TERI, established in 1974, has evolved as a dynamic and flexible organization

with a global vision and a local focus. With a starting focus on documentation and
information dissemination, TERI has today emerged as a leading scientific and
policy research institute. Activities towards research in these fields dealing with
energy, environment, and all aspects of sustainable development were initiated
towards the end of 1982. These activities emerged from TERI’s firm conviction
that efficient utilization of energy, sustainable use of natural resources, large-scale
adoption of renewable energy technologies, and reduction of all forms of waste
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TERI is deeply comitted to every aspect of sustainable development, and has
always emphasized innovative solutions to make the world a better and greener
place. Although TERI’s vision is global, its roots are firmly entrenched in Indian
soil. All activities in TERI move from formulating local- and national-level
strategies to shaping global solutions to critical energy- and environment-related
issues. Towards this end, TERI has established regional centres in Bengaluru, Goa,
Guwahati, Mumbai, and the Himalayas. It has set up affiliate institutes—TERI-
NA (The Energy and Resources Institute, North Amerca), Washington, DC, USA,
and TERI Europe, London, UK—and also has a presence in Japan, Malaysia,
the UAE and Africa (in partnership with the Economic Commission for Africa,
Addis Ababa).

TERI hosts the annual Delhi Sustainable Development Summit—a global forum
that seeks to provide long-term solutions to the collective challenge of sustainable
development. Held annually, it is the only event of its kind in the world, eliciting
participation by global leaders from every sector. Now globally esteemed as
prominent summit on global issues related to sustainable development, it provides
hope to communities lagging behind on development indicators.

With staff strength of about 1000, drawn from multidisciplinary and highly
specialized fields, offices and regional centres equipped with state-of-the-art
facilities, and a diverse range of activities, TERI is the largest developing-country
institution working to move human society towards a sustainable future. TERI
makes effective use of the latest developments in modern information technology
in both its in-house and outreach activities.

TERI lays great emphasis on training, capacity building, and education. In 1999, it
set up the TERI University with approval from the University Grant Commession.
Since inception, it has evolved as a research university, offering Doctoral and
Masters programmes in bioresources, biotechnology, energy, environment,
regulatory and policy studies, and natural resources management. Surpassing
25 years of excellence in research nad innovation, TERI is now poised for future
growth, driven by a global vision and outreach, with a philosophy that assigns
primacy to enterprise in government, industry, and individual actions.

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CONTENTS
Director General’s Report.................................................... 2
Director General’s Office..................................................... 6
Resources and Global Security . ........................................... 9
Sustainable Development Outreach.................................... 13
Social Transformation........................................................ 21
TERI Press......................................................................... 27
Water Resources............................................................... 31
Asian Energy Institute........................................................ 36
Energy-Environment Policy................................................. 39
Energy-Environment Technology Development..................... 43
Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology ....................... 47
Industrial Energy Efficiency ............................................... 52
Information Technology and Services.................................. 56
Library and Information Sciences........................................ 60
Regional Centres............................................................... 64
Regulatory Studies and Governance.................................... 78
TERI Worldwide................................................................ 82
Biotechnology and Management of Bioresources................. 89
Earth Sciences and Climate change..................................... 93
Human Resources Development......................................... 98
Technology Dissemination and Enterprise Development...... 102
TERI University................................................................ 105
Decentralized Energy Solutions......................................... 108
Appendices......................................................................112
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he year 2009-10 has been a momentous period
for TERI’s growth and development. The
Institute continued to evolve and develop as
an organization dedicated to moving human society
towards the objectives of sustainable development and to
meet the challenges the world would face in the future.
TERI also carried out some interim reorganization of
its functions, so that not only could the Institute ensure
proper cohesion and coordination between inter-related
activities but also provide a structured focus to dealing
on a timely basis with very specific subjects that would
hold importance on the road ahead. Given the emergence
of India as a major nation on the global stage, the role
of TERI has also assumed some new dimensions in
view of the enormous economic opportunities that
are now being realized not only in India but also with
Indian organizations moving towards global economic
initiatives. Even more important in defining TERI’s role
on the global stage is the huge inertia that still exists in
countries and societies dragging their feet in bringing
about much needed change towards protecting the
earth’s ecosystems and dealing with the challenge of
climate change. Global emissions of greenhouse gases
continue to grow, even though the recent economic
downturn in some countries has clearly moderated this
rate of growth. However, once the current economic
crisis is over, the growth of greenhouse gas emissions
would possibly return to their original trend, since
structural changes and adequate shifts towards a low
carbon economy are still not in evidence in some of the
biggest economies.
The year 2010 was designated as the year of
biodiversity by the UN, but despite some progress
in highlighting the importance of conservation of
biodiversity, the seriousness of this challenge has not been
reflected in improving policies, institutions and practices
in most parts of the world. Global negotiations which
were expected to result in a binding agreement to tackle
the challenge of climate change did not materialize during
the Copenhagen Conference of the Parties in December
2009. Consequently, this lack of progress and an
orchestrated attack on the science of climate change, the
scientific community dealing with work in this area and
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
have only highlighted difficulties in the path ahead for
successful efforts to tackle this challenge.
TERI’s base is rooted in the realities of Indian society,
and while as a country of over a billion people and an
economy that continues to grow at a healthy rate, global
issues certainly assume large importance, TERI’s efforts
continue to remain focused on creating a sustainable
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future for the people of India. This requires solutions that
do not merely produce rapid growth, but also address the
income and wealth disparities within Indian society and
the continuing unsustainability of use of the country’s
natural resources. With this in mind TERI has intensified
its efforts to expand its programme on Lighting a Billion
Lives, using solar technology to provide lighting to
villages and other communities deprived of electricity
supply from the grid. This challenge is indeed daunting,
since almost 80 million households are involved.
However, TERI’s own efforts and its success in catalyzing
similar action by others including the Government of
India are finally making headway and are marked by
perceptible progress. A number of technologies that
TERI has developed are now being used on a large scale
and hold the prospect of acceptance and dissemination
not only in India but other parts of the world as well.
These include microbial technologies involving cleaning
of oil spills, enhancing recovery from oil wells, using
microbial biofertilizers for soil improvement, use of
TERI’s innovation on biopesticides, commercializing the
use of biomass gasifiers as well as other biomass based
technologies.
Equally relevant are TERI’s continuing efforts to
bring about a large scale improvement in the design,
structure and construction of buildings across the
country including the use of Green Rating for Integrated
Habitat Assessment (GRIHA). TERI’s efforts to bring
about improvement in the efficiency of energy use in
industry has now seen expanded efforts with small and
medium enterprises. Also relevant is the work that is
being done to improve the efficiency of water supply
and consumption. With this in view TERI has expanded
its work in the sector of water so that the enormous
challenge today, which is not only likely to become more
acute with the impacts of climate change, but perhaps
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also cause tensions between different parts of the country,
and thus requires some new initiatives.
The Government of India led by our Prime Minister
Dr. Manmohan Singh has developed an ambitious
and forward looking National Action Plan on Climate
Change. A major component of this is the Jawaharlal
Nehru Solar Energy Mission requiring the installation of
20000 MW of solar capacity in the country in the next 11
years. TERI has taken a major step in the realization of
this target and has joined hands with the Clinton Climate
Initiative to promote at least two large solar thermal
parks in the country which would produce at least 3000
MW each of electricity and more. Persistent efforts
for converting waste material into useful products has
resulted in technologies for carbon membranes using fly
ash, which are likely to have a wide range of benefits in
the sugarcane industry and other sectors of the economy.
India’s economic growth would require access to
a range of scarce resources, for which continued study
would become essential to ensure security of supply.
Work in this area is being expanded and pursued
with a focus to ensure that growth and technological
development are not hampered by lack of adequate,
economical and uninterrupted supply of crucial materials
whose security at the global level is an issue of concern.
The regulation of the energy supply industry, research on
which TERI pioneered several years ago, continues with
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working partnerships between TERI’s researchers and
regulatory bodies at the national as well as the state level.
TERI prides itself in being perhaps the only
institution which deals with global issues where
scientific knowledge and research are critical such as
in the field of climate change as well as bringing about
transformation of society at the grassroots level. In this
effort an integration of technologies ranging from solar
to biomass production, improvement in cookstoves
and production and use of biomass have been brought
together synergistically. Communication activities such
as the launch of a community radio in Uttarakhand are
adding another important dimension in bringing about
change at the grassroots level.
With the rapid advances taking place in the field of
information technology worldwide and the enormous
benefit that modernization of support and services in this
area can provide to TERI’s researchers and other staff,
information technology continues to receive focused
attention in TERI’s development and growth. The year
under review saw the installation of a supercomputer
essentially for helping run global climate models
downscaled to assess and project impacts of climate
change in the sub-regions of India. A range of other
services were also expanded and modernized not only to
provide for TERI’s own work but also to inform society
at large of the relevance of TERI’s activities. The Library
and Information Centre continued with the expansion
of its services and an enhancement of its resources. An
important feature during the year was the addition of a
specialized section in the Library dealing with climate
change supported by the Norwegian Government. Several
other specialized services were added during the year.
Given the diversity of India, the relevance of TERI
as a national institution naturally requires a presence
in different regions of the world. This is being achieved
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and distinguished leaders from all over the world. This

is clearly now a defining annual event which brings to
the attention of the global community in an extremely
effective way the important challenge of sustainable
development for this planet and its billions of residents.
An addition has also been the launch of an annual
Summit in Washington D.C., which was organized on
October 1, 2009, with participation from Ministers and
high level dignitaries from both the countries in an
effort to identify major technological opportunities for
cooperation towards a cleaner and greener future for the
globe in general and the U.S. and India in particular.
The TERI University began functioning in its new
campus during the year under review. The staff and
students of the University were inspired to move into
the beautiful and resource efficient campus in Vasant
Kunj which was inaugurated by H.E. the President of
India Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil. A number of new
programmes have been introduced in the University and
new staff added in response to a growing demand for the
quality education provided by the University. The TERI
Press continues with its efforts to produce literature not
only embodying the contribution of TERI staff but also
by scholars and thinkers drawn from outside. It continues
through the Regional Centres established over the years
in Bangalore, Goa, Mumbai, Guwahati in the north-east,
Mukteshwar in the Himalayas and the establishment of
a number of field centres where TERI’s activities have
grown in different regions of the country. These centres
are now functioning effectively and have expanded their
activities adding overall to TERI’s effectiveness. TERI’s
presence in other parts of the world also continues to
grow with the establishment of a presence in Africa
in partnership with the United Nations Economic
Commission for Africa (UNECA). A considerable step
up in activities has taken place in Malaysia in partnership
with the Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN).
TERI also had the privilege of presenting before the
Prime Minister its rigorous and detailed study on energy
security which was carried out to ensure that India’s
policies are formulated and implemented in a timely
manner to bring about a secure energy future. Given the
importance of this subject, the Centre for Research on
Energy Security (CRES) was brought directly under my
charge so that every element of country’s energy challenge
could be integrated for understanding and creating a
direction that would bring about adequate energy supply
for the entire population of this country and for fueling
growth at a healthy level for the prosperity of the nation.
TERI’s flagship programme the Delhi Sustainable
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with all round efforts to provide resources for knowledge
creation and dissemination across global society.
Overall, the year 2009-10 was a period of
consolidation and growth that not only infused
confidence in the staff of TERI imbuing them with
a renewed confidence in their own abilities but also
mobilizing their thoughts towards defining a future which
would be more meaningful and satisfying for the benefit
of human society as a whole – but most importantly
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for the new India that is emerging as a youthful force
of human beings poised to make a difference to the
world. India today includes the largest number of young
people who have inhabited any country in the world and
they must set an example by embracing the principle of
sustainable development. TERI is committed to working
with this youthful human reservoir of talent in helping
them meet their aspirations for a peaceful, secure and
sustainable world.
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director-
general’s
Office A new Division, formed only in 2010, the Director-
General’s Office comprises one research-based
and two operational units. The Centre for Research
on Energy Security (CeRES) was set up in 2005
with a mandate to address global energy issues,
analyse the forces shaping these issues, and their
implications for global as well as India’s energy
security. The Centre works on a range of issues
related to energy security including fossil fuels,
alternative energy, technology mapping, policy
and regulatory interventions and the geopolitics
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Centre for Research on Energy
Security
TERI has been working on energy security issues for over
two decades now. Its work cuts across the entire energy
value chain and the research agenda for the Institute is
not only restricted to nuances of energy security, but
also explores its linkages with poverty alleviation, climate
change, and efficiency promotion.
The Centre for Research on Energy Security (CeRES)
was set up in 2005 with a mandate to address global
energy issues, analyse the forces shaping these issues,
and their implications for global as well as India’s energy
security, and in relation to the energy needs of the poor.
The Centre also aims analyse the role of international
and regional dialogues, and India’s strategic partnerships
with various countries and other initiatives in enhancing
India’s energy security. The Centre works on a range of
issues related to energy security including fossil fuels,
alternative energy, technology mapping, policy regulatory
interventions, and geopolitics of energy to name a few.
Fourth TERI-KAS International Energy
Dialogue
The conference on ‘Energy Resources and India’s
Security’, held in October 2009 was the fourth in the
series of conferences jointly organized by TERI and KAS
(Konrad Adenauer Stiftung). The conference sought to
provide a platform for enhancing our understanding
on the inter-linkages between energy resources and
security in the context of India. The conference aimed
at answering whether India’s energy security strategy
has sufficiently engaged with the myriad security
implications it poses for the country. The rich and
insightful discussions at the conference were also geared
towards highlighting the governance frameworks that are
necessary to address the security concerns surrounding
energy resources. For a country such as India, which
has to import most of its energy resources, the security
implications are even more evident. Security concerns are
attached to energy resources accessed not only outside the
political boundaries but also within the country.
Energy Charter Treaty:
should India sign?
CeRES undertook a short study for the Ministry of
External Affairs, Government of India on the Energy
Charter Treaty (ECT) and whether India should sign-
on—as an observer or a full-time member. The ECT
is a legally-binding multilateral agreement to promote
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energy cooperation. It provides a balanced and efficient
framework for international cooperation than is offered
by bilateral agreements alone or by non-legislative
instruments. Fifty two countries are currently members
of the ECT, drawn mostly from the European continent.
In March 2010, the Secretary General of the Energy
Charter Secretariat was in India to discuss ways in which
India can deepen its cooperation with the ECT. Policy-
makers in India have, therefore, been keen to get inputs
on whether India should sign the ECT, and what benefits/
impacts would ensue, if it did.
Economic analysis for Strategic Petroleum
Reserves in India: Oil Industry Development
Board, Government of India
This project was awarded to TERI in the year of
reporting and the objective of the study is to undertake
economic and institutional analysis for the establishment
of the second phase of Strategic Petroleum Reserves
in India. TERI is undertaking this study in close
coordination with the Engineers India Limited (EIL),
which is undertaking technical feasibility of the sites.
TERI has to develop ownership and financing frameworks
of the proposed reserves and identify possible avenues
for private sector participation and revenue generation
in the projects. In addition to this, the issues related to
developing Padur (Karnataka) as a storage hub will also
be analysed.
Energy Security Insights
ESI (Energy Security Insights) is a quarterly bulletin
of the Centre. It seeks to further a multi-stakeholder
and multidisciplinary engagement with issues that
characterize the energy security debate. While
exploring issues of contemporary relevance, the
bulletin seeks to expand the contours of the debate on
energy security in the interest of inclusiveness,
intellectual rigour, and sound policy-making. The
following issues of the newsletter have been published
during the year:
Moving towards solar energy (January 2010):
This issue highlights the solar potential India can
harness in wake of the National Solar Mission. The
articles discuss the benefits of using solar power at the
same time focusing on the policy changes that need
to be adopted in the country in order to make it an
effective and efficient means of energy provision in
the country.
Building an Energy Secure Future for India
(October 2009): This issue is a compilation of the
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research undertaken by the Centre under its flagship
project ‘Building an Energy Secure Future for India’
funded by the Nand and Jeet Khemka Foundation.
The issue discusses a wide rage of topics including
emphasising the need for energy efficiency to the
evolution of green buildings and securing the energy
supply for the country in future by establishing multiple
routes of procuring fuels.
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Energy Infrastructure (April and July 2009): These
two issues cover the various aspects of oil, natural gas
and electricity infrastructure. The need for improving
the pipeline connectivity and increasing the investment
in case of natural gas and oil and that of reducing the
transmission and distribution losses in case of electricity
has been emphasized in the two issues respectively.
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Resources
& Global
Security
Division
The Resources and Global Security Division,
set up in August 2005, serves as a focal point
for TERI’s work on international studies and
strategies for resources—conserving, sharing,
responsible development, and use—to assist
India’s efforts at developing a positive vision
for global and regional security. The research
team spanning the areas within the Division
comprises engineers, economists, natural
scientists, political scientists, IR specialists,
and lawyers illustrating the interdisciplinary
nature of its resarch activities.
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T
he Resources and Global Security Division is
the focal point of TERI’s work on national and
international studies and strategies for conserving,
sharing, responsible development, and use of resources.
Its mission is to provide policy-relevant knowledge
to address challenges related to global security with a
transnational dimension arising from resource-related
issues, and global pressures for increased openness and
competitiveness. It has three knowledge areas, namely,
Global Agreements, Legislation, and Trade; Science
and Technology Area; and Resource and Development
Economics.
Trade, resources, and sustainable
development
In 2009–10, the Centre for Global Agreements Legislation
and Trade (GALT) completed three projects initiated
during the previous year. In collaboration with NCDEX
Institute of Commodity Research (NICR) and with
support from the Department of Food and Public
Distribution, Government of India, it completed a project
on ‘Indian sugar industry—unpredictable risks and risk
mitigation alternatives’. Another project on ‘Emerging
markets and linkages with sustainability, security of
natural resource—the case of copper’, supported by TERI
also reached its conclusion. The project used computable
general equilibrium (CGE) modelling technique for
the first time in TERI that led to capacity building of
the researchers. Another project that came to an end
this year was the study on ‘Patent pooling and access to
knowledge: a case study of biotechnology’ supported by
the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
Besides these, the Centre members have also worked
on various other projects, particularly on energy and
resource security, sustainability and technology transfer,
and regulatory issues.
This year, GALT launched a new project titled
‘Responsible sovereignty and energy resources’ with
support from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Even
though issues related to minerals and metals are part of
its mandate, over the last couple of years the Centre was
unable to devote adequate attention to these issues. This
project, which brings with it a welcome change in the
scenario, intends to examine the different dimensions
of responsible governance of key energy resources—
with a global and national focus—that aims towards
understanding and responding to key traditional and
non-traditional security concerns.
GALT publishes GALT Update, a biannual newsletter
that provides a platform to debate on trade, resources,
and sustainable development issues that have both global
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and local relevance. The two issues of the year focused on
‘trade and climate change’ and ‘resources and trade’.
The Centre organized a three-week training
programme on ‘Trade and Sustainable Development:
issues for developing countries’ between 23 November
and 12 December 2009, under the India Technical and
Economic Cooperation programme of the Ministry
of External Affairs of the Government of India. The
programme was attended by participants from several
developing countries of Asia and Africa. The Centre
also conducted a national-level workshop on access to
patented knowledge in biotechnology industry on 1 May
2009 as part of its project on patent pooling and access to
knowledge.
National Workshop on Access to Patented Knowledge
in Biotechnology (1 May 2009)
Green outlook for the giants
The Resource and Development Economics (RDE) Area
of the Resources and Global Security Division completed
two important projects initiated last year. Involving
multidisciplinary teams across the institute, these
included TERI’s flagship project ‘GREEN (growth with
resource enhancement of environment and nature) India
2047’ and ‘India-China Environment Outlook’. Both
these projects addressed issues of ecologically sustainable
development, and identified strategies to ensure pathways
to sustainable development.
The present phase of the GREEN India study,
‘Looking back to change track’ offers a review of India’s
environment since 1997 over the last decade, isolating
underlying priority areas and identifying strategies to
prevent or ameliorate environmental damage. The key
findings were disclosed in November 2009 at the release
function of the study that was presided over by Jairam
Ramesh, Honorable Minister of State for Environment
and Forests, and Dr Vijay Kelkar, Chairman, Thirteenth
Finance Commission. The analysis reconfirmed what
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is apparent around us today—the environment is
deteriorating fast. A cause for concern is that policies have
often failed to internalize the environmental fallout, while
governance has not kept pace with growing pressure on
the environment.
The other study ‘Environment and Development:
India and China’, undertaken in collaboration with
the China Council for International Cooperation on
Environment and Development (CCICED), synthesized
commonalities and differences in issues on environment
and the overall sustainable development scenario in the
two countries. The key messages from the study were
disseminated at the Annual General Meeting of the
CCICED, held in November 2009 at Beijing.
Launch of ‘GREEN India 2047’ report 20 November 2009
The Area has also been involved in a study on
incentivizing energy transitions in India. The study has
been undertaken with Norwegian support in partnership
with Econ Poyry (the Nordic branch of global consulting
company Poyry Plc). It identifies and analyses barriers to
penetration of energy-efficient applications in the urban
residential sector, and, based on stakeholder discussions,
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recommends strategies to overcome the barriers and
enhance penetration of the applications. The project
findings have been shared with the Bureau of Energy
Efficiency and will be disseminated at an upcoming
stakeholder workshop.
RDE has also been actively involved in undertaking
training for the ITEC/SCAAP participants through the
government of India’s ITEC program. The area worked
closely with TERI University in organizing the ‘Climate
change and sustainability’ course, which was attended
by 23 participants from 18 ITEC countries. The course
imparted both theoretical and practical learning on key
sustainability challenges in the climate change context,
through classroom lectures, study tours, and interactive
discussions.
Science, technology, and society
The Science and Technology Area (STA) essentially
focuses on three thrust areas: i) relationship between
scientific and technological development and society, and
their role in addressing public policy issues in the context
of developing countries’ capabilities; ii) governance issues
relating to emerging technologies like biotechnology,
nanotechnology, and nuclear technology; and iii)
identifying opportunities for enhancing capacity through
knowledge sharing in south Asia and Africa, in areas key
to improving human well-being, namely, health, water,
energy, forestry, agriculture, and environment.
One of the major strengths of the Area is
interdisciplinary human resource. Professionals
from diverse backgrounds such as social sciences,
law, international relations, governance studies,
environmental biotechnology, and science policy lend a
multidimensional perspective that plays a pivotal role in
national, regional, and global policies and issues.
The Area has been actively pursuing building linkages
and research collaborations at both the national and
international levels. Recently, it submitted a research
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proposal to the European Commission in collaboration
with Eco Yeshemachoch Mahiber (ECOYM), Ethiopia
and Bangladesh Resource Centre for Indigenous
Knowledge (BARCIK). In the coming year, the Area
proposes to undertake collaborative work and research
partnership with organizations in Sri Lanka and Pakistan
for a study on ‘Nanotechnology in south Asia: building
capabilities and governing the technology’; and with
University of Palermo, Italy on ‘Managing Diversities
and Multilateralism: Europe between global and newly
emerging actors’ under the FP 7 call for proposals.
Under the flagship project titled ’Capability,
governance and nanotechnology developments: a focus
on India’, the Area organized a daylong stakeholder
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workshop on ‘Issues of risk in the regulation of
nanotechnology’ on 8 January 2010. The objective was to
develop insight into a strategy to address nanotechnology
risks in developing countries like India. Another
workshop planned under this project focused on ’IPRs
in nanotechnology: issues, trends, and challenges for
developing countries’. The aim of this workshop was
to explore key questions that emerge in the context of
intellectual property rights (IPRs) in India in the field
of nanotechnology. The workshop acted as a platform
for diverse stakeholders to deliberate and arrive at
recommendations for the Indian IPR regime, and helped
reconcile the dual objectives of incentivizing invention
while ensuring public good.
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Sustainable
Development
Outreach
Division
The Sustainable Development Outreach
Division was established in 2004 with an aim to
increase the scope of disseminating knowledge
on issues concerning the environment and
sustainable development. The main objective
of the Division is to share TERI’s research
work and experiences with the masses.m The
Division, while generating awareness, is also
working towards developing new trends of
living with a larger goal of infusing a sense of
responsibility through behavioural changes.
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TERI-BCSD India: enabling responsible

business for a sustainable future
The year 2009/10 saw TERI-Business Council for
Sustainable Development (BCSD) India successfully
meeting its sustainability goals. Presently, the TERI-
BCSD network has grown to include a total of 103
corporate members (as against 84 last year). Projects and
activities undertaken by the network underlined the role
of the industry in creating a better future.
The World CEO Forum in progress at the 2010 Delhi
Inter-ministry Meeting on National Action Plan Sustainable Development Summit
on Climate Change Corporate White Paper
Succeeding the first two corporate consultations, TERI-BCSD poster pavilion at the International
TERI-BCSD India organized the third successful Climate Change Exhibition at DSDS 2009
consultation—Inter-ministry Meeting on the National
Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) Corporate During the International Climate Change Exhibition
White Paper—on 8 January 2009. This was the first (ICCE), the business council organized a poster pavilion
time that eight select ministries came together on a for its member companies to showcase their initiatives
forum to note the draft findings of the project. The draft towards combating climate change. GAIL (India) Ltd,
findings provided information to the nodal ministries Intel, Shree Cement Ltd, ArcelorMittal, ACC, Suzlon,
on chalking out a plan for the implementation of the and Mahindra and Mahindra participated in this
NAPCC. The forum also facilitated discussion with pavilion. Visitors interacted with the BCSD Secretariat
senior government representatives and TERI-BCSD India and shared their views on key issues in relation to
member companies on the industry’s role in the NAPCC. climate change action.
Mr Shyam Saran, Special Envoy of Prime Minister on
Climate Change, chaired the meeting. TERI-BCSD India and Nokia India Pvt. Ltd jointly
organized a stakeholder forum
The World CEO Forum 2009 A stakeholder forum was organized jointly by TERI-
The fourth edition of the annual World CEO Forum, the BCSD India and Nokia India Pvt. Ltd with the theme
curtain-raiser event to Delhi Sustainable Development “Tackling Climate Crisis by Influencing Consumption
Summit (DSDS) 2009, held on 4 February 2009, Patterns”, on 14 April 2009 in New Delhi. The forum
organized by TERI-BCSD India in association with the aimed at stimulating discussions on India’s action plan
World Business Council for Sustainable Development on climate change, and specified the role, challenges, and
(WBCSD), witnessed the participation of more than 150 opportunities for corporations in tackling climate change
representatives, including CEOs and senior management by influencing consumption patterns and exploring
from the corporate sector, governments, multilateral the possibilities for joint initiatives. The panelists from
and bilateral institutes, and NGOs from all parts of the
world. The Forum with the theme “Climate change—fast
tracking business action” focused on the issues of tackling
the global challenge of climate change and emphasized
on fostering partnerships. It also delved in detail on
how business can excel by taking cognizance of this on
a war footing. The chief guest on the occasion was Mr
Jairam Ramesh, the then Minister of State for Commerce,
Industry, and Power, Government of India. HE Anne
Marie Idrac, Minister of State for Foreign Trade,
Government of France, was the Guest of Honour. Based
on the NAPCC, TERI-BCSD India members prepared a
Dignitaries inaugurating the International Climate Change
Corporate White Paper, which was tabled at the World Exhibition at DSDS 2010
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various stakeholders cited several examples and cases to
highlight the importance of innovation for mitigation of
climate change and recognition of ecosystem services.
Training and capacity building on corporate
sustainability: measuring and reporting
In India, there is an increased pressure on companies to
be transparent and socially responsible and present their
non-financial performance (primarily environmental
and social) in the form of a sustainability report. In
such a scenario, it is vital for companies to understand
the evolving trend of reporting and how it may impact
their long-term viability. With this background, TERI-
BCSD India, in association with its Norwegian member
company Det Norske Veritas (DNV), organized a
series of training and capacity building workshops on
sustainability reporting in the metros of India in 2009.
These workshops were organized under the Royal
Norwegian Embassy–TERI Framework Agreement for the
“Programme of Cooperation on Energy, Environment,
and Climate Change”. The workshops in New Delhi and
Mumbai in July and October 2009, respectively, were very
well received, with over 60 participants from more than
35 companies participating in these workshops. The third
in the series of workshops was organized on 8–9 March
2010 at TERI, Bangalore.
Business of climate change – the journey ahead
As part of its Talking Tomorrow Interactive series, TERI-
BCSD India, in association with HSBC Ltd and the Earth
Science Forum, organized a talk by Mr Stephen Green,
Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings Plc. The talk was based
on the theme “Business of Climate Change – the journey
ahead” and was delivered on 17 April 2009 in New Delhi.
Further, through an interactive voting session, the
participants provided their verdict on the possible means
of business response to the climate crisis. An elite panel
discussed the results of the voting session and suggested
the way forward. During the workshop, two research
papers from HSBC on climate change and a corporate
social responsibility (CSR) brochure, a joint initiative of
UK India Business Council (UKIBC) and TERI-BCSD
India, were also launched.
together over 120 senior representatives from the
government, corporate sector, industry associations,
academia, multilateral agencies, civil society
organizations, and the media, both from India and Japan.
At the inaugural session, HE Mr Hideaki Domichi,
Ambassador of Japan to India, said that the huge market
potential of India could be leveraged by promoting
Indo-Japanese technical collaborations. In his inaugural
address, Shri H S Brahma, Secretary, Ministry of Power,
mentioned that collaborating with Japan will help India
better manage its resources, share its technical know-how,
and build capacity in the areas of energy efficiency. Mr
Ajay Shankar, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy
and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, in his valedictory
address presented India’s initiatives and conducive
policies for promoting Indo-Japanese collaboration such
as cross-subsidies and making available attractive wind
and solar energy packages.
TERI-BCSD Round Table Meet – Business
Response to HIV and AIDS in India
Private sector’s response, both in their capacity as
employers and as leaders in CSR, to HIV and AIDS in
India assumes great significance. TERI-BCSD India,
in collaboration with GTZ, organized a “Round Table
Meet – Business Response to HIV and AIDS in India”
on 11 September 2009 in New Delhi. The focus of the
Meet was on building alliances, creating knowledge,
updating partners, and sharing of innovative practices
by the private and government agencies along with civil
society and other agencies working on this issue. The
Meet successfully encouraged, among the corporate
houses, learning through sharing and helped them build
their skills in implementing workplace programmes and
initiating better reporting systems and improved action to
stem the spread of HIV and AIDS in India.

