ANNUAL REPORT 2017 / 18 Our growing commitment to a sustainable future Research and outreach activities in over 50 countries

About TERI

We are an independent, multi-dimensional organization, with capabilities in research, policy, consultancy and implementation. We are innovators and agents of change in the energy, environment, climate change and sustainability space, having pioneered conversations and action in these areas for over four decades.

We believe that resource efficiency and waste management are the keys to smart, sustainable and inclusive development. Our work across sectors is focused on

• Promoting efficient use of resources

• Increasing access and uptake of sustainable inputs and practices

• Reducing the impact on environment and climate

Established in 1974, TERI is headquartered in New Delhi. We have regional centres and campuses in Gurugram, Bengaluru, Guwahati, Mumbai, Panaji, and Nainital. Our 1000-plus team of scientists, sociologists, economists and engineers delivers insightful, high quality action-oriented research and transformative solutions supported by state- of-the-art infrastructure. CONTENTS Annual Report 2017/18

2 79 Director General’s Message Partnerships and Networks

5 95 Who’s Who at TERI Knowledge Contributions

9 99 Research Programmes Human Capital and Infrastructure Facilities 56 105 Domestic and Global Appendices Operations 65 119 Financial Summary Support Services 75 Support Units DIRECTOR-GENERAL’S MESSAGE

he year 2017/18 marked the metamorphosis of TERI from Division-based areas of work to a more amalgamated Programme-based work space. The erstwhile Tdivisions and areas of the organization were integrated into umbrella research programmes—energy, integrated policy analysis, natural resources and climate, In its endeavour to sustainable habitat, social transformation, environmental and industrial biotechnology, and sustainable agriculture—and continued their effort towards achieving sustainable develop and promote development. In its research endeavours, TERI was ably assisted by the support clean energy solutions, services—communication outreach and advocacy unit, project management unit, knowledge management, and growth diversification and commercialization unit. The we established a theme- support units—administrative services, human resources, and information technology based platform under also efficiently supported TERI’s research efforts. In its endeavour to develop and promote clean energy solutions, we established the aegis of the Energy a theme-based platform under the aegis of the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) Transitions Commission to build and disseminate knowledge and guide the path for energy transition of the country. TERI hosts the secretariat of the ETC India and the Electricity and Fuels (ETC) to build and Division, in coordination with other divisions of TERI, is leading a diverse group of disseminate knowledge stakeholders to enable a smooth transition towards low-carbon pathways in the energy sector through a collaborative approach. The ETC India project aims to develop and guide the path for a narrative for the policymakers to adopt low-carbon pathways so as to enable a energy transition of the smooth transition towards a carbon neutral or zero carbon energy sector in India. Under Solar City Initiative, TERI conducted a consumer aggregation campaign for country. Rooftop Solar PV at Dwarka (Delhi) with support from GIZ India and BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL). A portal was developed to solicit interest from group housing societies in Dwarka. Till date, nearly 100 societies have registered on the portal with more than 2 MWp already installed. In keeping with our mandate of promoting energy efficiency and facilitating deployment of energy efficient technologies in the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) sector, we successfully organized the second MSME Energy Efficiency Summit in New Delhi, which was inaugurated by the Minister for MSME, Government of India. As a result of the growing interest in coal bed methane (CBM), both for production of energy and reduction of greenhouse gases, we have recently started with CBM generation through methane-producing bacteria. CBM has been used as an alternative fossil resource, and methane generation from coal reservoirs is contributing in meeting clean energy demand. The year also witnessed successful completion of the ‘Sustainable Environmental Economic Development (SEED) Project’, an industrial scale, acquired from Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) through a global competitive bid in the year 2012. The project saw clean-up of more than 217,000 m3 soil contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants successfully remediated through three different processes; Indirect Thermal Desorption Unit (ITDU), Direct Thermal Desorption Unit (TDU), and Bioremediation process through the use of ‘KT-Oilzapper’ (developed from indigenous microbes of Kuwait). The calendar year 2018 also witnessed completion of 25 years of the existence of the North Eastern Regional Centre of TERI, established in August 1993, and its contribution in sustainable development through innovative research in the fields of agriculture and biotechnology and implementing projects related to rural extension and research activities. In our role as the focal point for studies and projects on resource efficiency, sustainable consumption, and resource governance, including issues related to trade in natural resources, the year under review saw us successfully complete a study on resource efficiency in India with support from GIZ. The study provided inputs for the end-of-life vehicle scrapping policy and metal recycling policy prepared by the Central Pollution Control Board; these are currently under consideration by the Government of India. We also organized in 2017/18, a number of international, national, and local training programmes, including two ITEC (Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation) programmes for the Government of India. As in previous years, we undertook an assessment of the

2 Annual Report 2017/18 Union Budget for its impact on energy, environment, and natural resources. In 2017/18, we also completed a project supported by the European Commission with the objective to explore strategic options before India in pursuing the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) while responding to immediate imperatives of development. We also significantly contributed to the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) 6, a publication by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which informs environmental decision-making by providing an integrated assessment on state, trends, and outlook of the environment and facilitates interaction between science and policy. In addition to concentrating our focus on species or habitat loss, we also worked on policies and social and economic issues that undergird biodiversity declines— arguably one of the most vexing problems facing the world today. Over the years, we have influenced strategic planning in biodiversity by developing a detailed biodiversity strategy and action plans for several Indian states (including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Punjab) and mainstreaming biodiversity through its incorporation in climate action plans. We have been working on a range of projects of national and international significance, including the GEF Satoyama project, wherein TERI is mainstreaming community-conserved areas (CCAs) for biodiversity conservation in Nagaland by linking the CCAs across the landscape for forest protection. With possibilities of accessing carbon-based financing from forestry activities, we organized a capacity building and training programme of the Chhattisgarh Forest Department for assessment of the carbon stocks of forests and also developed a manual on the carbon stock assessment of forests. A similar training programme is scheduled in The calendar year Uttarakhand and also in other states in the near future. We have also been engaged in estimating the minimum support price for selected Minor Forest Produce with 2018 also witnessed the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd and in this completion of 25 context have completed the estimation of minimum support price (MSP) for 54 minor forest produce (MFP). It is pertinent to note here that based on TERI’s research, the years of the existence government is revising the rates for these MFPs. of the North Eastern TERI also contributed on the important emerging issue of water–energy–food- and climate change nexus and analysed the intricate nexus at various spatial scales with Regional Centre of a focus on urban areas and power generating plants. We have been actively involved TERI, established in in carrying out various research activities in the high altitude regions, including studies on glaciers and glacier-fed catchments and their impact on the downstream August 1993, and community. its contribution In our capacity of studying the environmental dimensions of various economic activities and resource-use patterns and exploring strategies to mitigate the adverse in sustainable effects, we assisted the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), development through Government of India, in the preparation of the draft National Environment Policy. We have also been recognized by the MoEFCC as one of the National Host Institutes for innovative research in facilitating development of State of Environment Reports at the state level. We have the fields of agriculture also been providing state-level policy recommendations through several source apportionment studies which guide state-level regulatory authorities to develop local and biotechnology action plans for control of air pollution and its adverse impacts. The year 2017/18 saw our participation in negotiations as part of the Montreal Protocol Amendment, as a and implementing knowledge partner to the Indian Government, where India made ambitious pledges projects related to rural towards efficient refrigerant transitions. We are also exploring linkages between Sustainable Development Goals and Nationally Determined Contributions to develop extension and research an understanding on the role of co-benefits in meeting climate action targets. activities. Carrying forward our vision of researching on policies, regulation, governance, and management of solid and liquid waste streams, we recently completed the Municipal Solid Waste Initiative Implementation project, in collaboration with the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC). TERI worked with selected eight cities in India to improve their solid waste management practices to reduce short lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), such as black carbon and methane. In the project, Strengthening Water and Sanitation in Urban Settings, supported by USAID, we worked in the urban slum 31 clusters in Chennai and Kolkata for an extensive baseline survey on various socio-economic aspects, health, sanitation, and solid waste management and help rehabilitate community toilet complexes in the slums in the two cities. During the year, we continued our pioneering work to help achieve universal access to sustainable, affordable, reliable, and modern energy to attain the goal of SDG 7, thereby catalysing socioeconomic development of communities in a gender and socially-inclusive manner. In 2017/18, our interventions in this domain went beyond basic energy access and weaving ‘energy’ as a contributor towards other associated aspects of development, such as health, education, livelihoods, empowerment, and mitigating climate change. Our Lighting a Billion Lives (LaBL) programme in the

Annual Report 2017/18 3 last decade has positively impacted 5.3 million lives across 23 states in India and 12 countries in Africa and South Asia. We also engaged with the Karnataka Watershed Development Department for MELD of World Bank-assisted KWDP-II (Sujala-3). The scope of MELD is to carry out intensive monitoring, evaluation, learning, and In our capacity documentation in nine sub watersheds (nine districts) covering an area of 46,640.8 ha. of studying the In consonance with achieving sustainable agriculture and resolving the challenges and pressing problems encountered in the field of agriculture, environment, and environmental bioenergy, we expanded our scope of work with inauguration of the state-of-the- dimensions of various art TERI-Deakin Nano Biotechnology Centre (TDNBC), established at Gwal Pahari, Gurugram, in April 2017 by the Prime Ministers of India and Australia. The Centre aims economic activities and to support and nurture innovative ideas for existing problems of Indian agriculture, resource-use patterns amongst other sectors and has also been rated as a 5-star GRIHA building; as an example of resource efficiency and smart future. and exploring strategies Our flagship GRIHA Summit in December 2017 saw the launch of a new to mitigate the adverse rating variant ‘GRIHA for Affordable Housing’; the rating was developed through consultative process with all stakeholders and is in line with the guidelines of the effects, we assisted the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY). The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has recognized TERI as a centre of excellence (CoE) in urban development Ministry of Environment, and management. Also, TERI has established a CoE on Energy Efficient Buildings, in Forest and Climate collaboration with United Technologies Corporation. Recently, TERI partnered with Mahindra Lifespaces to create a CoE for sustainable habitat. We also conducted Change (MoEFCC), detailed studies on analysing the future prospects of electric mobility in India and, Government of India, along with IIT-Delhi, established an Electro-Mobility Platform for knowledge sharing. In partnership with the World Bank and the International Transport Forum, TERI in the preparation has developed a city-level model which evaluates the decarbonization potential of of the draft National different transport investment strategies. In its seventeen year (2001–2018) journey, the World Sustainable Development Environment Policy. Summit (WSDS), the annual flagship event of TERI, has become a focal point for global leaders and practitioners to congregate at a single platform to discuss and deliberate over climatic issues of universal importance. The Summit series has emerged as the premier international event on sustainability which focusses on the global future, but with an eye on the actions in the developing world which could bend our common future. The 2018 edition of the WSDS had the honour of being inaugurated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, who echoed India’s commitment to a sustainable planet, for us and for future generations. Looking back, 2017/18 was a gratifying year for us at TERI; being a source of satisfaction and yet, at the same time, urging us to constantly move ahead in our efforts to achieve a sustainable society for all.

Ajay Mathur Director General, TERI

4 Annual Report 2017/18 WHO’S WHO AT TERI

Annual Report 2017/18 5 TERI’S GOVERNING COUNCIL

Shri Ashok Chawla Chairman

Shri Deepak S Parekh Dr Shailesh Nayak Shri Hemendra M Kothari

Dr Henrik O Madsen Dr Ajay Mathur Dr Naushad D Forbes (Up to 13.02.2018)

Prof. (Ms) Basabi Bhaumik Prof. (Ms) Laurence Tubiana

6 Annual Report 2017/18 THE MANAGEMENT TEAM

Dr Ajay Mathur Director General, TERI

Mr I H Rehman Mr Prabir Sengupta Ms Minni Sastry Ms Akshima Tejas Ghate DGO Knowledge Management Sustainable Habitat Sustainable Habitat Dr Ritu Mathur Mr Girish Sethi Integrated Assessments Dr Prodipto Ghosh Industrial Energy Efficiency and Modelling Earth Science & Climate Change

Mr Pronab Dasgupta Dr Banwari Lal Dr Alok Adholeya Ms Suruchi Bhadwal TERI-SRC Environmental & Industrial Sustainable Agriculture Earth Science & Climate Change Biotechnology Ms Rishu Nigam Mr Amit Kumar Dr Annapurna Vancheswaran Mr Anshuman Sustainable Development Social Transformation Sustainable Development Outreach Water Resources & Youth Education Outreach & Youth Education Ms Livleen K Kahlon Mr Sanjay Seth Dr Suneel Pandey Mr Debajit Palit Sustainable Development Sustainable Habitat Environment & Waste Management Social Transformation Outreach & Youth Education

Mr Pradeep Kumar Dr Anjali Parasnis Ms Divya Datt Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar Sustainable Habitat Nutritional Security Integrated Policy Analysis Water Resources

Dr G R Narasimha Rao Col (Retd.) Sanjai Joshi Mr Shirish Garud Mr A K Saxena Industrial Energy Efficiency Administrative Services Energy Environment Electricity & Fuels Technology Development Mr Puneet Chandra Dr Dipankar Saharia Dr Vibha Dhawan Growth, Diversification & Environmental & Industrial DGO Commercialization Unit Biotechnology

Annual Report 2017/18 7 TERI’S DISTINGUISHED FELLOWS

Mr S Sundar Dr Prodipto Ghosh Mr Prabir Sengupta Distinguished Fellow & Professor, Distinguished Fellow, TERI; Distinguished Fellow, TERI; TERI University; Former Secretary, Former Secretary, Former Secretary, Ministries of Ministry of Surface Transport, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Commerce, Petroleum and Government of India Government of India Natural Gas, Defence Production, Government of India

Air Commodore (Retd) Mr Shri Prakash Mr K Ramanathan Mr Ajay Shankar Mr S Vijay Kumar M M Joshi Distinguished Fellow, TERI; Distinguished Fellow, TERI; Distinguished Fellow, TERI; Distinguished Fellow, TERI; Distinguished Fellow and Former Member (Traffic) Railway Former Member, Former Secretary, Department of Former Secretary, Former Director, TERI Board, Ministry of Railways, Central Electricity Authority Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Mines, Government of India Government of India Government of India

Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar Amb. Ajai Malhotra Mr Pronab Dasgupta Dr Vibha Dhawan Distinguished Fellow, TERI; Distinguished Fellow, TERI; Distinguished Fellow and Director, Distinguished Fellow & Former Secretary, Ministry of Former Ambassador of India Industrial Energy, Senior Director, TERI Water Resources and DoPT to the Russian Federation Southern Regional Centre, TERI; Former Member, TDSAT

Mr Arvind Kaushal Mr Dipak Dasgupta Distinguished Fellow, TERI; Distinguished Fellow, TERI; Former Former Secretary, ICAR Principal Economic Adviser, Ministry of (Up to 10.01.2018) Finance, Government of India

8 Annual Report 2017/18 RESEARCH PROGRAMMES ENERGY

10 Annual Report 2017/18 nergy is a vital input for production and growth; it drives socio-economic development. As India continues on a path of rapid expansion and growth in every sector of its economy—industry, Eagriculture, transport, housing, etc.—the challenge before the country is to meet the increasing requirements for energy while simultaneously minimizing the adverse environmental impacts that result from increased resources extraction, power generation, and energy usage. The Energy Programme at TERI focusses on supporting the transformation of the nation’s energy sector on both supply and demand sides: by fostering development and deployment of adequate, dependable and affordable supply of clean and renewable energy as well as by promoting energy-efficient technological solutions and practices for end-users in diverse sectors of the economy.

The Energy Programme organizes its work under three broad Divisions, which work in the domains enumerated herein: ƒƒ The Electricity and Fuels Division (EFD) carries out policy and regulatory analysis related to the energy sector (electricity, coal, oil and gas). EFD primarily focusses on developing low carbon pathways through detailed demand assessments and emerging supply mix, integrated demand-supply analysis in the medium- and long-term, integration of renewable energy and smart grid solutions, demand side management (DSM), and many other related aspects in the electricity sector. The Division has considerable experience of working with regulatory bodies, public and private utilities, and ministries and government departments. ƒƒ The Renewable Energy Technologies (RET) Division provides cost-effective and sustainable RE-based technological solutions for diverse user-groups in the industrial, commercial, and rural sectors. It has developed and disseminated technologies for conversion of biomass into useful end products, such as gaseous energy, electrical energy, crude bio-oil, etc. The Division also focusses on research-oriented activities and consultancy projects aimed at developing and promoting solar (including solar rooftop) and wind energy. ƒƒ The Industrial Energy Efficiency (IEE) Division works closely with the corporate sector and provides energy audit services to industrial clients in sectors, such as cement, chemicals, pulp and paper, iron and steel, thermal power plants, food processing, glass & ceramics, etc. In addition, it works with many energy-intensive MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) clusters and provides long-term hand- holding support in terms of adopting energy-efficient technologies and best operating practices. The Division has also been working closely with ministries and government departments, multilateral/ bilateral institutions, foundations and other stakeholders in the field of energy efficiency.

Building on its four decades of experience in developing and promoting clean energy solutions, the Energy Programme shall continue to forge strong and synergetic partnerships/ collaborations with multiple stakeholders at every level—policy, institutional, academia, industry, and community—in order to maximize the effectiveness of its initiatives and ensure their sustainability. Apart from its focus on India, the Energy Programme also works on promoting clean energy solutions in other parts of the world with a focus on developing countries in Africa, South Asia, and the Caribbean.

Annual Report 2017/18 11 The ETC India project aims to develop a Electricity and narrative for the policymakers to adopt TERI worked with Central Fuels Division low-carbon pathways so as to enable Electricity Authority (CEA) to a smooth transition towards a carbon- draft charging standards for neutral or zero carbon energy sector Electricity is a critical input for economic electric vehicle (EVs) in India growth and development. Over the in India. This requires study of various years, the electricity sector has witnessed options of supply of clean power to and prescribe appropriate substantial growth; the growth in the match the estimated demand for the charging standards which last few years is laced with changes in country till 2030 and accordingly the India can adopt in future. the demand profile as well as supply project has been divided into five work- mix. The trend is likely to continue in streams that will look after demand, the coming years more significantly. supply, grid-balancing, investments and The Electricity and Fuels Division of policy-making for the energy sector. The Member of CharIn, Berlin in India). EFD TERI works on cross-cutting themes of first year of the overall work programme is also working with utilities (BYPL) for the electricity with allied focus on fuels, focussed on fostering adoption of low- supporting and managing electric vehicle such as coal and natural gas, used in the carbon pathways in the power sector and (EV) integration by performing system sector for power generation. Most of ensuring that the findings assist impact studies including EV charging the research, consultancy, and capacity the government in decision making. harmonic measurements for assessing building activities of the Division pertain All of the Division’s activities have been power quality issues. Accordingly, the to demand and supply of the electricity tailored accordingly to fall under the Division’s research activities involve sector. During 2017/18, a theme-based central theme of transitioning towards detailed modelling of distribution feeders platform under the aegis of the Energy low-carbon pathways and are and distributed RE-based generators, Transitions Commission (ETC) was structured so as to support and simulation studies, such as load flow, established with the objective to build facilitate this transition. short-circuit and harmonics and and disseminate knowledge and guide In the domain of power distribution, protection-coordination impact studies the path for energy transition for the the Division has been performing to recommend possible system upgrades country. It is important to note here that distribution system studies with support to accommodate increasing RE and EV TERI is involved in a multi-stakeholder of MacArthur Foundation for assessing penetration. The Division also works on project for the ETC, headquartered the technical impacts of large-scale sizing battery energy storage systems in the United Kingdom. TERI hosts integration of renewable energy (RE)- (BESS) for various grid-scale applications the secretariat of the ETC India and based generation on the distribution at the distribution network level, the Electricity and Fuels Division, in system and suggesting possible modelling of EVs as mobile, distributed coordination with other divisions of TERI, mitigation measures to the distribution energy storage, and simulation of the is leading a diverse group of stakeholders utilities in the states of Delhi (BRPL), various services and benefits that they to enable a smooth transition towards West Bengal (WBSEDCL), and Andhra can provide to the distribution grid and low-carbon pathways in the energy Pradesh (APSPDCL). TERI worked with for planning, designing, and facilitation sector, through a collaborative approach. Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to draft of pilot-scale BESS implementation on The activity is majorly funded by Hewlett charging standards for electric vehicles distribution feeders. Development of an Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, (EVs) in India and prescribe appropriate open-source tool to forecast load profiles Oak Foundation, and Shakti Foundation charging standards which India can for one of the distribution licensee of with partial support from NTPC. adopt in future (TERI is an Associate Karnataka, that is, BESCOM to help them

12 Annual Report 2017/18 manage their day-to-day operations is Texas A&M University, Idaho National amongst the recent activities that has Lab, LBNL, and organizations, such as been initiated by the Division. ETAP, GE, ABB along with some start-ups In September 2017, the Division got are involved on the US side. TERI is one engaged in a prestigious competitively of the partner institutes on the Indian bid Indo-US project on battery side along with 5 IITs, namely IIT Kanpur energy storage jointly funded by (India lead), IIT Delhi, IIT Roorkee, IIT the US Department of Energy (DOE) Bhubaneswar, IIT Madras and NTPC and the Department of Science and NETRA; industrial partners, such as Technology, Government of India. Customized Energy Solutions, GE Global, Mindteck Consulting, Panasonic The US-India Collaborative for Smart India, Synergy System Solutions, and Distribution System with Storage utility partners, such as, POWERGRID, (UI-ASSIST) is a multi-partner research UPPCL, and BSES Rajdhani Power project that focusses on research, Limited (BRPL). TERI has partnered development, demonstration, and with BRPL for installation of grid-scale In the emerging domain of smart grids, pilot-scale implementation of BESSs at BESS on distribution feeders catering the Division also works on laboratory the distribution grid level for various to three categories of consumers, hardware including emulators and applications under the smart grid that is, institutional premises, gated real-time control hardware/embedded paradigm. The project partners, include residential colonies, and apartments. systems for development of effective institutes, industrial organizations, and The sizing, siting (at LT feeder-level control systems for battery systems utilities, both from India and the US. or DT-level), and design parameters and solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter Institutions, such as WSU (US lead), MIT, will be determined as part of the pilot integration with distribution networks. implementation activities, in a phased The Division also helped install a novel manner over the project horizon of 5 smart grid pilot project, with the support In the domain of power years. The project also has a research of NEDO, in the licensee area of UHBVN, distribution, the Division and development (R&D) component Haryana, India. The plant was inaugurated wherein TERI will work on the design, by the Chief Minister of Haryana during has been performing development, and testing of Battery the year. Capacity building is also one of distribution system studies Management System (BMS) control the activities that the Division undertakes with support of MacArthur logic for coordinating various grid-scale so as to facilitate the provision of skilled/ applications, such as peak shaving, Foundation for assessing well-trained manpower to the industry. power backup, voltage support, etc. Series of training sessions for circle the technical impacts of level officers in 6 DISCOMs (TANGEDCO, large-scale integration APSPDCL, KSEBL, BESCOM, CESCOM, of renewable energy (RE) GESCOM) falling in the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and based generation on Karnataka on demand side management the distribution system under a project commissioned by the BEE and suggesting possible were successfully completed during the mitigation measures to year. We believe in a collaborative and inclusive approach and listening to the the distribution utilities in concerns of the relevant stakeholders to the states of Delhi (BRPL), solve the pressing issues in the electricity West Bengal (WBSEDCL), sector. During the year, a Distribution and Andhra Pradesh Utilities Forum was constituted to facilitate dialogue amongst the electricity (APSPDCL). distribution companies in the country

Annual Report 2017/18 13 and to provide them a platform to discuss grid and inverter testing, provided unique ƒƒ Undertaking feasibility study on their issues, share learning, and come up advantage of laboratory to market potential assessment of solar rooftop with collective solutions. connectivity to the RET Division. for over 2,400 central government During the year, the Division has campuses across India for SECI using undertaken a number of initiatives, satellite data; also, a market potential Renewable including implementation of field projects study for rooftop solar PV in Turkey within the country as well as abroad. was implemented under World Energy Some of the Division’s major projects and Bank programme using GIS-based success stories include the following: assessment of solar rooftop potential. Technology ƒƒ Development of a web based portal ƒƒ Under Solar City Initiative, the for monitoring of Renewable energy Division has conducted a consumer Division Purchase Obligations (RPOs) by aggregation campaign for Rooftop various stakeholders under support Solar PV at Dwarka (Delhi) with India is a vast country lying in sub from the MNRE. support from GIZ India and BRPL. tropics with about 900 GW of estimated A portal was developed to solicit potential of renewable energy. Currently, ƒƒ Carrying out a study on biomass interest from Group Housing India is implementing one of the potential and benchmarking costs for Societies in Dwarka. Till date, nearly largest programmes globally for the biomass-based power industries 100 societies have registered on the expansion of RE power by targeting 175 in Gujarat. portal with more than 2 MWp already GW capacity by 2022. India’s Intended ƒƒ Implementation of research projects installed. Nationally Determined Contributions on Solar microgrid and solar PV (INDC’s) reaffirm its continued growth waste management in technical ƒƒ Implementation of TERI’s rice through its intention to increase the collaboration with the University of husk based gasifier for electricity share of non-fossil fuels generation in the Agder, Norway under Framework generation in Cambodia with total installed capacity to 40% by 2030. Agreement between the Norwegian the United Nation’s Industrial Achieving these poses several Ministry of Foreign Affairs and TERI. Development Organization’s challenges in terms of policy, technology, ƒƒ Development of Standards and (UNIDO) support. Also, an advanced gasification system, based on viable business models, and availability of Guidelines for large-scale biogas two-stage technology, has been skilled manpower. The Renewable Energy plants with GIZ support for MNRE. licensed to Verde Institute, Japan for Technology (RET) Division primarily ƒƒ Providing technical support to its commercialization in Japan, the supports this national endeavour International Solar Alliance (ISA) as Philippines, and markets in Indonesia. through research and development, knowledge partner for developing implementation of projects, roadmaps for the member countries ƒƒ Commissioning of thermal biomass commercialization of technologies, and developing a programme for gasifier for jaggery cluster in Belgavi, policy research and project management mid-career executives in the area of Karnataka with financial support from consultancy services, especially in solar energy jointly with National WISION. In addition, three waste- the area of biomass technologies and Institute of Solar Energy and TERI to-energy projects (i.e. , TERI’s TEAM rooftop solar. The RET Division works School of Advances Studies. A new process) were commissioned during in partnerships with national and initiative with German Association the year in various units of NTPC at international institutions, bilateral named German Watch on De-risking Tanda UP and Ramagundam, and multilateral agencies, and most German Investments in Indian RE Andhra Pradesh. importantly, investors and industry. With sector has been taken up. ƒƒ A simulation based performance a strong team of more than 30 research ƒƒ Providing hand-holding support evaluation study on different Solar professionals, the Division comprises to Surat Municipal Corporation on Photovoltaic (SPV) technologies a diverse group of experts in bio, solar, faster adoption of solar rooftop in in five different climatic zones was wind, and hydro energy. Laboratory a targeted manner. TERI’s support conducted for the Defence Research infrastructure and technology platform in resulted in installation of 4,500 and Development Organization bio energy, solar PV lighting, and product systems with a capacity of 14 MWp in (DRDO), Government of India. testing-NABL accredited test lab for PV a short span of time within the Surat ƒƒ A project on market development products testing & certification, smart Smart City area. study for advanced solar modules

14 Annual Report 2017/18 developed by M/s Power Roll, United Kingdom (previously known as BIG Solar Ltd, UK) is under implementation under Innovate UK programme. ƒƒ Two bilateral projects supported by DST have been implemented by the Division viz. »» “Plastic to Fuel (P2F): Gasification and Pyrolysis of Waste Plastic for Fuel Generation through Nano Catalytic Conversion” with Beni Suef University, Egypt under Indo-Egypt technical New Delhi and Industrial Energy Group by Swiss Agency for Development and cooperation. (IEG), located at TERI’s Southern Regional Cooperation (SDC), United Nations Centre, Bangalore (TERI-SRC). »» Research study on Aerosol Impact Industrial Development Organization The pool of engineers in the Division, on Solar radiation in collaboration (UNIDO), United Nations Development many of who are accredited and certified with FMI, Finland under Indo- Programme (UNDP), and SSEF. The energy auditors with the Bureau of Finland technical cooperation. highlights during the year were: Energy Efficiency (BEE), Government of ƒ ƒƒ Expanding the knowledge collation ƒ The Division has also successfully India, regularly conduct energy audits and dissemination activities under organized a three week International in industries to identify options for the SAMEEEKSHA (Small and Medium Training Programme on “Renewable energy conservation at the plant level. Enterprises Energy Efficiency Energy and Energy Efficiency” under With expertise and deep knowledge ITEC Programme of Government Knowledge Sharing) platform of applicable technologies, TERI is able of India. Thirty-two delegates, to offer corporate sector high-quality ƒƒ Conducting field level surveys and representing 29 countries, technical advice on ways to reduce developing cluster-level profiles for participated in the programme. their carbon footprint. TERI is a leading nearly 30 energy intensive MSME name in promoting energy efficiency clusters Industrial Energy and facilitating deployment of energy ƒƒ Providing support for implementation efficient technologies in the MSME sector, of energy-efficient technologies and Efficiency (IEE) courtesy the IEE Division’s continuous best operating practices in foundries engagement with the sector for the past in Rajkot, Ahmedabad, and Howrah over two decades. ƒƒ Organizing the second MSME Energy Division During the year, the Division Efficiency Summit in New Delhi, which undertook energy audits in different The industry sector is a crucial was inaugurated by the Minister for component of the Indian economy in kinds of industries in India in sectors, such MSME, Government of India terms of its contribution to economic as oil & gas, textiles, cement, chemicals, growth, trade, and as a provider of steel, pulp & paper, plywood, auto ƒƒ Developing five training modules on employment. The sector is also the components, and fast-moving consumer energy efficient practices for shop largest consumer of commercial energy, goods (FMCG) as well as in thermal power floor-level technicians working in SME accounting for nearly half of the total plants. Few prominent groups where engineering cluster in Faridabad energy consumed in the country. IEE rendered services were Ambuja ƒƒ Undertaking comprehensive energy Industry sector is a mixture of large Cements, Amway, Emami, Indian Oil, Cairn, audit studies in select Electric Arc as well as micro, small and medium Indorama, Mondelez Foods, MRF, Saint Furnaces (EAF) and developing a enterprises (MSMEs). India’s growth Gobain, Jindal, and Swaraj. The Division technology compendium and a ready story and the government’s ambitious also undertook energy audits of water reckoner that can act as a guide for ‘Make in India’ campaign is dependent pumping installations in a few towns in the EAF units in the country upon the prosperity of this sector. The Karnataka and Jharkhand as a part of the Municipal Energy Efficiency program of challenge, however, is to grow in a The IEE Division continued working Energy Efficiency Services Limited. TERI manner that is resource-efficient and closely with Japanese expert institutes in addresses sustainability considerations continued to provide support under the the field of energy and environment, such from all perspectives—social, economic, Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme as the Institute for Global Environmental and environmental. In this context, of BEE for large industrial consumers. Strategies (IGES), Energy Conservation the Industrial Energy Efficiency (IEE) With support from Shakti Sustainable Center Japan (ECCJ), and New Energy Division works closely with the corporate Energy Foundation (SSEF), TERI helped and Industrial Technology Development sector and provides services to both BEE in including the naphtha and gas large and small industries to improve cracker units under the fourth cycle of Organization (NEDO). JITMAP (Japan their energy performance. In order to PAT. In addition, TERI also undertook India Technology Matchmaking Platform), maximize the reach of its specialist teams energy conservation studies in plants a joint initiative of TERI and IGES was and synergize their capabilities and located in other countries, including the launched by the Vice-Minister, Ministry activities, both within and outside India, well-known global ceramic plant, RAK of Environment Japan (MoEJ) in a special IEE functions from two hubs: Industrial Ceramics located in UAE. session during the World Sustainable Energy Efficiency and Sustainable The activities of IEE Division in the Development Summit (WSDS) in Technologies (IEEST) Area, located at TERI, MSME sector were primarily supported February 2018.

