processing
in slaughterhouses), cold storage by using biowaste-
based cold production would be a smart way to
address the problem.

Chiller unit at TERI campus

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Green Building Consultancy for Karnataka Trade GRIHA rating system. TERI, as a green consultant,
Promotion Organization’s Exhibition Centre in is supporting the project in achieving the standard
Whitefield – Bengaluru for the rating.
A new facility has been proposed by KTPO with an
objective to design it as a green building as per the
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Transport and Urban Governance

Centre for Urban Planning and
Governance
With the growing urban population of India, perpetually Australia–India Knowledge Exchange Workshops on
dealing with a range of complex challenges, the Centre smart energy management initiatives, as well as Indo-
focuses on strategic planning, policy research, and Afghan TechCamps on Sustainable Urbanization. TERI
capacity building to foster improved and informed is supporting the Royal Danish Embassy in developing
decision-making for sustainable urban development. Urban Living Labs for Smart and Sustainable Cities for
To this end, TERI is supporting cities in actively working implementation of pilot projects in Panaji, Goa through
towards mainstreaming the concept of liveability in a knowledge partnership and technical assistance.
urban planning and policy frameworks, and developing
strategies to drive their climate agendas forward. TERI is a member of the Advisory Committee of the
Global Compact of Mayors (GCoM), and is part of the
TERI has contributed to the global urban discourse India Coordination Group of the International Urban
and curated sessions on implementation of the New Cooperation and the Global Resilience Research
Urban Agenda and SDG 11 in South Asian cities at UN’s Network (GRRN) with urban climate resilience as one
HABITAT III in Quito, WUF 9 in Kuala Lumpur, and WUF of its key focus areas. TERI has conducted climate risk
10 in Abu Dhabi. In India, TERI has conducted a series assessments for the ULBs of Telangana, and supported
of national and regional policy dialogues to facilitate Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority
discussions on critical urban issues, organized sessions (APRCDA) to prepare a holistic climate change action
at the Urban Thinker’s Campus by UN-Habitat with plan for the new capital city of Amaravati.
National Institute of Urban Affairs, and conducted

Training workshops conducted by TERI and UN-Habitat for Indian and Afghanistan urban practitioners as part of the IndoAfghan
TechCamp project supported by the US Consulate General, Mumbai, the US Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan, and the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs
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Release of a policy brief on ‘Mainstreaming Urban Resilience: Lessons from Indian Cities’ at World Urban Forum 10, in Abu Dhabi,
from February 8 to 13, 2020. Prepared with NIUA, the policy brief highlights key takeaways from discussions held at the Urban
Thinkers Campus in September 2020

Centre for Sustainable is made possible by its diverse team of research

professionals trained in the fields of transport and
Mobility urban planning, economics, and engineering.

Transportation is the backbone of any economy and The Centre has a vast experience of conducting studies
on electric mobility, scoping analysis and presenting it
also a key contributor to GHG emissions. During a
in an easy-to-comprehend manner, and handle web-
‘normal’ period, that is, pre-COVID-19, transportation
based tools. CSM has a very wide range of capabilities
was the second largest contributor to the global
in the fields of modelling and scenario building, low-
emissions, after the power sector. It accounted for
carbon passenger as well as freight transport solutions,
about 24% of the total global CO2 emissions in 2018.
including research works in the field of electriv vehicles
With the world getting struck by a deadly virus –
and alternate/green technologies, non-motorized
COVID-19 – in December 2019, transportation has
transport, development of tools (web-based or offline),
been one of the worst affected sectors, as economies,
and training and dissemination activities.
including India, have been under severe lockdown.
During 2019/20, TERI continued to conduct detailed
The Centre for Sustainable Mobility (CSM), TERI studies focused on analysing the future prospects of
has been working on research areas related to the electric mobility in India. The Centre came out with
adverse impact of the transport sector on air quality a report ‘Faster adoption of electric vehicles in India:
and GHG emissions. The key objective of the Centre Perspective of consumers and industry’ with a special
is to promote energy-efficient, environment-friendly, focus on the two-wheeler sector. It also initiated a
sustainable, and inclusive development of the country’s research study on the ‘Roadmap for electrification of
transport sector – both during an emergency situation urban freight sector in India’. The aim of the study is
like COVID-19 and normal period. The Centre adopts to understand, map, and recommend strategies for
a multidisciplinary approach in providing low-carbon faster adoption of electric commercial vehicles
transport solutions to various stakeholders, which across Indian cities.
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Corporate Conclave at WSDS 2020: Mobility Talks, held on January 30, 2020

Thematic track at WSDS 2020: Inclusive and Integrated Mobility Systems for Cities, held on January 29, 2020
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DOMESTIC
AND GLOBAL
OPERATIONS
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Advanced Biofuels Programme

The global concern for energy and climate security
issues made it imperative for scientists to explore
Algal Production
the production of clean fuel from renewable
sources in a sustainable manner. Advanced biofuels
for Biofuels and
do not rely on fossil resources and thus present a
renewable alternative to conventional petroleum-
Biocommodities
based fuels. Advanced biofuels can be produced Algal Cultivation to Develop Feed
from next-generation non-edible feed, such as
lignocellulosic biomass, agricultural residues,
for Advanced Biofuels and Bio-
aquatic weeds, algae, and organic waste. In order commodities Production at a
to make the production process economically Large Scale (100,000 L)
viable at a commercial scale, it is essential to
Microalgae are one of the promising options for
integrate this process with the production of high-
renewable fuel production. Microalgae have the
value bio-commodities in a bio-refinery approach.
potential to mitigate carbon emissions and to
To achieve sustainability and to address climate
reduce crude oil imports. To realize the economic
change issues, TERI’s Advanced Biofuels Division
viability, production of biofuels from microalgae
is exploring the possibilities of the development of
should be combined with biocommodities in
clean technologies for biofuel and bio-commodity
an integrated manner. With intensive research
production from second-and third-generation feed,
explorations, a marine algal production system
such as algae, aquatic plants, and used cooking oil
of an area of 220 m2 (100,000 L) has been
(UCO), under DBT-TERI Centre of Excellence project
established near Mumbai coast last year with the
on ‘Integrated production of advanced biofuels and
objective of producing algae as next-generation
biocommodities’. To assess the long-term viability
feed for advanced biofuel (biodiesel, pyrolytic
of the processes, comprehensive techno-economic
oil, and biohydrogen production). This microalgal
analysis, environmental assessment, and socio-
cultivation system is based on a sunlight-distributed
economic assessment are also being undertaken.
improved productivity system that is integrated
Based on the research thrust, the division’s research with downstream processing units. The unit consist
themes are categorized into the following two areas: of a settling tank and a lipid extraction unit along
‘Microbial biofuels and biochemicals’ and ‘Pyrolytic with an on-site set up for an R&D laboratory.
biofuels, biochar, and green chemicals’. With an objective of recovering lipid with high
recovery efficiency at a low cost, intensive research
explorations are being carried out including a
Microbial Biofuels and process developed for lipid extraction directly from
wet algae (without sun drying that requires large
Bio-chemicals Area areas of land). The lipid extraction unit installed
at the Mumbai project site has the capacity to
The research activities of the ‘Microbial Biofuels and
process 5–7 kg/h of wet algae. The deoiled algae
Biochemicals’ area concentrate on the development
after lipid extraction gets tested for possible
of bio-based renewable technologies for the
application as feed for the production of value-
production of advanced biofuels; biohydrogen,
added commodities, such as animal feed, aqua
bioethanol, biomethane, biobutanol including
feed, biodegradable food packaging plastics,
third-generation algal biofuel and biochemicals;
platform chemicals, nutraceuticals, biohydrogen,
second-generation 2,3-Butanediol, nutraceuticals,
and pyrolytic bio-oil.
high-value organic acids, in an integrated manner
by using microbe(s) and algae as cell factory.
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Marine algal production system in Mumbai (220 m2/100,000 L)

Biohydrogen Production from

Second- and Third-Generation
Biomass
Aquatic plants and algal biomass are being tested
as next-generation feed for biohydrogen production
through the use of select C5 and C6 sugar-utilizing
microbes.

Water hyacinth is an aquatic invasive species that

multiplies very fast in wetlands. It is estimated that
water hyacinth covers more than four million hectare of
freshwater surface in India, leading to the generation of
450 tonne of water hyacinth biomass (wet weight) per
hectare per year. Rapid colonization of negatively this
weed prevents sunlight from reaching surface of water
thus imparted growth of the flora, fauna and microbes.
To ensure ecosystem sustenance it is thus essential to
remove the weed from waterbodies regularly, which in
turn increases the financial pressure on the municipal
bodies. Water hyacinth’s biomass contains more than
50% carbohydrates (on dry weight basis) and thus
gained attention for being a possible feed to produce
biofuel. The dried biomass can be used as feed after its
pre-treatment and enzyme hydrolysis. Acid pre-treated
can be used biomass for hydrogen production by
Scale up of biohydrogen production from acid pre-treated
using Enterobacter cloacae strain DT-1 as a host.
water hyacinth hydrolysate in 30 litre bioreactor
The process for biohydrogen production from acid
pre-treated water hyacinth biomass (rich in pentose
sugar) was up-scaled in 30 litre and subsequently in
150 litre bioreactor.
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The large-scale cultivation of Azolla has been carried

out in outdoor ponds in TERI Gram and the sun-dried
Azolla biomass was processed for acid pre-treated
and enzyme hydrolysis for conversion to monomeric
fermentable sugar. The fermentable sugar was used as
feed for biohydrogen production. Then, biohydrogen
production from acid pre-treated Azolla biomass sugar
(pentose stream) was up-scaled in 10 litre scale by
using E. cloacae strain DT-1.

Further, the possibility of using deoiled algae for

hydrogen production was tested.

Bioethanol Production from First-

and Second-generation Feedstock
Bioethanol has received wide attention as an alternative
transport fuel owing to its positive impact on
environment and its potential to reduce dependence
on conventional fossil fuel. With an aim to develop
technologies for bioethanol production using first- and
second-generation feedstock, a range of feedstock
Scale up of biohydrogen production from acid
pre-treated water hyacinth hydrolysate in 150 litre bioreactor
are being explored for use as feed for bioethanol
production. Intensive research explorations paved
Azolla species is one of the fastest growing aquatic the way for the development process for bioethanol
ferns which can grow in contaminated water and has production in 10 litre scale from low-cost commercial
the potential of generating substantial biomass. Azolla grade sugar by a newly isolated novel strain, Candida
sp. has a high biomass productivity potential (12 tonne/ tropicalis TERI DC. Further, a co-fermentation process
ha/year). Major fraction of this biomass includes lipid was developed for bioethanol production from water
and carbohydrates (50–55%, cellulose, hemicellulose, hyacinth and corn cob biomass through the use of
starch), protein (25–30%), essential amino acids, and Pichia stipitis and C. tropicalis TERI DC as microbial
thus it has the potential to be used as feed for the cell factory. With a proof of concept established, the
production of clean fuels and bio-commodities (aqua process will be studied at the pilot scale.
feed, animal feed, biofertilizer, etc.).

Scale up of bioethanol production by an industrial grade

Large-scale cultivation of Azolla in outdoor ponds in TERI Gram sugar/sugar cane black strap molasses novel yeast isolate;
Candida tropicalis strain TERI DC
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Enhanced Methane Recovery Scale-up of upstream fermentation process and

downstream 2,3-BD purification process is under
from Livestock Waste progress.
Livestock waste is one of the major greenhouse
gas sources and cattle manure is one of the major
livestock organic solid waste that has high chemical
oxygen demand content. Hence, it is imperative
to treat this organic waste and tap the high energy
content from this waste prior to its discharge into the
environment. With an aim to enhance the recovery
of energy in the form of methane and to enhance the
rate of biomethane production, research explorations
in this area focused on the development of efficient
biomethane production by modulating the dynamics
of complex microbial consortia. This process was
successfully up-scaled in 20 L scale. The process
resulted in lowering the hydraulic retention time with TERI’s downstream processing laboratory
increase in volumetric biogas production and methane
production efficiency.
Pyrolytic Biofuel, Biochar,
and Green Chemicals
High-value Biochemical
Development of Technology for
Production Production of Biodiesel from
Fermentative Production of Mixed Oil (Algal Lipid and Used
2,3-Butane Diol from Glycerol, Cooking Oil)
the Co-product from Biodiesel Most of the established biodiesel plants are based
on a particular type of feedstock oil. However, it
Transesterification Process will be beneficial to develop a process model for
The 2,3-Butane Diol (2,3-BD) is a special chemical different types of feedstock mix so as to attain
with reported applications in several industries. It feedstock sustainability.
is used as a precursor molecule for synthesis of a
Under DBT-TERI Centre of Excellence of Biofuel and
range of chemicals (1,3-butadiene, butanes, methyl
Bio-commodity, two indigenous processes were
ethyl ketone [MEK], gamma butyrolactone, diacetyl,
developed for two-stage transesterification of UCO and
esters, etc.). These downstream products have
a pilot-scale unit of 10 kg/h capacity was established.
applications in chemical industries, fuel additive,
These processes completely eliminate the use of water
textiles, polymers, synthetic rubbers and plastics,
for biodiesel purification and thus are sustainable.
etc. With a goal of zero-waste discharge, this area
The prime objective was to develop models based
is also researched with a possibility to develop a
on primary research data generated at a scale which
microbial process for the production of 2,3-Butane
is suitable for production and quality prediction of
Diol from glycerol, the co-product from the algal
biodiesel from any type of mixed oil. The steps of the
biodiesel transesterification process. The bioprocess
processes were established for conversion to BIS-VI
for 2,3-Butane Diol production from glycerol and low-
compliant biodiesel with respect to properties, such
cost commercial-grade sugar was developed using
as purity, cetane value, oxidization stability, cold flow
two selected microbes; Enterobacter roggenkampii
properties, and calorific value.
strain TERI CT and Klebsiella pneumoniae strain RA1
(newly isolated non-pathogenic strains isolated by a TERI’s Process 1 conversion efficiency (98–99%) is
Research Team at TERI), respectively. A laboratory-scale greater than the literature-reported benchmark for
process for downstream purification of 2,3-BD from UCO conversion (65–97%), whereas, TERI’s Process
low-cost commercial-grade sugar and glycerol-based 2 conversion efficiency is 95–97%. The electricity
fermentation broth was developed. consumption per unit of biodiesel produced is <0.5 kWh.
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TERI’s 10 kg/h biodiesel pilot test unit TERI’s two-stage catalytic cracking and pyrolysis vapour
upgrading unit