Nikkei Global Eco-business Forum on India–

Japan Collaboration
The Nikkei Global Eco-business Forum on India–
Japan Collaboration, organized by TERI-BCSD India
on 5 September 2009 in New Delhi, comprising an
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TERI-BCSD India member corporates reiterated
their commitment to foster industry–academia
Partnership for a sustainable future
More than 40 top member corporates of TERI-BCSD
India were engaged in a high profile discussion with Prof.
Richard C Levin, the President of Yale University, on 7
November 2009 in New Delhi. The discussion highlighted
the need for industry-endowed research in the Indian
universities to move in the right direction, given the
imperatives of sustainable development and energy
efficiency in a world facing the impact of climate change.
At the meeting, Prof. Levin elaborated upon Yale’s
interaction with industry. The leaders in industry and
academia, along with government representatives present,
spoke on the need for understanding consumerism with
respect to product efficiency and the institutional controls
of CSR.
TERI-BCSD India at the United Nations Climate
Change Conference, 7–18 December 2009,
Copenhagen, Denmark
TERI–ADB dialogue on attracting private sector
investment in climate change solutions
Themed “Removing Barriers to Private Sector Investment
in Climate Change Solution”, the discussions under the
TERI–Asian Development Bank (ADB) dialogue on
attracting private sector investment in climate change
solutions, held on 07 December 2009 at Hotel DGI
Byens, Copenhagen, brought together more than 60
senior experts from the private sector and knowledge-
based organizations. The experts focused on mobilizing
support towards private sector investment for deploying
more sustainable technology on a large scale, using
private sector risk management and insurance schemes
to respond to climate risks, identifying innovative public
private arrangements to fast track the transition towards
low-carbon climate resilient economies, and scaling up
solar energy development in the Asia and Pacific.
High-level Round table on Private Sector
Solutions for Climate Change in Asia and the
Pacific
TERI-BCSD India, in association with the ADB,
organized “High-level Round table on Private Sector
Solutions for Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific”
on 10 December 2009, at Halfdan Rasmussen Room,
Bella Centre, Copenhagen, as an official Conference of
Parties (COP)-15 side event. Senior representatives from
academia, private sector, NGOs, and media were present.
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The Round table discussed several propositions on
private sector solutions for climate change, including how
they should act on climate mitigation beyond renewables
and energy efficiency. Other points touched upon in the
discussion were the technology face of the energy sector,
looking at 2050 with the increase in GDP being five times,
and a ten-fold increase in productivity. ADB put forward
solutions on how various risks related to high capital
costs of clean energy projects can be overcome, along
with developing low-carbon technology markets.
Bright Green Expo
The Bright Green Exhibition, organized by the
Confederation of Danish Industry, held on 12–13
December 2009 at Copenhagen, Denmark, was one of
the largest parallel events held during COP-15 Climate
Summit, where more than 170 companies from over
19 countries participated. TERI-BCSD India was only a
cooperative partner of the Bright Green Expo from India.
The collaborative initiative of TERI-BCSD India and ADB
at the Expo focused on mobilizing private sector solutions
for climate change to encourage sustainable and energy-
efficient business practices.
Communication Services
Over the years, the Communication Services (CS) has
grown into a multifaceted group that creates awareness
and enhances the work of 18 divisions present in
TERI in the public domain. Media plays a vital role in
forming public opinions and influences the civil society.
Our endeavour is to build partnerships with media
houses to encourage behavioural change in order to
lead a sustainable and eco-friendly lifestyle. Our core
expertise lies in internal and external communication
that uses several tools to generate public interest and
provide knowledge to those interested to learn about
environment, energy, and sustainable development.
The focus this year, through cross-media strategy,
was to highlight the evolving changes in the current
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environment scenario by creating a share of amongst
the voices in the media and generating positive
communication; and thereby influencing specific policies
or policy makers. Research professionals, experts, and
distinguished fellows participated in large numbers in the
year-long calendar of events and outreach programmes
for the direct target audience; along with content
targeting of selective media for the Earth Day (April 22)
and the World Environment Day (June 5).
The notable initiatives of the CS for the year 2009/10
were the Breakfast with Editors where facts and opinions
were freely shared; TERIfora: a media round on how
‘green’ was the budget; Media briefings for COP 15:
three sessions during the 18-day talks in Copenhagen to
explain the highs and lows of the negotiations plus TERI’s
multilateral and bilateral activities; and Climate Change
Workshops with three premier media institutes—AJK
MCRC Jamia Milia Islamia University, The Pioneer
School Journalism, and the Amity Media Centre of Amity
University.
Globally acknowledged as a Centre of Excellence,
TERI’s Communication Services got a fillip when it got
selected to be an adjunct to the institute’s Industrial
Energy Efficiency division workout on the UNEP-driven
phasing out of Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC). A
two-phase media strategy is being devised for the HCFC
Phase-Out Management Plans (HPMP) targeting the
developing countries of the region.
Another laurel, as an Education Hub, was added to
CS when it provided media-handling training to 1991/92
batch of Indian Forest Officers (IFS) at the Indira Gandhi
National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun, in the
Forest Research Institute (FRI) campus. Groups of 60
IFS officers got mid-career training (MCT) in various
aspects of forestry as well as an exposure to the operations
of the media and civic bodies. The Yale School of Forest
Management and University of Finland are associates to
TERI University, which is conducting the programme
for the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF),
Government of India.
Large number of media interactions were held to
announce or update major collaborative projects, for
example, Bollywood star Akshay Kumar championed
the TERI-ONGC’s Soldiers of Earth campaign),
President of India, Srimati Pratibha Devsingh Patil,
presented the 8th TERI Corporate Awards, Minister
of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh launched
the GREEN India 2047 Report, Memorandums of
Understanding was signed with Delhi Chief Minister
Sheila Dixit. CS also did news coverage of high profile
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dignitaries, such as Prime Ministers of Sweden and
Australia visiting TERI.
Our flagship event—the Tenth Delhi Sustainable
Development Summit 2010—drew the media from
across the globe to cover the first international event
post-Copenhagen, which was attended by important
personalities from the environment sector. The DSDS
curtain-raiser, World CEO Forum, provided a splendid
media splash with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh
eulogizing TERI’s leadership in the field of environment
related research.
Celebrating a ‘Day’ specific event – TERI capitalized on
day specific events where short messages, tips, and public
messages were given to the media at regular intervals. Also,
newspapers and magazines were alerted regarding TERI
tips and availability of TERI experts for interviews and
small features. Following are some of the important days
on which TERI provided inputs to the media.
a. Water Conservation Day – 22 March
b. Earth Day – 22 April
c. Climate Action Day – 15 May
d. World Environment Day – 5 June
e. Ozone Day – 16 September
f. Green Consumer Day – 28 September
g. World Science Day – 10 November
h. Energy Conservation Day – 13 December
Film and Television Unit
The Film and Television Unit (FTU) worked on a range
of projects in 2009/10. These included documentaries,
public service messages, animation films, and a television
quiz show. The Unit also successfully launched the first
licensed community radio station in Uttarakhand. Some
of the key projects undertaken by the FTU are listed
subsequently.
Terraquiz
India’s longest running environment quiz show for
children completed its tenth year on television. With a
fresh look and new exciting rounds, Terraquiz was aired
on National Geographic Channel. Well-known actor
Purab Kohli was the quizmaster on the show.
Positive signs
Made for the United Nations Development Programme,
“Positive Signs” is a documentary film that explores
the intersection of urban poverty and HIV, through the
stories of people living with HIV in the slums of Chennai
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Terraquiz in progress
and Mumbai. Their tales are poignant, but not completely
hopeless. This film tries to break myths surrounding this
illness, and encourages the audience to look at HIV-
positive people as human beings who are entitled to a safe
and dignified life.
The Earth Story
The Earth Story, a short animation film, was made for the
Foundation for the Child and Family, Greece. The film
highlights the damage that the human race has caused to
the planet Earth right from the time it evolved. It forces
the viewers to reconsider the legacy they are leaving
behind for the future generations.
The Asmita series
With the support from the Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation, TERI partnered with the Surabhi
foundation and UNESCO to produce a series of films on
India’s cultural heritage. Two films “Back to Roots” and
“Stories in Stone” were completed by the FTU. While the
former showcased the sacred groves of North East India,
the latter traced the rich history, art, and architecture of
Warangal in Andhra Pradesh.
Kumaon Vani
The Hon’ble Governor of Uttarakhand, Ms Margaret
Alva, inaugurated “Kumaon Vani” community radio
station in March 2010. Set up by TERI, it is the first
licensed community radio station in Uttarakhand.
Reaching out to over 40 villages around Mukteshwar,
Kumaon Vani broadcasts two hours of programming
daily. The team comprises volunteers from among the
community, and it airs programmes on environment,
culture, health, and education.
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DSDS 2010
Towards sustainable development
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Delhi Sustainable
Development Summit (DSDS) 2010 successfully brought
“sustainable development” into focus in the post-
Copenhagen world. Appropriately themed “Beyond
Copenhagen: new pathways to sustainable development”,
the Summit provided a platform to bridge the gap
between the nations on the issue of climate change, as
well as worked out a “way forward” for the next round
of negotiations scheduled to be held in Mexico in
December 2010.
The Summit witnessed a galaxy of leading opinion
makers, intellectuals, and political and business leaders
from more than 60 countries, along with celebrities from
the world of art and culture, who discussed, debated,
and exchanged ideas on a range of themes related to
sustainability and climate change.
Luminaries at the Summit
DSDS 2010 was inaugurated by Dr Manmohan Singh,
Prime Minister of India, in the presence of HE Mr Jens
Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway; HE Mr Jigmi
Yoser Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan; HE Mr Matti
Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland; HE Mr George
Papandreou, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic,
Greece; The Hon Jean Charest, Premier of Quebec;
HE Mr Danilo Türk; and the president of the Republic
of Slovenia. During his inaugural address, the prime
minister of India called for united action to protect
the humankind from the harmful affects of climate
change. Appreciating TERI for its globally acknowledged
achievements, the prime minister acknowledged that
TERI has done commendable work under the able and
farsighted leadership of Dr R K Pachauri, who has earned
well-deserved respect and international acclaim for his
contributions to the global effort in meeting the twin
challenges of climate change and energy security.
Leading the way
The Sustainable Development Leadership Award was
bestowed upon the Prime Minister of Japan HE Mr Yukio
Hatoyama by Dr A Ramachandran, Chairman, TERI’s
Governing Council, for his leadership in confronting
climate change and making the issue a central facet of his
government. The award was received by Mr Mutsuyoshi
Nishimura, Special Advisor to the Cabinet in charge of
Climate Change, Japan, on behalf of the Japanese prime
minister.
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Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh with other dignitaries at the inauguration of DSDS 2010
Looking back and thinking ahead
At the first conclave of world leaders immediately after
Copenhagen climate change talks, DSDS 2010 presented
a unique opportunity for the leaders of governments,
corporates, academia, civic society, and media to assess
what was achieved and what was left out in the COP-15
negotiations in December 2009.
The three-day Summit witnessed many inspiring and
knowledgeable speakers, who underlined the urgency
of the DSDS 2010 theme and stressed on the need to
implement the Copenhagen Accord for realizing this
theme. In her impassionate speech, Prof. Wangari
Maathai, Member of Parliament for Tetu Constituency
and Nobel Peace Laureate (2004), called for practising
compassion, empathy, and values to protect the future
of the planet. While reflecting on the Copenhagen
outcomes, she pointed out that only the countries having
informed citizens who include social and environmental
issues in their political agendas and campaigns will
succeed in meeting the challenge of protecting the
environment. For countries lacking technology,
knowledge, and capital, the environment issues are
inclusive of large-scale social and political repercussions,
including the question of human security.
Towards new energy future
Recognizing the need for creating new energy future in the
carbon-constrained world, the role of renewable energy
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was highlighted during the deliberations. The panelists
discussed the main challenges facing the developing
countries, such as accessing long-term finance at low
interests, promoting R&D activities, and building the
capacity of necessary human resources. It was agreed
that the transition to a clean technology society cannot
be initiated by a single country; all nations need to work
together in developing practical technologies. That there is
an opportunity to decouple economic growth from energy
consumption was the general consensus of the speakers,
who also felt that this can be achieved by changing the
pattern of energy generation and usage, which would lead
to upscaling of projects with less pollution.
Highlights of the Summit
The World CEO Forum
Raising the curtains on DSDS 2010, the World CEO
Forum firmly brought the spotlight on the overarching
theme “Vision for a Sustainable Tomorrow: business as
a game changer”. Organized by TERI-Business Council
for Sustainable development (BCSD) India, a partner of
the World Business Council for Sustainable Development
(WBCSD), Geneva, this unique global gathering of
CEOs saw these leaders prepared to centre their thoughts
around three pillars of discussions—Vision 2050: the new
agenda for business; Green economy: a transformation
to address climate change and multiple crises; and Water:
the new challenge for the 21st century.
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Special events various parts of the country for the Second Youth
Unite for Voluntary Action (YUVA) Meet in 2010. The
Preceding the Summit, 15 special events on varied
Meet was aimed at providing the youth from India
themes like youth, energy, infrastructure, transportation,
and other parts of the world with a holistic overview of
forestry and biodiversity, business, water, and media
the emerging challenges of climate change, especially
negotiations and dialogue were held, highlighting the
its impact on society, and how they can mitigate and
adverse impacts of climate change so as to come up with
adapt to it by following a roadmap towards sustainable
possible solutions to address these issues.
development.
LaBL music concert
The way forward
Since 2008, DSDS has engaged its stakeholders by
The speakers shared their optimism that Copenhagen
providing them with a unique opportunity through its
had resulted in a positive outcome by drawing the
various initiatives to become part of the ambitious global
participation of so many world leaders and
campaign of TERI, the Lighting a Billion Lives (LaBL),
involving the media in raising global awareness. They
which aims at powering villages with solar energy across
called for a collaborative effort, a transparent and
the world. Marking its 10th year, DSDS 2010 hosted
inclusive process, to overcome communication
the LaBL musical concert, where “Junoon”, the popular
challenges across various stakeholders and enlighten
fusion band from Pakistan, performed in support of LaBL
businesses to lead towards a favourable outcome in
campaign.
Mexico. The Summit provided a platform to address
the challenges of climate change, keeping in mind the
Youth meet on climate change
equity dimensions, and concluded with a unanimous
As a precursor to the DSDS 2010, TERI reached out to the support to the science of climate change, a resounding
youth across seven Indian cities, namely, Delhi, Mumbai, acknowledgement of Intergovernmental Panel on
Kolkata, Gandhinagar, Bangalore, Chennai, Climate Change’s (IPCC) contribution, and a
and Guwahati, sensitizing them about climate commitment to work together to overcome the
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Social
transformation
Division
The Social Transformation Division was formed
out of the realization that poverty and the
environment are interlinked. In order to reduce
environmental risks, it is imperative to address
the isseu of poverty. The Division works towards
analysing the complexities that arise when
environmental issues are interconnected with
a region’s unique social and economic profile,
and provides comprehensive solutions thay
are sustainable, cost-effective, and enhance
the quality of life.
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Rural Extension Activity
The Rural Extension Activity (REA) area is an integral
part of the Social Transformation Division in TERI.
The group works on a diverse range of developmental
issues in rural areas with an aim to provide sustainable
solutions. It works on the three step approach of (1)
developing a concept, (2) testing it to give proof, and
(3) providing detailed methodologies for upscaling. The
quintessential part of all initiatives of the group has been
a resolute focus on building capacities of all stakeholders
and sustainability.
Currently, the group is involved in several researches
and implementation based activities, and is working with
national and international research institutions, bi-lateral
and multilateral organizations, corporate houses, and
the government. The projects undertaken by the group
range from evaluating programmes launched by state
governments, providing policy prescription for various
flagship programmes launched by central government
to conducting primary research on major contemporary
issues. The projects in the group have been broadly
categorized into (1) evaluations and impact assessment,
(2) resettlement and rehabilitation related activities, (3)
research projects, and (4) providing knowledge support
for projects and policies.
Evaluations and impact assessments
In 2009/10, the group was involved in three projects
where detailed evaluation of programmes, funded by
both state and central governments, has been undertaken.
These projects are “Evaluation of State Institute of Rural
Development (SIRD)”, Uttarakhand Decentralized
Watershed Development Project, and NWDPRA full
form??. These projects foster the objectives of evaluating
the success of the programme and subsequently providing
policy prescription to improve the effectiveness of the
projects/programmes in future.
Evaluation of State Institute of Rural Development
During the year, the group completed the field study and
submitted draft reports for the project titled “Evaluation
of SIRDs” to the Ministry of Rural Development
(MoRD), Government of India. The study was conducted
in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, and Gujarat.
As part of the deliverables, the study team prepared
a massive database of trainees spanning three years
(2006–08) and evaluated the efficacy of various processes
involved in organizing training programmes, post-
training follow-up, infrastructure, impact of training
programmes on participants, and in achieving the
outcomes of the rural development programmes.
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Uttarakhand Decentralized Watershed Development
Project
TERI is the Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant to
Watershed Management Directorate, Government of
Uttarakhand, for the World Bank-aided Uttarakhand
Decentralized Watershed Development Project, or
UDWDP. The objective of the project is to improve the
productive potential of natural resources and increase
incomes of rural inhabitants in select watersheds through
socially inclusive and institutionally and environmentally
sustainable approaches.
Under the assignment, TERI carried out a survey
in 100 gram panchayats, 200 revenue villages, and 2000
households in the state. These were chosen through a
carefully designed stratified sampling framework. The
results were reported in terms of a set of indicators
for assessing project performance at various fronts. In
addition, group discussions were conducted at several
villages to assess the impact of the project qualitatively.
The baseline data generated through interviews were
suitably aggregated and presented at the level of gram
panchayat to facilitate comparison with corresponding
data collected at midterm and project-end stage.
NWDPRA Impact Evaluation Study
The Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India,
through the National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA)
awarded a project on ‘Impact Evaluation Study (IES)
of Watersheds treated during the Tenth Five-year Plan
under the NWDPRA’. The group has been awarded the
study of 16 watersheds spread over Karnataka, Andhra
Pradesh, and Kerala, which is for a duration of eight
months.
The main objective of the study is to evaluate the
changes that occurred due to the interventions of the
Women taking an active role in Participatory Impact
Assessment of NWDPRA
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programmes in select watersheds. The IES is also expected
to assess the physical and financial achievements, along
with the discernable changes in socio-economic and
institutional parameters. Collection of secondary data
and field study has been completed. Individual reports are
being drafted for each of the 16 watersheds.
Resettlement and rehabilitation based activities
The Division has started a process of collaboration with
various industrial houses to facilitate comprehensive
and integrated action at the grassroots level. The group
is involved with one of the leading industrial houses to
advice and facilitate action plan related to resettlement
and rehabilitation (R&R) in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh.
This exercise aimed at holistic development of the
project-affected community. Apart from the above,
the group is also working with Gujarat Industrial
Development Corporation (GIDC) and National Thermal
Power Corporation (NTPC) in the process aimed at
developing holistic R&R and community development
policies for implementation by the concerned
organizations.
Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation: land
acquisition and R&R
TERI has developed a proposal to evolve a strategy
for Land Acquisition and R&R Policy for the Gujarat
Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC). The GIDC
has been acquiring land in different parts of the state for
industrial development and is currently in the process
of acquiring land in about 40 locations across the state.
In the last decade, the GIDC has faced resistance from
landowners in the form of judicial writs, memorandum
to the central and state governments to ensure a better
compensation, and a host of other demands.
In this context, GIDC has sought TERI’s intervention
in the form of a systemic review of the existing laws and
policies with respect to land and rehabilitation. TERI
would conduct a comprehensive stakeholder consultation
to identify the major concerns of landowners and
accordingly strategize various options/alternatives as
compensation. TERI would also use knowledge in public
policy-making to prepare an R&R policy for GIDC. This
policy would pave the way for land acquisition by the
GIDC and further industrialization in the state.
Research projects
The group has also been at the forefront of conducting
fundamental research on topics related to contemporary
issues. TERI in collaboration with several international
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DAV public School and teachers’ orientation in
resettlement and rehabilitation colony
and national institutes has undertaken a pioneering
project titled ‘Project Surya’. This project aims at
demonstrating statistically significant reductions in Black
Carbon emissions by replacement of traditional biomass
burning cook stoves and kerosene wicks. In another
initiative, the group, along with several other divisions
in TERI, and in collaboration with the Department of
Science and Technology (DST) is conducting primary
field-based research on a range of renewable energy
applications. These include improved cook stoves, solar
photovoltaic-based lighting applications, and biogas and
innovative technologies for provision of safe drinking
water. Further, the group has also undertaken detailed
research on aspects related to conversion of biomass
to liquid fuels; this effort was funded by the Toyota
Corporation, and was aimed at establishing the quantum
and distribution of surplus biomass available in India,
which could be readily used for the aforementioned
process.
Project Surya
Project Surya aims to scientifically quantify efficacy of
improved cooking/lighting technologies in reduction
of global warming agents in addition to demonstrating
the social acceptability of such technologies. If
successful, Surya can have profound policy implications.
Governments across the world are likely to join hands
to provide these technologies to the underprivileged,
which will not only contribute to the fight against
climate change but also have significant health benefits,
improve living conditions and other co-benefits related
to improved better access to energy. For this purpose,
a team of leading global interdisciplinary experts
on climate, health, and social sciences experts have
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Haat/weekly bazaar in the resettlement and rehabilitation
colony
joined hands in this climate change mitigation action
research project. Project Surya will undertake most
comprehensive and rigorous scientific evaluation to date
on the efficacy of switching to modern biomass-fuelled
cooking technologies on global warming, air pollution,
and health using state-of-the-art precision technologies.
Apart from TERI other organizations involved with the
project are University of California San Diego (UCSD),
Anna University Chennai, and Institute of Financial
Management and Research IFMR.
Sustainable rural development through INSTEP
The project titled ‘Sustainable rural development
through INSTEP: research, customization, and
demonstration of technologies’ in Jagdishpur block,
Uttar Pradesh, is supported by the DST, Government
of India. It focuses on improving cooking devices to
reduce indoor air emissions. Customization of LED-
based solar lighting devices to improve lighting intensity
is the other important activity in the project. Apart
from the above, research is going on for several energy
technologies to customize them according to the needs
of the community. Demonstration of such research is
done to secure its dissemination and application by
the community. As a part of the project, 400 improved
metallic cook stoves, 75 solar LED lanterns, 20 solar LED
home lights, and four portable biogas plants have been
installed in the project area. Monitoring of these systems
is under progress. In addition, an entrepreneurship
development activity complete with all legal formalities
is being undertaken: (1) a biomass pelletization machine
has been installed and is being operated for producing
biomass pellets using locally available agri-residues, saw
dust, tree leaves, and other raw materials, (2) an Uttam
Urja shop has been opened at Jagdishpur for commercial
marketing of many renewable energy technologies
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including solar lanterns and domestic home lights.
The research project also involves mobilization of the
community as the team has made a constant effort to
involve the community in planning, implementation, and
decision-making on the important aspects of the project.
Knowledge support and policy
As mentioned in preceding sections, the group’s
efforts are focussed around holistic development.
In this context, the group aims at providing end-to-
end solutions to various needs and requirements of
stakeholders involved with the process of development
in the country. Hence, as a part of its activities, the group
along with other divisions in TERI provide knowledge
support services to a variety of institutions including
government, multilaterals, and corporate houses across
the country. The projects, some of which are mentioned
in subsequent sections, focus on understanding the needs
of the stakeholders, and subsequently provide them with
specific customized solutions, with a focus on technical
efficiency, financial feasibility and sustainability—both
from an environmental and social perspective.
One such project provides support services to
International Labour Organization (ILO), a multilateral
organization. ILO has awarded TERI to undertake a study
aimed towards developing a framework to evaluate the
direct and indirect impacts of green jobs. The scope of the
study is to develop a green job’s evaluation framework
by selecting a few projects implemented by TERI. The
study would primarily address issues related to (1)
classification and categorization of jobs into green jobs,
(2) assessment of direct and indirect employment effects
of green jobs and their implications, and (3) development
of a framework to capture the quantifiable impacts of
green jobs. The approach adopted to address the above
objectives would be case-study driven and would be
phased out into two phases. Phase I would include a
brief review of TERI project selected for the study, while
phase II would involve detailed analysis of the project and
development of green jobs evaluation framework.
Another project, in partnership with GIDC, aims
at developing the physical, social, and economic
(employment generation) infrastructure in villages that
are being affected by the development of Petroleum
Chemicals and Petrochemical Investment Region
(PCPIR) in Vagra taluk of Bharuch district. The PCPIR
Welfare Society (the development arm of GIDC in the
region) draws up necessary funds to develop the villages.
As a part of the first phase of the project, 19 villages have
been selected for development. The group has developed
a detailed action plan for the villages, subsequent to a
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detailed baseline survey, aimed at developing the present
infrastructure and creation of sustainable livelihoods.
Further, TERI in its role as a Strategic Advisor to GIDC
would also handhold the implementation process.
Similarly, TERI is going to undertake infrastructure
planning for 53 villages in Lakhpat Taluka of Kutchh
District in Gujarat, wherein it aims at developing the
physical, social, and economic (employment generation)
infrastructure in villages that are being affected by
the industrial mining activity by Gujarat Mineral
Development Corporation (GMDC).
In another endeavour to support the various agents
of change in the country, TERI in collaboration with
the Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural
Technology (ANERT), an autonomous organization
under the Department of Power, Government of Kerala,
is involved in collection and dissemination of knowledge
on various aspects of non-conventional energy in the
state. TERI is providing knowledge support services
towards the implementation of Total Energy Security
Mission (TESM), one of the flagship programmes of the
Government of Kerala.
Income Generation Activity for SHG Women in Rural
Areas
The group also completed the National Bank for
Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)-
supported project “Income generation activity for SHG
women in rural areas through conservation of biomass
and promotion of biomass gas stoves for smaller
commercial applications”. The project successfully
demonstrated the utility of biomass gas stoves as energy-
efficient options for small rural enterprises. In order
to sustain the devices, self help group (SHG) women
were trained in the operation and maintenance (O&M)
of sized biomass cutting machines. This activity was
promoted as an income generation activity. A multi-
stakeholder workshop was conducted to disseminate
lessons learned.
Demonstration of clean energy device
The group collaborated with The Deshpande Foundation,
Hubli, Karnataka, for a year-long project titled
”Demonstration of clean energy device for preparation
of midday meals and promotion of bio-intensive
gardens”. The project is being implemented in three rural
government primary schools in Ramdurg Taluk, Belgaum
district, Karnataka. To ensure sustainable operation of
the midday meal scheme, this project aims to address
the issues of inefficient gas supply and inadequate food
ingredients through the following measures.
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P Conservation of fossil fuels through sustainable and
clean energy devices for cooking of midday meals
P Ensure supply of fresh vegetables and fruits through
promotion of bio-intensive gardens (which use less
natural resources and give optimum yield) grown by
children, thus enhancing nutrition and quality of food
The project is being executed with active participation
of all stakeholders, including schoolchildren, to ensure a
sense of ownership and responsibility. The community
is involved in all aspects of the project including energy
needs assessment, nutritional assessment of midday meal,
and design brainstorming. Post project sustainability is
being ensured through energy plantations to maintain
the biomass-based clean energy devices and capacity
building of stakeholders for O&M of installations, which
will be supported by a maintenance fund. In addition, the
project is exploring possibilities of collaborating with the
Akshaya Patra Foundation to reduce fuel consumption in
the large state-of-art kitchen at Hubli through adoption
of renewable energy options.
Environment Education and
Awareness Area
Youth-driven environment education initiatives at
TERI are aimed at inculcating a sense of respect and
responsibility towards the environment and building
awareness. In the process, the Environment Education
and Awareness (EEA) Area has been regularly organizing
a variety of awareness programmes in order to enhance
awareness, inspire behavioural changes, and develop skills
needed to resolve environmental issues.
In an effort to develop an effective network of
schools committed to work towards creating a cleaner
and greener environment, the Climate EduXchange
TERI team interacting with government functionaries
Figure 1: TERI team interacting with government
in Aurangabad, Maharashtra
functionaries in Aurangabad, Maharashtra
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Project was initiated. This project was supported by
DELL Giving. It connects 300 schools in six cities in India
through the web network. This project has created an
Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT)-
based platform for students to share their views on issues
related to climate change.
A school-based programme titled ‘Innovative
Methods: programme on action oriented clean
technologies in schools’, or IMPACTS, was launched
with support from Hewlett Packard in select schools
of Delhi, Chennai, and Bengaluru. The students of
the selected schools worked with TERI to draw up
environment improvement plans for their
respective schools.
The EEA Area organized the 2nd Educator’s
Conference on the theme ‘Road to a Sustainable School’,
which saw the participation of around 300 teachers from
both rural and urban areas of India and abroad. The
Youth Unite for Voluntary Action (YUVA) Meet was
organized around the theme ‘Understanding climate
change through the social glass’ in partnership with
Ministry of Youth Affairs, Government of India, as a
special event of DSDS 2010, to enable the youth to play a
pivotal role in spreading knowledge on issues related to
climate change.
A series of consultative meetings and workshops
were conducted in collaboration with the British
Council Division of British High Commission for the
implementation of the Indian Climate Champions
(ICC) programme 2008/09. This was a part of the British
Council’s three-year Low Carbon Futures programme of
activities, which provides an international platform for
college and university students from across India and Sri
Lanka.
The EEA Area, in association with Delhi Jal Board,
is conducting public participation activities in the
communities and government schools across South
and South West region of Delhi. As a part of this
component, EEA Area is trying to create mass awareness
across 231 communities and 102 schools through
information dissemination, sensitization, campaigns,
exposure visits, nukkad nataks, puppet shows, screening
of short documentaries, competitions, and other similar
activities.
While trying to create a consensus among the
students and youth about environment-friendly
management of waste, a project titled ‘Sensitization,
Education and Awareness on Recycling for a Cleaner
Habitat’, or SEARCH, was conducted in collaboration
with Tetra Pak. A series of awareness campaigns,
demonstrations, and sensitization drives in schools were
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Design brainstorming session with cooks of the rural
Figure 4: Design brainstorming session primary
with cooks
schools
of the rural primary schools
held to instill a sense of environmental responsibility and
habit of waste recycling amongst students.
A pilot-level awareness and capacity building
programme with support from by Electricite de France
(EDF) was conducted in two government-aided schools
in Delhi. Activities included setting up of rainwater
harvesting systems; workshops were conducted on
water conservation, energy conservation, and waste
management.
The EEA has successfully undertaken various
activities including campaigns, hands-on activities, and
workshops focusing on the importance of creating a
healthy environment for all as a part of an the ongoing
project, School Health and Hygiene Programmes. This
project is part of the Yamuna Action Plan II supported by
the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Some of the key events that are being organized
to mark important days include the Rajiv Gandhi
Akshay Urja Divas, Earth Day, Environment Day,
Green Consumer Day, and Forestry Day. Earth Day
was celebrated in association with the Ministry of
Environment and Forests (MoEF) and Hewlett-Packard
around the theme ‘Give Delhi a chance to breathe’. As a
build-up to Earth Day, a nationwide paper bag campaign
was organized on 21 April 2009, which received an
overwhelming response from all over the country; o.13
million paper bags were made in a short span of time.
GREEN OLYMPIAD and TERRAQUIZ, TERI’s
flagship programme, has completed the 11th year of its
existence. GREEN OLYMPIAD, India’s first environment
olympiad for schools, culminates into a televised quiz
competition TERRAQUIZ, which has been conducted
successfully with an overwhelming participation of
students from India and abroad. TERRAQUIZ is telecast
on the National Geographic Channel.
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Teri
The year 2009/10 was a period of learning
Press
and change in TERI Press—TERI’s institutional
publisher. While the publication of regular
books, journals, and magazines continued
with renewed enthusiasm, newer and more
profitable ventures were set in motion. TERI
Press is now in the process of entering
the higher education textbook market with
quality products, enhancing and revamping
its existing professional and reference
section, and reintroducing its academic,
peer-reviewed journals as world-class,
international publications.
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T
he development of TERI Press into a world-
class publisher of books and journals made
significant progress in the year 2009/10. Winds
of change continued to blow across the Press, bringing
to the fore new challenges for everyone involved so
that correct measures are taken towards imbibing the
essential elements of a thriving and vibrant publishing
industry. Beginning by mapping and researching the
existing markets, forging new alliances, foraying into
new segments with different products, and formulating a
publishing plan, , TERI Press has today metamorphosed
into a renowned publisher of higher education,
professional and reference, children’s books, peer-
reviewed journals and other periodicals.
Besides titles that fall within its mandate of energy,
environment, and sustainable development, TERI Press
also co-published and reprinted books already published
by well-known international publishers for the South
Asian market. A number of initiatives were taken to reach
out to present and future readers. The revamping of its
website <bookstore.teriin.org> continued with several
new features being added. Other initiatives include the
strengthening of its database for direct marketing and its
distributor network, especially within India.
A sincere and channelized effort was made to make
its presence felt at international publishing events such as
the Frankfurt Book Fair 2009 and the Bologna Children’s
Book Fair 2010. The experience of participating in
these events was stimulating and encouraging, with
international publishers, new authors, and distributors
expressing interest in entering into long-lasting
relationships with TERI Press.
Prominent among the new titles are listed below.
P TEDDY (TERI Energy Data Directory and Yearbook)
2009
P Dealing with Climate Change: setting a global agenda
for mitigation and adaptation
P Cities: steering towards sustainability
P The Environment Emergency
P Ecological Meltdown: impact of unchecked human
growth on the earth’s natural systems
P Environmental Concerns and Sustainable development:
some perspective from India
P Simplifying Climate Change: based on the findings of
the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
P Corporate Social Responsibility: replicable models on
sustainable development
A few titles from the backlist, such as Wealth from
Waste were also in demand in the year of reporting, and
were reprinted.
In an initiative towards educating young minds on
environmental issues, TERI Press, under the imprint
Terrapin, launched a section of environment-related,
non-fiction knowledge books in 2007/08. The beautifully
illustrated line-up of books for children is aimed at
children between the ages of 3–14 years of age. TERI
Press entered into a marketing and distribution deal with
Pearson Longman India for the entire line of 60 titles
published in 2007/08. The publishing giant promoted and
marketed the books in 2009/10. Besides this, TERI Press
published the revised edition of the Save Planet Earth

Publishing demand-driven products

Catering to a diverse and ever-increasing audience, TERI
Press began the process of publishing good quality higher
education textbooks attuned to the syllabi being followed
in Indian universities and centres of research excellence,
by carrying out extensive market research and mapping.
Following this a high-level Academic Advisory Board was
created. Several authors from various leading institutions
were contracted to author textbooks for TERI Press. As a
result of this braod-based exercise, TERI Press published
--- titles in 2009/10, taking the total tally to over 520
titles, in the broad areas of energy, environment, and
sustainable development. The new titles covered diverse
subjects ranging from life sciences, engineering
sciences, regulation and energy to biotechnology and
climate change.

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series in collaboration with Environment Agency (EAD), during the year of reporting. Organizations such as the
Abu Dhabi. World Bank, several agencies of the United Nations,
In addition to books, TERI Press continues to the French Development Agency, the British Council
publish primary and secondary journals. While Journal division of the British High Commission, the European
of Resources, Energy, and Development (REaD), a Commission, the Hindustan Lever Ltd, the Oil and
peer-reviewed, biannual (March and September) Natural Gas Corporation Ltd, the Deutsche Bank
journal, focuses on research and integration of Foundation, the Aga Khan Foundation, the Indo-Italian
knowledge, the International Journal of Regulation Chamber of Commerce, AEA Technology plc (UK), the
and Governance (IJRG), a primary journal, continues Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (Government
to attract good-quality research papers from across the of India), the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (Government
globe. TerraGreen, India’s leading environment and of India), the Ministry of Environment and Forests
development magazine published by TERI Press, in a
brand new avatar continues to gain wider acceptance.
TERI Press hopes to expand its list of publications
and branch out into newer areas in 2010/11, thereby
creating a niche for itself in the Indian publishing
industry. Flagship publications such as TerraGreen and
academic journals would remain thrust areas along
with a wide array of higher education and professional
and reference books that TERI Press hopes to place in
the market.