Annual Report 2017/18 15 ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

16 Annual Report 2017/18 he Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology Programme (EIB) has been committed towards protection of the environment and development of sustainable innovative technologies and renewable energy Toptions in fast growing economy for comprehensive commercial application. EIBD focusses on basic and applied research for exploring microbial-based solutions towards the development of bioenergy and biofuel- based programme. With state-of-the-art pilot scale bioreactor facility, the Programme has successfully developed best-selling technologies—‘Oilzapper’ and ‘MEOR’—at a large scale. Oilzapper is globally acknowledged for its broad- scale implication in cleaning of oil spills and treatment of oily sludge generated by refineries, whereas MEOR (a Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery) technology developed by EIBD with the aid of IRS/ONGC has achieved substantial recognition across public sector oil companies in India for enhanced oil recovery from oil reservoirs by tackling the worldwide problem of oil well stripping.The Oilzapper technology not only helped several petroleum industries (ONGC, IOCL, HPCL, BPCL, Oil India Ltd, Tata Power, BG Exploration Ltd, and Reliance Petroleum) across India in providing a sustainable solution for bioremediation of oil spills and oily sludge- contaminated sites in a cost-effective manner but also spread its roots in the international arena which helped grab a major project of Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) through a global competitive bid, for the bioremediation of 400,000 tonnes (cu. m) of oil-contaminated soil. After the successful completion of bioremediation work in the above project, the Oilzapper technology has bid for another second phase mega tender (KERP Bio remediation at South East Oilfield at Kuwait) for remediation of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) contaminated soil in KOC oil field and for clean-up of oil-contaminated sites. In the northeastern region of India, the Programme also focusses on production of quality planting material and providing rural extension services. Carrying forward its activities, the Programme is now focussing its efforts on commercializing its low-cost, highly effective bio-based technologies for tackling viscosity reduction of heavy oil in flow line, enhanced methane production from coal bed, and biological hydrogen production process which has prime importance in generating hydrogen in a sustainable manner from waste without relying on conventional fossil-based resources. Currently, in partnership with various industries, the Programme is keen on finding a sustainable solution to climate change-related problems by identifying bacteria for the production of cost-to-cost, cleaner energy forms, for carbon capture and storage that would displace the methane on coal seams with carbon dioxide, bio-butanol production from lignocellulosic biomass, extraction of essential oil, food testing services, and promotion of organic cultivation, specifically in the tea sector.

Annual Report 2017/18 17 Microbial Flow Biotechnology Area Sub-surface

Development of microbial Bituminous process for in situ Coal CBM 4 generation/enhancement of Microbial consorum CBM 4 along with nutrient injecon in coaleservoir r

methane from underground Flow coal seams Recently, we have started with coal bed methane (CBM) generation through Sub-surface methane-producing bacteria. There has been a growing interest in CBM both for production of energy and Bituminous Coal reduction of greenhouse gases. CBM has been used as an alternative fossil Microbial consorum CBM 4 interacon with Bituminous coal reservoir

resource and methane generation Flow from coal reservoirs is contributing in meeting clean energy demand. India has the potential to generate CBM but lacks in technology for in situ biogenic methane generation from its Sub-surface coal reservoirs. Therefore, to explore Bituminous the possibility of enhancing bacterial CH4 CH Coal CH 4 methane production in coal reservoirs, 4

in this project, high temperature Process of enhanced methanaon methane generating indigenous bacteria were isolated from samples collected Process of enhanced methanation from CBM wells of ONGC situated in methane process. Also, the optimization additional methane generation in CBM Jharkhand, India, that has temperature study led to an overall reduction of wells. Therefore, microbially-stimulated of 60 °C. Microbes were enriched with cost by optimizing concentrations of CBM can increase the longevity and 1% (w/v) bituminous coal obtained expensive components, making it more productivity of the CBM fields. This from the same coal mines. These cost-effective. On the basis of lab results, implication of microbes is a hot cake in bacteria when enriched through field application in CBM wells were also today’s scenario giving answers to the nutrient supplements in our lab showed performed. In the field implementation, problems of petroleum industry. promising results in methane generation we have injected nutrient into the CBM from coal under the reservoir’s simulated well to enhance the indigenous bacterial Harnessing microbes for conditions. Subsequently, the effect coal to methane conversion inside the hydrogen production from of coal loading, temperature, pH, and coal bed methane well. The microbial salinity were optimized for enhanced and stable gas isotope analysis data woody waste biomass CBM generation for the selected support the stimulation of microbial Energy plays a key role in socio- consortium. Also, the nutrient medium communities and in-situ biological economic development of a nation components were optimized as the gas production. and thus energy strategy of a nation cost of injected nutrients is also a major As per field demonstration it was targets energy security as well as concern. Optimization results increased observed that manifold increase in energy efficiency. Current global energy the production rate of metabolites, in methane production and enhanced demand is relying mostly on fossil lesser time enhancing the coal bed activity of methanogen leads to Owing to the rising population, limited crude oil reserves due to fast depletion of conventional fossil fuel sources along with rising greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, there has been a global concern for energy security and environmental

Field execution at Jharia site protection.

18 Annual Report 2017/18 Research Center, TERI GRAM. Further research explorations are in progress in this domain to fill the transition gaps to move this technology to demonstration/ pre-commercialization scale. Presently, cost is one of the great concerns and thus research explorations are in progress to reduce the overall cost of the process by utilizing the spent effluent of this process for production of value-added products, in a bio-refinery concept. Maturation of this technology will eventually contribute for substantial cost reduction of this process.

Biotechnological intervention for production of 2,3-butanediol by Fermentative biohydrogen production by C5 sugar utilizing Enterobacter cloacae DT-1 indigenous bacterial strains strain (isolated by TERI) from lignocellulosic biomass sugar (second generation feedstock) in 150 litre pilot scale bioreactor (100 litre working volume), through dark fermentation route isolated from hydrocarbon contaminated sites fuels. Owing to the rising population, researchers along with the existing limited crude oil reserves due to fast state-of-the-art large-scale fermentation 2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BD), a platform depletion of conventional fossil fuel facilities at TERI, eventually paved the chemical is estimated to have a sources along with rising greenhouse way for successful development of a pilot worldwide market of 32 million tonnes/ gas (GHG) emissions, there has been a 1,000 L scale fermentation process for annum valued at approximately USD 43 global concern for energy security and hydrogen production from sugarcane billion in sales. 2,3-BD has its applications environmental protection. Considering blackstrap molasses. Considering food in manufacturing of synthetic rubber, these concerns, clean energy production, security issues, subsequent research printing ink, antifreeze, flavouring agents, especially from sustainable sources, has explorations in this domain were pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. become the prime focus for national focussed on hydrogen production The present work was undertaken to as well as for international policies. In from lignocellulosic/woody biomass. harness the potential of microorganisms these perspectives, hydrogen gained Lignocellulosic biomass is present in to produce 2,3-BD as major metabolite. substantial global attention as the most agricultural residues, grasses, hardwood, Further, attempts were undertaken to promising fuel and the cleanest form of softwood, and is most abundant in maximize the production of 2,3-BD energy owing to its highest gravimetric nature and provide wide avenues for use through process optimization using energy density, ease of transportation, as non-feed competitive feedstock for glucose and wastes as substrate. high efficiency of conversion to usable clean fuel production. However, these Fed-batch fermentation was also power, high conversion efficiency to biomass samples mainly composed of done by adopting methods for an power, and how it generates clean polymers of cellulose and hemicellulose economical scale up. Subsequently, water on combustion. Current hydrogen (polymers of glucose [C6 sugar], xylose downstream processing of 2,3-BD production processes are highly energy [C5 sugar]). Most of the microbes utilize from the fermentation broth was intensive and rely on fossil-based sources. glucose effectively. However, the crux investigated. A holistic approach with Hydrogen production through biological lies in utilization of xylose (C5 sugar). step-wise customized parameters were route by microbes offers promising Only those microbes having potential implemented for the selected strain alternative as these processes do not rely for C5 and C6 sugar utilization can use to provide a cost-effective method on fossil sources and can be operated lignocellulosic biomass as feedstock for of 2,3-BD production and downstream in mild condition and are less energy biofuel production. Keeping this in mind, processing. intensive. Amongst biological processes, TERI researchers explored on isolation of Out of the total 21 strains screened from hydrogen production through the dark desired microbe that can utilize both C5 hydrocarbon-contaminated sites, fermentation process has significant and C6 sugar for hydrogen production. 13 strains showed potential to produce advantages as this process has higher A unique C5 & C6 sugar fermenting 2,3-BD. Glucose was found to be the production rate and has potential for microbe was isolated at TERI. This microbe cheapest and showed maximum valorization of waste water, organic utilized broad spectrum C5 sugar rich 2,3-BD production with a yield of wastes, including residual biomass. To biomass samples, such as woody biomass 0.49 g/g in shake-flask condition. achieve the goal of sustainability, TERI (rice straw, wheat straw, sugarcane Amongst the different wastes, E.cloacae researchers explored intensively on bagasse, sorghum stover, sugarcane TERI BD 18 showed the utilization of all fermentative hydrogen production with trash), aquatic plant, algal biofilm, and the substrates for growth (rice straw the financial assistance provided by the produced hydrogen with significant yield hydrolysate, waste glycerol, dairy waste, Department of Biotechnology, Hindustan efficiency. Further process parameters molasses, distillery waste, and syngas. Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL), Center were optimized to produce hydrogen However, significant 2,3-BD yield was for High Technology (CHT), the Ministry through dark fermentation by this from rice straw hydrolysate (0.40 g/g) of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoP&NG), microbe from woody biomass. This and waste glycerol (0.41 g/g). By using and the Ministry of New and Renewable process was successfully scaled up in the residual fed-batch with secondary pH Energy (MNRE), Government of India. 150 liter scale fermenter at TERI’s state- and agitation change strategy, the final In-depth research explorations by TERI of-the-art Fermentation Technology 2,3-BD productivity was achieved up to

Annual Report 2017/18 19 1.73 g/l/h with a yield of 0.48 g/g of 2,3-BD per gram of glucose in 150 L bioreactor, which was 8% higher than the best result controlled by single pH and agitation speed and accounts to 96% of the theoretical value of 0.500 g 2,3-BD/g glucose. Amongst the different downstream methodology (membrane separation, sugaring out, salting out) adopted for 2,3-BD separation from the fermentation broth, the salting out effect was found to be efficient in the present study. Maximum recovery of 99% was observed using salting out method. NMR study Ahmedabad Kalol Farmer Land, May 2018, Ahmedabad Kalol Farmer Land, May 2018, confirmed the purity of the product. Before Bioremediation After Bioremediation The reuse of materials multiple times for fermentation, or repeated Thermal Desorption Unit (TDU), and industries for their exploration and downstream separation provides a Bioremediation process through the production tasks. Bio-based XC polymer solution to reduce the waste generation use of ‘KT-Oilzapper’ (developed from was produced in lab and formulated and make the overall process more indigenous microbes of Kuwait). With with selective chemical additives to sustainable and efficient. bioremediation process using Oilzapper meet out the requirement of drilling alone 123,000 m3 oil contaminated soil fluid. Bio-based XC polymer product was is remediated and acquired recognition sent to Chemical laboratory, Oil India Bioremediation by Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). Based on Ltd, Duliajan, for testing quality desired the success of bioremediation process, a parameters. Major quality parameters Technology Area new tender “KERP (Kuwait Environmental were achieved as per the analysis result Remediation Programme) Remediation received from chemical laboratories and The Bioremediation Area has been South East Kuwait 1” was released in the Oil India, Ltd, Duliajan. implementing technologies such as month of May 2017 as a part of world’s ‘Oilzapper’ (for bioremediation of oil largest remediation project referred to Remediation and reclamation spill and oily sludge). This technology as KERP. TERI, through a joint venture of Hexachlorocyclohexane was eventually commercialized and company OTBL, has participated in implemented at a large scale in India KERP Remediation SEK1 project tender (HCH) dumpsite by using and abroad with the joint venture ‘ONGC and anticipating SEK1 project from microbial bioremediation TERI Biotech Ltd (OTBL)’. Production Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). Further, the technology facility at Fermentation Technology success of the bioremediation process A Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Research Center has done production paved the way forward for upcoming funded project on ‘Remediation and of 180 tonnes of Oilzapper during the bioremediation of hydrocarbon Reclamation of Hexachlorocyclohexane financial year 2017/18 and supplied to contaminated soil of more than 4,000,000 (HCH) dumpsite by using Microbial joint venture company OTBL. TERI has 3 m volumes in North Kuwait area referred Bioremediation Technology’ was awarded successfully completed an industrial scale as Remediation NK project. in March 2018 in collaboration with ‘Sustainable Environmental Economic Delhi University, CSIR-National Botanical Development (SEED) Project’ acquired Microbial production of Research Institute, and Indian Institute from Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) through of Toxicological Research, Lucknow, a global competitive bid in the year xanthan gum for implication 2012. In SEED project clean-up of more in drilling mud formulation than 217,000 m3 soil contaminated Drilling the wellbore is one of the with petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants most expensive steps in the oil & gas successfully remediated through industry that requires the use of drill three different processes; Indirect in fluids/muds. These fluids, being a Thermal Desorption Unit (ITDU), Direct major component of the well drilling operations, owe economic value in drilling of oil reservoirs. Most of the TERI has successfully drilling fluids used are chemical based completed an industrial and TERI with the goal of developing sustainable solutions has initiated work scale “Sustainable to develop bio-based XC polymer at Environmental Economic Fermentation Technology Research Development (SEED) Center (FTRC), TERI Gram, Haryana, with Project” acquired from expertise in oil industries. Microbial production of xanthan gum has been Kuwait Oil Company explored since the past two years and (KOC) through a global is currently engaged with formulation competitive bid in of an indigenous drilling mud chemical that will significantly benefit the oil Scale up up of the of processthe process for Xanthan for Xanthan the year 2012. gum in laboratory scale bioreactor gum in laboratory scale bioreactor

20 Annual Report 2017/18 India. In this project, TERI focussed Center (FTRC), TERI Gram, Haryana, and research in the fields of agriculture and on bioremediation of HCH dump- supplied at HCH waste dump site. Within biotechnology and is also implementing site through bio-stimulation of the two years, the dumpsite shall be restored projects related to rural extension indigenous microbial population and and native plant species introduced to and research activities. Over the years, bio-augmentation with HCH degrading rejuvenate the pesticide contaminated the centre has formed collaborative bacterial strain B90A isolated by site completely. partnerships with different government Prof. Rup Lal from University of Delhi. This agencies and non-governmental 20-year-old HCH waste dumpsite was institutions, thus transforming TERINE as located in a forest land at Umari village at TERI North a premier institute of the northeastern Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh. TERI region for issues related to sustainable will bio-remediate 4,000 tonnes of HCH Eastern Regional development. The centre as a whole waste material present in the dumpsite. works on a wide range of thematic areas, TERI is scaling up the production of HCH Centre such as natural resource management, degrading bacterial strain B90A provided livelihood enhancement, sanitation, by Delhi University using various capacity The North Eastern Regional Centre of biodiversity conservation, algal biofuel, bioreactors. After scale up, mass scale TERI, established in August 1993, is mycological research, etc. The centre is production of HCH degrading B90A completing 25 years of its existence in also extending its services in capacity- bacteria will be carried out by TERI using the region, during the year under review, building of different stakeholders in the industrial scale bioreactor facility located where it has contributed in sustainable prioritized areas. at Fermentation Technology Research development through innovative

HCH bioremediation field trial is under progress at Umari village of Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh

First application of bacterial formulation and nutient mixture in HCH-contaminated soil by all project partners on September 6, 2018

Annual Report 2017/18 21 INTEGRATED POLICY ANALYSIS

22 Annual Report 2017/18 he Integrated Policy Analysis (IPA) Programme aims to inform policy on the critical sustainability issues of our time through in-depth and inter-disciplinary research. Our research seeks to answer Tthe central question, ‘How can policy be designed to scale up solutions that successfully decouple economic development from natural resource use and environmental degradation while enhancing livelihood opportunities and the quality of life?’

The Programme aims to provide an integrated perspective for policy design, with a focus on analysing the following issues: • Demand and availability of resources from multiple perspectives and scenarios, including carrying capacity assessments; • Sustainable production including resource efficiency, waste management, and circular economy, and linkages with larger socio-economic issues; • Sustainable consumption, with a focus on lifestyles, consumption patterns, and waste generation; • Resource and environmental governance and its political economy at local, national, and global levels; • Modelling of economy–energy–environment linkages and alternative development pathways; • Bio-physical interactions across land, water, air, and biodiversity

Research on these issues is complemented by a range of publications and active participation of the programme members in training programmes, conferences, other events, and government working groups to enhance the outreach and impact of work. This work is carried out through two centres of the Programme—the Centre for Resource Efficiency & Governance and the Centre for Integrated Assessment & Modelling.

Annual Report 2017/18 23 Centre for Resource Efficiency & Governance The Centre for Resource Efficiency & Governance (CREG) within the IPA programme serves as the focal point for TERI’s work on studies and projects on resource efficiency, sustainable consumption, and resource governance, including issues related to trade in natural resources. The division successfully completed a study on resource efficiency in India with support from GIZ. The study provided inputs for the end-of-life vehicle Towards Resource Efficient Management of Plastic Wastes at the WSDS 2018 scrapping policy and metal recycling policy prepared by the Central Pollution the division organized a number of and intergovernmental and multilateral Control Board, which are currently under international, national, and local training cooperation, was published in January consideration by the Government of programmes, including two ITEC (Indian 2018. As in the previous years, the India. In continuation of this work, TERI, Technical and Economic Cooperation) Division undertook an assessment of the with support from the European Union, programmes for the Government of Union Budget for its impact on energy, launched another initiative on resource India. Divisional members have served environment, and natural resources. The efficiency to cover new sectors, such as as faculty for training programmes assessment was shared with the media renewable energy and electric mobility. organized by other agencies, such as the and made available on TERI’s website. The The division completed a systematic Comptroller and Auditor General of India. researchers of the Division also made study on resource revenue management Conferences organized by the division presentations at various national and and an evidence summary study on included themes, such as resource international conferences. disaster management practices. A study efficiency, water resource security, and on ‘Technology Foresight for Natural marine resources. During the year under Resources and Environment Security’, review, the researchers of the division Centre for in collaboration with Technology have brought out several publications Information, Forecasting and Assessment in the form of books, book chapters, Integrated Council (TIFAC), is in its final leg, and the and articles in journals, newspapers, National Security Council has already and magazines. A collection of papers, Assessment & taken note of it. The division is also titled India’s Resource Security: Trade, preparing the State Environment Report Geopolitics and Efficiency Dimensions, Modelling for Nagaland. highlighting major aspects encompassed The division also undertakes capacity by resource security, such as sustainable The Centre for Integrated Assessment building and advocacy on regulatory resource development and extraction, & Modelling (CIAM) is continuously issues applicable to energy, minerals, and production and use, trade and engaged in the development and use of the environment. Accordingly, in 2017/18, investments, geopolitical considerations, various tools and modelling frameworks

Book Launch of Policy & Business in Action Towards Closing the Loop at the WSDS 2018

24 Annual Report 2017/18 for energy and economic forecasting, techno-economic analysis and scenarios of energy and environmental simulation and optimization. Through these models and tools, the Centre provides energy, economy, and environment-related inputs to researchers, industry, and policy makers at the global, national, and sub- national levels. In 2017/18, the division successfully completed a project supported by the European Commission with the objective to explore strategic options before India in pursuing the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) while responding to immediate imperatives of development. The study analysed the Indian economy over the last few years, with reference to the power sector, to understand the various possibilities in the Electric Vehicles in India: The Resource Efficient Way at WSDS 2018 near- to mid-term future for transforming the sector. Another project, supported by sustainable development objectives, publication seeks to support policy GIZ, focussed on estimating the energy through joint research and sharing of research and decision-making by efficiency potential of India. The objective experiences, methods, and data between providing state-of-the-art information was to identify key focal points in the leading research institutions and key and analysis on energy supply, energy Indian energy system where transition stakeholders from G20 countries. As part demand, and the environment. Each to energy-efficient processes and of the project, and in association with the edition of TEDDY contains India’s technologies would have the maximum International Institute of Applied Systems commercial energy balances that provide impact. Analysis (IIASA), the division hosted a set comprehensive information on energy The division is currently undertaking of events around energy and resources flows within different sectors in the two power sector related projects modelling from March 19–23, 2018. The economy. supported by the Norwegian Ministry of events brought together a consortium The division has significantly Foreign Affairs (NFA). The objective of the of 19 leading international research contributed to Global Environment first is to provide forecasts of electricity organizations (from Brazil, China, India, Outlook (GEO) 6, a publication by the demand across regions and different Japan, Russia, Republic of Korea, USA, and United Nations Environment Programme consumer categories. The second aims to Europe) to explore national and global (UNEP), which informs environmental develop an integrated energy demand- transformation strategies for climate decision-making by providing an supply model (using the TIMES platform) change and their linkages to a range of integrated assessment on state, trends, towards a resource efficient and sustainable development goals (SDGs). and outlook of the environment and sustainable energy sector. The TERI Energy and Environment facilitates interaction between science Another ongoing study on Data Diary and Yearbook (TEDDY), and policy. Besides focussing on issues Linking Climate and Development a comprehensive energy and related to air, water, climate change, Policies, supported by the European environment publication, is brought chemicals and waste, biota, etc., this year Commission, aims at improving the out annually by TERI. The coordination the analysis looked into the cross-cutting scientific understanding of the linkages work for publication of this yearbook is interactions between energy and each of between climate change and multiple executed by the division. The annual these environmental domains.

Annual Report 2017/18 25 NATURAL RESOURCES AND CLIMATE

26 Annual Report 2017/18 he Natural Resources and Climate (NRC) Programme spearheads research in providing innovative and resource-efficient solutions for management of water resources, waste resources, and bioresources T(including application of bioresources); aims to become a global leader in providing scientific knowledge and solutions through evidence of air pollution, climate change, and their impacts, by involving ecological processes, technology, institutions and policy initiatives; and seeks to spearhead on field programmes to eradicate malnutrition from the rural and urban areas of India. The NRC Programme seeks to facilitate maximization of socially-acceptable resource recovery and recycling and address health impacts, release of climate pollutants from waste disposal; provide safe water and improvement in water use efficiency in industrial, domestic, and irrigation sectors and enhance water availability through water conservation interventions; link sustainable forest management and biodiversity conservation with poverty alleviation; facilitate actions at the centre and state levels to improve air quality in Indian cities by at least 50%; facilitate governments to go beyond commitment in NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution) and create sustainable models demonstrating efficient resource use in rural and tribal areas. The NRC Programme consists of five divisions—Earth Science and Climate Change; Forestry & Biodiversity; Environment & Waste Management; Water Resources; and Nutritional Security. A multidisciplinary team of research professionals in the Programme conducts action research on issues ranging from regional impacts of the changing climate, international climate negotiations to grassroot innovation on climate action. Over the last two decades, the Programme has developed state-of-the-art capabilities for assessment of air pollution and its contributing sources which are essential for development of air quality management plans. The NRC is also working for sustainable forest management and has been providing solutions to generate finance through carbon trading from forests, fixing minimum support price of minor forest produce, developing quality planting material, establishing the methodology for carbon assessment and community-based ecotourism. The NRC focusses on areas covering policy and regulatory issues, waste management planning and financing, research and development (R&D) and technology deployment for waste processing, recovery and recycling, and material flows and linkages to circular economy. The NRC has comprehensive infrastructure & expertise for undertaking projects in the field of water use efficiency & water conservation, watershed management, urban water demand management, glacier research, hydrological assessments, rural water supply and sanitation, water quality & pollution studies, and policy analysis. On the issue of nutrition, the NRC is committed to develop sustainable solutions to tackle malnutrition across all sections of the society through approaches, such as research, policy interventions, and implementation of innovative approaches and technologies. The primary focus of the Programme is to promote landfill-free cities by facilitating resource recovery and recycling; establish sectoral benchmarks for water use to assist policy for enhancing water use efficiency and create a cadre of water auditors through training & capacity building; facilitate increase in water conservation through rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge, etc., at the household and watershed levels; quantify sustainable harvest of minor forest produce and enhance income of Forest Dwelling Communities (FDCs) through value addition and market mechanism; develop Interactive Climate Tool (ICT) for decision making and prediction of climate extremes at regional scales; develop standardized tool for tracking achievement of implementation of NDCs and sustainable development goals (SDGs); and develop healthy communities through policy interventions and awareness.

Annual Report 2017/18 27 Forestry & Biodiversity Division Centre for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services The Centre for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, besides focussing on species or habitat loss, also lays stress on policies and social and economic issues that undergird biodiversity declines— arguably one of the most vexing GEF Satoyama Workshop in Mauritius problems facing the world today. Over the years, we have influenced strategic planning in biodiversity by developing a Centre for Forest detailed biodiversity strategy and action Management and Governance The centre is working plans for several Indian states (including Training and Capacity Building of the on a range of projects of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Punjab) Forest Department national and international and mainstreaming biodiversity through its incorporation in climate action plans. With possibilities of accessing carbon- significance, including the The centre is working on a range of based financing from forestry activities, GEF Satoyama project, in projects of national and international the group has organized a capacity which TERI is mainstreaming significance, including the GEF Satoyama building and training programme of CCAs for biodiversity project, in which TERI is mainstreaming the Chhattisgarh Forest Department community-conserved areas (CCAs) for for assessment of the carbon stocks of conservation in Nagaland. biodiversity conservation in Nagaland forests and also developed a manual on by linking the CCAs across the landscape the carbon stock assessment of forests. A The assignment has been implemented for forest protection. Other activities similar training programme is scheduled by a multidisciplinary team, comprising include developing nature-based in Uttarakhand and also in other states. of professionals specializing in forestry, ecotourism and developing a state-level agriculture, hydrology, watershed policy for community conservation. Monitoring and Evaluation management, GIS, biodiversity, livestock, Linking conservation with traditional Assessment of impacts in the area economics, and sociology. practices and beliefs is another focus of forestry and natural resource area, including exploring the potential management is a continuing area of Estimation of Minimum Support Price of sacred natural sites in enabling forest interest in the group. The group has protection, for instance, in Uttarakhand. carried out a major long-term study The group has been involved in Additional elements of work relate to on Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning estimating the minimum support price protected area management, addressing and Documentation (MEL&D) of for selected Minor Forest Produce human–wildlife interactions, assessing projects under Integrated Watershed with the Tribal Cooperative Marketing the socio-economic linkages and Management Programme (IWMP) for Development Federation of India Ltd. dependencies of local communities on batch II, III, and IV projects in Uttarakhand The group has completed the estimation forest and protected areas, community and has completed all the tasks, including of minimum support price (MSP) for 54 institutional strengthening, biodiversity baseline reports, thematic reports, minor forest produce (MFP). It is pertinent surveys, and management planning for work phase reports, preparatory phase to note here that based on TERI’s protected areas. reports, indicator-wise monthly process research, the government is revising the monitoring reports, case-studies, etc. rates for these MFPs.

Training of forest personnel of assessment of carbon stock

28 Annual Report 2017/18 Systems Ltd. It has been endorsed as the Regional Knowledge Hub for Water and Climate Change Adaptation by the Asia Pacific Water Forum. It has also been recognized as the National Key Resource Centre for rural drinking water and sanitation by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. With a multi-disciplinary team of experts, the division has been instrumental in providing research-based innovative solutions for sustainable water management as well as policy inputs to assist the goals of the government.