Development of Technology for the valuable chemicals. In-house green catalysts were
synthesized for ex-situ drying of wet algal paste as an
Pyrolytic Biofuels alternative to electrical drying.
TERI has developed an indigenous pyrolysis technology
for making refinery-grade bio-oil and biochar from
different agro-industrial biomass residues. The patented Industrial Wastes to Green Char
pilot-scale pyrolysis test unit of 20 kg/h capacity is and Value-added Chemicals
a uniquely designed fully automated programmable
logic control-based gas-fired auger pyrolysis reactor With the objective of using industrial waste for value
system. The Pilot Reactor has been tested extensively added product formulation, pyrolysis technology was
with non-edible oil seed residues, for example, Jatropha developed for the production of commercial-grade
and Karanja, and other biomasses such as sugar cane biochar, chemicals (phenols, catechol, etc.) from
bagasse, paddy straw, cotton stalks, ground nut shell, industrial wastes – solvent-extracted catechin and
mustard stalk, wheat and maize stalk, cashew nut shells, cutch waste.
and lignin residues from ligno-cellulosic ethanol plant.
The waste from the Indian Wood Products Company
A catalytic pyrolysis process was established for Limited was explored to produce value-added
downstream catalytic upgradation of pyrolytic chemicals at pilot scale. Phenol/catechol and activated
vapour produced in the non-catalytic pyrolyser carbon are the two major pyrolysis products formed
over indigenously-made novel catalysts for improving that have high economic values. An innovative method
bio-oil characteristics in terms of oxygen content (<5%) of drying of wet liquor was developed by using lowcost
and H:C ratio. This upgraded oil is intended to be co- catalysts (Cat-I and Cat-II) as a drying agent. Under
processed in a refinery or its possible direct applications catalytic drying, the overall yield of biochar was found
as an alternate transport fuel could be found. to be 35–48 wt % for different waste streams where
phenolic compound are produced between 74 and
The integrated two-stage catalytic cracking and
85 wt % of bio-oil. This biochar is suitable for heating
pyrolysis vapour upgrading unit reactor has been
applications and also would be explored as soil
commissioned for testing pyrolysis vapour over
amender. The highly microporous-activated carbon
stage-I and stage-II catalysts. Chemical and physical
produced through downstream activation of biochar
characterization of the oils indicates high degree of
using environmentally benign green chemicals has
upgradation w.r.t. oxygen content and heating value.
high Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area 900–1200
Dry algal (Scenedesmus, Spirulina, and Chlorella) m2/g, thus having future potential for gas purification
biomass was processed in the 10 kg/h continuous as well as water purification applications. Currently,
pilot reactor and the bio-oil was upgraded to transport TERI is working on Phase-III pyrolysis technology’s
grade biofuels through catalytic route by separating demonstration in Indian Wood Products.
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Pyrolytic biochar from Indian Wood Products plant

waste (prior to activation)

formulated feeds showed positive growth and high

potential for the development of a commercial
aqua feed.
Phenol and catechol derived by pyrolysis of Indian Wood
Algae biomass was explored for the production of
Products plant
high-value carotenoid and polyunsaturated fatty
acids. A laboratory-scale process was developed for
the production of lutein and omega-3 fatty acid from
Value-added Biocommodity Nannochloropsis oculata and Dunaliella tertiolecta.
Production from Algae
Fish is an excellent source of protein and is rich in
beneficial polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamins. With
increasing health awareness and fish being a staple food
in many regions worldwide, overfishing has resulted
in insufficient recovery and dwindling fish stocks has
become a global problem. One of the main components
in rearing fish is their meal; initiative has been taken
to improve the quality of fish meal at an affordable
price. Appropriate feeding results in better quantity
and quality of fish flesh and oil. Algal co-products have
shown potential for fishmeal formulation. Substitution
of fishmeal with algae biomass aids in increasing growth
rate, omega-3 fatty acid content, and taste improvement
of the fish. Hence, algae biomass is explored for aqua
feed formulation and large test set-ups were established
for trail runs of this aqua feed formulation with various
combinations of ingredients in experimental feed
Experimental fish tank set-ups for aqua feed development
diets for fish, such as Tilapia, Pearl Spot, Common housed in the aquaculture centre at the TERI Coastal
Carp, Rohu, and Catla. The compositional analyses of Education Hub
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TRISHA, Mukteshwar

TERI’s Research Initiative at Supi for Himalayan ¾ Development of market linkages guaranteeing
Advancement (TRISHA), situated at a height of 7500 economic returns to the farmers by establishing
feet in Supi village of Nainital district, Uttarakhand, value chain development
is a distinct endeavour of TERI towards sustainable
agriculture. Since agriculture is the main occupation, There are various facilities at Supi, including a soil
research and extension have been largely undertaken testing laboratory for farmer fields, vermicomposting
to improve quality and quantity of agricultural produce. unit, polyhouses and glasshouses, oil distillation unit,
It involves: herbal garden, resource centre of organic products,
air quality monitoring unit, knowledge-cum-training
¾ Diagnosing deficiencies and applying centre, the Kumaon Vani facility (a community radio
biotechnological tools for improvement of service for the local populace), quality-planting
nutritional, physical, and biological health of material nursery, and rainwater harvesting systems.
agricultural lands There is also a passive solar greenhouse which can
¾ Providing innovative solutions to increase yield by facilitate vegetable production all-round the year under
providing planting material of an array of high-value unfavourable climatic conditions. TERI has touched the
temperate crop varieties, culinary herbs, aromatic lives of around 4000 farmers in 35 villages in Ramgarh,
crops and horticulture crops along with complete Dhari, Okhalkanda blocks of Nainital, and other districts
package of practices of Uttarakhand to provide end-to-end solutions
for increasing their farm income. Hence, TERI has
¾ Optimally enhancing resource-use efficiency produced a platform for enhancing livelihood security
¾ Increasing marginal farmers’ capacities through by eliminating intermediaries and effectively creating
training, capacity building, and demonstration a win-win situation for farmers, community-based
organizations, various clusters, and other stakeholders.
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TERI Southern Regional Centre,

Bengaluru and Goa
TERI Bengaluru–Goa covers the southern states and research projects and policy frameworks with
territories through its network of various groups— Government of India, as well as private institutions
Industrial Energy Group (IEG); Centre for Research on energy efficiency, thermal and visual comfort for
in Sustainable Building (CESB); Centre for Impact habitat, and energy efficiency in cold storages. The
Evaluation and Energy Access, Bengaluru (CIEEAB); CESB also holds training and knowledge dissemination
Resource-efficient Technology (RET); Environmental programmes for professionals and students in the
Education and Awareness (EEA) in Southern Regional building industry.
Centre, Bengaluru; and Coastal Ecology and Marine
Research Centre (CEMRC) based in the Goa Centre. The RET, Bengaluru, is working on research and
development (R&D) activities in the areas of
The IEG provides services to large energy-consuming development of biodegradable and environmental-
industries in better conservation and optimal utilization friendly plastics for short- and long-term applications.
through energy audit and implementation assistance. The group is well equipped with sophisticated testing
During the year under review, the Group coordinated equipment for polymer processing and testing services
(a) verification audits of newly designated consumers as per standard test procedures.
under the PAT schemes II and III; (b) mandatory energy
audits; and (c) phase III of HAL’s CSR initiatives with the The EEA area at TERI is playing an effective role in
partnership of BESCOM. The completion of the project facilitating the youth and children in understanding
on design, installation, and commissioning of power environmental problems and to act towards addressing
gasifier of 600 kWp for Amazonia Rice Investment them by creating awareness and bringing in behavioural
Guyana, a rice mill of Nand Persaud Company changes. The activities of the area will prepare students
from the Berbice region, was a significant achievement. to enhance their sense of responsibilities towards the
environment. The group is actively involved in training
The CIEEAB works with communities, particularly and delivering sessions to schools and colleges on
in rural areas, on aspects, such as renewable several issues of environmental concern.
energy, watershed development, forestry, women
empowerment, livelihoods, and efficient utilization of The CEMRC, Goa, which is attached to Southern
natural resources. Other activities are: dissemination Regional Centre, Bengaluru, is a multi-disciplinary
of relevant technologies, monitoring, evaluation, and research centre, and has been conducting both
providing consultancy. research and implementation in the areas of marine
and coastal resources; biodiversity mapping; water
The CESB is currently working with corporates, technology and management and various activities
developers, and public sector units to provide in areas of environmental awareness, education, and
consultancy services for designing energy-efficient outreach projects.
buildings. The Centre has also been working on
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TERI North-Eastern Regional Centre

TERI North-Eastern Regional Centre has been working documentation of Integrated Watershed Management
for innovative research in the fields of agriculture and Programmes (IWMPs) in five districts of Assam. In
biotechnology, and is also implementing projects biotechnological research, the Centre is engaged in
related to the rural extension of research activities. enzymatic retting and processing of banana fibres,
The Centre continues to focus on production of quality which will result in simple processing and their
planting-material and implementing rural extension utilization as a renewable fibre source for industrial
services. The Centre is currently undertaking several uses. In another project, the Centre is working with
projects related to different facets of environment. plant-based bio-protecting edible coating for post-
Recently, the Centre in the north-eastern region has harvest storage of a few indigenous fruits of Assam to
installed 200 biotoilets in schools across 8 north- enhance the durability and fruit quality during storage.
eastern states. These biotoilets are eco-friendly and Orchid being a major bioresource of the region, the
require less water. The Centre has also undertaken Centre is co-partnering in a project for collection,
training programmes on solid waste management for characterization and ex-situ conservation of rare
urban local bodies and is also carrying out evaluation and endangered orchids of Northeast India. The new
of interpersonal communication and behavioural initiative of Centre is setting up of a state-of-the-art
change communication under Swachh Bharat Mission, food technology laboratory for testing of quality of food
Gramin. TERI North-Eastern Regional Centre is in the items, especially in the north-east region and will be
final phase of carrying out monitoring, evaluation, and operational very soon.
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TERI Japan cooperation in the areas of energy, environment, and

sustainable development.
During 2018/19, TERI Japan continued to promote
relationships with Japanese institutions, universities, Like every year, Professor Kazuhiko Takeuchi, President
governmental agencies, and non-governmental of IGES, participated in the annual World Sustainable
organizations (NGOs) interested in emerging global Development Summit (WSDS), organized by TERI in
concerns in the areas of energy, environment, and New Delhi in February 2019.
sustainable development. In recent years, the bilateral In July 2019, Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General, TERI,
relations between Japan and India have grown much visited Japan and participated in the International
closer in all areas and this has opened up many Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP 2019),
new opportunities in the bilateral economic and organized annually by the IGES in Tokyo. Mr Girish
political engagement. Sethi, Senior Director, TERI, Industrial Energy Efficiency
Division, also participated in the ISAP 2019. Taking
TERI continues to have a close working relationship with
advantage of their presence in Japan, bilateral meetings
the Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
were held between IGES and TERI to review and plan
and the office of TERI Japan continues to be located in
programmes and activities to be undertaken jointly.
the Tokyo office of IGES. As a reciprocal arrangement,
the IGES has the office of its own representative in Dr Mathur is expected to visit Japan in October 2019
India, located at TERI, New Delhi. The TERI–IGES to participate in the Innovations for Cool Earth Forum
collaboration has been going on for the last 20 years, (ICEF). Such visits by the Director General provide
during which the researchers of the two institutions excellent opportunities for interactions with various
have been collaborating with each other in undertaking institutions in Japan with a view to explore possibilities
joint projects in areas of mutual interest with the of mutual collaboration in areas of
objective to promote India–Japan technological common interest.
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Communication Outreach
and Advocacy Unit
The Communication Outreach and Advocacy Unit meaningful dialogues that promote North–South
(COAU) serves as the organization’s pillar of support cooperation and initiate discussions on strategies
and the crucial link for all its outreach activities. The that would bridge the gap between the developed
Unit’s primary focus is to ensure that the organization and the developing nations of the world. The WSDS
as a whole evolves to cater to multiple stakeholders promotes global equity, equitable distribution of natural
that enable the establishment of resilient partnerships, resources, and pragmatic solutions to existing issues of
effective collaborations, and long-term associations climatic importance. An epitome of Track 2 diplomacy,
with the outside communities as well as across the the Summit platform provides an enabling atmosphere
multidisciplinary programmes within the organization. that encourages people-to-people dialogue; fosters
TERI’s governing vision of a sustainable and viable understanding; cooperation and collective action to
future becomes a stronghold for the organization, achieve the universal goals of sustainable development.
especially for the COAU, to reach out to multiple
stakeholders through various activities to share TERI’s The Environment Education and Awareness Area forms
best practices with them. another wing of the Unit that works towards providing
interesting education pedagogies that instil among
The COAU has, over the years, formed robust links the youth, consciousness of existing social structures
with diverse media agencies that have enabled TERI’s within our society, cultural norms, economic realities,
multiple and varied activities to be covered extensively and global trends.
in various publications of all forms. COAU’s healthy
relationships with external media houses as well For our stakeholders who share TERI’s vision of a
as platforms have allowed for an easy exchange of common sustainable future, the Unit recurrently
information and the establishment of a mechanized produces a vast body of communication material
information dissemination system. that focuses on scientific knowledge on energy and
environmental issues, with a layered attention on
The COAU strives to share TERI’s research and the many human challenges that exist in tackling
knowledge with varied audiences, including developmental concerns for dissemination, both
governments, youth, and the civil society. The COAU
internationally and within the country.
effectively uses its strong links with the media to ensure
that through this, TERI’s current work and research The Unit’s work falls within the ambit of four major
reach discerning audiences, who can benefit from areas, allowing for a streamlined and efficient division
the expert knowledge and actionable policy work of work. These areas are discussed next.
that are developed in-house. The Unit undertakes a
plethora of engaging activities over the course of the
year to encourage dissemination of knowledge and
stronger communication with the research community
World Sustainable
and the media. Amongst these are regular thematic
workshops and seminars for mid-level research
Development Summit
professionals as well as sensitization workshops, and Through its journey of 20 years, the WSDS platform
facilitation of participation of journalists at key events. has extended to every participant–individual and
The Programme Cell of the organization that works institution–an opportunity to further strengthen their
within the COAU is the backbone for every such event. position as a proactive advocate of the fight against
It is responsible for the smooth execution of TERI’s climate change. The Summit has also shared plans,
numerous events and workshops. policies and priorities on sustainable development and
climate action with a high-level and diverse audience.
TERI’s annual flagship event, the World Sustainable Thus, in the process it has enabled the exchange of rich
Development Summit (WSDS), organized within the information, technology and best practices, and shaped
COAU, has been designed as a platform that facilitates partnerships across sectors, sections, and geographies.
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WSDS 2020 focused on the need to assess the global