Publishing and dissemination services

The TERI Press team of dedicated writers, editors,
designers, graphic artists, production professionals, and
dissemination experts place great emphasis on quality,
adhering to stringent standards. With these strengths,
TERI Press undertook and successfully completed several
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(Government of India), the Indian Renewable Energy
Development Agency Ltd recognized and made full use of
the capabilities and talents present in TERI Press.
Outreach
Dissemination services rely on a continuously updated
database and contact management system to ensure
that publications reach the right audience. The database
maintained by TERI Press currently has over 50 000
contacts spread across the globe. TERI Press also relies on
regular expansion and consolidation of its trade network
to ensure better marketing of its products. The channel
consists of --- booksellers and distributors out of which
--- have been added in the current year.
To ensure wider outreach of its magazine
TerraGreen, this year TERI Press tied up with a mass-
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market newsstand distributor, catering to leading Indian
newsstand vendors, thereby initiating circulation and
readership in that region. The sales picked up gradually in
the year of reporting.
The TERI Press website is a virtual gateway to focused
information on energy, environment, and sustainable
development. However, in the year of reporting, work
began on the design of a new, more user-friendly gateway
in line with best practices in the publishing industry. It
lists over 400 titles from TERI Press, including books,
journals, newsletters, reports, and audio-visuals. The
international promotion of TERI journals has been
assigned to IOS Press, based in The Netherlands.
In the coming year, TERI Press aims to strengthen
its outreach activities through better visibility of its titles.
However, the focus would be on venturing into new areas
of publishing within its broad mandate.
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Water
Resources
Division
The most critical environment crisis facing
our planet today is the degradation and
declining supply of our most valuable, yet
most neglected, natural resource—water.
India is already plagued by water shortage
and widespread pollution, and future climate
change will only exacerbate these problems.
Through its Water Resources Division, TERI
supports research and outreach projects that
address these issues. The objective of the
Division is to provide people with equitable
access to safe water and to ensure the social,
environmental, and economic sustainability of
this precious resource.
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T
he most critical environmental crisis facing our
planet today is the degradation and declining
supply of our most valuable yet most neglected
natural resource—water. India is already plagued by
water shortage and widespread pollution, and climate
change will only exacerbate these problems. Through
its Water Resources Division, TERI supports research
and outreach projects that address these issues. The
objective of the Division is to provide people with
equitable access to safe water and to ensure the social,
environmental, and economic sustainability of this
precious resource.
The major activities of the Division during
the past year are briefly discussed below under
various themes.
Climate change and water
The Water Resource Division undertakes basic and
applied research to study water and climate change
issues, acknowledging the fact that the climate change is
going to have a serious impact on water resources across
the globe.
Regional Knowledge Hub for Water and Climate
Change Adaptation in South Asia
In 2009, the Asia-Pacific Water Forum endorsed TERI
as the Regional Knowledge Hub for Water and Climate
Change Adaptation in South Asia. The Division aims to
encourage collective action and knowledge-sharing across
South Asia to enhance the adaptive capacity of the region
to cope with the impacts, risks, and uncertainties caused
by climate change. One of the major activities of this
knowledge hub was to establish a Web portal, which was
launched by the Hon. Minister of Water Resources, Sri
P K Bansal on 4 February 2010. The portal is a dynamic
medium to encourage and facilitate knowledge-sharing
The launch event in progress
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on a wide range of issues related to water and climate
change. The knowledge hub Web portal is accessible at:
www.waterknowledgehub.org
Climate Change and Water Vulnerability:
strategies and practices for emerging water
management and governance challenges
The Division prepared the white paper along with
other divisions and explored the various ways in which
water as a resource is vulnerable to climate change. It
documented various strategies and practices for better
water management. The white paper was released and
presented on 12 December 2009 during the Conference of
Parties (COP) 15 in Copenhagen.
UNDP project on strengthening national
capacity of developing countries to develop
policy options for addressing climate change
Under this project, TERI provides technical support
to developing countries such as Nepal and Bangladesh
on assessing investment and financial flows for climate
change adaptation/mitigation?? in selected key sectors
like water, energy, agriculture, and forestry. The
Water Resource Division is involved in developing the
methodological guideline, reviewing the country papers
on water and agriculture, and providing training to Nepal
and Bangladesh.
Watershed management
In 2009, the Division completed a project on
“Conducting a GIS-based diagnostic study for assessing
availability and quality of water resources to address
watershed-wide concerns using watershed approach.”
The project involved a comprehensive vulnerability
assessment of likely risks and susceptibilities having
an influence on the sustained Hindustan Coca Cola
Beverages Pvt Ltd (HCCBPL) operations, based on the
present, as well as past conditions circling the ambits.
Water audit
The Water Resources Division conducted water audits
and prepared strategies for water management for Dabur
India and PepsiCo. Detailed field exercise, including
flow and leak measurements, was performed to identify
the water uses at the plant. At present, the Division is
conducting a water balance study project for NTPC at
Vindhyachal.
The Division is involved in improving water and
wastewater management at Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine,
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which will be done by conducting water audit and leakage
detection exercise. It has also done a project on third
party independent groundwater resources assessment for
Pepsico India Holdings operations in Palakkad, Kerala.
Water conservation
The Division has designed the rooftop rainwater
harvesting system of the BSES Ltd for their newly
constructed power grid station near the Commonwealth
Games Village in Delhi. It has also designed and
implemented the rainwater harvesting system for TERI
GRAM—by using artificial aquifer recharge injection well
and by natural recharge from water body. The Division
will take up the installation of rainwater harvesting
structure at the Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine.
Water quality assessment
The Division has a state-of-the art water-testing
laboratory, which was recently audited by the Ministry
of Environment and Forests for accreditation. In the
year 2009, the Division did water quality assessment for
many in-house and external water samples for clients like
Dabur and INSTEP-DST.
The water-testing kit designed by the Division has
been effectively utilized and also supplied to schools
associated with Environmental Education and Awareness
DSDS 2010 special events
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area. Further in year 2009/10, the Division supplied 30
kits to schools across India and at present has an order
of 300 more kits under Climate EduXchange – India, A
DELL-TERI initiative.
Glacier monitoring
TERI’s Glacier Research Programme took a great leap
forward with the establishment of two glacier monitoring
observatories, one at each of the identified benchmark
glaciers of Western and Eastern Himalaya, namely
Kolahoi Glacier and East Rathong Glacier, respectively.
The TERI team conducted several experiments on the
glaciers to measure the melting of ice, accumulation
of snow, changes in snow density, discharge from
proglacial streams and measurement of black carbon
concentrations. Also, the team has succeeded in installing
the automatic weather stations at both the glaciers.
Water governance and valuation/regulation
During the past two years, the Division has worked
with the Regulatory Studies and Governance Division
and the Government of Arunachal Pradesh to develop
a report titled Arunachal Water Vision 2030. The
Division also provided water management expertise
and recommendations to the Sustainable Cities Project,
under the Transport and Urban Development Area and
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contributed a chapter on water management for TERI’s
Green India Project.
State Environment Mission and Policy
TERI is assisting the Rajasthan State Pollution Control
Board in formulating a draft environment policy for
the state. The Environment Mission statement is being
prepared in conjunction with the state environment
policy and is intended to operationalize the key
recommendations of the policy formulation exercise.
The Division has conducted an extensive literature,
policy, and data analysis on water-related issues and
has formulated a strategic action plan for better water
management in the state.
Water supply and sanitation
Economics of Sanitation Initiative (ESI)
ESI is a part of the multi-country Water and Sanitation
Programme (WSP) initiative of the World Bank. The
three objectives of this study are to undertake cost-benefit
and cost-effective analyses of different technological
options in sanitation in urban and rural areas of India; to
undertake water quality analysis of drinking water sources
in the study location; and to assess the economic impacts
of sanitation on domestic and international tourism in
Kovalam, Kerala. The results will feed into the policy
formulation.
Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS)
In 2009, the Division undertook the Community-Led
Total Sanitation (CLTS) programme aided by the WSP in
Karnataka. The outcome of five-day training programme
was the achievement of proper sanitation behaviour by
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the entire community and an environment free of open
defecation.
Water, wastewater, and waste treatment
As part of the Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine project, the
Division will identify and install appropriate wastewater
treatment systems for sewage from toilets en route. The
scope of work also includes exploring wastewater reuse
options in the area and exploring sustainable models for
wastewater treatment plant operation.
Work on e-waste in Mumbai
The aim of the project was to assess current practices and
devise strategies to improve the management of end-of-
life mobile phones in India, including reducing waste,
improving reuse, recycling and improving final disposal;
and provide a basis for developing longer-term solutions
to e-waste from mobile phones in India and enabling
further action.
Integrated Sustainable Wastewater and Waste
Management in Asia (ISSOWAMA)
An international initiative, ISSOWAMA seeks to improve
best management practices on appropriate and cost-
effective waste treatment and minimization procedures;
establish permanent cooperation strategy with Asian and
European partners; strengthen links between various
stakeholders across sectors to create awareness; and
identify the most feasible solutions and most appropriate
technologies, socio-economic strategies, and the ways in
which these can be implemented.
Risk-based management of chemicals and
products in a circular economy on a global scale
The specific objectives of RISKCYCLE, an international
initiative, are to exploit complementary elements needed
with regard to the research objectives, methodologies,
and data of ongoing as well as recently completed EU
and international projects; to specify demands for tools
for ecological design of consumer products; to create
a powerful platform enabling discussion among all
stakeholders on usage, risks, of consumer products,
labelling, and so on; to contribute to the UN Globally
Harmonized System (GHS) for chemical substances and
mixtures; global strategy for a risk-based management of
chemicals and additives in recycling and trade products;
and to identify knowledge and research gaps for future
research activities
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Outreach
The Water Resources Division is actively involved
in sharing its expertise and research with various
stakeholders. In the previous year, the Division organized
a number of activities to network with the wider
community.
Water and Climate Change, COP-15 side event,
12 December 2009, Copenhagen The white paper
prepared by TERI in collaboration with Yale University
was released during the COP-15 to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The event witnessed the presence of around 100
dignitaries from across the globe and with sessions
moderated by Dr R K Pachauri.
Looking Ahead
The Water Resources Division would like to initiate
and extend research on the following crucial issues, and
identify research gaps in the thematic areas followed by
bridging of these gaps.
1. Energy-water-agriculture nexus
2. Climate change and water
a. Knowledge hub on water and climate change
adaptation in South Asia
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b. Impacts on agriculture and livestock
c. Impact of greenhouse gases like
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) on ozone layer
depletion, hence causing global warming and its
impact on water resources.
3. Glacier research, with quantification of impact of
shortlived forcers (black carbon) on melting response
of Himalayan glaciers as a specific additional area of
research interest
4. Water audit and water conservation
5. Water security in watershed and river basins through
integrated management
6. Ecosystem valuation, along with inclusion of all the
goods and services
7. Wetland management
8. Aquaculture
9. Water quality, with focus on industrial wastewater
recycling and management, groundwater
management, and water quality and health
10. Analysis and survey of persistent organic pollutants
(POP) in the environment, including water, sediments
and biota
11. Water budgeting and saline intrusion, modelling
future water budget with different climate, urban,
development scenarios, sea-water intrusion.
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Asian
Energy
Institute
The Asian Energy Institute was launched
by TERI, supported by the Government of
India, in August 1999, to fulfil the need for an
Asian collaborative research entity on energy
issues. The basic objective of the network is to
promote greater information exchange through
sharing and dissemination of knowledge and
undertake research and training activities
of common interest to its members. TERI
hosts the AEI’s Secretariat ever since it
was launched.
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T
he Asian Energy Institute (AEI) operates
through a network of institutes in Asia and
beyond. Established in 1989, with support from
the government of India, AEI was formed after the
Asian Relations Commemorative conference of 1987
emphasized the need for an Asian collaborative research
entity on energy. The institute has 16 members from
across Asia, and 14 non-Asian associate members. AEI
conducts policy research on energy and climate-change
issues relevant to the region. Its objective is to strengthen
and promote information exchange, facilitate knowledge
sharing and dissemination, undertake research and
training, and analyse global energy developments and
their implications at environmental, geopolitical, and
regional levels.
Collaborative research work
In 2008–09, a project on ‘Emerging Asia contribution on
issues of technology for Copenhagen’ was undertaken.
Its overall goal was to contribute to the negotiations
and conclusions reached at COP15 in the context of
multilateral negotiations on climate change by putting
forward a cogent and coherent set of proposals from
Asia’s major developing nations (such as India, China,
Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia) on climate-change-
related technology issues.
AEI has also been hosting the Renewable Energy
and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), South
Asia Secretariat since its inception in November 2005.
REEEP is a global public-private partnership that
structures policy and regulatory initiatives for clean
energy and facilitates financing for energy projects. The
International REEEP Partnership has 205 members
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including governments, international organizations,
non-governmental organizations, and corporates. REEEP
activities comprise management of the REEEP Call for
proposals in south Asia, monitoring and evaluation of
the REEEP-funded projects in the region, preparation of
regional action plan for REEEP, and organizing capacity-
building events. In 2009, under the seventh project cycle,
the following projects were awarded to institutes to work
on issues in south Asia in general, and India, in particular:
PP Promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency
through the regulatory process in India: World
Resources Institute
PP RE/EE supply chain outlets in villages of Karnataka:
Small Scale Sustainable Infrastructure Development
Fund
PP Increasing EE in Indian SMEs by developing
innovative financing and carbon trading mechanisms:
Alliance to Save Energy
PP Development of a fuel barter model for sustainable
power generation using biomass in rural areas: DSCL
Energy Services Co. Ltd
PP Women’s energy justice network—CDM financing
and microlending for appropriate technology:
University of Colorado Law School
Two other projects were commissioned under
REEEP, namely, a roadmap for implementation of
REC mechanism in India from IREDA Ltd., and the
development of an energy policy for the state of Kerala
from the Energy Management Centre. REEEP South
Asia also provided yearly updates of policy descriptions
on renewable energy for all countries responsible for the
SERN project.
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Outreach initiatives
The bi-annual AEI newsletter covers a wide range of
issues on energy and climate, and provides analysis and
commentary for enhanced understanding of current and
future challenges and prospect in the field.
A consultative workshop on technology-transfer
issues was conducted on 21 October 2009. The objective
of the workshop was to generate awareness about key
findings of the project titled ‘Emerging Asia contribution
on issues of technology for Copenhagen’, and also to
obtain feedback and expert opinion on technology-
transfer issues for Copenhagen.
AEI and REEEP organized a workshop on ‘Scaling
up renewable energy and energy efficiency in south Asia:
focus on financing, investment, and technology’ on 4
February 2009. The objective was to bring on the same
platform players from the public and private domain—
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especially investors, developers, financiers, private firms,
policy makers, end-users, and development agencies to
showcase and expand profitable renewable energy
and energy-efficiency business opportunities in
south Asia. The workshop was attended by participants
and eminent speakers from diverse fields of renewable
energy and energy efficiency, who discussed ways to
upscale renewable energy and energy initiatives within
south Asia.
A special event, in association with TERI, and
supported by the Nand and Jeet Khemka Foundation, on
‘Energy transformations for Asia: responding to energy
security and climate challenges’ was organized on 6
February 2009, during the DSDS. The purpose of this
special event was to pool in experiences of various Asian
countries regarding the ongoing energy transformations,
and discuss the challenges they contend with and steps
they have taken to tackle the situation.
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Energy
Environment
Policy
division
The Energy-Environment Policy Division
is engaged in policy research to effect an
improvement in the quality of the environment,
and to bring about efficient management
of, and equitable access to, natural
resources. The strength of the Division lies
in the ability of its multi-disciplinary team to
pool their experience for a comprehensive
understanding and assessment of an issue,
analysing the interplay of multifarious drivers
including economic, socio-cultural, policy,
and environmental factors operating on
the ground.
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ERI’s Energy Environment Policy Division aims
to promote environmentally benign, economically
sound, and socially equitable integrated policies
on a wide range of current and emerging issues in India
and beyond. The Division uses both quantitative and
qualitative tools to understand interlinkages among
energy, environment, and sustainable development issues.
Last year, the Division undertook projects on
global environmental matters (climate-change research
on mitigation, providing research inputs on climate
policies, transport, and climate change linkages), local
environmental issues (urban waste management, urban
and regional air pollution, and state-level environment
policy inputs), environment and health linkages, energy-
economy-environment modelling, and urban service
provision and governance among others.
Centre for Environmental Studies
Centre for Environmental Studies (CES) deals with
environmental dimensions of various economic activities
and resource-use patterns, and explores strategies to
mitigate their adverse effects. It conducts applied and
policy research to address environmental problems, and
studies relationships between energy and environment in
urban, industrial, and rural settings.
Last year, the Centre was involved in preparing the
draft state environment policy (SEP) for Rajasthan. The
SEP aims to ensure that development in the key sectors
is not impeded by degradation of natural resource
base, and that human health and livelihoods are not
adversely affected during the development process. An
environmental mission to implement the strategies listed
in the environmental policy was also undertaken
Stakeholder consultation at Jaipur to draft the State
Environment Policy for Rajasthan
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The Centre has also assisted the MoEF in preparing
a National Report that focuses on steps taken by India
in various sectors in meeting the sustainability goals as
put forth in Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of
Implementation.
In the field of aerosol research, air quality
measurements using state-of-the-art monitoring
equipments were carried out by the group in
collaboration with the Finnish Meteorological Institute
and the European Commission. The main objective of the
project was to carry out aerosol characterization at urban
and backward locations of India.
Another important project conducted by the Centre
was to investigate the presence of heavy metals in
irrigation water, drinking water, and soil of Yamuna river
basin.
Carrying forward its activities in assessment of
exposure to indoor air pollution for those using biomass
for cooking, a project has been undertaken to determine
the knowledge, attitude, and practices related to fuel usage
in a rural community.
The Centre also carried out an international
collaborative project supported by Toyota Motor
Corporation, for air quality improvement using cutting-
edge modelling techniques. In this context, TERI
developed energy scenarios and emission inventories, and
undertook three-dimensional air quality simulations at
the national level for ground-level ozone and particulate
matter using WRF and CMAQ models.
Modelling and Economic Analysis Area
(including GIS)
There is a growing requirement for effective and
scientifically sound energy planning to reconcile climate
change concerns with development needs. In this context,
the mission of TERI’s Modelling and Economic Analysis
Area (MEA)—to identify, prioritize, and suggest policy
options to enable optimal allocation of scarce resources,
address energy security concerns, and pursue the
developmental goals of the country in an environmentally
sustainable manner—becomes even more relevant.
Last year, the Area carried out a project titled
‘Supporting Ministry of Environment and Forests in
climate change assessment negotiations and policy-
making through energy-economy-environment
modelling’. The project involved a set of interlinked
modelling tools to provide an integrated assessment
of alternative energy pathways, and help assess
macroeconomic and socio-economic implications of
different policy frameworks.
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The Area also submitted a paper titled ‘India’s energy
security: new opportunities for a sustainable future’ to
the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India. It suggests focused
interventions required for the country to address the
twin objectives of energy security and climate change
mitigation.
MEA has been working on estimation of costs,
benefits and potential of GHG emissions mitigation in
different sectors. The UNEP-SBCI sponsored project
‘The state of sustainable buildings and construction in
India’ aimed to look at GHG mitigation potential from
buildings in India. As part of a study carried out for the
Institution for Transport Policy Studies (ITPS), the MEA
examined different measures that would be needed for the
country to embark on a low carbon path in the transport
sector.
As an output of a study supported by UNDP, MEA
bought out a discussion paper titled ‘Linking climate
action and poverty alleviation: an approach to informed
decision making’. The objective of this study is to design
an integrated framework that can contribute to the
alignment of climate actions with poverty reduction
actions, build capacities amongst developing countries,
and promote international cooperation on climate
change. These inputs were presented at different forums
during COP15.
The report ‘Description of measures to mitigate
climate change’ prepared by MEA, describing climate
change mitigating measures in India, is an input to India’s
Second National Communication to the UNFCCC. A study
on ‘Indicators for Environmental Federalism’ carried out
for the Finance Commission examined how the centre-
state fiscal architecture needs to be reinforced to promote
environmentally sustainable development in India.
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MEA has developed an Environmental Input-Output
(EIO) matrix based on India’s input-output table, which
can be used to model the direct and indirect emissions
from various sectors of the economy. The model was
used to gauge changes in CO2 emissions in rural India
on shifting to solar lanterns from kerosene lanterns.
Preliminary results of the analysis were presented at the
17th International Input Output Conference in Sao Paulo,
Brazil.
MEA has been working closely with the Institute for
Global Environmental Strategies in Japan on application
of Japanese technologies in select sectors to affect
improved energy efficiency. The project also looks into
the possible barriers to such technology transfer.
From 21–22 January 2010, TERI and IEA-ETSAP
jointly organized a workshop on ‘Energy modelling tools
and techniques to address sustainable development at
climate change’. The workshop brought together energy
modellers from across the world.
The Geographical Information System (GIS)
component of the MEA uses spatial modelling tools
and satellite image processing techniques for remote
sensing and GIS analysis. In partnership with NTPC, 250
villages are being surveyed in two stages to prepare a basic
Infrastructure Assessment Report. In this project, remote
sensing and GIS are being used to assess the current
situation and make policy recommendations. In Andhra
Pradesh, remote sensing is also being used to identify
locations for CDM project implementation.
Transport and Urban Development
A part of the Energy Environment Policy Division, the
Transport and Urban Development Area’s (TUDA)
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activities range from carrying out energy-environment
analysis, providing inputs on policy and planning,
improving urban service provision and governance,
carrying out sustainability assessments, exploring climate
change implications, and capacity building for various
stakeholders.
Urban development
In April 2009, TUDA coordinated and published TERI’s
first-ever report on making Indian cities sustainable.
Titled ‘An exploration of sustainability in the provision
of basic urban services in Indian cities’, the report has
Report release for an exploration of sustainability in the
provision of basic urban services in Indian cities
been endorsed by the Ministry of Urban Development as
a pioneering work on urban sustainability and has been
circulated to all cities identified under the Jawaharlal
Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
The Ministry has also recognized TERI as a Centre of
Excellence in Urban Development. As part of Centre
of Excellence work, TUDA is carrying out a study on
‘Enhancing public participation through effective
functioning of area sabhas’.
TUDA also organized a National Urban Conference
on the theme ‘Good governance: towards improved basic
urban services’ in November 2009 at New Delhi. The
conference acted as a forum for sharing strategies and
best practices to create inclusive, sustainable, habitable,
and credit-worthy cities.
Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network
(ACCCRN) supported by The Rockefeller Foundation,
is conducting city risk assessments for climate change at
Surat, Indore, and Gorakhpur.
On 6 February 2010, TERI, in partnership with
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Institute for Social and Environmental Transition
(ISET), organized a seminar on ‘Building climate change
resilience in urban areas: perspectives from cities in
India’ that focused on raising city-specific issues related
to climate change vulnerability and the need for a quick
response at the city level.
Urban energy
Realizing the need to address growing energy demand
in urban areas, TUDA undertook a study on energy
consumption pattern of urban population and develop a
tool to measure its impacts. The study titled ‘Estimating
carbon footprint of urban household energy use’ was
supported by the Institut Veolia Environnement (IVE),
France. A workshop focusing on disseminating the results
of the study was organized on 4 February 2010 within the
TERI premises in New Delhi that was attended by policy
makers, research institutes, NGOs, and representatives of
multilateral and bilateral organizations.
Transport
TUDA has contributed to the transport chapter of the
Green Economy Report (GER) 2010 of UNEP. GER, a
part of the UNEP Green Economy Initiative (GEI), seeks
to mobilize the global economy towards investments
in clean industries and technologies, and ‘natural’
infrastructure.
TUDA was also involved in a first-of-its-kind study
on estimating full life cycle carbon footprint of road
projects in India. The study conducted for ADB focused
on estimating the carbon footprint of ADB-funded road
construction/improvement projects in the country.
TUDA has documented the transport chapter of
the National Report of India to be submitted to the
18th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable
Development. The chapter focuses on reporting progress
on transport—including obstacles and constraints—in
implementation of sustainable development goals under
Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation
(JPOI).
During TERI’s flagship event ‘Delhi Sustainable
Development Summit’ (DSDS) from 5–7 February 2010
at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi, TUDA, with support from
ADB, organized a special event on ‘Transport and climate
change’. Itwas instrumental in highlighting key issues and
solutions to address the transport and climate change
problem in developing countries.
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Energy
environmental
technology
development
division
The Energy–Environment Technology
Development Division of TERI focuses on
products and services based on renewable
energy technologies and resource efficiency
through a multidisciplinary approach and
close user interaction. The activities range
from providing biomass-gasifier-based
electricity in remote rural areas to promoting
green concepts in the urban settings and
from utilizing biomass in small and micro-
enterprises efficiently to enhancing resource
efficiency in larger industrial units.
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he Energy-Environment Technology Development
Division (EETD) of TERI focuses on development
and propagation of products and services
based on renewable-energy technologies and resource-
efficiency through a multidisciplinary approach and close
interaction with the user—the community and industry.
EETD’s activities range from developing framework
for sustainable habitats, to promoting green concepts
in urban settings; from providing biomass-gasifier-
based energy to remote rural communities, to facilitate
renewables-based large-scale power generation; from
efficient utilization of biomass in small- and micro-
enterprises, to enhancing resource efficiency in industrial
applications. To accelerate adoption and deployment of
clean-energy solutions, EETD adopts a multi-dimensional
approach encompassing policy, planning, regulatory, and
investment related aspects.
Mainstreaming sustainable buildings
The recently constructed Metro station at Sushant Lok,
Gurgaon shall be the first Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
(DMRC) project compliant with the national green
building rating system (GRIHA), just like the Suzlon
Excellence Academy in Pune. Centre for Research on
Sustainable Building Science (CRSBS) is also assisting
the Civil Services Officers Institute in New Delhi, several
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
(IISER), and the ITC residential complex at Kolkata,
among others, to make them GRIHA compliant.
A major study conducted in collaboration with the
United Nations Environment Programme’s Sustainable
Buildings and Construction Initiative (UNEP SBCI) was
on baseline assessment of greenhouse gas emissions and
reduction potential of India’s residential and commercial
buildings sector.
TERI has also contributed to the Common Carbon
Metric developed by UNEP SBCI. It is a voluntary global
tool for measuring emissions from the buildings sector.
During the Fifteenth Conference of Parties (COP-15)
at Copenhagen, it also presented India’s initiatives in
building sector to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
Research on high-rise commercial buildings for the
five climatic zones of India is currently being conducted
under the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development
and Climate programme. The aim is to establish high-
performance commercial buildings with energy-saving
potential. With support from Renewable Energy and
Energy Efficiency Partnerships (REEEP), TERI—in
partnership with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
(BBMP) and Bangalore Development Authority (BDA)—
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is presently carrying out feasibility studies and analysis
of existing building by-law for Bengaluru to develop
guidelines and regulations to achieve energy efficiency in
buildings.
To prepare technical professionals at various levels,
several training programmes were conducted. These
include extensive capacity building for officials from the
Central Public Works Department (CPWD); Ministry of
Health; and Ministry of Human Resources, Government
of India, to provide an impetus to GRIHA compliant
buildings in all government and public sector. TERI along
with the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) conducted
several outreach programmes on GRIHA and green
buildings across Delhi, Bhopal and Kerala.
GRIHA National Conference and Exhibition
The first GRIHA National Conference was organized
by TERI on 4 January 2010, with support from the
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE),
Government of India. The conference, inaugurated by
Dr Farooq Abdullah, Hon’ble Union Minister for New
and Renewable Energy, witnessed the formal launch of
the Green Pledge, the Association for Development and
Research of Sustainable Habitats (ADaRSH), and the first
volume of the GRIHA Users’ Manual.
Conclave on ‘Climate change mitigation:
building energy initiatives’
On 19 January 2010 at the World Future Energy Summit
in Abu Dhabi, TERI hosted this conclave in association
with MNRE, Ramboll, and Centre of Excellence
for Applied Research and Training (CERT), UAE.
Discussions were carried out on initiatives for existing
buildings and policy frameworks to usher in India–UAE
partnership.
Providing impetus to renewables
In 2009, the Renewable Energy Technology Applications
(RETA) Area continued its work of facilitating
mainstreaming of renewable energy, while focusing on
critical aspects of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar
Mission (JNNSM). RETA has also completed major
assignments on energy planning, namely `Integrated Solar
City Master Plans’ for Chandigarh and Faridabad. A ‘Solar
Energy Master Plan’ for Ladakh was also developed. It
provides a roadmap for large-scale integration of solar
energy in power generation for remote villages and
defence establishments, use of solar energy for cooking,
drying of agricultural produce, space heating, and water
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heating. After successful completion of three major
solar power projects totaling 15 MW, the group is now
preparing detailed project reports for about 180 MW of
solar power.
RETA is also mapping the latest global technological
advances in renewable energy sectors like offshore wind,
solar PV, and geothermal energy sectors with the Institute
of Energy Technology (IFE), Norway. With Energy
Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) it is working
on renewable energy related aspects of the upcoming
UNEP publication on ‘Green Economy Report’. The Area
is working with European partners on a project funded
by the European Union on ‘Multi-scale data assimilation,
advanced wind modelling and forecasting with emphasis
to extreme weather situations for safe large-scale wind
power integration’.
Work has also been initiated to develop a solar-
biomass hybrid cooling system for combined and
decentralized cold storage and power generation
application in rural areas. This project is in collaboration
with Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organization (CSIRO), Australia, the Solar Energy Centre
of MNRE, and Thermax Ltd.
National workshop on `Solar cooling’
TERI and MNRE’s Solar Energy Centre, with support
from Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development
and Climate, organized this workshop on 5 March 2009
to discuss the way forward for solar cooling in India.
Mr Peter Varghese, Australian High Commissioner
in New Delhi, inaugurated the event along with Mr
Deepak Gupta, Secretary, MNRE. Senior scientists from
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organization (CSIRO), Australia highlighted worldwide
technological advancements in this field.
Seminar on ‘Concentrating Solar Power in India’
The seminar was jointly organized by TERI and MNRE,
with support from REEEP and Indian Trade Promotion
Organization (ITPO) on 12 December 2009 at New
Delhi. It focused on the recently launched Jawaharlal
Nehru National Solar Mission under the National Action
Plan for Climate Change, and was organized as part
of EnergyTech 2009. Ms Gauri Singh, Joint Secretary,
MNRE, inaugurated the event.
Advancing bio-energy solutions
In its pursuit of developing the next-generation biomass
gasification systems, Biomass Energy Technology
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Applications (BETA) is involved in developing the
Advanced Gasification System (AGS) whose features
include minimal tar content in raw gas and hot gas
filtration with indirect gas cooling system, thereby
obviating water pollution in the cooling and
cleaning processes.
Simultaneously, under the existing TERI-Swiss
Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Partnership programme, a two-stage biomass
gasifier system is being developed in collaboration
with the Technical University of Denmark (DTU),
Sorane Sa and National Thermal Power Corporation
Limited (NTPC).
With support from REEEP, SDC, and Petroleum
Conservation Research Association (PCRA), 15 gasifiers
were set up in aluminium smelting, chemicals, steel,
bakery, poha making, and rubber manufacturing
industries. This initiative has helped these end-use
industries shift to cleaner fuels, while reducing their
energy costs.
On the liquid biomass fuel front, TERI has developed
and demonstrated a 100kg/day pyrolysis prototype for
production of bio-oil from biomass feed stocks such as
jatropha and karanja oilseed residues. The novelty
of this design lies in coupling the pyrolyser pilot unit
with TERI’s thermal gasifier to provide direct heat
for pyrolysis. The project is jointly funded by MNRE
and TERI. Another initiative, supported by the
Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
and Praj Industries Limited, Pune, focuses on finding an
appropriate technology for efficient conversion of sweet
sorghum bagasse into ethanol.
Expanding the footprints of TERI’s Enhanced
Acidification and Methanation (TEAM) in the market,
plants of various daily capacities (100–500kg/day) are
being installed at NTPC, Dadri NTPC, Singrauli and
ONGC Ltd township at NOIDA. These plants will deal
with treating household organic waste. Similar activities
have also been initiated at NTPC, Kawas, and Vedanta
Aluminium Ltd at Lanjigarh, Orissa.
Managing and transforming wastes in an
environment-friendly manner
This year, the waste flyash-based ceramic membranes
developed by the Resource Efficient Process Technology
Applications (REPTA) were field tested for sewage
treatment in a membrane bio-reactor (MBR) and
sugarcane juice clarification in a sugar factory. A scaled-
up prototype of the sugarcane juice clarification system
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has also been designed. In parallel, technology transfer for
large-scale membrane manufacture is also being pursued
with reputed industries.
Research activities have focused on extending
characterization and testing of waste-derived catalysts
and functionalization of flyash membranes with carbon.
Carbon membranes supported on flyash filters using
commercial activated carbon and activated unburned
carbon in bagasse flyash have also been prepared. Several
of these activities are being conducted as part of the
group’s international collaborations with European
institutions such as University of Glasgow, UK; Friedrich
Schiller University, Germany; Stockholm University,
Sweden; and University of Lille, France.
In the field of environment-friendly plastics,
chitosan and starch/modified starch composites and
Activated carbon-supported iron catalyst
derived from waste
nanocomposites have been prepared and tested for
mechanical properties, composite morphology, and
bio-degradability. Further research and development
activities are targeted at the development of bioplastics
via microwave irradiation.
The Area organized a workshop on ‘Remediation and
reuse of molasses distilleries wastewater’, in partnership
with the University of Sydney, Australia, and supported
by the Australia-India Council that focused on emerging
technologies for the management of wastewater.
Serving the global community
With its rich knowledge base established through
development of appropriate solutions for diverse
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applications and user – groups, Division continues to
contribute to the goal of South South cooperation.
It is helping Myanmar in enhancing the social and
economic lives of its rural people through sustainable
means. Towards this end, TERI with support from
Ministry of External Affairs is setting up 20 biomass
gasifier-based power plants in the cyclone-affected
rural areas.
Working closely with United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO) and local
stakeholders, the Division is helping in development
of small hydropower-based mini-grids to stimulate
productive capacities in Sierra Leone and Liberia in
West Africa. Likewise, it is carrying out a detailed
exercise to ascertain the feasibility of manufacturing
of biomass gasifiers and solar systems in Uganda and
Ethiopia.
Under the Indian Technical and Economic
Cooperation (ITEC) programme, an international
training programme on ‘Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency’ was organized. The participants were from
Bangladesh, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Eritrea, Estonia,
Indonesia, Iran, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Palestine,
Peru, Tanzania, Thailand, Ukraine, and Zimbabwe.
Looking ahead
The endeavour of Division to focus on developing
and propagating efficient and environmentally benign
solutions would continue; addressing twin challenges
of energy independence and climate change mitigation,
especially in the context of developing countries,
including the small island developing states.
To provide greater impetus to sustainable habitats
in India, efforts would be augmented to increase the
reach of GRIHA, especially through extensive awareness
generation and training campaigns as well by enlarging its
scope to include townships. Besides, the Division plans to
concentrate on the concept of eco-cities by incorporating
principles of sustainable habitat and resource efficiency in
urban planning itself.
Activities are also planned around renewable-
energy-based power solutions for base transreceiver
stations, advanced energy storage systems, solar drying
and desalination systems as well as geothermal energy.
Development of advanced gasifier with multi-fuel
capability in sub-MW capacity range would be one of the
thrust areas.
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Environmental
& industrial
Biotechnology
Division
The Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology
Division provides biotechnological solutions
for genetic enhancement of oilseed crops
and bioprospecting of genetic diversity, and
harnesses capability of microbes for energy
production and environment protection. It
conceptualizes and produces an array of
ready-to-use and commercially viable products
that are consumer friendly, cost effective, and
environmentally sound. The Division comprises
three well-knot research groups or areas—
Microbial Biotechnology, Bioremediation
Technology, and Plant Biotechnology.
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he Environmental and Industrial
Biotechnology Division (EIBD) at TERI
provides biotechnological solutions for genetic
enhancement of oilseed crops and bioprospecting of
genetic diversity, controls environmental pollution, and
harnesses capability of microbes for the production of
energy. The Division comprises three well-knit research
areas—Microbial Biotechnology, Bioremediation
Technology, and Plant Biotechnology.
The EIBD conceptualizes and produces an array
of ready-to–use and commercially viable products
that are consumer-friendly, cost effective, and
environmentally sound.
Microbial Biotechnology Area
The Microbial Biotechnology Area focuses on basic
and applied research on using microbial resources for
biotechnological intervention. The activities of the
Area are focused in three major thematic areas: (1)
environment protection, (2) energy production, and
(3) medical biotechnology. The thrust areas of research
include the following.
Microbial Enhanced Oil recovery and prevention
of paraffin in oil pipelines
A technology for enhancing oil recovery in dead or
abandoned oil wells was jointly developed with the
Institute of Reservoir Studies, Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation Ltd (ONGC). This technology is currently
commercialized by the ONGC. Another customized
thermophilic bacterial consortium was also developed
by the area for the US oil fields for implementation in oil
wells in Texas, USA.
The result of bioremediation
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Another technology involving thermophilic micro-
organisms was developed for removing paraffins from
pipelines of both oil wells and surface pipelines to
enhance oil flow. This technology is also commercially
utilized by ONGC. Technical consultations for both these
technologies are currently provided by the Area.
Enhanced coal bed methane production and
carbon sequestration
Coal bed methane has emerged as an important
alternative to decrease the dependency on conventional
fossil fuels. In collaboration with the Institute of Reservoir
studies, ONGC Ahmedabad, the Area has initiated a
research programme that aims to enhance biogenic CH4
production in coal seams though microbial intervention.
Microbes require CO2 for their metabolism in CH4
generation. Their high adsorptive ability makes this
intervention a suitable method for carbon sequestration.
Exploitation of metagenomics for production of
biodegradable plastics
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are polyesters that
accumulate as inclusions in a wide variety of bacteria.
The Area is working on a project sponsored by the
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of
India, which aims at producing PHAs to reduce the
environmental burden caused by synthetic plastics. The
use of metagenomic approach to search for novel genes
responsible for efficient production of PHAs is also being
studied.
Biohydrogen production
The Area is involved in a national mission mode
programme on bio-hydrogen, which is sponsored by the
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). Along
with five other institutes of repute, the programme aims
at production of hydrogen through biotechnological
interventions from waste. This is in addition to an
ongoing project on bio-hydrogen production in
collaboration with the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Ltd (HPCL). The Area aims at integrating a hybrid system
involving bio-photolysis and fermentation for efficient
hydrogen production.
Safeguarding oil and gas pipelines
The internal corrosion of pipelines is caused by
microbial action and negatively impacts the integrity,
safety, and reliability of oil pipeline operations.
In collaboration with the Corporate Health Safety
and Environment, ONGC, the Area is developing
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biotechnological strategies for early detection of
the causative microbes controlling such corrosions
of oil pipelines in a real time qPCR platform. A
similar project on detection and control of microbes
that induce corrosion in oil and gas pipelines was
sponsored by the DBT, Government of India.
Probiotics research and clinical trials
Impact of probiotics on general health and as an option
for specialized therapeutic application is under research
throughout the world. The Area has also recently initiated
a clinical trial in collaboration with the All India Institute
of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, to investigate
the effect of probiotics in control and treatment
of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. The initial data
indicated high prevalence rate of Clostridium difficille
in antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. In the second phase,
co-administration of probiotics with antibiotics will be
attempted to reduce this incidence.
Biological production of 2, 3 butanediol
Under the Tata Innovative project by the DBT,
Government of India, a new initiative on the process
development of biological production of 2, 3 butanediol
from bacterial fermentation broth was launched. 2, 3
butanediol can be used as biological feedstock for a
variety of chemical processes and industries and decrease
the dependence of fossil-based feedstock.
Bioremediation Technology Area
The Bioremediation Technology Area is actively involved
in the bioremediation of sites contaminated with crude
oil spills and treatment of oily sludge using Oilzapper
and Oilivorous, and bacterial consortia. More than 100
000 tonnes of soil contaminated with oily sludge and oil
of ONGC has been treated using Oilzapper and about
20 000 tonnes is under treatment at several other oil
refineries. The users of Oilzapper technology include
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), HPCL, Oil
India Ltd (OIL), Cairn Energy Pty. India Ltd, Tata Power
Ltd, BG Exploration and Production India Ltd, ONGC,
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), and Mangalore Refinery
and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL). The technology has
been transferred to BPCL, Mumbai, for their captive
use. Further, Oilzapper technology has been successfully
demonstrated at Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait on
trial basis.
TERI and the R&D Centre of the Indian Oil
Corporation Ltd (IOCL) in Faridabad have jointly
developed Oilivorous-S for the treatment of high-
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sulphur-containing oily sludge and Oilivorous-A
for acidic sludge. TERI and IOCL R&D Centre now
jointly carries out bioremediation of oily sludge/oil-
contaminated soil using Oilivorous-S and Oilivorous-A
technologies at the oil refineries of IOCL, including
Mathura refinery, Panipat refinery, Gujarat refinery,
Barauni refinery, Haldia refinery, Guwahati refinery,
and Digboi refinery. Oilivorous-S technology has been
successfully demonstrated for bioremediation of oil-
contaminated drill cuttings at the Abu Dhabi National Oil
Company, United Arab Emirates by TERI and the IOCL
R&D centre.
Fermentation Technology Research Centre
The Area is involved in large-scale production of
Oilzapper microbes at its state-of-the-art facility,
Fermentation Technology Research Centre at TERI Gram,
Gual Pahari, Haryana.
The oil and gas sector despite their best efforts
produce hazardous wastes that constitute a potential
threat to the environment. The Oilzapper technology
developed by TERI with the support of DBT, Government
of India, offers a cost effective and environment-friendly
approach to mitigate this problem. The indigenously
developed bacterial consortia can biodegrade different
types of wastes generated by oil and gas industries. This
approach is environment-friendly as the end product of
bioremediation is CO2, water, and dead biomass.
Oilzapper technology has been in use since 1997.
This technology is successfully used for clean up of
about 130 000 tonnes of hazardous wastes generated by
nearly all the oil and gas companies in India. The various
Bioremediation site
types of oil contamination include crude oily sludge,
oil-contaminated sites, oil-contaminated drill cuttings,
synthetic oil-based muds, emulsion oily sludge, acidic
oily sludge, high sulphur containing oily sludge, and
oil-contaminated spent clay, which can be bioremediated
by using Oilzapper technology. The technology has
been demonstrated successfully in many oil companies
including the Hindustan Oil Corporation Ltd (refineries
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and depots), Bharat Oil Corporation Ltd (refineries and
depots), IOCL (refineries and depots), Oil and Natural
Gas Commission (Ankleshawar, Ahmedabad, Assam,
Cauvery, Meshana assets, and Uran plant), Cairn Energy
Pty. India Ltd, BG Exploration and Production India Ltd,
and Tata power.
This state-of-the-art facility has a fully automated
platform with facilities for up-scaling 10–1000 l
fermentation. The facility will be able to provide
the required produce of Oilzapper for the demand
necessitated due to projects taken up for environmental
restoration and remediation by various oil corporates
in the country. The facility is also intended to be
utilized in research, development, and commercial-scale
demonstration.
The facility was inaugurated by Shri Prithviraj
Chavan, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge),
Ministry of Earth Sciences and Science and Ministry of
Technology, and Dr M K Bhan, Secretary, DBT, on 17
January 2010.
Plant Biotechnology Area
The Plant Biotechnology Area focuses on biochemical
prospecting of plants and microbes for pesticidal/
medicinal properties, development of biopesticides,
demonstration of IPM module and newer technologies at
farmers’ field, and capacity-building and outreach.
Development of biopesticides for sustainable
agriculture
Biopesticides are an integral part of pest management
strategies that are less dependent on chemical insecticides
and/or less conducive to the development of resistance to
present chemical control measures. The Area is working
on the development of biopesticides from plant and
microbial resources. Among the plants, eucalyptus extract
has been used to develop commercial formulation and
Bioreactor (1000 l capacity) facility at Gual Pahari,
Gurgaon
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tylophora extracts is under development. Endophytes
of many medicinal plants and grasses have been isolated
and their activity against plant pathogenic fungi like
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Rhozoctonia solani, Fusarium
oxysporum, and Phomopsis sp. were examined by
dual culture technique. Active endophytes were mass
multiplied and their extracts were bioassayed to identify
active extracts. Active extracts were fractionated by MPLC
full form?? and further purified to obtain pure antibiotics.
Some cultures are giving promising results.
Bioprospecting for biomolecules
The bioprospecting activity being undertaken by the Area
focuses on screening biodiversity for bioactive molecules
using a two-pronged approach. The first approach focuses
on identification of new active molecules and the second
focuses on screening the diversity of the active principle
(please check word??) in different accessions collected
from different parts of India.
In the Indo–French project in collaboration with
University of Dijon, France, eight new furostane and
furostane-type saponins were isolated and their structure
were established mainly by 600 MHz 2D NMR techniques
mass spectrometry. These compounds were tested for
insecticidal and cytotoxic activities. HPLC full form ??
method has been developed and HPLC fingerprinting of
various species has been done.
Among the biofuel species, more than 2000 accessions
of Jatropha curcas collected by various institutes under
bio-diesel network programmes funded by the DBT,
Government of India, were characterized for their oil
content and fatty acid analysis. In this programme, TERI
acted as the nodal centre for chemical characterization.
Three hundred accessions having high oil content (> 35%
of seed oil content) have been identified so far.
Integrated Pest Management
The Area is actively involved in the promotion of
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for solving ecological
and health problems posed by synthetic pesticides.
Practices for preventing pest damage in IPM include
inspecting and monitoring crops for damage, using
mechanical trapping devices, botanical pesticides, natural
predators/parasites, insect growth regulators, mating
disruption substances, and, if necessary, only need-based
and judicious use of chemical pesticides. IPM modules
having biopesticides such as trichoderma, trichogramma,
and neem-based pesticides as pest-control measures have
been designed and demonstrated on various crops under
USAID-supported IPM–CRSP programme in Uttar
Pradesh, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh in 15 villages.
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The interventions not only reduced the load of pesticides
in the environment and food but also increased yields,
quality and, thereby, incomes.
In another Indo–Australia project, the Area is
working on sustainability issues of stacked gene Bacillus
thuringiensis (Bt) cabbage as a key component of IPM
package for DBM full form??. Key assumptions of the
sustainability of stacked insect-resistant genes are not
met for Bt. cotton in Australia and Asia. This project
draws on the existing network of experience in the
University of Melbourne and Queensland University,
Australia, and TERI, Central Institute for Cotton
Research (CICR), and Indian Agricultural Research
Institute (IARI), India, on evolved resistance in insects
in tandem with the opportunity offered by the not-for-
profit public/private partnership developing stacked gene
insect-resistant Bt cabbage and cauliflower, initially for
India. This work will be used to initialize the model ‘Bt
Adapt’ for diamondback moth and to develop resistance
minimization strategies.
IPM on vegetable crops: field day and farmers
meeting
A field day and farmers meeting on IPM practices for
vegetable crops was organized by TERI at village Upeda
near Babugarh Cant, Hapur under the Integrated Pest
Management– ?? (IPM– full form ??CRSP) programme
of USAID. Scientists from AVRDC full form ??, Taiwan;
National Centre For Integrated Pest Management
(NCIPM), India; TERI; and full form ?? PCI staff briefed
farmers about the various aspects of safe practices of pest
management. More than 70 farmers from Upeda and
nearby villages and media representatives participated in
the meeting. The need for IPM in the present scenario
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was emphasized. Farmers were made aware of various
technologies being promoted under IPM packages for
different vegetable crops.
Outreach
The Area organized an international conference on
biopesticides and an international workshop on marine
natural products and medicinal plants, titled ‘5th
International Conference on Biopesticides: stakeholders
perspectives’, or ICOB-V during 26–30 April 2009 at the
India Habitat Centre (IHC), New Delhi.
The conference focused on various aspects related
to the bio-rational management of pests and diseases
that affect crop plants and public health, sustainability
in agriculture including biotechnological approaches.
Over 400 eminent scientists, industrialists, policy-makers,
and young researchers from all over the globe involved
in research, promotion, and commercialization of
biopesticides attended the conference. Biofair 2009 was
organized as part of the conference, where industries
and research institutions displayed their products and
publications.
The 3rd Asian-Link Workshop on Marine Natural
Products and Medicinal Plants (WMNPMP-III) was
organized by the Area in association with Deutscher
Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) and Heinrich
Heine Universitat Dusseldorf, from 23–25 November
2009 at the IHC, New Delhi, as part of a series. The aim
of the workshop was to unify former DAAD colleagues
and other scientists who studied in Germany to discuss
further cooperation in the field of natural products
based new drug discovery. The workshop was held under
the chairmanship of Prof. Peter Proksch, University of
Dusseldorf, Germany.
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Industrial
Energy
Efficiency
division The Industrial Energy Efficiency Division
focuses on development and promotion of
technological solutions for efficient utilization
of energy in the industrial sector. The activities
of the Division encompass large industries as
well as small and medium enterprises.