Arunachal FGD Earth Science and

implementation. The division has core Climate Change Nutritional competencies in quantitative and qualitative assessment of water resources, Division Security Division water audit and water foot-printing, Centre for The Nutritional Security Division (a newly watershed management, urban water Environmental Studies formed division in TERI’s organizational demand management, glacier research, hydrological assessments, rural water The Centre for Environmental Studies structure) has been actively working in (CES) works with a broad aim to the field of nutrition security since the supply and sanitation sector, water quality and pollution studies, and policy study the environmental dimensions past 6 years, as part of TERI’s Western of various economic activities and Regional Centre (WRC). The primary analysis. The division has also assisted the state government in developing resource-use patterns and explore vision of the division is promotion of strategies to mitigate the adverse sustainable methods and practices to sustainable lake water management plan and has been instrumental in assisting effects. The group conducts applied address the issue of malnourishment, and policy research to address including micro-nutrient deficiencies, corporates in implementing safe water and sanitation interventions and in pond environmental problems and assesses in rural and urban areas. The main focus the relationships between energy of the division is to promote localized water rejuvenation. The group also works on the important and environment in urban, industrial, solutions to address malnutrition through and rural settings. The CES group has short-term and long-term strategies, emerging issue of water–energy–food and climate change nexus and has undertaken various projects to examine while using innovative approaches to environmental impacts associated with tackle bottlenecks. The team, comprising analysed the intricate nexus at various spatial scales with a focus on urban areas urbanization, industrialization, and other experts from diverse fields, works on a anthropogenic activities. Our research diverse range of projects including urban and power generating plants. The division has been actively involved in carrying has focussed on several aspects of farming, compiling analytical status air pollution, including regional-scale reports, and so on with stakeholders, such out various research activities in the high altitude regions, including studies assessment of air quality, impacts of as corporates, government air pollution on health and agriculture, agencies, industries, citizens, and on glaciers and glacier fed catchments and their impact on the downstream indoor air quality assessment in rural academia. The division is continually and urban buildings, management of working on carrying out research and community. The division is also a Resource Centre on Water Use Efficiency, emissions from transport and industrial developing prototypes that could be sectors, linking air quality to climate successfully demonstrated while at the jointly hosted by TERI and Jain Irrigation same time exploring the replication of successful projects to maximize the impact. Water Resources Division Water resources in India are under severe pressure due to escalating demand, over-exploitation, inefficient use and pollution, amongst others. With an aim to develop and implement integrated solutions for sustainable water management, the Water Resources Division provides services in core areas, such as applied research, training, and

Annual Report 2017/18 29 EU–India Air Quality Initiative

change, training and capacity building in global, national, and sub-national climate implementing projects related to air quality, etc. CES has also been active policy which is strongly supplemented greenhouse gas inventories and in providing assistance to government by climate and hydrological modelling Monitoring, Reporting and Verification bodies for the formulation of State of to arrive at evidence-driven climate of mitigation actions; climate change Environment Reports and environmental mitigation and adaptation strategies vulnerability and adaptation in the Hindu policies. The group assisted the Ministry and pathways for a resilient planet. Kush Himalayan region; assessing the of Environment, Forest and Climate The Centre builds on a strong impact of key climate finance models Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, interdisciplinary team comprising and schemes on achieving climate goals in the preparation of the draft National of economists, physical scientists, and to understand and provide inputs Environment Policy and has also been engineers, and social scientists to aide for developing carbon markets; and recognized by the MoEFCC as one of the in holistic climate change planning developing stakeholder-driven climate National Host Institutes for facilitating and decision making. The Centre, in information portal for various extreme development of State of Environment the year 2017/18, was involved in and slow onset climate impacts. For the Reports at the state level. The CES group negotiations as part of the Montreal ensuing years, the centre is prioritizing has also been focussed on providing Protocol Amendment, as a knowledge research on managing hydrological state-level policy recommendations partner to the Indian Government, where disasters, sub-national actions through through several source apportionment India made ambitious pledges towards State Action Plans on Climate Change studies which guided state level efficient refrigerant transitions. The in India, market-based mechanisms for regulatory authorities to develop local team is also exploring linkages between climate change mitigation, and efficient action plans for control of air pollution Sustainable Development Goals and refrigerant transitions. and its impacts. The group has made Nationally Determined Contributions several policy submissions to the highest to develop an understanding on the levels in the government in the field of role of co-benefits in meeting climate Environment air quality management. Latest in the action targets. The Centre through its series is a report on Breathing Clean research on the various articles of the & Waste Air - Ten Scalable Solutions for Indian Paris Agreement has developed options Cities which identifies solutions for for operationalizing the agreement. Management clearing up the air in India. The group Domestically, the Centre worked on a also released its assessment report novel climate risk profiling, delivering Division on the odd-even assessment and also asset risk profiles, and necessary The mandate of the Environment & submitted an emergency response plan actions for India’s public sector oil & gas Waste Management Division includes to both state and central government companies. Through its strong expertise researching on policies, regulation, for tackling high air pollution episodes. on hydrological, climate, and geospatial governance, health and technological The group continues to strengthen and modelling, the division delivered an solution development for pollution build capacity and spread awareness on evidence base for disaster mitigation and control, and management of solid and different environmental issues, including climate change adaptation strategies, liquid waste streams. air pollution. Training programmes working on flood-mapping (for the city Under the division’s recently are regularly conducted for different of Bengaluru) and urban-heat island completed Municipal Solid Waste stakeholders to build their capacity in air study (for the city of Jharsuguda and Initiative Implementation project, in quality modelling, exposure assessment, New Delhi) at a sub-national level. collaboration with the Climate and indoor air pollution, environmental Under its recent collaboration with Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the division pollution and health, and other central ministries and international worked with selected eight cities in environmental issues. research institutes of repute, the centre India to improve their solid waste has initiated policy relevant scientific management practices to reduce short Centre for Global research focussing on monsoons, lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), such as extreme climate, and impact studies. black carbon and methane. In the project, Environment Research The team is also currently assisting Strengthening Water and Sanitation in The Centre for Global Environment various bilateral, multilateral, and Urban Settings, supported by USAID, Research is involved in research on governmental donor agencies in the division worked in the urban

30 Annual Report 2017/18 slum clusters in Chennai and Kolkata ozone concentration from stationary Facilities’ in partnership with GIZ and for an extensive baseline survey on air quality monitors of Delhi Pollution ‘Feasibility Study for RDF Availability various socio-economic aspects, health, Control Committee (DPCC) and Central for Cement Kilns in India’, supported sanitation and solid waste management Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to by Suez. The GIZ study was to estimate and help rehabilitate community toilet quantify this association. As per a larger the availability of RDF within 100, 200, complexes in the slums in two cities. initiative, Understanding Climate Health and 300 km radius of cement kilns for Implementation of Resource Associations in India (UCHAI), partially promoting usage of MSW-based RDF for Efficient Cleaner Production (RECP) supported by the NIEHS and NOAA, we co-processing in cement plants in India measures continued for the metal are also developing a tool/ app to predict and developing innovative business models to help facilitate this mechanism. sector in Bangladesh, Nepal, and reported cases of disease—specifically The Suez study was to study the technical Sri Lanka as part of the METABUILD malaria as a proof-of-concept using and financial feasibility of co-processing project supported by the European meteorology parameters. Besides this, RDF in cement plants. The study explored the division undertook many capacity Commission under the SWITCH Asia opportunities and barriers presented by programme. In the second year of the building and dissemination activities the mechanism in India. The study also project, close to 250 companies were during 2017/18. covers detailed discussions with waste involved; more than 200 measures management experts and key cement were implemented and 87 showcases Centre for Waste kilns operators with experience of were identified. The division was also Management Area working with RDF as an AFR. involved in RECP implementation in On the health side, study is being industrial clusters in Delhi and Vapi. The Centre for Waste Management undertaken to generate exposure– Around 100 companies were assessed (CWM) recently completed a project response function or relative risk and implementation support is being in collaboration with the Climate information based on ambient air provided to 30 companies. During and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) Waste pollution and health outcomes. Under the year under review, the division Initiative. In the project, the team worked this study, we are collating daily disease successfully completed two studies on with selected eight cities in India to specific, hospital admission data for ‘The Assessment & Mapping of Cement improve their solid waste management selected respiratory and cardiovascular Plants & Municipal Solid Waste Processing practices to reduce short lived climate conditions from Delhi-based hospitals Facilities’, in partnership with GIZ, and pollutants (SLCPs), such as black carbon and using ambient air pollution data ‘Feasibility Study for RDF Availability for and methane. The team also modelled for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and Cement Kilns in India’, supported by Suez, SLCPs for East Delhi and Coimbatore ozone concentrations from stationary to estimate the availability of RDF within and formulated work plans for waste air quality monitors of DPCC and CPCB 100, 200, and 300 km radius of cement management and identifying priorities to quantify this association. Another kilns for promoting usage of municipal for waste management in respective area of focus is creation of a health and solid waste or MSW-based RDF for cities. An Indian CCAC city network wellbeing index to assist and monitor co-processing in cement plants in India has been formed and capacities of city its achievement brought forth by the and developing innovative business officials were built in various spheres Health and Family Welfare department. models to help facilitate this mechanism. of waste management via series of 10 This study uses systematically The work on the water/wastewater webinars, 3 workshops, and 2 site visits. collated data in six domains—child treatment focussed on membrane Under the USAID-funded project on health, women’s health, climate- bioreactors, forward osmosis process, ‘Strengthening Water and Sanitation sensitive illnesses, chronic morbidities, and resource recovery. Under this, a in Urban Settings’, the project involved communicable diseases, and mental forward osmosis is being studied for working with urban slum clusters in health to rank small administrative areas melanoidins concentration and water Chennai and Kolkata for an extensive (districts). This methodology helps to recovery in distillery wastewater. The baseline survey on various socio- proactively identify areas for innovation, division is also involved in developing economic aspects as also health, interventions and policymaking for various applications, such as high sanitation, and solid waste management better population level health outcomes. performance nano-composites using parameters and also conducted drinking As per a larger initiative, Understanding recycled comingled plastics for fire water testing to establish a correlation Climate Health Associations in India retardant applications; electromagnetic between health and sanitation. (UCHAI), partially supported by NIEHS Interference (EMI) shielding by divisional Thereafter, through pairwise ranking and NOAA we are also developing a tool/ members at Bengaluru; and different method, sanitation interventions in app to predict reported cases of disease, superabsorbent bio nano-composite by the two cities were identified and specifically malaria as a proof-of-concept microwave-assisted method for removal implemented, along with a local self- using meteorology parameters. help group. The interventions have been of toxic dyes and heavy metals from Many capacity building and sustained beyond the project period water bodies. dissemination activities were organized and help in reducing burden of water- On the health side, a study is being during 2017/18— Global Natural borne diseases in the selected urban undertaken to generate exposure– slum clusters. The broader objective of Resources Conclave (GNRC) on 5 and response function or relative risk the study was also to develop a course 6 April, 2017, at Taj Palace, New Delhi; information based on ambient air curriculum on WaSH which has been operationalization and handing over of pollution and health outcomes. Under implemented in the TERI School of community toilets organized in Kolkata this study, we are collating daily disease Advanced Studies and is spreading to on 29 August, 2017, and in Chennai specific, hospital admission data for other universities. on 27 October; Workshop on capacity selected respiratory and cardiovascular The CWM Area successfully completed building in environmental exposure conditions from Delhi-based hospitals two studies on Cement Plants—‘The assessment and health research, UCHAI and using ambient air pollution data Assessment & Mapping of Cement Plants workshop on High Resolution Climate for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and & Municipal Solid Waste Processing Projections and Analysis for India;

Annual Report 2017/18 31 Workshop on enhancing city readiness developed different superabsorbent bio- on Solid waste management, Bengaluru nano-composite by microwave-assisted The division is also a on 19 December, 2017, and Delhi on 21 method for removal of toxic dyes Resource Centre on Water December, 2017, and under the CCAC and heavy metals from water bodies. Use Efficiency, jointly project a series of ten webinars and 3 site The group also has well-furbished visits were also organized. laboratory for polymer materials which hosted by TERI and Jain is fully equipped with all the necessary Irrigation Systems Ltd. It Resource Efficient Technlogies instruments and equipment needed for has been endorsed as the processing and to carry out various tests. The activities in water/wastewater Implementation of resource efficient Regional Knowledge Hub treatment focussed on membrane cleaner production (RECP) measures for Water and Climate bioreactors, forward osmosis process, continued for the metal sector in Change Adaptation by the and resource recovery. Forward osmosis Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka as part is being studied for melanoidins of the METABUILD project supported Asia Pacific Water Forum. It concentration and water recovery in by the European Commission under has also been recognized as distillery wastewater. A membrane the SWITCH Asia programme. In the the National Key Resource bioreactor with ash-based ceramic second year of the project, close to 250 membranes has been installed in a school companies were involved; more than Centre for rural drinking in Guwahati for treating sewage from the 200 measures were implemented and water and sanitation toilets. Anaerobic membrane bioreactor 87 showcases were identified. TERI was by the Ministry of Rural is being tested on-site at Barapullah drain also involved in RECP implementation as part of an Indo-Dutch project. Biomass in industrial clusters in Delhi and Vapi. Development, Government from phytoremediation is being used Around 100 companies were assessed of India. as a source for activated carbon which and implementation support is being is being tested for removal of volatile provided to 30 companies. The savings and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the organic compounds. from these implementation measures are metal products supply chain for the Environment-friendly plastics, being quantified. building and construction sector in such as biodegradable polymers for Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The packaging, biomedical, fire resistant Resource efficient supply applications, and eco-friendly additives other target groups include technology chain for metal products suppliers, financial institutions, for electromagnetic interference (EMI) in buildings sector in South shielding are being developed at TERI customers, and public officials and local Bengaluru. High performance nano- Asia (METABUILD) consultants. composites using recycled comingled This project targets enhancement The project is currently working with plastics for fire retardant applications in the use of sustainable production close to 250 companies in Bangladesh, were developed. We have also technologies and practices in 400 small Nepal, and Sri Lanka and more than This section details the projects undertaken by the Division during 2017/18 along with a short description of their purpose and areas of work.

200 RECP implementations have been completed. Several RECP measures have been implemented across industries (https://www.metabuild-southasia.org/ resource-centre/showcases) in all three target countries, thereby validating the METABUILD approach.

Local Treatment of Urban Sewage Streams for Healthy

Reuse (LOTUSHR) LOTUSHR will demonstrate a novel holistic (waste-) water management approach for the recovery of water, energy, and Anaerobic membrane bioreactor being explained to visitors from The Netherlands nutrients from urban wastewater. The modular pilot treatment plant along required treatment and reclamation the Barapullah drain. bioreactor with ash-based ceramic steps will be determined by the water The project has established the site for membranes and is also involved in quality needed for safe and healthy analytical laboratory and demonstration socio-economic studies related to reuse in households, industry, and urban plants for anaerobic treatment, algal treated water reuse. agriculture. Innovative but proven robust treatment, and wetlands have been set technologies will be incorporated in a up. TERI has set up anaerobic membrane

32 Annual Report 2017/18 Strengthening Water and Sanitation in Urban Settings The USAID-funded project on Strengthening Water and Sanitation in Urban Settings, includes other partner institutions, such as Coca Cola, TERI School of Advanced Studies, and TERI. The project involved working with urban slum clusters in Chennai and Kolkata for an extensive baseline sanitation survey on various aspects of socio- economic conditions, health, sanitation, solid waste management, and also conducted drinking water testing to establish a correlation between health and sanitation. Thereafter, through pairwise ranking method participatory sanitation interventions in the two Meeting at Kolkata with community-based institutions cities were identified and implemented, along with a local self-help group. The with Climate and Clean Air Coalition intervention which is sustained beyond (CCAC) worked on first, improving waste The work on the the project period, helps in reducing management practices in two Indian burden of water-borne diseases in cities, that is, East Delhi and Coimbatore, water/wastewater the selected urban slum clusters. The and second, establishing an Indian city treatment focussed on broader objective of the study was also network under the CCAC- Municipal membrane bioreactors, to develop a course curriculum on WaSH Solid Waste initiative for building forward osmosis which has been implemented in the capacities and helping in reduction of TERI School of Advanced Studies and is SLCPs from the municipal solid waste process, and resource spreading to other universities. (MSW) sector vis-a-vis improvising waste recovery. Under this, a management practices. The current forward osmosis is being The Climate and Clean Air waste management systems of East Delhi Coalition Initiative: Municipal and Coimbatore were reviewed, SLCP studied for melanoidins emissions were estimated (from waste concentration and water Solid Waste Initiative handling, transportation, treatment, recovery in distillery Implementation disposal, and combustion), and priorities wastewater. With a mandate to reduce Short-Lived in waste management were identified Climate Pollutants (SLCPs), TERI along for cities, helping them manage

Renovated toilet at Chennai

Annual Report 2017/18 33 Team working at Ghazipur landfill site at East Delhi to support in landfill fire and slope stability

MSW and reduce SLCP emissions. The management. A series of eight webinars leaders in the natural resources space, priorities for the city were identified were conducted along with on-site visits spanning all sub-sectors, including oil & considering various sustainable, to discuss solutions to common issues natural gas, mining & minerals, power, technical, economic, environmental, faced by the municipal corporations. metals, such as aluminium, copper, zinc, and social aspects. The cities’ financial etc. This Conclave aimed to position mechanisms were reviewed and officials Global Natural Resources India as a formidable global player in the were trained to help them find possible Conclave (GNRC) natural resources landscape, enabling options for financing waste processing an opportunity for global business to projects. Indicators were developed for TERI was involved as a knowledge partake of the untapped opportunity measurement, reporting, and verification, partner in a project with Network 18 in in India and bringing together relevant insofar as what can be measured, can be organizing the Global Natural Resources experts, including policymakers and managed. East Delhi was also assisted in Conclave (GNRC) on 5 and 6 April, 2017, industry leaders. The two-day event conducting a feasibility study to address at Taj Palace, New Delhi. The Conclave was attended by about 1,000 delegates, slope stability of existing landfill and served as a platform that aimed to including participants from over 30 managing fires at the landfill site. The create awareness and also explained the countries and had 20 foreign speakers. city network created in India as part ground realities in terms of issues and The event witnessed several industry of the project, helped in developing opportunities and drawing the natural stalwarts, ministers, global thinkers, inter-city partnerships, extending resources dividend. The Conclave saw industry bodies, and think tanks technical assistance opportunities to all proactive collaboration from industry deliberate upon the present and the the eight cities part of this city network. This assistance was provided through identification of gaps and priorities of the network cities in various aspects of waste

The current waste management systems of East Delhi and Coimbatore were reviewed, SLCP emissions were estimated (from waste handling, transportation, treatment, disposal, and combustion), and priorities in waste management were identified for cities, helping them manage MSW and

reduce SLCP emissions. Facilitating site visit to Pune to build capacities of the CCAC Indian network cities

34 Annual Report 2017/18 ƒƒ Majority of the population in India ƒƒ UCHAI workshop on “High Understanding Climate currently suffers from high burden of Resolution Climate Projections and Health Associations in India vector-borne diseases, heat stress- Analysis for India” (UCHAI) initiative has been related diseases, and malnutrition. These health problems are all Assessment and mapping of housed at TERI. It brings sensitive to seasonal variations in Cement Plants and Municipal temperature and precipitation together professionals, Solid Waste Processing experts, organizations, patterns. These short-term variations in temperature and precipitation Facilities and knowledge systems to as well as extreme storms have GIZ partnered with TERI in a study to address climate change and been observed to be increasing map and assess cement plants and health issues in India. UCHAI in intensity due to global climate MSW processing facilities in India. The assists with building capacity change. Consequently, it is important objective of the study was to estimate to build climate resilience within the availability of RDF within 100, 200, for climate proofing of the the health systems to deal with and 300 km radius of cement kilns for human health sector in India. these problems more effectively in promoting usage of MSW-based RDF the present and into the future as for co-processing in cement plants in climate change progresses. With this India. Further, TERI was also involved in future challenges being faced by the background, Understanding Climate developing innovative business models sector in India. With a broadcast and Health Associations in India (UCHAI) to help facilitate this mechanism. digital footprint that reached millions, initiative has been housed at TERI. It GNRC emerged as the biggest event of brings together professionals, experts, Feasibility study for RDF its kind organized by a media house. The organizations, and knowledge availability for cement editorial might of Network18 lend itself systems to address climate change to amplify the initiative with coverage and health issues in India. UCHAI kilns in India across CNBC-TV18, CNN-News18, CNBC assists with building capacity for Suez Environment partnered with TERI to Awaaz, News18 India (international feed), climate proofing of the human study the technical and financial feasibility Firstpost.com, and Moneycontrol.com. health sector in India. It aims to bring of co-processing RDF in cement plants. The The social media campaign with the together academicians, researchers, study explored opportunities and barriers hashtag #GNRC2017 reached more than practitioners, and students from presented by the mechanism in India. The 16 million users and generated close to multidisciplinary fields, including study also covers detailed discussions about 1,000 unique tweets by the end of climate science, environment, with waste management experts and key the Conclave. public health, public policy, social cement kilns operators with experience of development, and urban planning working with RDF as an AFR. Global Natural Resources through a resource network and Conclave (GNRC) on community of practice. 5 and 6 April, 2017 ƒƒ For information on the network, please log on to the UCHAI website Understanding Climate Health at http://uchai.net/ Associations in India (UCHAI)

Renovated toilet complex at Kolkata

Annual Report 2017/18 35 SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION

36 Annual Report 2017/18 he Rural Energy and Livelihoods Division of TERI’s Social Transformation (ST) Programme continues its pioneering work to help achieve universal access to sustainable, affordable, reliable, and modern energy Tto attain the goal of SDG 7, thereby catalysing socio-economic development of communities in a gender- and socially-inclusive manner. Innovations in technological solutions as well as business models, partnerships, and knowledge generation are the cornerstones of its action-research based approach. Towards this, it leverages multi-disciplinarity on one hand and its breadth spanning decades of hands-on implementation experiences to appropriate technologies to markets to policies to capacity building, on the other. Over the years, the group has developed a deep understanding of field-level challenges, including consumer behaviour; establishing value chain and financing at different levels. The strength of the Social Transformation Programme lies in establishing partnerships with grassroots institutions—such as Rural Livelihood Missions—and its ability of working bottoms-up through extensive stakeholder engagement, especially women. Its multi-dimensional approach brings together evidence-based research; technology, socio-cultural, and economic aspects of the universal energy access. The fact that it covers the whole gamut, from research to piloting to capacity building to knowledge generation, adds to its uniqueness. Besides provisioning of basic energy, that is, energy for lighting and cooking; now there is an increased thrust on clean energy interventions for livelihood creation and enhancement under its flagship programme `Lighting a Billion Lives’ (LaBL). Working with loom owners, weavers and boatmen in and around Varanasi is a part of that endeavour. Witnessing the problems faced by many power looms in villages near Varanasi that remain immobile for hours daily due to erratic electricity supply resulting in loss of income for both, the loom owners and the weavers; TERI came up with solar-grid hybrid looms to address this widespread problem. Solar and state-of-the art Lithium-ion batteries now ensures uninterrupted operation. As a result, not only weavers now earn about 40%–50% more, they also enjoy better social life as well. Likewise, analysing problem of diesel boats belching thick black smoke along with constant jarring noise in close consultation with the local boatmen; TERI worked out a solution consisting of advanced electric outboard motor with solar charged Lithium-ion batteries. But instead of voluminous solar panels being mounted on the boat, new business model of central solar charging station with battery swapping facility was tried. While these boats are easy to navigate and move with comparable speed even in strong currents, Li-Ion batteries weighing only about one- sixth of conventional batteries, makes battery swapping easier. These `Uttam Urja’ boats create zero pollution of any kind, not even a buzz. In yet another initiative, micro solar pump with sprinkler irrigation system is being used to enhance farmer’s income in a small village in Assam. LaBL has been working to promote energy entrepreneurship for over a decade, from Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) to cluster-level energy entrepreneurs for providing clean energy services as well as in sales, service, and awareness generation for lighting and cooking energy in the rural areas. The Social Transformation Programme aims to enlarge its global footprint in provisioning of sustainable energy for inclusive development of rural communities and enterprises; besides being a knowledge repository in this field.

Annual Report 2017/18 37 Centers for Impact Evaluation and Energy Access Centers for Impact Evaluation and Energy Access (CIEEA) at Delhi and Bengaluru work closely with rural communities on overarching themes of energy, gender, social inclusion and livelihoods through research and analysis, impact evaluation, need assessment; market studies, socio-economic surveys, watershed development and efficient utilization of natural resources like fuels. In the past year, CIEEA, Delhi, has worked on a variety of research areas spanning issues of works with rural communities, on aspects energy access, electricity pricing, clean such as renewable energy, watershed The CIEEAB has cooking, gender inclusion, replacement development, women empowerment, conducted another of fossil fuel subsidies and health impacts social inclusion, livelihoods, and interesting evaluation of indoor air pollution. The key clients efficient utilization of natural resources, include DFID, The World Bank, WHO, IISD, particularly fuel sources. of the Udyogini GIZ, and ENERGIA. During this fiscal, the CIEEAB scheme which aims to The Centre for Impact, Evaluation actively engaged with the Karnataka empower women by and Energy Access, Bengaluru (CIEEAB) Watershed Development Department providing loans through for MELD of World Bank assisted KWDP-II banks and other With the support of the (Sujala-3). The scope of MELD is to carry financial institutions Department of Science out intensive monitoring, evaluation, learning and documentation in nine sub and a subsidy from and Technology, the watersheds (nine districts) covering an Karnataka State area is aiming to improve area of 46,640.8 ha. Women’s Development sustainable energy access The CIEEAB has conducted another Corporation to amongst SC/ST households interesting evaluation of the Udyogini scheme which aims to empower undertake business in Chamarajanagar district women by providing loans through activities/micro in Karnataka. During banks and other financial institutions enterprises. the year 300 improved and a subsidy from Karnataka State Women’s Development Corporation to cookstoves, 125 Integrated undertake business activities/micro With the support of the Department Domestic Energy enterprises. The study was sponsored of Science and Technology, the area is System (IDES) have been by the Karnataka Evaluation Authority. aiming to improve sustainable energy disseminated, along TERI studied over 1091 beneficiaries and stakeholders across 11 districts. TERI’s access amongst SC/ST households in with user training and recommendations were accepted by the Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka. capacity building of Government to bring in policy/guideline During the year 300 improved local technicians. changes for improving the effective cookstoves, 125 Integrated Domestic delivery of the scheme. Energy System (IDES) have been

38 Annual Report 2017/18 disseminated, along with user training aspects of development, such as health, and capacity building of local technicians. Centre for education, livelihoods, empowerment, Under the CSR partnership with Rural Action and mitigating climate change. LaBL in IREDA, CIEEAB carried out a need the last decade has positively impacted assessment for installation of solar With ‘energy access’ as a pivotal theme 5.3 million lives across 23 states in India powered borewells for drinking purpose, for Centre for Rural Action (CfRA), efforts and 12 countries in Africa and South Asia. solar streetlights and off grid lighting have been to address two key aspects In the case of clean cooking solutions, solutions for villages in the states of for effective and sustainable energy CfRA has worked towards customizing Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Bihar. It provisioning, through LaBL. The first is to forced-draft cooking technology to also carried out a need assessment for ensure that affordable and reliable clean improve quality, addressing consumer installation of solar-powered borewells energy solutions for lighting and cooking for drinking purpose, solar streetlights reach rural households. The second key preferences and prevailing cooking and off-grid lighting solutions for villages aspect of CfRA’s work in 2017/18 pertains conditions. Having developed more in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Bihar to interventions going beyond basic than 11 variants of forced-draft cooking with support from Indian Renewable energy access and weaving ‘energy’ as solutions, around 1 lakh clean cookstoves Energy Development Agency. a contributor towards other associated have been disseminated so far.

Annual Report 2017/18 39 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

40 Annual Report 2017/18 he concern for food security is increasing rapidly. With recent projections of global population revised to 10 billion by 2050, the pertinent questions that arise are: How do we feed these numbers without Tdegrading the environment further? Sustainable agriculture and efficient land utilization holds the key. Through advanced research, education, societal engagement, small farmer entrepreneurship, transfer of finished products and technologies to industries and stakeholders for wider reach, the Sustainable Agriculture Programme of TERI has a vision to identify and develop new ways to farm profitably while conserving natural resources. The Programme’s initiatives include achieving sustainability in agricultural practices, mitigating environment-related problems, such as toxic chemicals and wastes, innovating solutions for cleaner and greener energy, safe natural products to ensure human health, policy research and cross-cutting research that bridges all areas (water, energy, soil, solid waste , environment, and alternative farming systems).

Annual Report 2017/18 41 is uniquely poised to develop path- Sustainable breaking technologies using biologicals The Community Agriculture interwoven with nanotechnologies Farming and Livelihood and biocompatible materials. The Area is dedicated to Centre has been expanded with the The Programme comprises three areas, inauguration of the state-of-the-art providing innovative yet each one specializing in different but facility in April 2017 by the Prime related fields with the mission to create simple technological Ministers of India and Australia. The innovative and green solutions for the solutions to marginal Community Farming and Livelihood challenges and pressing problems Area is dedicated to providing innovative farming communities being faced in the fields of agriculture, yet simple technological solutions in many parts of our environment, and bioenergy. In view of to marginal farming communities in the stark reality of increasing demand country. The area works many parts of our country. The area for food production, food security, and on production of quality works on production of quality planting nutrient deficiency, Mycorrhiza will in material through micropropagation planting material through the future play a key role owing to its at the Micropropagation Technology micropropagation at contribution to the plant apropos to all Park situated at the TERI GRAM campus. major and micronutrition in agriculture. the Micropropagation Also, the area is centrally engaged Technology Park situated Mycorrhiza, with its mutualistic, symbiotic for enhancement of livelihood of hill association, is of great relevance and farmers in the state of Uttarakhand at the TERI GRAM significance to problems, such as nutrient through sustainable agricultural practices campus. deficiency, particularly in marginal lands. and technologies. Prime Minister Shri The Centre for Mycorrhizal Research Narendra Modi along with Australian (CMR) has successfully translated the Prime Minister Mr Malcolm Turnbull, such as nanotechnology, agriculture, nutrient tapping potential of mycorrhizae inaugurated the world’s most advanced food security, smart cities, etc. Our and developed a technology that nanobiotechnology research centre, a joint research has entered the phase eventually produces mycorrhizae-based joint venture between TERI and Deakin of field trials and this outstanding biofertilizer. The activities of the CMR University, Australia. To celebrate this science cooperation is firmly rooted in focus on increasing the productivity occasion the Minister of Education and tangible outcomes, that is, to improve and productive capacity of all types of Training, Government of Australia and the lives of millions”, said Hon’ble Prime land (including degraded lands) using Secretary, Department of Science and Minister Shri Narendra Modi while cost-effective, eco-friendly mycorrhizal Technology, Government of India, graced digitally inaugurating the TERI Deakin fungi. The Nanobiotechnology Centre the Centre with their august presence on Nanobiotechnology Centre. Speaking (NBC) is using pioneering technologies April 11, 2017. on the occasion, the Australian Prime and solutions to achieve sustainability in “The cooperation in the field of Minister, Mr Malcolm Turnbull said, agriculture through nanotechnology and education and research is the most “The TERI Deakin Nanobiotechnology next-generation genomics interventions. important field of engagement Research Centre, which we just The Centre has been making significant between India and Australia. TERI- inaugurated, is brilliant and I want to say strides in developing nanofertilizers, Deakin Nanobiotechnology Research thank you to the Chancellor and Vice- nanopesticides, and precision delivery Centre is a classic example of the kind Chancellor of Deakin University. So well carriers and formulations. Keeping in of cutting-edge research being done done! This research centre will bring mind deteriorating soil health, growing by the two countries. The $100 million up to 100 researchers together to solve demand of food and water safety are Australia–India Strategic Research Fund some of the world’s biggest problems in the biggest challenges. The Centre is for collaborative research in areas, developing biofuels to early detection

Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India and The Hon’ble Malcolm Turnbull MP, Prime Minister of Australia, jointly inaugurated the TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre in April 2017

42 Annual Report 2017/18 Development of molecular tools for detecting arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) develop mutualistic interactions between plant roots and rhizosphere microbiome, which leads to a significant improvement in crop yield and health. During 2017/18, TERI worked towards development of ‘diagnostic markers’ for the identification and detection of AMF species and isolates that benefit agricultural crops. The TERI team has aligned molecular approaches, such as those based on next generation and high through-put sequencing of AMF genomes, followed by construction of molecular markers to be used as diagnostic tools. Correlation of Unveiling of the Researchers Residence by Senator, the Hon’ble Simon Birmingham, Minister for these molecular markers with functional Education & Training, Government of Australia in the presence of Dr Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST relevance of particular isolates of AMF is further targeted for understanding how of crop diseases to improve productivity. The key working areas of the a specific isolate of AMF influences a And these are practical solutions with Sustainable Agriculture Programme are particular crop. commercial prospects for both of our detailed in the following section: countries,” added Mr Turnbull. Genetic enhancement of The TERI-Deakin Nano Biotechnology Agriculture rice for nitrogen fixation Centre (TDNBC), established at Gwal Agriculture holds the key to the overall and higher yields Pahari, Gurugram, aims to support and development of a country’s economy. nurture innovative ideas for the existing Rice is the most important food crop Keeping in mind that improving soil problems of Indian agriculture, amongst and its productivity relies heavily on health, food, water safety, and crop other sectors. This Centre has also the application of synthetic nitrogen productivity are the biggest challenges been rated as a 5-star GRIHA building; fertilizers. However, continuous and in sustainable agriculture, the Programme it is an example of resource efficiency excessive use of chemical fertilizers is is uniquely poised to develop pioneering and smart future. The Class 10000 and negatively impacting the environment technologies and solutions using microbial 1000 controlled environment Centre is leading to eutrophication and generation systems, bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides, spread over 5 acres of land and houses of greenhouse gases contributing to genetic improvement, crop diversification, high-end scientific equipment, such climate change. In order to alleviate bioinformatics, nanotechnologies, and as Nano particle analyser (XETA sizer), this problem, TERI has initiated a major biocompatible materials. It offers cross- Lazer scanning microscope (Confocal), flagship mission to develop self-fertilizing sectoral, technology-based solutions that Scanning electron microscope (SEM), and cereal crop by incorporating genetic are to be implemented in an integrated Transmission Electron microscope (TEM) networks to support in planta nitrogen manner for achieving equitable yet and many more. fixation in rice. During 2017/18, the sustainable goals. team has generated nearly 15 different rice lines, and presently evaluating their capabilities to support various processes associated with nitrogen fixation. In addition to the nitrogen fixation programme, TERI has ongoing research projects on genetic improvement of rice for enhanced phosphorus use efficiency and elevated photosynthetic activity for boosting crop yields. Several genetically enhanced rice lines are currently being examined for their improved agronomic traits and yield responses.