contributions made towards the realization of the goals
of sustainability and analysed further steps that ought
to be undertaken by the world communities to meet
the targets of the 17 SDGs. Under the broad theme of
‘Towards 2030 Goals: Making the Decade Count’, this
Summit edition helped established the terms of the
discourse for making the most of the remaining decade.
This was achieved by weaving together the many
strands of climate action through myriad, high-level
discussions. The Summit series, to date, has hosted
49 heads of state and government, ministers from
over 77 countries, 13 Nobel laureates, over 2500
corporate delegates, and participants from across
continents, in addition to many subnational leaders
from across the world. day schools; awareness campaign on energy under
Jamshedpur Utility Services Company Limited (JUSCO);
LOTUS-HR (Local Treatment of Urban Sewage and
Environment Education and Streams for Healthy Reuse); energy survey under
MacArthur project; Preparation of IEC plan for the
Awareness Area municipalities of Varanasi and Panaji under GIZ
supported Development and Management of Nationally
The Environment Education and Awareness Area Appropriate Mitigation Action for Waste in India.
engages with youth across the country on diverse A thematic track, titled Youth Conclave on SDGs was
environmental issues to enlighten, enable, and held under the aegis of ICSE (International Conference
empower them to take positive actions at individual, on Sustainability Education) held on 9–10 September
family, and community levels. To commemorate the 2019 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
successful completion of two decades of GREEN
Olympiad, GO4Youth, a new feature, was launched
for college students. A youth declaration on Climate
Action was presented at WSDS 2020 as a grand finale
Programme Cell
to a series of events conducted across the country To complement its research agenda, TERI organizes a
with support from European Union to India and GIZ. large number of conferences, training programmes,
The Green School Project, a Tata Steel-TERI initiative and seminars on diverse issues and topics. This also
was showcased at COP 25 in Spain. TERI-NCSTC Eco includes training and capacity building, exchange
Next Investigation for Youth supported by National of experiences concerning best practices, and
Council for Science Technology and Communication, information dissemination. The Programme Cell at TERI
Department of Science and Technology, Government functions under the Communication Outreach and
of India, trained college students to find science- Advocacy Unit to provide logistic support for all events
based solutions to prevailing environmental problems. within and outside TERI to enable the maintenance
An important output of the project is development of quality and cost-effectiveness. It is a dedicated
of an e-training manual. An intensive training team of professionals geared up to provide timely
and infrastructure support to select schools and and quality support along with audio/visual set-up
communities through the WASH (Water Sanitation for events, exhibitions, and social programmes. The
and Hygiene) education programme supported by Programme Cell provides for services, such as drawing
Sony India Software Private Limited, Bengaluru was up preliminary budgets, online registrations, travel
completed. A comprehensive water balance and desk at the venue, hotel reservations, organized tours,
efficiency solution involving rainwater harvesting special activities for spouses, side events, recreational
and training was implemented for employees of activities, and other pre- and post-conference
Titan, Bengaluru. activities, including transcription and documentation of
proceedings. It also prepares the accounts statement
Environment education interventions were integrated as part of its post-conference protocol. The team
into several interdivisional projects - GRIHA for existing successfully executed more than 100 events in 2019/20,
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including 11th GRIHA Summit and TERI’s flagship

event—WSDS 2020.
TERI Press
TERI Press, the publishing arm of TERI, is one of
the India’s prominent publishers in the areas of
Creative Content environment, energy, and sustainable development.
TERI Press publishes books, journals, and magazines on
The Creative Content Division conceptualizes and these topics at all levels. These range from children’s
implements outreach activities to make TERI’s diverse books to higher education titles to professional
work and knowledge accessible to key stakeholders, reference books and magazines to journals. Keeping
especially the general public. The group develops in view TERI’s commitment to the dissemination of
written and visual material for TERI’s website, handles research and academic knowledge, in published form,
media relations, and strengthens online engagement TERI Press is dedicated to publishing quality books and
through social media platforms. has received both national and international recognition
for its versatility and efficiency. With increasing social
TERI’s work in electricity and industry transition in debate and educational emphasis on sustainability,
India, green stimulus proposal for reviving the economy there is a growing need for quality, environmental
in the wake of COVID-19, launch of India’s Climate Atlas, education content. TERI Press, in its endeavour to
and urban flood early warning system received wide bring greater ecological awareness, has a wide range
attention from both traditional and new media. of print publications; widely accessible e-books; and
sophisticated, interactive e-learning products that cater
This year, TERI’s website maintained a steady flow to every type of reader and knowledge requirement on
of content, including research papers and articles, diverse areas of the environment. TERI’s children books,
and a growing emphasis on videos, infographics, produced under the imprint of 'Terrapin', not only
and podcasts. On social media, TERI’s engagement engage and sensitize young minds with environment-
continued to grow across platforms – notably by 118% centric knowledge books but also encourage the habit
on Youtube, 67% on LinkedIn, and 32% on Twitter. of reading among children across India.

TERI’s community radio Kumaon Vani, located in We work with academics across the globe to
produce quality content and materials to improve
learning outcomes for students and contribute to the
development of the subject areas in which we publish.
With over 400 published titles on energy, climate
change, sustainable architecture, environmental studies
for adults and knowledge books for children, TERI Press
has been a valuable source for filling the learning gap
on environment and sustainability. Our magazines, such
as 'TerraGreen' and 'Energy Future', educate readers on
key local and global environment issues. TERI Press also
Kumaon Vani volunteer interviewing community member conceptualizes customized knowledge resources based
on environment conservation and livelihood under SECURE on the needs and assessments of the target group.
Himalaya project This includes undertaking environment-related
Mukteshwar, Nainital, produced and broadcast a projects to encourage an active social connect with
number of programmes to raise public awareness on the environment.
COVID-19, among other issues related to environment In fact, TERI Press is the most preferred knowledge
and conservation. The Creative Content Division also partner for leading corporates and ministries, such
initiated a Media Fellowship programme on climate as the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy,
change reporting in the Himalayan region. Supported Government of India, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited, Oil
by the Earth Journalism Network, the programme and Natural Gas Corporation, United Nations Industrial
trained a total of 13 local journalists from India and Development Organization, Energy Efficiency Services
Nepal in climate science, policy, and multimedia Limited and many more. With every carefully chosen
production. These efforts brought out a wide-ranging and published title, quality has been the single major
collection of video and audio stories on impacts and idea that drives TERI publications. TERI Press books and
solutions related to climate change in the Himalayas. learning resources create a lasting impression and aim
to make a positive difference.
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Growth, Diversification,
and Commercialization Unit
The primary focus of Growth, Diversification, and provides a range of tailor-made advisory services.
Commercialization Unit (GDCU) is as follows: These comprise sustainability strategy development,
performance assessment and improvements, capacity
¾ To build on TERI’s existing strong relationships with building and facilitates showcasing best practices in
bilateral, multilateral, and government agencies; national and international forums
¾ To explore and develop linkages with new
stakeholders, mainly corporates and foundations, TERI CBS engages with the core issue of what
thereby expanding the reach of TERI’s research businesses must do to shape and lead in sustainability.
capabilities and output; Activities of the Council are governed by an Executive
Committee from amongst member companies.
¾ Using TERI’s strengths to create new cross-
functional platforms with multi-year agendas that
will appeal to a multi- stakeholder community;
Technology Dissemination
¾ To promote and support the commercialization
The primary objective of the Technology Dissemination
of TERI technologies, products, and services and
Group in TERI is to facilitate wide-scale dissemination
support the scaling up of emerging technologies;
and commercialization of TERI inventions/solutions.
¾ To collaborate with Indian companies and other The focus of the research groups in TERI has always
multinational corporations (MNCs) and work on been on developing workable and viable solutions
sustainability challenges facing various industries. that are sustainable. Over time, this has resulted in a
range of technologies that are suitable for wide-scale
Broadly, the mandate of GDCU is operationalized by
dissemination.
the Technology Dissemination group, the TERI Council
for Business Sustainability (TERI CBS), the International The activities of the Technology Dissemination
Implementation team, and the Ecotourism unit. team essentially aim at promoting and supporting
These teams work closely with the research the commercialization of TERI technologies,
programmes and researchers at TERI to develop and products, and services and support scale up of
provide an array of services in the fields of energy, emerging technologies. Broadly, these activities
environment, and sustainable development. include the following:
1. Securing and managing TERI Intellectual Property

TERI Council for Business

(Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, etc.).
2. Developing strategic alliances and partnerships
Sustainability with industry for technology licensing, technology
development, etc.
TERI Council for Business Sustainability (CBS) serves as
3. Facilitate the framing and signing of contracts for
the interface for TERI’s research work to be connected
effective dissemination: Licensing agreements,
to the corporate world. The Council co-creates
collaborative research, etc.
business solutions with members to address national
sustainability challenges; curates common interest 4. Developed ‘Standard Form Contracts’ for TERI:
forums of member companies with the participation NDAs (non-disclosure agreements), MTAs (material
of board members and Chief Sustainability Officers; transfer agreements), product – dealer/distributor
undertakes policy advocacy through Thought agreements, sub-contract agreements.
Leadership reports and industry dialogues; and builds 5. Promoting TERI solutions and technical capabilities:
capacity through trainings, Management Development Developing and disseminating promotional material
Programmes, learning visits, webinars, conferences, (publications, e-brochures, videos, etc.); showcasing
etc. With individual member companies, the Council TERI solutions at events and exhibitions.
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The Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio of TERI has been event was the exhibition organized by (MoEFCC) as
strengthened due to the focus on filing and securing part of the ‘World Environment Day’ celebrations. TERI
of patents, trademarks and copyrights. Currently, TERI actively participated at this exhibition that took place
has 45 patent applications filed before the Indian Patent on 3–5 June, 2018 at Vigyan Bhawan and showcased
Office, which are at different stages of prosecution in its innovative technologies, products, services and
the patent cycle prior to grant. TERI has 14 trademarks programmes at this event.
registered in its name, and has also secured copyright
for one of its flagship programmes ‘Lighting a Billion The TD Group also tied up M/s Messe Munchen (global
Lives’. TERI has concluded more than 18 licence exhibition organizers) to collaborate and conduct
events on relevant topics with respect to energy and
agreements with industry for TERI technologies which
environment. TERI was able to disseminate its research
has resulted in ecological and economic gain for
work at Intersolar India 2018 that was organized by M/s
industry and society.
Messe Munchen.
Some of the more recent collaborations that have been
concluded are:
a. Technology Development and Technology Transfer International Project
Agreement with ‘The Indian Wood Products
Company Limited', Bareilly related to TERI’s novel Implementation
Pyrolysis Bioreactor Technology. The International Project Implementation (IPI) area was
b. Collaboration Agreement with ‘Maxop Research set up in 2017 and its primary objective is to enhance
and Testing Institute Private Limited' to establish collaboration with international governments to
a state-of-the-art ‘TERI-Maxop Solar Research and facilitate NDC implementation. The first collaboration
Test Facility’. began with Fiji, a vulnerable pacific island country. The
c. Technology Development/Dissemination agreement first project is complete and focused on key activities
with M/s Perfact Researchers Private Limited to from the UNDP–GEF funded Ridge-to-Reef project and
promote TERI’s wastewater treatment technology. the results were duly lauded by the Fiji government.
Now another project has been initiated with
In order to promote TERI R&D capabilities and solutions, Government of Fiji to revise their State of Environment
the TD Group has actively participated in events and Report. In addition, IPI intends to expand its work in
exhibitions to showcase TERI solutions. One such other geographies that can leverage on its skill-set.
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Ecotourism India and develop a sense of responsibility amongst the

participants towards nature and the local community.
The Ecotourism Group of TERI has a specific plan Another key activity of the Group is to sustainably run
to promote tourism in the country in a responsible and manage all day-to-day activities at TERI’s Himalayan
and sustainable manner whilst involving the Centre, nestled in Mukteshwar, Nainital. The Group
local community leading to the overall economic actively encourages private and public organizations
development of the area. to look for an escape from their metro life and explore
suitable income-generation opportunities for the local
The Group’s key role is to conduct ‘Eco-educational community in the hills of Uttarakhand.
Programmes’ for educational institutions, sensitizing
youth about various environmental issues with respect In order to promote Mukteshwar as a destination and
to the existing social structure, cultural norms, upscale market of TERI’s herbal products, the Group
economic realities, and contemporary global trends. has organized and also participated in numerous events
In the past years, the Group has conducted numerous and exhibitions in different parts of the country for an
programmes for thousands of students coming from overall economic and social development. The Group
various institutions across the globe. As part of the has also joined hands with local government bodies
programme, the Ecotourism Group places maximum and NGOs to encourage ecologically sustainable and
effort to minimize the gap between urban and rural financially viable ecotourism.
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Knowledge Resource Centre

The Knowledge Resource Centre (KRC) supports energy efficiency improvement technologies and
TERI’s research activities on energy, environment, and carbon dioxide reduction technologies being used and
sustainable development by developing automated practiced in Indian industry sub-sectors, namely, Iron
library system and managing innovative knowledge and Steel and Pulp and Paper.
services and products. TERI KRC has set up many
The KRC hosts the ENVIS Resource Partner (RP) on
specialized information centres on thematic areas,
Renewable Energy and Climate Change supported
such as transport, renewable energy, mycorrhiza, and
by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
climate change. Through a well-designed, state-of-the-
Change, Government of India, which maintains a
art intranet-based knowledge management system,
highly viewed website and works relentlessly towards
KRC strives to capture and disseminate TERI’s vast
knowledge development and its dissemination
knowledge and research data.
for policymaking, organizing workshops and
The Centre caters to the knowledge needs of TERI skill development programmes, and conducting
researchers and external users through collecting, environmental surveys. Under the Green Skill
collating, and disseminating knowledge-based products Development Programme (GSDP) of the government,
and services using subscribed and open-access the RP initiated the course on ‘Sustain and Enhance
resources, which include books, reports, periodicals, Technical Knowledge in Solar Energy Systems’ for skill
and e-resources. Besides providing research and project development to enable India’s youth to get gainful
assistance to TERI researchers, the KRC professionals employment and/or self-employment. Till now, over
also engaged proactively in multi-stakeholder research 330 students have been trained and engaged so far
projects; developing international/national-level in various capacities under this programme. TERI
relationship and networking; conducting capacity- ENVIS RP and Department of Environment & Forests,
building programmes for research and information Lakshadweep ENVIS Hub jointly organized a one-
professionals; web content and database development; day annual seminar on ‘Impact of Climate Change
and bringing out peer-reviewed publications and in Lakshadweep Mitigating Climate Change Using
knowledge products on contemporary issues. Sustainable Sources’ which received overwhelming
During this year, KRC executed many knowledge- responses from the stakeholders.
based projects from government and international TERI KRC also organized its flagship international
organizations consisting of online database on R&D conference – the 6th edition of International
equipments; digital repository of S&T publications and Conference on Digital Landscape (ICDL) on ‘Digital
National S&T Survey supported by the Department Transformation for an Agile Environment’ from
of Science and Technology, Government of India; November 6 to 8, 2019. Apart from emphasizing on
and Mycorrhiza Information Centre supported by the digital library development, preservation and access,
Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. and knowledge management, ICDL 2019 identified
The KRC implemented the project on ‘Access to Energy Industry 4.0 as one of the key areas where digital
Efficiency Technology Information for Indian Industries’, transformation is undergoing a paradigm shift. The
supported by the Department of Scientific and Industrial flagship event saw widespread participation by 650
Research, Government of India, involving collection, experts, policymakers, academicians, corporates, and
compilation, and dissemination of information on research scholars from 12 countries.
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Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has evolved over TERI has a proven history of working on a wide range
time and has been gaining importance for businesses of projects within the domain of CSR, sustainability
in the context of sustainability and sustainable and sustainable development. TERI has state-of-the-
development. Earlier, CSR and business were art facilities, laboratories with latest sophisticated
interpreted separately by the corporates and the linkage instruments, software and experienced manpower,
between the two had been missing. business houses and has implemented CSR projects across India. It
used to see CSR as one of many activities of social also conducts training and awareness programmes,
work. Gradually, over time, businesses realized that CSR workshops, stakeholders’ consultation, and
and business cannot be conducted in isolation. participatory approaches to project implementation in
CSR and sustainability.
The CSR Department of TERI formulates several
programmes related to CSR and sustainability to TERI has received the following awards related to its
achieve sustainable development in the following areas: CSR programmes:
¾ Policy inputs and awareness generation on CSR 1. Best CSR organization on rural development project
¾ Planning and baseline study on CSR projects for Coal India CSR project in Purulia in West Bengal.
2. Mahatma Award for best CSR project on Environment
¾ Implementation of the CSR projects based on the
and Sustainability for Coal India project.
policy and Schedule V11
3. Best CSR project for CSR and Environment
¾ Monitoring evaluation and Impact assessment
Sustainability for CONCOR CSR project implemented
of project
in Himachal Pradesh.
¾ Outreach and dissemination 4. Many prominent awards on themes of Education,
¾ Achieving Sustainability in CSR projects Water, Clean Energy CSR projects.
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Project Management Unit