T
he industrial sector in India is the largest
consumer of commercial energy, accounting for
more than half of the total energy consumed
in the country. Studies reveal that 10%–20% of this
consumption can be reduced through better energy
management practices and by adopting energy-efficient
technologies in various end-use industrial sectors.
The Industrial Energy Efficiency (IEE) Division of
TERI focuses on the promotion of technological solutions
for efficient utilization of energy in the industrial sector.
The activities of the Division encompass large industries,
as well as Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises
(MSMEs). The key activities of the Division are as follows.
P Assist industries in reducing their energy consumption
through energy audits at the plant level.
P Undertake technology assessment studies, with regard
to energy and environmental performance for different
industrial sub-sectors.
P Develop and promote energy-efficient and
environment-friendly technological solutions for
MSMEs.
P Facilitate knowledge sharing and learning amongst Industries Ltd, Dharuhera; CESC Ltd, Kolkata; Durgapur
industry stakeholders through workshops, seminars, Projects Ltd, Durgapur; Punjab State Electricity Board,
and focused training programmes.
P Facilitate development and execution of Global
Environment Facility (GEF) and Clean Development Haldia. The expertise of the group in industrial energy
Mechanism (CDM) projects at different levels for the
industrial sector.
P Undertake corporate greenhouse gas (GHG)
accounting and development of GHG emissions
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calculation tools, using internationally accepted
guidelines.
P Undertake research on transfer and diffusion of
environmentally sound technologies in the context of
climate change.
The Division has two areas.
P IEE and Sustainable Technologies Area located at
TERI, Delhi.
P Industrial Energy Group (IEG) located at TERI,
Bangalore.
Energy audits
Energy audit is one of the core activities of the Division.
In many cases, in-house training and capacity building
of industry personnel on energy conservation is also
integrated within the scope of the comprehensive energy
audit assignments undertaken by TERI. Some of the
major energy audit assignments conducted by the group
based at Delhi during 2009/10 include those at Hyderabad
Ropar and Lehra Mohabat; Times of India, Sahibabad;
HEG, Mandideep; and IndianOil Petronas Pvt. Ltd,
audits helped it to undertake a comprehensive study on
‘Site-wide Energy System Assessment and Plan’ of four
resorts of Universal Enterprises, Maldives. The study,
which was supported by the International Finance
Cleaner production study at one
of the resorts at Maldives
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Corporation (IFC), focused on identifying energy and
water conservation measures in the four resorts (see box).
Similarly, the IEG of the Division based at Bangalore
was involved in a large number of energy audits during
the year. These included audits in India as well as in other
countries. The highlight of the activities of this group
during the year was the completion of a major study on
energy efficiency in nearly 180 installations in Uganda,
Africa, which was supported by the Ministry of Energy
and Mineral Development (MEMD), Government of
Uganda, through a grant from Swedish International
Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and credit
assistance from the World Bank. (Additional details of the
activities of IEG Bangalore are provided in the subsequent
section “Regional Centers” of this Annual Report)
Improving energy performance of
MSMEs
Fuel costs make up a substantial portion of production
costs among MSMEs, particularly in energy-intensive
sectors, such as mineral processing (ceramics, tiles,
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pottery, brick, glass, and so on), metallurgical and metal
industries (foundries, forging, alloys, and so on), and
agro and food processing (bakeries, dairies, and so on).
The MSMEs in these sectors use significant amounts of
electricity, as well as large quantities of fossil fuels and/or
biomass to meet their thermal energy requirements, and
largely depend on inefficient equipment and technology.
This leads to wastage of fuel; release of substantial carbon
dioxide (CO2) and particulate emissions. In today’s
fiercely competitive, liberalized economy, the very survival
of many of these MSMEs depends on their ability to cut
fuel costs and improve profitability and environmental
performance.
TERI has been working with the MSME sector
for more than a decade now and is providing various
services to this sector. TERI and the Swiss Agency for
Development and Cooperation (SDC) have a long-
term partnership on development, demonstration, and
dissemination of energy-efficient technologies in the
glass, foundry, and brick sub-sectors. During the year,
the partnership focused on promoting the demonstrated
cleaner technologies in a sustainable manner, through
Small-sized DBC
developed for
Ahmedabad cluster
Hollow bricks/blocks being promoted under the
UNDP-GEF initiative
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developing innovative models by involving and
strengthening the local delivery systems at the cluster
levels. In addition, TERI continued to focus on some of
the social concerns of the MSME workforce, especially in
the brick-producing region in eastern Uttar Pradesh and
foundry units in Howrah, West Bengal.
TERI’s strategic partnership with the Bureau
of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under the BEE–MSME
programme continues, with TERI providing knowledge
and manpower support to the BEE for developing and
implementing the MSME programme. Activities like
capacity building and energy audits of representative
units in almost all the 25 energy-intensive MSME
clusters, presently targetted under the programme, were
initiated by the 10 executing agencies engaged for field
interventions.
Capacity building and outreach
The Division lays great emphasis on capacity building,
training, and outreach activities. The professionals,
both at Delhi and Bangalore hubs, were involved in
various capacity building initiatives during the year,
which ranged from micro-level initiatives like hands-
on training sessions for operators of brick kilns on
best operating practices for firing of kilns to providing
classroom training to engineers and managers on energy
auditing techniques. During the year, capacity building
programmes on developing CDM project proposals
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were also organized for representatives of the Indian
industry and municipal authorities, in partnership with
the Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES),
Japan. Two workshops on CDM projects in municipal
solid waste management and one workshop on CDM
projects in the iron and steel sector were organized during
the year.
TERI also organized the third India Japan Energy
Forum on 15–16 February 2010 in New Delhi,
jointly with New Energy and Industrial Technology
Development Organization (NEDO). The theme of
the forum was “Energy efficiency and renewables:
opportunities for technology cooperation”. Senior
officials from the Japanese and Indian governments, as
well as more than 300 delegates from both the countries,
attended the two-day forum. An exhibition of energy-
efficient and renewable energy technologies by some
Japanese companies was also organized along with the
forum. Other outreach efforts during the year included
publication of a booklet “Working with the Brick Firemen
Community”, based upon TERI’s initiative with the brick
sector in eastern Uttar Pradesh, and a guidebook “An
approach to energy management for water utilities”, based
upon the energy audits undertaken in waterworks in three
African cities. The Division also published four issues of
the quarterly newsletter CoSMiLE Update, and started
two new quarterly newsletters specifically for the SMEs
located in Rajkot and Chandigarh, as a part of the project
initiated with the support of SIDBI.
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Information
Technology
& Services
division
The Information Technology and Services
Division forms the backbone of TERI’s activities
making it a paperless office, almost. Backed by
a team of dedicated professionals, the Division
uses cutting-edge technology to provide
TERI with the IT support necessary to ensure
smooth functioning across various divisions
and offices. In addition, the Division also
provides intuitive and customized applications
necessary for efficiently managing projects,
employees, and knowledge. Furthermore, the
Division’s expertise is often commissioned by
several external agencies and organizations.
 The Information Technology and Services Division
T
he Information Technology and Services Division
is the nerve centre of TERI’s activities, facilitating
interactions within the organization, with other
national and international organizations and with the
public at large. The Division ensures smooth and effective
information flow at all levels with the use of cutting
edge technology and powerful communication tools,
which are constantly upgraded by a team of dedicated
professionals. Tailor made applications are innovated by
the team for efficient management of projects, employees,
and knowledge. Besides, the Division’s expertise is often
commissioned by external organizations for assisting with
their IT- related applications and systems.
Portals and other platforms
In 2009/10, the Division has developed and upgraded
several websites, web applications and portals to increase
interaction between the different divisions and created
new platforms to increase awareness on environmental
issues, such as climate change, sustainable habitats, water,
and other issues that TERI works on.
Awareness generation on climate change
The Division has launched several platforms to
generate awareness about climate change and related
environmental issues. These include a set of six CDs and
several new portals. Each of the CDs aims to develop an
understanding of a particular environmental concept.
The CDs can be used as self-learning study material by
the students, and also as classroom presentations by the
teachers.
Among the portals, the one on climate change
increases the knowledge base in the subject. ‘Climate
of concern’ provides information about campaigns,
The Climate EduXchange website
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international leaders who are making a difference, and
keeps people abreast with latest developments on the
issue. ‘Youth connect’ involves the future generation in
discussing the topic.
The Division developed the ‘Climate EduXchange
Programme’ website, an interactive IT-enabled
environmental initiative in collaboration with the DELL.
The website harnesses the power of ICT to disseminate
information among teachers and students and allows
them to share their ideas, experiences, knowledge, and
environmental initiatives.
It also developed the ‘CCMaharashtra’ website, which
presents an overview of TERI’s research to assess the
climate change vulnerability and adaptation strategies for
Maharashtra.
A specialized library on climate change has been
created for collection, compilation, and dissemination of
information on climate change, promotion of resource
sharing and networking
TERI’s thematic websites
To increase awareness and interaction on a variety of
issues related to sustainable development, the Division
Thematic websites
brings together TERI’s projects, events, publications,
films, and case studies under particular themes like
biodiversity, nanotechnology, and sustainable habitats.
These themes are compiled and uploaded on special
occasions, such as celebration of the International Year of
Biodiversity, World Environment Day, World Habitat Day,
to cater to the curiosity of public on the relevant issues on
these particular occasions and later. The look and design
of the web page is customized to suit each theme. The
Division has also started online subscription for users
to receive updates on the themes. Newsletters inform
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subscribers when each new theme is uploaded. The theme Through it, RECOFTC aims to bring in
archives section allows users to access the previous themes operational efficiency and better coordinated research
even after the new themes are uploaded. activities among the various functional units and
Country Programmes of the organization. The PMS
e-learn portal
This year the e-learn portal has been developed to
reach out to the student community across the world
and use ICT tools and techniques to make education
more interactive. With this new platform of learning,
several post graduate programmes and diploma courses
in subjects like sustainable development, renewable
energy, and environment sciences have been designed to
open up the corridors of knowledge to a wider student
population. The courses are rich in audio, video, and
interactive web-based content, and with inclusion
of lectures and other facilities for student-teacher
interaction, create an ambience of real learning. They
have been developed using Moodle—an open source
based Learning Management System (LMS). The team The TERI Chennel on the web
has also customized Moodle to suit the requirement of
the University. has been customized to suit RECOFTC’s requirements.
The system would help researchers in complying
Increasing visibility with several systems and procedures laid down by
the organization for proposal development, budget
The TERI YouTube channel was launched by the preparation, project management, and successful
Division this year to expand the internet footprint of completion of projects within the defined time and
the audio-visual contents like films and documentaries available resources.
covering a wide range of environmental themes, videos
of TERI’s field work, speeches, and addresses by eminent
personalities at various events and a collection of
speeches and interviews by Dr R K Pachauri. With the use
of graphics, colour, and design the channel has been made
attractive to viewers so that higher traffic to the channel
can increase its visibility. The decision by the Division
to load its channel on YouTube can help the channel get
priority in Google’s page ranking. This will help maximize
TERI’s visibility in the virtual world.
Also, TERI’s facebook page was launched this year to
reach out to people.

RECOFT PMS
Impressed by TERI’s project management system,
the Regional Community Forestry Training Center
(RECOFTC) has commissioned the division this fiscal
year to design, develop, and implement the Programme
Management System for their organization. The system
helped the organization to efficiently manage and
monitor project activities at institute level and keep in
pace with the time and demands of the stakeholders. This
has been possible by automating the entire system.
The Sustainable Habitat portal
Sustainable habitat portal
The Sustainable Habitat portal launched this year helps to
bridge the knowledge gap that exists in the building sector
by presenting best practices, useful resources, and latest
developments in the subject. The portal has also enabled
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to construct green and energy-efficient buildings across
the country.
The various stakeholders who can benefit from this
portal include architects, planners, urban designers,
building engineers, builders and developers, construction
material suppliers, professionals from construction
industry, professionals from government housing
department, students of architecture, and any individual
interested in sustainable design.
The major highlights of the website are Swikipedia,
a wiki of technical terms used in the common parlance
of sustainable habitats, and a compilation of 47 green
buildings from across the country. It also includes
options for the users to become members of an online
community of like-minded building professionals and
a section that acts as a repository of useful knowledge
that the community can access and news updates on the
subject in sections such as ‘News Snippets’ and ‘Globe
Trotter’. The GRIHA online tool that has been revamped
is connected to this site.
Water portal
The water portal developed this year, acts as a ‘Knowledge
Hub’ which is defined as a centre of excellence promoting
knowledge exchange and capacity development on water
issues. The hub is instrumental in coordinating and
encouraging research, providing advocacy, and helping
experiences and technologies with the members of the
Hub. Knowledge Hub’s mission is to deliver state-of-the-
art, knowledge-based products and services that meet the
practical needs of water organizations, such as utilities,
river basin organizations, ministries, and planning
agencies.
ICDL website
The ICDL website was developed by the Division to
popularize web-based methodologies in teaching and
learning, multimedia content, knowledge management,
copyrights and digital rights management. It was
developed when TERI in partnership with IGNOU
organized the third international conference on Digital
Libraries on the theme ‘Shaping the Information
Paradigm’.
Library Info Desk
The Library Info Desk developed by the Division is a help
desk system where research professionals can submit their
queries related to library services, resources, access, or
general information and check the status of their queries.
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High Performance Commercial Buildings
(HPCB) website
In view of the growing demand for energy efficiency in
commercial buildings, the division in association with
BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency) developed this website
this year to encourage energy efficiency in such buildings.
The site helps in sharing knowledge on how to make such
buildings energy efficient and the progress made, both
nationally and internationally, in that front.
Resource Efficient Bricks website
This website was designed by the Division with the
objective to promote reduction of energy consumption by
sustained adoption of new and improved technologies for
production and use of resource efficient bricks in India.
It helps in show-casing such technologies in building
awareness and developing sustainable markets for REBs
among various stakeholders, such as builders, architects,
individual end-users (demand side) and to help influence
government organizations, financial institutions, and
policy and decision makers.
The Centre for Information Technology
and Infrastructure Network
The Centre for Information Technology and
Infrastructure Network which is responsible for
managing TERI’s IT infrastructure has been
instrumental in strengthening it this year by introducing
cutting edge technology to make communication
smoother and data flow secure. It has set up a media
lab for strengthening the e-learning programmes and
facilitating web-streaming. Latest technologies like
firewall and encryption on webmail access have been
introduced to save data from external attacks and threats
like hacking, data theft, and virus attacks. The centre has
set up supercomputers for facilitating climate change
research and installed specialized software like ArcGIS,
TRANSYS, MATLAB, and STATA in the University to
help the students and faculty to carry out their research
projects.
The ENVIS online tool
The ENVIS online tool was migrated to open source
and re-launched, and the LABL fan page revamped.
Besides this, new modules have been added to existing
systems like the ERP system, and ESS, PMS. Performance
Appraisal systems and Leave Management systems have
also been revamped.
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Library
and
information
Centre The Library and Information Centre maintains
a pioneering research library—South Asia’s
finest repository of reading material on energy,
environment, sustainable development, and
biotechnology. It is the constant endeavour
of the LIC to make this repository easily
accessible for meeting the information needs
of all its users. It strives to maintain a high level
of user satisfaction in terms of quality of the
information services and resources through
periodicn user surveys.

T
he Library and Information Centre (LIC) is a vast
knowledge repository easily accessible for meeting
the information needs of all its users. It houses
South Asia’s finest repository of resources in print and
electronic formats on energy, environment, sustainable
development, and biotechnology. A high level of user
satisfaction in terms of quality of information services
and resources are maintained through periodic user
surveys. The library has on an average 3000 visitors every
month, which include TERI’s professionals and faculty,
students, and PhD scholars of TERI University, other
users from India and abroad.
Refurbishment of library and information
centre
During the year, major renovation work has greatly
improved the ambience and décor of the LIC. The
renovation has helped to increase the storage space for
resources, facilitate easy movement for users, and enable
convenient access to online resources for researchers in
carrels and OPAC(full out) to search resources.
Resources
LIC holds over 24 126 books, reports, and conference
proceedings; 1118 CDs; 152 maps; a large volume of
miscellaneous literature that includes annual reports,
government reports, maps, newsletters, newspaper
clippings, pamphlets, reprints, and standards; and
provides access to over 1554 online and print journals
(with 15 089 bound back volumes).
Digital library resources and services
The digital library (DL) provides access to several
significant databases (which include JSTOR, Prowess, and
Science Direct); portals (Indiastat.com, Indiapetro.com,
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The state-of-the-art library at TERI
and Infraline.com), government documents, reference
documents, annual reports, newsletters, TERI University
PhD thesis, and current and archived in-house journals
and e-books. The digital collection of the LIC has been
further consolidated using Greenstone Digital Library
(GSDL) software. Digital resources and services available
to users include the following.
PP Journal content alerts that provide access to
the content pages of journals received in
the library
PP Access to catalogues of 1000 libraries through
DELNET membership
PP Links to websites of other institutes for latest
publications, ongoing projects, and relevant emerging
research topics
PP Forthcoming events, recent additions, and daily news
headlines are made available
PP Links to international news/information from online
sources
PP Project-specific information service to research
professionals in the form of exhaustive literature
searches from books, journals, and online resources
for various projects
PP Access to in-house multimedia and other digital
collection such as movies, CDs, books, memoranda of
understanding (MoUs), and so on
PP The digitized resources comprise of rare documents,
the institute’s in-house books, photographs,
newspaper clippings, and multimedia resources
The LIC also undertakes development and management
of the following in-house databases.
PP Energy-environment literature abstracts
PP Mycorrhiza literature abstracts
PP Daily news headlines and archives
PP Events databases (conference, seminars, workshops
organized worldwide)
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User-centric services: a paradigm shift
With the upgradation of the LibSys system to Web-
centric LS Premia, the library management software
(LMS) is now web-enabled, which facilitates access to
resources from remote areas also. Many new features
of the LMS were explored and enabled to improve the
quality of the LIC services. The integration of LibSys with
Greenstone Digital Library (GSDL) software, database
creation for Paryavaran Abstracts and Inter Library Loan
(ILL) form databases, checking account status at the
user’s desktop, e-mail alerts at the time of issue/reissue/
return and receipt and processing of recommended
books and dual check of documents through a barcode at
security gate.
Resource sharing and networking
For resource sharing and networking, TERI has
obtained institutional memberships from the American
Information Resource Center, British Council Library,
and DELNET.
Newly revamped TERI library in TERI-Net
The existing LIC site on TERI-NET has recently been
revamped thereby, making it easy to navigate and
gain access to the vast array of products and services
currently available.
Library infodesk: gateway for user’s query
The existing e-mail-based query handling facility has
been replaced by a newly developed ‘Library InfoDesk’.
This aims to provide reliable, timely, and accurate
response to the users and save time and effort of the
research professionals. The system facilitates TERI
TERI Newswire Regulateri
TERI Information TERI–BCSD India
Digest on Energy and clips(electronic only)
Environment (TIDEE)
e-Newsletter on EnCoRE
Renewable Energy and
Environment (eNREE)
Mycorrhiza News The Solar Quarterly
REEEP newsflash World Digital Library
(Electronic only)
Nano newsflash Akshay Urja
(Electronic only)
Paryavaran Abstracts
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research professionals to submit their library related
queries on-line, check the query status, and history of
their queries. The system also helps library professionals
in systematic handling of queries, query monitoring and
record keeping.
Information dissemination
The LIC provides information for the following in-house
publications, websites, and reference and information
services.
PP Publications
Projects
New initiatives
Creation of database of equipment funded under
R&D projects
The LIC, with support from the Department of Science
and Technology, has initiated a project titled ‘creation
of online database of equipment funded under R&D
projects’. The objective is to develop a database of
equipment funded under the extramural R&D projects,
each costing Rs one crore and above and having
equipment each costing Rs 25 lakhs and above approved
by the Central Government Agencies/Departments
during 2003/04 to 2007/08. The six month feasibility
study will survey, collect, and inventorize data of
equipment located in NCR, Bangalore, and Hyderabad
and design and develop a searchable database. The project
will serve as an input to the evaluation, planning, and
programming of new projects as well as help the scientific
community. The project will also help in resource sharing
amongst R&D organizations.
Transport information database
The LIC, in collaboration with the International
Transport Forum, Paris, has initiated a long-term project
titled ‘Indian Transport Information’. The project
will develop a framework for collecting, compiling,
and maintaining information on different types of
information/data pertaining to the Indian transport
sector which will include (1) goods and passenger
transport data for inland modes (rail, road, inland
waterways and pipelines); (2) road injury statistics; (3)
investment and maintenance expenditures in the Indian
transport infrastructure; and (3) short-term trends
covering three modes of inland transport—rail, road,
and inland waterways; general economic data; national
currency and industrial production indices.
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Existing projects
Specialized information centres
The LIC hosts the under-mentioned specialized
information centres under various project heads.
SLCC
Specialized library on climate change (SLCC) was set
up under the aegis of the Framework Agreement for the
Programme of Cooperation on Energy, Environment,
and Climate Change, sponsored by the Norwegian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Her Excellency, Ann Ollestad,
Ambassador of Norway to India, inaugurated this
specialized library on 12 June 2009 in the presence of Dr
R K Pachauri, Director-General of TERI and Chairman of
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
This specialised library, which has its own website,
functions as a gateway to climate change information
repository, such as news, events, online databases, and
dissemination of information to a focused group of
users and promote resource sharing and networking
by establishing linkages with selected Norwegian
organizations and international organizations on
climate change and energy security. It provides access to
information and online resources and databases.
(ENVIS) Centre
Since 1989, the LIC has been hosting the Environment
information system (ENVIS) Centre on Renewable
Energy and Environment, which networks with 76
other ENVIS Centres, set up across India, sponsored
by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF),
Government of India. The LIC maintains the centre’s
website (www.terienvis.nic.in), which is dynamic
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and user-friendly. A wide range of research-oriented
resources, such as GIS maps, statistics, case studies,
technologies, and so on, are regularly uploaded on this
site. The Centre besides publishing eNREE newsletter
and TIDEE journal also published special reports on
wind and solar energy and updated online databases with
annotated bibliography from leading international and
Indian journals.
Mycorrhiza Information Centre
The Mycorrhiza Information Centre caters to the needs
of mycorrhiza researchers and facilitates information
dissemination and exchange amongst scientists working
on mycorrhiza. The Centre collects and regularly updates
the database on mycorrhiza literature; directory of
mycorrhizologists, maintains mycorrhiza reprint library,
and publishes quarterly Mycorrhiza News.
Regulatory Information Centre
The Regulatory Information Centre collects and
organizes information related to infrastructure
regulation. It has a citation database for user’s
consultation and provides contents for the newsletter,
Regulateri. It also provides information service to its
users on infrastructure regulatory issues on demand.
Security
The premises are now under 24 hour electronic
surveillance. Also, a double-checking system at the
security gate has been instituted to minimize the loss of
the library resources.
LIC has also installed a visitor’s tracking software so
that a complete database of visitors, other than TERI and
TERI University staff and students, can be developed.
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Regional
Centres
Over the years, TERI has created an environment
that is dynamic and inspiring for the development
of solutions to global problems in the fields of
energy, environment, and current patterns of
development. The Istitute has grown substantially
over a period of time, particularly since it launched
its own research activities and established a base
in New Delhi, its registered headquarters. Through
its regional centres in Bangalore, Goa, Guwahati,
and Mumbai, the Institute undertakes locally
relevant multi-disciplinary research, promotes
research implementation, disseminates research
outcomes, encourages and develops research
capacity, and provides policy alternatives.

Southern Regional Centre, Bangalore
TERI’s Southern Regional Centre, which has an
attractive eco-friendly green building at Bangalore is
as usual strongly positioned itself to deal with the new
challenges emerging in the areas of energy efficiency,
rural and renewable energy, environmental services,
sustainable building science, resource efficient process
technology applications for R&D activities in the areas
of development of biodegradable and green plastics for
short and long-term usage. The Centre offers innovative
solutions in these areas to government organizations as
well as Indian and international companies.
Industrial Energy
The Industrial Energy Group, of TERI-Bangalore
continues to do well in the field of energy efficiency
by serving not only to Indian companies but several
international clients. Some of the major clients during
the current year are:
• GMR – Hyderabad International Airport Ltd.;
• Grasim Industries Ltd., Nagda;
• GMR Kamalanga Energy Ltd, Bangalore;
• Binani Zinc Limited, Binanipuram;
• Nava Bharat Ventures Ltd. Samalkot;
• Madhucon Sugar and Power Industries Ltd.
The group has carried out more than hundred energy
efficiency audits in India and abroad.
The group has also provided Consultancy services
to UN-HABITAT, launched initiative aiming at helping
sub-Saharan African cities water utilities to overcome
Energy Audit Training in Addis Abba Water Works in Addis
Energy Audit Training in Addis Abba Water Works
Abba, Ethiopia
in Addis Abba –Ethiopia-UNON Project
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their challenges which includes the present energy
footprint study of the selected cities of Jos, Nigeria; Accra,
Ghana & Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and for development
of a comprehensive strategy to work on identified
Energy conservation opportunities. The suggested
recommendations for Ghana Water Company have been
implemented by AVRL Production team and comprehend
benefits.
As part of the study a simple ‘Guide Book’ covers
the key issue of incorporation of energy efficiency in
municipal water system helping in reducing costs and
negative environmental impacts, particularly keeping in
mind to help water utilities where the energy cost forms
major component in the regular annual O & M budget
for these utilities.
The Group has completed the Consultancy Services
assignment of conducting Energy audits of various
National Water and Sewerage Corporation Facilities,
Universities, Public Buildings, Hospitals, Public Schools
& Colleges, Police Buildings, Industries & Hotels and
KCC Street Lighting, under credit from the International
Development Association (IDA), under the World
Bank and a grant from the Swedish International
Development Agency (SIDA) to Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Development (MEMD). The identified electrical
load reduction from the energy saving investments
(procurement and installation of energy efficiency
equipment) is close to 3 MW under this assignment,
which is under implementation process.
Study on Energy Saving Opportunity in Large
Buildings in Afghanistan is ongoing for the building
sector, training and capacity building of the local
institution. The group is responsible for the execution of
energy audits in different public buildings, giving support
and advises to local Engineers, development of an energy
efficiency inventiveness and dissemination strategy.
The group has also prepared a ‘Guide Book’ covering
notes and abstracts from various material sources and
TERI’s rich experience of carrying out energy audits
at water utilities. It gives a concise working knowledge
on ‘energy efficiency approach’ at water utilities in
a simple manner. Primarily the Guide Book aims to
assist practicing engineers, municipalities, private
sector companies and NGOs in understanding the
basic concepts and approaches for identifying energy
conservation opportunities (ECO) at their work place.
The development of guide book has funded by USEAP
and Stratus Consulting, USA
In the coming years, the group would focus in
offering energy efficiency services to developing countries
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without in any way compromising its obligations within
the country.
Rural Extension Activity
Evaluation of SIRDs
The Rural Extension Activity group of TERISRC has been
contributing in finding solutions to energy and socio-
economic issues of rural areas.
During the year, the group completed the field study
and submitted draft reports an ‘Evaluation of State
Institutes of Rural Development (SIRDs)’ for the Ministry
of Rural Development, Government of India. The study
was conducted in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa and
Gujarat.
As part of the deliverables, the study team prepared
a massive database of trainees spanning three years,
i.e. 2006 to 2008 and evaluated the efficacy of various
process involved in organising training programmes,
post-training follow-up, infrastructure, impact of training
programmes on participants and in achieving the
outcomes of the rural development programmes.
Income Generation Activity for SHG Women in Rural
Areas through Conservation of Biomass and Promotion
of Biomass Gas Stoves for Small Commercial Applications
The group also completed the NABARD supported
project “Income generation activity for SHG women
in rural areas through conservation of biomass and
promotion of Biomass gas stoves for smaller commercial
applications”. The project successfully demonstrated the
utility of biomass gas stoves as energy-efficient options
for small rural enterprises. In order to sustain the devices,
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self help group women were trained in the operation
and maintenance of sized biomass cutting machines.
This activity was promoted as an income generation
activity. A multi stakeholder workshop was conducted to
disseminate the lessons learned.
Solar energy based silk worm rearing
house
The MNRE supported “Development and demonstration
of solar energy based energy efficient model rearing
house for silkworm seed crop” project is underway in
association with Silkworm Seed Technology Laboratory
(SSTL), a subsidiary of the Central Silk Board (CSB).
The project aims to utilise solar passive features for
maintaining optimum condition for silkworm rearing
throughout the year for improving quality and quantity
of the cocoon. During the current year, continuous series
data on the temperature and humidity was gathered in
eight conventional rearing house at Karnataka, Tamil
Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. A design was finalised for the
rearing house and the construction has commenced.
New Projects
Impact Evaluation Study
The Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
through the National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA)
awarded a project on ‘Impact Evaluation Study (IES)
of Watersheds treated during 10th five year plan under
NWDPRA’. The group has been awarded the study of 16
watersheds spread over Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and
Kerala and is for a duration of eight months.
The main objective of the study is to evaluate the
changes that occurred due to the interventions of the
programmes in the selected watersheds. The IES is also
expected to assess the physical and financial achievements
along with the discernable changes in socio-economic and
institutional parameters. Collection of secondary data
and field study has been completed. Individual reports are
being drafted for each of the 16 watersheds.
Demonstration of Clean Energy Device
The area collaborated with The Deshpande Foundation,
Hubli, Karnataka for a year long project on
‘Demonstration of Clean energy device for preparation
of Mid day meals and promotion of Bio-intensive
gardens’ The project is being implemented in three rural
government primary schools in Ramdurg Taluk, Belgaum
district, Karnataka. To ensure sustainable operation of
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the mid day meal scheme this project aims to address
the issues of inefficient gas supply and inadequate food
ingredients through:
a. Conservation of fossil fuels through sustainable and
clean energy devices for cooking of mid day meals
b. Ensure supply of fresh vegetables and fruits through
promotion of bio-intensive gardens (which use less
natural resources and give optimum yield) grown by
children, thus enhancing nutrition and quality of food
The project is being executed with active participation
of all stakeholders, including school children to ensure a
sense of ownership and responsibility. The community
is involved all aspects of the project including energy
needs assessment, nutritional assessment of mid day meal
and design brainstorming. Post project sustainability is
being ensured through energy plantations to maintain
the biomass based clean energy devices and capacity
building of stakeholders for operation and maintenance
of installations, which will be supported by a maintenance
fund. In addition, the project is exploring possibilities
of collaborating with the Akshaya Patra Foundation to
reduce the fuel consumption in the large state-of –art
kitchen at Hubli through the adoption of renewable
energy options.
Centre for Environmental Studies (CES)
The Centre for Environmental Studies (CES) at TERI
SRC is an extension of CES – New Delhi and engaged
in the research and consultancy services in the field
of environmental sciences in the southern part of the
country. The expertise of the professionals at CES
– TERI SRC is in the area of Environmental Impact
Assessment (with special focus to mining area), Indoor
Air Quality Monitoring, Health – Air Pollution linkage,
Environmental monitoring, Carbon foot print and
degradation of xenobiotics.
Very recently the group has completed a research
study on the Area Wide Environmental Quality
Management of limestone mining of Gulbarga – Bagalkot
for the Department of Mining and Geology, Govt of
Karnataka. The environmental quality management plan
was developed based on the study of various components
like social issues, air and noise quality, water quality,
transportation, biodiversity and mining activities.
The group is carrying out the Carbon foot print
assessment for an MNC located in Bangalore. The
study includes estimation of emissions due to Diesel
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Women taking an active role in Participatory Impact
Assessment of NWDPRA
Figure 3: Women taking an active role in Participatory
consumption for Impact Assessment
Generator of NWDPRA
set, Emissions due to power
consumption from grid, Emissions due to inter city travel
and intracity travel and business travel. Additionally,
emissions because of paper consumption is also being
estimated and categorised under Direct, Indirect and
other emissions as per the Green House Gas (GHG)
protocol of World Resource Institute (WRI) and
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
(WBCSD).
The group is also evaluating various advance
chemical methods to dechlorinate and detoxify persistent
endocrine disruptors, endosulfan and lindane in aqueous
medium. The study is funded by Department of Science
and Technology, Govt of India. The methods in questions
are bimetallic systems (Mg/Pd, Mg/Zn), Fenton reaction,
Ozonation and Photocatalysis.
The group also has the modern state of art laboratory
for the analyses of almost all the environmental
parameters. The laboratory is equipped with the
sophisticated instruments like Gas Chromatograph, Ion
Chromatograph, and Carbon Analyser.
Research on Sustainable Building Science
The Centre for Research on Sustainable Building Science
has anchored its activities at the southern regional centre
since 2007 and has taken up several focused activities
relating to building science, involving provision of
research, and consultancy on sustainable habitats. Some
of the major projects undertaken by the group during the
year include -
The ongoing project is focused on studying and
adoption of energy efficient building design strategies
and Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) in air
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conditioned commercial buildings. In the project three quality are carried out in order to meet maximum
categories of commercial buildings, namely conventional compliances as outlined in GRIHA.
building, solar-passive buildings and ECBC compliant
buildings, are being studied, for each of the five climatic Development of Building Regulations and
zones of India, in terms of their energy demand, electrical Guidelines for Energy Efficiency, Bangalore City
load, performance of various electrical drives, thermal
The proposed project “Development Of Building
and visual comfort maintained in the building, Energy
Regulations And Guidelines For Energy Efficiency in
Performance Index, building envelope material properties,
Bangalore City” has been awarded by Renewable Energy
building design features and so forth. Energy audits
and Energy Efficiency Partnerships (REEEP) to TERI in
and analysis for various ECMs (energy conservation
order to develop and frame policies, building regulations,
measures) for 13 nos. of buildings in different climate
guidelines, financial incentives and develop financing
zones have been completed so far and study of remaining
instruments to achieve environmental friendly and
two buildings is in progress.
energy efficient buildings in the city of Bangalore. TERI,
This project has helped establish and define High
in partnership with Bruhat Bangalore Mahangara Palike
Performance Commercial Buildings for various climate
(BBMP) and Bangalore Development Authority (BDA),
zones in India along with the energy saving potential that
has been carrying out feasibility studies and analysis
lies in design of such commercial buildings in comparison
of present building bye-law for Bangalore. Building
to conventional buildings.
guidelines and regulations to achieve energy efficiency in
Under the project work will be carried out with
buildings are currently being framed. The regulations will
five municipalities in five climate zones to integrate
later become a part of the existing building bye-laws of
the Energy Conservation Measures and ECBC in their
Bangalore city.
building regulations. Financial mechanisms for successful
implementation of these measures are also being devised.
Development & Demonstration of Solar Energy
ITC Residential Complex at AJC Bose Road, based Energy Efficient Model Rearing House for
Kolkata Silkworm Seed Crop Rearing
At rural level, CRSBS is carrying out a project along
The proposed ITC residential complex at AJC Bose Road,
with REA Group to design and construct a solar passive
Kolkata is being designed and constructed for senior
silkworm rearing house. This project is being carried
management officials of the Organisation. TERI-SRC
out in partnership with Silkworm Seed Technology
CRSBS team is facilitating the GRIHA rating to envisage
Laboratory (SSTL) and is supported by Ministry of New
incorporation of eco concepts at all levels to achieve best
and Renewable Energy (MNRE). The house is designed
standards in Green design. Analysis in terms of energy
with solar passive features such that the environmental
efficiency of air-conditioned spaces, application of green
conditions desired by silkworms are achieved without
materials for interior and exterior spaces, water efficiency,
any active measures of cooling or heating. This project
waste water treatment and solid waste management,
is going to help farmers in and around Bangalore
renewable energy application and indoor environmental
to increase their crop yield. It is anticipated that on