High quality superior tissue culture plants The Micropropagation Technology Park, a state-of-the-art facility established at Gwal Pahari almost three decades back with the generous support from the Department of Biotechnology Government of India, has complete Molecular barcode developed for detection of AMF species and isolates infrastructural facilities to produce

Annual Report 2017/18 43 as well as have an assured source of product containing biologically TERI has been working income round the year. It has also helped produced agriculturally important at TRISHA, (TERI’s Research them in developing village-based micro nanostructured Zn & Fe enterprise capability for improving their micronutrients. These nanostructured Initiative at Supi for economic gains. Zn & Fe micronutrients have been Himalayan Advancement) In a project to promote cultivation of functionalized with biological at the village Supi in Nainital traditional crops of the region, cultivation macromolecules for efficacy and district of Uttarakhand of traditional crops was conducted in enhancement of use efficiency. The Zn more than1,500 plots in the region which & Fe nanofertilizer is able to provide since its establishment led to increased production of 25 tonnes value-added solutions to maximize in 2003. Our efforts pulses and beans and 17 tonnes grains the natural potential of seed and crop encompass a strategy for and millets with an average increase of in the field under biotic and abiotic enhancing land productivity 276% in acreage of land under highly stress conditions. nutritive traditional crops. To revive ƒƒ Nano Zn–Fe with mesoporous by using sustainable traditional cropping methods, analysis, nanozeolite carrier: This is a biotechnological and evaluation of the Barahnaja cropping nanocarrier-based innovative approaches and system was carried out with identification product containing eco-friendly harmonizing modern of the most economical mixed cropping produced agriculturally important combination. Awareness was generated nanostructured Zn and Fe technologies and about nutritional qualities of traditional micronutrients. This product is traditional knowledge. food with women self-help groups (SHGs) able to gradually provide Zn and and schools. With increased consumption Fe micronutrients to mitigate the of millets and pulses, there was increased deficiency of Zn and Fe in crops. tissue-cultured plants ranging from availability of nutritive elements. Around ƒƒ Nano Zn, Fe, and P with modern laboratories and greenhouses 150 low-cost water harvesting and mesoporous silica nanocarrier: This to nurseries with an annual production storage structures were installed at product is designed through using capacity of 3 million. During the year farmer fields. Soil erosion was checked multiple nanonutrients (P, Zn, Fe and 2017/18, approximately, 1.5 million due to harvesting of rain water in these Si) and has the capability to deliver healthy, disease-free and true-to-type low-cost tanks. One training centre for high use efficiency nanonutrients plants of Banana G9 variety were farmers was built at Paharpani. Two to the seed or crop through better produced under aseptic and controlled passive solar greenhouses were installed adsorption, diffusion and uptake environment as per DBT guidelines. After and agronomic data was monitored for process. The application of this proper hardening in high tech green two seasons. To improve soil health and product improves the overall plant houses and shade area, these plants sustainable crop productivity, beneficial physiology and health through the were supplied directly to the farmers microbes were used for seed treatment. supply of adequate nutrients to the of the states of Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, This considerably increased yields and crop at all stages. Also, this product Maharashtra, and Bihar for plantation also protein (+6%) and mineral nutrient has the ability to improve plant along with recommended package of contents (P, K, Cu, Fe, Zn, Mn) in crops as mechanical strength which can practices and expert guidance from well as in soil (+ 25%–60%) as compared reduce crop lodging. time to time. The farmers to whom these to uninoculated controls in fingermillet, ƒƒ Nano phosphorous biologically plants were supplied are overwhelmed horse gram, kidney bean, and pea. with the performance of these plants and synthesized: Specialized products their yield. developed to deliver phosphorous Nanoproducts for agriculture directly to the plant through seed Enhancing livelihoods TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre priming and foliar fertilization (TDNBC) is devoted to developing approach. It is bioengineered to of marginal farmers using innovative nanobiotechnology-based contain a high concentration of bio-innovations solutions to address current challenges in optimally-balanced phosphorus TERI has been working at TRISHA, (TERI’s the field of agriculture and environment. in the nanostructured stable form Research Initiative at Supi for Himalayan In the past few years, TDNBC acquired the using biological macromolecules Advancement) at the village Supi in expertise in the eco-friendly production chelates. Its application plays a role Nainital district of Uttarakhand since of agriculturally important nanofertilizers in photosynthesis, respiration, energy its establishment in 2003. Our efforts (Zn, Fe, P, and many more in pipeline) storage and transfer, cell division, encompass a strategy for enhancing and nanocarriers (Mesoporous silica cell enlargement, and several other land productivity by using sustainable and nanozeolite) to attain sustainable processes in plants. biotechnological approaches and agriculture practices in the future. The harmonizing modern technologies and eco-friendly and biological production Microencapsulation for traditional knowledge. TRISHA’s initiatives process of nanofertilizers have been increased shelf life of bacteria have helped the local farmers to look achieved successfully up to kilogram Farmers are dissuaded from using non- beyond their conventional farming quantity and high use efficiency nature sporulating Plant Growth Promoting system and bring about successful of nanofertilizer variants have been Bacteria (PGPR) due to their low shelf diversification of crops. The farmers of validated through the field trials with life and requirement of high dosage the area have been able to overcome state agriculture university and industrial application. In 2017/18, the encapsulated the adverse impact of climate change by partners. During 2017/18, the following cell formulation was developed. adopting cultivation of medicinal and products have been developed: Microencapsulated bacteria have several aromatic herbs, spices, millets, and pulse ƒƒ Nano Zn–Fe biologically advantages over free cell formulations, crops that require less input of water synthesized: This is an innovative

44 Annual Report 2017/18 for example, encapsulation of cells of certain pesticides but complete and shrinking base population and lowering protects them from biotic stresses environmentally safer protection from of genetic diversity which may lead to and abiotic stresses (the inhibitory the virus through host plant resistance its loss of germplasm. Considering these effect of toxic compounds), improves is a more preferred and an effective issues, it is important to capture the physiological activity, provides enhanced option. To overcome the disease, natural maximum genetic diversity in Kadaknath survival and supply of encapsulated resistance source found in the wild chilli to conserve and make this breed nutritional additives, increases cell accession was used and a mapping sustainable in stressed environment, densities and preferential cell growth in population was developed by crossing especially under the current regime various internal aerobic and anaerobic it to the high yielding chilli cultivar. of climate change. During 2017/18, zones of encapsulated material. The Considering the economic importance work has been focused on germplasm results showed 90% survivability of of leaf curl virus resistance in Capsicum, collection, analysis of genetic diversity, microencapsulated Bradyrhizobium identification of loci controlling this and development of core germplasm for japonicum with natural polymer after trait is important to develop leaf curl its future conservation and utilization. microencapsulation. The co-inoculation resistant high yielding varieties for the of microencapsulated B. japonicum farmers of India. This project is expected and mycorrhizae showed synergistic to result in development of valuable Forestry and interactions and was found to be material (breeding lines) as well as tools effective for enhancing the growth (molecular markers) for MAS (marker Biodiversity of soybean plant and nodulation. assisted selection) applications. Moreover, seed coating with formulation Centre for Mycorrhizal of microencapsulated root nodulating Germplasm collection and Culture Collection bacteria, in close proximity to the plant The Centre for Mycorrhizal Culture root on germination, could increase the genetic diversity assessment Collection (CMCC) is a Mycorrhizal plant growth, nodulation, and yield. of Kadaknath: an indigenous poultry breed of Jhabua, Bioresources Centre which aims at conservation of Mycorrhizal biodiversity QTLs for Leaf curl virus Madhya Pradesh by means of collection, isolation, resistance in chilli Kadaknath is an indigenous poultry propagation, characterization, and Leaf curl virus disease starts appearing breed, native to Jhabua district of western maintenance of cultures under in by curling and yellowing of the leaves Madhya Pradesh. It is the only black meat situ conditions. The next generation and subsequently leads to stunted and chicken (BMC) breed of India and one germplasm bank now houses over 1,500 bushy plants with very less or no fruiting. of the three BMCs in the world. Its black trap cultures obtained from various The severity of the problem could be flesh is considered not only a delicacy geographies and from these trap cultures realized from the fact that in recent years, of distinctive taste but also known for we have been able to raise more than farmers have withdrawn chilli cultivation medicinal values. Kadaknath meat is 4,248 monosporals cultures representing at some locations in India due to this higher in protein and low in fat content a total of 816 different monosporal disease. The partial control of viral disease as compared to other breeds of chicken. lines maintained currently. Apart from may be achieved with the application The major problem in Kadaknath is its these, there are around 250 different

Few representative species from CMCC

Annual Report 2017/18 45 isolates of ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) a larger 10,000 L scale system. The obtained from different host from around Wastewater growth system is based on systematic the world. Both the EMF and AMF are distribution of outdoor sunlight that is being regularly characterized on the Treatment 4–5 times in excess of saturation light intensities of algae. The system yields basis of their unique FAME signatures, TERI is working towards development productivity 1.5–2.0 times higher than r DNA sequences as well as well as and field implementation for complete the standard system. This is pursued their morphological features. Apart end-to-end treatment of wastewater from this, the mycorrhizal isolates are as a key step in translating the high lab having high chemical oxygen demand yields to outdoor productivities for the characterized for their functionality and (COD), total organic carbon (TOC), uniqueness in improving plant growth, development of algal biofuels. Efforts are dissolved organics, non-biodegradable on to set up an integrated production of ameliorating biotic and abiotic stress and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) under greenhouse conditions. algal biofuels and biocommodities on from highly polluting industries, such as a larger scale to establish the economic (http://mycorrhizae.org.in/cmcc/). textile, dyeing, chemical, pharmaceuticals, viability of the overall process. etc., and sewage inlet streams. The technology is undergoing trials at Environment pilot scale and is ready for technology Outreach Green Belt Development on transfer. The treatment involves use of nanotechnology in combination NanoforAgri 2017 industrial dumps with Advanced Oxidation Processes (Organizers: Dr Mandira Kochar, During 2017/18, TERI developed green (AOPs). We are aiming at clean, green, Dr Reena Singh, Dr Alok Adholeya) belt on red mud dump on an area of sludge free, highly resource and energy 8 acres at the MALCO Energy Ltd. Red efficient, besides being superior TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre mud or red sludge is a waste product technology to existing ones. (TDNBC), in partnership with The generated during industrial production Department of Biotechnology (DBT), 4 Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of aluminium. Red mud is composed of a a 3.5 mixture of solid and metallic oxides. It is of India along with support from Science 3 and Engineering Research Board (SERB), highly basic with pH ranging from 10 to 2.5 b Govt. of India, Council of Scientific and 13. In addition to iron, the other dominant 2 a. Effluent b. Post stage 1 c. Post stage 2 1.5 Industrial Research (CSIR) and Indian components include silica, unleached Absorbance (a.u.) 1 Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) residual aluminum, and titanium oxide. 0.5 c has organized “International Conference Mycorrhiza-based green belt development 0 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 on NanoBiotechnology for Agriculture: technology was deployed for plantation Wavelength (nm) From Research to Innovation” on 20–21 of Parkinsonia aculeate, Suaeda maritime, 1.4 November, 2017, at India Habitat Centre, Salvadora persica, Thespesia populnea, and 1.2 a New Delhi. During the conference, Casuarina equisetifolia. 1 the “Zero Draft Policy on Regulation TERI carried out maintenance of a 0.8 of Nanoproducts in Agriculture” was green belt covering an area of 20 acres 0.6 Absorbance unveiled and released by Dr Suchita at Tata Chemicals Ltd, Gujarat, developed 0.4 b a. Untreated Sample b. Treated Sample Ninawe, Scientist G and Adviser earlier by TERI on chlor-alkali waste. 0.2 Nanobiotechnology, DBT. The Conference 0 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 650 1000 1050 1100 brought together renowned global Wavelength (nm) speakers along with 175 participants Without biological complete treatment of (a) and provided an interactive platform two-stage textile wastewater leading to process water quality and (b) one-stage sewage inlet for budding young scientists from R&D wastewater ready for reuse institutes, academia, and the Industry from across the globe for the purpose of Energy scientific discussion on current practices TERI has been involved in developing and future scope of nanotechnologies, an improved-productivity outdoor algal to promote future collaborations for growth system for biofuel production accelerated product development for and in the last year, it successfully agricultural applications, identify the translated the higher productivities innovation space. obtained at 1,800 L scale earlier to

Status of chlor-alkali mixed waste dump Algal Growth System (10,000 L) (a) before and (b) after TERI’s intervention

46 Annual Report 2017/18 of their experiences and challenges faced in the thematic areas.

Training Workshop on “Advanced Techniques in Mycorrhizal Research” (Organizers: Dr Reena Singh, Mr T P Sankar, Dr Alok Adholeya) TERI organized a three-day training workshop on “Advanced Techniques in Mycorrhizal Research” at TERI Gram, Gual Pahari, Gurugram from 21–23 February, 2018. The event was Unveiling of Zero Draft Policy on Regulation of Nanoproducts in Agriculture” by Dr Suchita Ninawe, sponsored by the Department of Scientist G and Adviser Nanobiotechnology, DBT in the presence of Dr Trilochan Mahapatra, DG, ICAR Biotechnology, Government of India. The workshop aimed at imparting Stakeholder’s Consultative Video-conferencing cum hands-on training in research Meeting on “Innovations Discussion Forum on techniques on mycorrhizal research so that the participants can apply them in & Advancements in Nano innovation and advancements their research programmes. The specific biotechnology for Agriculture in “Next Generation areas include: & Regulatory Policy Microencapsulation ƒƒ Basic work, involving isolation and Guidelines” on December Technology For New identification of mycorrhiza 13, 2017 at TERI GRAM, Bacterial Formulation in ƒƒ Applied work, involving selection, Gurugram Agriculture” & “Novel Micro culture and inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under nursery and (Organizers: Mr Wilfred Dias, Algal Isolates With Multiple field conditions Dr Braj Raj Singh, Dr Reena Singh, Product Potential” on 8th Dr Alok Adholeya) ƒƒ Advanced techniques, involving February, 2018 at TERI GRAM, molecular, biochemical, and This stakeholders meet brought Gurugram bioinformatics tools; and together selected industries and key (Organizers: Mr Wilfred Dias, ƒƒ Promoting understanding on government officials and provided an Dr Amritpreet Kaur Minhas, the relevance of mycorrhizal interactive platform for industries and Dr K Dheeban Chakravarthy, research in the Indian context its research and development Dr Pannalal Dey, Dr Reena Singh, ƒƒ Exhibitions: To increase visibility of for the purpose of scientific discussion Dr Alok Adholeya) on current and future nanotechnologies, our agri-based products developed showcasing new technology snapshots, This meet brought together stakeholders by farmers in Uttarakhand as and to promote nanotechnology from industries with the following aims: TERI participated in a number of innovations and knowledge transfer. ƒƒ To showcase thematic areas through exhibitions at Dastkar Nature Bazaar, The meeting also provided a presentations as well as selected The Earth’s Collective as well as many platform for the top management technology snapshots schools and institutes. from the industry and policymakers ƒƒ To provide an interactive platform to participate with their inputs and for industries to take advantage from suggestions and be part of the policy the achievements and get engaged framing guidelines to the zero draft in discussions and suggestions for policy by TERI on “Nano products and customized technology development its regulations”. Around 25 industries or transfer of existing technology or from nanotechnology sector the product. participated and shared their ƒƒ Around 35 industries from agriculture, experiences of commercializing nano chemicals and fertilizers, biofuels, products in the market. food and nutraceuticals sectors Stall at an exhibition displaying agri-products as participated and contributed in terms a part of providing market access to hill farmers

Training workshop on “Advanced Techniques in Mycorrhiza Research”

Annual Report 2017/18 47 SUSTAINABLE HABITAT he Sustainable Habitat Programme (SHP) has been envisioned to catalyse the ‘Right to Sustainable Habitat’ by mainstreaming principles of sustainability in the fields of buildings, transport, and cities. The Programme Tis based on the beehive model wherein institutional strengths of various centres of excellence (CoEs) are pooled-in to provide technical support to development agencies, including governments, at international, national, and sub-national levels, thereby creating a transformative impact. Accelerating urbanization and its associated phenomenon of increased resource consumption, in India have unleashed unprecedented opportunities to embed resource efficiency and waste management in the buildings, transport, and cities sectors. For instance, India Energy Outlook: World Energy Outlook Special Report 2015 estimates that three-quarters of the anticipated 2040 building stock, in India, is yet to be constructed. Integrating techniques of net-zero energy and waste and zero wastewater discharge in future developments, since the inception stage of projects, has three-fold benefits. First, it minimizes the long-term costs of these projects; second, it enhances resilience of the built environment and its mitigation potential; third, it aligns the socio-economic initiatives, such as the Smart Cities Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY),with the nationally determined contributions (NDCs), and the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030. In order to nudge the country towards low carbon development pathways, it is imperative to assist nodal ministries/departments and local governance bodies in policy formulation and implementation. Towards this end, the SHP aims to create a network of CoEs that engage with government entities as knowledge partners for evidence-based policy research and analysis, development of green rating systems for buildings–transport–cities sectors, effective implementation and monitoring and training and capacity building. The SHP would provide a platform to the CoEs to come together in the form of Sustainable Habitat Alliance, with the objective to collate and upscale the knowledge created through them. The Sustainable Buildings Division and the Transport and Urban Governance Division at TERI are stimulating the above vision through various initiatives. TERI is supporting the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority to establish a green capital city, in the capacity of Sustainability Partner. Similarly, the cities of Dharamshala, Panaji, and Pune have empanelled TERI to guide their transition into smart cities. TERI is a Member of the State Commission on Urbanization, Government of Rajasthan. It has also served as a Member of the Advisory Committee of the National Mission on Sustainable Habitat. GRIHA, the national rating system for green buildings, has been acknowledged as the tool to evaluate reduction in emission intensity through buildings in India’s NDCs submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) recognizes TERI as a CoE in Urban Development and Management. TERI has also established a CoE on Energy Efficient Buildings, in collaboration with United Technologies Corporation. Recently, TERI partnered with Mahindra Lifespaces to create a CoE for Sustainable Habitat. A study on ‘State Energy Efficiency Preparedness Index’, conducted recently by the Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE), in collaboration with the NITI Aayog, showcases that the states where TERI provided handholding support have secured a higher ranking as compared to other states. Such evidences bolster the ambition of the Sustainable Habitat Programme to be the ‘Go to Action Think Tank’ for the sub-national, national, and international development agencies for sustainable development of buildings, transport, and cities by 2022. The Centre has undertaken several GRIHA Council The GRIHA Council research and development activities and has set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) Buildings contribute 35% to 40% of hosted its flagship GRIHA with the support of Mahindra Lifespaces commercial energy use globally and Summit with the theme Developers Ltd (MLDL) to carry out (31% in India), along with greenhouse ‘Sustainable is Affordable’ research on energy efficient building gas (GHG) emissions. Furthermore, envelopes and sustainable water use buildings consume 365 billion units in in December 2017. A new in habitats. Another CoE, set up in India (total is 1,100 BU). Energy efficiency rating variant ‘GRIHA for collaboration with United Technologies in buildings can save at least 25% Affordable Housing’ was Corporation (UTC), works towards the of energy, that is, 91 BU of electricity also launched during development of an energy-use reporting annually translating to 74 million total framework for existing buildings, real carbon dioxide (tCO ). GRIHArating the Summit. The rating 2 time reporting of consumption, and was developed in response to climate was developed through identification and cost-benefit analysis change, increasing GHG emissions, and consultative process of energy conservation measures. As a pollution. with all stakeholders part of the recent research activities, the The GRIHA rating system, conceived CoE has published Guidelines of Glare by TERI and supported by the Ministry of and is in line with the Management for Artificial Lighting which New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has guidelines of the will help the building professionals to been recognized by the Government of Pradhan Mantri Awas design glare-free spaces. India as a key guideline for construction Yojna (PMAY). A project on ‘Mainstreaming of sustainable buildings across the Sustainable Social Housing in India country. The Government of India in (MaS-SHIP) was sanctioned by the United ‘India’s Intended Nationally Determined Grape County Resort, Nashik, was also Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Contribution’ has recognized GRIHA as awarded a 5 Star Rating under the SVA consisting of four consortium partners India’s own green building rating. The key GRIHA rating variant. (TERI, Oxford Brookes University [OBU], strength of this unique rating system lies The fifth GRIHA Trophy was Development Alternatives, and UN- in rigorous implementation through due conducted at the 60th Annual Habitat). The project aims to develop diligence visits and proven performance Convention of National Association a ‘Sustainability Index’ for building of rated projects. of Students of Architecture (NASA) materials and construction technologies The GRIHA Council hosted its at Kerala. The Sinhgad College of for the affordable housing sector. flagship GRIHA Summit with the theme Architecture, Pune, won the first prize A Sustainability Cell has been set ‘Sustainable is Affordable’ in December and was awarded their trophy at the up for Andhra Pradesh Capital Region 2017. A new rating variant ‘GRIHA for World Sustainable Development Development Authority (APCRDA) Affordable Housing’ was also launched Summit 2018. for incorporating green building/ during the Summit. The rating was sustainability aspects in the upcoming developed through consultative process new capital city of Amaravati, with all stakeholders and is in line with Sustainable Andhra Pradesh. the guidelines of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY). Buildings—Delhi Some of the key projects that A Sustainability Cell has The Sustainable Buildings—Delhi received a 5 Star rating in 2017/18 been set up for Andhra include EIL Complex, Gurugram; Hostel Group has been set up to facilitate Block - 1 & 2 For Manipal Integrated development and mainstreaming of Pradesh Capital Region Services Pvt Ltd at Manipal County, sustainable buildings in order to Development Authority Bengaluru, under the GRIHA rating facilitate the efficient design of new (APCRDA) for incorporating buildings and improve the performance variant. Also, South Asian University, green building/sustainability New Delhi; Central University of of existing buildings. The Centre has Punjab, Bhatinda; and Indian Institute been offering sustainable design aspects in the upcoming of Management, Udaipur, were also solutions for buildings of various new capital city of recipients of 5 Star rating under GRIHA complexities and functions for Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh. Large Development rating variant. The nearly two decades.

Inauguration of Mahindra TERI Centre of Excellence (CoE) by Mr Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group on June 12, 2018, at TERI Gual Pahari

50 Annual Report 2017/18 efficient buildings. The Centre has also TERI, along with Energy been working on research projects Efficiency Services Ltd with Government of India on energy efficiency, thermal and visual comfort (EESL), initiated a tri- for habitat and energy efficiency in cold generation feasibility study storages. for the Pune airport. TERI In the year under review, the Centre acted as the technical arm initiated research on dynamic shading and radiant cooling technology funded of EESL helping them in by the Government of India, through the designing and proposing Department of Science & Technology. a feasible tri-generation Under the funding of Department of system for the airport. Biotechnology, the area is researching on the design and engineering of cold storage containers using bio waste as an A study has been conducted for the programme aims to sensitize local energy source. Two consultancy projects development of Nationally Appropriate retailers and institutions about the have achieved 4 star rating under the Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) for the GRIHA rating system, for which the area Standard and Labelling scheme (Star buildings sector with UNEP. TERI as a provided green building design and labelling scheme) launched by the technical partner with UNEP helped GRIHA certification consultancy. Bureau of Energy Efficiency and raise four Southeast Asian countries namely, The area also organized R&D Summit awareness on the recent changes and Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and which witnessed participation by updates of the scheme. The focus of the the Philippines, to develop energy nearly 200 professionals from the green benchmark and greenhouse gas programme is to create a pool of trained building industry and paved the way for (GHG) mitigation scenarios through retailers so as to generate a push to future collaboration with industry on recommended measures for the upscale the take-up of energy efficient research and development. buildings sector. appliances in the market. The project Institutional engagement to TERI, along with the Energy Efficiency targets organizing workshops in Tier 2 disseminate research work has been Services Ltd (EESL), initiated a tri- and Tier 3 cities of India, majorly to reach carried out in partnerships with generation feasibility study for the Pune out at the ground level and enhance the educational institutes, such as NIT airport. TERI acted as the technical arm scenario of energy efficiency in India. Trichy and MGIRED. of the EESL helping them in designing and proposing a feasible tri-generation Green building design system for the airport. Sustainable TERI has been sanctioned for consultancy the Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Buildings— Sustainable Buildings- SRC completed Project funded by the World Bank two projects registered for Green and has set up a project monitoring SRC Group building design and GRIHA certification, unit (PMU) at Dehradun to support RHQ building for PGCIL in Bengaluru Government of Uttarakhand (GoU) in Sustainable Buildings—SRC at TERI and Augmentation Laboratory for advancing and capacity building of local Southern Regional Centre is currently NARL in Gadanki. institutions to mitigate risks in various working with corporates, developers, Regional Head Quarter building (RHQ) areas and by strengthening capacity and public sector units to provide and Augmentation laboratory for NARL through enhancement of disaster risk consultancy services for design of energy were registered for Green building design management. Building bye-laws and land and certification under GRIHA rating use regulation has proven to be the most process. TERI, as green consultant for the effective tools for reducing disaster and Under the funding project, facilitated the GRIHA certification chronic risks in the developed world. TERI of Department of process. is trying to address and improve local Biotechnology, the RHQ Office Building, located in building culture; the failure to establish Singanayakanahalli Bangalore has site an open and transparent uniform code area is researching area of 13787.32 m2 and built-up area of development and implementation on the design and 3,204 m2. The building has demonstrated process, and the failure to invest in the engineering of cold development of efficient and effective storage containers using building regulatory capacity. TERI is focussed to incorporate the resilience bio waste as an energy aspect in the building bye-laws as it is source. Two consultancy non-existent in the Indian building codes projects have achieved in details and hence, mapping all the international practices and aligning it 4 star rating under the with the Indian building conditions. GRIHA rating system, for As part of capacity and awareness which the area provided initiatives, TERI is organizing stakeholder green building design retailer training programmes on the Standard and Labelling Scheme in and GRIHA certification partnership with Bureau of Energy consultancy. Efficiency, Ministry of Power. This

Annual Report 2017/18 51 energy efficiency of 72.75% against GRIHA Efficiency and Comfort, funded by the Bigastore benchmark with EPI of 32.70 KWh/ m2/ Department of Science and Technology, In this project, supported by the year. The building saved 53.35% water Government of India. As the first task Department of Biotechnology, the aim for internal use and 44.74% in landscape. under this project, TERI is developing is to design cold storages using energy Around 76% of the living areas are day an affordable solution for external efficient strategies, such as: lit and low-energy materials have been shading, ‘Shade Smart’ for residential and ƒƒ Absorption chiller as the cooling integrated in the interior and exterior. With commercial buildings in India. This novel source which will derive the heat these measures, the building has achieved shading system will be able to reduce input from biogas produced from GRIHA provisional rating of 4 Stars. direct heat gain by 75% while allowing organic waste. The Augmentation Laboratory is the admittance of natural light into the located at NARL Campus in Gadanki has building. In collaboration with industry ƒƒ Modelling the cold storage envelope 2 a site area of 1750 m and built-up area of partners, TERI also aims to develop the with phase change material which 3204 m2. The building has demonstrated commercialization plan for the product will impact the cooling load and energy efficiency of 73.63% against and establish its thermal and optical demonstrating the same. GRIHA benchmark with EPI of 36.91 KWh/ performance. ƒƒ In order to fulfil the above mentioned m2/year. Around 50 kWp of solar PV has Under the second task, TERI is to tasks, TERI had collaborated with the been installed on site. The building saved explore the options of integration of German-based research institute, 59.87% water on internal use and 46.33% low energy cooling strategies into Fraunhofer. for landscape and 73.1% of day-lit living area and green materials have been conventional radiant cooling system incorporated in the design. Owing to with an attempt to downsize the chiller Outreach these measures, it has achieved GRIHA or eliminate the chiller completely. This The ‘2018 Sustainable Buildings provisional rating of 4 stars. will be followed by the demonstration of R&D Summit on Innovations for the the same technique when applied to a Built Environment’ was organized by 2 demo habitat of 20 m area. The second Sustainable Buildings- SRC from 8–10 objective is to establish the thermal March, 2018, at Bengaluru. The three- comfort criteria for buildings with day summit brought together eminent radiant cooling systems. scientists, corporates, academicians, developers, PSUs, and various other stakeholders under one roof, with the aim of fostering interaction and ensuring efficient collaboration within the sustainable building industry. The summit was inaugurated by Mr P Ravichandran, President, Danfoss; Mr Anjum Parvez, Secretary, Urban Development Department, Government of Karnataka; Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General, TERI; Mr Sanjay Seth, Senior Director, Sustainable Habitat Division, Research TERI; Mr Pronab Dasgupta, Distinguished Fellow, TERI; and Ms Minni Sastry, Associate Habitat Model for Director, Sustainable Habitat Division, Efficiency and Comfort TERI. The keynote address was delivered Sustainable Buildings- SRC is currently by Dr N K Bansal, Ex-Vice Chancellor, working on a project, Habitat Model for The Augmentation Laboratory is located at NARL Campus in Gadanki has a site area of 1,750 m2 and built-up area of 3,204 m2. The building has demonstrated energy efficiency of 73.63% against GRIHA benchmark with EPI of 36.91 KWh/m2/year. Around 50 kWp of solar PV has been installed on site.

52 Annual Report 2017/18 SMVD University, former Director and on strategic planning, sustainable corporate and financial institutions, civil Senior Professor, Centre for Energy urban infrastructure, and policy and society, and academia and practitioners Studies at IIT Delhi. An exhibition on governance frameworks. It delves into to bridge the existing knowledge gap sustainable materials and technologies urban research and policy analysis and facilitate exchange of ideas. By was also organized during the summit. for strengthening capacities and developing research reports, articles, and On the last day of the summit, a field trip partnerships of cities for improved policy briefs, TERI aims to influence the to sustainable building campuses was and informed decision-making in policy arena as well as fill knowledge organized, wherein the participants visited alignment with the global urban gaps to promote sustainable and low Titan’s New Headquarters and Infosys sustainability goals. carbon urban growth. Campus in Bengaluru. The summit was Given the significant role that the attended by over 250 professionals from transport sector plays in promoting Centre for Urban Planning all over the country. economic growth in both urban and Governance and rural areas, TERI has a dedicated With cities facing rapid urbanization Centre for Sustainable Mobility, which and associated challenges, the Centre Transport is focussed towards promoting low carbon sustainable transport that meets and Urban the mobility requirements of India’s TERI provides technical growing population. TERI undertakes assistance to urban local Governance energy and emission modelling of transport modes and sectors to evaluate bodies (ULBs) in developing Division the decarbonization potential of these sustainable, smart, and modes and sectors and to prioritize resilient cities and places Transport and Urban them for mitigation measures. In order Governance Division special focus on strategic to support policy and decision making planning, sustainable Urban areas play a pivotal role in the processes, TERI also undertakes research growth of the Indian economy and are regarding the evaluation of existing and urban infrastructure, and projected to account for more than 50% proposed policies in the transport space policy and governance of the country’s population by 2050. In and makes recommendations to improve frameworks. It delves into cognizance of the increasing importance the implementation and effectiveness of urban research and policy of cities, TERI has a flagship programme such policies. on Urban Planning and Governance with TERI works in collaboration with analysis for strengthening a dedicated research centre focussing various stakeholders, including local, capacities and partnerships on urban issues. TERI provides technical national, and international governments, of cities for improved assistance to urban local bodies (ULBs) public utilities, non-governmental and informed decision- in developing sustainable, smart, and organizations, bilateral and multilateral resilient cities and places special focus agencies, foundations, research institutes, making.