Projects are the mainstay of TERI. At any given time,
hundreds of projects, ranging from research to
implementation, would be underway. The Project
Management Unit (PMU) is the institute’s central hub
and the objective of this Unit is to efficiently manage
the projects—from their inception through to their
conclusion. The PMU ensures that TERI’s projects meet
their budgetary and performance obligations and
that at all times, the lines of communication between
the donors/sponsors, implementation teams, and
beneficiaries are well maintained and accessible. PMU,
which functions as a nerve centre of the institute, is
responsible for responding to the needs of projects
in a timely and an effective fashion. The PMU’s key
responsibilities include:
¾ Identifying funding opportunities and areas of ¾ Research and editorial assistance. Logistical support
dissemination and coordination ¾ Facilitating effective utilization of resources
¾ Facilitation for the preparation and submission of bids ¾ Generation of MIS reports
¾ Team and relationship management, including ¾ Maintenance of knowledge repository
the ongoing communication of duties and
responsibilities within the project teams TERI’s PMU uses sound project management
techniques and customized software tools to
¾ Ensuring a timely delivery of all contractual facilitate deliverables on time and within strict
obligations quality guidelines, thereby ensuring that the
¾ Interim, mid-term, and project completion reporting desired outcomes of the projects are met.
¾ Contract administration and However, PMU’s role does not end here as it also
budget control ensures that all the projects are well documented and
¾ Quality control catalogued in TERI’s knowledge repository.
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UNITS
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Information
Technology and
Services Division
The year 2019/20 faced lot of challenges
due to the COVID-19 pandemic which also
enabled an environment of fast-tracking
the digital transformation. The Information
Technology (IT) team worked extended
hours to meet the needs and demands of
colleagues during the lockdown period.

Enabling Work from Home integration with Microsoft Windows operating system
and it appears as one of the folders in file explorer.
The IT team enabled the following key IT services to It works well with Microsoft Office apps, that is,
facilitate most of the colleagues to work from home Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. With this, one can
across the regional centres: collaboratively work on the files stored in OneDrive in
real time and securely share them with others.
¾ Online meetings (Microsoft Teams): This platform
provides excellent experience of online meetings ¾ Secure access to applications through SSL VPN: The
or collaborations and integrates people, contents, Secure Socket Layer Virtual Private Network (SSL
and tools. It facilitates web, audio, and video VPN) enabled remote users to access applications,
conferencing using desktop/laptop or mobile internal network utilities, and directories. The SSL
devices. The online meetings bring back the human VPN client was installed on home systems to securely
element of face-to-face work experience. Integration access Project Management System, Employee Self
with Outlook Calendar is an added advantage not Service, ERP Systems, other applications, and office
only to invite colleagues from the address book but desktop remotely.
also external guests to join scheduled meetings just
This phase is the beginning of taking the digital
by clicking a link.
transformation to the next level within the institute. The
¾ Cloud storage space (OneDrive): OneDrive is one of readiness of the TERI colleagues to easily adopt the
the important tools that enabled people to access digital change has been a huge advantage.
their data/files from anywhere/homes and on any
device. The automatic synching or backup of files The IT and Services Division continues to contribute
ensures that you will never lose your files even in case in IT-related research activities and its key projects are
your computer crashes or be lost. It has a seamless specified in the subsequent sections.
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Demand forecast: This module of the analytical tool

Demand Forecasting Tool

forecasts the future electricity demand profile of a
utility based on the historical data of the preceding
[http://electricitydemandforecast.in/] years. The tool enables user to envisage the hourly,
monthly, and annual load profile as well as peak day and
This tool enables the utility officials to assess lean day load curves for succeeding 3 years.
the historical demand patterns and foresee the
future behavioural characteristics of the utility. Scenario analysis: This module examines the types of
The scenario-based approach allows accounting DSM measures and introduction of new and renewable
the changes in the load pattern due to increased technologies that can alter energy demand. This can
adoption of energy-efficient appliances and provide way and means to manage the loads and to
technologies, alternate green power sources, convert unsustainable energy practices into more
and e-mobility. The tool facilitates the research efficient and sustainable energy use.
community in distribution planning, informed
policymaking, demand-side management, and Stakeholders
resource planning.
TERI, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, and
Electricity Distribution Companies and Utilities

Features
System-level analysis: This module enables the utility
to analyse the historic utility-level demand pattern and
its variations, which informs about the behaviour of
consumers as well as indicate the long-term trends.
Feeder-level analysis: This module helps the utility
officials to assess the impact of electricity demand of
various consumer categories in the utility-level demand
profile based on the historical data of the particular year.

Features
Green Olympiad Online paid registration: School/university students
pursuing any stream are eligible to register for the
(GO4YOUTH) Online examination.

Examination Student dashboard: Each registered student is

provided with login details to access the platform,
[http://52.76.109.165/goexam/login/ where the student can access sample questions, and
index.php] get a simulated environment before actual examination.

The IT team developed an online platform for

GO4Youth, which is a pan-India examination to
test the environmental knowledge, aptitude, and
attitude of students. Subject-based questions
with a core range of issues related to water,
waste, energy, air, agriculture, urban landscapes,
biodiversity, climate change, and sustainable
development are included in the examination. In
addition to these, questions to assess student’s
environment quotient related to personal choices
and behaviour were included.
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Online examination: Through an online secure platform, Stakeholders

students can attempt the examination that comprises 50
Students, schools, and colleges
multiple-choice questions to be completed in an hour.

Exam result: The result of the examination can be

viewed online by the students. The students can access
the correct/incorrect answers also.

Grade-wise certificates: Students are awarded grade-

wise certificates based on their level of performance in
the examination – ranging from distinction, merit, and
participation.

Special incentives: Special incentives and rewards are

given to suitable candidates to promote 'GO4Youth'
within their network.

Building Materials 2. End-to-end registration evaluation process:

The website admin evaluates the submitted
Directory of India entries by providing comments and accepting/
rejecting the registration.
[http://52.76.109.165/bmdi/public/
3. Category-wise product management
index.php/] 4. Dashboard for manufacturers/suppliers to view
The Energy Efficient Building Materials their products, manage them, and request
Directory (BMDI) provides manufacturers/ changes to admin.
suppliers/retailers of the Indian construction 5. A robust product search mechanism for the
industry an opportunity to enhance their user to help them in making the informed
visibility by registering their products with decision on selection of energy-efficient
comprehensive information and getting products for construction.
listed on the online building materials 6. The user can compare different products in the
directory. It also gives them a chance to directory with the help of a comparison matrix.
showcase their building materials which
satisfy the parameters for energy efficiency Stakeholder
and are highlighted in the directory.
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power,
Government of India, sponsored this project.

Features
1. Company and product registration process: The
manufacturer provides details about the company
and the products manufactured by them. The system
ensures that each manufacturer in the directory is
unique by validating his/her mobile number and
email address (through a secure OTP process).
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IKI PORTAL platform was also developed to enable greater

synergy among all the project stakeholders.
The IKI India Interface aims to increase
collaboration, conversation, and cooperation Features
among the IKI project partners in India. The
1. Website admin and project coordinator roles:
platform caters to the IKI projects and IKI partners
Both have different set of rights for managing
in India providing them a one-stop platform
the portal.
to interact and engage with each other and
disseminate their work more widely through the 2. Enables project coordinators to manage region-
large platform. wise (global, regional, and bilateral) content of
their projects and events along with activities
The web portal features projects undertaken by themes.
IKI India categorized under overarching themes,
3. Facilitates collaboration with peers to discuss
such as Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate
and share knowledge pertaining to their subject
Change, Forests and Natural Carbon Sinks,
matter expertise using moderated discussion
Protection of Biodiversity, India's NDC, and other
forums.
cross-cutting topics. A provision has been made
for managing the website content, such as 4. Polling feature to brainstorm and initiate
projects, events, activities, etc., through an admin discussions on relevant subject areas with
panel. In addition to the IKI Portal, a ‘We Share’ project coordinators.
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Access to Knowledge Features

(A2K) on Energy- 1. Acts as a data repository for two industries – Iron and
Steel and Pulp and Paper.
Efficient Technologies 2. Provides databases for literature abstracts and case
[http://52.76.109.165/a2k/index. studies for the technologies.
php] 3. Provides key data on technologies.

TERI, under Department of Scientific and 4. Acts as a discussion forum for knowledge sharing
Industrial Research (DSIR)’s Access to and collaboration among stakeholders.
Knowledge for Technology Development and 5. Allows robust search to retrieve information from
Dissemination (A2K+) scheme, developed the different databases available in the website.
A2K Portal to enable access to technology
information with emphasis on energy 6. Provides resources, such as books, journals, and
efficiency in the Indian industry sub-sectors news, ab the technologies for further reference and
– Iron and Steel and Pulp and Paper. As knowledge.
a key source for information exchange
and knowledge sharing, this platform
aims to consolidate available information
on emerging technologies with the goal
of disseminating information for policy Stakeholder
formulation by the government. It enables Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)
industry and plant professionals to identify
and know of the best available technologies
and practices that improve productivity
while reducing energy consumption and
CO2 emissions in these industry sectors.
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Jury Special performance, and of course, be

rewarded for their accomplishments
This tool enabled corporates to
submit their applications through a
Mention Award in the field of sustainable
development. The awards platform
versatile form and enabled screening
of the application documents by
Tool instituted in 2009 has evolved in its
scope and boundary ever since its
the committee. The jury reviews the
companies qualified for awards and
This Frost & Sullivan and TERI inception. There has been a series finalizes the award map. Erstwhile,
initiative aspires to assist of transformation in the scope of winners and qualifiers were
organizations to unearth the assessment, sector coverage, and felicitated at the Sustainability 4.0
risks, leverage the opportunities, the programme title as well. awards banquet.
enable them to benchmark their

TERI Envis acting as the ENVIS resource

partner on renewable energy and
information on renewable
energy and climate change.
Mobile App climate change. ¾ It has recent updates about the
activities undertaken by TERI ENVIS
The Environmental Information In line with the popular outreach
centre.
System Network (ENVIS) was of TERI ENVIS website, to cater
established as a programme to the mobile-savvy audience, ¾ Ask Query is available on the app.
under the Ministry of Environment, a feature-rich mobile app was ¾ It has a Registration/Login tab.
Forest and Climate Change launched for both Android and ¾ There are details of the events
(MoEFCC), Government of India, iOS platforms. conducted by TERI ENVIS.
in December 1982. TERI has been
¾ Publications submitted by research
working as one of the nodes of Features community are available on the app.
ENVIS, from TERI library since
¾ The mobile app is a parallel ¾ There are infographics, statistics, etc.
1984. It was known as the Centre
channel of communication and
on Renewable Energy and ¾ There is a dynamic community
engagement with stakeholders.
Environment since July 1984; engagement section that allows
however, since 2017, TERI started ¾ It has several sections to the end-user community to discuss,
highlight and disseminate collaborate, and share their experiences
and views on sustainable development.
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ICDL Website and explore how immersive digital technologies on

agile environment could be useful for digital
Mobile App transformation.
2. A series of webinars were organized on
TERI, in collaboration with multiple governments contemporary areas related to emerging trends on
and corporate and private organizations, organized digital landscape to augment knowledge.
the Sixth Edition of International Conference on
3. Storytelling gives a compelling reason to stay
Digital Landscape (ICDL), under the theme ‘Digital
connected with customers. An interactive
Transformation for an Agile Environment’. The ICDL
storytelling section, wherein stakeholders from
is held every 3 years covering contemporary topics
all around the world submitted their stories and
which have global relevance with localized focus, and
discussed their experiences using a moderated
gathering digital luminaries across the globe, visionary
discussion forum.
policymakers, major corporates, and meticulous
learners at a single collaborative platform for shared 4. Workshops, thematic events, and conference
knowledge and benefits. sessions.
5. Paid and guest registrations.
Features 6. Agenda management.
A website and a mobile app for both Android and iOS 7. Multimedia – photo and video.
platforms were developed for ICDL 2019 edition with
8. Event live streaming.
the following features:
9. In-event polling and result publish.
1. Virtual conferences, wherein expert panels 10. Events and activities pertaining to the event, such
of think tanks engaged with stakeholders to as news, bulletins, brochure, etc.

Facilitating Survey 3. Customized IT applications for complex surveys

¾ Custom branding
Activities Using IT Tools ¾ Authentication based
The ITS division provides end-to-end survey services,
including requirement gathering and conceptualization, Features
design and development of survey forms, data The key features of the survey activities are as follows:
management, and data analysis. Some of the
projects implemented through this initiative include ¾ Offline survey tool, including access in remote areas
Groundwater Assessment in the City of Lucknow, ¾ Structured data are stored in a centralized repository
Pilot Implementation of DBTE in Punjab, CAMPA
¾ Multilingual forms development
Afforestation, etc.
¾ More than 35 question types, including multimedia
The following different platforms are used for the survey ¾ Conditional/branching questions and validation
projects, as per need: checks

1. Web-based online surveys ¾ Custom branding and authentication

¾ Registrations ¾ Manage survey forms and survey teams

¾ Polls/quizzes ¾ Survey data verification, including send back

¾ Feedback ¾ Data management and survey access control

2. Mobile-based online/offline field surveys ¾ Data analysis in various formats

¾ Offline surveys ¾ Integrations with data visualization tools (such as

Power BI/Tableau)
¾ Multiple questions
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TERI Website–Hindi Subsite ¾ Films and videos for engaging audience and creating
a positive impact.
Through its Hindi subsite, TERI aims to reach out to ¾ Press Releases serve as a tool for information
the largely untapped regional audience with a view to dissemination with respect to big projects, events,
expanding its outreach to readers of Hindi content. The conferences, policy document release, etc.
section provides an avenue for readers to engage with
¾ Photo series, highlighting TERI’s major initiatives and
TERI on a range of themes, such as agriculture, climate,
projects in the form of guided tour of rich images
energy, environment, health, nutrition, etc., in their
with captions.
local language.
¾ Kumaon Vani community radio station – Aapun Radio
The Hindi subsite contains the following components: Aapun Baat – was set up in March 2010 to bring
¾ Blogs and articles – content written by TERI’s together communities across the Kumaon region.
researchers to connect to the relevant Hindi The aim is to promote sustainable development
audience. among the farming community in their local
language.
¾ Infographics – information representation through
the use of visual data, charts, and statistics. ¾ TERI in the News and more.