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achieving desirable environmental conditions inside
the solar passive rearing house, crop failures can be
minimized to a great extent. The design of the house is
supported by the results which are predicted by use of
simulation software TRNSYS. Various low energy cooling
and heating strategies have been integrated in the design
of the house to achieve desired conditions by silkworm
through out the year. Construction of the house within
SSTL campus is in progress.
Resource Efficient Process Technologies
Application
The Resource Efficiency and Process Technology
Applications (REPTA), which commenced its activities
during 2008/09, primarily focused on the development
of biodegradable and ‘green’ plastics using sustainable
(renewable) natural resources for both short and long-
term applications. Considering the ever increasing
consumption of plastics, this will ultimately lead to a
sustainable product to replace conventional plastics
used in packaging and short-use moulded products
such as disposable cutlery, agricultural mulch films and
so on. Following are the project details the group has
undertaken during the year:
The REPTA group has got a project from Department
of Science and Technology, titled as “Development
of Tailor made Green Packaging Plastics – Thermal,
mechanical and biodegradation studies”. In this study,
synthetic plastics-bioplastics blends would be prepared.
A suitable compatibilizer would be synthesized so as to
improve the dispersion of the filler in the matrix phase.
Starch and chitosan based polymers with nanoclay
reinforcements will be attempted. The mechanical,
thermal and morphological studies will be carried out as
per the ASTM standards.
It is expected that the studies would be completed by
August 2010.
LDPE loaded with 60% chitosan
The work on this project, which has just
started (December 2009) is expected to be over by
December 2012.
Another interesting project of the REPTA group
is “Microwave assisted grafting of chitosan/alginate
containing calcium alginate microcapsules loaded with
herbal extracts traditionally used for wound dressing
applications” sponsored by Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research (CSIR).
In this study, microwave assisted grafting/
copolymerization of HEMA onto chitosan chitin and
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alginate will be carried out. The films thus prepared
will be loaded with crosslinked alginate microcapsules
containing turmeric oil/calendula oil/marigold extract
suitable for wound dressing applications
The following broad objectives are envisaged in
this study.
a. Synthesis of chitosan/chitin and alginate grafted
biocompatible materials like HEMA using microwave
irradiation. The kinetic studies will be carried out.
b. Encapsulation of turmeric oil, Marigold extract or
calendula oil in crosslinked alginate microcapsules.
c. Films of (a) loaded with capsules of (b) and
reinforced with chitin fibers to enhance their
mechanical strength.
Western Regional Centre, Panaji, Goa
Since its establishment in 1996, TERI WRC (Western
Regional Centre) is committed to policy research and
implementation in various fields such as mining, tourism,
coastal and marine resources, watershed management,
and agriculture and land use and cover change. The
Centre endeavours to undertake multi-disciplinary
research, disseminate research outcomes, promote
research implementation, encourage and develop local
research capacity, and provide policy alternatives.
TERI Team in discussion with personnel of BBMP, BDA and
Urban Affairs of Government of Karnataka
Completed projects
TERI WRC successfully demonstrated a simple
innovative water treatment technology through its project
titled Clean Water by Riverbank Filtration Technique
(RBF) - A Demonstration of a novel site selection and
implementation strategy in Southern India along Kali
River. This project was sponsored by World Bank under
Development Marketplace 2007 award. The broad
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objective of this project was to provide people in rural
areas with safe, affordable, and reliable drinking water
using a low-cost, easily replicable approach of treating
polluted surface water with riverbank filtration wells.
This project was successful in providing clean drinking
water to around 1500 inhabitants of Haliyal Taluka of
Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka. Further “Water User
Association” was formed and the system was handed over
to the local people for operation and maintenance. Also,
various capacity building programs on water quality and
hygiene, water quality monitoring, RBF maintenance etc.
were conducted. This system has a capacity to serve 4,000
people, and can be further up scaled. For outreach, TERI
has developed a flyer and a documentary of 20 minutes
describing this project and how to use the RBF wells.
Another project supported by Institute for Global
Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan was carried
out during this year. It was a post-project evaluation
study for the project titled “Promoting coconut-based
agro-ecosystem and efficient product utilization for
augmenting on-farm income, improving quality of
environment and conserving natural resources” in Kerala.
The aim of the study was to assess the influence of this
project on increasing the biodiversity in coconut based
agro-ecosystem and socio-economic improvement. As
a part of this project, an integrated ecological farming
system was introduced which increased the household
income, species diversity and food security for the
farmers. The income of the farmers increased from US
$400 to US $650 per month. The farmers were trained
for making the best use of the coir fibre, which was
otherwise being wasted. In order to promote and increase
biodiversity, medicinal plants were distributed free of cost
to the farmers. A short movie and a detailed report were
prepared for as a part of this activity. Asia Pacific Forum
for Environment and Development (APFED) supported
this project.
TERI WRC’s next project which was recently
completed is on “Fluoride contamination in groundwater
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(Karnataka, India): A community effort in cost-affective
treatment and management” sponsored by SIDA in
association with KTH and Stockholm University, Sweden.
The study addressed a critical problem in rural Karnataka,
which is affected by high levels of naturally occurring
fluoride in groundwater. After intensive examination
of baseline water quality, two villages consisting 1000
people were selected in Shahapur taluka of Gulbarga
District, Karnataka and were provided with simple
household de-fluoridation units (Two bucket system
using Nalgonda technique). A village-based Community
Water Center was formed and is still effectively working
to educate people and help them operate the simple
de-fluoridation units. As an alternate source of water
for drinking and domestic purpose, a community roof
top rainwater harvesting structure was installed in one
of the Government schools. This structure hopes to
demonstrate and promote rainwater harvesting in the
area. As a societal outreach activity
TERI and KTH researchers in association with local
doctors also conducted various capacity building
programs on water quality and sanitation, water
quality and health, water treatment, and water
conservation.
Workshop on ‘Waste Management
Options for the Hotel Sector in Goa’
Tourism is a major economic driver for Goa. However,
it is a resource intensive activity and often generates
a lot of waste, both solid and liquid waste. Such high
waste generation coupled with poor waste handling and
disposal mechanisms has environmental implications,
which can be detrimental to the tourism sector. Thus,
better waste management is required not just from the
environmental perspective, but also for the sustenance of
the tourism industry. To address this concern, The Goa
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Travel and
Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) and The Energy
and Resources Institute (TERI) Goa, as the knowledge
partner organized a workshop on waste management
options for the hotel sector in Goa’, on February 27, 2010
at Surendrababu Timblo Convention Hall, GCCI, Panaji,
Goa. The core objective of this workshop was to provide
hoteliers with a multitude of options available
for handling, processing and disposing off their waste in
an environmentally sound and economically
viable manner.
Fifty hoteliers representing the various hotel
categories, waste contractors, and government
representatives from Goa State Pollution Control Board
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(GSPCB), Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP), and
Department of Science, Technology and Environment
(DSTE), attended this one-day workshop. The workshop
was divided into five sessions namely, (i) Waste and the
hotel sector of Goa: An Overview (ii) Management of
biodegradable solid waste: Panel Discussion (iii) Break
Out session to enable focused group discussion amongst
the stakeholders (iv) Management of wastewater and
sewage (v) Wrap up and way forward.
The workshop highlighted the need for carrying out
a study to understand the waste generation and current
disposal patterns, their problems and challenges across a
cross section of Goan hotels so that relevant suggestions
can be provided. From the discussions it was also found
that in order to give proper directions there is a need to
come up with a waste management policy. This policy
needs to be devised through a consultative process
involving the various stakeholders so that it is holistic,
robust and responsive to the needs of the different
stakeholders (the tourism industry, government, host
population and tourists).
Ongoing studies
The Centre has been working on a project titled
‘Developing a Sustainable, Collaborative, Agri-business
Ecosystem for Small Farmers’. This project is being
supported by the TOYOTA Foundation. The project
aims to preserve and improve farming – a traditional
occupation that is now under threat from rising
labour costs, decreasing profits and changes in societal
aspirations. The key challenge is to find ways to increase
earnings from agriculture with a view to sustaining
agricultural activity in the village.
Training programmes/workshops
Workshops needed to be practical hands-on sessions
for maximum effectiveness, hence we have been
working closely with the government (ICAR & Dpt. Of
Agriculture) and external agencies to undertake these
as multi-part training programs instead of isolated
workshops.
Establishing a Nursery for Exotic Vegetables (Nov-
Dec 2009)
Members participated in this season-long workshop that
demonstrated the setting up of a nursery, transplanting,
care and harvesting for exotic vegetables like capsicum,
Chinese cabbage and broccoli over a period of three
months and learned about non-chemical pest and disease
management.
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Mechanised Paddy Transplantation (May-June- July
2010)
This was a follow up to an experiment conducted last
year and involved use of a mechanical transplanter
to overcome the labour unavailability. The Club has
purchased its own mechanical transplanter that it used
for this experiment.
Training Program on Mango Management and
Marketing (March-May 2010)
This was undertaken at the request of several members
who have small orchards of an heirloom variety of the
local favourite Mancurad mangoes. The workshop was
a precursor to a small-scale marketing experiment that
was conducted during the summer months. This was
extremely popular with members and included a farm
visit to a neighbouring state.
Preparing Bio-inputs for Organic Farming (Nov
2009)
This workshop was planned to introduce farmers to the
concepts and methods of organic farming as there is a
general lack of practical knowledge about these methods.
It was well received and many farmers have expressed
an interested in moving towards organic methods in the
future.
Project Management (July-Aug-Sep 2010)
This has been undertaken for the Executive Committee
members to allow them to independently take up
management of projects and to develop the skills
needed for agricultural entrepreneurship. The goal is to
increase the efficiency and capacity to manage projects for
the group.
Marketing experiments
Testing of Direct Marketing Model for Mangoes
(March-April-May 2010)
A small scale (350 dozens only) but intensive experiment
was conducted in the selling of mangoes directly to
customers with a phone order and home delivery service.
We used a combination of word-of-mouth marketing
and simple communication tools to create interest in our
organic and naturally ripened mangoes. We also used
a Reva Car as the delivery vehicle which attracted a lot
of attention. The experiment was very popular with the
individual farmers, our customers and was good for our
Chorao Island Farmers Club brand.
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Scaling up of the Marketing and Distribution for Rice
(July-Aug-Sep 2010)
The rice marketing experiment now needs to be scaled
up to increase the sales volumes. A laboratory based
nutritional analysis of the rice has been completed to
provide scientific data for highlighting the health benefits
of our variety. The club is currently working on a plan to
create a new packaging, new product variants, a direct to
customer model and expanding the number of retailers
that are stocking the rice.
Networking
The Centre maintains research links with a number of
institutes such as the following.
PP National Institute of Oceanography, Goa
PP Goa University, Goa
PP National Institute of Ocean Technology, Tamil Nadu,
India
PP National Ship Design Research Centre, Andhra
Pradesh
PP Rubber Research Institute, Sri Lanka Environment
and Public Health Organization, Nepal
PP Entre Per Le Nuove Tecnologie, L’energia E
L’ambiente, Italy
PP Göteborg University, Sweden
PP Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
PP Kyoto University, Japan
PP University of Rhode Island, USA
PP Louisiana State University, USA
PP Stockholm University, Sweden
PP Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
PP Toyota Foundation, Japan
PP Goa State Pollution Control Board
PP Goa Police
PP Gujarat Mineral Research and Development Society
(GMRDS)
PP ICAR and KVK
PP Chorao Island Farmers Club
PP Organic Farmers Association of India (OFAI)
PP NABARD - Goa Branch
PP Department of Agriculture, Government of Goa
TERI North-eastern Regional Centre,
Guwahati
A number of innovative and challenging research and
outreach projects were undertaken during 2009/10,
involving natural resource management, biofuels,
multilocation field trials, biotechnological research,
outreach programmes, and so on. The Centre is
spearheading the Department of Biotechnology’s (DBT)
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mission for North East in a project titled, ‘DBT Mission
for Quality Planting Material Production and Utilization
for the North East’. The Centre partnered with the
Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development
(IBSD), Imphal; Mizoram University, Mizoram; North-
eastern Hill University, Shillong; Rajiv Gandhi University,
Arunachal Pradesh; National Research Centre (NRC) for
Orchids, Sikkim; Department of Science and Technology,
Government of Sikkim; Assam Agricultural University,
Jorhat, Assam; Nagaland University, Kohima, Nagaland;
and Directorate of Biotechnology, Tripura and was able
to establish about 400 hectare (ha) of demonstration
plot of quality planting materials. Establishment of
demonstration plots at farmers’ field was an attempt to
validate and customize the procedural requirements for
transfer of technologies from laboratories to land and
created a positive impact, which helped in spreading its
result to other areas, thus encouraging more numbers of
farmers to take up this kind of activities in a systematic
manner. The quality produce from the farmers’ field
under the project was marketed through an appropriate
marketing channel for profit maximization. The Centre
is further continuing its effort in production of quality
planting material of Khasi Mandarin, black pepper, and
Assam lemon under the project, ‘Technology Mission for
Integrated Development of Horticulture in North East
States and Sikkim’.
Keeping in view the importance of the horticulture
sector in the north-eastern region, TERI-NE undertook
a project for improving a commercially important
indigenous banana variety of Assam called Malbhog,
through mutation induction, under the sponsorship
of the Department of Science and Technology,
Government of India. The Centre was able to achieve
nine accessions of Malbhog banana that were free from
four viruses—banana bunchy top virus, banana mosaic
virus, banana streak virus, and banana break mosaic
virus. These accessions have been duly certified by the
National Research Centre for Banana, Trichy. Micro-
shoots from these accessions were bulked up through
micropropagation techniques for mutagenic research.
Plantlets of various mutagenic lines are under evaluation
for desired parameters.
The Centre initiated a project titled ‘Multilocational
field trial of Curcuma longa var. Lakadong in different
agroclimatic zones of North East India for ascertaining
the factors influencing curcumin content’, in
collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR) for North-eastern Hill Region,
Meghalaya, and IBSD, Manipur, sponsored by the DBT,
Government of India, New Delhi. The project aims
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to study the factors influencing curcumin content by
carrying out biochemical and agronomic investigations
through multilocational field trials at Lakadong with
Megha Turmeric 1 (a released variety of ICAR). Field
trials are being carried out for two consecutive years in
Jowai and Barapani, Meghalaya; Khetri, Assam; Imphal,
Manipur; and Tadong, Sikkim. It has been observed that
mother rhizome counts for 20% of the biomass of the
rhizome stub for Lakadong and up to 25% for Megha-1.
Highest curcumin content (8.74%) for Lakadong was
recorded in Jowai, Meghalaya, and lowest in Assam
(5.45%), whereas for Megha-1 the highest curcumin
content (6.9%) was recorded at ICAR Barapani.
Curcumin content in mother rhizome is as high as >8%
in comparison to the fingers (primary, secondary, and
tertiary), which is <5%. Preliminary findings reveals that
soil with high boron and phosphate content have positive
influence on curcumin content in the rhizome.
The Centre is a partner in carrying out countrywide
micromission for jatropha under the sponsorship of the
DBT, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government
of India. In this context, it has been given a project titled
‘Multilocational trial of Jatropha curcas in different
agroclimatic zones and study of agronomic practices’.
The main objective of the project is to formulate the
detail package of practices for jatropha with regard to
silviculture practices, irrigation, and fertilizer regime.
The Centre has implemented a multilocation field trial
of jatropha candidate plus trees (CPTs) in Assam. The
seeds from the field trail of 1466 cuttings of 25 superior
accessions obtained from different partner institutes
were sent for testing the oil content. The Centre also
collected seeds accessions from different locations of
north-eastern states towards exploration of jatropha
germplasm of the North East region. So far, 13 superior
accessions were found to contain oil >30%, 20 accessions
between 35%–40%, and five accessions above 40%
(based on the oil analysis report by TERI, Delhi) and
presently these superior accessions are being mass
multiplied in the nursery.
Continuing its efforts towards contributing in the
biofuel sector, the Centre has taken up a project titled
‘Identification and screening for potential bio-diesel
yielding microalgae from North East India’ under a
network programme sponsored by DBT, Government of
India. The partners of this programme are IBSD, Imphal;
AAU Assam Agricultural University?
Jorhat; TERI-NE, Guwahati; and Mizoram University,
Aizwal. The project aims to collect, isolate, and purify
microalgae and cyanobacteria and deposition to
repository. The collection sites are Assam (lower Assam
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and Barak Valley region) and Meghalaya. Screening for
lipid profile and quantification is then carried out. The
potential microalgae are optimized for physiological
factors and culture conditions on growth and lipid
profile.
Exploration and inventorization of bioresources is a
key focus area for the Centre. In this regard, the Centre
is associated with a network project of seabuckthorn,
sponsored by DBT, Government of India. Seabuckthorn
is a multipurpose plant that grows in the Himalayas
in sub-temperate regions of 2500 m above mean sea
level (msl). It is used in the formulation of a variety
of radioprotectants, anti-aging drugs, edible dyes,
nutraceuticals, and other beneficial products. Under
this network programme, the Centre has collected 61
accessions from the Lachen block of Sikkim (between
2500–3500 msl) for biodiversity assessment. In addition,
vegetative and micropropagation is also being carried out
to bulk up the material.
TERI-NE, in collaboration with the Rain Forest
Research Institute (RFRI), is in the final year of
implementation of the project ‘Validation, testing, and
locational trials of micro/macro-propagated planting
stock of selected bamboo species in North East India’.
The results of the 160 ha multilocational trials to compare
the performance of macro- and micro-propagated
planting stock of bamboo in the seven north-eastern
states are encouraging. The selected bamboo species are
Bambusa balcooa, Bambusa nutans, and Dendrocalamus
hamiltonii. The Centre has also undertaken field
trials in a 100 ha area in Assam and Meghalaya in
collaboration with the Institute of Himalayan Bioresource
Technology, Palampur, and state forest departments
of the Government of Assam and Government of
Meghalaya. The field trials are meant for validating the
field performance of tissue culture-raised plantlets and
formulating a workable package of practices for bamboo
plantation and management. The project is in the fifth
year of its implementation.
The community-based integrated watershed
management project undertaken by TERI-NE is on its
final year of implementation. Following are the major
achievements of the watershed project.
PP Increase in community participation in all respect
PP Women’s involvement in decision-making process
PP Groundwater recharge for drinking and irrigation
purposes
PP Increase in area under cultivation
PP Capacity building of communities
PP Employment generation
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Increased productivity, water supply, nutrition,
economic development, improved health condition,
and social development among local communities in
the watershed would help maintain the assets at the end
of the programme. TERI is presently formulating (1)
withdrawal strategy essentially through linkage with line
departments, (2) capacity building of the office bearer of
the society and local communities, and (3) redeployment
of experienced office bearers of watershed conservation
for the overall supervision for post-project management
of the common property resources (CPRs) created
during the project period. The watershed community and
watershed committee would continue to supervise the
operation and maintenance of the assets created through
the help of the Watershed Development Fund (WDF)
developed during the project period and for further
continuance.
The Centre is implementing the second phase
of the DBT’s Natural Resource Awareness (DNA)
clubs activities in 30 schools in Assam, Meghalaya,
and Tripura. Under the DNA clubs programme, the
Centre would establish 15 additional laboratories with
facility for computer education, taxonomic studies, and
microbiological and biotechnological experiments for
schoolchildren. Other activities of the programme
include invited lectures, exposure visits, discussion
forums, project works/reports writing skill, and do-it-
yourself activities. Besides these activities, there would
be various types of competitions such as essay writing,
debate, quiz, and painting at the school level, state
level, and the regional level, involving schools that have
DNA clubs.
The Centre also initiated a project, ‘DNA Clubs:
DBT–TERI Mentoring the Schools of North East’, in
361 high schools of eight north-eastern states with
the objective to promote deeper awareness about
bioresources and to enthuse students about the role of
biotechnology in their sustainable utilization, especially
in the north-eastern region. The project is sponsored by
DBT, Government of India; 10 000 students from 361
schools in the north-eastern states (with 191 schools
in Assam) and teachers from government, public, and
private schools are the direct beneficiaries. The secondary
beneficiaries are expected to be more than 150 000
students with an average of 1200–1500 students per
school, 7000 teachers with an average of 40–70 teachers
per school, and administrative staff members. TERI-
NE is the project monitoring unit and is responsible for
formulating course materials, academic calendar, teachers
training, DNA club festivals, disbursement of funds, and
monitoring and guiding partner institutions.
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Laboratories established in each school to facilitate
these activities would have facilities such as microscopes
(13 each), binoculars, refrigerators, herbarium press
laboratory and field model, herbarium cabinets,
computer with printers (two each), and digital cameras.
In each state, the project is being implemented by
partner institutes including the Arunachal Pradesh
State Council for Science and Technology; North East
Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR), Imphal
sub station; Tripura Biotechnology Council; Nagaland
Institute of Health Environment and Social Welfare;
State Council of Science and Technology of Sikkim;
State Council for Science, Technology and Environment,
Meghalaya; and Science, Technology, Environment, and
Planning Department, Mizoram. The project is targeted
to benefit students of classes VI–X and teachers. Initially,
the project is implemented for three years. In order to
sustain the activities beyond the project period, a
teachers training-cum-orientation programme is
also proposed.
TERI, MUMBAI
Since its inception in 2006, TERI’s regional centre
in Mumbai has been dedicatedly working to provide
pertinent, independent, and objectively oriented research
in the broad fields of energy and environment. The
centre has evolved by developing recognition across
various sectors such as government, industries, academia,
non-governmental organizations, and citizens, through
its activities. Over the years, the centre has identified
new niche areas and is currently involved in the fields
of wetland management, waste to energy options,
green buildings, energy audit and building retrofitting
programmes, and so on. In addition to these, the centre
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is also exploring options to venture into the fields of
preparing Environmental Status Report (ESR) and
Estimation of carbon footprint.
Wetland management
Wetlands are transitory areas between water and
land, where water is the primary factor controlling
the environment. They provide habitat to aquatic
flora and fauna, as well as numerous species of birds,
including migratory species. They are one of the most
productive and important ecosystems. In this era of
exponential development, wetlands are highly mistreated.
Encroachments, reclamation, and release of domestic and
industrial waste water and municipal garbage are some of
the major threats to these fragile ecosystems. Thus, in the
context of dwindling freshwater resources, it is essential
that the available freshwater bodies should be preserved.
Considering the grim situation of these ecosystems,
the Mumbai centre launched Wetland Management
Programme (WeMaP) in 2007. Research, policy
intervention, and awareness generation are the three
main pillars of this programme. The wetlands have been
divided into three categories based on their historical,
ecological, and economical importance.
Wetlands repair, restoration, and renovation in urban
set up
In a pioneering process, a historically significant lake at
Khandeshwar, Navi Mumbai, India, has been developed
as a sustainable model. The two unique features of
the project are integration of fund raising options and
demonstration of eco-friendly technologies. The total area
of the lake complex is around 4.7 hectares, comprising of
a theme park and a lake measuring 1.7 hectares. National
Institute for Wetland Analysis Research and Application
(NIWARA) has been established as part of the project, as
a dedicated wetland resource centre to address the issue
of freshwater wetlands and their resource management.
NIWARA was inaugurated on 25 January 2010 by Ashok
Chavan, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, in the
presence of Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI;
G S Gill (IAS), Managing Director, City and Industrial
Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd (CIDCO);
senior government officials; and other dignitaries.
Central Park, spread across 80 hectare of land, is being
developed as a recreational park in Navi Mumbai, based
on international standards and practices by CIDCO. One
of the most important features of the park is its manmade
water body/lake measuring 18 900 sq m in surface area,
2–5 m in depth, and water holding capacity of 5 million
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litres per day (MLD). Through this effort, CIDCO has
decided to demonstrate appropriate water recycling
and utilization, which will translate in maintaining the
water body in the park as perennial. The water processed
at a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at Kharghar is
released in the lake and is further used for gardening
and irrigation purposes. However, a few days after
introducing the treated water in the lake, it was noticed
that the water body had acquired a shiny deep greenish
tinge, which was hampering the aesthetic appeal of
the water body. It was evident from the preliminary
inspection of the water that luxuriant algal growth was
imparting the greenish tinge to the water body. The test
reports revealed presence of E. coli-like organisms in the
water samples, in addition to algal cells, and the pH value
of the water was highly alkaline in the range of 9.5–9.9.
In some of the samples, trace amounts of Cadmium were
also detected.
Sustainable strategies for controlling the algal
bloom have been recommended by TERI. Experiments
have been performed to have customized and strategic
control over the growth of algal cells. Preliminary
experimentation revealed a positive impact of suggested
strategies to control algal bloom. The dynamics between
the nutrients microorganisms and plants have been
explored in the approach towards reducing the growth of
algal cells.
Wetlands repair, restoration and renovation in
industrial set up
In Maharashtra, the Maharashtra Industrial Development
Corporation (MIDC) supplies fresh water to a total
number of 26 564 industrial units. There is a fixed
quota of 4055 MLD allotted for industrial use, which is
not adequate to meet the present demand. Industries
need relatively far less amount of potable water than
supplied by the MIDC. Potable water is being used
for washing, sanitary purposes, gardening, and other
recreational activities, whereas recycled water could
be used for flushing and gardening. To tackle this vital
issue of resource management, TERI is developing
a comprehensive plan for recycling of water and
development of wetlands. For example, a similar strategy
is been developed for BPCL’s liquefied petroleum
gas (LPG) Bottling Plant at Uran, Navi Mumbai, to
enable conserve water efficiently through sensible water
management, waste water treatment, and wetland
development, which would eventually reduce the plant’s
dependence on external water supplying sources, helping
to reduce the water bill.
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Waste to energy
For the past two years, TERI has been organizing
workshops and awareness programmes to promote
renewable technologies in Mumbai and nearby areas. It
was noticed that most of the industries in MIDC’s Thane–
Belapur industrial belt have in-house catering services
and canteens. These canteens generate waste in the rage of
200–1000 kg per day. It was realized that implementation
of biomethanation process, using canteen waste as raw
material, could generate methane gas, which could be
used in the same canteen, thereby reducing the load on
the municipal garbage collection systems.
TERI’s efforts are bearing fruits as the first TERI
Enhanced Acidification and Methanation (TEAM) plant
in Maharashtra has been installed and commissioned
at CIDCO Bhavan in Navi Mumbai. The TEAM plant,
designed to process 250 kg of organic canteen waste
on a daily basis, was inaugurated by G S Gill in March
2009. This plant has set an example for other industries
to follow.
Awareness programmes and workshops
Jaltarang: celebration of WWD 2010
Wetland preservation being one of the core areas for
TERI’s Mumbai centre, it organizes programmes and
activities every year on 2 February to commemorate the
World Wetlands Day (WWD). This year, a day-long
programme called Jaltarang was organized. The key
sessions of the programme were as follows.
Diverse stakeholders of wetland ecosystem, including
end users, research organizations, and policymakers
were brought under the roof of NIWARA. Ganesh
Naik, Hon’ble Minister of Non Conventional Energy,
Government of Maharashtra (GoM), graced the occasion
as the Chief Guest; and Deputy Secretary, Urban
Development; and Director of Municipal Administration,
GoM, were the guests of honour. The session elaborated
upon the plans of NIWARA in the areas of policy,
research, and awareness generation pertaining to
wetlands management. The end users of wetlands shared
their views and experiences on the related issues. Case
studies, challenges, and solutions were also discussed. The
chief guest inaugurated a first-of-its-kind solar tree called
Ravi-Taru, which has been implemented in India as part
of the project to promote and demonstrate applications
of solar energy. The structure is designed to generate 100
watt-peak (Wp) of energy with the help of solar panels.
The harnessed energy is used to power light-emitting
diodes (LEDs) set at the bottom of the 6 m stainless steel
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structure. The tree is attracting a lot of attention, and
hence, is successful in arousing interest and curiosity
about renewable energy resources.
TERI designed posters with catchy slogans,
pertaining to wetland and water management, in
Hindi, English, Marathi, and other regional languages.
Approximately 10 000 handmade posters were prepared
with the help of the students from 20 educational
institutions of Navi Mumbai. On WWD, TERI, in
collaboration with CIDCO and Maharashtra’s transport
department, disseminated these posters in a single day
on interstate vehicles like buses, trucks, and tempos,
thereby helping spread these messages far and wide
across the country.
A survey was been conducted by TERI to
estimate the pollution load on the wetlands due to
immersion of idols and other leftovers of rituals during
the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai. It was observed
that the wetlands are often treated as wastelands. In
addition to the non-biodegradable floating waste in the
form of Styrofoam and plastic, the lake bottom is often
saturated with Plaster of Paris (PoP), accumulated in the
form of idols, lamps, and other religious offerings. This
workshop was organized with an objective to motivate
the youth to come up with innovative ways to recycle
PoP and other waste material. In the first half of the
workshop, experts gave live demonstrations of
successful applications of waste, which was followed
by a competition to make the best possible articles
using waste material. The students enthusiastically
participated in all the activities. A comprehensive
report on Jaltarang, bearing special messages from
Ashok Chavan and Dr R K Pachauri, has been accepted
by the Ramsar Convention and India Water Portal,
and the complete reports have been uploaded on their
respective websites.
Quiz on wetlands
In order to sensitize the people and spread awareness
on the significance of wetlands, a quiz was uploaded
on CIDCO’s website. The response was significant, as
thousands of students took the quiz.
CIDCO’s Navi Mumbai Festival
TERI had been an environmental partner with CIDCO’s
annual flagship event “Navi Mumbai Festival 2010”. TERI
organized a three-day awareness exhibition “A Gateway
to Green World”. The highlights of the event were
screening of audio visuals, poster display, and interactive
sessions related to environment and green technologies
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that can be adopted by a common person to make the
“green dream” a reality.
The exhibition was uniquely designed to sensitize
people about the emerging trends in renewable energy
technologies and its application in day-to-day life. An
illustrative display, elaborating on solutions like
biomass gasifier for rural India, industrial energy
efficiency, Oil Zapper, and bio-fertilizers was set up.
A dedicated section elaborated on the application of solar
energy. Popular solar products developed by
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TERI, such as lanterns, key chains, and torches, were
displayed in this section. The banners depicted the
philosophy of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar
Mission through TERI’s Lighting a Billion Lives
campaign. Books and magazines on areas like energy,
environment, and resource management were displayed
for reference. Films and documentaries on environment-
related issues were periodically screened as part of the
festival. Poster-making session was arranged for people
of all age groups to create awareness about the wetland
ecosystems. More than 2000 people visited the exhibition
over a period of three days.
Energy efficiency improvement in street lighting
and promoting green buildings in Maharashtra
A day-long seminar was organized on 29 May 2009 to
disseminate information about a successful energy-
efficient street lighting project, jointly implemented by
TERI and Pune Municipal Corporation. The project was
funded by WISION’s ...
The event was organized in cooperation with the
Department of Urban Development, GoM. The awareness
workshop was attended by about 140 participants,
including municipal and district commissioners from
all over the state, energy service companies, and other
representatives of the government.
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Regulatory
studies nad
governance
division TERI’s Regulatory Studies and Governance
Division was constituted in January 1999 in the
wake of the economic reforms initiated in the
early 1990s in India. The Division responded to
the demand for development of new institutions
and approaches. The Division facilitates the
strengthening of new anhd emerging forms
of governance and regulation in infrastructure
sectors such as electricity, water, oil and gas,
coal, and transport.
 Regulatory Studies and Governance Division
Energy Regulation and Practice
Assessment of cost of service for supply to
agricultural consumers and methods to reduce
cross-subsidy for agriculture category
The Forum of Indian Regulators (FOIR) is a body of
regulators with the objective of ensuring transparency in
the working of regulators, capacity building of various
regulatory bodies, and protecting consumer interest.
In the present scenario, electricity consumers in the
agricultural sector are charged a lower rate than the
actual cost of service. The difference is recovered by the
utilities from subsidies by the government and cross-
subsidies by other high-paying consumer categories.
In this regard, the FOIR-appointed Consortium led by
TERI (with DHIYA Pvt Consulting Ltd) conducted a
study on the assessment of cost of service for supply to
agricultural consumers and methods to reduce cross-
subsidy for agricultural category in selected states across
India. The broad objective of the assignment was to
develop a methodology to determine the cost of service
to consumers in the agriculture category, which could be
used by various state electricity regulatory commissions
(SERCs) and utilities. Issues related to quality of supply,
hours of supply, voltage fluctuations, reliability of supply,
and so on, were also addressed while assessing the cost
of service.
The study involved development of framework/Excel-
based model for determination of cost of supply. The
model was discussed with various SERCs and utilities.
The model was worked out for certain utilities having
significant agricultural load and representing states across
different regions of the country. The model envisaged
functionalization of costs as relating to generation,
transmission, and distribution functions; classification
of costs as demand-, energy- and customer-related; and
allocation of costs to various agricultural consumer
categories based on economic principles. Demand cost
of all functions is allocated to consumer category on the
basis of their coincident peak. Energy cost of generation
function is allocated on the basis of growth of consumer
category over the base year. Energy cost of other functions
is allocated on the basis of share of consumer category in
total consumption. Consumer costs are allocated in the
ratio of number of consumers in a particular category.
The study recommends the need for utilities to adopt
actual cost to serve pricing principles to estimate the real
cost of supplying and to be fair to all consumer categories.
This would also lead to fair assessment of the subsidy
requirement and cross-subsidy prevalent in the system.
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Also, it is important that in case of agricultural consumer,
assessment of cost of service should incorporate the
disadvantage incurred by the consumer category in the
form of restricted and odd hours of supply and poor
quality of supply. For increasing accuracy in estimating
cost to serve, it is important to change the assets/
expenditure accounting practices, wherein the assets and
expenditures should be classified by voltage and as per the
fixed and variable nature of costs.
Turnaround of T&D sector in Jammu & Kashmir
The Government of Jammu & Kashmir has been pursuing
power sector reform in the state with support from
the Centre. The primary objective of the initiative is to
make the sector self-sustainable, which is crucial for the
socio-economic development of the state. The Power
Development Department, Government of Jammu
and Kashmir, had engaged TERI to prepare a blueprint
for the turnaround of the power sector in the state.
TERI’s study provides a road map for establishing and
developing a vibrant power sector in the state and for
reducing the budgetary burden of the government (both
state and central). The road map proposes changes in the
legal framework, institutional setup, and performance
trajectory for key parameters such as efficiency targets,
loss reduction strategies, restructuring and suggestions
for improving overall governance in the sector. It has also
suggested suitable subventions aimed at technological
improvements, improvement in system performance and
reliability, and upgrading human resources required to
be undertaken to turn around the power sector over a
defined time-frame.
Analysis of rural electrification strategy with
special focus on the franchisee system in
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Orissa
The Government of India launched the Rajiv Gandhi
Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) in March 2005
with the aim to provide access to electricity in all in
rural areas. The programme focuses on achieving the
above aim by electrification of unelectrified villages,
intensive electrification of electrified villages, and by
providing free electricity connection to below poverty
line (BPL) households. The programme also focuses on
achieving revenue sustainability in the rural areas by
implementation of electricity distribution franchisees.
In May 2009, with the aim of increasing the
effectiveness of this flagship programme by removing
identified stumbling blocks, the Ministry of Power
engaged TERI as an independent consultant to
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undertake a study. The study aimed to analyse the rural
electrification strategy of the three study states, namely,
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Orissa, and to identify
bottlenecks in efficient and effective implementations of
the RGGVY. The study also focused on the assessment
of effectiveness of selected franchisee model in the study
state, regarding their individual performance in providing
improved services to consumers and in achieving
revenue sustainability.
Through collection and analysis of primary and
secondary data, extensive national-, state-, and local-level
stakeholders’ interaction, including operating franchisees
and junior-level utility staff and consumer survey in
franchised area, the study identified the weaknesses
in the present mechanism of implementation and
execution of RGGVY and the working of franchisees.
To improve the efficacy of the programme, the study
made recommendations that included the methodology
for (i) improving the effectiveness of the programme
through more emphasis on DDG, (ii) increasing revenue
sustainability from rural areas through improvement in
consumer mix and increasing consumer participation
(iii) guidelines regarding duration of franchisee contract
and (iv) strengthening franchisee institution through
establishment of dedicated franchisee development
cell within the utility, beside others. State-specific
recommendations were also made for strengthening
the institution and ensuring the sustainable business
operation of franchisees.
Centre for Regulatory Impact
Assessment
Revisiting standard policy recommendations on
the market structure in the power sector: the
case of South Asia
The World Bank is a leading multilateral donor agency
providing financial and technical assistance to developing
countries around the world for spearheading reforms
in infrastructure sectors, especially power, water, and
transport, for the last two decades. As a step towards
measuring the impact of structural reforms in the power
sector, the bank had conducted impact assessment
studies of power sector reforms in various countries
across the world. TERI was appointed as a consultant
for conducting an impact assessment study for the South
Asia region. The objective of the study was to improve
the understanding of the various market structures
for power supply that have arisen after reforms in
developing countries, provide operational guidance on
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the conditions under which unbundling can be desirable,
and draw key lessons from the same.
As part of this study, detailed case studies of power
sector reforms in India in selected states—Andhra
Pradesh and West Bengal—were undertaken, analysing
the rationale for reforms, the implementation of reforms,
as well as illustrating the changes in operating, technical
and financial parameters and corporate governance
initiatives post reforms. The case studies included analysis
of data/facts from structured interviews with insiders
(both current and previous managers) and outsiders
(policy-makers and regulators), so as to get a grasp of the
electricity reform context as well as the different political/
economic factors.
The study highlighted that financial viability and
operational efficiency have witnessed an improvement
post reforms in both states. The findings of the study also
indicated an improvement in the technical parameters
and governance initiatives in the states.
Centre of Excellence for Urban
Governance
TERI was recognized as a Centre of Excellence for Urban
Governance by the Ministry of Urban Development in
2009/10. The Regulatory Studies and Governance (RSG)
Division, in association with the Transport and Urban
Development Area, is working on various aspects of
urban governance under this centre.
One of the projects is on developing principles
for urban water pricing based on the RSG Division’s
experience of pricing in the electricity sector. The project
seeks to understand the various costs involved in the
distribution of water, the water pricing instruments used
in various cities and the institutional structure governing
water supply and pricing. Since the institutional
structures, pricing instruments and the costs differ from
city to city, the emphasis is on bringing out a set of
regulations/methodology based on which cities should
estimate their tariff for water.
Another project looks at the forums available for
consumer grievance redressal for municipal services, and
seeks to develop an effective framework for redressal.
Under this project, the forums for grievance redressal
with municipal services in various cities have been
studied. The experiences of the electricity and telecom
sector have also been reviewed. Extensive consultations
have been undertaken with relevant stakeholders. These
consultations have brought out that while a number
of cities have developed effective IT-enabled systems
for registering complaints, the actual resolution of
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complaints is still impeded by lack of accountability and
training of the municipal staff. Another factor impeding
the effective working of these redressal systems is the lack
of awareness amongst citizens about the facilities available
to them for redressal.
Nuclear energy workshops
The Division organized two workshops on nuclear
energy in association with the Indian Nuclear Society.
The workshops were well attended by nuclear experts,
professionals from regulatory commissions, public
and private utilities, representative missions of various
countries in India, and academia.
The first workshop organized in August 2009 on
“Nuclear Energy Development in India: addressing
climate change, public perception and large scale
deployment”, included discussions on nuclear
energy from the standpoint of climate change and
energy security.
The second workshop, “Nuclear Energy
Development: sharing experience and learnings between
EDF, TERI and INS”, in February 2010, focused on
France’s experience with nuclear power generation and
the learnings for India.
Competition promotion: research and
dissemination
Since 2007, the Centre for Competition Promotion (CCP)
has been involved in dedicated research in the field of
regulation and policies aimed at fostering competition
in the markets. In previous years, the centre has been
involved in assisting the Competition Commission
of India (CCI) in its advocacy role through studies
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in infrastructure sectors like energy and transport
(railways and ports). With the formal notification of
powers entrusted in the CCI in May 2009, the CCP
aims to diversify into other sectors and is all set to
provide assistance to various stakeholders, including
the commission, regulatory authorities, and public
and private sector entities with focused research in
competition policy and its social, economic, and legal
implications.
During the past year, the CCP successfully completed
a study on the assessment of competition in the transport
sector. The project findings were presented in various
conferences and seminars. The study was the first of its
kind and was successful in illustrating the competition
concerns of key sectors in India. The findings of the study,
especially the evidence of anti-competitive practices
in Indian Railway’s procurements, which was widely
quoted in the media, played a crucial role in stressing
upon the competition concerns in government/public
procurements in India.
During June 2009, the centre organized a panel
discussion in association with TERI University on
“Economic and Legal Issues in Competition Case
Analysis”, bringing together leading economists
and lawyers from across India to deliberate over the
complementary role of legal and economic research in the
enforcement of Competition Act.
In recent months the area has focused on
competition issues in public procurement, airports,
and agriculture markets. Its researchers are actively
involved in writing papers/paper presentations to raise
critical issues with respect to interface of regulation and
competition in public procurements and airports
in India.
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TERI
Worldwide
TERI, with a global vision to prevail over the
universal nature of problems that human society
faces today and may face in the future, realizes the
need for national and international cooperation.
Its activities strive to address issues of concern
to the Indian society and the world at large, and
develop innovative and cost-effective solutions.
Over the years, TERI’s global affiliates and centres
have developed strong collaborations with like-
minded institutions and important organizations
to further the cause of sustainable development.