Annual Report 2017/18 53 CTRAM Event Railways, January 2018

for Urban Planning and Governance national urban missions through capacity focusses on strategic planning, policy building programmes. TERI is part of the research, and capacity building to foster TERI is part of the Global Resilience Global Resilience Research Network (GRRN) and India improved and informed decision-making Research Network (GRRN) for sustainable, smart, and resilient Coordination Group of the International urban development. To this end, TERI is Urban Cooperation, with urban climate and India Coordination supporting ULBs, national and sub- resilience as one of its key focus areas Group of the International national urban development agencies and is supporting Andhra Pradesh Urban Cooperation, with Capital Region Development Authority in India, and beyond, towards making urban climate resilience liveable cities. (APRCDA) to prepare a holistic climate TERI contributed to the global change action plan for the new capital as one of its key focus discourse and curated sessions on city of Amaravati. areas and is supporting implementation of the New Urban Andhra Pradesh Capital Agenda and SDG 11 in South Asian cities Centre for at HABITAT III and UN’s World Urban Sustainable Mobility Region Development Forum 9 in Quito and Kuala Lumpur, In the face of high population growth Authority (APRCDA) to respectively. In India, TERI is conducting and rapid urbanization, the Centre prepare a holistic climate a series of national and regional policy focusses on policy analysis and emission change action plan for dialogues to facilitate discussions on modelling to develop the country’s the new capital city critical urban issues. As an empanelled transport sector in an energy-efficient, consulting firm under the Smart City environment-friendly, sustainable, and of Amaravati. Mission and empanelled training agency inclusive manner. under AMRUT for Government of India, TERI has conducted detailed studies prospects of electric mobility in India TERI is supporting implementation of focussed on analysing the future and, along with IIT-Delhi, has established

54 Annual Report 2017/18 an Electro-Mobility Platform for Analysis of transport modes in India for Supreme Court Committee on knowledge sharing. In partnership with the National Transport Development Road Safety. TERI is a member of the the World Bank and the International Policy Committee and has also evaluated Sustainable Low Carbon Transport Transport Forum, TERI has developed the trends and economic benefits of (SLoCaT) partnership, a global a city-level model which evaluates the Non-Motorized Transport for the All partnership hosted by the United Nations decarbonization potential of different India Cycling Manufacturers’ Association. Department of Economic and Social transport investment strategies. TERI To estimate the energy and emission Affairs (UN-DESA), and is also a member has also successfully completed a study impacts of High Speed Rail in India, TERI of the Sub-Committee on Fuel Economy on estimating the carbon footprint and has conducted a detailed study for the Norms for Medium & Light Commercial enhancing climate resilience of national Ministry of Railways and also undertakes Vehicles, established by the Ministry of highways for the Ministry of Road studies to promote modal shift of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government Transport and Highways, Government freight movement towards rail. TERI of India. of India. TERI has conducted a Life Cycle also conducts road safety audits for the

Annual Report 2017/18 55 DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL OPERATIONS

56 Annual Report 2017/18 reating a broad network for continued and sustained research and analysis of the various facets of environment conservation requires dedicated work across several sectors from partners. TERI has been Cengaged in forging long-term linkages and partnerships with agencies and organizations, including the government, so that the effort towards a green tomorrow never ceases. In keeping with this agenda, TERI has established regional presence in various nerve centres of the country, supported by the headquarters in New Delhi. TERI’s regional centres continued to generate interest in the field of energy, environment, and sustainable development in the year of reporting.

Annual Report 2017/18 57 NABARD, the digitization of self-help Coastal Ecology groups from the six coastal talukas of Under the National Goa is in progress. Cyclone Risk Mitigation & Marine Underwater resource management, river bank filtration (RBF) projects Project (NCRMP) of the Resources have been competently completed for Government of India, providing water for irrigation purposes the Environmental Centre, Goa under the sponsorship of the Ramboll- and Social Impact Environ Foundation, USA, and for In its role as a multidisciplinary domestic potability for four villages Assessment (ESIA) research centre, the Coastal Ecology in Karnataka under support from the studies in Goa were & Marine Resources Centre (CEMRC), National Health and Medical Research Goa, has been implementing research successfully conducted Council (NHMRC), Australia. A presently in the areas of marine and coastal for saline embankments ongoing RBF project, to be carried out resources, biodiversity mapping, and in conjunction with filtration through a in the two villages of water resource management. Various constructed wetland, has been funded Divar and Poinguinim. environmental awareness, education and by the Department of Biotechnology outreach projects and activities are also Another ESIA project, for (DBT). Another project utilizing the implemented at the Centre. underground electrical RBF technology has been initiated at In the field of marine and coastal Davengere, Karnataka, with funding cabling in the village of areas, the project was successfully carried received from the Department of Anjuna, is underway. out for livelihood diversification, woman Science, Technology, and Environment empowerment, and entrepreneurship (DSTE). Another current project, development of artisanal fishery to undertaken with support of the State opportunities for crab farming/fattening. sustain fishery resources with support Water Resources Department, analyses At present, crab has good market from Toyota Foundation, Japan. Under the implications of land-use change demand and is anticipated to be the next the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation coupled with climate change on surface potential sea food in the world market Project (NCRMP) of the Government run-off through hydrological modelling. amongst the edible marine crustaceans of India, the Environmental and Social In addition to the above-mentioned after shrimp and lobster. Impact Assessment (ESIA) studies in Goa research projects, the Centre also In order to introduce the concept of were successfully conducted for saline regularly organizes various training mud crab farming and to take up the embankments in the two villages of Divar programmes, seminars, and educational activities in Goa, 18 entrepreneurs were and Poinguinim. Another ESIA project, tours for schools to connect students to selected for the training programme for underground electrical cabling in science, inspire environmental action, at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture the village of Anjuna, is underway. Both and increase exposure to different (RGCA), Sirkali, Chennai. This was the ESIA projects received funding coastal habitats and traditional practices followed by the Demo pond in Goa in from the World Bank through the as well as sustainable technologies. order to demonstrate crab farming to the government of Goa. With successful other entrepreneurs to create awareness demonstration of crab cultivation to Areas of Work on the benefits and prospects of mud the fisher farmers of Goa, aquaponics crab farming and impart the necessary and fish cage culture demonstrations During the year under review, the training/demonstration in order to have been initiated under sponsorship CEMRC, Goa, undertook projects and implement mud crab farming in the of NABARD. With the support provided activities in certain key areas; described state. by the Goa State Pollution Control in detail in this section. Board (GSPCB), the determination of the People’s Biodiversity Register of persistence of pesticides in the various Mud Crab Aquaculture Coastal Villages of Goa coastal ecosystems of Goa is being Mud crab aquaculture is currently pursued. Projects related to mapping undertaken at relatively low densities The People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) and inventorization of the biodiversity of compared to the other types of pond- of the coastal villages of Goa is a project coastal villages is being carried out with or pen-based aquaculture. In India, the supported by the GSBB. The PBR of Goa’s support from the Goa State Biodiversity importance of live mud crabs as an coastal villages involves recording and Board (GSBB). With the support of export commodity has opened up great inventorization, in consultation with

58 Annual Report 2017/18 the Divar Island include construction/ strengthening of saline embankments, to provide a resilient infrastructure that can withstand natural disasters such as cyclones. TERI, Goa, was chosen to conduct Environmental Impact Assessment and prepare management plan (Social and Environmental). A detailed study was conducted and an elaborate report was brought out that includes: (i) environmental set-up (physiography, geology, soil, hydrology, land-use distribution, time-series analysis using satellite images to examine change in the mangrove area); (ii) policy, legal, and institutional framework; (iii) baseline environment (micrometeorology, ambient air quality, noise levels, water, soil & sediment quality, floral and faunal diversity, presence of ecologically sensitive areas); (iv) valued environmental components; (v) analysis of alternatives (design options, vulnerability assessment, Resource map and mapping activity Awareness talks on PBR at the ward and school customized structural design); (vi) levels anticipated environmental impacts and mitigation measures (positive impacts of the local people, of the occurrence of repair of bunds and negative impacts); various species of flora and fauna and Considering the (vii) Environmental Management Plan; resources present in the area, which may and (viii) institutional arrangements. vulnerability to cyclones This study was based on primary and be of local significance. This is also an and its associated events, secondary data collection. attempt at recording the rapidly eroding The positive impacts of strengthening knowledge of the medicinal usage of Goa has been chosen the saline embankments/bunds local plants and the occurrence and as one of the states for will be as follows: management practices of land races of coverage under the ƒƒ Protection of agriculture lands from cultivated crops. Thus, the PBR provides National Cyclone Risk a platform through which members of saline water intrusion, surge, and inundation a community may initiate steps towards Mitigation Project, better management of their biodiversity Phase II. ƒƒ Protection of habitation from surge resources. and inundation ƒƒ Protection of the khazan lands The development of the PBR is being risks in the country through short- and facilitated in the coastal villages of Velim, long-term measures (emphasizing ƒƒ Enhancement in the quality of life Chorao, and Anjuna, along with Nuvem, on prevention, preparedness, and of the inhabitants and Raia, Goa, under the support of GSBB mitigation) with the assistance of and GIZ-India. the World Bank. The project is being implemented in the cyclone-prone TERI North- Environmental Impact Assessment coastal states and the union territories and Preparation of Management Plan of India. Considering the vulnerability to Eastern Regional for Saline Embankment in Divar, Goa cyclones and its associated events, Goa The Government of India has drawn up has been chosen as one of the states for Centre the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation coverage under the NCRMP, Phase II. One The North-Eastern Regional Centre Project (NCRMP) to address the cyclone of the interventions proposed in Goa in of TERI, established in August 1993, is completing 25 years of its existence in the region, during the year under review, where it has contributed in sustainable development through innovative research in the fields of agriculture and biotechnology and is also implementing projects related to rural extension and research activities. Over the years, the centre has formed collaborative partnerships with different government agencies and non-governmental institutions, thus transforming TERINE as a premier institute of the north-eastern region for issues related to sustainable

Annual Report 2017/18 59 development. The centre as a whole North Eastern Council (NEC), Government works on a wide range of thematic areas, of India, organized training programmes such as natural resource management, for the government officials and NGO livelihood enhancement, sanitation, representatives in order to build their biodiversity conservation, algal biofuel, capacities in designing sustainable mycological research, etc. The centre is livelihood projects/programmes and also extending its services in capacity- ecotourism activities relevant to the building of different stakeholders in the northeastern region. The centre also prioritized areas. concentrates on building the capacities With the experience gained during of rural women in Eri silkworm rearing evaluation of preparatory phase and spinning by providing need-based of IWMPs (Integrated Watershed hands-on training. Management Programmes) in Assam, the Vegetables growing in the passive solar centre has been involved in Monitoring, greenhouse at TRISHA Evaluation, Learning and Documentation TRISHA, (MELD) of IWMPs in Assam. The centre is ƒƒ Development of market linkages consistently producing quality planting Mukteshwar guaranteeing economic returns to the materials of economically important farmer by establishing value chains. horticultural crops, such as black pepper, TERI’s Research Initiative in Supi for Assam lemon, and budded Khasi Himalayan Advancement (TRISHA), There are various facilities at Supi, mandarin. In the field of sericulture, the situated at a height of 7,500 feet in including a soil-testing lab for farmer centre has initiated a project on ericulture Supi village of the Nainital district, fields, vermicomposting unit, polyhouses for upliftment of socio-economic Uttarakhand, is a distinct endeavour and glasshouses, oil distillation unit, conditions of rural women in tribal towards sustainable agriculture. Since herbal garden, air quality monitoring villages of Assam with input support and agriculture is the main occupation, unit, knowledge-cum-training centre, capacity building of rearers in producing research and extension has been largely the Kumaon Vani facility (a community DFLs and eri cocoons and also spinning undertaken to improve the quality and radio service for the local populace), and of yarn. Additionally, the centre has also quantity of agricultural produce. rainwater harvesting systems. There is undertaken research activities related It involves: also a passive solar greenhouse, which to ethnobotanical survey for anti-ulcer ƒƒ Diagnosing deficiencies and can facilitate vegetable production all drugs. The centre has been providing applying biotechnological tools year round under unfavourable climatic consultancy services for livelihood for the improvement of nutritional, conditions. TERI has touched the lives generation for the river erosion victims in physical, and biological health of of around 3,000 farmers in 25 villages in Kamrup (rural) districts in Assam through agricultural lands; Ramgarh and Dhari blocks of the district improved eri spinning and weaving and ƒƒ Providing innovative solutions to to provide them end-to-end solutions vegetable cultivation. increase yield by providing planting for increasing their farm incomes. Hence, The biotechnological research of the material of an array of high-value TERI has created a platform for enhancing Centre includes utilization of wastewater temperate crop varieties along livelihood security by eliminating for algal biomass production and with complete package of practices; intermediaries and thus, created a win- bioenergy (biodiesel and bioethanol) win situation for all stakeholders. conversion. Phototrophic biofilm research ƒƒ Optimally enhancing resource- facilitated adaptation conditioning of use efficiency; algal and bacterial association leading ƒƒ Increasing marginal farmers’ to an easier biomass harvest. In the capacities through training and molecular biology facility, research demonstration; has been initiated for transcriptome- driven unculturable bacterial strains isolation for draught mitigation of tea. In the field of improved sanitation, the centre has installed 60 prefabricated Biotoilets with FRP (glass fibre reinforced polymers) materials in 60 schools of Assam, Mizoram, and Tripura. The biotoilet components include anaerobic microbial consortium charged anaerobic biodigester followed by horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland for polishing wastewater discharge and comparing with pollution control board norms. In the capacity-building initiative of the centre, TERI-NE with the support of Vegetables growing in the passive solar greenhouse at TRISHA

60 Annual Report 2017/18 TERI Western Regional Centre The Western Regional Centre (WRC), Mumbai, has successfully completed several projects in the core areas during the financial year 2017/18 which include ‘Integrated Climate Smart Agricultural practices’, Government of Maharashtra (GoM), Retrofitting of a Zilla Parishad (Z.P) School-Phase 2, Model Village- Livelihood Support and Nutrition Security, Compilation of the report on Air Quality Status of Maharashtra 2016-17, Water Quality Status Assessment report of Maharashtra 2016-17, Indoor Air Quality Study in the office premises at Capgemini Hyderabad, Environmental Status Report of Navi Mumbai 2016- 17 and Environmental Audit for Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd (DFPCL). A beneficiary with her goats

Nutrition Security Division women and youth. This additional income would not only provide them with a Retrofit of Tribal Schools at The Nutrition Security Division has level of security and resilience to risks in Palghar District been working as part of TERI’s WRC case of unseasonal rain or droughts, but TERI observed that the ZP primary for the past 6 years. The division aims will also lead to an improved standard schools in Pathardi and Botoshi did to promote sustainable methods and of living and overall well-being. Training not have functional toilets, proper practices to address malnourishment, workshops were conducted in goat seating arrangements, kitchen facility, including micro-nutrient deficiencies rearing, bamboo cultivation and bamboo etc. The schools’ abysmal conditions in rural and urban areas, through article making, poultry farming, and the and lack of electricity prompted TERI to innovative approaches. A few important women were encouraged to form self- undertake retrofitting of these schools. achievements include the following: help groups (SHGs). Around 72 women TERI retrofitted 2 schools over 2 phases, ƒƒ Devise short-term and long-term representing all the households in the thus ensuring better amenities, such as strategies to overcome malnutrition village own at least one goat due to the sanitation facilities, off grid electricity in consultation with District Health seed funding provided to them for the supply, learning aids for the students, and Officials. same. The women are now confident so on. The project successfully fulfilled ƒƒ Developing a first-of-its-kind digital and look forward to running successful the following objectives: library and germplasm bank for wild businesses. The next phase of the project edibles from Western region. includes promotion and setting up of a ƒƒ Children have obtained a learning environment conducive for a decent ƒƒ Women empowerment—By food fortification and food processing primary education; providing livelihood options and business. A livelihood intervention, such training on integrating nutritive as food processing would fulfill multiple ƒƒ A permanent school infrastructure dietary sources. objectives of introducing nutrient-rich including kitchen and storage space food products, capacity building, and for current and future generations; ƒƒ Developed suitable multimedia for provision for an additional income source. wider project outreach. ƒƒ Integration of sustainable solar technology for uninterrupted energy ƒƒ Established nutri-gardens by supply; providing training and resources such as seeds, saplings, technology for ƒƒ Substantial contribution to overall treatment of grey water as alternate well-being of the children. water source to tribal communities.

Model Village: Livelihood and Nutrition Security In the fourth phase (2017/18) of the project ‘Pathardi- Towards a Sustainable village’, inhabitants of Pathardi village, Palghar district, who were earlier dependent on rain-fed subsistence agriculture as their main livelihood were trained in livelihood avenues that were economically and environmentally sustainable with a special focus on

Annual Report 2017/18 61 Water Quality Status 2016-17 TERI WRC prepared a report on Water Quality Status of Maharashtra 2016-17 through statistical compilation of water quality monitored over the past 10 years by MPCB across 294 Water Quality Monitoring Stations (WQMS) for both surface (176 on rivers, 36 on sea/creeks, 12 on drains, 4 dams) and ground water (29 bore wells, 32 dug well, 1 hand pumps, 1 tube well) resources. It was completed under the aegis of National Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NWMP) titled Global Environment Grains stored in classrooms before the retrofit in one of the schools Monitoring System (GEMS) and Monitoring of Indian National Aquatic Inclusion of Climate Smart Environmental Status Reports Resources (MINARS). Practices in Agriculture Air Quality Status of Maharashtra Indoor Air Quality Study at 2016-17 The objective of this project, funded by the Capgemini, Hyderabad World Bank and Maharashtra Agricultural The sixth consecutive report on Air Competitiveness Project (MACP), GoM, Quality Status of Maharashtra 2016-17 Capgemini Technology Services India was capacity building of Agriculture and developed by TERI WRC was released Ltd, in collaboration with TERI, took a proactive initiative, ‘INHALE (Improving Allied Departments’ officers and field on June 5, 2017 by Shri Ramdas Kadam, Indoor and Household Air through functionaries to plan and implement Hon’ble Minister of Environment, GoM, Integrated Climate Smart Agricultural Lively Environment)’ to execute practical for the Maharashtra Pollution Control Practices (ICSAP) in Maharashtra. Model strategies to improve the Indoor Air Board (MPCB). It provides a decadal extension projects (MEPs) were prepared Quality (IAQ) and create a healthy overview and analysis of the quality of and package of practices (PoPs) for 12 working environment for employees. A air recorded across all the Ambient Air important crops were revised by TERI with pilot project to estimate the baseline IAQ Quality Monitoring Stations (AAQMS) inputs from the agricultural universities to as well as to understand the impact of incorporate climate smart approaches. in Maharashtra, documenting the indoor plants on IAQ was undertaken at TERI also successfully organized four daily, seasonal, and annual trend in Capgemini’s Hyderabad campus. ICSAP training workshops conducted at concentrations of air pollutants, such as TERI conducted IAQ monitoring for SO , NOx, RSPM, CO, CH , and ozone in Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV), 2 4 parameters of CO2, CO, TVOC’s, PM2.5, Rahuri; Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Maharashtra through illustrations and PM10, temperature, and RH for a duration Vidyapeeth (BSKKV), Dapoli; Vasantrao graphical representations. It has been of one month. Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth uploaded on the website of the pollution (VNMKV), Parbhani; and Dr Panjabrao control board. Environmental Status Report Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV), of Navi Mumbai 2016-17 Akola. WRC also successfully completed Environmental Status Reports for Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra. The report documents qualitative and quantitative status of the city’s resources, such as water and air quality and also health status. It also present initiatives taken by the corporation to reduce stress on natural resources.

Environmental Audit—Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd (DFPCL) WRC conducted an Environmental Audit for Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd (DFPCL) wherein data was collated through pre-visit questionnaires, site visits, staff interviews, secondary data from the industry and Form V submitted to State Pollution Control Board (SPCB). The report comprised of an Environmental Audit

Dr Nabansu Chattopadhyay, Deputy Director General of Meteorology, IMD, inaugurating the ICSAP Workshop at Pune

62 Annual Report 2017/18 & a Hazardous Waste audit, studied as implementation assistance. During the RET, Bengaluru, is working on research per Guidelines for Environmental Audit year under review, the Group coordinated and development (R&D) activities in the & Hazardous Waste (Management & (a) verification audits of newly designated areas of development of biodegradable Handling) Rules 2008 (Amendment in consumers under the PAT schemes II and environmental-friendly plastics 2016) published by the Central Pollution & III; (b) Mandatory energy audits; and for short and long-term applications. Control Board (CPCB). (c) phase III of HAL’s CSR initiatives with The group is well equipped with partnership of BESCOM. Taking up the sophisticated testing equipments for project on design, installation, and polymer processing and testing services TERI Southern commissioning of power gasifier of as per standard test procedures. 600 kWp for Amazonia Rice Investment The EEA area at TERI is playing an Regional Centre, Guyana, a rice mill of Nand Persaud effective role in preparing the youth Company from the Berbice region, was a and children by creating awareness Bengaluru & Goa significant achievement. and bringing in behavioural changes TERI Bengaluru–Goa covers the southern The CIEEAB works with rural amongst the younger generation. The states and territories through its network communities on aspects, such group is actively involved in training of various groups—Industrial Energy as renewable energy, watershed and delivering sessions to schools and Group (IEG); Centre for Research in development, women empowerment, colleges on issues of environmental Sustainable Building (CESB); the Centre social inclusion, livelihoods, and concern. for Impact Evaluation and Energy Access, efficient utilization of natural resources, The CE&MRC, Goa, which is attached Bengaluru (CIEEAB); Resource Efficient particularly fuel sources. to Southern Regional Centre, Bengaluru, Technology (RET); Environmental The CESB is currently working with is a multi-disciplinary research centre, Education and Awareness (EEA) in corporates, developers, and public sector and has been conducting both Bengaluru SRC; and Coastal Ecology & units to provide consultancy services for research and implementation in the Marine Research Centre (CE&MRC) based design of energy efficient buildings. The areas of marine and coastal resources; in Goa Centre. Centre has also been working on research biodiversity mapping; water technology IEG provides services to large projects with Government of India on and management and various activities energy-consuming industries in energy efficiency, thermal and visual in areas of environmental awareness, better conservation and optimal comfort for habitat, and energy efficiency education, and outreach projects. utilization through energy audit and in cold storages.

Annual Report 2017/18 63 GLOBAL OPERATIONS

TERI Japan

Since its establishment in 1998, TERI Environmental Strategies (IGES), where further by the periodical visits of the Japan has continued to promote the office of TERI Japan is located. IGES Director General of TERI to Japan, relationships with Japanese institutions, has the office of its own representative in during which consultations are held universities, governmental agencies, and India located in TERI, New Delhi. with various Japanese institutions to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Every year, senior officials from IGES review and plan possibilities of joint interested in emerging global concerns participate in the World Sustainable collaboration. Earlier in the year, when the in the areas of energy, environment, Development Summit organized by TERI Director General visited Japan, extensive and sustainable development. The in New Delhi. TERI participates in the consultations with regard to collaborative bilateral relations between Japan and International Forum for Sustainable Asia activities were held with the Institute of India continue to grow very rapidly in all and the Pacific (ISAP) that is organized Energy Economics Japan (IEEJ). During areas, and particularly during the last few annually by IGES in Tokyo. Both these the recent visit of the Director General years, the relations have reached new occasions provide good opportunities to participate in the Innovations for Cool heights. The Japan–India comprehensive for bilateral meetings between IGES and Earth Forum (ICEF Forum), meetings were economic partnership agreement has TERI to review and plan programmes and held with the New Energy and Industrial opened up new opportunities in the activities to be undertaken jointly in India Technology Development Organization bilateral economic engagement. and Japan. (NEDO), Mitsubishi Research Institute (MRI), TERI continues to have a close working Such collaboration between TERI and and several other Japanese and foreign relationship with the Institute of Global institutions in Japan is strengthened institutions participating in the Forum.

64 Annual Report 2017/18 SUPPORT SERVICES

Annual Report 2017/18 65 has been designed as a platform that Communication facilitates meaningful dialogues that TERI’s annual flagship Outreach and promote North–South cooperation event, the World and initiate discussions on strategies Sustainable Development that would bridge the gap between the Advocacy Unit developed and the developing nations Summit (WSDS), organised of the world. The WSDS promotes global The Communication Outreach & within the COAU, has been equity, equitable distribution of natural Advocacy Unit (COAU) serves as the designed as a platform resources, and pragmatic solutions to organization’s pillar of support and the existing issues of climatic importance. that facilitates meaningful crucial link for all its outreach activities. An epitome of Track 2 diplomacy, the dialogues that promote The Unit’s primary focus is to ensure Summit platform provides an enabling that the organization as a whole evolves North–South cooperation atmosphere that encourages people-to- to cater to multiple stakeholders that and initiate discussions people dialogue; fosters understanding; enable the establishment of resilient cooperation and collective action to on strategies that would partnerships, effective collaborations, achieve the universal goals of sustainable bridge the gap between and long-term associations with the development. outside communities as well as across the the developed and the The Environment Education and multidisciplinary programmes within the developing nations of Awareness area forms another wing of organization. TERI’s governing vision of the Unit that works towards providing the world. a sustainable and viable future becomes interesting education pedagogies that a stronghold for the organization, instil among the youth, consciousness especially for the COAU, to reach out to of existing social structures within our and deliberate over climatic issues of multiple stakeholders through various society, cultural norms, economic realities, universal importance. The Summit series activities to share with them TERI’s and global trends. has emerged as the premier international best practices. For our stakeholders who share TERI’s event on sustainability, which focusses on The COAU has, over the years, formed vision of a common sustainable future, the global future, but with an eye on the robust links with diverse media agencies the Unit recurrently produces a vast body actions in the developing world which that have enabled TERI’s multiple of communication material that focusses could bend our common future. and varied activities to be covered on scientific knowledge on energy and The WSDS has continued the legacy extensively in various publications of environmental issues, with a layered of the Delhi Sustainable Development all forms. COAU’s healthy relationships attention on the many human challenges Summit (DSDS) which was initiated in with external media houses as well that exist in tackling developmental 2001 with the aim of making ‘sustainable as platforms has allowed for an easy concerns for dissemination both development’ a globally shared goal. exchange of information and the internationally and within the country. The Summit series has over the years establishment The Unit’s work falls within the ambit brought together 47 heads of state of a mechanized information of four major areas, allowing for a and government, 13 Nobel Laureates, dissemination system. streamlined and efficient division of work. ministers from 76 countries, 1,600 The COAU strives to share TERI’s These areas include: business leaders, more than 1,800+ research and knowledge with varied speakers, and over 12,000 delegates from audiences, including governments, youth, World Sustainable across the world. and the civil society. It is here that the Development Summit With the aim of widening the scope COAU effectively uses its strong links and outreach of the WSDS, a series of pre- with the media to ensure that through The World Sustainable Development events in the form of Regional Dialogues this, TERI’s current work and research Summit (WSDS) is TERI’s annual flagship are held throughout the country, prior reaches discerning audiences who event. It has in its journey of 17 years to the Summit. The discussions and benefit from the expert knowledge and (2001–2018) become a focal point for deliberations held during the regional actionable policy work that is developed global leaders and practitioners to dialogues are brought forward to the in-house. The Unit undertakes a plethora congregate at a single platform to discuss main Summit stage where they are of engaging activities over the course of the year to encourage dissemination of knowledge and stronger communication with the research community and the media. Amongst these are regular thematic workshops and seminars for mid-level research professionals as well as sensitization workshops and facilitation of participation of journalists at key events. The Programme Cell of the organization that works within the COAU works as the backbone for every such event. They are responsible for the smooth execution of TERI’s numerous events and workshops. TERI’s annual flagship event, the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS), organised within the COAU,

66 Annual Report 2017/18 further matured and discussed in-depth recognizing the necessity of including 5 Indian ministers, and 15 exhibitors. by experts and practitioners from their novel ideas and opinions into Possibly the sole Summit on global issues relevant fields. Regional Dialogues for the mainstream of public policies, and taking place in the developing world, the WSDS 2018 were held in the cities of development models, the WSDS offers WSDS now strives to provide Kolkata, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. a unique platform to undergraduate long-term solutions for the benefit of The 2018 edition of the Summit also students to gain a first-hand experience the global community by assembling featured an international dialogue which of what goes behind the implementation the world’s most enlightened leaders was held in Suva, Fiji, where TERI as of tactical strategies to combat the and thinkers on a single platform. ‘Knowledge Partner’ co-hosted with the pressing environmental issues. They Ministry of External Affairs, Government earn a chance to witness action-oriented Environment Education of India, the India–Pacific Islands dialogues and discussions amongst and Awareness Sustainable Development Conference expert policy makers, government on the theme of, ‘Furthering the FIPIC leaders, and acclaimed academicians The Environment Education and Agenda through Sustainability Initiatives’. during Awareness (EEA) team has been The Summit agenda also focusses the Summit. working towards educating the youth on hosting exclusive dialogue sessions The 2018 edition of the WSDS had on issues related to the existing social in the form of plenaries. These sessions the honour of being inaugurated by structure, cultural norms, economic welcome senior dignitaries, government the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri realities, and global trends. Through its officials, corporate leaders, and Narendra Modi, who echoed India’s presence in New Delhi, Guwahati, and academicians from all over the world commitment to a sustainable planet, Bengaluru, the team works with school to congregate on a single platform for us and for future generations, at and university students, faculties, heads to deliberate over issues of global the Summit stage. The WSDS 2018 of institutes, administrators, parents, importance. witnessed participation from 21 corporate employees, ESD (Education for In appreciation of the potential that countries, and the presence of over 250 Sustainable Development) practitioners, young minds of the world uphold and speakers, 6 international ministers, government officials as well as members

Annual Report 2017/18 67 of different educational boards and to six cities in India namely, Bhubaneswar networks. The scope of the work for EEA (Odisha), Ranchi (Jharkhand), Indore EEA’s flagship is to educate and empower its target (Madhya Pradesh), Jammu (Jammu programme, ‘GREEN group by providing a platform to act and Kashmir), Panipat (Haryana), and Olympiad’ is an annual for a sustainable tomorrow. The team Guwahati (Assam). implements field-based projects on Green Hackathon is an environment international level climate change, waste management, education initiative that aims to examination for school energy, environment and water, showcase solutions conceptualized by children being organized students to counter environmental issues sanitation & hygiene (WASH) issues. by EEA since 1999. EEA’s flagship programme, ‘GREEN through a special event to be held at RMZ Olympiad’ is an annual international-level Eco World, Bengaluru, on 14 December, examination for school children being 2018; the initiative is supported by the Amravati, and several initiatives such as organized by the EEA since 1999. The Werise & RMZ Foundation. the TERI-Mahindra Centre of Excellence to examination serves the dual purpose of promote sustainable buildings, both testing the environment quotient Creative Content the partnership with the Ministry of of students as well as enhancing their The Creative Content group designs Environment, Forest and Climate Change understanding on various issues related and implements activities to make TERI’s (MoEFCC), Government of India, to set to sustainable development. Students knowledge accessible to its stakeholders up a resource-efficiency cell, and setting from across the country participate in through the production of films, videos, up of an industry-led platform for waste this programme which also has a global and digital content, and outreach management received wide attention outreach with participation of schools through TERI’s website, print, electronic, across all media platforms. A number from Nepal, Singapore, Kenya, Indonesia, and social media. TERI’s work on energy of researchers wrote opinion pieces in Iran, Bhutan, Sultanate of Oman, United access in Bihar, sustainable habitat in leading newspapers on topics, such as Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Russia, Fiji, Mexico D.F., and the Bahamas, thus reaching out to more than 200,000 students annually. The GREEN School, is another school initiative being supported by TATA Steel. It aims at creating awareness and an understanding about environment issues in school campuses in select locations in Odisha and Jharkhand. Environment activities with a holistic school approach are conducted with students of Classes VI to VIII. The focus is on creating curriculum linkages with a locale-specific approach. Another challenging initiative, FLOW (Facilitating Learning on WASH), is supported by Bharti Infratel Ltd and aims to translate awareness and knowledge into action by educating school children on WASH issues. It also aims to provide access to safe water solutions for clean drinking water and for sanitation purposes to these schools through infrastructure interventions. Geographically, the project is spread out

68 Annual Report 2017/18 The team successfully executed the 2018 edition of TERI’s flagship event WSDS.

Overcoming Malnutrition: A video on TERI’s work in Palghar district in Maharashtra, highlighting how malnutrition can be defeated with local and sustainable solutions. Climate Change and Health Impacts: A series of three videos ‘Fortifying against Climate Change’, ‘Millets to the Rescue’, and ‘Superfood for the Poor’ highlighted solutions to meet the growing challenges posed by climate change for public health. TERI’s community radio team, Kumaon Vani, based out of Mukteshwar in Nainital, produced and broadcast, amongst other issues, a series on women’s health, environment education for children, and gender empowerment.