1. Knowledge ¾ Accessibility and confidentiality: Most of the

resources are made accessible to TERI’s research
Management System professionals, while some have controlled access
on account of confidentiality. In case one needs
Creation and sharing of knowledge is important for to access such resources, one may contact their
TERI to establish and sustain competitive advantage. project investigators or KM Admin.
Through TERI's Knowledge Management System
¾ My Contribution/My Division’s Contribution: KMS
(KMS) employees can share knowledge items in one’s
provides a dashboard to show the contributions
possession (namely, reports, fact sheets, data in excel,
made by the logged in member as well as his/her
case studies, lesson learnt, survey questionnaire, etc.)
division.
and collectively learn.
¾ Announcements and Events: The section comprises
Features announcements and a list of upcoming events.
¾ KMS provides options to upload, search, and
download the desired resources for projects, Stakeholders
proposals, project reports, project documents,
All TERI professionals
articles, MoUs, and presentations.
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2. Intranet-Beta ¾ Photo and video gallery

¾ HR announcements (internal job posting, TERI jobs,
Intranet is the central repository for TERIers to access HR training schedule, HR updates, etc.)
the important organizational resources at a single
¾ Open calls
location. With the beta version, the Intranet has been
made accessible to the employees even outside of ¾ Nutrition tips/facts
TERI’s network, which comes handy while working ¾ Quick contacts
remotely in COVID times. ¾ IT apps and services
Features and Sections ¾ Employees on map
¾ Organizational structure (GC, CoD, ACs, etc.)
¾ Rules, policies, guidelines, QHSE
Stakeholders
All TERI employees
¾ Organizational updates banner section
¾ Staff details (new staff, staff on travel, staff on leave,
birthday list, etc.)
¾ DG Tippani
¾ Documents repository (MoMs, MoUs, MIS reports,
annual reports)
¾ Links to important external websites
¾ TERI events and newsletters
¾ Featured and research articles

3. Customer Relationship ¾ TERI CRM – dashboard development

This includes daily monitoring of division-wise
Management contacts and newly created contacts through
Customer relationship management (CRM) has been dashboard. All users/employees of TERI can access
in place for managing customer relations and in the CRM through intranet.
continuing the efforts to enhance the services the
¾ CRM mobile app–development and
following new implementations have been made:
implementation
¾ Lightning implementation in TERI, TERI Press, and Salesforce mobile app implementation was done for
GRIHA Council some divisional directors through which they can
Lightning (Salesforce Lightning) is a component- access contact details anytime and anywhere.
based framework for app development from
¾ Stay in Touch
Salesforce.com, designed to simplify processes for
the users in TERI. Basically, the design and interface This is the application created for updating contact
for users have been changed. details. The contact details are automatically
updated in CRM.
¾ CRM data analysis and reporting
This includes division-wise monthly contacts update, Stakeholders
newly created data analysis by CRM team, and TERI employees, TERI Press, and GRIHA Council
reporting to TERI secretaries and directors.
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4. Green Rating for ¾ Pre-certification Rating Development for GRIHA

AH and Simple Versatile Affordable GRIHA
Integrated Habitat Pre-certification ratings were developed for both

Assessment the GRIHA Affordable Housing and Simple Versatile

Affordable GRIHA (SVAGRIHA) Ratings.
(https://tools.grihaindia.org/)
¾ Site Visit Panel Development
The GRIHA Rating variants undergo periodical technical
revisions and from time to time new rating systems The panel was developed to help the GRIHA
are developed to meet the evolving demands. The representatives to manage the site visit work in an
following are the major developments carried out in effective manner and to organize and simplify the
GRIHA in 2019/20. process of making and submitting due diligence
reports. The panel contains all the relevant clauses
¾ GRIHA Affordable Housing Panel Rating that must be observed during the due diligence
Development visits. GRIHA representatives have to select the
GRIHA Affordable Housing (AH) rating is a status of each clause relevant to the project. It is
performance-oriented system where points are an offline panel with an in-built intelligence. During
awarded for meeting the intent (appraisals) of the the life of the project, three due diligence visits are
criteria. It is a 100-point system consisting of 30 conducted at various stages of construction to verify
criteria categorized under various sections, such as the on-site compliances.
Site Planning, Energy and Occupant Comfort, Water
Saving, Waste Management, Sustainable Building
Materials, Social Aspects, and Bonus Points. Different Stakeholders
levels of certification (one star to five stars) are GRIHA team members and users opting for
awarded based on the number of points earned. GRIHA ratings

The IT Division migrated from Lotus Notes email system storage, ‘OneDrive’, which is part of the Office 365
to Microsoft Office 365 in the last financial year, which Suite, wherein users are allowed to store 1 TB of their
is provided free to non-profit organizations. The Division data; the users in TERI are advised to store their data in
introduced and implemented the use of cloud-based this and they are trained for its efficient use also.
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The upgraded supercomputing facility was also The Division also implemented two new tools to
made available to colleagues working remotely or manage IT issues of the colleagues and to manage
from home through secure connectivity. This helped all the IT assets of the organization, such as hardware,
the researchers to work on the supercomputer and IT devices, and software. The tools are hosted on cloud,
deliver the project output on time. The performance which allow TERI colleagues to log their complaints
and the outputs of the models run on the system were anytime from anywhere. The resolution time, SLA
satisfactory and appraised. of the helpdesk service provider are monitored
and maintained.
The division coordinated and conducted many major
online events for the first time in TERI, such as Virtual The network at Gwal Pahari campus was revamped and
Divisional Retreats, HR Orientation programmes, Town replaced with high-end network devices, which allowed
Halls and Project review meetings using different tools, controlling the network traffic within the LAN system. A
such as Cisco WebEx Meeting Centre, Cisco WebEx new Unified Threat Management (UTM Firewall) device
Event Centre, and Zoom platforms, successfully. was added to enable high availability of gateway firewall
to avoid internet downtime.
A number of laptops with Intel core I7 processor,
8 GB of RAM and 1 TB hard drives were refreshed and This year, the primary focus of the team is to promote
provided to colleagues who mostly travel and work the use of advanced IT technologies, such as artificial
remotely. For better use of these laptops on the office intelligence, machine learning, internet of things, etc.,
network, docking stations were also provided which in research activities/projects.
allow them to connect to the LAN network easily.
The docking station allows to connect the laptop
with bigger TFT screen, external keyboard, mouse, etc.
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Human
Resources
Division
The Human Resources Division aims to
engage the workforce to ensure a growth
enabling, progressive working environment,
which facilitates the realization of the
vision and mission of TERI. The Human
Resources Division has been instrumental
in facilitating learning and development
initiatives for staff to keep them in-sync
with the changing business environment.
Online learning modules and live training
sessions were introduced to ensure that
learning doesn’t stop even when employees
are not physically present in office. We have
initiated wellness programmes that focused
on improving Mental Health and well-being
of employees.

We also focused on providing right remote working We aim at providing cross-divisional work and career
tools that enables employees to connect and opportunities to professionals to contribute to and
collaborate while working from home. Flexible work gain knowledge and expertise in areas other than
from home policies were introduced to ensure their primary research area, thereby improving
employee are safe at home and effectively contribute interdisciplinary capabilities and offerings to the
to ongoing project activities. Regular internship sustainable world. We give high focus on employee
opportunities facilitated by the Human Resources wellness programmes that focus on training and
Division give TERI first pickings of the crème de la guiding our employees towards living a healthy lifestyle
crème of the pool of fresh graduates from the best and enhancing their productivity at work. There are
of institutes in the country who assist researchers on organizational programmes that provide platforms for
various research projects. employees to be a part of organization building and
play a key role in building an inclusive workplace by
Our employee-friendly policies for higher studies participating in cross-functional team projects. TERI,
provide an opportunity to researchers to pursue PhD through the Human Resources Division, encourages
programmes from the top universities across the globe. a culture and an environment that is transparent and
enhances employee engagement.
At TERI, we give utmost importance to the topic of
diversity and sensitivity towards issues of harassment at
the workplace. All the colleagues at TERI are familiarized
and trained on the topic.
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Administrative Services Division

The Administrative Services standards. TERI’s Quality an objective of linking the process
Division provides the necessary Management System (QMS) is of corporate growth and training
administrative and maintenance certified as per ISO 9001:2008 with the expression of corporate
support to all the facilities located standards, its Health and Safety responsibility towards protecting the
at the TERI headquarters at the Management System as per environment. The facility provides a
India Habitat Centre; its regional BS OHSAS 18001:2007, and its unique experience of doing things in
centres located at Bengaluru, Environment Management System an unconventional yet viable way.
Goa, Guwahati, and Mumbai; and as per ISO 14001:2004. The
Administrative Services Division TERI’s growing reach and visibility
the campuses at TERI Gram in
also looks after The RETREAT make it an integral part of the
Gurugram and TERI Himalayan
(Resources Efficient TERI RETREAT itineraries of many international
Centre in Mukteshwar, Uttarakhand.
for Environmental Awareness and dignitaries and delegates,
The strength of the Division lies
Training). The RETREAT centre is a including Heads of Governments.
in its well-motivated, dedicated,
training and conference facility at The professional coordination and
and qualified staff that supports all
TERI Gram. It provides organizations conduct of all such visits continues
operations of TERI round-the-clock.
an opportunity to use its facilities to receive appreciation from the
It maintains and runs all amenities for holding training programmes, Heads of Missions in New Delhi.
and utilities meeting international workshops, and conferences with
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PARTNERSHIPS
AND NETWORKS
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Partnerships and Networks

When trying to link policy, research, and practice, TERI recognizes the need to build collaborative
partnerships and networks with the objective of sharing knowledge. enhancing technological
capabilities, fostering innovation, building local capacities, and strengthening competitiveness.
The institute continues to team up with local, international and bilateral institutions, and research and
acedemic institutions to promote sustainable interventions. Our research collaborations MoUs, and
partnerships, along with their areas of interest, through the year 2019/20, are listed in this section.

Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association

Agarkar Research Institute, Pune Government organization Microbial biotechnology Partnership

network

Andhra Pradesh Capital Government organization Sustainability partner to Sustainability

Region Development Authority Andhra Pradesh Capital partner/funding
(APCRDA Region Development support
Authority (APCRDA) for
the new capital city of
Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh

Assam Agricultural University, Government organization Microbial biotechnology Collaborating

Jorhat project partners

Assam Science Technology & Autonomous Council Post-harvest and possible Funding support
Environment Council (ASTEC) of the Department of collaboration for project and collaborative
Science Technology project partner
& Environment,
Government of Assam

Assam State Council for Science Government organization Microbial research Funding support
and Technology, Assam

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Public sector Bioremediation of oily Funding support

Limited (BPCL) undertaking company sludge, contaminated soil

Biotechnology Industry Government organization Research support Funding support

Research Assistance Council
(BIRAC)

Bureau of Energy Efficiency and Government and German Development of National Funding support
GIZ Development Agency Directory of Energy-
Efficient Building Materials

Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government Implementation of Energy Funding support

Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Conservation Building
Nigam Limited (MPUVNL), Code in the states
Karnataka Renewable Energy
Development Limited (KREDL)

Bureau of Energy Efficiency and Government and German Organizing Knowledge Knowledge partner/
GIZ Development Agency Exchange Programme- funding support
cum-field visit on built
environment framework
through implementation
pathway of Australia
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Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association

Cairns Energy Limited, Gurgaon Public sector company Microbial Biotechnology Funding support/
Partnership net
work

Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Limited Public sector company Microbial biotechnology Partnership
networking

Central Power Research Government organization Research and Collaborative

Institute, developmental studies EMI research
shielding nanocomposites
for power sector

Central Silk Board, Bengaluru Government organization Sericin /polysaccharide Collaborative

encapsulated fertilized for research
crop management and
growth

Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Government organization Medicinal plants Collaborating

Unversity, Kanpur project partners

Council of Scientific & Industrial Government organization Dental nanocomposite Collaborative

Research (CSIR) resins based on hybrid research
dimethacrylates:
mechanical, wear and
shrinkage characteristics

DBT-CIAB Center for Integrated Government organization Microbial biotechnology Funding support
and Applied Biosciences, Mohali

DBT-ICGEB Centre for Advanced Government organization Microbial biotechnology Funding support
Bio-energy Research, Centre
for Genetic Engineering and
Biotechnology, New Delhi

DBT-IOC Centre for Advanced Government organization Microbial biotechnology Funding support
Research on Bioenergy, R&D
Centre, Indian Oil Corporation,
Faridabad

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Metro operator/Special Sustainable Mobility Funder

purpose vehicle (SPV)

Department of Biosciences and Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

Bioengineering, Indian Institute Government organization project partners
of Technology Guwahati, Assam

Department of Biotechnology Government of India Collaboration for research Funding support

agency activities

Department of Biotechnology Government of India Sericulture and medicinal Funding support

plants

Department of Biotechnology Government organization Local treatment of urban Research

sewage streams for healthy collaboration
reuse
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Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association

Department of Biotechnology Government organization DBT-CoE – Sustainability Sustainability

assessment of biofuel assessment of
production systems integrated biofuel
production systems
– sustainability
assessment of
biofuel production
systems

Department of Chemical Government of Australia Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

Engineering, for Process System project partners
Computations, Curtin University,
Perth, Western Australia

Department of Horticulture, Government organization Biotechnology Supply of plants

Bihar

Department of Microbiology, Government organization Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

Central University of Rajasthan project partners

Department of Science and Government of India Collaboration for research Funding support
Technology agency activities on enhancing
energy performance and
thermal comfort in Indian
buildings

Finnish Meteorological Institute, Government of Finland Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

Helsinki, Finland project partners

Flood and River Management Government of Assam Livelihood enhancement Funding support
Agency of Assam (FREMAA)

Gail India Limited Public sector company Microbial biotechnology Funding support

Helmholtz-Centre for Government of Germany Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

Environmental Research, project partners
Leipzig, Germany

Hindustan Petroleum Public enterprise Bioremediation of oily Funding support

Corporation Limited (HPCL) company sludge, contaminated soil

INBIGS, ONGC Jorhat Public sector company Microbial biotechnology Funding support

Indian Institute of Chemical CSIR Institute, Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

Technology (IICT), Hyderabad Government of India project partners

Indian Institute of Technology Government of India Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

(IIT), Delhi project partner

Indian Institute of Technology Government organization Microbial biotechnology Collaborating

(IIT), Guwahati project partners

Indian Institute of Technology Government organization Microbial biotechnology Partnership

(IIT), Madras network
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Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association

Institute of Advanced Studies DST Unit, Government of Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

for Science and Technology, India project partner
a Unit of DST, India

Institute of Bioresources and Government organization Biodiversity and Collaborative