US-India Partnership Summit 2009
TERI-NA (The Energy and Resources Institute,
North America) was set up as a 501(c)(3) company in
Washington DC in 1990. The genesis of TERI- NA is
rooted in the realization that emerging global concerns
about energy, environment, and sustainable development
must bring together new partnerships between the
developing and the developed world.
TERI-NA has organized several seminars
and conferences with active participation from
the government, the private sector, and research
organizations. These initiatives have contributed
immensely towards developing long-term partnerships
and collaborative programmes aimed at fostering
stronger ties between the two nations.
Symbolic of this fact was the ‘US-India Energy
Partnership Summit’, organized by TERI and Yale
University on 1 October 2009 at the Hyatt Regency,
Capitol Hill, Washington DC, USA. The high-level event
brought together leaders from the world's two biggest
democracies to discuss opportunities to collaborate on
catalysing innovation in key areas such as renewable
energy, energy efficiency, and climate change. The
summit supported efforts to promote enabling policies
for the rapid development and deployment of green
technologies in both countries. It attracted more than 300
representatives from government, industry, academia,
and civil society.
Encouraged by the tremendous response and interest
in the summit, it has been decided to make this event an
annual feature to foster bilateral assessment and action
for a long term US-India Energy Partnership
The sessions focused on sharing ideas and best practices
between the US and India and created a channel for
catalysing existing discussions between the two countries.
A day-long summit saw speakers sharing their experiences
leading to interesting and interactive participation. The
speakers emphasized on the following issues.
PP Providing insights into the convergence of US and
India’s energy security and climate change concerns;
Dignitaries at the US-India Partnership Summit
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PP Identifying existing barriers to meaningful
engagement on climate change and the role of clean
energy in each country;
PP Assessing the impact of existing bilateral and
multilateral collaborative efforts;
PP Identifying India’s clean energy investment needs and
the emerging business opportunities for US firms,
especially in light of India’s NAPCC (National Action
Plan on Climate Change);
PP Evaluating short-term imperatives and long-term
measures to build sound clean energy partnerships
between the two countries; and
PP Enhancing knowledge-sharing and cooperation
between researchers, policy- makers, industry, and
citizens.
The participants were equally engaged and determined
towards finding ways to promote policies for rapid
development and deployment of clean technologies and
opportunities to advance efficient buildings and lighting
designs, heating and cooling systems, and harnessing
renewable energy sources like wind and solar. TERI's
Lighting a Billion Lives initiative provided a moving
model that addressed both development needs and
carbon mitigation goals by providing solar lanterns to
villagers who lack access to electricity.
The summit culminated with a gala reception and
dinner hosted by Dr R K Pachauri to support TERI’s
LaBL (Lighting a Billion Lives) campaign. One table at
a time (each representing a village in India), the entire
room was beautifully lit up with LED-based solar lanterns
developed by MIC Electronics of India in partnership
with TERI for LaBL. Key dignitaries at the event
including, Al Gore, Jr., 45th Vice President of the United
States of America and 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate,
The Hon’ble Steven Israel, Member of the United States
House of Representatives, and the Hon’ble John Kerry,
Member of the United States Senate, and Chairman,
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, endorsed the LaBL
campaign. The event raised funds for provision of solar
lanterns to light up 24 villages in India.
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Solar lighting being endorsed as a key step forward in
combating climate change
Speakers at the US-India Energy Partnership Summit
included Farooq Abdullah, India’s Union Minister for
New and Renewable Energy; Steven Chu, US Secretary
of Energy; Jairam Ramesh, India’s Minister of State
with Independent Charge for Environment and Forests;
David Sandalow, Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy &
International Affairs, US Department of Energy; Todd D
Stern, Special Envoy for Climate Change, US Department
of State; John P Holdren, Assistant to the President
for Science and Technology and Director of the White
House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Thomas
Friedman, Foreign Affairs Columnist, New York Times;
Charles O Holliday, Jr, Chairman and CEO, DuPont; and
many others speakers from the US and India representing
a range of stakeholders.
The US-India Energy Partnership Summit was
generously supported by The Energy Foundation, Yale
University, Dow Chemical Company, Johnson Controls,
UOP LLC—A Honeywell Company, Corning, the V
Kann Rasmussen Foundation, Methane to Markets
Partnership, and the Natural Resources Defense Council.
The International Centre for Journalists provided media
support for the event.
TERI-Europe
TERI-Europe was set up in January 2000 as a company
limited by guarantee under the UK Companies Act, and
is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission
of England and Wales. In the ten years since it was
established, TERI-Europe has been implementing
projects in the following five key areas.
1) Climate change (for example, renewable energy
technologies within the Clean Development
Mechanism and sustainable building design);
2) Sustainable trade (for example, Asian textile and
clothing sector);
3) Corporate responsibility (for example, South Asia
comparative project)
4) Sustainable investing in emerging markets (India and
Brazil)
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5) Capacity building for sustainability reporting by
medium-sized countries.
During 2009/10, TERI-Europe partnered with the
International Finance Corporation (IFC) and focused on
researching the status of sustainable investing in emerging
markets, as well as building the in-house capability of
medium-sized companies to report on sustainability
and corporate responsibility according to the format
prescribed by the Global Reporting Initiative.
Sustainable Investing in India
As a follow up to the 2007 Sustainable Investment in
India report, TERI-Europe was asked by the IFC to
undertake an update on the status of sustainable
investing in India. This work, commissioned by the IFC,
was completed in 2009 and contains recommendations
for improving the integration of environmental, social,
and governance issues into investment analysis across
a variety of asset classes, including foreign institutional
investors, private equity, infrastructure funds, and
domestic investors.
A direct consequence of the report and its
recommendations was the first ever seminar on
responsible investment in September 2009, organized
by TERI-Europe in association with the National Stock
Exchange, India and the UN Principles for Responsible
Investment. The seminar brought together regulators
(Securities and Exchange Board of India), and financial
institutions in India (Actis, YES Bank, IDFC, and
Rabobank), as well as foreign institutional investors who
are signatories of the UNPRI.
Building capability on sustainability reporting
TERI-Europe has been providing guidance and support
to TERI–BCSD India on the promotion of responsible
business practices. In 2009, TERI-Europe continued
to work with the IFC and TERI-BCSD to implement a
programme on sustainability reporting for TERI–BCSD
India members and IFC clients. A key component of
this programme was the provision of expert advice and
assistance to DSCL (DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd)
to research and write their own sustainability report
according to the GRI guidelines. This project was
completed in 2009 and the report has proved a useful
tool for DSCL to manage their environmental and
social issues.
Collaborating on clean technology
In 2009, TERI and TERI-Europe established a
partnership with the Belgian institute VITO, where a
TERI-Europe representative has been based for over
a year. The main focus of this collaboration so far has
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been to develop business links on clean technology
between the EU and India. The largest EU and Indian
companies active in the field of cleantech have been
invited to participate in the project by contributing to the
elaboration of a strategic framework for clean technology
collaboration.
Two workshops have been organized in February
and June 2010 in order to set the stage and prepare for a
summit on clean technology to coincide with the EU-
India Business Summit in December 2010.
TERI Gulf Centre
The close networking relationship and rapport with
like-minded institutions and government agencies in
the region that TERI has built, since the setting up of
the Gulf Centre was evident this year—a year that was
marked by a heartwarming gesture by the children of the
Primary Wing of the Delhi Private School (DPS), Sharjah;
the presence of a TERI delegation and stall at the World
Future Energy Summit (WFES) held in Abu Dhabi in
January, and the successful organization of a conclave on
building energy initiatives at the WFES.
Troubled by the fact that over 1.6 billion people in
the world lack access to electricity, of which roughly 25%
are in India alone, little DPS philanthropists have, on
their own initiative, collected funds to bring light through
solar energy to an entire village through TERI’s ‘Lighting
a Billion Lives’ (LaBL) campaign.
The children from the DPS Primary, accompanied
by their Principal, Vandana Marwaha, and their
Headmistress Mousumi Dasgupta, handed over the
cheque to Dr R K Pachauri at a ceremony held on 22
November 2009 at the CERT (Centre for Excellence
in Applied Research and Training) premises in Abu
Dhabi, in the presence of Dr Tayeb Kamali, Group CEO,
CERT, and Vice-Chancellor, HCT, and the then Indian
Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), HE
Talmiz Ahmed. TERI and DPS also pledged to take the
LaBL campaign to other schools in the UAE.
TERI and CERT—the commercial arm of the Higher
Colleges of Technology and the largest private education
provider in the Middle East—have a wide-ranging
partnership to promote sustainable development in
the region. CERT also hosts TERI’s Gulf Centre on its
premises in Dubai.
For the second consecutive year, Dr R K Pachauri,
Director-General, TERI, chaired an eminent jury for the
Zayed Future Energy Prize, instituted by the Abu Dhabi
government through Masdar, its multi-faceted future
energy initiative that aims to be an open platform to
bring together the world’s innovative solutions to energy
challenges. The $1.5 million Zayed Prize intends to draw
attention to future energy issues, which constitute some
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of the most urgent challenges facing the world’s leaders
today and will recognise responses to the crisis of climate
change and sustainable global energy resources.
At the WFES, TERI’s conclave titled ‘Climate change
mitigation: Building Energy Initiatives’, organized in
association with CERT and Ramboll (Middle East),
brought together important stakeholders from national
and international arenas on a common platform,
facilitating interaction and dialogue on green building
initiatives for existing buildings and policy frameworks to
facilitate better understanding and usher in partnerships
that will benefit not only the UAE, but the entire region.
Through moderated round table discussions, sessions
at the forum provided an opportunity to exchange
information on the ongoing initiatives and share good
practices from India and the UAE and offered a platform
to identify a future roadmap in this direction.
The conclave was addressed by Dr Farooq Abdullah,
Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, India;
Talmiz Ahmed; Dr R K Pachauri; Dr Tayeb Kamali;
Managing Director, Ramboll, UAE; Peyman Mohajer;
Dr Nawal Al-Hosany, Director of Sustainability of
Masdar City, UAE; Ali Bin Towaih, Chairman, ENPARK
and Director of Sustainable Energy and Environment
Division, TECOM; senior Indian government officials
and sustainable building science experts from India and
the UAE.
The Gulf Centre is also actively promoting the
concept of green landscaping in the region through
TERI’s mycorrhiza technology and is in talks with several
partners in the country to switch from conventional to
sustainable landscaping practices.
Other activities undertaken by the Centre included
setting up contacts and networking with related
institutions and experts in the region; promoting TERI’s
activities; exploring opportunities to further TERI’s
research interests; and consolidating research and
documentation on the region’s environment.
TERI Japan
During the year under review, the branch office of
TERI in Japan continued to promote contacts and
relationships with the Japanese institutions, universities,
governmental agencies and NGOs interested in the
emerging global concerns about energy, environment
and sustainable development. With TERI’s growing
importance as a leading developing country research
institution in sustainable development, TERI-Japan
receives an increasing number of queries and requests for
collaboration. Every year, a number of representatives
of Japanese institutions and Government officials attend
the DSDS in India and meet TERI officials to discuss
possibilities of future collaboration.
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In the recent years, the Japanese people’s
perceptions about India have undergone a remarkable
change and there is great interest in promoting political,
social and economic partnership between India and
Japan. Ever since the two countries signed the India-
Japan Strategic and Global Partnership in 2006,
bilateral dialogues are taking place on a regular basis
on cooperation in energy, high technology, trade and
other areas. Japan’s Official Development Aid (ODA) is
playing a crucial role in the ongoing expansion of India’s
economic infrastructure.
There is growing interest in doing business in India
but obstacles still remain for businesses in both countries
to gain entry into one another’s markets because of
differences in business culture and policies and a lack of
human network. A number of initiatives have been taken
recently, both by the governments and private industry in
India and Japan, to bridge the communication gap and to
overcome barriers of understanding between the peoples
of the two countries.
TERI has also taken several initiatives to promote
Japan-India collaboration and technology transfer in
energy conservation and renewable energy sectors with
the objective to move towards a low-carbon economy. In
September 2009, TERI collaborated with Nikkei Inc. in
organizing in New Delhi, India, the Global Eco-Business
Forum on India-Japan Collaboration. As a precursor
to this Global Forum, Nikkei organized an India-Japan
Technology Forum in Tokyo in June 2009, where TERI-
Japan Coordinator made a presentation on promoting
India-Japan collaboration in the areas of energy and
environment.
TERI has close working relationship with the Institute
of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), where the
office of TERI-Japan is located. TERI and IGES have a
number of ongoing joint projects which provide ample
opportunities for researchers from the two institutions
to interact with each other and work together. The
relationship with IGES and other Japanese institutions is
also strengthened through the periodic visits to Japan by
the Director-General of TERI, who is a member of the
Board of Directors of IGES.
The highlight of the year was an agreement that
has been signed for an ambitious JST/JICA Project
for Promoting Low Carbon Technology Transfer
between Japan and India, to be undertaken jointly
by IGES and TERI. Another joint IGES-TERI project
entitled “Research on the Application of Japanese’s
Environmental Technologies in India” was completed
during the year.
During the year, IGES published, both in English
and Japanese, the “2009 Top News on the Environment
in Asia” covering developments regarding global
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warming, biodiversity and sustainable consumption and
production in Asia. The write-up on India was provided
by TERI-Japan. In July 2010, the IGES organized its
second International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the
Pacific (ISAP 2010). TERI was one of the supporting
organizations and a number of TERI researchers
participated in this Forum.
TERI’s “Lighting a Billion Lives” Campaign received
strong support from IGES, Kanagawa Prefectural
Government and the Gaia Initiative in raising funds for
the Campaign in Japan.
TERI’s experience in Malaysia
TERI has been involved in a number of activities in
the energy sector of Malaysia in the past several years.
Over the years, it has provided its expertise to a range of
stakeholders, including the government, regulator and
industry/academic institutions. Our key assignments
undertaken in Malaysia are:
Workshop on “Electricity pricing and tariff
methodology”
Client – Institute of Energy Policy and Research, UNITEN
(Universiti Tenaga Nasional Sdn. Bhd.), a Malaysian
private university owned by TNB
The Energy Commission, regulator for the energy sector
in Malaysia, has initiated the process of tariff reforms
in the country. The tariffs need to provide economic
signals for development of the electricity sector and tariff
setting process should also be understood by the market
players and regulator. With this objective in mind,
TERI organized a workshop on March 16-17, 2010 on
“Electricity Pricing and Tariff Methodology”
to provide both professionals and academicians
involved in the electricity sector in Malaysia an
understanding of the tariff determination process,
issues and approaches available.
Workshop on Electricity pricing and tariff methodology,
March 16-17, 2010, UNITEN, Kajang, Malaysia
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The workshop was first of its kind in the country
and was attended by nearly 50 participants representing
a wide range of stakeholders, such as the government,
energy commission, utilities, IPPs (Independent
Power Producers), industry, academia, energy research
organizations etc.
Workshop on Electricity pricing and tariff
methodology, March 16-17, 2010, UNITEN,
Kajang, Malaysia
‘UNITEN-TERI Cooperation in Areas of Education,
Research, Capacity Development, and Consultancy’
TERI has entered into an agreement with UNITEN to
provide strategic directions to its newly launched Institute
of Energy Policy and Research (IEPRe) in 2009. IEPRe’s
mission is to take up independent research in energy
and environment issues relevant to the country’s socio-
economic goals, which will benefit the government,
regulators, industry, academia and the public, and
contribute to capacity building. The aim of IEPRe is
to enrich the existing knowledge base on a number of
aspects of energy, climate change and the environment,
such as energy economics, renewable energy, climate
change, energy security, energy efficiency, energy
poverty linkages, energy sector innovation, reforms and
regulation etc.
Under this MoU, TERI and UNITEN share their
expertise on the following overarching areas.
PP Capacity development for addressing energy and
environment issues in Southeast Asian region
PP Undertaking joint research and consultancy projects
PP Developing short-term courses for students
PP Developing management development programmes
for industry
PP Supervising Masters and PhD students
PP Faculty exchange between TERI, TERI University,
and UNITEN
PP Short-term bilateral visits for exchanging knowledge
and experience
Dr. R K Pachauri, Director General, TERI and Chairman,
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has been
appointed as Chair of Energy Economics at IEPRe in
August 2009.
Public Lecture by Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri titled
“Copenhagen and Beyond” (Jan 2010)
Jointly organized with Academy of Sciences Malaysia
and Energy Commission. The public lecture was held to
provide participants with the common understanding
of the difficult issues of policy development and design,
likely to arise after United Nations Climate of Post
Copenhagen 7 December.
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IEPRe Strategic Planning Research Workshop
(August 2009)
The objective of the Workshop is to build on the
perspectives and collecting ideas and views to champion
the IEPRe Research and Consultancy Projects in
establishing a comprehensive Strategic Direction of the
IEPRe. The views expressed in the workshop will be
considered during the revision process and incorporated,
as appropriate, in finalizing the IEPRe strategy. This
would not only support UNITEN realization to
spearhead in research and consultancy activities but also
support the efforts of Malaysia Government in making
the best economic decisions on energy matters.
Visit to TERI & TERI University (October 2009)
A visit by UNITEN Delegates to TERI & TERI University
to discuss on the possible areas of cooperation between
TERI,TERI University and IEPRe. During the meeting
between UNITEN and TERI it was suggested that the
relation between the two institutes can be strengthened
through a step by step approach. Under this approach
studies can be undertaken in the short, medium and long
term such that it helps build capacity at IEPRe as well as
showcase the strength of the tie-up.
Consultancy services for the review of Grid
Code and Distribution Code for electricity
supply industry in Peninsular Malaysia
Client – Energy Commission, Malaysia
In 2007, the Energy Commission (EC) of Malaysia
commissioned TERI to carry out an independent
review of the Grid Code and Distribution Code for
electricity supply industry in Peninsular Malaysia in
order to address the concerns of different stakeholders
and to bring in improved transparency in planning
and operation. It involved (i) comprehensive review of
the various provisions in the existing Codes to ensure
secure, reliable, safe and least cost operation; (ii) review
of the present dispatching regime and proposing new
principles and process; (iii) review of all other relevant
Acts/Regulations; (iv) prepare an implementation plan,
which will, inter-alia, detail the procedures and requisite
institutional mechanism for administration of Codes.
As part of the assignment, a stakeholder workshop was
jointly organized by TERI and EC in December 2007
to get the views and comments of all the concerned
stakeholders on the important provisions relating to
long term planning, system operation, scheduling and
despatch including the associated institutional issues.
Later, in February 2008, the revised code was presented to
the Board of EC, to seek their suggestions and comments.
TERI also prepared a User Manual for the benefit of
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the EC and organized training for the EC staff and and building envelope were made. Building simulation
representatives of the energy ministry. and system modeling techniques were employed to
quantify the energy saving potential. Based on the study,
Stakeholder Workshop on Grid and Distribution suitable recommendations were made to conserve energy
Code, December 10, 2007, Kuala Lumpur, more efficiently. The achieved saving potential was
Malaysia 21% (quantity-wise), which was more than the targeted
Electricity pricing in Peninsular Malaysia (2005) potential of 18.75%.
Client – Energy Commission, Malaysia
A study, titled ‘Electricity pricing in Peninsular Malaysia’,
Energy efficient pathways for transportation
was commissioned by the Energy Commission of
sector in Malaysia (Phase 1)
Malaysia. The objectives included undertaking a detailed Client: UNITEN, Malaysia
technical and financial analysis of the tariff proposal Partner: Institute of Energy Research and Policy (IEPRe),
submitted by the TNB (Tenega Nasional Berhard) and UNITEN, Malaysia
designing appropriate tariffs ensuring equity, quality, Transportation sector has been regarded as the second
competitiveness, and affordability of electricity supply most energy consuming sector after industrial sector,
in Peninsular Malaysia. As part of the assignment, a accounting for 40% of the total energy consumption in
dynamic tariff rationalization computer model was Malaysia. The importance of transportation sector has
also developed. The tariff model will facilitate decision- been realized for both continuous economic growth
making by the Energy Commission through in-built and improvement of standard of living. Moreover, with
features to aid impact/sensitivity analysis. In addition the increase of income levels as well as unconstrained
to reviewing the existing tariffs, the assignment helped expansion of the cities, the private vehicle population
the Energy Commission of Malaysia to understand all in Malaysia has grown rapidly. The rising demand
aspects of tariff rationalization ranging from economic, compounded with fuel subsidies and a volatility of oil
commercial, technical, and institutional to regulatory. It prices has set the transport sector on an unsustainable
also provided a learning and handholding opportunity course posing a threat to national energy security.
to the Commission and its staff. The pricing study was Moreover, since the transport sector in Malaysia is
the first of its kind to be undertaken by the Energy heavily reliant on petroleum, it also indirectly contributes
Commission. significantly to the greenhouse gas emissions.
In view of the predicted increase in the energy
Energy audit of Pusat Sains Negara (National use in transport and the limited oil resources, it is a
Science Centre) (2002) national priority to pull the transport sector towards
Client – Pusat Tenaga Malaysia greater diversification in fuel use and implement energy
TERI conducted energy audit of the Pusat Sains Negara efficiency measures that focus on road transportation.
and collected energy data related to energy systems It is imperative to conduct a detail study to assess and
and energy consumption in the building. Performance address issues related to energy use in the transport
evaluation of various energy systems, such as, electrical sector. With this objective, TERI is currently undertaking
supply, distribution, lighting, air-conditioning, pumping, a joint study with the Institute of Energy Research and
Policy (IEPRe), UNITEN, Malaysia
focusing on the Malaysian transport
sector. The study is envisaged to have
two phases and the first phase is currently
underway. The objective of the phase one
of the study is to analyze the historical
energy consumption patterns of the
transport sector and identify the key
challenges faced and policy/ regulatory
gaps and identify potential possible
interventions to address the challenge
Stakeholder Workshop on Grid and Distribution Code, December 10, 2007, and gaps.
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Biotechnology
& management
of bioresources
division
A multi-disciplinary approach to solve
environmental problems, improve plant
species for sustainable utilization through
biotechnology, basic and applied research
using microbial resources, and supplementing
the conventional methods of improving plant
speciesn with biotechnological techniques are
some of the main thrust areas of the division.
It is actively involved in the development
and application of biofertilizers in a wide-
range of plants, and has core competence in
bioremediation, plant tissue culture, and plant
genetic engineering.
 Biotechnology and Management of Bioresources Division

T
he Biotechnology and Management of partners. During 2009, a total of 125 kg of AMF and 129
Bioresources Division, or BMBD, at TERI kg of Phospate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) inocula were
(The Energy and Resources Institute) fosters a provided to six centers for coffee, rubber, tea, cardamom,
multidisciplinary approach to solve the environmental rosewood and cashew trials. Visits to the trial sites for
problems and improve plant species for sustainable assessment were also carried out.
utilization through biotechnology. The Division
focuses on basic and applied research using microbial Development of protocol for synthesis of
resources for biotechnological intervention to address nanoparticles using heavy metal tolerant micro-
agriculture, energy- and environment-related issues organisms
(Centre for Mycorrhizal Research Area); and supplement
Metal rich serpentine soils were collected from Andaman
conventional methods of improving plant species with
and Australia followed by characterization (Ni and Cr
biotechnological techniques (Plant Tissue Culture
content) and isolation of native microorganisms. A total
and Molecular Biology Area and Micropropagation
of 10 isolates were found tolerant to high Cr and Ni
Technology Park Area). It is actively involved in the
concentrations. Syntheses of nanoparticles were found in
development and application of biofertilizers in a
2 isolates (confirmed through TEM).
wide range of plants, and has a core competence in
bioremediation, plant tissue culture, and plant genetic
Field validation and product formulation of bio
engineering.
inoculants with particular reference to low-
input wheat-rice and wheat-pulse cropping
Centre for Mycorrhizal Research
systems
(CMR) Area
The project involves the core competencies of multi-
During the year 2009-10, the following was achieved: institutions of India (TERI, IITD, and GBPUAT) and
Switzerland (LAMUN, FiBL and BIB) with an aim to
Development of broad-spectrum (AMF and EM) develop the commercial combined bio-inoculant product
next generation technology for higher plants –the combination of AMF and PGPR. During 2009,
and agroforestry systems. research trials, farmers’ field demonstration trials and
The CMR is developing broad-spectrum next generation
biofertilizer for multiple applications. It involves the up-
gradation and refinements of mycorrhiza mass inoculum
production technology earlier developed by TERI. During
2009, the dual cultures of ectomycorrhiza (EM) were
established which were used to establish a culture with
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF leading to
AMF-EM ROC.

Isolation, functional and transcriptional analysis

of the symbiotic related genes in Glomus
ROC culture with EM and AM
intraradices
During 2009, the identification of the genes from Glomus
intraradices was done at different stages from the
cDNA library constructed previously. Their differential
expression was studied and the full length Gint MTP gene
was isolated using 5’-3’ RACE. 25 more EST (Expressed
Sequence Tag) were screened from the cDNA library.

Formation of quality assurance and pilot

production center for biofertilizer organisms
TERI is identified nodal organization by DBT for
procurement, maintenance, mass production and quality TEM image of distinct Cr nanoparticle in
isolate from serpentine soil
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Validation trial of wheat at HAU, Haryana
validation trials at PAU, Punjab and HAU, Haryana were
carried out in wheat and pulse crops.
Microbiologically improved compost for control
of biotic and abiotic stress in plant production:
In 2009, 45 composts were prepared from oiled cake
and rice straw–mixture with five different dung/manure
(Buffalo, Cow, Goat, Horse and hen manure) in three
different ratios (20:1; 10:1 and 5:1). After 21 days of
composting, biochemical characterization reveal that
finished compost derived from Jatropha de-oiled cake
has enough potential to be used as nutrient input to crop
production and hence possible recycling of nutrients such
as N, P and K.
Green Cap development in Padli Overburden
dumps at TCL
In this project, 20 acres acrea with steep slope and made
of mixed wastes materials (chlor-alkali sludge and waste
from cement industry) needs to be developed for green
cover. During 2009-2010, TERI has developed a green
cover on 5 acres of land using selected plant species
(Salvadora, Casuarina, Paras peepal and Utmohar)
following specially designed plantation techniques.
Assessment of Bioenergy plantations in 9 states
of India
TERI undertook a survey project of Jatropha & Pongamia
plantations in 9 states of India. A critical assessment of
the plantations was carried out with special reference to
the quality of planting material and its source, optimum
plant population for maximum productivity, disease
incidence, mortality rate and replacement done across
plantations and a reality check of different growth
parameters of the plantations.
Micropropagation Technology Park Area
Micropropagation is a technique for producing
genetically identical plants on a large-scale under
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germ-free conditions. TERI has extensive capability
in the area of plant tissue culture backed-up with
over two decades of research, development, and
commercialization. In 1989, TERI established a state-
of-the-art Micropropagation Technology Park (MTP)
at Gwal Pahari, Gurgaon, on the Delhi-Haryana border,
which has complete infrastructural facilities ranging
from modern laboratories and greenhouses to nurseries.
With an annual production capacity of 1.5 million tissue
cultured plants, TERI’s facility is ISO 9001 certified and
also accredited under National Certification System
for Tissue Culture raised Plants (NCS-TCP) from
the Department of Biotechnology, Government of
India for the production of quality planting material.
Micropropagation protocols suitable for mass production
of over 90 species including ornamentals, medicinal and
aromatic plants, cash crops, fruit crops, and forestry
species are available in this facility. During 2009-10,
more than a million plants of different species such
as bamboos, apple, strawberries, banana, pineapple,
potato, ginger, turmeric and several ornamentals were
supplied to various end-users. With this, so far, nearly
19 million plants have been dispatched from MTP. The
virus-free tissue cultured plants are routinely fortified
with mycorrhiza for better establishment and higher yield
in the field. In addition to mass production of plants,
researchers at MTP have also been actively engaged in
developing/refining micropropagation protocols for
various new species such as Dendrocalamus hamiltonii,
B. tulda, apple scionwood, jatropha, and several
ornamentals. Besides research and production, the area
imparts training in commercial tissue culture and provide
consultancy to set-up tissue culture production facilities.
Plant Tissue Culture and Molecular
Biology Area (PTCMB)
Empowerment of Agrarian Population through
Demonstration and Evaluation of High Value
Plantation Crops”
This project in being executed in Himachal Pradesh
and Assam with the objective of sensitizing the farming
community to various biotechnologies (quality planting
material produced by using tissue culture technique,
mycorrhizae, vermicomposting, biopesticides, etc),
which can be harnessed for increasing crop productivity.
The project has been sponsored by Department of
Biotechnology, Government of India
The technologies have been disseminated to
approximately 2000 beneficiaries and an area of 200 acres
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Acclimatization of tissue cultured plants of turmeric inside a
greenhouse
has been covered under various crops provided under
the project. The project also aimed at introducing better
varieties in the region. Few of the introduced varieties
have outperformed local varieties and the area under
the proposed crops is increasing considerably. Suitable
market linkages are being established to enable farmers
sell their produce at good price.
An agri-horti-mediculture approach for
sustainable development of hill farmers
TERI has initiated efforts by establishing TRISHA
(TERI’s Research Initiative at Supi for Himalayan
Advancement) at Supi, Nainital district, Uttarakhand.
Research and extension activities have been undertaken
to improve quality and quantity of agricultural produce.
The programme is sponsored by the Department of
Biotechnology, and is being executed in seven villages
around Supi research station.
Around 1200 households spread across many villages
of the surrounding area have been covered. TERI has
provided farmers with high quality planting material and
entered into buy back arrangement with them to provide
them assured market and better returns.The interventions
provided to the farmers had helped in saving of 50% of
water through cultivation of aromatic herbs vis-à-vis
DBT task force members interacting with a SHG group
in Guwahati
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that of potato. Around 150 nalis of fallow/underutilized
land has been brought under cultivation through TERI’s
interventions.
Identification of superior genotypes of
Pongamia pinnata and their characterisation
Over 275 accessions of Pongamia pinnata, a biodiesel
species, from NCT of Delhi and surrounding states were
evaluated. High heterogeneity in oil content and seed
weight was observed. Genetic diversity and population
structure of over 240 accessions was analysed using AFLP
markers and core accessions were identified. Seeds of
48 selected accessions have also been allotted National
Identification numbers by NBPGR, New Delhi.
Molecular characterisation of Indian sea
buckthorn
Sea buckthorn (Hippophae sp), is a thorny shrub
from temperate zones of Himalayas. It has potential
nutriceutical and cosmaceutical uses. The group has
characterized over 210 accessions collected from Jammu
& Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim.
Significant genetic variability was observed in different
species of sea buckthorn.
Development of novel microsatellites in tea
TERI is an active partner of national network on tea
research funded by DBT and has completed analysis
of genetic diversity of over 1700 Indian tea accessions.
The group has developed over 130 novel microsatellite
markers in tea, which can be used in linkage mapping and
variety identification.
Genetic Improvement of Jatropha
Genetic improvement of Jatropha curcas using a
multidisciplinary approach is being attempted. The
salient achievements are:
P Study on over 800 accessions collected from different
regions of India, revealed a very narrow genetic
base. To introduce variability and several desirable
traits, interspecific hybrids between J. curcas and
J. integerrima have been successfully developed.
Thereafter, BC1 and BC1F2 populations have been
raised. So far 165 novel microsatellite markers have
been developed.
P Potential genes involved in oil biosynthesis have been
identified
P Dihaploid lines, isolation and cloning of tissue-
specific promoters for expression of value added
genes are under development.
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Earth
sciences
& Climate
Change
division
Renamed as the Earth Sciences and Climate
Change Division in 2010, it has the mandate
of developing cutting-edge knowledge on
key issues related to climate change and
sustainable development and contributing
to policy-making, both at the national and
global levels. The Earth Sciences and Climate
Change Division consists of the Centre for
Global and Environmental Research (CGER),
Centre for Environmental Studies (CES), and
the Forestry and Biodiversity (F&B) areas.
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A
lthough climate change research in TERI has
been going on since 1989, the Climate Change
division was formally formed in 2008 which
was re-named as the Earth Science and Climate Change
Division in early 2010. The division includes the Centre
for Global Environment Research (CGER), Centre
for Environmental Studies (CES) and the Forestry
and Biodiversity areas (F&B). The division had their
first annual retreat in May 2010 in Mukteshwar where
the vision statement for this group was formulated
as- “Enabling society to make informed decisions
towards sustainable development by generating and
disseminating scientific knowledge on climate change and
other environmental challenges at local and global levels;
and designing solutions involving ecological processes,
technology, institutions and policy instruments”
The Centre on Global Environment Research aims to
undertake research and outline effective policy initiatives
that integrate developing country concerns in addressing
global environmental challenges. CGER undertakes a
wide spectrum of research activities on different aspects
of climate change, including climate science, impacts,
vulnerability and adaptation; climate policy with focus on
international negotiations as well as at national and state
level policies and mitigation issues related to technology,
market mechanisms, and co-benefits.
Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West
Bengal. The project findings suggest an approximate
increase of 3 degrees centigrade by 2100 over the North
Indian region, also maximum warming was found during
winters over the eastern Himalayan region. Further, it was
found that there is a 1 mm per day increase in rainfall on
average by 2100, and frequency of extreme precipitation
events are found to increase. The frequency of severe
cyclonic storms over the Bay of Bengal region are also
found to increase, showing that in a severe climate change
scenario, the impacts will be higher. Qualitative linkages
of these results with the socio-economic indicators
over these states showed that the population, GDP
and electricity demand are increasing in this region,
thus a transition path to sustainable development with
environmental values strongly mainstreamed into
development planning is recommended.