Programme Cell To complement its research agenda, TERI has organized a large number of conferences, training programmes, and seminars on diverse issues and topics. This also energy transitions, air quality and health Mumbai, highlighting 10 inspiring stories includes training and capacity linkages, and disaster preparedness. about individuals and communities in building, exchange of experiences The team also collaborated with a urban India who have adopted clean concerning best practices, and number of research projects to produce and sustainable lifestyles with regard to information dissemination. The a wide range of videos on issues energy, waste, and biodiversity. Programme Cell at TERI functions related to sustainability. The films were Bountifuel: A short video on TERI- under the Communication Outreach disseminated through YouTube channel SDC’s biomass-based power generating and Advocacy Unit to provide and other social media platforms. A few gasifier being used to enhance logistic support for all events within films are listed as follows: livelihoods for economically weak and outside TERI, to enable the The Future We Want: A film series communities in Odisha and maintenance of quality and cost produced under a grant of Films Division, Madhya Pradesh effectiveness. It is a dedicated team of professionals geared up to provide timely and quality support along with audio/visual set up for events, exhibitions, and social programmes. The Programme Cell provides for services, such as drawing up preliminary budgets, online registrations, facilitation counter at airports, travel desk at the venue, hotel reservations, organized tours, special activities for spouses, side events, recreational activities and other pre- and post-conference activities, including transcription and documentation of proceedings. It also prepares the accounts statement as part of its post- conference protocol. The team successfully executed the 2018 edition of TERI’s flagship event—WSDS.

Annual Report 2017/18 69 Growth, Diversification, and Commercialization Unit The primary focus of Growth, Diversification, and Commercialization Unit (GDCU) is as follows: ƒƒ To build on TERI’s existing strong relationships with bilateral, multilateral, and government agencies; ƒƒ To explore and develop linkages with new stakeholders, mainly corporates and foundations, thereby expanding the reach of TERI’s research capabilities and output; ƒƒ Using TERI’s strengths to create new cross-functional platforms with multi-year agendas that will appeal to a multi- stakeholder community; ƒƒ To promote and support the commercialization of TERI technologies, products, and services and support the scaling up of emerging technologies; ƒƒ To collaborate with Indian companies and other multinational corporations (MNCs) and work on sustainability challenges facing various industries.

Broadly, the mandate of GDCU is operationalized by the Technology Dissemination group, the TERI Council for Business Sustainability (TERI CBS), the International Implementation team, and the Ecotourism unit. These teams work closely with the research programmes and researchers at TERI to develop and provide an array of services in the fields of energy, environment, and sustainable development.

TERI Council for Business visits, webinars, conferences, etc. With Sustainability individual member companies, the Council provides a range of tailor-made TERI Council for Business Sustainability advisory services. These comprise serves as the interface for TERI’s research sustainability strategy development, work to be connected to the corporate performance assessment and world. The Council is a network of improvements, capacity building and Indian businesses leaders working on facilitates showcasing best practices in a shared commitment to mainstream national and international forums. sustainability in business strategies and practices. Set up in 2001, the Council Technology Dissemination recognizes and promotes sustainability The Technology Dissemination (TD) leadership practices. The member group in TERI is responsible for the companies of the Council include the systematic flow of TERI solutions from public and private sector, including lab to industry. The TD group is primarily MNCs—representing various industry In the past year, the Group has been responsible for securing, maintaining, and sectors, sizes, and geographies. Activities actively engaged in identifying and tying working of the intellectual property of up with suitable partners for oily sludge of the Council are governed by an the organization. Over the past few years, remediation treatment to complement Executive Committee from amongst TERI has developed a rich portfolio of member companies. intellectual property related to renewable the in-house capabilities of TERI with The Council co-creates business energy technologies and biotechnology regard to remediation of contaminated solutions with members to address solutions with an immense potential to soil. TERI has tied up with M/s Vivakor national sustainability challenges; curates provide ecological and economic gain to Middle East, Qatar, for providing common interest forums of member industry and society. treatment for oily sludge in Kuwait. The companies with the participation of Another key activity of the group Group is also involved in identifying board members and Chief Sustainability is to develop strategic alliances and and pursuing technology transfer/out- Officers; undertakes policy advocacy partnerships for the dissemination and licensing opportunities with industry for through Thought Leadership reports application of technologies. The Group TERI technologies. and industry dialogues; and builds actively facilitates the framing and TERI has also tied up with Verde capacity through trainings, Management signing of commercial agreements for Institute, Japan, to collaborate for the Development Programmes, learning effective dissemination of technology. promotion of clean technologies and

Limited understanding of climate change impacts across all sectors of the economy, and securing financial resources have been identified as the major challenges in achieving

India Sustainability Summit, June 2017 the NDCs.

70 Annual Report 2017/18 In the past years, the group has conducted numerous programmes for thousands of students coming from various institutions across the globe.

(SEWA) were completed and achieved energy efficiency, resulting in reduction in the number of pumps in operation. A project for the integration of dual fuel-fired biomass gasifier of 550kW for a rice mill at Guyana has been initiated and is in TERI at Lakme Fashion Week the installation stage. resource-efficient processes in the region. Limited understanding of climate Ecotourism In order to promote TERI R&D change impacts across all sectors of The Ecotourism group of TERI has capabilities and solutions, the TD group the economy, and securing financial a specific plan to promote tourism has actively participated in events and resources have been identified as major in the country in a responsible and exhibitions to showcase TERI solutions. challenges in achieving the NDCs. sustainable manner whilst involving the The TD Group is also looking to formally Efficient data collection, management local community leading to the overall engage with M/s Messe Munchen (global and analysis is also required for proper economic development of the area. exhibition organizers) to collaborate and implementation along with effective The group’s key role is to conduct conduct events on relevant topics with coordination of a multidisciplinary ‘Eco-Educational Programmes’ for respect to the energy and environment. approach and a well-established educational institutions, sensitizing youth government position on issues and about various environmental issues with International Implementation policies will need to be strengthened respect to the existing social structure, As countries progress on to the to effectively address the impacts of cultural norms, economic realities, and implementation phase of nationally climate change. There are significant contemporary global trends. In the determined contributions (NDCs), the data gaps that act as a constraint in past years, the group has conducted key requirement is setting a benchmark decision making. numerous programmes for thousands for national development indicators as With this background, TERI has started of students coming from various well as demonstrating the feasibility a group on International Implementation institutions across the globe. As part of and achievability of the contributions to support the least developed and island the programme, the Ecotourism group submitted. Combined with regular nations in planning the implementation places maximum effort to minimize reviews and the ‘ratcheting up’ of of its climate actions to successfully the gap between urban and rural India ambition, this practical experience of contribute towards achieving the and develop a sense of responsibility implementation will support progress country’s NDCs. TERI already has an MoU amongst the participants towards nature towards a low-carbon pathway. in place with the Government of Fiji for and the local community. However, the fundamental challenge assisting them to pilot its energy NDCs. Another key activity of the group is to remains that many developing countries During 2017, energy efficiency and sustainably run and manage all day-to- lack the appropriate institutional renewable energy projects were day activities at TERI’s Himalayan Centre, frameworks to support implementation executed in the Caribbean, European, nestled in Mukeshwar, Nainital. The group along with inadequate local capacities in and Middle East regions. Replacement actively encourages private and public terms of technical know-how and of utility water supply pumps at organizations to look for an escape from access to finance. Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority their metro life and explore suitable income-generation opportunities for the local community in the hills of Uttarakhand. In order to promote Mukteshwar as a destination and upscale market of TERI’s herbal products, the group has organized and also participated in numerous events and exhibitions in different parts of the country for overall economic and social development. The group has also joined hands with local government bodies and NGOs to encourage ecologically Indian Railways Training, Jamalpur Institute sustainable and financially viable ecotourism.

Annual Report 2017/18 71 Knowledge Management Library and Information Centre TERI is a leading think tank research- based organization engaged in knowledge generation, creation, and global dissemination of its research and innovation on energy, environment, and sustainable development to both local and global stakeholders. The research and innovation strength of TERI is backed by innovative library and knowledge services, capturing and managing TERI’s vast knowledge, and research data. TERI Library organizing WSDS thematic workshop on sustainable transport The Knowledge Management Division supports TERI’s research activities on contemporary issues , and setting issues. The ENVIS Centre also undertook through a well-designed, state-of-the-art up specialized information centres various other activities, such as the intranet-based knowledge management on thematic areas, such as transport, Community-Driven Environmentally system. renewable energy, and climate change, Sustainable Village Programme (CESVP) The Library and Information Centre mycorrhiza, and climate change. through environment surveys and (LIC) caters to the knowledge needs of During the year under review, the LIC sensitizing clean energy use in NCR both TERI researchers and external users villages at Dheerpur, Ghoga, and Singhola. visiting the LIC by providing guidance executed projects from government and Further to this, TERI ENVIS conducted and services through collecting, collating, international organizations consisting solar rooftop benefit assessment survey and disseminating knowledge-based of Database on R&D Equipment of 200 resident welfare associations products and services using subscribed supported by the Department of Science & Technology, Mycorrhiza Information (RWAs) in Delhi and organized Swachtha and open-access resources, which Abhiyan at Children’s Park in New Delhi. include books, reports, periodicals, Centre supported by the Department and e-resources. Besides providing of Biotechnology, developing Transport research and project assistance to TERI Statistical Database from International The research and researchers and external users, the core Transport Forum, Geneva, and ENVIS innovation strength competency of the LIC professionals also Centre on Renewable Energy and Climate of TERI is backed by lies in proactive engagement in multi- Change from Ministry of Environment, stakeholder projects; conduct capacity- Forest and Climate Change, Government innovative library and building programmes for external of India. As part of ENVIS activities, TERI knowledge services, and internal research and information ENVIS Centre, hosted within the LIC, has capturing and managing professionals; web content and database disseminated scientific and technical TERI’s vast knowledge, development; bring out peer-reviewed information on various renewable energy, publications and knowledge products climate change, and environmental and research data.

Participating in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan under Environmental Information System (ENVIS) Project

72 Annual Report 2017/18 Being an emerging capacity-building hub for research and knowledge professionals, the LIC organized a thematic workshop during the WSDS on ‘Strengthening an Evidence-based Policy Framework for Sustainable Transport’, on February 15, 2018, and ‘Workshop on Digital Marketing and Role of Social Media to Build Smart Libraries 2.0’ during 8–10 November, 2017.

TERI Press TERI Press, the publishing arm of TERI, is one of the India’s leading publishers in the areas of environment, energy, and sustainable development. TERI Press publishes books, journals, and magazines on these topics at all levels. These range from children’s books to higher education titles to professional reference books and magazines to journals. Keeping books but also encourage the habit of in view TERI’s commitment to the reading among children across India. TERI Press is the most dissemination of research and academic We work with academics across preferred publication knowledge, in published form, TERI Press the globe to produce quality content is dedicated to publishing quality books and materials to improve learning partner for leading and has received both national and outcomes for students and contribute corporates and ministries, international recognition for its versatility to the development of the subject such as the Ministry of and efficiency. With increasing social areas in which we publish. With over debate and educational emphasis on 400 published titles on energy, climate New and Renewable sustainability, there is a growing need change, sustainable architecture, Energy, Government for quality, environmental education environmental studies for adults and of India, BSES Rajdhani content. TERI Press, in its endeavour to knowledge books for children, TERI Press Power Ltd, Oil and Natural bring greater ecological awareness, has a has been a valuable source for filling wide range of print publications; widely the learning gap on environment and Gas Corporation, Gas accessible eBooks; and sophisticated, sustainability. Authority of India Ltd, interactive e-learning products that cater Our environment magazines, such and the Ministry of to every type of reader and knowledge as TerraGreen and Energy Future, Environment, Forest requirement on diverse areas of the educate readers on key local and global environment. TERI children’s books, environment issues. TERI Press also and Climate Change, produced under the imprint of Terrapin, conceptualizes customized knowledge Government of India. not only engage and sensitize young resources based on the needs and minds with nature-centric knowledge assessments of the target beneficiaries.

This includes undertaking environment-related projects to encourage an active social connect with the environment. In fact, TERI Press is the most preferred publication partner for leading corporates and ministries, such as the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Gas Authority of India Ltd, and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. With every carefully chosen and published title, quality has been the single major idea that drives TERI publications. TERI Press books and learning resources create a lasting impression and aim to make a positive difference.

Annual Report 2017/18 73 as a nerve centre of the institute, is ƒƒ Quality control Project responsible to respond to the needs of ƒƒ Research and editorial assistance projects in a timely and effective fashion. ƒƒ Logistical support Management The PMU’s key responsibilities include ƒƒ Facilitating effective utilization the following: of resources Unit ƒƒ Identifying funding opportunities ƒƒ Generation of MIS reports Projects are the mainstay of TERI. At any and areas of dissemination and ƒƒ Maintenance of knowledge repository given time, hundreds of projects, ranging coordination from research to implementation, would ƒƒ Facilitation for the preparation and TERI’s PMU uses sound project be underway. The Project Management submission of bids management techniques and customized Unit (PMU) is the institute’s central ƒ ƒ Team and relationship management, software tools to facilitate deliverables hub and the objective of this Unit is including the ongoing on time and within strict quality to efficiently manage the projects— communication of duties and guidelines, thereby ensuring that the from their inception through to their responsibilities within the project desired outcomes of the projects are met. conclusion. teams However, PMU’s role does not end here The PMU ensures that TERI’s projects ƒƒ Ensuring a timely delivery of all as it also ensures that all the projects meet their budgetary and performance contractual obligations are well documented and catalogued in obligations and that at all times, the ƒƒ Interim, mid-term, and project- TERI’s knowledge repository. lines of communication between the completion reporting donors/sponsors, implementation teams, and beneficiaries are well maintained ƒƒ Contract administration and and accessible. PMU, which functions budget control

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Annual Report 2017/18 75 Information Technology and Services The Information Technology (IT) and Services Division positions themselves as enabler, catalyst or facilitator for strategic goals of the institute. The team planned and started to bring a paradigm shift to move IT from operations to a strategic partner in the business. The driving objective is to provide secure access to IT applications and services from anywhere, anytime, on any device to everyone. It is also aimed to make IT services flexible enough to change as System for Green Buildings, that is, per the need of the business and as well An Enterprise Content Management Green Rating for Integrated Habitat as of end users. The procurement model System (ECMS) has been developed to Assessment (GRIHA) is further enhanced is being shifted from Capex to Opex to manage and automate the lifecycle of by developing a module specifically for optimize cost and to provide opportunity content, including content collection, Existing Buildings (EB) and updating the to explore more applications and services updation, review, and publishing on the GRIHA Evaluator system. within same budget. TERI website. It ensures that the process In addition, websites and mobile apps The team supported in is followed for each set of content were developed for GRIHA Summit 2017 conceptualization of the TERI Research to maintain consistency, quality, and and the World Sustainable Development Enterprise Engine (TREE) by developing integrity. Further, it has been planned Summit (WSDS) 2018. The key project a prototype of the system to provide to use ECMS to manage content for websites developed include Climate a digital workspace on cloud for all multiple websites and act as a repository and Clean Air Coalition project website researchers. It is designed to bring for internal reference. (http://ccacindia.teriin.org); Sameeeksha most of the research functions starting As part of the transition in website (http://sameeeksha.org/); from proposal development, contract communication strategy, the unit has Nationally Determined Contribution negotiations, project planning and revamped the TERI website with new website (http://www.ndcfootprints.org/), execution, till formal project closure into theme-based architecture, in order to Wild Edibles website (http://wildedibles. the system. All support functions related effectively connect and communicate teriin.org/); etc. Besides, online to projects, that is, documentation, with end-users. The website is completely surveys prepared for development of communication, quality assurance, responsive and has a unified technical compendium of DSIR-recognized SIROs procurement, risk management, reviews architecture with streamlined content and Mainstreaming Sustainable Social & approvals, and linking with internal publishing mechanism using ECMS. Housing in India (MaS-SHIP). and external systems would be The website is developed on a secure End-to-end ultramodern IT integrated to a single system. framework that can be expanded to accommodate any number of new infrastructure was set up at the newly websites. The TERI Enterprise systems, constructed Nano-Bio Research Centre, that is, finance, procurement, and invoice replete with all the latest technologies, systems are made Goods and Services such as Network, Servers, IPBX, Wireless Tax (GST) compliant by carrying out the and Audio/Video communication tools, necessary changes and enhancements. document management and printing The IT team supported administrative system as service has also been extended functions to handle challenges and to this new location. This building was make this transition of replacing multiple inaugurated by the Prime Minister of taxes levied by the central and state India and Australia using the Internet of governments easier for them. The other Things (IoT) technology from a remote key enhancements to systems include location. developing a dashboard for timesheets Taking a step towards cloud-based and an appraisal system for the services, TERI has availed one of the administrative staff. leading audio & video collaboration The TERI Unified Mobile Application services which has enabled us to conduct (TERI-UMA) has been developed to video conferences simultaneously from provide as a single interface to access five different locations and each host has all enterprise mobile applications. a capability to invite 25 participants. Once downloaded, it requires single A new HPC (Supercomputing) authentication to all its applications, infrastructure with a maximum capacity which include People Search, Project of 11.82 Teraflops of speed, 308 cores of Photo, Business opportunities, timesheet, processing power, and 250 TB of storage etc., to use these while colleagues are is under implementation to meet the on travel or at home, thus saving their future requirements in the areas of precious time. India’s National Rating climate, air, and water modelling.

76 Annual Report 2017/18 Human Resources The objective of the Human Resource Division is to ensure a progressive environment for an engaged workforce and enable the work towards the realization of the vision and mission of TERI. With a vision to provide a growth- enabling environment to the diverse workforce, its role is not only to identify and acquire the desired ‘talent’ for TERI, but it also take initiatives for talent management and retention. There has been a strong focus towards laying a foundation in people processes to drive a merit-based pay for performance generating new research ideas. TERI The Human Resources culture. The Human Resources division has a strong focus on encouraging has been instrumental in introducing cross-functional research activities, division has been newer policies and procedures to provide opportunities to professionals instrumental in introducing encourage imbibing TERI values in to contribute to and gain knowledge newer policies and the organizational work systems. and expertise in areas other than their Facilitating learning and development primary research area, thereby enhancing procedures to encourage initiatives for the staff as per the need interdisciplinary work. The division imbibing TERI values in and priorities of the business divisions organizes sports and cultural activities the organizational work as well as enhancing the engagement for TERI’s employees and their families to levels of existing employees through strengthen employer–employee bonding systems. Facilitating learning various employee-engagement activities and cultivate a culture of connect and development initiatives are additional priority areas for the beyond work. There are channels and for the staff as per the HR organization. Colleagues across programmes, such as the periodic Town need and priorities of the the Institute are exposed to training Hall Meetings and the Annual Vision programmes on a variety of behavioural Retreat which provide platforms for business divisions as well as and technical capability areas. These employees to be a part of organization enhancing the engagement programmes aim at furthering leadership building and play a key role in building levels of existing employees skills, enhancing personal effectiveness, an inclusive workplace by participating sharpening interpersonal skills, and in cross functional team projects. The through various employee- building people management skills. division caters to the ever-changing engagement activities are The outbound learning activities focus needs of the organization to develop additional priority areas for on promoting team dynamics at work new strategies to keep employees and building a proactive approach for motivated and engaged. the HR organization.

Annual Report 2017/18 77 Administrative Services he Administrative Services Division provides the necessary adminis- Ttrative and maintenance support to all the facilities located at the TERI headquarters at the India Habitat Centre; its regional centres located at Bengaluru, Goa, Guwahati, and Mumbai; and the campuses at TERI Gram in Gurugram and TERI Himalayan Centre in Mukteshwar, Uttarakhand. The strength of the Division lies in its well-motivated, dedicated, and qualified staff that supports all operations of TERI round-the-clock. It maintains and runs all amenities and utilities meeting international standards. TERI’s Quality Management System (QMS) is certified as per ISO 9001:2008 standards, its Health training with the expression of corporate and Safety Management System as per responsibility towards protecting the The strength of the BS OHSAS 18001:2007, and its Environ- environment. The facility provides a Division lies in its well- ment Management System as per ISO unique experience of doing things in an motivated, dedicated, 14001:2004. unconventional yet viable way. and qualified staff that The Administrative Services also look TERI’s growing reach and visibility after the RETREAT (Resource Efficient TERI make it an integral part of the itineraries supports all operations RETREAT for Environmental Awareness of many international dignitaries of TERI round-the-clock. and Training). The RETREAT centre is a and delegates, including heads It maintains and runs all training and conference facility at TERI of governments. The professional Gram. It provides organizations the coordination and conduct of all such amenities and utilities opportunity to use its facilities to hold visits continues to receive appreciation meeting international training programmes, workshops, and from the Heads of Missions in New Delhi. standards. conferences with an objective of linking the process of corporate growth and

78 Annual Report 2017/18 PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKS

Annual Report 2017/18 79 PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKS

hen trying to link policy, research, and practice, TERI recognizes the need to build collaborative partnerships and net- works with the objective of sharing knowledge, enhancing technological capabilities, fostering innovation, building local Wcapacities, and strengthening competitiveness. The Institute continues to team up with local, international and bilateral institutions, and research and academic institutions to promote sustainable interventions. Our research collaborations, MoUs, and partnerships, along with their areas of interest, through the year 2017/18, are listed in this section.

Governments & PSUs

Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association

Agharkar Research Department Microbial Biotechnology Partnership Network Institute, Pune of Science and Technology, Government of India

Andhra Pradesh Southern Government of Solar PV grid integration studies, TERI’s partner utility in the MacArthur Power Distribution Andhra Pradesh Demand Side Management Foundation-funded project on technical Company Ltd (APSPDCL) (DSM), Energy Efficiency (EE) studies on rooftop SPV grid integration. TERI also conducted four capacity- building programmes on DSM and EE for circle-level officials of APSPDCL.

Assam Forest Department Government of Capacity Building for Assisting Capacity Building Support Assam the State Project Management Unit in the implementation of JICA project

Bangalore Electricity Government of DSM and EE TERI conducted four capacity building Supply Company Ltd Karnataka programmes each on DSM and EE for (BESCOM) circle level officials of the utility.

Bengaluru Electricity Government of R&D Summit 2018 Funding Support Supply Co. Ltd Karnataka

Bharat Public Sector Bioremediation of oily Funding Support Petroleum Corporation Undertaking sludge, contaminated soil Ltd (BPCL)

British High Commission Diplomatic Strengthening Corporate Green Funding mission of the Leadership in India United Kingdom in India

BSES Rajdhani Power Government of Design & Implemention of Solar Partnership Limited India Rooftop Systems

BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd Public–Private Battery energy storage systems BRPL is TERI’s utility partner in the UI- (BRPL) Partnership (BESS), Solar PV grid integration ASSIST project. TERI and BRPL have signed studies, Electric vehicles (EVs) a MoU for capacity building programmes and conducting research on solar rooftop PV, energy storage systems, EVs, DSM and EE and smart grid technologies.

Bureau of Energy Government of Energy Efficiency, Demand Side Funding; TERI conducted training Efficiency India Management programme for circle level officers of 6 DISCOMS across the country on DSM

Bureau of Indian Government of Standards on BESS and RE TERI is a member in the BIS ETD-46 Standards (BIS) India integration Sectional Committee on ‘Grid Integration of Renewables’ and ETD-52 committee on ‘Electrical Energy Storage Systems’.

80 Annual Report 2017/18 Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association CAIRNS Energy Ltd, Public Sector Microbial Biotechnology Funding Support/ Partnership Network Gurgaon Undertaking

Central Electricity Government of Electric vehicles TERI performed simulation and Authority (CEA) India measurement studies on vehicle to grid concept and EV charging harmonics respectively to contribute to the technical report of the BIS ETD-51 standard on Electrotechnology in Mobility whose sub- committee on grid-related aspects of EV charging is headed by CEA.

Central Glass and Ceramic Council of Research on ceramic filters for Collaborative Research Research Institute, Khurja Scientific and wastewater treatment Industrial Research, Government of India

Central Power Research Ministry of Power, Research and developmental Collaborative Research Institute Government of studies EMI shielding India nanocomposites for power sector

Centre for Tropical Crops Government of Microbial Biotechnology Collaborative Project Partner and Bio-commodities, Australia Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

CESCOM Government of DSM and EE TERI conducted four capacity building Karnataka programmes each on DSM and EE for circle level officials of the utility.

Chandigarh Renewal Nodal body of Rooftop solar PV TERI continued its association with CREST Energy and Science & the Department on a variety of innovative projects on solar Technology Promotion of Science and PV like third-party inspection of rooftop Society’ (CREST) Technology, PV plants. Chandigarh Administration, for promotion of RE in the union territory

Chhattisgarh Forest Government of Carbon stock assessment of Capacity Building Support Department Chattisgarh forests: Capacity building of the Chhattisgarh Forest Department

Climate & Clean Air Intergovernmental Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Implementing Partner in India Coalition (CCAC) Coalition (SLCP) Reduction from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management

Coal India Limited Public Sector Sanitation; Forest and agriculture- Funding Undertaking based livelihood activities

CSIR-Indian Institute of Ministry of Science Microbial Biotechnology Collaborative Project Partner Chemical Technology and Technology, (IICT), Hyderabad Government of India

DBT-CIAB Center for Department of Microbial Biotechnology Funding Support Integrated and Applied Biotechnology, Biosciences , Mohali Government of India

DBT-IOC Centre for Government of Microbial Biotechnology Funding Support Advanced Research on India Bioenergy, R&D Centre, Indian Oil Corporation, Faridabad

Annual Report 2017/18 81 Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association Department of Government of Energy efficiency in cold storage Funding Support Biotechnology India chain Department of Government of Ericulture for Upliftment of Funding Support Biotechnology India Socio-economic Conditions of Rural Women in Tribal Villages of Assam Department of Government of Ethnobotanical Survey of Funding Support Biotechnology India Indigenous Plants and their Pharmacological Screening for Anti-ulcer Potential Department of Government of Local Treatment of Urban Sewage Research Collaboration Biotechnology India Streams for Healthy Reuse Department of Government of DBT-CoE - Production of pyrolytic Funding Biotechnology India oil from algal paste Department of Chemical Government of Microbial Biotechnology Collaborative Project Partner Engineering, for Process Australia System Computations, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia Department of Government Micropropagation of Banana Supply of plants Horticulture, Bihar agency Department of Science Government of Energy Efficiency in Habitat Funding Support and Technology India Department of Science Central Govt. Funding support Dissemination of Renewable Energy and Technology, Department Technologies Government of India Department of Science Government of Design and Development of Funding and Technology (DST) India biomass solar electricity and cooling solutions for Rural India Energy Efficiency Services Government of Energy Efficiency, Load Research Funding Support Ltd India Finnish Meteorological Government of Meteorology Funding Institute Finland Finnish Meteorological Government of Microbial Biotechnology Collaborative Project Partner Institute, Helsinki, Finland Finland Flood and River Government of Livelihood enhancement for river Funding Support Management Agency of Assam erosion victims Assam (FREMAA) GAIL India Ltd Public Sector Microbial Biotechnology Funding support Undertaking GITA Public–Private Water Use Efficiency Funding Partnership Global Innovation & Government of Water Use Efficiency Funding Technology Alliance India Goa State Biodiversity Government of Biodiversity Support for Projects Board Goa Goa State Pollution Government of Pollution Funding Agency/ Collaborative Research Control Board Goa

Green Chemistry Centre Government of Microbial Biotechnology Collaborating partners and jointly of Excellence, Department United Kingdom organized Indo-UK Joint Workshop of Chemistry, University (granted by Government of UK) of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom

82 Annual Report 2017/18 Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association Gujarat Energy Government of Energy Efficiency Partnership Development Agency Gujarat (GEDA) Gujarat Industries Power Government of Developing action and Policy Support Company Ltd Gujarat monitoring plan for reclamation of mine-degraded lands and addressing socio-economic and livelihood issues of fringe populations of Vastan Lignite Mine of GIPCL, Mangrol, Surat Gulbarga Electricity Government of DSM and EE TERI conducted four capacity building Supply Company Ltd Karnataka programmes each on DSM and EE for (GESCOM) circle level officials of the utility. Haryana Renewable Government of Examine the Detailed Project Funding Energy Development India Reports (DPRs) for setting up of Agency (HAREDA) biomass based power projects as envisaged in the Bio-Energy Policy 2018 Helmholtz Centre for Government of Microbial Biotechnology Collaborative Project Partner Environmental Research, Germany Leipzig, Germany Hindustan Petroleum Public Sector Bioremediation of oily Funding Support Corporation Ltd (HPCL) Undertaking sludge, contaminated soil INBIGS, ONGC Jorhat Public Sector Microbial Biotechnology Funding Support Undertaking India Smart Grid Forum Public-Private Smart grids Institutional Member under Working (ISGF) Partnership (PPP) Group – 5 on Renewables & Micro-grids initiative under the Ministry of Power, Government of India Indian Bureau of Mines Government of Conducted national workshop Collaborative Research India titled 'Remediation of Mined-Out Areas and Abandoned Mines- Status & Strategies' Indian Council of Forestry Government of Mid-career training programme Training Support Research and Education India for senior IFS officers (ICFRE) Indian Institute of Government of Microbial Biotechnology Collaborative Project Partner Technology (IIT), Delhi India Indian Institute of Academic Institute Wastewater Treatment Collaborative Research Technology (IIT), Delhi Indian Institute of Research Institute Microbial Biotechnology Collaborative Project Partner Technology (IIT), Guwahati Indian Institute of Government of Microbial Biotechnology Partnership Network Technology (IIT), Madras India Indian Institute of Research Institute Microbial Biotechnology Collaborative Project Partner Technology, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh Indian Oil Corporation Ltd Public Sector Bioremediation of oily and acidic Funding Support Undertaking sludge Indian Oil Corporation Ltd Public Sector Bioremediation of oily sludge, Funding support (IOCL) Undertaking contaminated soil Indira Gandhi National Government of Mid-career training programme Training Support Forest Academy (IGNFA) India for senior IFS officers