Sustainable Development, bioprospecting project partners
Imphal

Institute of Reservoir Studies, Public sector company Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

ONGC, Ahmedabad project partners
Partnership
network

Karnataka Trade Promotion Government of Karnataka Client for development of Project client
Organization agency, established to new exhibition centre for
promote domestic and Karnataka Trade Promotion
international trade Organization

MECON Limited Public sector undertaking Project client on project Project client
under the Ministry of related to campus
Steel, Government of development for Indian
India Navy

Ministry of Environment, Forest Government of India Livelihood enhancement Funding support

and Climate Change

Ministry of Food Processing Government organization Infrastructure support Funding support

Industries

Ministry of Housing and Urban Government Empanelled consulting Advisory

Affairs, Government of India firm for Smart City Mission
Empanelled training
agency for AMRUT,
Government of India

Mizoram University Government organization Biodiversity and Collaborative

bioprospecting project partners

Nagaland University Government organization Biodiversity and Collaborative

bioprospecting project partners

National Academy of Customs Government Training Project coordinator for Project client
Indirect Taxes and Narcotics Institute – apex institute campus development at
of the Government of Bengaluru
India

National Institute of Government organization Microbial biotechnology Funding support

Interdisciplinary Science
and Technology,
Thiruvananthapuram

NBCC (India) Limited Government of India Project coordinator for Project client
Navratna Enterprise campus development at
Bengaluru
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Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association

National Capital Region Planning Government organization Expert member of Expert member
Board (NCRPB) the study group on
Environment for National
Capital Region Planning
Board (NCRPB)

National Institute of Technology, Government organization Microbial biotechnology Collaborating

Rourkela project partners

Nation Institute of Urban Affairs, Government organization Capacity building Funding support
New Delhi

Naval Research Board Government organization Co-microencapsulated Collaborative

intumescent fire retardant research
system

NITI Aayog Government organization Assessing environmental Engagement with

and economic impact NITI Aayog and
of coal washing, other stakeholders,
transportation, power such as NTPC and
plant, and any other area BHEL
(affecting directly or
indirectly)

North Easter Hill University, Government organization Biodiversity and Collaborative

Shillong bioprospecting project partners

North Eastern Council Government of India Capacity-building Funding support

programme

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Government organization Enhancing energy Information and

Affairs efficiency in the residential market-based
sector instruments
influencing energy
demand in the
residential sector

NTPC (APCPL), Jhajjar Public sector company Microbial biotechnology Partnership

networking

NTPC (NETRA), Greater Noida Public sector company Microbial biotechnology Partnership
networking

N V Patel College of Pure and Government organization Microbial biotechnology Collaborating

Applied Sciences, Vallabh project partners
Vidyanagar – 388120, Gujarat

Oil India Limited R & D Centre, Public sector company Microbial biotechnology Funding support
Duliajan, Assam

ONGC Energy Centre, ONGC Public sector company Microbial biotechnology Funding support
Laxmi Nagar, New Delhi

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Public sector enterprise Bioremediation, Funding support
(ONGC) Limited company consultancy for soil fertility
improvement
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Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association

Power Grid Corporation of India Indian state-owned Establishment of campus Project client
Limited electric utility company for power supply and
headquartered in residential facility
Gurugram, India

Public Health Engineering Government organization Sanitation Funding support

Department, Assam

PWD Department Government organization Providing green rating Project client

for existing government
building stock in the state

Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar Government organization Biodiversity and Collaborative

bioprospecting project partners

Regional Centre of Institute of Government organization Biodiversity and Collaborative

Bioresources and Sustainable bioprospecting project partners
Development (RCIBSD), Sikkim

Sharjah Electricity and Water Government Resources (energy and Research

Authority water) collaboration

State Institute of Panchayat and Government organization Consultancy for detailed Funding support
Rural Development, Guwahati project report

State Level Nodal Agency Government of Assam Monitoring, evaluation, and Funding support
(SLNA), WDC-PMKSY, Assam documentation

Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur Public sector company Microbial biotechnology Funding support

Temper University of Government of Finland Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

Technology, Helsinki, Finland project partners

Tripura University Government organization Biodiversity and Collaborative

bioprospecting project partners
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Domestic & Multinational Corporations

Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association

Amsar Goa Private Limited Private organization Marine technology Project partner

Asia Pacific Ministerial International network Member of Working Group Member of working
Conference on Housing in Asia Pacific Ministerial group
and Urban Development Conference on Housing
(APMCHUD) and Urban Development
(APMCHUD) for disaster
resilience and climate
change

Asian Cities Climate Change International network National Partner to the Knowledge partner
Resilience Network Asian Cities Climate
Change Resilience Network
(ACCCRN)

Astra Microwave Products Private organization Project coordinator for Project client
Limited into R&D of microwave campus development in
and RF products Bengaluru

AETS France Consultancy EU Public Diplomacy in Policy and outreach for

India strengthening India–
EU relations

Confederation of Indian Industry association Sustainable consumption Research collaboration

Industry and production

Counsellor, Environment, International network Resource efficiency and Profile partner

Energy & Climate Change, EU circular economy, marine
Delegation to India litter

Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur International NAMA - GIZ IKI Interface Indo-German

Internationale Zusammenarbeit organization Project bilateral project on
(GIZ) GmbH development and
management of
NAMAs in India

Environmental Solutions Consultancy Resources (energy and Research collaboration

Consultancy water)

European Union Multilateral association Resource efficiency Partnerships are

established between
European and Indian
businesses and
stakeholders on
resource efficiency in
sectors of interest

Federation of Indian Chambers Industry association Sustainable consumption Outreach and

of Commerce & Industry and production advocacy
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Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association

GlS Polymers Polymer industry Fire-retardant cable Collaborative research

sheaths

GIZ German development Organized ANGAN Knowledge partner/

agency conference funding support

Global Resilience Research International network Member of Global Network member

Network (GRRN), pioneered Resilience Research
by Global Resilience Institute Network (GRRN), pioneered
(GRI), at Northeastern by Global Resilience
University, Boston, MA, USA Institute (GRI)

Green Economy Coalition Network/multilateral Sustainable consumption Outreach and

organization and production advocacy

Green Growth Knowledge International network Knowledge management Knowledge sharing

Platform and outreach and outreach

Hindustan Petroleum Industry Biotechnology Collaborative research

Corporation Limited, Vizag

Hindustan Zinc Limited, Industry Biotechnology Collaborative research

Chittorgarh, Rajasthan

Integrated Environmental Software development Supported in providing Knowledge partner

Solutions-Virtual Environment company free licence for participants
during training workshops

International Urban Multilateral organization Member of Advisory Advisory committee

Cooperation (IUC) and Global Committee for
Compact of Mayors , South International Urban
Asia, funded by European Cooperation (IUC)/Global
Union Compact of Mayors,
South Asia

Kanvinde Rai & Chowdhury Private architectural Project client for IIT Bhilai Project client
firm Campus development for
GRIHA LD Certification

Karekar Associates Private architectural Project coordinator for Project client

and engineering firm campus development in
Bengaluru

Mahindra Lifespaces Industry partner Mahindra-TERI Centre of Funding support

Excellence for Sustainable
Habitat

Nirmal Seeds Private Limited, Industry Boitechnology Collaborative research

Maharashtra

ONGC–Teri Biotech Limited Private limited company Bioremediation of oily Funding support
(OTBL) sludge, contaminated soil,
MEOR

Partnership for Action on Network/multilateral Sustainable consumption Policy research

Green Economy organization and production
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Reliance Industries Limited Private sector Bioremediation of oily Funding support

corporation sludge, contaminated soil

Royal Danish Embassy Embassy Partner for Urban Living Knowledge partner
Lab for Smart and
Sustainable Cities in India

Royal Haskoning DHV Independent, Engineering and project Consortium partner for
international management consultancy research
engineering, and for new projects of the
project management Government of India

SB Industrial Private limited company Bioremediation of oily Funding support

Engineering Private Limited sludge, contaminated soil

The World Bank Multilateral organization Potential role of natural gas Study to assess
in MSMEs potential and impact
of switch to natural gas
from heavier polluting
fuels in India’s National
Capital Region MSME
sector

UBER Transport service Sustainable Mobility Funder

provider

World Resources Institute International Food and Land Use Research collaboration
organization Coalition – Engagement in
India
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NGOs & Foundations

Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association

Adelphi Research, Germany Not-for-profit research Policy analysis and strategy Collaborative research
institute consulting, marine litter and partner in field
implementation
Project partner

Austria Recycling Verein zur Not-for-profit research Research in resource Collaborative research
Förderung von Recycling und institute efficiency and recycling and partner in field
Umweltschutz in Österreich implementation
(AREC), Austria

Central Salt Marine Chemicals Project partner

Research Institute (CSMCRI )

Centre for Orchid Gene Research centre, NGO Biodiversity and Collaborative project
Conservation of Eastern bioprospecting partners
Himalayan Region, Manipur

Chamber of Commerce and Not-for-profit Consultancy Collaborative research

Industry of Uzbekistan organization

CIFF – Children’s Investment Foundation Just transition Research collaboration

Fund Foundation to develop the low-
carbon industrial
transition strategy

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce Not-for-profit trade Promote private sector Collaborative research
& Industry (DCCI), Bangladesh organization enterprises and businesses and partner in field
with advocacy, awareness implementation in
and policy inputs to Bangladesh
government

Development Alternatives Non-governmental Sustainable consumption Outreach and

organization and production advocacy

Human India Non-governmental Biotechnology Collaborative research

organization

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Foundation Security concerns in the Conducted a

(KAS) global maritime background study and
event on addressing
non-traditional security
concerns in the global
maritime order and
contextualizing India

National Association of Small Not-for-profit Consultancy Collaborative research

and Medium Business of the organization
Republic of Tajikistan
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Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association

National Cleaner Production Non-profit guarantee Consultancy and advisory Collaborative research
Center (NCPC), Sri Lanka company services, information and partner in field
dissemination, training and implementation in Sri
capacity building, policy Lanka
advocacy

Shakti Sustainable Energy Funding agency Sustainable mobility Funder

Foundation

Society for Environmental and Non-government Providing solutions for Collaborative research
Economic Development Nepal organization (not-for- enhancing productivity, and partner in field
(SEED Nepal) profit) preventing industrial implementation in
pollution, providing better Nepal
working environment,
and improving the quality
of life

STENUM Asia Sustainable Not-for-profit society Consulting in resource Collaborative research

Development Society (STENUM efficiency for industries and partner in field
Asia), India implementation

The Regional Environmental Not-for-profit Research Collaborative research

Centre for Central Asia organization
(CAREC)
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Research and Academic Institutions

Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association

Amsar Goa Private Limited Project partner

All India Institute of Medical Academic Institute- Biotechnology Collaborative

Sciences, New Delhi National research

Assam University, Silchar University Bioremediation Collaborative

project partners

Central Salt Marine Chemicals Research institute Project partner

Research Institute (CSMCRI )

Centre for Energy, The University Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

University of Western Australia, project partners
Perth, Australia

Chemical Oceanography Research institute Marine litter Project partner

Division, CSIR-National
Institute of Oceanography,
Goa

CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Research institute Marine biology Project partner

Centre of Marine and
Environmental Research
of the University of Porto,
Matosinhos | Portugal

College of Veterinary, Academic institute, Biotechnology Collaborative

Mhow, M P National research

CSIR – IITR Lucknow Institute Bioremediation Collaborative

project partners

CSIR – NEERI Nagpur Institute Bioremediation Collaborative

project partners

CSIR-NIO Goa Institute Bioremediation Collaborative

project partners

CSIRO Energy Transformed Research institute Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

Flagship, North Ryde, New project partners
South Wales Australian

CUO, Odisha University, National Biotechnology Collaborative

research

Deakin University University, International Biotechnology Collaborative

research, support
for higher degrees
by research

DBT-ICT Centre for Bioenergy Research institute Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

Research, Mumbai, India project partners
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Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association

DBT-ICGEB Center for Research institution Microbial biotechnology Funding support

Advanced Bio-energy
Research, Center for
Genetic Engineering and
Biotechnology, New Delhi

DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Research institute Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

Biosciences, Institute of project partners
Chemical Technology, Mumbai

DBT-IOC Centre, Faridabad Research institute Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

project partners

DBT-IOC Centre for Advanced Research centre Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

Research on Bioenergy, R&D project partners
Centre, Indian Oil Corporation,
Faridabad

Department of Environmental Research institute Microbial Biotechnology Collaborative

Engineering, Korea Maritime biotechnology project partners
and Ocean University, Busan,
South Korea

Department of Nano Science Academic institute, Nanotechnology Collaborative

& Technology (NST) in Tamil National research
Nadu Agricultural University
(TNAU), Coimbatore, India

Dr Alxendre S. Kellichenkoo, Research institute Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

Director of Polytechnic biotechnology project partners
Research Institute, Belarus
National Technical University

Helsinki Environmental Institute Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

research, Helsinki, Finland project partners

Indian Agricultural Research Research institute Genetic modifications to Collaborative

Institute, PUSA, New Delhi improve biological nitrogen research
fixation for augmenting
nitrogen needs of cereals

IARI, New Delhi University, National Biotechnology Collaborative

research

IASST Guwahati Institute Bioremediation Collaborative

project partners

ICAR-National Bureau of Academic institute, Biotechnology Collaborative

Agricultural Insect Resources National research
(NBAIR), Bengaluru

INESC P&D Brazil & INESC TEC Technology institutions Marine technology Project partner
Portugal
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Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association

INESC TEC - Instituto de Technology institutions Marine technology Project partner

Engenharia de Sistemas e
Computadores-Tecnologia e
Ciência, Campus da FEUP, R. Dr
Roberto Frias, 4200- 465 Porto

Indian Institute of Chemical CSIR Institute, Microbial biotechnology Microbial

Technology, Hyderabad, India Government of India biotechnology

IISER Bhopal Institute Bioremediation Collaborative

project partners

Indian Institute of Technology, Academic institute Wastewater treatment Collaborative

New Delhi research

Indian Institute of Technology Academic institute Climate change, water Project partner
Bombay resources management

Indian Institute of Technology, Research institute Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

Mandi, Himachal Pradesh partner

Indian Institute of Technology Research institute Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

Guwahati project partners

INL, Portugal Research institute, Biotechnology Collaborative

international research

Institute of Nano Science and Academic institute, Nanotechnology Collaborative

Technology (INST), Mohali national research

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Academic institute, Biotechnology Collaborative

Advanced Scientific Research, national research
Jakkur, Bengaluru

Laboratório Nacional de Institute Groundwater Project partner

Engenharia Civil, Lisbon,
Portugal

Metropolia Institute of Institute Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

Technology, Helsinki, Finland project partners

Motilal Nehru National Institute Institute Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

of Technology (MNNIT), project partners
Allahabad

National Environmental Research institute Environmental pollution, Collaborative

Engineering Research Institute wastewater research
(NEERI), Nagpur

National Institute of Research institute Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

Interdisciplinary Science partner
and Technology,
Thiruvananthapuram

National Institute of Hydrology, Institute Climate change, water Project partner

Belgaum, Karnataka resources management
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Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association