Research activities

Climate modeling
Under the Norwegian framework of agreement, the
centre in collaboration with the Norwegian Bjerknes
Climate Change Research Centre is working towards
establishing in-house capacity to understand the Earth
System Models (ESM) and climate change projections
using ESM. This would enable understanding of the
interactions between the earth systems and also for
regional scale impact studies.
Further, in collaboration with Oak Ridge National
Laboratory (ORNL), the centre has completed a project
that assessed severe climate change impact over the North
Indian states using the fossil fuel intensive scenario A1fi.
Socio-economic scenarios were developed using narrative
storylines indicating different paths of development both
at the country and state scales, the indicators include
population densities, urban and rural ratio, growth,
energy demand, water demand, agriculture demand and
healthcare infrastructure. These scenarios were developed
for 11 states of North India viz. Bihar, Delhi, Haryana,
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Impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation
The centre is currently undertaking a major study in
the state of Maharashtra. The overall aim of the project
is to develop a cross sectoral adaptation strategy for
the state based on the analysis of the projected climate
change impacts and the assessment of vulnerability in
four key sectors viz.- Hydrology & water resources,
Agriculture & food system (Livestock, dairy, aquatic),
Coastal areas marine eco-system and biodiversity and
Livelihood (including migration & conflict). The project
was initiated with its website (http://ccmaharashtra.org)
launch in the presence of honourable chief minister of the
state, Shri. Ashok Shankarrao Chavan, and other eminent
dignitaries.
Another important study that was initiated this year
was the EU funded HighNoon project that aims to study
the changes under various climate change scenarios
and analyze consequential impacts on water resources
in Northern India. The project will also investigate on
effective adaptation strategies. The three year study will
be undertaken by a consortium constituting of TERI,
ALTERRA, Wageningen University, The Met Office
Hadley Centre, University of Salford, Indian Institute of
Technology Delhi, University of Fribourg, Max-Planck-
Gesellschaft, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
and Nagoya University.
The center successfully completed a study estimating
the costs of adaptation to climate change (Indian context)
in collaboration with the Basque Center for Climate
Change, Spain. The methodology developed for the
estimates addresses issues ranging from getting better
estimates of the impacts of climate change, allowing for
autonomous adaptation to climate change, allowing
for costs of adjustment to climate change, allowing
for the impacts of general development on the costs of
adaptation, how to allow for increased uncertainty about
future impacts in terms of the costs it generates and how
to aggregate data at the micro level to obtain national
level estimates. A book with the findings of the project
will be published later this year.
Policy
The centre undertook many important policy studies
both at the international and national front including
state level studies. Few of the studies include: Revisiting
the Mission Document on National Mission on
Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), one of the eight
missions constituted as part of the National Action
Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) for the Ministry of
Agriculture, Government of India; Preparation of the
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climate change
State Climate Change Agenda for the state of Rajasthan as
part of the State’s Environment Policy; Assisting Ministry
of Environment and Forest, Government of India in
formulating negotiation position till the COP 16 amongst
others.
Other important research studies include a project on
developing country participation in addressing climate
change: analyzing issues and options for India under the
Norwegian framework of agreement that investigated
areas including shared vision, financial architecture, and
technology critical to the international negotiations. The
centre under the Clipore consortium completed a cross-
institutional report titled “Reducing Greenhouse Gases
in India: Financial Mechanisms and Opportunities for
EU-India Collaboration” on a request from the Swedish
Ministry of Environment. The report formed background
to the EU-India high level summit held in Delhi on
6th November, 2009. A research paper with policy
recommendations of the possible emission reduction
targets for all countries based on a methodology to
quantify historic responsibility was presented in a
technical briefing session in Bonn in June as part of UN
negotiations.
Mitigation
As part of Global Climate Network (GCN), the centre
along with other partners focused on assessing the
economic opportunities presented by the transition
to a low carbon future. As part of the India country
study under the project the potential for job creation
in the renewable energy sector was assessed as a co-
benefit of low carbon transition. Another India case
study conducted in collaboration with IGES focused on
the specific co-benefit aspects of GHG mitigation and
improving energy efficiency (EE) in India. The study
provided an overview of the existing EE improvement
policies within India, highlighted recent trends in Clean
Development Mechanism (CDM) investment in India in
addition to assessing specific CDM case studies, and made
recommendations towards areas of future research that
would expedite and enhance EE and GHG mitigations
opportunities in India.
Capacity building
The centre has been actively involved in capacity building
and outreach. The centre organised an Executive Training
Course for mid-level and senior-level policymakers from
different states to discuss the seven tools for adaptive
policymaking. The centre will also be conducting a two
day training programme on climate change: risks and
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opportunities for businesses for the mid-level and senior-
level officials of GAIL. The workshop shall introduce
participants with CDM, carbon finance, various reporting
initiatives etc. An introductory executive training
program on climate change was also conducted for the
DFID officials. The centre has always emphasised on
engaging relevant stakeholders for the policy studies.
In doing so, the centre organised various consultative
workshops, seminars and dialogues such as stakeholder
consultation on India’s participation in the future
International regime to address climate change held in
July, 2009 in New Delhi; TERI-IGES Asia pacific climate
policy dialogue held in October 2009 in New Delhi;
Roundtable for dialogue on developing an ethics based
climate change regime held in October 2009 in Bangkok
amongst others.
TERI at COP15
TERI actively participated in the COP15 (Fifteenth
session of the Conference of the Parties) to the UNFCCC
(United Nation Framework Convention on Climate
Change) held in Copenhagen, Denmark, during 7-18
December 2009. Besides having its own side event titled
“Right to Sustainable Development - An ethical approach
to climate change” which highlighted the ethico-political
dimensions of the climate deal, TERI also collaborated
with key international organizations for its intense
involvement in climate negotiations. In addition, TERI
also had an exhibit at the venue to showcase its ongoing
climate-related activities. Papers on following issues were
disseminated during the COP.
1 Climate change induced migration and its security
implications for India’s neighbourhood
2. Emerging Asia and technology transfer issues:
Questions and answers from TERI/AEI study for
Copenhagen
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3 Developing country perspective on a new ‘Financial
Architecture’
4 Climate and human health: e(scale)ating concerns?
5 Summary: from confrontation to cooperation:
A developed country perspective on the role of
developing countries’ contribution to technology
development and transfer
6 Is India ready to implement REDD Plus? (A
preliminary assessment)
7 Climate change and water vulnerability: Strategies
and practices for emerging water management and
governance challenges
8 Linking climate action and poverty alleviation: an
approach to informed decision making
9 Right to sustainable development: An ethical
approach to sustainable development
10 Shared vision: from general to precise
Forestry and Biodiversity
The Forestry and Biodiversity Group took up several
activities focusing on the forest-climate change interface,
technical forestry, and participatory approaches to
natural resource management.
The Group completed a study on the eligibility of
plantation models of eight tree species of medicinal
value—[Amla (Emblica officinalis), Arjun (Terminalia
arjuna), Bael (Aegle marmelos), Bahera (Terminalia
belerica), Harar (Terminalia chebula), Jamun (Syzigium
cuminii), Neem (Azadirachta indica), and Reetha
(Sapindus mucorossi)]—for the realization of carbon
benefits. The study, funded by the National Medicinal
Plant Board, revealed that these species are good sources
of carbon storage and can be opted for carbon finance
projects. The Group was involved in the development
of forestry sector carbon mitigation projects in Andhra
Pradesh for accessing carbon revenue under voluntary
carbon markets. Last year, project design documents for
naturally regenerated Teak Forests of West Karimnagar
Division and Eucalyptus Plantations in Nellore Forest
Division were prepared. At the policy level, the Group did
a review of the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation
and Forest Degradation (REDD) issues in India and
India’s REDD readiness as part of a study funded by the
Norwegian Embassy. Besides, the Group contributed
towards the preparation of the State Environment Policy
for Rajasthan on issues related to forests, biodiversity,
desertification, and pastoralism.
With support from National Mission on Bamboo
Application (NMBA) and Rajasthan Forest Department
(RFD), the Group carried out demonstration of improved
and scientific management techniques that could
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increase the productivity of existing bamboo plantations.
The exercise was taken up in a 15 hectare area in the
Deval Range of Udaipur Forest Division of Rajasthan.
The Group also developed a plantation protocol for
rehabilitation of red mud (aluminum waste) ponds at
HINDALCO’s aluminum plant site at Muri, Jharkhand.
Under a project supported by the IUCN’s Ecosystem
Grants Programme, the Group completed a survey of
150 sacred natural sites in Uttarakand and conducted
a workshop on community-based conservation at the
HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand. The
Group continued its process of carrying out household
and village surveys to prepare the baseline datasets for
evaluation of the World Bank supported Uttarakhand
Decentralized Watershed Development Project
(UDWDP). As part of the Livelihoods and Landscapes
Strategy, an IUCN programme, the Group prepared
a framework suggesting greater share of benefits and
control of funds to communities under the Joint Forest
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climate change
Management in Haryana. A comprehensive assessment
was carried out for the pilot project site, consisting
of four villages, to aid in preparing integrated village
development plans.
The Group conducted two special events at the Delhi
Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) 2010
1. Celebrating International Year of Biodiversity 2010
(4 February 2010)
2. Integrating REDD Plus with Poverty Alleviation and
Development Action (4 February 2010)
Finally, the Group organized a major International
Conference on ‘Community Rights, Forests, and
Climate Change’ on 17–18 August, 2010, at New Delhi
(in collaboration with Rights and Resources Institute,
Washington DC) and co-organized an event on the
Forest Day (13 December 2010) at the UNFCCC COP
15 (Copenhagen) on the theme ‘Social and Livelihood
Impacts of REDD Plus.’
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Human
Resources
Division The Human Resources Division has a strategic
and holistic approach towards the management
of the organization’s most valued assets—the
employees—who individually and collectively
contribute to the achievement of the organization’s
objectives. In view of the rapid growth being
experienced by TERI, a need was felt for focused
attention on talent acquisition and management.
To fulfil this need, the Division was formed in July
2008. At present, it consists of professionals
who are committed to the all-round growth of the
organization, with their prime focus being the
organization’s employees.
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A
n organization is differentiated by its people; it
does not matter whether it produces products or
delivers services or does research. An organization
is only as good as the people it has.
People are the most valued asset of an organization.
And human resource (HR) management is a strategic
and holistic approach to the management of this asset,
facilitating people who work in the organization—the
people who, individually and collectively, contribute to
the achievement of the objectives of the organization.
One of the biggest strengths of TERI is its people
and the intellectual property. People being the critical
success factor, the Human Resources Division (HRD)
continuously works to have the right people at the
right place; help enhance the capabilities of its people
by organizing highly customized training programmes;
constantly reviews and revitalizes the systems and
procedures; facilitates a culture of open interaction and
camaraderie for its workforce; and conducts timely
organizational surveys to diagnose the health of the
organization on various HR dimensions.
Glimpse of the organization’s employees
TERI boasts of a workforce drawn from myriad
disciplines—from biotechnology to information
technology, renewable resources to biodiversity, policy
analysis to media, and climate change to general
management. The more than 800 employees of TERI
come from a spectrum of academic backgrounds. The
mix comprises of doctorates, engineers, post graduates,
architects, financial experts, management professionals,
publishing experts, technicians, and service personnel.
This diversity reflects TERI’s versatility and its research
project-based functioning. Interdisciplinary teams are
formed in response to the specific requirements of a
given project. This atmosphere fosters a healthy dialogue
among professionals representing different disciplines,
paving way for further innovation, development, and
growth.
Recruitment process
The recruitment process is a significant driver of business
performance. Recruiting the right person for a job is
essential; even though it is both time-consuming and
expensive. Keeping this in mind, several initiatives have
been taken by the HRD to improve the recruitment
process. For instance, in 2009, the web-based recruitment
system was implemented successfully, and it is now being
used increasingly to manage recruitments.
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New employee orientation plan
A well-structured induction plan, spread over a
year, is in place for the new employees at TERI. This
plan is designed to inform new colleagues about the
organization’s culture and ensure their easy transition
into TERI. The HRD also ensures that the new members
are trained and equipped with some basic skills required
to perform their specific roles efficiently.
The induction programme is divided into three distinct
phases.
P Phase I focuses on ‘initiating the relationship’ with
the new colleagues, providing them with necessary
organizational information and support.
P Phase II is aimed at providing information regarding
TERI’s evolution, vision, mission, as well as
organizational systems and procedures.
P Phase III is designed to hone the research and
entrepreneurial skills of the new professionals by
putting them through comprehensive training on
the basics of research, managing research projects,
proposal writing, and report writing.
In 2009/10, a total of 40 sessions were conducted under
the induction plan.
Mentor–buddy process
The HRD introduced the mentor–buddy process, as
part of a new employee’s induction process, with the
objective of easing the transition of new employees
into the organization, under the professional and
personal guidance of the existing employees. Efforts
are continually underway to improve the process and
ensure optimal employee development. To ensure this, a
feedback system has now been introduced.
Human Resources Development
Employee development forms a critical part of the HR
strategy at TERI. An objective process of identifying the
training needs of the employees, essentially through the
appraisal process, results in the drawing up of an annual
training calendar.
In 2009/10, 11 learning and development programmes
were organized under the thrust areas of general, technical,
information technology (IT), as well as behavioural and
management skills. The HRD also organized customized
technical training programmes for research professionals
and administrative and secretarial staff.
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In 2009/10, TERI relied a great deal on the expertise
of its internal faculty in providing training. The informed
perspective of the in-house faculty resulted in the
designing of training programmes that were tailor-made
to fill the knowledge gaps existing in the organization.
Such approach is in keeping with the culture of learning
from what already exists within the organization.
Performance management process
In 2009/10, the HRD reviewed the appraisal system
for TERI University, and made useful suggestions and
recommendations. The suggested process includes a
goal-setting activity, with customized weightages to
make the appraisal process more objective and enable
proper assessment of the performance of the TERI faculty
members.
Also, the appraisal system for TERI research
professionals was reviewed, and changes were made to
make the system simpler, more useful by incorporating
feedback system, and more meaningful by covering
parameters relevant to the work of TERI.
interactions and knowledge sharing.
P Get-togethers to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s
Day. The initiative is aimed at promoting the feeling
of togetherness. It was much appreciated and enjoyed
by all TERI colleagues.
Sports facilities
TERI encourages its employees to participate in
various extra curricular activities, including sports.
The organization, therefore, provides an infrastructure
that enables its staff to participate in various sporting
activities.
TERI’s facilities in Gual Pahari, Gurgaon, include a
golf course and the lush and beautiful cricket grounds
known as Patchy Greens. The office headquarters in Delhi
also has a badminton court and provides table tennis
equipment to enthusiasts among the staff. TERI annually

Organizational surveys
Organizational surveys provide feedback of the employees
for initiating actions on important issues and contribute
to an organization’s development. Thus, the HRD
conducted an organization-wide survey to take feedback
on the work culture, and assess the satisfaction level on
parameters like work role clarity, leadership and team
relationship, and so on.

Exit process
The HRD conducts exit interviews for the employees
leaving TERI through a structured discussion, based on
the exit interview form. Exit interviews are one of the
most direct routes for finding out employees’ perceptions
on everything—from the organization’s culture to
the facilities being offered by the organization, and
particularly, the shortcomings. In addition, informal
discussions are held with employees who have planned to
move out to have one-on-one feedback.

Other initiatives
Apart from professional requirements of colleagues, the
HRD also suggests diverse employee-related initiatives,
based on felt need. Few of the initiatives under the same
are listed below.
P Introduction of Area Convenors meetings by
forming convenient groups, since September 2009.
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organizes a number of cricket and golf tournaments
involving Delhi’s corporate houses as participants.
The TERI Golf Course
The TERI golf course at TERI Gram has been created with
the intention of promoting golf amongst TERI personnel
residing in Delhi and Gurgaon. It is spread over an area of
approximately 10 hectares with a 200-yard driving range.
In addition, there is a nine-hole putting course adjacent
to the RETREAT building.
Patchy Greens
Patchy Greens, the cricket ground, is probably the hub
of TERI on weekends. The Greens was inaugurated
by Bishen Singh Bedi, former test cricketer, on 3
October 1999. Since then, the Greens has played host
to innumerable matches. With the extensive use and
popularity of the cricket ground among its employees,
TERI decided to add another ground adjacent to the
existing one. The new oval ground has a boundary, a
minimum of 60 yards from the centre, with two turf
wickets. All corporate tournaments organized by TERI
take place in these two grounds. Six practice pitches – five
on turf and one of cement – are also available.
Match in progress at
Patchy Greens
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Sports events
TERI organized the following cricket tournaments for
corporate houses in the NCR (National Capital Region).
D G Phadkar Memorial Cricket Tournament
The 12th D G Phadkar Memorial Cricket Tournament
witnessed some exciting matches played between 13
corporate teams, including TERI. HDFC won the final by
defeating TERI in a close encounter.
TERI Cup
The most prestigious corporate cricket tournament in the
region, the TERI Cup, saw 16 teams from the NCR. The
17th edition of this tournament had a few newly formed
teams, as encouraged by TERI, to promote cricket in the
corporate sector. The Cup went to HDFC.
Madhav Rao Scindia Memorial Tournament
TERI had launched the Madhav Rao Scindia Memorial
Tournament in memory of this great leader, who was
also a talented sportsman. The fourth edition of the
tournament saw 16 corporate teams competing from
the NCR.
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Technology
dissemination
and enterprise
development
Division
The focused R&D (research and development)
efforts by TERI have resulted in the development
of several technologies related to energy,
environment, and sustainable development. The
primary aim of the Technology Dissemination and
Enterprise Development Division is to promote
these technology innovations, which make
positive impacts nationally and internationally.
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he Technology Dissemination and Enterprise
Development (TD & ED) Division comprises
of the Technology Development section, the
accounts section, the materials section, TERI RETREAT
(Gual Pahari and Mukteshwar), the eco-tourism cell and
TERI Press. This Division brings together a diverse group
of people with multi-disciplinary skills to attain certain
set objectives, including the following:
P Seamless and systematic movement of TERI
technologies from TERI laboratories to the societies
at large
P Development of strategic alliances and partnerships
(including developing new licensees and network
agents) for the promotion and dissemination of TERI
technologies
P To facilitate the framing and signing of end-user
agreements and management of Intellectual Property
of TERI
P Creation of synergies for the mutual benefit of TERI
and its partners
IP management and licensing of
technologies
TERI currently has a total of 43 patents (awarded and
applied) in its name. This has been achieved through
regular interaction with the research divisions to
understand the progress and R&D and the requirement
of IP protection. The Division ensures that the TERI
IP policy encourages innovation while contributing
to building a portfolio of proprietary technologies
supportive of TERI’s missions.
Promotion of TERI technologies
Trade shows and exhibitions serve as an extremely
efficient mechanism for providing significant visibility
and exposure to the varied technologies developed
by TERI. It is an excellent tool for dissemination of
information and helps spread awareness among people
and industry about the potential of these technologies
and the solutions to issues related to energy and
environment that are offered by them. The Division
coordinates the end-to-end participation of TERI at such
events. Some of the events in which TERI has showcased
its technologies are –
World Future Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi
TERI participated in the exhibition at the World Future
Energy Summit 2010 held at ADNEC (Abu Dhabi
National Exhibitions Company), Abu Dhabi from
17-21 January 2010. TERI’s work and its portfolio of
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technologies were well appreciated by the visitors at the
exhibition. Exxon Mobil Corporation, ADNOC Group
of Companies, MASDAR, Schneider Electric, Statoil and
Siemens AG were some of the notable participants in
this event.
Energytech and Envirotech, New Delhi
TERI participated in the second edition of the Energytech
and Envirotech event that was organized by ITPO at
Pragati Maidan from 11– 14 December 2009. TERI had
set up a theme pavilion on climate change at the event,
showcasing TERI’s work on climate change and the
environment-friendly technologies developed by TERI.
TERI’s pavilion was adjudged the best Theme Pavilion in
the environment category at this event and was awarded
with a Certificate of Excellence for the same.
Some of the other prominent exhibitions that TERI
participated in are The India Japan Energy Forum, The
Indo German Energy Symposium and the International
Climate Change Exhibition at DSDS (Delhi Sustainable
Development Summit), 2010.
Eco-tourism
With the twin objectives of increasing awareness among
participants about the immense value of biological
diversity of our country and of highlighting the locally
available bioresources and the importance of their
sustainable use and conservation, TERI had launched the
‘natural resources awareness’ and ‘corporate ecotourism’
programmes for at TERI- Dera Green, Mukteshwar in
2007-2008. TERI has organized over one hundred such
programmes to date for schools, colleges and corporate
organizations. These ecotourism packages include a visit
to TERI’s Research Centre at Supi, local villages, wildlife
sanctuary and local NGOs, to generate awareness about
natural resources and environment.
Dr Farooq Abdullah at the TERI stand during WFES 2010
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TERI’s initiative in the field of culinary,
medicinal, and aromatic herbs at
Mukteshwar
TERI is continuously involved in developing and
undertaking initiatives that are aimed towards helping
the local farmers/growers in diversification of agricultural
crops and to develop village based micro enterprises
capability for improving their economic conditions.
One such initiative undertaken by TERI is in Supi,
wherein TERI provides support to local farmers not
only in procuring the initial planting material but also
in providing information related to best farm practices
since agriculture is the main occupation, research and
extension have been largely undertaken to improve
quality and quantity of agricultural produce. TERI
assessed the suitability of various culinary, medicinal
and aromatic plants under local conditions by setting
up a herbal garden in Supi thereby, infusing confidence
among the local farmers to undertake cultivation on a
large scale using biofertilizers. The saplings and culture of
various species of herbs from the herbal garden are being
provided to the farmers. The produce of herbage from
such farms results in an additional source of revenue
for the local farmers. The agro climatic conditions of
Uttarakhand are well suited for cultivation of most of
the said herbs. TERI is actively working on establishing
backward as well as forward linkages for these herbs at
Supi. Some of TERI’s clients for Supi herbs include the
Indian Hotels Company Ltd (Taj Group), Old World
Hospitality Ltd, and the Orchid Hotels.
Visitors at the TERI theme pavilion at Envirotech 2010
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RETREAT
Climate-responsive architecture, strategic-building
orientation, sound-site planning, judicious landscaping,
optimal ventilation, solar water-heater systems, and
use of energy-efficient lighting all combine to form
TERI RETREAT (Resource Efficient TERI Retreat for
Environmental Awareness and Training), a facility
located 35 kms south of Delhi in Gurgaon, Haryana. The
campus uses specially designed renewable energy systems
to meet its energy requirements. This facility is ideal for
hosting organizational training programmes or even
brainstorming sessions.
Licensees of TERI technologies include –
P Sri Biotech Laboratories India Pvt. Ltd
P KCP Sugar and Industries Corporation Ltd
P Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd
P Cosme Pharma Ltd
P Sarita Ganga Farms Pvt. Ltd
P Puritas Limited, Sri Lanka
P Rolltech Engineering Projects
P Chanderpur Works
P Phoenix Products
P 2M Industries
Given below is a list of TERI technologies available for
licensing and technology transfer
P Biomass dryers for cash crops
P Production of compacted fuels from crop residues
P Biomass gasification for heat, and power applications
for rural, commercial, and industrial applications (up
to 150-kWe capacity)
P Arbuscular mycorrhizae biofertilizer as a natural
alternative to chemical fertilizers
P Thermal applications for silk thread production
P Microbial nutrients for bioremediation of oil sludges
and contaminated soils
P Designer ceramic membranes for industrial effluent
treatment
P Bioremediation of acidic sludges (patent applied)
P A process for biomethanation of organic wastes
(patent applied)
P A process for storage of VAM (vesicular arbuscular
mycorrhizae) (patent applied)
P A biopesticide based on eucalyptus plant extract
(patent applied)
P A method for preventing deposition in an oil-well
bore using microbial means (patent applied)
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Teri
University
The TERI University, established in 1998, aims
to develop in its students a sensitivity to the
environment and an awareness of the finite
nature of the earth’s resources. With a highly
qualified faculty and scientists, the University
is a seat of advanced research and learning.
Its major strength lies in the reservoir of
knowledge and research experience of the
parent body, TERI. Being backed by TERI,
with the state-of-the-art laboratories, research
facilities, and highly professional manpower,
the University has an edge over others.
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T
he TERI University, established in 1998, aims
to develop in its students a sensitivity towards
environmental issues and an awareness of the
finite nature of the earth’s resources. With highly
qualified faculty and scientists, the University is a seat of
advanced research and learning. Its major strength lies in
the reservoir of knowledge and research experience of the
parent body, TERI. Supported by TERI, with state-of-the-
art laboratories, research facilities, and highly professional
manpower, the University is in a niche not occupied by
any other university in the country.
TERI University has the facilities and resources to
help students develop new perspectives and horizons; it
offers world-class education, consultancy, and outreach
activities in the realms of energy, environment, and
sustainable development.
The University provides the latest equipment
and instruments, including state-of-the-art
computer hardware and software, a GIS laboratory,
videoconferencing facilities, and South Asia’s most
comprehensive library on energy and environment.
Apart from doctoral research, the TERI University
offers MSc degree programmes in areas such as
Environmental Studies, Natural Resources Management,
Water Resources Management, Geoinformatics,
and Plant Biotechnology. All the programmes in the
University are designed to provide students with a holistic
perspective of the subject being studied and encourage
interdisciplinary approaches. Field visits and hands-
on applications are emphasized, in particular, over all
programmes, so as to supplement and complement what
has been taught in the classroom.
The University has students from all over the
country, and now a fair number of foreign students,
too, drawn from Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, and
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some African countries such as Ethiopia and Nigeria,
study here. Academic collaborations have been forged
with several select foreign universities, aimed at raising
the University’s profile and academic standards, by
facilitating a mutually beneficial exchange of students,
faculty, knowledge, resources, and ideas. Top performers
in the master’s programmes get an opportunity to
carry out their major project at Yale University, USA,
funded by the V Kann Rasmussen Foundation and at the
Freie Universitat, Berlin, Germany, funded by DAAD.
Other universities which have collaborated with TERI
University include the University of Nottingham, UK; the
Michigan State University, USA; the New South Wales
University, Australia; the University of Iceland, Reykjavík,
Iceland; and the North Carolina State University, USA.
Structure of the University
There are two faculties at the TERI University—the
Faculty of Applied Sciences and the Faculty of Policy and
Planning. Besides the teaching staff of the University,
the research staff of TERI with their doctoral degrees
and rich experience of working on projects in different
areas contribute to the University as adjunct faculty. The
centres and departments under each faculty, at present,
are as follows.
Faculty of Applied Sciences
The Department of Natural Resources aims to advance
and impart knowledge about the environment and
natural resources, including their characteristics and
dynamics, their economic and societal value, and their
management in an ecologically, socially, technically, and
economically sound and sustainable manner.
The Centre for Bioresources and Biotechnology
is dedicated to promoting and advancing innovative
research with an emphasis on management of plant and
microbial bioresources.
The Department of Energy and Environment
is engaged in research in the broad area of clean
technologies to achieve energy efficiency and minimize
adverse environmental impacts.
Faculty of Policy and Planning
The Department of Policy Studies seeks to expose
participants to the different facets of policy-making
and regulatory environment. The programmes of study
will help orient minds to develop effective management
practices that can be applied to regulated industries,
through research and relevant courses.
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The Centre for Regulatory and Policy Research’s

main objective is to conduct research into the existing
policy and regulatory regime with a particular emphasis
on policies leading to sustainable development.

New programmes
In the academic session that began in July 2009, a new
Master’s specialization in Environmental and Resource
Economics was floated. In addition to the MBA
programme on Infrastructure, an MBA programme
on Business Sustainability also started in 2009. The
University’s first M Tech programme was launched
in July 2009 in Renewable Energy Engineering and
TERI University students enjoying a dance at the
Management, as was a new Master’s programme in annual fest
Climate Science and Policy. prepare e-content for courses in environmental sciences.
This is part of a project sponsored by the Ministry of
Outside the curriculum Human Resources Development, Government of India,
TERI University’s students organized an inter-university under the National Mission on Education through
festival, Aahvan, in October 2009, which opened up Information and Communication Technology.
the new campus to college-going youngsters from all
over Delhi for two days. A variety of programmes were Memoranda of understanding
organized and the enthusiastic response has encouraged
TERI University signed a Memorandum of
the students to make this an annual feature.
Understanding with Suzlon, HSBC, Deutsche Bank,
A new studio has been constructed for recording
and the Sindicatum Climate Change Foundation, UK.
lectures as part of a grant made to the University to
Suzlon will support the M Tech programme, while HSBC
and the SCC Foundation will sponsor students for the
Ph D programme and M Sc programmes, respectively.
Deutsche Bank sponsors three students to study in the
MBA (Infrastructure) programme.

Visits and events

The University celebrated 10 years of existence by hosting
a cultural festival in October 2009. The President of the
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Dr H Bullinger; and academic
delegations from Drexel University, and Brandeis
University, in the USA visited the University. In March
2010, the University had a sandpit workshop with 12
participants from the University of Birmingham in which
topics for drawing up proposals were identified.
Six students of the MSc programme visited the Yale
University between January and May 2010 to carry out
their major project work. Selected students also went to
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Decentralized
energy
solutions
Division The Decentralized Energy Solutions Division is a
relatively new division in TERI, set up in 2008. Its
mission is to design, develop, demonstrate, scale
up, and market decentralized and distributed
energy solutions for multiple applications covering
both rural and urban—peri-urban areas.
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T
he activities in the Division of Decentralized
Energy Solutions focused on designing,
developing, demonstrating, scaling up, and
marketing of decentralized and distributed energy
solutions for multiple applications covering both rural,
peri-urban, urban areas.
Broadly, the following were the key activities of the
Division during the year 2009/10
PP Innovating sustainable service delivery models for
rural electrification
PP Providing access to clean lighting to the rural
communities though Lighting a Billion Lives
Campaign(LaBL)
PP Testing and customization of various Distributed
Generation-based technologies , technological systems
for various applications
PP Concept-to-commissioning and promotion of
‘smart/intelligent mini-micro grid’ with integration of
distributed generation technologies
PP Energy conservation and use of renewable energy in
the telecom sector
Innovating sustainable service delivery
models for rural electrification
The Division, in cooperation with the World Bank,
carried forward its work initiated during last year to test
the hypothesis that enhanced availability of electricity
through distributed generation, coupled with better
service delivery arrangements and robust commercial
arrangements—achieved through appropriate public-
private partnerships—can provide a sustainable service
delivery model for rural electricity supply for enhanced
economic benefits of such areas. After successfully
completing its assignment with the World Bank, the
Division further strengthened the activity during this year
and is now involved in two-multi consortium projects
related to the development of business models for off-grid
electricity supply and transfer of technological and social
innovations from India to Kenya.
The first project titled “Off Grid Electricity Access
System for South Asia (OASYS)” is being implemented
in consortium with the University of Dundee, Edinburgh
Napier University, University of Manchester, and TERI
University. The project supported by the Engineering
and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), UK
and DFID and led by the University of Dundee, attempts
a systematic analysis and research to find appropriate
local solutions for sustainable rural electricity supply
especially for the off-grid areas. The project intends to fill
the strategic gap to search for secure, cost-effective, and
sustainable solutions in different local contexts through
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appropriate identification and design of business models
and institutional arrangements for all those who have no
access to electricity.
The second project titled “Village Scale Solar Systems
for Development: Transfer of Social and Technological
Innovations between India and Kenya”, or “Solar
Transitions”, from April 2009 to April 2013, is led from
the Department of Sociology and Human Geography at
the University of Oslo and consists of 11 partners from
Kenya, India, Austria, and Norway, representing several
academic and practical disciplines. This project aims to
contribute to the understanding of success factors and
lessons learned in the process of implementation and
use of solar power plants in local communities, as well
as how such experiences can be transferred and adapted
by other communities and countries. A workshop and
field excursion was organized during 9-12 February
2009 in Kolkata and Sunderban Island, respectively.
Through the workshop and field excursion, researchers
and representatives from governments and organizations
in Kenya, Norway, and India got insights into the
diverse activities that have been carried out during the
implementation and use of solar energy in the Sunderban
Islands. The workshop contributed to important learning
for the participants on implementation strategies and
social organization of viable solar cell power supply. The
learnings are now consolidated to design and pilot village
scale solar power plants in rural Kenya.
Lighting a Billion Lives Initiative
LaBL continued its journey of providing clean lighting
solutions to people living in the rural areas. It is currently
benefiting 1.5 lakh people in more than 550 villages in
India through the use of 30 000 solar lanterns. This has
been made possible with the partnership of 60 grassroot
level organizations, 30 technology providers, and five
financial including micro-finance institutions. It is
financed through the public-private-people partnership
model wherein governments, corporations, NGOs,
and communities come together to enable people to
access and use modern and clean technologies for
lighting. Some of the key sponsors that supported
the LaBL in the current year are the Ministry of New
and Renewable Energy, Asian Development Bank,
United Nations Environmental Programmes, NDTV
(through Greenathon), Delhi Sustainable Development
Summit, and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company.
Department of Telecommunication, Government of
India, has extended its support through the Universal
Service Obligation Fund (USOF) to provide solar
charging facility for mobile recharging in rural areas in
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collaboration with this initiative. The impact of the LaBL Energy conservation and use of
is visible in many arenas, such as supporting children’s
education, livelihoods, tiger conservation, and women renewable energy technologies in the
empowerment, to name a few (Box #1, 2 and 3). It has telecom shelters/BTS station
given direct income opportunities to more than 500
In order to address the major impediments for the
people who operate the charging stations and earn an
large-scale penetration of the telecom services in India,
income from renting these lanterns, thereby creating
especially in rural and peri-urban areas due to the un-
green jobs in villages where this initiative is spreading.
availability of reliable and uninterrupted power supply,
TERI has also tied-up with several technology providers
the Division has carried out a study for Indus Tower
to develop cost-effective state-of-the-art solar lanterns
Pvt. Ltd, the world’s largest telecom infrastructure
that uses LED technology. These lanterns are tested in-
house as per the technical and performance specifications
of LaBL and approved prior to their use in the rural areas.
The initiative has taken some of the learning from
India to neighboring countries, such as Cambodia,
Vietnem, Indonesia and is likely to be expanded
soon. The Division hosts the working group on solar
lighting under the ‘Energy for All’ initiative of the
Asian Development Bank and has been able to engage
with multi-stakeholder groups in several countries to
solicit their commitment towards providing clean and
affordable lighting solutions to communities.

Testing and customization of various

Distributed Generation based
technologies
The division has been engaged in activities related to
integration, testing, and customization of Distributed
Generation-based systems through a photovoltaic
(PV) laboratory situated at its head office in New
Delhi. The laboratory was established with a vision to
find innovative, cost effective, and cutting edge solar
lighting solutions through continuous development
and customization. The laboratory has developed the
performance specification, test methodologies, and
procedures for testing and validating the solar lighting
products. This facility has been primarily engaged in
testing and customization of solar lighting products
for its flagship programme—LaBL. A total of 30 LED
lantern models, 13 CFL lantern models, and four Home
Lighting Systems have been tested in the laboratory and
customized in collaboration with LaBL’s Technology
Partners. This laboratory has recently expanded into
a more spacious site at TERI University in New Delhi
for carrying out further activity such as assessing the
performance of different PV technologies and so on.
Technical trainings on basic skills related to handling of
such solar products and applications at the field level have
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company. The study has two fold objectives. The first
phase involved the study of existing energy consumption
pattern in the telecom shelter and recommended energy
efficiency and conservation measures. The second
phase includes recommendation of most appropriate
renewable energy based power solutions for the
telecom shelter. For this purpose, a telecom shelter with
simulated BTS load was setup in TERI Gram,
Gual Pahari, and extensive test methodologies and
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protocol was developed to assess the performance of
the telecom shelter. For this purpose, more than 45
parameters were monitored through a remote monitoring
system for at least one year. The recommendation for
the first phase has already been given and it is observed
that about 25% of the daily energy consumption of an
average telecom shelter can be reduced through the
recommended measures. As a part of the next phase,
TERI is looking at the use of renewable energy in this
sector with an agenda to integrate community power,
particularly the last mile applications as an integral
component of this approach.
Smart/intelligent mini-grid
A smart grid includes diverse and distributed energy
sources and it brings all elements of the electricity
system—generation, delivery, and consumption—
together to improve the overall system operations for
the benefit of all. Amid this, the Division initiated the
first-of-its-kind project in India on smart mini-grid,
wherein TERI leads the work on simulation, design, and
demonstration of smart mini-grid systems at its facility
near Delhi. The objective of the project, in technical
collaboration with CSIRO, Australia, under Asia Pacific
Partnership, is to demonstrate the use of smarter control
of distributed energy sources combined with intelligent
management of loads to improve the efficiency and
reliability of the overall mini-grid system. The under-
construction smart mini-grid system uses various
distributed generation technologies, namely solar PV,
wind generator, and biomass gasifier, in combination
with storage batteries. The system also includes varying
load, local and central controllers with data logging,
monitoring and remote access facility, specifically
developed within the project. (Box # 4)
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Resources, Regulation, and Global Security
Centre for Resource and Environment Governance
Bhattacharyya Subhes C and Srivastava L. 2009. Emerging regulatory challenges facing the Indian rural
electrification programme. Energy Policy 37(1): 3768–3779

Srivastava L. 2009. India’s challenge: how to balance India’s economic growth with environmental
protection. IUCN World Conservation Magazine October 2009, p.31

Srivastava L. 2010. View points: should sustainable consumption and production be a policy priority for
developing countries, and if so, what areas should they focus on? Natural Resources Forum February
2010

Srivastava L and Mennicken L. 2009. Challenges for R&D in the Indian energy sector. In Science and
Technology: drivers for a common future, pp. 32–38 [2nd Indo–German Conference on Research for
Sustainability, Bonn, Germany, 27–28 April 2009, organized by the Federal Ministry of Education and
Research, United Nations University]

Srivastava L, Pahuja N, Shrivastava M K, Upadhyaya P, 2009. Right to sustainable development: an ethical

approach to sustainable development [COP-15 Discussion Paper, TERI, New Delhi]

Srivastava L and Pahuja N. 2010. Emission reduction targets: a Pandora’s Box in climate negotiations. In
Dealing with climate change: setting a global agenda for mitigation and adaptation, pp. 211–227, edited by
R K Pachauri. New Delhi: TERI

Srivastava L and Panwar T S. 2009. How fresh is the air we breathe? Economic Times 22 April 2009

Srivastava L. 2009. Climate issue on poll agenda. Financial Chronicle 8 April 2009

Srivastava L. 2009. Oil price on slippery ground. Financial Chronicle 22 April 2009

Srivastava L. 2009. Who cares for power shortage? Financial Chronicle 6 May 2009

Srivastava L. 2009.Key challenges for new government. Financial Chronicle 20 May 2009

Srivastava L. 2009. New approach to infrastructure. Financial Chronicle 3 June 2009

Srivastava L. 2009. The agenda for environment. Financial Chronicle 17 June 2009

Srivastava L. 2009. US cleans up its energy act. Financial Chronicle 30 June 2009

Srivastava L. 2009. Living in a powerless India. Financial Chronicle 15 July 2009

Srivastava L. 2009. Wanted: A global climate leader. Financial Chronicle 29 July 2009

Srivastava L. 2009. Government versus governance. Financial Chronicle 12 August 2009

Srivastava L. 2009. Lessons in transport management. Financial Chronicle 26 August 2009

Srivastava L. 2009. How to make good neighbours. Financial Chronicle 9 September 2009

Srivastava L.2009. Reshaping India’s power sector. Financial Chronicle 23 September 2009

Srivastava L. 2009. Teaching sustainability values. Financial Chronicle 7 October 2009

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Srivastava L. 2009. The climate is changing now. Financial Chronicle 21 October 2009

Srivastava L. 2009.The oil fires in Jaipur. Financial Chronicle 4 November 2009

Srivastava L. 2009. Bite the bullet on utility pricing. Financial Chronicle 17 November 2009

Srivastava L. 2009. India’s strategy in Copenhagen. Financial Chronicle 1 December 2009

Srivastava L. 2009. The Copenhagen conundrum. Financial Chronicle 15 December 2009

Srivastava L. 2009. Integrity energy policy in a limbo. Financial Chronicle 29 December 2009

Srivastava L. 2010. Firm up energy ties with Bangladesh. Financial Chronicle 12 January 2010

Srivastava L. 2010. Understanding the climate row. Financial Chronicle 26 January 2010

Srivastava L. 2010. India’s energy price challenge. Financial Chronicle 9 February 2010

Srivastava L. 2010. Opt for integrated energy pricing. Financial Chronicle 26 February 2010

Srivastava L. 2010. Inclusive growth, the CSR way. Financial Chronicle 10 March 2010

Srivastava L. 2010. Testing social responsibilities. Financial Chronicle 24 March 2010

Dasgupta C. 2009. Siding with the rich: the World Bank and climate change.
The Telegraph 16 March 2009

Dasgupta C. 2009.Aligning pipelines and politics: Russia, the West, and Caspian energy resources. Energy
Security Insights 4(2): 22–23

Dasgupta C. 2009. International trade and climate change. South Centre Policy Brief 10 September 2009

Dasgupta C. 2009. Developing contention. The Telegraph 21 October 2009

Dasgupta C. 2009. International trade and climate change. GALT Update 4(1): 3–5

Dasgupta C. 2009. Declared dead: developing countries must keep the Kyoto Protocol alive. The
Telegraph 8 December 2009

Dasgupta C. 2010. Decapitating equity. The Telegraph 23 February 2010

Dasgupta C. 2010. The United States and the Copenhagen Accord. Diplomatic Square April 2010, p. 12

Dasgupta C. 2009. Climate change: challenge, opportunity, and justice. In Global Power Revisited: the
United States in a changing world order. London: FORESIGHT, 2009 pp (book’s author)

Mohan M P Ram and Aggarwal V. 2009. Spent fuel management in India. Journal of Risk Research 12 (7):
pp.955–967.

Maurya N and Agarwal H. 2009. Emerging Regulatory & Policy Issues in Promoting RE Power in India.
Regulateri (43): pp.2–7.

Maurya N and Jain G. 2009. Pricing of Urban water – present practices and issues. Paper presented at
Urban Conference on Good Governance, New Delhi,. Organized by Indian Council of Agricultural
Research, New Delhi, 2–4 November 2007.

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Biotechnology and Bioresources

Centre for Mycorrhizal Research
Khade S W and Adholeya A. 2009. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Association in Plants Growing on Metal
Contaminated and Non-Contaminated Soils Adjoining Kanpur Tanneries, Water Air Soil Pollution ,
202: pp 45–56

Das M and Adholeya A. 2009. A short comparison study on growth of Vetiveria zizanioides inoculated
with different AM species on fly ash. Mycorrhiza News 21(1): 19–21

Beri S, Mahendran S, Singh R, Adholeya A. 2009. Biochemical characterization of CMCC germplasm, TERI.
Mycorrhiza News 21(2): 15–18

Sawrnakar M K, Channashettar V, Sharma S, Adholeya A. 2009.Ectomycorrhizas-extending the capabilities

of Chromium-nanoparticles biosynthesis. Mycorrhiza News 21(3): 34–35

Mohan K S, Bhokta A, Uppal H S, Beri S, Singh R and Adholeya A. 2010.

Functional analysis of mycorrhizal inoculation and leaf compost on different host plant. Mycorrhiza News
21(4): 22–24

Pant D and Adholeya A. 2010. Development of a novel fungal consortium for the treatment of molasses
distillery wastewater. Environmentalist, (please mention issue number/volume number)

Harwani D, Choudhary P, Dhaker S, Prasad K, Mahna S K. 2009. Tripartite symbiotic association: legume-
rhizobia-mycorrhiza, pp. 406–435. A review in Biotechnology for Agricultural Microorganisms: an agro-
industry approach, edited by D K Maheshwari and R C Dubey. I K International Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi

Prasad K. 2009. Ectomycorrhizal symbiosis: possibilities and prospects, pp. 290–308. In Progress in
Mycology, edited by M K Rao and G Kovices. Jodhpur: Scientific Publisher

Prasad K and Meghvansi M K 2009. Legume rhizobia technology: aspects and prospects. Amravati
University Research Journal IV(1): 1–13

Prasad K. 2009. Screening of temperature tolerant strains of Bradyrhizobium japonicum for improvement
of soybean cultivation in tropical soil. Journal of Basic and Applied Mycology (In Press)

Prasad K and Bilgrami R S 2009. Interaction between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (Glomus
fasciculatum) and rhizospheric fungi in Saccharum officinarum. L. Amravati University Research
Journal IV(2)

Prasad K. 2009. Biofertilizers: eco-friendly for sustainable development and productivity. Journal of Basic
and Applied Mycology (In Press)

Prasad K. 2009. Responses of dual inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the biomass production,
phosphate, roots and shoots phenol concentrations of Terminalia arjuna under field conditions.
Mycorrhiza News 22(2)

Prasad K, Arvind Kumar A, Singh R, Adholeya A. 2010. Improvement of Jatropha carcus nursery
development through mycorrhizal application for large scale plantation and bio-diesel production.
Biomass Bio-energy (comm.)

Prasad K, Arvind Kumar A, and Adholeya A. 2010. Improvement of Jatropha carcus nursery through
mycorrhizal application for large scale plantation and bio-diesel production. Academic Journal of
Plant Science (comm.)

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Prasad K. 2009. Effect of AM Fungus (Glomus macrocarpum) on growth, leaf area, fiber strength and nutrient
uptake Dendrocalamus stritus (Roxb.) Nees under field conditions. J. Indian bot. Soc. (Comm).
Prasad K, Kumar A, Pramod G, Adholeya A. 2010. Domestication and sustainability of Jatropha curcas in
Indian scenario. Biomass Bio-energy (comm.)