Annual Report 2017/18 83 Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association Institute of Advanced Department Microbial Biotechnology Collaborative Project Partner Studies for Science and of Science and Technology (IASST), Technology, Guwahati Government of India Institute of Reservoir Public Sector Microbial Biotechnology Partnership network Studies, ONGC, Undertaking Ahmedabad Indian Renewable Energy Government of Funding support Need Assessment for CSR Activities Development Agency India Enterprise (IREDA) Karnataka Forest Government of Forest and biodiversity Funding Department Karnataka Karnataka Renewable Government of R&D Summit 2018 Funding Support Energy Development Ltd Karnataka Karnataka State Pollution Government of Pollution Funding Agency Control Board Karnataka Karnataka Watershed Government of Watershed Management Funding Department Karnataka Kerala State Electricity Government of DSM and EE TERI conducted four capacity building Board Ltd (KSEB) Kerala programmes each on DSM and EE for circle level officials of the utility. Lawrence Berkeley Independent Demand forecasting and electric TERI’s partner institute in the US for the National (LBNL) laboratory of vehicles UI-ASIST project the Department of Energy, Government of USA Maharashtra Forest Government of Preliminary study on Collaborative Research Department Maharashtra implementation of FRA and vulnerability of forests and forest dwelling communities in Maharashtra Ministry of Environment, Government of Environment, Evaluation of the Funding Support Forest and Climate India scheme on biosphere reserves Change namely Nanda Devi, Gulf of Mannar, Khangchendzonga, Kachhch, and Manas Ministry of External Affairs Government of Energy Efficiency, Training Funding Support, Partnership, Training India Programmes Programmes Ministry of External Affairs Government of Renewable Energy Funding support and partnership India Ministry of Micro, Small Government of Energy Efficiency in MSME Sector Knowledge Support and Medium Enterprises India Ministry of New and Government of Implementation of National Level Funding Renewable Energy India RPO Portal for RPO monitoring. Ministry of Power Government of Environmental and Social Impact Funding Agency India Assessment Nagaland Forest Government of Assess the biodiversity status Policy Support Department Nagaland of CCAs in Nagaland, carrying out GEF Satoyama project titled ‘Mainstreaming Community- Conserved Areas for Biodiversity Conservation in Nagaland' National Health and Australian Expert body Supporting health Support for Projects Medical Research Council Government and medical research (NHMRC)

84 Annual Report 2017/18 Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association National Institute of Ministry of Science Microbial Biotechnology Funding Support Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, and Technology (NIIST), Government of Thiruvananthapuram India National Institute of Government Alternate energies Collaboration on Research Projects Technology of India National Renewable Independent Power system balancing, TERI’s partner in the ETC India project Energy Laboratory (NREL) laboratory of scheduling and dispatch for the work related to power system the Department balancing requirements in 2030. of Energy, Government of USA National Thermal Power Public Sector Water Audit, Water Use Efficiency Funding Corporation Ltd Undertaking National Water Mission, Government Water Use Efficiency Funding Ministry of Water of India Resources NHPC Ltd Government Valuation of the socio-economic Collaborative Research of India and environmental costs and benefits of hydro power projects in India: Case study of two selected projects, including Bhakra Nangal project and the URI project NITI Aayog Government Water and Energy; Consultancy Funding & Consultancy Support of India for Impact Assessment-II of HP Mid Himalayan Watershed Development Project North Eastern Council Government Capacity building Programme Funding Support of India for Assisting State Government Officials in Designing Sustainable Livelihood Programmes Northern Railways Government of Water Audit Funding India Norwegian Ministry of Government of Designing a REDD-plus pilot Collaborative Research Foreign Affairs Norway project in India Norwegian Water Government of Water resources, Energy Partner Resources and Energy Norway Directorate NTPC Energy Technology Water Use Optimization Collaborative Research Research Alliance (NETRA)

Oil and Natural Gas Public Sector Bioremediation, Consultancy for Funding support Corporation (ONGC) Ltd Undertaking soil fertility improvement

ONGC Energy Centre Government of Battery, Fuel cell and Funding India Supercapacitor as Bulk Energy Storage Options: Study on Technological Advancements and Market Readiness Oil India Ltd (OIL) Public Sector Bioremediation of oily sludge, Funding Support Undertaking contaminated soil, Microbial Biotechnology Oil India Ltd, R&D Center, Public Sector Microbial Biotechnology Funding Support Duliajan, Assam Undertaking ONGC Energy Centre Government of Funding India

Annual Report 2017/18 85 Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association ONGC Energy Centre, Public Sector Microbial Biotechnology Funding Support ONGC Laxmi Nagar, New Undertaking Delhi South Delhi Municipal Government of Third party quality assurance for Funding Corporation India four biogas plant in South Delhi Municipal corporation State Institute of Government of Rural Development Funding Support Panchayat and Rural Assam Development (SIPRD) State Level Nodal Agency Government of Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning Funding Support (SLNA), Soil Conservation Assam and Documentation of projects Department implemented under Integrated Watershed Management Programmes (IWMPs) Surat Municipal Government of Preparation of tender document, Funding Corporation India technical and financial bid evaluation Surat Municipal Government of Smart Cities TERI provided consultancy and technical Corporation (SMC) Gujarat support, including third-party inspection services for solar PV plants installations in Surat Swedish Environmental Government India-Sweden Strategic Approach Funding Protection Agency Agency, Sweden to Integrated Management of Bio-waste and Non-ozone Depleting Substance- non-HFC alternatives Tamil Nadu Generation Government of DSM and EE TERI conducted four capacity building and Distribution Tamil Nadu programmes each on DSM and EE for Corporation Ltd circle level officials of the utility. (TANGEDCO) Tata Steel Ltd, Public Sector Microbial Biotechnology Funding Support Jamshedpur Undertaking Temper University of Government of Microbial Biotechnology Collaborative Project Partner Technology, Helsinki, Finland Finland Tribal Cooperative Government of Estimating minimum support Collaborative Project Partner Marketing Development India price for 50 minor forest produce Federation of India (TRIFED) USAID Government of Water and sanitation, Gender Funding USA equality, Agriculture Uttar Pradesh Forest Government of Preparation of Afforestation Policy Support Department (UPFD) Uttar Pradesh and Reforestation CDM PDD, facilitation of validation, registration and verification; Monitoring and capacity building of UPFD staff on monitoring; Biodiversity and socio-economic assessment of protected areas in Uttar Pradesh, Monitoring and Evaluation of Advance Soil Work and Plantations undertaken by Uttar Pradesh Forest Department Uttarakhand Biodiversity Government of Development of State Policy Support Board Uttarakhand Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (SBSAP) of Uttarakhand Water Resources Government Water Resource Management Funding agency Department of India

86 Annual Report 2017/18 Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association Watershed Development State Government Funding support Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Department, Government Department Documentation of KWDP II project of Karnataka

Research & Academic Institutions

Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association Abt Associates International Climate change research; Collaborative research research and Disaster Risk Reduction research consulting Adelphi International Climate change research Collaborative research Research Organisation Automotive Research Research Institute Vehicle and air pollution research Collaborative research Association of India - Indian Birla Institute of Indian Institution Water Remediation Collaborative Research Technology & Science BMS Institute of Academic Institute Reviews, Course work, Workshops Visiting Faculty Technology Centre for Energy, The University Microbial Biotechnology Collaborative Project Partner University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia Centre for Materials for Research Institute Logger and Sensors Collaborative Research Electronics Technology Chhatrapati Sahu Ji State Academic Medicinal plants Project Partner Maharaj University, Institute Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Climate Policy Initiative Independent Power system flexibility TERI’s partner in the ETC India project (CPI) think-tank and for the work related to flexibility consultancy requirements for the power system in organization 2030 headquartered in the UK CSIRO Energy Australian Microbial Biotechnology Collaborative Project Partner Transformed Flagship, Research Institute North Ryde, New South Wales DBT-ICGEB Center for Research Microbial Biotechnology Funding Support Advanced Bio-energy Institution Research, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Research Microbial Biotechnology Collaborative Project Partner Biosciences, Institute of Institution Chemical Technology, Mumbai Delft University of University Wastewater Treatment Collaborative Research Technology, Netherlands Department for Academic and Air pollution Funding International Research - India Development, UK Environmental Research Institute Forest and Biodiversity Funding Agency/ Collaborative Research Management Policy & Research Institute (EMPRI)

Annual Report 2017/18 87 Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association EXXONMobill, USA Research and Air pollution research Funding Engineering – International Finnish Meteorological Academic and Atmospheric pollution research Collaborative research Institute, Finland Research - International Helsinki Environmental Institute Microbial Biotechnology Collaborative Project Partner Research, Helsinki, Finland ICAR-Indian Agriculture Research Institute Crop productivity Collaborative research Research Institute ICAR-National Initiative Research – Climate resilient agriculture Funding of Climate Resilient National Agriculture ICIMOD International Climate change research Collaborative research Research Organization IL&FS Environment Advisory Environmental Management, Collaborative research and project Geo-spatial, Energy Conservation development and Carbon Business services Indian Agricultural Research Institute Genetic modifications to Collaborative Research Research Institute, New improve biological nitrogen Delhi fixation for augmenting nitrogen needs of cereals Indian Oil Corporation Research Vehicle and air pollution research Collaborative research R&D, Faridabad INESC TEC, Portugal International R&D Science & Technnology Collaboration on Research Projects Institute Institute for Advanced International Energy, Climate and air quality, Collaborative research, funding Sustainability Studies, Research oceans and arctic research, air Potsdam Organisation pollution Institute for Global Research Capacity building on climate Collaborative Research Environmental Strategies Institution change, Energy efficiency International Growth Research Centre Solid Waste Management Funding Support Center (IGC) International Water Research Research on Water Issues Collaborative Research Management Institute Organization (IWMI) London School of University Health Research Collaborative Research Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Maharashtra Energy Research Energy Efficiency Partnership Development Agency Institution (under (MEDA) Government of Maharashtra) Mahatama Gandhi Academic Institute Academic course work, reviews Visiting Faculty Institute of Rural Energy and Development (MGIRED) Metropolia Institute of Institute Microbial Biotechnology, Collaborative Project Partner Technology, Helsinki, Air pollution related to vehicular Finland emission Monash University International Research on Infectious Disease, University Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine

88 Annual Report 2017/18 Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association Motilal Nehru National Institute Microbial Biotechnology Collaborative Project Partner Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad

National Environmental Research Institute Environmental pollution, Collaborative Research Engineering Research wastewater Institute (NEERI), Nagpur

National Institute of Research Institute Health Effects Funding Support Environmental Health Sciences

National Institute of Research Hydrology Collaborative Research Hydrology Insitute (under Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India)

National Oceanic Research Institute Climate Change Funding Support and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Netherlands Institute of Research Institute Wastewater Funding Support Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Netherlands

New Energy and Research Energy Efficiency, Smart Grids Partnership Technology Development Institution Organisation

NIT Trichy Academic Institute Academic course work, reviews Visiting Faculty

NITK, Surathkal University Consultancy Collaborative Research

North Carolina State University Consultancy Collaborative Research University (NCSU)

North Eastern Regional Academic Institute Watershed Management Project Partner Institute of Water & Land (under the Management Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India)

Norwegian Institute International Climate change research Collaborative research for Urban and Regional Research Research - HiOA Organisation

Norwegian Institute for International Climate change research Collaborative research Water Research - NIVA Research Organisation

Nottingham Trent University Sustainable Mobility Collaborative Research University

Perspectives Climate International Climate change mitigation, Collaborative research Group GmBH research and carbon markets, NAMA consulting

PIK- Germany International Climate change reseach Collaborative research Research Organisation

Annual Report 2017/18 89 Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association Renewables Academy International Training and capacity building Collaborative research (RENAC) Research on renewable energy and energy Organisation efficiency Sardar Patel University, Research Institute Microbial Biotechnology Collaborative Research Bakrol, Anand, Gujarat Tempare University of Academic and Sensor development for Collaborative research Technology, Finland Research - Atmospheric pollution International measurement The Energy Conservation Research Energy Efficiency Funding Center, Japan Institution UNEP DTU International Climate change mitigation, Collaborative research Research MRVing policies/actions Organisation Uni Research- Norway International Climate change and global Collaborative research Research teleconnection research Organisation University of Agricultural University Agricultural Sciences Collaborative Research Sciences, Bengaluru University of Algarve, University Marine and Coastal Research Collaboration on Research Projects Portugal University of California, Academic Institute Impact of indoor air pollution on Funding support and research partner San Diego, USA - International health University of Eastern University Partnership for the mid-career Collaborative Research Finland training programme for IFS officers University of Guelph, University Climate Change and Water Collaborative Projects Canada Resources Management University of Guyana University Feasibility study for the bio- Collaborative Research diversity centre at the University of Guyana University of Leicester, UK Academic Institute Air pollution and health Funding - International University of Maribor, University Chemistry and Chemical Collaborative Research Slovenia Engineering University of Rhode Island International Water Resources Management Collaborative Research University University of Salerno, Italy University Wastewater Treatment Collaborative Research

University of Trans- Research Institute Ecology Collaborative Research disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU) Wageningen University University Wastewater Treatment Collaborative Research & Research, The Netherlands Wageningen University University/ Climate change research Collaborative research and Research Research Organisation Washington State Academic BESS at distribution level WSU is the US lead of the UI-ASSIST University (WSU) Institution project consortium of which TERI is a research partner Yale University University Partnership for the mid-career Training Support training programme for IFS officers

90 Annual Report 2017/18 Banks & Financial Institutions

Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association GIZ Funding Agency Conducted Situation Analysis Collaborative Research; TERI, with support and Capacity Needs Assessment from GIZ, provided Project Management vis-à-vis Human Wildlife Conflict Consultancy (PMC) support for rooftop in India under The Indo-German solar PV plants installation to one of the Project, 'Human Wildlife Conflict distribution utilities in Madhya Pradesh. Mitigation' being implemented TERI, along with GIZ, also helped in by MoEFCC and GIZ India; launching the ‘Dwarka Solar City’ initiative Rooftop solar PV promotion in Delhi Japan International Funding Agency Carrying out JICA-funded Funding Support Cooperation Agency projects in Uttar Pradesh, (JICA) Arunachal Pradesh, etc. NABARD Development Capacity building Support for Projects Bank United States Agency International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Funding Support for International Funding Agency (WASH) Development (USAID) YES Bank Bank Circular economy; Knowledge Knowledge Partner partnership for YES Bank Natural Capital Awards Ramboll- Environ Environmental, health and social Foundation, USA issues The World Bank International Consultancy services for baseline Funding Support Financial survey for UDWDP and GEF- Institution SLEM project in Uttarakhand and MHWDP in Himachal Pradesh; Climate Change; NDC implementation Domestic & Multinational Corporations

Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association Cenergist Corporate Energy efficiency Partner

CharIn (Charging Association of Combined Charging Standard TERI is an associate member of CharIn and Interface Initiative e. V.) automotive (CCS) EV charging standard spearheaded the organization of the First manufacturers CharIN EV India Seminar and other organizations for development and promotion of CCS Chem Fab Ltd Corporate Carbon sequestration through Partner plantation activities at Chem Fab Ltd Deccan Chemicals Pvt Ltd Corporate, India Capacity Building Funding Agency Hindalco Industries Ltd Corporate, India Reclamation of back filled Collaborative Research area of bauxite mines through afforestation activities at HINDALCO, Lohardaga, Jharkhand ITC Corporate, India Development of Clonal Collaborative Research Propagation Techniques Jain Irrigation Systems Corporate, India Manufacturers of drip and Collaborative Research Ltd sprinkler irrigation systems and components, Irrigation Water Use Efficiency

Annual Report 2017/18 91 Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association Lavasa Corporation Ltd Corporate Biodiversity compliance Collaborative Research document prepared for Lavasa Marico Industries Industry Circular economy Funding Support Nirmal Seeds Pvt. Ltd. Industry Mycorrhiza Technology Collaborative Research ONGC-TERI Biotech Ltd Corporate Bioremediation of oily sludge, Funding Support (OTBL) contaminated soil, MEOR Ramboll- Environ Corporate, Foreign Environmental, Health and Social Support for Projects Foundation, USA Issues Reliance Industries Ltd Corporate, India Bioremediation of oily sludge, Funding Support contaminated soil SABMiller India Corporate, India Manufacturers of beverages Collaborative Research SB Industrial Corporate Bioremediation of oily sludge, Funding Support Engineering Pvt Ltd contaminated soil Tetra Pak India Pvt. Ltd. Corporate, India Waste Management Funding Support The Indian Woods Private Company Feasibility Study for Potential Funding Products Company Ltd Applications of Waste Generated from Gambier during Catechin Extraction Toyota motor corporation Automotive Air pollution research Funding manufacturer Transtech Green Power Industry Animal feed development from Collaborative Research and Ltd, Jaipur microalgae demonstration United Breweries Corporate, India Pond rejuvenation Funding Limited (UBL) NGOs & Foundations

Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association

Adelphi Research, Not-for-profit Policy analysis and strategy Collaborative Research and Partner in Germany research institute consulting Field Implementation

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

Bloomberg National Developing strategies for control Funding Philanthropies, USA Philanthropic Trust of air pollution

BVRio Institute International Carbon markets Collaborative research civil non-profit association

CDP Worldwide Not-for-profit Climate change mitigation, Collaborative research research Institute carbon pricing

Centre for Fly Ash Not-for-profit Commercialization of fly Partnership Research and organization ash based flame retardant Management nanocomposites

Deutsche Gesellschaft Not-for-profit Resource Efficient and Cleaner Funding Support für Internationale organization Production (RECP) Zusammenarbeit

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

92 Annual Report 2017/18 Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association International Crops Not-for-profit Agricultural research for Collaborative Research Research Institute for the organization development in Asia and sub- Semi-Arid Tropics, Andhra Saharan Africa Pradesh Jnanodaya Grameena Non-governmental Project partner and Field Field Support for Monitoring, Evaluation, Vidya Trust, Chickballapur, organisation Support Learning and Documentation of KWDP II Karnataka project Konrad-Adenauer- Think Tank/ Expert body supporting health Conducted a background study on Stiftung (KAS) Consulting Agency and medical research 'Reforming Global Architecture of Marine Resource Security: An Indian Perspective' Krishi Rasayan Group, Not-for-profit Research on development and Collaborative Research Kolkata organization field trials of encapsulation and sustained release of micronutrients MacArthur Foundation Funding Agency Transparency framework around Grantee GHG inventories MS Swaminathan Foundation Agricultural Research Collaborative Research Research Foundation, Chennai NASSCOM NGO R&D Summit 2018 Funding Support National Cleaner Non-profit Consultancy and advisory Collaborative research and partner in field Production Center Organization services, information implementation in Sri Lanka (NCPC), Sri Lanka dissemination, training and capacity building, policy advocacy Oxford Policy Research Institute Climate Change Collaborative research Management limited SaciWATERs—South NGO Water Research Knowledge Partner Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies Shakti Sustainable Energy Funding Agency Climate change, Low carbon Funder/Grantee Foundation development Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation Energy Efficiency, Demand Side Partnership/ Funding; Distribution Foundation (SSEF) Management, Climate Policy, utilities forum and development of Power, Distribution utilities an open source tool for projection of forum demand profile Society for Environmental NGO Solutions for enhancing Collaborative Research and Partner in and Economic productivity, preventing Field Implementation in Nepal Development Nepal industrial pollution, better working environment, and improving the quality of life STENUM Asia Sustainable Not-for-profit Consulting in resource efficiency Collaborative Research and Partner in Development Society research institute for industries Field Implementation (STENUM Asia), India Wellcome Trust Foundation Health research Funding Support Multilateral & Bilateral Organizations

Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association Big Solar Ltd International Unique low cost scalable PV Funding organization Technology Climate Technology Multilateral Climate Change Collaborative Partner Centre and Network Organization

Annual Report 2017/18 93 Partner Profile Focus Area Type of Association COPPE Multilateral Energy, Environment Project Partner Organization Deutsche Gesellschaft International Study of Mini Grids in India Funding Fur Internationale Organization Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) European Commission Multilateral Energy, Environment Funding Support Organization European Union Multilateral Resource Efficiency Resource efficiency in sectors of interest Organization Germanwatch e.V. International De-Risking Investment in Solar Funding organization Energy India Energy Storage Alliance of major Energy storage TERI is a member of the IESA Alliance (IESA) organizations in energy storage International Centre for Multilateral Events on REDD+ and Carbon Collaborative Research Integrated Mountain Organization Financing Development (ICIMOD) International Council International Design, Supply, Installation and Funding for Local Environmental Organization Commissioning of 2 tonnes/day Initiatives capacity bio-methanation plant International Finance Multilateral Development of GHG Calculator Funding Corporation Organization for Distributed Rooftop Solar PV Projects, Energy efficiency in SME International Institute for Multilateral Energy, Environment Project Partner Applied Systems Analysis Organization International Network Multilateral Feasibility study on livelihood Collaborative Research for Bamboo and Rattan Organization and market potential of Bamboo Organization (INBAR) in north east India International Union for Multilateral Best practices for watershed Collaborative Research Conservation of Nature Organization development in Indian (IUCN) Himalayan region Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Ministry, Feasibility study - Biomass Funding Foreign Affairs The Kingdom of Gasifier,Heat Engine for Micro- Norway Grid PBL Netherlands Multilateral Energy, Environment Project Partner Environmental Organization Assessment Agency Swiss Agency for Bilateral Promoting Energy Efficiency in Partnership Agreement Development and Organization the MSME Sector Cooperation U.S. Environmental Multilateral GHG Mitigation Funding Support and Partnership Protection Agency Organization U.S. Environmental International Advancing Agricultural Biogas Funding Support and Partnership Protection Agency Organization Projects: Technology, Policy and (USEPA)/ Abt Associates Financing Options United Nations Multilateral Energy efficiency; State Funding Support and Partnership Development Programme Organization Biodiversity Strategy and Action (UNDP) Plan under BIOFIN project United Nations Multilateral Jointly conducted three events Partnership Agreement Framework Convention Organization on land degradation in WSDS on Climate Change 2018 United Nations Multilateral Energy efficiency, Renewable Funding Support and Partnership Industrial Development Organization energy Organization (UNIDO) World Health Multilateral Energy policy for Clean With support from WHO, TERI conducted Organization (WHO) Organization Household Energy & Health assessments for Energy policy for Clean Household Energy & Health Country

94 Annual Report 2017/18 KNOWLEDGE CONTRIBUTIONS

Annual Report 2017/18 95 REPRESENTATION IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERT GROUP COMMITTEES

ƒƒ Adholeya A. Chairman, Expert ƒƒ Anshuman. Member of Sectional ƒƒ Bhadwal Suruchi. Member “Expert Committee — Biological Agents for Committee for Water Quality for Group on Climate Change and Agriculture, DBT (Department of Industrial Purposes under the Bureau Health” constituted by the Ministry of Biotechnology), Ministry of Science & of Indian Standards (BIS). Health and Family Welfare. Technology, New Delhi. ƒƒ Anshuman. Advisor, High Level ƒƒ Bhadwal Suruchi. Lead Author for ƒƒ Adholeya A. Chair, Policy Committee. Advisory Council of Aquatech the IPCC Special Report on Climate International Mycorrhiza Society, organised by Amsterdam RAI & IWA Change and Land. Canada (www.mycorrhizas.org). (the International Water Association). ƒƒ Bhadwal Suruchi. Lead Author for ƒƒ Adholeya A. Member, International ƒƒ Anshuman. Jury Member, Water the IPCC AR6 Report on Impacts, Advisory Board for Bloomsbury Qatar Digest Water Awards, organised by Vulnerability and Adaptation. Foundation Journals, Qatar, since Water Digest and UNESCO. ƒƒ Balakrishnan M. 2015-till date. Expert 2010. ƒƒ Bansal K C. Member, Executive member for DST Water Technology ƒƒ Adholeya A. Member, Editorial Board Council, National Academy of Initiative Programme. International Journal of Ecology & Agricultural Sciences, NAAS, 2017. ƒƒ Balakrishnan M. 2017-till date Expert Development (IJED), published by ƒƒ Bansal K C. Special Invitee, National member for DST Engineering & Indian Society for Development Advisory Board on Management Technology Development under and Environment Research (ISDER), of Genetic Resources, Ministry of Women Scientists Scheme-B (WOS-B). Roorkee, India. Agriculture, Government of India. ƒƒ Balakrishnan Malini and Batra V S. ƒƒ Adholeya A. Member, Editorial Board ƒƒ Bansal K C. Member, Research Member of Chemical Division Council Indian Journal on Microbiology Advisory Committee, National of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). published by The Association of Academy of Agricultural Research ƒƒ Bhardwaj Saurabh. PMC member, Microbiologists of India, IARI, India. Management, ICAR, 2018. NICES-ISRO committee, TERI ƒƒ Adholeya A. Member, Experts ƒƒ Bansal K C. Member, Research representative. Committee on the application of Advisory Committee, NRC on Grapes, ƒƒ Bhardwaj Saurabh. Life time patron nanotechnology in agriculture ICAR, 2017. and member, Indian Meteorological and medicine, Department of ƒƒ Member, Review Committee, National Society. Biotechnology, Ministry of Science Transgenic Crops Project, NRC on ƒƒ Bhattacharjya S. Member of the and Technology, Government of India, Plant Biotechnology, IARI, 2018. Bureau of India Standard Committee New Delhi. ƒƒ Bansal K C. Member, Quinquennial on Trade and Environment. ƒƒ Adholeya A. Member, Working Group Review Team, National Institute of ƒƒ Das P. Expert Committee Member, on implementation of National Policy Abiotic Stress Management, ICAR, CSIR to review proposals submitted on Biofuels, Ministry of New and 2018. under Focused Basic Research (FBR) Renewable Energy, Government of ƒƒ Bansal K C. Member, Quinquennial and Niche Creating Project (NCP) India, New Delhi. Review Team, National Institute of categories of Chemical Theme ƒ ƒ Adholeya A. Member, Sectoral Biotic Stress Management, ICAR, 2018. “Chemicals (including Leather) and Innovation Council for the Fertilizer ƒƒ Bansal K C. Member, Governing Petrochemicals (CLP). Sector, Department of Fertilizers, Society, Punjab Biotechnology ƒƒ Das P. Member, Sub-Committee on Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Incubator, Government of Punjab, ‘Biomass to Drop-in Fuel & Biomass Government of India, New Delhi. 2017. to Bio Crude for Co-Refining’ under ƒƒ Adholeya A. Secretary, International ƒƒ Bansal K C. Member, Editorial Working Group of Biofuel, MoP&NG Symbiosis Society. Board, Plant Biotechnology Journal in 2018 ƒ ƒ Adholeya A. Member, The Economic (Impact Factor: 6.3), Wiley-Blackwell ƒƒ Datta Alekhya. Alternate member Research Institute of ASEAN and East Publishers, England, 2017. from TERI, BIS ETD-46 Committee. Asia (ERIA). ƒƒ Bhadwal Suruchi. UNDP-NCSP ƒƒ Datta Alekhya. Alternate member ƒ ƒ Adholeya A. Member, The Advisory Regional Roster of Expert on from TERI, BIS ETD-46 Committee. Committee to the Executive Board of Vulnerability and Adaptation. ƒƒ Datt D. Apex Committee on State of the Louis Dreyfus Foundation. ƒƒ Bhadwal Suruchi. Member Working Environment Public Procurement, ƒ ƒ Akashdeep. Member, Environment Group on Climate Change and Ministry of Environment Forest and Cell, New Delhi Municipal Council. Environment for the XIIth V Year Climate Change, Government of India. ƒƒ Anshuman. Technical Advisory Plan (2012-2017), constituted by the ƒƒ Datt D. Steering Committee Member Committee (TAC) of National Institute Planning Commission. of Asia-Europe Foundation. of Hydrology (NIH) (Under Ministry ƒƒ Bhadwal Suruchi. Peer Review ƒƒ Dehadani A. Alternate Member— of Water Resources, Government of Committee Member of the Climate Core Committee Member for Revision India). Monitor Group. of IEQ Standard, ISHRAE.