National Physical Laboratory, Research institute Biotechnology Collaborative

New Delhi research

Norwegian Technical Academia Knowledge partner

University – Norges teknisk-
naturvitenskaplige universitet
(NTNU)

Oil India Laboratory, Chemical Research institute Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

Department, Duliajan, Assam partner

Portuguese Institute for the Research institute Marine technology Project partner
Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA)
Division of Aquaculture and
Upgrading (DivAV)

Sardar Patel University, Bakrol, Research institute Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

Anand, Gujarat research

State Forest Research Institute, Research institute Biotechnology Collaborative

Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh research

The Maldives National University Research Collaborative

University research

University of Aveiro, Portugal University Developing porous ceramics Collaborative

from waste research

University of Delhi South University, central Biotechnology Collaborative

Campus research

University of Leicester, UK University, international Biotechnology Collaborative

research,

University of Lisbon, Portugal University Climate change, adaptation Project partner

modeling

University of New South Wales, Academia Knowledge partner/

Sydney funding support

University of Pannonia, Research institute Microbial biotechnology Collaborative

Veszprem, Hungary biotechnology project partners

University of Salerno, Italy University Wastewater treatment Collaborative

research

Wageningen University & University Wastewater treatment Collaborative

Research, Netherlands research
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KNOWLEDGE
CONTRIBUTIONS
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Representation in National and

International Expert Group Committees
¾ Balakrishnan M. 2017-till date Expert member for ¾ Kedia S. Expert, Green Budgeting, Government of
DST Engineering & Technology Development under Bihar
Women Scientists Scheme-B (WOS-B) ¾ Kedia S. Member, Taskforce on Greening Rural
¾ Balakrishnan M and Batra V S. Member of Chemical Development, Ministry of Rural Development
Division Council of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) ¾ Kedia S. Board Member, World Sustainable
¾ Bhattacharjya S. Team leader to support Ministry of Development Forum
Environment, Forest and Climate Change towards ¾ Kedia S. Lead Author (Finance, Economics, and
preparation of India’s draft resource efficiency policy Private Sector), Second Assessment Report on
of India Climate Change and Cities
¾ Bhattacharjya S. Expert member of MEITY project ¾ Kedia S. Co-chair, Research Committee on
on “Study for development of process technology Inclusiveness, Green Growth Knowledge Platform
to recover valuable materials from end-of-life silicon
solar modules” implemented by C-MET Hyderabad ¾ Kedia S. Member, Indo-German Expert Group on
Inclusive and Green Economy
¾ Bhattacharjya S. Member of the Bureau of India
Standard committee on environment management ¾ Khan A. Life Time Member of Indian Society of
Systems for Science and Engineering (ISSE)
¾ Dhingra S. Member, Project Appraisal Committee
constituted by the Ministry of New and Renewable ¾ Kumar A. Member, Interim Administrative Cell of
Energy for Evaluating and Recommending International Solar Alliance (ISA)
Proposals for Biomass-based Power, Bagasse-based ¾ Kumar A. Member, Governing Council of National
Cogeneration Projects Institute of Solar Energy (NISE)
¾ Dhingra S. Member, Study Steering Committee ¾ Kumar A. Member, Advisory Committee of ONGC
Constituted by TIFAC for Overall Steering and Energy Centre for Appraisal of R&D Programme in
Guidance of the Study on ‘Biofuels – Current Status Clean Energy
and R & D Roadmap’.
¾ Kumar A. Member, ‘R&D Project Appraisal
¾ Dhingra S. Member, Project Appraisal Committee, Committee’ of MNRE for Solar Thermal and Solar PV
Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency Projects
¾ Dubey M. Life Member of Indian Society of ¾ Kumar A. Member, Expert Panels Constituted by
Nanomedicine, New Delhi, India ONGC and IOCL for Developing Solar Cooking
¾ Garud S. Member, Indian Standards Expert Solutions to Suit All Variety of Indian type Cooking
Committee on Solar Energy ¾ Kumar A. Life Member, Solar Energy Society of India
¾ Garud S. Member, Central Geological Programming since 1986
Board, Committee No. XII- Geoscience for
¾ Pant D, Resource Person, Swachh Bharat Mission
Sustainable Development
by National Institute of Urban Affairs, Ministry of
¾ Garud S. Member, Member of Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs
ElectroTechnical Division 42 on Wind Energy,
Bureau of Indian Standards ¾ Ram N K, Member of Sub Group of Renewable
Sector Energy Data Management, NITI Aayog –
¾ Lal B Technical Expert Committee on Environmental
Energy, Climate Change and Overseas Vertical
Biotechnology of the Department of Biotechnology
to Review the Proposal and Progress of an Ongoing ¾ Ram N K, Member, Solid Mineral Fuels and Solid
Project Bio Fuels Sectional Committee, Bureau of Indian
¾ Lenka SK. Life Member of Society for Plant Standards (Petroleum, Coal and Related Products
Biochemistry and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India Department)
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¾ Roy P. Life Time Member of Indian Society of ¾ Sailaja R R N. Life Member for the Asian Polymer
Systems for Science and Engineering (ISSE) Association (APA)
¾ Sailaja R R N. Member (for life) of the Indian Society ¾ Sailaja R R N. Member of American Chemical
for Technical Education, India. Society(ACS) up to 2016
¾ Sailaja R R N. Life Member of Society of Polymer ¾ Sailaja R R N. Life Time Member of Indian Society of
Science India (SPSI) Systems for Science and Engineering (ISSE)
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Representation in National
and International Journals
¾ Adholeya A. Chairman, Task Force on Biological ¾ Adholeya A. Member, Soil Quality and Fertilizers
Agents, DBT (Department of Biotechnology), Sectional Committee, Bureau of Indian Standards,
Ministry of Science & Technology New Delhi

¾ Adholeya A. Chair Policy Committee, International ¾ Adholeya A. Member, Experts Committee on the
Mycorrhiza Society, Canada Adholeya A. Member, Application of Nanotechnology in Agriculture and
International Fertilizer Association, France Medicine, DBT (Department of Biotechnology),
Ministry of Science & Technology, New Delhi
¾ Adholeya A. Member, Scientific and Technical
Appraisal and Advisory Groups (STAGs), Department ¾ Adholeya A. Member, Advisory Board, The Fertilizer
of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi Association of India, New Delhi

¾ Adholeya A. Member, Advisory Board Louis Dreyfus

Foundation, France
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HUMAN CAPITAL AND

INFRASTRUCTURE
FACILITIES
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Human Capital
At TERI, we consider all TERI-tes to be GENDER
of utmost value and the key resource
for success of the Institution. The
synergy brought about by our human
resources is a result of the freedom and
flexibility that the Institute provides to
its research professionals. TERI fosters
a culture, which respects diversity 31% 69%
in age, gender, and education, and Female Male

realizes that each individual is unique

and that each one brings a fresh AGE DISTRIBUTION
perspective and their own skill sets to
the table, which in turn helps TERI build
a collaborative culture.

Our strength lies in the diversity of our

people and we respect the fact that
their different views and ideas help 22%
AGE
33%
AGE
23%
AGE
22%
AGE
us stimulate our minds intellectually. 22-30 31-40 41-50 51
TERI encourages its researchers to YEARS YEARS YEARS AND ABOVE

work on cross-functional and cross-

QUALIFICATION
divisional basis because it realizes that
the interdisciplinary approach, the
exchange of best work practices, and
the concerted effort in thought and
action leads to the desired outcome, OTHERS
which in turn enhances sponsor and
client satisfaction. 28% 48% 12% 13%
GRADUATE POSTGRADUATE PhD

SPECIALIZATION

11% 17% 4% 7%
SOCIAL SCIENCE & BIOTECH & ECONOMICS ENERGY
AWARENESS AGRICULTURE

8% 3% 8% 43%
ENGINEERING INFORMATION & ENVIRONMENT OTHERS
TECHNOLOGY
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Infrastructure Facilities
An Institute of the calibre and spread of TERI requires the presence of state-of-the-art, modern, and
vital infrastructure facilities, which are instrumental in facilitating research and development on a large
scale. TERI has developed a host of infrastructure facilities, across the length and breadth of the country,
which continued to propel the Institute towards greater success and achievement in the year 2019/20.

CMCC Solar Lighting Film and

Germplasm Bank Laboratory Television Unit
The Centre for Mycorrhizal Culture The Solar Lighting Laboratory is The Film and Television Unit has
Collection is stepping into its involved in design customization, been producing some award-
second-generation level with lab- and field-based performance winning documentaries and owns
an objective of supplying well- assessment, and training on the basic infrastructure to execute
characterized mycorrhizal cultures distributed generation-based a film or television shoot end-
to researchers and industry. The systems for various applications. to-end. It has been constantly
Bank has three temperature- These include solar lighting producing high-quality DV output
controlled greenhouses at systems, solar multi-utility charging meant for television broadcast and
Gwal Pahari which house 2,800 stations for charging lanterns, theatre screenings.
isolates of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal mobile phones, and e-bikes.
Fungi (AMF) and 285 cultures
of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi (EMF)
collected from different soil Mass Production
Technology
types from India and around the
globe. Our molecular biology and
biochemical labs are equipped with In vitro mass production
avant-garde equipment which aid technology produces viable,
in characterizing each isolate and healthy, genetically pure,
help in generating an information and high-quality mycorrhizal
database which is available on the propagules without any
CMCC website (http://mycorrhizae. pathogenic contamination in a
org.in/CMCC). sterile environment.

DNA Fingerprinting diversity, and marker assisted breeding.

The facility harbours a LICOR 4300 DNA
and Molecular analyser and other molecular biology-
related equipment. The facility is being
Breeding Lab used for providing DNA fingerprinting
The DNA fingerprinting facility is a services to state horticulture departments
state-of-the art laboratory for varietal and genotyping services to plant breeders
identification, mapping of genetic for their breeding programmes.
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Herbal Garden
at Supi
The herbal garden is home to more
than 60 different varieties of fresh and
dry exotic vegetables, fruits, and herbs
such as Broccoli, Pockchoy, Kiwi, Plum,
Parsley, Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano, and
Peppermint.

Plant Genetic
Transformation and
Functional Genomics
Laboratory
This laboratory has all the basic equipment such
as Real Time–PCR, gel electrophoresis systems,
and plant culture room. It works on developing
genetically modified plants for better quality and
productivity under changing environments.

Micropropagation
Technology Park
Complete with infrastructural facilities ranging
from modern laboratories and greenhouses to
nurseries that are required for mass production of
tissue-cultured plants, the facility has an annual
production capacity of over two million plants.

TERI–Deakin Nanobiotechnology
Research Centre
The Centre bridges the gap between industry and academia through
research and collaboration of leading international experts to generate
effective solutions for a sustainable future. This Centre is working
towards a greener and more advanced use of nanotechnology for
resolving challenges in agriculture, biofuel production, and biomedical
issues through nanoparticles, nano-biosensors, nanocarrier-
formulations, nanodelivery of agrochemicals, and seed coating
formulations (see http://tdnbc.teriin.org).
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Fermentation Technology and

Research Centre
The Centre is a state-of-the-art fermentation facility with a pilot-
scale platform to carry out studies. It has a series of fermentors of
working volume ranging from 3.5 litres to 13,000 litres. Apart from
mass-scale production of indigenously developed oil degrading
bacterial cultures, the facility has capacity to carry out research
on anaerobic fermentation processes in pilot and large industrial
scale. The facility also has the necessary analytical infrastructure for
quality control and analysis of various fermentation products.

Supercomputer to
Enhance Climate
Modelling Capabilities
TERI has acquired supercomputing facility to boost its
activities on climate modelling. The supercomputer
consists of 512 cores that can draw a peak
performance of 5.5 T Flops. Total RAM is 1000 GB
with 32TB of storage space and about 24TB of backup
storage. Models posted on the HPC system are CESM,
CCSM, NorESM, WRF, and PRECIS.

TERI Water Laboratory

Recognized and certified under the Environment (Protection) Act
of 1986 by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (now, Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change), Government of India, the
laboratory is equipped with field sampling, monitoring equipment,
and analytical instruments. The laboratory provides multi-disciplinary
water quality and quantity monitoring, testing, and related services.

Microbial Biotechnology
Laboratory
The laboratory is an experimentation facility for
the exploration of microbial diversity to provide
biotechnological solutions in the field of environmental
restoration and biofuels. The facility has state-of-the-art
molecular biology set up with automated facility and real-time
PCR systems. Infrastructure for both aerobic and anaerobic
microbiology facility is available. The laboratory is supported
by analytical facility that is equipped with necessary GC (with
TCD and FID), GCMS, HPLC (with diode array and RI detector)
systems with other requisite instrumentations.
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TRISHA
TERI’s Himalayan Centre at Latey Bunga
exemplifies ‘ideal’ green environment. It is a
symbol of optimum use of natural resources such
as solar and other forms of renewable energy.

Solar Power Pack

It is an integrated solar multi-utility
charging station for charging
lanterns, mobile phones, and e-bikes.

TERI’s Research Library and

Facility in Information Centre
Bengaluru The TERI library houses a wide array
The TERI Southern Regional of resources on energy, environment,
Centre building is a judicious and sustainable development—from
blend of technology and books, journals, and papers to the
tradition that promotes energy world’s leading academic databases.
efficiency and sustainable A book digitization scanner —
development. “Bookeye 4” — is installed in the
Library and Information Centre.