Prasad K, Arvind Kumar A, and Adholeya A. 2010. Marketing of bio-diesel: a review, Bio-diesel Journal
(comm.)

Prasad K. 2010. Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Bradyrhizobial strains in Soybean cultivars
under mist house and field conditions. African Journal of Biotechnology (comm.)

Prasad, K. 2009. Impact of plant growth promoting microorganism’s (PGPM) on mass scale production of
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus fasciculatum and Glomus macrocarpum. Indian J. Microbiology
(Comm).

Prasad. K. 2010. Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomus macrocarpum) on the fiber
strength properties, production of holocellulose, hemicellulose, cellulose and Nutrient status of
Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Ness under field conditions. African Journal of Biotechnology (comm.)

Prasad, K. Arvind Kumar, A. and Adholeya, A. 2010. Improvement of Jatropha carcus Nursery development
through Mycorrhizal application for large scale plantation and bio-diesel production. Biomass Bio-
energy

Prasad, K. Arvind Kumar, A. Singh, Reena and Adholeya, A. 2010. Improvement of Jatropha carcus
Nursery development through Mycorrhizal application for large scale plantation and bio-diesel
production. Biomass
Bio-energy

Prasad, K. Kumar, A. Singh, Reena and Adholeya, A. 2010 Improvement programme on Jatropha
cultivation through Mycorrhiza. Australian Journal of Agricultural Engineering

Prasad, K. Arvind Kumar, A. Singh, Reena and Adholeya, A. 2010. Value chain of Jatropha cultivation for
bio-diesel production. Biomass Bio-energy

Prasad. K. 2010. Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and cultivar specific Bradyrhizobium strains
inoculation in soybean (Glycine max) cultivars under mist house and field conditions. Academic
Journal of plant Science

Sen S and Dhawan V. 2009. Genotypic Differences in Shoot Multiplication among Five Citrus Rootstocks In
Vitro. Published Acta Hort. (Ishs) 839: 51–56

Sen S and Dhawan V. 2009. Micropropagation of ‘Troyer’ Citrange [Poncirus Trifoliata (L.) Rat. × C.
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Dhawan V. 2009. Growing technology. Indian Express 14 October 2009

Dhawan V. 2009. Bt brinjal opens new avenues for farmers and consumers. The Financial Express 23
November 2009

Dhawan V. 2010. Weighing Bt Brinjal: what science says. TerraGreen 3(1): 38–40.

Sustainable Habitat
Ghate A T. 2009. Transport. In TERI Energy Data Directory and Yearbook 2008/09, pp. 299–353. New Delhi:
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Ghate A T. 2009. Sustainable transport options for Indian transport sector: promoting energy efficiency
and use of alternative fuels. Urjavaran (February–March)

Sundar S, Aggarwal V, Chawla R, Diljun G M, Garg A, Ghate A T, Krithika P R. 2009. Competition

issues in regulated industries: case of Indian transport sector: railways and ports. New Delhi: CCI
(Competition Commission of India)

Ghate A T. 2009. An exploration of sustainability in the provision of basic urban services in Indian cities.
New Delhi: TERI. 342 pp.

Ghate A T. 2009. Contributed to transport section of the white paper ‘corporate action plan on climate
change’. New Delhi: TERI. 53pp.

Ghate A and Ferris C. 2010. Green transport technologies: assembling the hardware for the green
transition. In UNEP Green Economy Report, Transport Chapter – Full Technical Report, coordinating
authors Holger Dalkmann, Ko Sakamoto (Transport Research Laboratory) Geneva, Switzerland:
UNEP

Ghate A. 2010.UNEP Green Economy Report, Transport Chapter—Summary Report Draft 1— 29 Jan
2010 summary report, Coordinating authors Holger Dalkmann, Ko Sakamoto (Transport Research
Laboratory) Geneva, Switzerland: UNEP

Ghate A and King P. 2010. Carbon footprint of the road sector in India. Manila, Philippines: ADB

Ghate A T and Sundar S. 2010. Putting urban transport sector on a low energy and low carbon path: a
focus on the passenger transport sector in million-plus cities. In India Infrastructure Report 2010.
New Delhi: Oxford University Press

Dhingra C. 2010. Rural roads in India (Annexure 2). In UNEP Green Economy Report, Transport Chapter
– Full Technical Report, Coordinating authors Holger Dalkmann, Ko Sakamoto (Transport Research
Laboratory), Geneva, Switzerland: UNEP

Dhingra C. 2009. An exploration of sustainability in the provision of basic urban services in Indian cities. New
Delhi: TERI. 342 pp.

Dhingra C. 2010. Political will needed to give public transport systems the priority they deserve. Auto
Monitor 9(15)
18 & 31.

Dhingra C. 2010. Hurdles on the way: an insight into the Indian public transport sector. TerraGreen 2(5):
17–20

Dhingra C. 2009. Don’t miss the bus. Times of India 15 July 2009

Divya S and Alka B. 2009. Conceptualizing risk assessment framework for impacts of climate change on
water resources: a case of India. Current Science 96(8): 1044–1052

Divya S. 2009. Ensuring citizen participation in decision making within urban local governance: issues
and challenges. Regulateri 41 (June 2009)

Divya S. 2009. An exploration of sustainability in the provision of basic urban services in Indian cities.
New Delhi:TERI. 342 pp.

Divya S. 2010. Urban transport in Indian cities: making optimum use of opportunities ahead. Auto
Monitor (January 2010): 120

Divya S. 2009. Climate change: an urban perspective. Economic Times 5 June 2009

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Sharma D and Tomar S. 2009. Cities adaptation for climate change: issues, challenges, and opportunities.
In 2nd German Indian Conference on Research for Sustainability on Science and Technology: drivers for
a common future [2nd Indo–German Conference on Research for Sustainability, Bonn, Germany,
27–28 April 2009, organized by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, United Nations
University]

Sharma D. 2009. Climate variability and urbanization: impacts, risk, and solutions for Narmada River
Basin. In Seminar on Climate Change: causes, measures, and preparedness. [Seminar on Climate
Change: causes, measures, and preparedness, 24–26 August, organized by the University Centre for
Earth and Space Sciences, University of Hyderabad]

Sharma D. 2009. Managing urban infrastructure and services in Indian cities: investment point of view.
Paper presentation made at the INFRA, New Delhi, 14–15 December 2009.

Sharma D and Tomar S.2009. Cities adaptation for climate change-issues, challenges, and, opportunities.
Paper presentation made at the 2nd German Indian Conference on Research for Sustainability on Science
and Technology: drivers for a common future, Bonn, Germany, 27–28 April 2009, organized by the
United Nations University

ADaRSH
Kochhar P. 2009. Green rating for integrated habitat assessment. Akshay Urja 3(1) page

Majumdar M and Kochhar P. 2009. Energy efficient building design: contribution to energy security.
Energy Security Insights 4(4) page

Kochhar P. 2009. About GRIHA and implications of going green. Architecture Update 3(10) page

Kochhar P. How green is your home. The Economic Times Presentation

Environmental Assessment of green buildings using GRIHA Conference by the Royal Institute of Chartered
Surveyors (RICS) 15/05/2009 IIC, New Delhi

Indian policy toolbox to promote sustainable energy use in buildings Conference of Parties (COP) 15-
Side event on ‘Construction counts for Climate: Delivered a presentation on Indian policy toolbox
to promote sustainable energy use in buildings and Best Policy Practices from India. 11/12/2009
Copenhagen, Denmark

Green buildings in the context of climate change Presented for National Institute of Disaster Management
19/03/2009 IIPM, New Delhi

Carbon Metrics and Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
AND CLIMATE INDEX (SBCIndex) Global Guide for Building Performance 10/09/2009 Paris, France

National “Green Building” Rating System -GRIHA Workshop on Urban Sustainability and Green Buildings
with Indian Institute of Architects 21/11/2009 PHD Chambers of Commerce, New Delhi

The National Mission on Sustainable Habitat: Promoting energy efficiency in the building sector Seminar
on Energy for Sustainable Infrastructure Development and Lifestyle with Consulting Engineers
Association of India 24/02/2009 Stein Auditorium, IHC, New Delhi

Earth Science and Climate Change

Forestry and Biodiversity
Aggarwal A. 2009. Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation: issues and prospects. New Delhi:
TERI. 15 pp.

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Aggarwal A, Das S, and Paul V. 2009. Is India ready to implement REDD plus? A preliminary assessment.
New Delhi: TERI. 15 pp.

Aggarwal A, Paul V, Gera M, and Lhouvum G. 2009. Climate change impacts, adaptation, and strategies for
sustainable management of forests in Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, pp. 42–50. In USDS
Proceedings and Recommendations, edited by M H Khan, D J K Sharma, M Joshi, and S Gazdar.
Dehradun: Watershed Management Directorate, Government of Uttarakhand, 91 pp.
[Uttarakhand Sustainable Development Summit, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 19–20 June 2008, organized by
TERI, Government of Uttarakhand, and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation]

Aggarwal A, Paul V, and Das S. 2010. Forest resources livelihoods, degradation, and climate change. In
Green India: looking back to change track, pp. 91–108, edited by D Datt and S Nischal. New Delhi: TERI.
219 pp.

Aggarwal A, Das S, Indukuri S, Lhouvum G. 2009. Watershed management in Indian Himalayan State of
Uttarakhand: institutional models, best practices, and issues, pp.102–123. In Management Strategies
for the Indian Himalayas: development and conservation, edited by M S S Rawat and D Pratap. Srinagar,
Garhwal: Transmedia Publication. 422 pp. [National Seminar on ‘Management strategies for the Indian
Himalaya: development and conservation’, Srinagar, Garhwal, 29–31 October 2007, organized by the
Department of Geography, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, Gharwal]

Chauhan S and Silori C S. 2010. Rehabilitation of red mud bauxite wasteland in India (Belgaum, Karnataka).
Ecological Restoration 28(1): 12–14

Gokhale Y and Gazdar S. 2009. Biological diversity: conservation and benefit sharing, pp. 109–131. In
Green India: looking back to change track, edited by D Datt and S Nischal. New Delhi: TERI. 219 pp.

Gokhale Y and Chandran S. 2009. Community conservation systems in part of Karnataka, pp. 283–298. In
Community Conserved Areas in India: a directory, edited by N Pathak. Pune: Kalpavriksh. 812 pp.

Ganguly A. 2009. Valuing natural resources: accounting for change, pp. 116–118. In A Plant for Life: the
governance of sustainable development, edited by P Jacquet, R K Pachauri, and L Tubiana. Paris: Presses
de Sciences Po. 287 pp.

Ganguly A. 2009. A Conservation Paradigm: Review of the Book Payment for Ecosystem Services. In
The Book Review, edited by Pushpam Kumar and Muradian Roldan, pp. 15–16. New Delhi: Oxford
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Industrial Energy Efficiency

TERI, SDC, PEPUS, et al. 2009. Working with the Brick Firemen Community – A techno-social initiative
in eastern Uttar Pradesh. New Delhi: TERI. 31 pp.

TERI, SDC, PEPUS, et al. 2009. Working with the Brick Firemen Community – A techno-social initiative
in eastern Uttar Pradesh (Hindi version). New Delhi: TERI. 36 pp.

Sethi G. 2009. Small and medium enterprises—Doing more with energy: the case for an SME plan. The
Hindu Survey of the Environment 2009 pp. 35–40.

Abbi Y P, Bhalla M S, Ramanathan K, et al. 2009. Setting Standards—O&M norms for generation and
T&D. Power Line 13(7): pp. 54–58.

Pramanik D. 2009. Energy audit: A cost effective, value addition and performance optimization approach
in chemical industries. Chemical Industry Digest XXII(6): pp.57–63.

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Ghosh A M, Sethi G, and Vasudavan N. 2010. Performance of open pots in glass melting furnaces: An on
site assessment in Firozabad glass cluster. pp. 354–357.

In Proceedings of the 8th India International Refractories Congress 2010 (IREFCON10).

Kolkata: Indian Refractory Makers Association. 368pp.

[Proceedings of the 8th India International Refractories Congress 2010 (IREFCON10), Kolkata, India, 4–6
February 2010, organized by Indan Refractory Markers Association, Kolkata].

Jain S. 2009. Carbon trading in iron & steel sector, pp.136–144. In Proceedings of the International
Convention on Clean, Green & Sustainable Technologies in Iron & Steel Making. Bhubaneswar, Orissa:
Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) and Multi Disciplinary Centre on Safety, Health & Environment
(MDC on SHE), Bhubaneswar. 212 pp.
[Proceedings of the International Convention on Clean, Green & Sustainable Technologies in Iron & Steel
Making, Bhubaneswar, India,15–17 July 2009, organized by Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) and
Multi Disciplinary Centre on Safety, Health & Environment (MDC on SHE), Bhubaneswar].

Saha S K and Pramanik D. 2009. Science, impact and contrarians of global warming and greenhouse
gases: Their management and solution, pp. 75–88. In Proceedings of UGC sponsored National Seminar
on Global Warming: Role of Green House Gases and Their Management. Kolkata: Department of
Industrial Chemistry, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Howrah. 112pp.
[Proceedings of the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Global Warming: Role of Green House Gases
and Their Management, Howrah, India, 25 March 2009, organized by Department of Industrial
Chemistry, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Howrah in collaboration with Indian
Institute of Chemical Engineers, Kolkata].

Sethi G. 2009. Role of Technology Development and Transfer in addressing climate change. In
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Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology

Acharya D, Mitaine-Offer A C, Kaushik N, et.al. 2010. Steroidal saponins from Chlorophytum
orchidastrum. J Nat Prod 73: 7–11.

Acharya D, Mitaine-Offer A C, Kaushik N, et.al. 2009. Four new spirostanol saponins from Chlorophytum
orchidastrum Lindl. In abstracts New trends in saponins. Nancy-France.
[New trends in saponins, Nancy-France, 9–11 July 2009, organized by Reims University, Université de
Bourgogne and Nancy University, France]

Acharya D, Mitaine-Offer A C, Kaushik N, et.al. 2009. Contribution to phytochemical studies of

Chlorophytum orchidastrum. In abstracts 8th International Symposium on the Chemistry of Natural
Compounds (8th SCNC).
[8th International Symposium on the Chemistry of Natural Compounds (8th SCNC), Eskisehir, Turkey,
15–17 June 2009, organized by Anadolu University, Turkey]

Acharya D, Mitaine-Offer A C, Kaushik N, et.al. 2009. Steroidal glycosides from Chlorophytum

orchidastrum: Isolation and Structure elucidation. In abstracts 15th Forum of Young researchers,
Dijon, France.
[15th Forum of Young researchers, Dijon, France, 25 June 2009, organized by Université de Bourgogne,
Dijon, France]

Ajanta Birah, M Raghuraman, Nutan Kaushik, et.al. 2009.

Antifeedant and Growth Inhibitory Effects of Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Callistemon lanceolatus
against Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner). Pesticide Research Journal 21(1): pp.9–12

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Chowdhary K, Kumar V, and Kaushik N. 2009. Bioprospecting of Algae for Novel Biomolecules: A
Review. In abstract 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Algal Biotechnology, New Delhi. pp. 114–115.
[7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Algal Biotechnology, New Delhi, 1–4 December 2009, organized by
Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi and Indian Phycological Society, New Delhi]

Kaushik N and Sharma V. 2009. Management of diseases in vegetable crops by using Trichoderma and
Pseudomonas. In abstract APS Annual Meeting. Organized by The American Phytopathological
Society (APS), USA Portland, Oregon, USA, 1–5 August 2009.

Kaushik N and Sharma V. 2009. Knowledge transfer of vegetable IPM through farmer participatory
training in Meerut Division of Uttar Pradesh, India for sustainable agriculture. In abstract 5th
International Conference on Biopesticides: Stakeholders’ Perspectives, New Delhi. 198 pp.
[5th International Conference on Biopesticides: Stakeholders’ Perspectives, New Delhi, 26–30
April 2009, organized by Society for Promotion and Innovation of Biopesticides, New Delhi in
collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi]

Kaushik N and Sharma V. 2009. Technologies for sustainable crops protection. In proceedings of 5th
International Conference on Biopesticides: Stakeholders’ Perspectives, New Delhi. pp. 90–103.
[5th International Conference on Biopesticides: Stakeholders’ Perspectives, New Delhi, 26–30
April 2009, organized by Society for Promotion and Innovation of Biopesticides, New Delhi in
collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi]

Kaushik N, Kathuria V, Edrada-Ebel R et.al. 2009. Bioactivity of Tylophora indica, an Indian Medicinal
Plant. In abstract 3rd EU-Asian Link Workshop, New Delhi. 14 pp.
[3rd EU-Asian Link Workshop, New Delhi, 23–25 November 2009, organized by The Energy and
Resources Institute, New Delhi and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology-HHU-
Duesseldorf, Germany]

Kumar S, Kaushik N, and Proksch P. 2009. Antifungal activity of endophytic fungi isolated from
Withania somnifera. In abstract 5th International Conference on Biopesticides: Stakeholders’
Perspectives, New Delhi. 72 pp.
[5th International Conference on Biopesticides: Stakeholders’ Perspectives, New Delhi, 26–30
April 2009, organized by Society for Promotion and Innovation of Biopesticides, New Delhi in
collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi]

Kumar S, Kumar V, Kaushik N, et.al.2009. Endophytic Fungi of Tylophora indica for management of
wilt and root rot of chickpea. In abstract 5th International Conference on Biopesticides: Stakeholders’
Perspectives, New Delhi. pp.71–72.
[5th International Conference on Biopesticides: Stakeholders’ Perspectives, New Delhi, 26–30
April 2009, organized by Society for Promotion and Innovation of Biopesticides, New Delhi in
collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi]

Kumar V, Kumar S, and Kaushik N. 2009. Isolation of endophytic fungi from Tylophora indica growing
in different geographical location of India and their activity against plant pathogenic fungi. In
abstract 5th International Conference on Biopesticides: Stakeholders’ Perspectives, New Delhi. 370 pp.
[5th International Conference on Biopesticides: Stakeholders’ Perspectives, New Delhi, 26–30
April 2009, organized by Society for Promotion and Innovation of Biopesticides, New Delhi in
collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi]

Kumar V, Kumar S, and Kaushik N. 2009. Isolation of endophytic fungi from Tylophora indica growing
in different geographical location of India and their activity against plant pathogenic fungi. In
abstract 3rd EU-Asian Link Workshop, New Delhi” 17 pp.
[3rd EU-Asian Link Workshop, New Delhi, 23–25 November 2009, organized by The Energy and
Resources Institute, New Delhi and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology-HHU-
Duesseldorf, Germany]

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Kumar V, Kumar S, and Kaushik N. 2009. Isolation of endophytic fungi from Tylophora indica growing
in different geographical location of India and their activity against plant pathogenic fungi. In
abstract 5th International Conference on Plant Pathology in the Globalised Era, New Delhi. 370 pp.
[5th International Conference on Plant Pathology in the Globalised Era, New Delhi, 10–13 November
2009, organized by Indian Phytopathological Society, Indian Agricultural Research Institute , New
Delhi]

Lacaille-Dubois M A, Kaushik N, Acharya D, et.al. 2009. Recent phytochemical and biological results in
the genus Chlorophytum. In abstract 3rd EU-Asian Link Workshop, New Delhi. 15 pp.
[3rd EU-Asian Link Workshop, New Delhi, 23–25 November 2009, organized by The Energy and
Resources Institute, New Delhi and Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology-HHU-
Duesseldorf, Germany]

Director-General’s Office
Batra R K. 2010. Commentary on Building an Energy Secure Future for India. Energy Security Insights 4
(4): 1.

Batra R K. 2009. Commentary on Energy Infrastructure. Energy Security Insights 4 (2): 1

Batra R K. 2009. India’s move to cleaner fuels. Hydrocarbon Engineering 14 (10): pp.10–14.

Batra R K. 2009. Global Energy Markets & Challenges to National Security. Presentation at 4th TERI-KAS
International Energy Dialogue 2009. Organized by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), Goa, 1–2
October 2009.

Batra R K. 2009. Indian refineries gear up for Euro-IV transportation fuels. www.energyglobal.com.

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Presentations at conferences, seminars...

Resources, Regulation, and Global Security

Resources and Development Economics
Srivastava L. 2009. Challenges for R&D in the Indian energy sector. Paper presented made at the Second Indo-
German Conference on Research for Sustainability, Bonn, Germany, 27–28 April 2009, organized by the
Federal Ministry of Education and Research, United Nations University

Srivastava L. 2009. Using science to meet societal needs: policy relevant case studies from India and Inferences
for Asia. Paper presented at the International Conference on Sustainability Transition, Osaka, Japan, 22–
23 July 2009, organized by the International Research Initiatives towards Resource-circulating Societies

Srivastava L. 2009. Energy and climate in 2020. Paper presented at the Transfuse 10th Anniversary Meeting:
working together for the future of south-eastern Europe, Istanbul, Turkey, 25 September 2010, organized
by the Transfuse Association

Srivastava L. 2009. Integrating poverty into climate change: a framework for evaluation. Paper presented
at the Tools for Understanding Climate Negotiations: climate change and development issues, Helsinki,
Finland, 19–20 October 2009, organized by the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation

Srivastava L. 2009. Lectio Magistralis: the basis for a global agreement on climate. Paper presented at the VII
International Media Forum on the Protection of Nature—Climate is changing: stories, facts and people,
Viterbo, Rome, 25–29 November 2009, organized by the Greenaccord International

Srivastava L. 2009. Right to sustainable development: an ethical approach to sustainable development. Paper
presented at the TERI side event at COP15, Copenhagen, Germany, 7–18 December 2009

Biotechnology and Bioresources

Adholeya A. 2009. Feedstock production in wasteland. Paper presentation made at the Jatropha World
Asia 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16–17 February 2009, organized by the Centre for Management
Technology, Singapore

Adholeya A. 2009. Role of biotechnological interventions in developing future cultivars of Jatropha. Paper
presentation made at the Jatropha World Asia 2009, Kuala Lumpur, 16–17 February 2009, organized by
the Centre for Management Technology, Singapore.

Adholeya A and Beri S. 2009. Quality Control of AMF in Production and as a Product. Paper presentation
made at the Cost 8.70 Meeting, Barcelona, 23–26 March 2009, organized by the COST 870

Adholeya A. 2009. Bottlenecks in Addressing Feedstock Improvement. Paper presentation made at the
Bioenergy Forum, Singapore, 28–30 April 2009, organized by the IBC Asia (S) Pte Ltd, Singapore.

Adholeya A. 2009. Application of microbe-plant-chemistry approach to address a few bioremediation needs.

Paper presentation made at the Green Chemistry Workshop, New Delhi, 9 May 2009, organized by the
Delhi University

Adholeya A and Das M. 2009. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) mediated vegetative reclamation: An
efficient tool to fly ash management. Paper presentation made at the Workshop on Ash Utilization for
Sustainable Development, 24 July 2009, organized by the NTPC, Korba, India

Adholeya A. 2009. Production of AM fungi in vitro: potentials and drawbacks. Paper presentation made at
the COST 870 Meeting, Leuven, Belgium, 14–15 September 2009, organized by the COST 870

Pramod G, Das M, and Adholeya A. 2009. Potential of AMF bioinoculation in semi-arid and arid regions
of Mediterranean basin. Paper presentation made at the Cost Action 8.70 WG4 Meeting, Israel, 16–19
November 2009, organized by the COST 870

Adholeya A. 2009. AMF application in semi-arid regions of the Mediterranean basin. Paper presentation
made at the Cost Action 8.70 WG4 Meeting, Israel, 16–19 November 2009, organized by the COST 870

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Adholeya A and Sharma R K 2009. Application of microbe-plant-chemistry approach to address bio-energy

and bioremediation needs. Paper presentation made at the Industrial Green Chemistry Workshop,
Mumbai, 6 December 2009, organised by the Newreka GreenSynth Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai

Adholeya A. 2010. Biotechnological Approaches in Biofuels. Paper presentation made at the First International
Conference on New Frontiers in Biofuels, Delhi, 18 January 2010

Adholeya A. 2010. Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi from natural, agricultural and disturbed lands
of India. Paper presentation made at the International Workshop on Rhizosphere Biology of Agriculture,
Horticulture, and Forestry: Present and Future, Pantnagar, 25–27 February 2010, organized by the G B
Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttaranchal

Industrial Energy Efficiency

Abbi Y P. 2009. Technology transfer and incremental cost issues for clean energy technologies.
Paper presented at Asia climate change regional awareness-building workshop. Organized by IUCN
(International Union for Conservation of Nature), Bangkok, New Delhi, 15 July 2009.

Chidambaram P S. 2009. Developing GHG emissions inventory. Paper presented at Executive Training
Programme on Business & Climate Change. Organized by TERI University, New Delhi, New Delhi, 18
August 2009.

Ghosh A M. 2010. Energy efficient metal casting in cupola based foundries: Action Research & Case Study.
Paper presented at workshop on Enhancing competitiveness through energy efficiency. Organized by
Confederation of Indian Industry and Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ludhiana, Punjab, 19 February
2010.

Jain S. 2009. Overview of Energy Conservation. Paper presented at workshop on Energy Conservation in
Buildings and Industries. Organized by New Delhi Power Ltd, New Delhi, New Delhi, 30 June 2009.

Pal P. 2009. Reflections from the ‘Low Carbon Economy (LCE) Dialogue Forum’. Paper presented at
workshop on Managing the Climate Change Strategies. Organized by InWEnt—Capacity Building
International, Germany, Berlin, 26 June 2009.

Pal P. 2009. Transfer of adaptation and low carbon growth technologies to developing countries: Lessons
from empirical studies. Paper presented at South Asia Regional Climate Conference: ‘From Kathmandu
to Copenhagen: A Vision for Addressing Climate Change Risks and Opportunities in the Himalaya
Region’. Organized by the Government of Nepal, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Department
for International Development (DFID), and Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA),
Kathmandu, Nepal, 1 September 2009.

Pal P. 2009. Energy Efficiency in Metal Casting in Southern India. Paper presented at The Annual REEEP
High-Level Conference at Wilton Park, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency: Practical Strategies for
Making Copenhagen a Success. Organized by Wilton Park, UK in association with Renewable Energy
and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), Wilton Park, West Sussex, UK, 14–17 September 2009.

Pal P. 2009. Energy Efficiency Initiatives amongst Indian SMEs. Paper presented at Dialogue Forum on
Sustainable Energies for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Organized by TERI & InWEnt – Capacity
Building International on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development,
New Delhi, 19–21 October 2009.

Pal P. 2009. Energy Efficiency improvements in SMEs: TERI’s experience. Paper presented at workshop on
Financing of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for SMEs. Organized by Bureau of Energy Efficiency
and United Nations Industrial Development Organization, New Delhi, 18–19 November 2009.

Pal P, Ghosh A M. 2010. Energy efficient divided blast cupola (DBC) and high efficiency venturi-scrubber
developed for foundries by TERI. Paper presented at workshop on Environmental Sustainability in
Foundry & Electroplating Sectors. Organized by Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board, Coimbatore, 11–
12 February 2010.

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Sethi G. 2009. Promoting environmental services sector in Asia: Resource and energy efficiency services.
Paper presented at the International Conference on Green Industry in Asia. Organized jointly by UNEP,
UNIDO, UNESCAP and ADB, Manila, 9–11 September 2009.

Sethi G. 2010. Overview on energy conservation. Paper presented at ITEC program. Organized by TERI.
New Delhi, 4 January 2010.
Sethi G. 2009. Environmental message from Asia. Paper presented at The Eco-products 2009 Symposium.
Organized by Japan Environment Management Association of Industry (JEMAI). Tokyo, Japan, 10
December 2009.

Sethi G. 2009. UK-India collaborative study on transfer of low carbon technologies.

Paper presented at workshop on Achieving development priorities by supporting low carbon and adaptation
innovation systems. Organized by Joint Implementation Network (JIN) and United Nations Development
Program (UNDP), Groningen, The Netherlands, 18 November 2009.

Sethi G. 2009. India Chiller Sector Experience: Phase out of CFC based chillers and transition to energy
efficient options. Paper presented at Workshop of SEAP and South Asia Network of ODS Officers.
Organized by United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Chiang Mai, Thailand, 9 October 2009.

Sethi G. 2009. Role of Technology Development and Transfer in addressing climate change. Paper presented
at the International Conference on Climate Change and challenges for future generations. Organized by
TERI and Foundation for the Child and the Family, under the patronage of UNESCO, Athens, Greece,
2 June 2009.

Sethi G. 2009. Increasing Energy Efficiency: opportunities and challenges for technology diffusion. Paper
presented at International Seminar on Climate Change and Energy Security. Organized by Friedrich Ebert
Stiftung, Germany, Beijing, China, 25 April 2009.

Dhawan V. 2009. Biotechnology and CO2 capture and biofuel photo production by microalgae.
Presentation made at the Executive Training Programme on Business and Climate Change, 19 August
2009, organized by TERI University, New Delhi

Dhawan V. 2009. ICT and the environment: using technology to go green. Presentation made at the
National IT Symposium on the theme ‘Indian IT: Opportunities in the Emerging Market Scenario, 30 July
2009, organized by the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi

Dhawan V. 2009. Biotechnology for nutritional security: Indian scene. Presentation made at the 6th Indo-
Australian Biotechnology Conference, 3 September 2009, organized by the Queensland University of
Technology, Hyderabad

Dhawan, V. 2009. Climate Change and Agriculture at the Seminar organized by BPS Mahila
Vishwavidyalaya, Sonepat on 24 December 2009

Dhawan V. 2010. Technology interventions for sustainable energy and food production. Presentation
made at the 7th International Biofuels Conference, 12 February 2010, organized by the Winrock
International India, New Delhi

Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology

Kaushik N and Sharma V. 2009. TERI-DBT Bollcure: a promising Biopesticide.
Presentation made at Farmers’ Meeting at Mr Niranjana Tyagi’s field, OPEDA. Organized by The Energy and
Resources Institute, New Delhi, Ghaziabad, 8 June 2009,

Kaushik N and Sharma V.  2009. Management of diseases in vegetable crops by using Trichoderma and
Pseudomonas. Paper presented at APS Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, USA. Organized by The
American Phytopathological Society (APS), USA, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A, 1–5 August 2009.

Sustainable Habitat
Ghate A T. 2009. Ecological footprint. Lecture delivered at the ITEC–TERI University training programme
on Integrated Approach towards Sustainable Development, New Delhi, India, 7–25 July 2009, organized
by TERI University

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Ghate A T. 2010. Transport and climate change issues: Indian perspective. Paper presented at the DSDS
special event on Transport and Climate Change, Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi, India, February 2010,
organized by TERI and ADB

Ghate A T. 2010. Estimating carbon footprint of urban household energy use. Paper presented at project
dissemination workshop, TERI, New Delhi, 4 February 2010.

Ghate A T. 2009. Sustainable urban development in India: challenges and opportunities. Paper presented
at the 4th Cleantech Workshop, Lyon, France, 30 september–1 October 2009, organized by APPEL,
Rhone Alpes, GRANDLYON, ADEME, and IFP
Ghate A T. 2009. Competition issues in regulated industries: case of India’s transport sector-ports and
railways. Paper presented at the National Conference, State of Competition in the Indian Economy, Taj
Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, India, 11–12 June, organized by CCI, DFID, and FIAS

Dhingra C. 2009. Energy and transport access for the urban poor. Paper presented at the workshop on Access
to Clean Urban Transport for the Poor in Asia as part of the Asia Regional Consultation for the Global
Energy Network for Urban Poor Settlements (GENUS), Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 27–29 May, organized by
UN-Habitat, ITDP, and INSTRA,

Dhingra C. 2009. Energy access for the urban poor: an international perspective. Lecture delivered at
the ITEC–TERI University Training programme on An Integrated Approach towards Sustainable
Development, New Delhi, India, 7–25 July 2009, organized by TERI University

Dhingra C. 2009. Making Indian cities sustainable: an action plan for addressing city specific needs with
city specific solutions. Paper presentation at the Ministry of Urban Development, New Delhi, 27 July
2009.

Dhingra C. 2009. Reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions from the road transport sector in
Indian cities. Paper presented at the Transport Department, Chandigarh, 6 November 2009.

Dhingra C. 2010. Towards sustainable cities: addressing sustainability concerns in basic urban service
delivery. Paper presented at the Workshop on Energy Modelling Tools and Techniques, 21–22 January
2010. organized jointly by TERI and ETSAP

Sundar S. 2009. Promoting sustainability: transport. Presentation made at the Workshop on Strategies for
Sustainable Regulation and Development, Kuala Lumpur, May 2009

Sundar S. 2009. Transport and climate change: perspective from India. Presentation made at the ADB-ESCAP
Conference, Bangkok, September 2009

Sundar S. 2010. Policy and technology interventions: impact on energy and CO2 emissions: the Indian
perspective. Presentation made at the ITF Workshop, Paris, January 2010

Sundar S, 2009. Transport and energy: the Indian perspective. Presentation made at the WCTRS-SIG11
Symposium Nagoya, Nagoya University, November 2009

Sundar S, 2009. Transport system in low carbon society. Presentation made at the ITPS Workshop,
Copenhagen, December 2009

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 advisory board
Appendices

Mr Sanjeev S Ahluwalia, IAS Mr R K Narang

Senior Public Sector Specialist
MDTF-Southern Sudan
The World Bank, Juba, Sudan
Mr S Roy Choudhury
Director (Marketing)
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd
8 S V Marg, Ballard Estate
Mumbai – 400 001, Maharashtra
Distinguished Fellow
The Energy and Resources Institute
Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road
New Delhi – 110 003
Mr Manjeev Singh Puri
Deputy Permanent Representative
Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations
235 East, 43rd Street, New York – 10017, USA

Dr Vibha Dhawan Mr S Ramadorai

Executive Director (Advanced Biotechnology) Vice Chairman
Darbari Seth Block Tata Consultancy Services Limited
IHC Complex, Lodhi Road TCS House, Raveline Street, Fort
New Delhi - 110003 Mumbai - 400001

Mr Rahul Dhir Mr D M Reddy

Chief Executive Officer Executive Director (HRS)
Cairn India Ltd Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd
3rd and 4th Floors, Vipul Plaza, Suncity Bharat Bhavan, 4-6 Currimbhoy Road
Sector 54, Gurgaon – 122 002 Ballard Estate, Mumbai – 400 001

Dr Jamshed J Irani Dr Pronab Sen

Director Secretary
Tata Sons Ltd, Bombay House Ministry of Statistics and Programme
24 Homi Mody Street, Mumbai – 400 001 Implementation
Sardar Patel Bhawan
Mr R K Jain Parliament Street, New Delhi – 110 001
Director (Technical)
NTPC Ltd Mr Prabir Sengupta
NTPC Bhawan, SCOPE Complex Distinguished Fellow
7, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road The Energy and Resources Institute
New Delhi – 110 003 Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road
New Delhi – 110 003
Mr Kiran Karnik
President Mr Arun Seth
India Habitat Centre Chairman
Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003 BT India Pvt. Ltd
DLF Centre Court, 1st Floor, Tower B
Ms Naina Lal Kidwai Phase-V, DLF City, Golf Course Sector Road
Group General Manager and Gurgaon – 122 002
Country Head
HSBC India Mr Rajesh Srivastava
1st floor, Hongkong Bank Building Chairman and Managing Director
52/60, M G Road, Fort Rabo Equity Advisors
Mumbai – 400 001 D-41 Defence Colony
3rd Floor, New Delhi – 110 024
Mr Pratyush Kumar
President and CEO Mr Tantra Narayan Thakur
GE Infrastructure, India Chairman and Managing Director
AIFACS Building PTC India Ltd
1 Rafi Marg, New Delhi – 110 001 2nd Floor, NBCC Tower
15 Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi – 110 066
Mr K C Mehra
Resident Director Dr R S Tolia, IAS
Shapoorji Pallonji and Co. Ltd Chief Information Commissioner
C - 81 South Extension, Part II Government of Uttarakhand
New Delhi – 110 048 Uttarakhand Information Commission
Sector 1, C 10 Defence Colony
Dr Leena Srivastava Dehradun – 248 001, Uttarakhand
Executive Director (Operations)
The Energy and Resources Institute Mr M S Verma
Darbari Seth Block Former Chairman–State Bank of India and TRAI
IHC Complex, Lodhi Road Belvedere Park, Apartment A 055
New Delhi - 110003 DLF City Phase - III
Gurgaon – 122 002, Haryana

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 TERI, established in 1974, has evolved as a dynamic and flexible organization
with a global vision and a local focus. With a starting focus on documentation and
information dissemination, TERI has today emerged as a leading scientific and
policy research institute. Activities towards research in these fields dealing with
energy, environment, and all aspects of sustainable development were initiated
towards the end of 1982. These activities emerged from TERI’s firm conviction
that efficient utilization of energy, sustainable use of natural resources, large-scale
adoption of renewable energy technologies, and reduction of all forms of waste
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TERI is deeply comitted to every aspect of sustainable development, and has
always emphasized innovative solutions to make the world a better and greener
place. Although TERI’s vision is global, its roots are firmly entrenched in Indian
soil. All activities in TERI move from formulating local- and national-level
strategies to shaping global solutions to critical energy- and environment-related
issues. Towards this end, TERI has established regional centres in Bengaluru, Goa,
Guwahati, Mumbai, and the Himalayas. It has set up affiliate institutes—TERI-
NA (The Energy and Resources Institute, North Amerca), Washington, DC, USA,
and TERI Europe, London, UK—and also has a presence in Japan, Malaysia,
the UAE and Africa (in partnership with the Economic Commission for Africa,
Addis Ababa).

TERI hosts the annual Delhi Sustainable Development Summit—a global forum
that seeks to provide long-term solutions to the collective challenge of sustainable
development. Held annually, it is the only event of its kind in the world, eliciting
participation by global leaders from every sector. Now globally esteemed as
prominent summit on global issues related to sustainable development, it provides
hope to communities lagging behind on development indicators.

With staff strength of about 1000, drawn from multidisciplinary and highly
specialized fields, offices and regional centres equipped with state-of-the-art
facilities, and a diverse range of activities, TERI is the largest developing-country
institution working to move human society towards a sustainable future. TERI
makes effective use of the latest developments in modern information technology
in both its in-house and outreach activities.

TERI lays great emphasis on training, capacity building, and education. In 1999, it
set up the TERI University with approval from the University Grant Commession.
Since inception, it has evolved as a research university, offering Doctoral and
Masters programmes in bioresources, biotechnology, energy, environment,
regulatory and policy studies, and natural resources management. Surpassing
25 years of excellence in research nad innovation, TERI is now poised for future
growth, driven by a global vision and outreach, with a philosophy that assigns
primacy to enterprise in government, industry, and individual actions.

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