TERI Gram
TERI Gram is located
on the outskirts of
Delhi. It is a sustainable
habitat consisting of
residential as well as
conference facilities,
powered by a specially

Test Bed Facility,

designed renewable
energy system to

Gwal Pahari meet its energy

requirements.
TERI and Somfy India Private Limited
have came together to set up a Test
Bed Facility at Gwal Pahari in the year
2015/16. The main objective of setting
up this facility is to derive the benefits
of Somfy Roller Blinds in test building.
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Contribution to
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https://10.1007/978-3-030-16534-5_11
Effector proteins of Rhizophagus proliferus: Conserved
 Sashidhar P, Kochar M, Singh B, Gupta M K, Cahill D, protein domains may play a role in host-specific
Adholeya A, Dubey M. 2019. Biochar for delivery of interaction with different plant species. Brazilian Journal of
agri-inputs: Current status and future perspectives. Microbiology 50(3): 593–601
Science of the Total Environment. DOI: https://10.1016/j.
 Srivastava S, Adholeya A. 2019. Intellectual Property:
scitotenv.2019.134892
Data mapping in the area of biofertilizers. In: Singh H,
 Sashidhar P, Kochar M, Singh B R, Gupta M K, Brau Keswani C, Singh S (eds), Intellectual Property Issues in
L, Cahill D, Adholeya A, Dubey M. 2019. Proceedings Microbiology. Springer, Singapore
of 2nd International Conference on Nanoscience and
 Srivastava S, Cahill DM, Adholeya A. 2019. Optimal method
Nanotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore,
selection for biocompatible extraction of rosmarinic
Tamil Nadu, e-ISBN: 978-93-89640-07-6
acid from mycorrhizal hairy roots of Ocimum basilicum.
Biotechnology Reports 23: e00325
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Sustainable Habitat
Centre for Sustainable indiatimes.com/news/industry/environmental-benefits-
of-scrappage-policy-age-as-the-sole-criterion-meets-the-

Mobility requirement/74060964

 TERI. 2019. Comparison of Decarbonisation Strategies for

 Harikumar A. 2020. Behavioural economics and auto
India’s Land Transport Sector: An Inter Model Assessment.
slowdown. The Economic Times. Details available at https://
Details available at: https://shaktifoundation.in/wp-content/
energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/energy-speak/
uploads/2019/11/Intermodel-Study_Final-Report.pdf
author/2441/aravind-harikumar
 TERI. 2019. Faster Adoption of Electric Vehicles in
 Harikumar A, Thakur P. 2019. Clearing haze on shared
India: Perspective of Consumers and Industry. Details
mobility. Details available at https://www.teriin.org/article/
available at: https://www.teriin.org/sites/default/
clearing-haze-shared-mobility
files/2019-11/Faster%20adoption%20of%20electric%20
 Harikumar A, Thakur P. 2019. Assessing the impact vehicles%20in%20India.pdf
and cost-effectiveness of electric vehicle subsidy in
 TERI. 2019. Assessing Socio-Economic Benefits of Delhi
India. Journal of Resources, Energy and Development
Metro. New Delhi: TERI
16(2): 55–66
 TERI. 2020. Emerging Role of Bike (Motorcycle) Taxis in
 Kumar, M. 2019. Free public transport for women – Stupid,
Urban Mobility. Details available at: https://www.teriin.org/
it’s all about their safety! Details available at: https://
sites/default/files/2020-03/emerging-role-bike-discussion-
www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/travel-trends/
paper_1.pdf
free-public-transport-for-women-stupid-its-all-about-their-
safety-4209691.html  TERI. 2019. Policy Brief on Regulatory Policies for Electric
Auto-rickshaws. Details available at: https://www.teriin.org/
 Qamar S. 2020. Dilution of MV Act will lead to more
sites/default/files/2020-02/Policy%20brief%20-%20EV%20
casualties. BW Auto World, Business World, January
Three-wheelers.pdf
23, 2020. Details available at: http://bwautoworld.
businessworld.in/article/Dilution-Of-MV-Act-Will-Lead-To- Â Thakur, P. 2019. Affordability of travel in Delhi. BT Auto World
More-Casualties/23-01-2020-182634/

 Qamar S. 2019. Enhanced rail share for fly ash transport.

Rail Business, July 2019 issue
Centre for Urban Planning
 Qamar S, Ghate A. 2019. Carbon footprint of urban and Governance
public transport systems in Indian cities. Case
 National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and TERI. 2020.
Studies on Transport Policy. Details available at:
Mainstreaming Urban Resilience: Lessons from Indian
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/
Cities. Policy Brief. New Delhi
S2213624X18302360?dgcid=author
 Rahiman, R. 2019. Addressing Critical Issues for Building
 Rao I V. 2019. Complexities of public charging. The
Climate Resilient Infrastructure, Climate and Environment.
Economic Times, December 13, 2019. Details available
T-20 Policy Brief (Japan: T-20). TERI
at: https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/energy-
speak/complexities-of-public-charging-for-evs/3923 Â TERI. 2019. Making Indian Cities Energy Smart. TERI-UNSW
Policy Brief. New Delhi: The Energy and Resources Institute
 Rao I V, Harikumar A. 2020. Environmental benefits of
scrapping policy. The Economic Times, February 10, Â TERI. 2018. Making Liveable Cities: Challenges and Way
2020. Details available at: https://auto.economictimes. Forward. Policy Brief. New Delhi: TERI
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GRIHA Council  Behal M. 2019. Building materials: Leapfrog to energy

efficiency in buildings. Energy Future, July–September,
 GRIHA Council. 2019. GRIHA V2019 Abridged Manual. New 2019. Details available at: https://www.teriin.org/article/
Delhi: GRIHA Council sustainable-building-materials-accelerating-journey-
towards-low-carbon-development
 GRIHA Council. 2019. Existing Day Schools Abridged
Manual. New Delhi: GRIHA Council  Chauhan P, Reddy L. 2019. Addressing building energy
performance & retrofit challenges in India. Emerging
 Seth S. 2019. The GRIHA Council joins hands with the
Trends in Public Architecture. New Delhi: Central Public
Indian Institute of Architects to promote green buildings –
Works Department. Details available at: https://cpwd.gov.
Edexlive, The New Indian Express, August 1, 2019
in/Publication/Proceedings_of_Seminar_on_Emerging_
 Seth S. 2019. Taj Mahal trick helps India cool buildings Trends_In_Public_Architecture_10_Sep.pdf
smartly, Bloomberg NEF, September 24, 2019
 Das P, Bahadur N, Dhawan V. Surfactant modified
 Seth S. 2019. Enhancing efficiency in Indian building, BW titania for Cadmium removal and treatment of textile
Smart Cities Magazine, October 22, 2019. wastewater together being environmentally safe towards
seed germination and plant growth of Vigna Radiata.
 Seth S. 2019. Want to live in a 5-star rated home?
Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27 (2020)
Here’s how it can be possible, The Economic Times,
7795–7811
December 20, 2019
 GRIHA Council. 2019. Existing Commercial Building Retrofit
 Seth S. 2019. Affordable housing can be green too’,
Guidelines. 2019. Details available at https://www.teriin.org/
Hindustan Times, February 25, 2020
sites/default/files/2019-06/existing-commercial-building-
 Seth S. 2019. Synergy needed among architects, retrofit-guidelines.pdf.pdf
real estate developers, govt to deliver green buildings,
 Kumari P, Bahadur N, Dumee L F. Photo-catalytic
Saur Energy Magazine, February 26, 2020.
membrane reactors for the remediation of persistent
organic pollutants – a review. Separation and Purification

Sustainable Buildings, Delhi Technology 230(2020): 115878

 Mathur D, Gerritsen R, Azam S, Shanmugum B, Crawford

 Bahadur N. 2019. Advanced oxidation nanotechnology
R, Seth S, Behal M, Bassi S. 2019. Construction Waste
(AON) for achieving zero liquid discharge (ZLD). eNREE – an
Reduction: Australia–India collaborative workshops. Policy
electronic Newsletter published jointly by TERI and Ministry
Paper. Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University
of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC),
Government of India, Jan–March, 2019 issue, Vol. 15, Issue 4 Â Seth S. 2019. To meet future energy demands, India is
promising a push toward sustainability. CNBC Edition
 Bahadur N. 2019. TADOX to treat sewage and industrial
Online Coverage, August 16
wastewater for optimum reuse in industrial processes.
EPC World, October 2019, pp. 46–47 Â TERI. 2019. Building Regulation for Resilience in
Uttarakhand. New Delhi
 Bahadur N. 2019. Indigenous effort: TERI develops
innovative technology for end-to-end treatment of
wastewater. Chemical Weekly (National),
October 2019, p. 152
Sustainable Buildings, SRC
 Modi A, Sahoo K. 2019. Evaluation of Thermal Comfort in
 Bahadur N, Bhargava N. 2019. Novel pilot scale
Natural Ventilated Houses at Various Locations in Warm
photocatalytic treatment of textile & dyeing industry
and Humid Climate Zone, presented at the National
wastewater to achieve process water quality and enabling
Conference on Reviving Regional Wisdom in Architecture –
zero liquid discharge. Journal of Water Process Engineering
2019, Poornima University
32: 100934
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Poster Presentations
 Bhattacharya N, Singh B R, Cahill D, Yang W, Greene W,  Priyam A, Das R K, Shultz A, Dinda A, Singh P P. 2019.
Kochar M, Gupta M. 2019. Green synthesized graphene as Analysis for toxic impact of agriculturally useful biogenic
a novel delivery system for agri-inputs. Oral presentation, nanohydroxyapatite on humans: In vitro cytological and
6th International Conference on Nano Science and hematological studies. E-Poster, Indo-US Symposium Indo-
Nanotechnology 2019, Sri Lanka, December US bilateral symposium: Next generation biologically
synthesized nanofertilizers for seed coating and foliar
 Bhuyan D. 2019. The silky way of post-harvest preservation,
application, TERI-Gwal Pahari, September 5–7
Poster, NanoforAgri, Aerocity, New Delhi, December 21–22
 Sashidhar P, Kochar M, Singh B, Gupta M, Brau L, Cahill D,
 Gehlout S, Pandey A, Das R, Bhat M, Afonso L, Schultz
Adholeya A, Dubey M. 2019. Rationale delivery of agri-
A, Dinda A, Singh P P. 2019. In vitro toxicity analysis of
inputs: An approach to increase resource use efficiency
agriculturally useful and biologically synthesized iron
and mitigate environmental risk and human health
oxide nanoparticles. E-Poster, Indo-US Symposium Indo-
hazard. E-Poster, Indo-US Symposium Indo-US bilateral
US bilateral symposium: Next generation biologically
symposium: Next generation biologically synthesized
synthesized nanofertilizers for seed coating and foliar
nanofertilizers for seed coating and foliar application, TERI-
application, TERI-Gwal Pahari, September 5–7
Gwal Pahari, September 5–7
 Mishra R C, Barrow C J, Goel M. 2019. Anti-oxidative
 Singh N. 2019. Poster on advance cultivation technologies
Bioactive Compounds from Terrestrial Endophytic Fungus
of apple for Uttarakhand presented on Apple Day
Aspergillus terreus – AREF023 as Potential Food Additive at
organized by CITH-ICAR, Mukteshwar, Uttarakhand,
3rd International conference on NanoForAgri – 2019, New
December 23
Delhi, India, November 21–22
 Tiwary I, Callahan D, Conlan X, Johnson S, Mishra A K,
 Kalra R, Conlan X, Goel M. 2019. Effect of solvents and
Adholeya A. 2019. Extraction of red colored pigment from
extraction techniques on the composition and antioxidant
natural resources. Poster, NanoforAgri, Aerocity, New Delhi,
activity of lichen Pseudevernia furfuracea. 2nd Food
December 21–22
Chemistry Conference: Shaping the future of food
quality, safety, nutrition and health 2019 at Seville, Spain,
September 17–19
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Patents
 Lenka S, Arya S S. A novel vanillin coupled EPI  Lenka S, Arya SS, Das R K. A novel vanillin linked noble
(efflux pump inhibitor) mediated process protocol-based metal nanocomposite (nanoformulation) for enhancing
product (IN 2018 1104 1967, full application) antibiotic (IN 2018 1104 1968, full application)

Conferences
 Adholeya A. 2019. Speaker in Green Technologies,  Adholeya A. 2019. Workshop on Biotechnology Start-up
Circular Economy and Restoration of Cultural Heritage Ecosystem in India, BCIL at New Delhi in March, 2019
(GTCERCH-2019). Raja Balwant Singh College, Agra
 Adholeya A. 2020. Esteemed speaker for the technical
 Adholeya A. 2019. Chair, Session 10: Sustainable session titled ‘Key enablers for the growth of seed
management 1 (agriculture, rangeland and forestry business’ to speak on ‘Nano Biologicals-Emerging
management), Mycorrhizas in the Global Change context, Innovation in Biological Seed Treatments’ scheduled
ICOM10, Merida, Mexico on February 17, 2020

 Adholeya A. 2019. Speaker – National Conference on  Giriyan A and Garg S. 2020. Isolation of biofilm-
Recent Trends in Chemical Sciences & RSC Workshop on forming bacteria to remediate heavy metal arsenic
Periodic Table: Boon for Mankind, University of Delhi, Delhi pollution. Presented at the International Conference on
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology (ICBAM-2020) at
 Adholeya A. 2019. Speaker – Leveraging Water Security for
the Institute of Applied Medicine and Research, Ghaziabad,
Sustainable Agricultural Water Management: Role of ICID.
Uttar Pradesh, February 7–8, 2020
ICID Foundation, New Delhi
 Panandiker A P, Venkatesh B, Gude S, Mahender K, and
 Adholeya A. 2019. Speaker – Deakin Agritech Conference,
Chachadi A G. 2020. Analyzing implications of land-use
Australia
change coupled with climate change on river flow using
 Adholeya A. 2019. Speaker – Biotikos 2019, TERI University, a hydrological model: Case study of River Sal in Goa,
New Delhi India. Presented at 3rd International Web Conference on
Climate Change Impacts on Environment and Biodiversity,
 Adholeya A. 2019. National Conference on ‘Biotechnology
Bangalore University, India
& Environment for Sustainable Development (BioESD2019)’
in Jaipur from March 29 to March 30, 2019 Â Panandiker A P, Honnungar V, Venkatesh B, and Machineni
N. 2019. Projections of future dependable flow in the light
 Adholeya A. 2019. Speaker – International Symposium on
of changing climate: A case study of Uguem River in Goa,
‘Biotechnology for Food-Nutritional Security & Organic
India, Presented at IUKWC workshop ‘Science & Innovation
Agriculture’ in Jorhat, Assam
for Catchment Management’, University of Warwick, UK
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Memoranda of Understanding
 Memoranda of Understanding with INESC TEC -  Memoranda of Understanding between PWD Department,
Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Government of Maharashtra and GRIHA Council for
Technology and Science, providing green rating for existing government building
stock in the state
 Memoranda of Understanding between National Real
Estate Development Corporation (NAREDCO) and GRIHA Â Cooperation for Excellence in Marine Exploration and
Council at the 11th GRIHA Summit Navigation Technologies (CEMENT) initiative was also
signed, which constitutes the basis for a strategic alliance
 Memoranda of Understanding with GRIHA Council at the
amongst many institutions located in Goa namely, National
11th GRIHA Summit for First Construction Council
Institute of Oceanography, National Centre for Polar and
 Memoranda of Understanding between Indian Institute of Ocean Research, IIT Goa and Goa Shipyard Limited.
Architects (IIA), Northern Chapter and GRIHA Council at
the 11th GRIHA Summit

Training Programmes
 Sixteen, three-day training under GRIHA V2015 training  Seven student training programmes pan India
programmes pan India
 Two webinars on GRIHA rating
 Nine, one-day training programmes on GRIHA rating pan
 Ten Paryavaran Rakshak programmes
India
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FINANCIAL
SUMMARY
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY 2019/20

INFLOWS (` in Lakh)

81.18% 1.56% 0.72% 16.54%

`14652.05 `282.55 `130.2 `2984.48
INCOME FROM INCOME FROM SALE OF INCOME FROM
PROJECTS INVESTMENTS PUBLICATIONS OTHERS

TOTAL 100% (` 18049.28)

OUTFLOWS (` in Lakh)

47.03% 4.28% 0.18%

`8066.99 `734.35 `30.08
SALARIES EQUIPMENT BUILDINGS

40.22% 5.86% 2.43%

`6898.81 `1004.43 `416.15
RESEARCH RENTAL,UTILITIES, ADMINISTRATIVE
MATERIAL, TRAVEL INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENSES
AND MAINTENANCE

TOTAL 100% (` 17150.81)

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