96 Annual Report 2017/18 ƒƒ Dhingra S. Member, Project Appraisal constituted by the Indian Roads ƒƒ Pandey S. 2007–till date. Member, Committee constituted by Ministry Congress. Research Advisory Committee of of New and Renewable Energy for ƒƒ Jasrotia Shivakshi. Program Central Pollution Control Board. evaluating and recommending Committee Member (ACSTM-Dubai). ƒƒ Pandey S. 2007–till date. Member, proposals for biomass based power, ƒƒ Jasrotia Shivakshi. Active Lifetime Standard Setting Committee on bagasse based co-generation projects Member (ProsPER.NET). Waste constituted by Bureau of Indian ƒƒ Dhingra S. Member, Expert ƒƒ Kumar S, Member, CED-30, Sectional Standards (BIS). Committee constituted by NAFED for Committee, BIS. ƒƒ Pandey S. 2012–till date. Member, management of farm waste/ residues ƒƒ Kumar A, Member, Interim Expert Group on Critically Polluted ƒƒ Dhingra S. Member, Study Steering Administrative Cell of International Area constituted by Ministry of Committee constituted by TIFAC for Solar Alliance (ISA) Environment, Forest and Climate overall steering and guidance of the Change, Government of India. ƒƒ Kumar A. Member, Governing Council study on ‘Biofuels – Current status and of National Institute of Solar Energy ƒƒ Pandey S. 2015–till date. Member, R & D Roadmap’. (NISE). Expert Advisory Committee on Waste ƒƒ Dkhar N B. Association of Polar Early Management Under Technology ƒƒ Kumar A. Member, Advisory Career Scientists, India. Systems Development Programme Committee of ONGC Energy Centre of DST. ƒƒ Dkhar N B. Enjoyment of Glaciers for Appraisal of R&D Programme in Group. Clean Energy ƒƒ Pandey S and Manuja S. 2017-till date. Member of Technical Working Group ƒƒ Dkhar N B. Indo-French Water ƒƒ Kumar A. Member, “R&D Project on Waste Management – Climate Network. Appraisal Committee” of MNRE for Bonds Initiative, UK. ƒƒ Dkhar N B. europe.mtnforum. solar thermal and solar PV projects ƒƒ Pandey S. Life Member. Indian ƒƒ Dkhar N B. International Society for ƒƒ Kumar A. Member, Expert Panels Association for Environment Environmental Information Sciences. constituted by ONGC and IOCL for Management. ƒƒ Dkhar N B. Asia-Pacific Chemical, developing solar cooking solutions to ƒ Biological & Environmental suit all variety of Indian type cooking. ƒ Pant D. Resource Person, Swachh Bharat Mission by National institute Engineering Society (APCBEES). ƒƒ Kumar A. Life Member, Solar Energy of Urban Affairs, Ministry of Housing ƒƒ D’Souza F. Member of Technical Society of India and Urban Affairs Advisory Committee (TAC) of Goa ƒƒ Manuja S. 2018- till date. Member of ƒƒ Patil K. Member of International State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), International Solid Waste Association Goa (2013 –2017). (Austria). Women’s Water Nexus Technical Committee, of EWRI. ƒƒ Garud S. Life member, Solar Energy ƒƒ Manuja S. February–April 2018. ƒ Society of India since 1986, Member Member of Technical committee for ƒ Ramanathan K. Principal member of Indian Standards Expert committee organizing the 8th Regional 3R forum from TERI, BIS ETD-46 Committee; on Solar Energy for Asia and the Pacific, Ministry of Member, Standing Advisory Committee, DERC. ƒƒ Ghate A T. March 2016–2020. Member. Housing and Urban Affairs. ƒ G-3 Committee: Reduction of Carbon ƒƒ Manuja S. 2017-till date. Member. ƒ Reddy V. Member State Expert Footprint in Road Construction and Technical Working Group- Climate Committee, Karnataka State Action Environment constituted by the bonds (UK). Plan for Climate Change EMRI, Karnataka. Indian Roads Congress. ƒƒ Mathur R. Lead Author for the Sixth ƒ ƒƒ Ghate A T. December 2017-Present. Global Environment Outlook (GEO6). ƒ Saxena A K. Principal member from TERI, BIS ETD-52 Committee. Member (on behalf of TERI). Sub- ƒƒ Mathur R. Lead Author for IPCC AR6 Committee on Fuel Economy Norms Report. ƒƒ Sehgal M. 2017. DHFW Delhi Action Plan for Climate Change and Health. for Medium & Light Commercial ƒƒ Nitya N. Member PMEAC (Economic Vehicles, Ministry of Petroleum & Advisory Council to the Prime ƒƒ Sehgal M. 2017. National Steering Natural Gas (MoP&NG), Government Minister) Committee on Road map Committee (NSC) of TNA Climate of India. for Blue Economy and National Change Project - Health sector. ƒƒ Ghate A T. 2017–2018. Member. Integrated Ocean Policy. ƒƒ Seth S. Member–Stakeholder Committee constituted by DHI and ƒƒ Pal P. Member, Empanelment Committee of ‘EPD India Programme NATRiP on Incentive Structure under Committee for Empanelment of Operator’ representing GRIHA Council Phase II of FAME Scheme. Energy Auditors on PCRAs Panel. (Institute for Certification and Quality ƒƒ Ghate A T. June 2016–November Petroleum Conservation Research Mark, [ICMQ] India). 2017. Member. International Scientific Association (PCRA). ƒƒ Seth S. Principal Member–Core Committee (ISC) of CODATU 2017. ƒƒ Pal P. Member, Panel of experts on Committee Member for Revision of ƒƒ Ghate A T. July–November 2017. Waste Heat Recovery, under the IEQ Standard, ISHRAE. Member. Peer Review Committee for UNIDO-BEE project on ‘Facility for ƒƒ Seth S. 23 February 2017-till date. the Research Symposium organized Low Carbon Technology Deployment Member - Constitution of Technical as part of the Urban Mobility India (FLCTD)’. Committee for Commercial Buildings (UMI) Conference and Expo organised ƒƒ Panandiker Pai A. Member, sector under PAT Cycle-III (Bureau of by Ministry of Urban Development, Goa State Expert Appraisal Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power, Government of India. Committee (SEAC) Endorsed by Govt. of India), New Delhi. ƒƒ Ghate A T. March 2016–2017. Member. Ministry of Environment, Forest and ƒƒ Seth S. 21 June 2017-onwards. G-4 Committee: Mechanization Climate Change (MoEF&CC), New Member - Constitution of technical & Instrumentation Committee Delhi—2013 to 2017. committee for empanelment/re-

Annual Report 2017/18 97 empanelment of Energy Service ƒƒ Seth S. 22 August 2017 onwards. ƒƒ Singh R. 2017 - Present. Member, India Companies (ESCOs), Bureau of Project Advisory Board Member Coordination Group of the Compact Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power, of Learn-BPE (Learning Building of Mayors (CoM/ India) facilitated by Government of India, New Delhi. Performance Evaluation) for Improved International Urban Cooperation and ƒƒ Seth S. 4 August 2017-onwards. Design and Engineering, Royal European Union Delegation (EUD) to Member–Technical Committee for Academy of Engineering, United India. EESL-Ozone Cell, MoEF&CC’s HPMP Kingdom. ƒƒ Singh R. 2018 - Present. Member, *Hydrochloroflurocarbon Phase-out ƒƒ Sethi G. Member, Screening Committee Working Group on ‘Environment’ for Management Plan) Project, Energy of Petroleum Conservation Research the Delhi National Capital Region Efficiency Services Ltd, New Delhi. Association (PCRA). (NCR) Plan Review being conducted ƒƒ Seth S. 25 August 2017 onwards. ƒƒ Sethi G. Member, Energy Management by NCR Planning Board. HUMAN CAPITAL AND Member–Steering Committee of Sectional Committee of Bureau of ƒƒ Singh R. 2018- Present. Expert Development of Residential Building Indian Standards (BIS). Member of the Study Group on Energy Conservation Code (Bureau of ƒƒ Sethi G. Member, Examination Environment for National Capital Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power, Advisory Committee for Energy Region Planning Board (NCRPB). INFRASTRUCTURE Government of India), New Delhi. Managers and Energy. Auditors, ƒƒ Singh R. 2016- Present. Member ƒƒ Seth S. 11 September 2017 onwards. Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Working Group in Asia Pacific Advisory Member of Board of Studies of Power, Government of India. Ministerial Conference on Housing Committee, School of Architecture ƒƒ Sethi G, Member, Steering Committee & Urban Development (APMCHUD) FACILITIES and Planning, KIIT University, on Technology and Quality Up- for Disaster Resilience and Climate ƒƒ Seth S. 27 December 2017 onwards. gradation support to MSMEs, Ministry Change. Member–Advisory Committee for the of MSME, Government of India. ƒƒ Vyas Shashank. Member, IEEE Smart Sustainable Buildings R&D Summit, ƒƒ Shardul M. Member: Alliance of CSOs Grid Working Group on Big Data March 2018, TERI. for Clean Energy Access (ACCESS). Analytics and Machine Learning. ƒƒ Seth S. 8 February 2018 onwards. ƒƒ Shardul M. Representative: for SDSN- Principal Member - Building Youth in South-Asia, UNSDSN-Youth. Construction Practices Sectional ƒƒ Shardul M. Member: Capacity Building Committee (CED 13), Bureau of Indian Hub for SE4All. Standards (BIS), New Delhi. ƒƒ Seth S. 25 April 2017 onwards. ƒ ƒ Seth S. Member - SCP Clearinghouse, Advisory Board Member - Glass UN Environment for MaS-SHIP Trust Academy Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Fund Project, 15.12.17 onwards. Nadu. REPRESENTATION IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS ƒƒ Bhattacharya Sailaja, Malini ƒƒ Manuja S. Member. Review Panel, PHI ƒƒ Sehgal M. Journal of Environmental Balakrishnan, Vidya S Batra. Reviewer Learning Pvt Ltd. Pollution and Control (JEPC). for various Elsevier, Wiley, and ƒƒ Pandey S. Member. Editorial Board, ƒƒ Sehgal M. Reviewed BMJ Open. Springer international journals. ICE: Waste and Resource Management. ƒƒ Manuja S. Member. Review Panel, ƒƒ Pandey S. Member. Review Panel, Journal of Packaging Technology Waste Management, Elsevier. & Research, Springer International ƒƒ Sehgal M. Global Health Action. Publishing.

98 Annual Report 2017/18 HUMAN CAPITAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES

Annual Report 2017/18 99 HUMAN GENDER CAPITAL

t TERI, we consider all TERI-tes to be of Autmost value and the key resource for success of 32% 68% the Institution. The synergy Female Male brought about by our human resources is a result of the freedom and flexibili- AGE DISTRIBUTION ty that the Institute provides to its research professionals. TERI fosters a culture, which respects diversity in age, gender, and education, and realizes that each individual is unique and that each one brings a fresh perspective and their own 25% 32% 25% 18% skill sets to the table, which AGE AGE AGE AGE in turn helps TERI build a 22-30 31-40 41-50 51 YEARS YEARS YEARS AND ABOVE collaborative culture. Our strength lies in the diversity of our people and QUALIFICATION we respect the fact that their different views and ideas help us stimulate our minds intellectually. TERI encourages its researchers to work on cross-functional and cross-divisional basis because it realizes that the interdisciplinary approach, 34% 52% 14% the exchange of best work GRADUATE POST GRADUATE PhD practices, and the concerted effort in thought and action leads to the desired SPECIALIZATION outcome, which in turn enhances sponsor and client satisfaction.

5% 14% 7% 11% SOCIOLOGISTS BIOTECHNOLOGISTS ECONOMISTS ENERGY

13% 3% 26% 20% ENGINEERS IT PROFESSIONALS SCIENTISTS OTHERS

100 Annual Report 2017/18 INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES

n Institute of the calibre and spread of TERI requires the presence of state-of-the-art, modern, and vital infrastructure facilities, which are instrumental in facilitating research and development on a large scale. TERI has developed a host of infrastructure Afacilities, across the length and breadth of the country, which continued to propel the Institute towards greater success and achievement in the year 2017/18.

CMCC Germplasm Bank The Centre for Mycorrhizal Culture Collection is stepping into its second generation level with an objective of supplying well- characterized mycorrhizal cultures to researchers and industry. The bank has three temperature-controlled green-houses at Gual Pahari which house 2,800 isolates of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) and 285 cultures of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi (EMF) collected from different soil types from India and around the globe. Our molecular biology and biochemical labs are equipped with avant-garde equipment which aid in characterizing each isolate and help in generating an information database which is available on the CMCC website.

Film and Television Unit The Film and Television Unit has been producing some award-winning documentaries and owns the basic infrastructure to execute a film or television shoot end- to-end. It has been constantly producing high-quality DV output meant for television broadcast and theatre screenings.

In Vitro Mass Production Technology In vitro mass production technology produces viable, healthy, genetically pure, and high-quality mycorrhizal propagules without any pathogenic contamination in a sterile environment.

Solar Lighting Laboratory The Solar Lighting Laboratory is involved in design customization, lab- and field-based performance assessment, and training on distributed generation- based systems for various applications. These include solar lighting systems, solar multi-utility charging stations for charging lanterns, mobile phones, and e-bikes.

Annual Report 2017/18 101 DNA Fingerprinting and Molecular Breeding Lab The DNA fingerprinting facility is a state-of-the art laboratory for varietal identification, mapping of genetic diversity, and marker assisted breeding. The facility harbours a LICOR 4300 DNA analyser and other molecular biology-related equipment. The facility is being used for providing DNA fingerprinting services to state horticulture departments and genotyping services to plant breeders for their breeding programmes.

Herbal Garden at Supi The herbal garden is home to more than 60 different varieties of fresh and dry exotic vegetables, fruits, and herbs such as Broccoli, Pockchoy, Kiwi, Plum, Parsley, Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano, and Peppermint.

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

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

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

102 Annual Report 2017/18 Fermentation Technology and Research Centre The Centre is a state-of-the-art fermentation facility with a pilot-scale platform to carry out studies. It has a series of fermentors of working volume ranging from 3.5 litres to 13,000 litres. Apart from mass-scale production of indigenously developed oil degrading bacterial cultures, the facility has capacity to carry out research on anaerobic fermentation processes in pilot and large industrial scale. The facility also has the necessary analytical infrastructure for quality control and analysis of various fermentation products.

Supercomputer to Enhance Climate Modelling Capabilities TERI has acquired supercomputing facility to boost its activities on climate modelling. The supercomputer consists of 512 cores that can draw a peak performance of 5.5 T Flops. Total RAM is 1,000 GB with 32TB of storage space and about 24TB of backup storage. Models posted on the HPC system are CESM, CCSM, NorESM, WRF, and PRECIS.

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

Microbial Biotechnology Laboratory The laboratory is an experimentation facility for the exploration of microbial diversity to provide biotechnological solutions in the field of environmental restoration and biofuels. The facility has state-of-the- art molecular biology set up with automated facility and real-time PCR systems. Infrastructure for both aerobic and anaerobic microbiology facility is available. The laboratory is supported by analytical facility that is equipped with necessary GC (with TCD and FID), GCMS, HPLC (with diode array and RI detector) systems with other requisite instrumentations.

Annual Report 2017/18 103 Solar Power Pack It is an integrated solar multi-utility charging station for charging lanterns, mobile phones, and e-bikes.

TRISHA TERI’s Himalayan Centre at Latey Bunga exemplifies ‘ideal’ green environment. It is a symbol of optimum use of natural resources such as solar and other forms of renewable energy.

TERI’s Research Facility in Bengaluru The TERI Southern Regional Centre building is a judicious blend of technology and tradition that promotes energy efficiency and sustainable development.

Library and Information Centre The TERI library houses a wide array of resources on energy, environment, and sustainable development—from books, journals, and papers to the world’s leading academic databases. A book digitization scanner — “Bookeye 4” — is installed in the Library and Information Centre.

TERI Gram TERI Gram is located on the outskirts of Delhi. It is a sustainable habitat consisting of residential as well as conference facilities, powered by a specially designed renewable energy system to meet its energy requirements.

Test Bed Facility, Gual Pahari The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Somfy India Pvt Ltd have come together to set up a Test Bed Facility at Gual Pahari in the year 2015/16. The main objective of setting up this facility is to derive the benefits of Somfy Roller Blinds in test building.

104 Annual Report 2017/18 APPENDICES

Annual Report 2017/18 105 CONTRIBUTION TO JOURNALS AND PROCEEDINGS

ƒƒ Rao G R Narsimha, Kumar S Satish, ƒƒ Goel A, Devraj S, Acharya M, and Energy and Ahmed Sabreen. 2017. Corporate Mudgal A. 2017. Renewable Energy, Social Responsibility for Sustainable Industrial Energy Efficiency TERI Energy & Environment Data Diary Educational Institutes organized by and Yearbook (TEDDY) 2016/17. New ƒƒ Ghosh A M, Gopal E N, Vasudevan National Design and Research Forum. Delhi: TERI. N, Energy Efficient Downdraft Kiln ƒƒ Rao G Rudra Narsimha. 2018. Energy ƒƒ Mudgal A. 2017. Analysis of Different for Small-scale Refractory Industries Efficiency in Indian Sugar Industries, Solar Photovoltaic Technologies for Proceedings of the International Industrial Cogeneration India. Vol. 48, Micro-Grid Application in Various Symposium to Promote Innovation & No. 10-15 Climatic Zones with Seasons of Research in Energy Efficiency (INSPIRE ƒƒ Rao G. Rudra Narsimha and Dusa India.2017. Paper published in 2017). Rahul Raju. 2018. Energy Efficiency International Journal in Smartgrid and ƒƒ Gopal E N and Ghosh A M, Shedge Contrivances under Aspects of Clean Energy. N, Sharma V, and Pal P. 2018. Energy Climate Change Mitigation in Thermal ƒƒ Mudgal A. 2017. Design of efficient technologies and best Power Plants. Microcontroller Based I-V Plotter operating practices for Improving ƒƒ Vijay Mohan R and Sharma Yatharth. Using IGBT Electronic Load. Paper resource efficiency in small scale 2018. Capacitor Banks and its published in Power Electronics, foundry (INSPIRE 2017). Effect on Power System with High Intelligent Control and Energy ƒƒ Kumar S, Sharma P, Vaidyanathan Harmonics Loads, IEEE, April. Systems (ICPEICES), IEEE International G, and Yap N. 2017. Diffusion of Conference. cleaner production innovation - Renewable Energy ƒƒ Mudgal A. 2017. Biomass assessment case study of Varanasi brick cluster. Technologies study in Junagadh, Gujarat. 2017. Eastern International Journal of Article published in Electronic ƒƒ Das P and Bhatnagar A. 2018 Different Entrepreneurship and Innovation Feedstocks and Processes for Newsletter on Renewable Energy and Management India 21 (4/5). Production of Methanol and DME Environment (eNREE). New Delhi: TERI. ƒƒ Kumar S, Sharma P, and Vasudevan N. as Alternate Transport Fuels. In ƒƒ Riihelä A, Kallio V, Devraj S, Sharma A, 2018. Modernization of Indian Brick A Singh, R Agarwal, A Agarwal, A and Lindfors A V. 2018. Validation of Manufacturing Sector: Use of Energy Dhar, and M Shukla (eds) Prospects the SARAH-E Satellite-Based Surface Efficient Technologies Proceedings of Alternative Transportation Solar Radiation Estimates over India. of the International Symposium to Fuels. Energy, Environment, and Remote Sens. 10: 392. Promote Innovation & Research in Sustainability. Springer, Singapore, Energy Efficiency (INSPIRE 2017). 2017, pp. 131–165.

106 Annual Report 2017/18 Electricity And Fuels ƒƒ Das S, Jeong S T, Das S, and Kim P of Alternative Transportation Fuels J. 2017. Composted Cattle Manure (Online), pp. 23–38. Singapore: ƒƒ Surat India’s Leading ‘SMART–SOLAR Increases Microbial Activity and Soil Springer Nature. CITY’, MNRE Akshay Urja, July–October Fertility more than Composted Swine ƒƒ Subudhi S. 2017. Bio prospecting for 2017, 11 (1 & 2). Manure in a Submerged Rice Paddy. Algal Based Nutraceuticals and High ƒƒ Vyas Shashank and Kumar Rajesh. Frontiers in Microbiology 8: 1702. Value Added Compounds. J Pharm 2017. “Identification of potential (Impact factor: 4.076) Pharmaceutics 4(2): 145–150. DOI: islanding initiators in radial feeders ƒƒ Das S, K, Kuppanan N, Channashettar 10.15436/2377-1313.17.1651 with high solar PV penetration for V A, and Lal B. 2018. Remediation of ƒƒ Subudhi S. 2017. ‘Biofuel- Gaseous preemptive preparedness”, 12th oily sludge and oil contaminated biofuel (Biogas): Bio methane and IEEE International Conference on soil from petroleum industry: Recent Biohydrogen’, Module no. 10, paper Industrial and Information Systems, Developments and Future Prospects. no. 05 (Environmental Biotechnology), Peradeniya, December, pp. 1–6. In Adhya T K, Lal B, Mohapatra B, subject: Biotechnology Paper, Life ƒƒ Performance Assessment of Paul D, and Das S (eds), Advances Sciences (area), ePG Pathshala, E- Electricity Distribution Franchisee of in Soil Microbiology: Recent Trends Paper. Ministry of Human Resource Agra. 2018. TERI. and Future Prospects, pp. 165–177. Development, Government of India. ƒƒ ‘Impact of Environmental Regulations Microorganisms for Sustainability, ƒƒ Subudhi Sanjukta. 2017. ‘Microbial on Utility Business’, Knowledge Paper Volume 3. Singapore: Springer. Biohydrogen Production’ by TERI for the World Utility Summit, ƒƒ Feng Q, Song Y C, Yoo K, Kuppanan Module no. 17, Paper no. 05 Greater Noida, March 2018. N, Subudhi Sanjukta, and Lal B. (Environmental Biotechnology), ƒƒ Shashank Vyas et. al. 2018. “Big Data 2018. Polarized electrode enhances subject: Biotechnology Paper, Life Analytics for Smart Grid”, 1st IEEE biological direct interspecies electron sciences (area), ePG Pathshala, E- Smart Grid White Paper, March. transfer for methane production in Paper. Ministry of Human Resource ƒƒ UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable upflow anaerobic bioelectrochemical Development, Government of India. LEDs for all) Yojna in Uttar Pradesh: reactor. Chemosphere 204: Insights from Rapid Impact 186–192. DOI: 10.1016/j. TERI NE Assessment Study. 2018. New Delhi: chemosphere.2018.03.163 TERI. ƒƒ Feng Q, Song Y C, Yoo K, Kuppanan ƒƒ Deka A C, Goswami N K, and Sarma I. 2017. Biocontrol Prospects of ƒƒ Rodrigues Neshwin, Datta Alekhya N, Subudhi S, and Lal B. 2018. Entomopathogenic Fungi for and Vyas Shashank. 2018. ‘Smart Bioelectrochemical enhancement of Management of Mustard Aphid Inverter Functionality for Facilitating direct interspecies electron transfer (Lipaphis erysimi Kalt.) on Rapeseed- Higher Solar PV Penetration in in upflow anaerobic reactor with Mustard. Adv. Appl Sci Res. 8(4): 21–29. Distribution Feeders’. effluent recirculation for acidic distillery wastewater. Bioresource ƒƒ Gupta P C, Kar A, Sharma N, Technology 241: 171–180. Sethi N, Saharia D, and Goswami Environmental ƒƒ Jain P, Sharma M, Dureja P, Sarma P M, N K.2018. Pharmacognostic and Lal B. 2017. Bioelectrochemical study and establishment of and Industrial approaches for removal of sulfate, quality parameters of Garcinia hydrocarbon and salinity from xanthochymus (Gamboge). Journal of Biotechnology produced water. Chemosphere 166: Pharmacognosy and Photochemistry 96–108. 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112 Annual Report 2017/18 in Phytochemistry. Endophytes and Improved Viability and Functionality ƒƒ Pandey A, Aggarwal N, Adholeya A, Secondary Metabolites. Springer for Tropical Regions. Journal of Crop and Kochar M. 2018. Resurrection of (in press). Research and Fertilizers 2: 103, 1–7. Nalidixic Acid: Evaluation of Water- ƒƒ Das R K and Brar S K. Plant-derived ƒƒ Dey P L, Choudhary R, and Adholeya A. Based Nanoformulations as Potential metallic nanoparticles: environmental 2018. Improvement of shelf-life of the Nanomedicine. Nanoscale Research safety and colloidal behavior. Current beneficial plant symbiotic bacterium Letters 13: 298. Science 114(10) 2018–2019. Bradyrhizobium japonicum through ƒƒ Pulicharla R, Das R K, Brar S K, Drogui P, ƒƒ Deshmukh S K, Prakash V, and Gupta microencapsulation. Agricultural and Surampalli R Y. 2018. Degradation M. 2018. The genus Phellinus: a rich Research (2018) Submission ID: kinetics of chlortetracycline in source of diverse bioactive metabolites AGRI-D-18-00534 (I.F: 1). wastewater using ultrasonication In K R Sridhar and S K Deshmukh ƒƒ Goyal M, Uniyal P L, and Laatsch H. assisted laccase. Chemical (eds), Advances in Macrofungi: Diversity, 2018. Characterization of Phenolic Engineering Journal 347: 828–835 Ecology and Biotechnology. USA: CRC compounds from Parmelia reticuata (IF: 6.7). Press (in press). Tayl. National Academy Science ƒƒ Rosenblueth M, Ormeño-Orrillo E, ƒƒ Deshmukh S K, Gupta M K, and Reddy Letters. Springer (accepted for López-López A, Rogel M A, Reyes J, M S. 2018. Plant-associated fungi a publication). Negrete-Yankelevich S, Martínez- novel source of Potential Anticancer ƒƒ Jaiswar A, Varshney D, Adholeya A, and Romero J C, Reddy P M, and Martínez Compounds. In Sumita Jha (ed.), Singh P P. 2018. Do environmentally Romero E. 2018. Nitrogen fixation in Reference Series in Phytochemistry. induced DNA variations mediate cereals. Frontiers in Microbiology 9: Endophytes and Secondary Metabolites. adaptation in Aspergillus flavus 1794. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01794 Springer (in press). exposed to chromium stress in ƒƒ Sarra M, Taysssir G, Besma B, Tarek R, ƒƒ Deshmukh S K. 2018. Bioactive tannery sludge? BMC Genomics Satinder B, Jean-François B, and Das R metabolites from Endophytic fungi (accepted for publication). K. 2018. Current Status of Nanowaste originally isolated from plants. In T ƒƒ Ladha J K and Reddy P M. 2018. The Management. In Handbook of Satyanarayana, Subrata K Das, and soil microbiome and crop nitrogen Environmental Engineering, pp. B N Johri (eds), Microbial Diversity: nutrition in anaerobic ecosystems 409–416. McGraw Hill. Ecosystem Sustainability and of rice agriculture. In R S Zeigler (ed.) ƒƒ Srivastava S and Adholeya A. 2018. Biotechnological Applications. 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The Efficient Method for Agrobacterium- pharmaceutical applications. Kavaka Hindu, 19 January. 50: 1–13. mediated Genetic Transformation of ƒƒ Sastry Minni. 2018 Sustainable Chilli Pepper (Capsicum annuum L). ƒƒ Deshmukh S K, Gupta M K, Prakash Buildings R & D Summit. The Hindu. V, and Reddy M S. 2018. Mangrove- Indian Journal of Plant Physiology. doi: 10.1007/s40502-018-0389-1. ƒƒ Sahoo Kiriti. 2018. Thermal Comfort associated fungi a novel source of Study of A Dining Space in Temperate ƒ Potential Anticancer Compounds. ƒ Mukherjee G, Dey P L, and Dhiman Climate Using Natural Ventilation, Journal of Fungi 4(101). Available S. 2018. Agricultural Important NOSTARCH 33 SOUVENIR, January. Microorganisms: From Rhizosphere to online at . Responsive Facades and Sustainable ƒƒ Dey P L, Choudhary R, Singh R, Weapons for Sustainable Agriculture. Building Materials. The Proceedings of and Adholeya A. 2018. Synergism In P Gehlot and J Singh (eds), Façade 2017. Detmold, Germany. 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114 Annual Report 2017/18 ƒƒ H H Ninga Setty, Dr Lasya Gopal ƒƒ Shardul M. 2017. Time to Act: E-waste Environmental, Challenges (SEEC- and Prof. K P Chinnaswamy demands attention!!! LinkedIn Blog. 2018), Bengaluru. “Empowerment of women Through ƒƒ Shardul M. 2017. Universal electricity ƒƒ Subudhi S. 2017. Keynote Lecture: Tasar Sericulture Activities in access in India: Leveraging modern ‘Microbial bioremediation Jharkhand State”, IOSR Journal of information technology solutions. of xenobiotic contaminated Humanities and Social Science (IOSR- The Practitioner Hub For Inclusive environment: A sustainable and JHSS) Volume 22, Issue 12, Volume 5, Business Hub. eco-friendly process. Preconference December 2017, pp. 60–65. ƒƒ Shardul M and Singh P B. 2018. workshop Organized by Department ƒƒ Pal Ram Chandra, Jha Vivek, Elements of a Market-Based Energy of Zoology, Miranda House College, and Banerjee Manjushree. 2017. Access Intervention. TerraGreen Workshop: Understanding our Development of clean cooking 10(12). Environment: Human Interference, technology for rural communities in INSCR2017, under the agencies of DBT India. Boiling Point 69: 37–39. Star College Scheme, New Delhi. ƒƒ Pal R C, Jha Vivek, and Banerjee ƒƒ Subudhi S. 2018. Keynote Lecture: Manjushree. 2017. Development of Conferences/ Managing waste in sustainable Clean Cooking Technology for Rural manner: Closing the loop for communities in India. Boiling Point. 69: Workshops/ moving towards zero waste future’. 12–15. Symposium on Safety Measures & ƒƒ Pal R C, Banerjee M and Mallik S. 2017. Presentations/ Laboratory Ethics, Under star DBT Star 0.75 hp solar water pumping systems College Program, New Delhi. as an irrigation option for small and Poster ƒƒ Subudhi S. 2017. Mission Innovation marginal farmers. TERI Information challenge workshop on “Converting Digest on Energy and Environment Presentations Sunlight Innovation Challenge’. (TIDEE) 16(3). Mission Innovation India first ƒƒ 17/08/2017, Minni Sastry, ƒƒ Shardul M and Arora P. 2018. workshop IC#5 organized by “Sustainability in Design & Department of Biotechnology, Addressing Household Air Pollution: Construction”, presented at Panel Individual efforts must be clubbed Ministry of Science and Technology, Discussion and presentation for Government of India, New Delhi. with government interventions. State 8th Annual Sustainability in Design ƒ of State Report. Delhi Energy Dialogue and Construction 2017 ~ Nispana ƒ Subudhi S. 2017. ‘TERI’s lead on Biofuel 2018. Innovative Platforms PVT LTD, held at production domain’. Indo-Finland ƒƒ Shardul M and Singh P B. March 2018. Taj , vivanta, Bangalore Joint Workshop: Traffic and Air Quality In India: Technologies and Attitude’, Elements of a Market-Based Energy ƒ ƒ 22/11/2017, Minni Sastry, “Urban under the support form department Access Intervention: A Basic Insight. Heat Island Studies for Bangalore”, TerraGreen. of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science presented at Workshop on Smart and Technology, Government of India. ƒƒ Shardul Martand, Satpathy Ipshita City-Sustainable Urbanisation, at ƒ and Bramhachari Deborshree. 2018. Taj Gateway, Bangalore, organised ƒ Subudhi S et al. 2018. TUT joint Domestic. TEDDY. TERI. by Consulate General of the Federal international poster presentation on ‘Understanding Link between ƒƒ Shardul M and Agarwal A. 2017. After Republic of Germany Traffic and Air Quality in India, First leading green energy revolution, why ƒƒ 19/03/2018, Minni Sastry, “Final Report Results of TAQIITA Project: Chemical India must power-up solar waste. The Summary presented to UDD, Principal Characterization of Exhaust Particles Financial Express. Secretary, Tamil Nadu”, called by UDD, from Passenger Cars. NOSA-FAAR ƒ Tamil Nadu, Chennai ƒ Shardul M. 2017. 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Annual Report 2017/18 115 MUT (Finland), Sanctioned by DBT, and Strategies held at Dhempe ƒƒ Govindan M. 2017. Community Ministry of Science and Technology, College of Arts and Science, Miramar, of Practices: Gender and Energy. Government of India. Goa, India, March 8–9. Workshop at Loughborough ƒƒ Giriyan A, D’Souza F, Gad S, and Patil University, United Kingdom. K. 2018. An Assessment of Green ƒƒ Govindan M. 2017. Gender and Energy Natural Mussel Perna viridis Fishery in Ethics: Insights from Indian Policy and Goa: Prospects of conservation of Practice. Workshop at Endhoven, The Resources species through farming practices. Netherlands. National Conference on Changing Govindan M. 2017. Does technology and Climate Environment: Challenges, Solutions justice lead to gender justice? and Strategies held at Dhempe Insights from solar PV Mini grids in Coastal Ecology and Marine College of Arts and Science, Miramar, Chhattisgarh, India Conference at Resources Centre, Goa Goa, India, March 8–9. Durrham University, United Kingdom. ƒƒ D’Souza F, Giriyan A, Patil K, Gad S, ƒƒ Giriyan A and Garg S. 2018. ƒƒ Govindan M. 2017. Unbundling de Souza C, Gaonkar C, Badesab S, Preliminary isolation of Arsenic the complexities of electricity- Shetkar R, D’Costa A, Lobo A S, Kumar tolerant Biofilm forming bacteria empowerment linkages. A, Untawale A G. 2017. Ecological from Mangrove sediments. Conference, Delhi. observations of Mangroves at Dr National Conference on Changing Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, Chorao. Environment: Challenges, Solutions “Silver Jubilee National Conference and Strategies, Dhempe College of Sustainable on Mangrove Ecosystem” 26–27 July, Arts, Science, Miramar, Goa, India, NIO, Goa. March 8–9. Habitat ƒƒ D’Costa A, Shetkar R, Naik S, Padwalkar ƒƒ Pai Panandiker, Ashwini. 2018. ƒƒ Behal M. 2017. Presentation on G, D’Souza F, Giriyan A, Gad S, Lobo Examining the impact of mining on the ‘Role of building materials A S. 2017. Small UAV technology surface and groundwater: Case study and construction technologies in for mapping mangroves species of Salaulim Reservoir, Goa. Received mainstreaming sustainable and biodiversity. “Silver Jubilee National best paper award at 50th Indian Water resilient housing’ in session on Conference on Mangrove Ecosystem” Works Association Annual Convention ‘Rethinking construction materials for 26–27 July, NIO, Goa. held at Panjim, Goa. sustainable future’, 9th GRIHA Summit, ƒƒ D’Souza F. 2017. Creating Clean, Panandiker P, Honnungar A V, New Delhi. Green and Healthy India. Seminar on Venkatesh B, and Machineni N. 2018. ƒƒ Behal M. 2017. Presentation on the “Swacch Bharat”. ONGC, IPSHEM, Goa, Isolating the impacts of climate ‘Technical and regulatory nuances 22 September. change using QSWAT model on of green buildings’ organized by Uguem river streamflow at Goa, India, ƒƒ D’Souza F. 2017. Fresh and Coastal Lucknow Management Association International SWAT Conference at water conservation. Presentation in collaboration with Indian Institute Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Water Technology Training of Architects, UP chapter, IIT Roorkee Chennai, January 12–14. Programme, on 15 December. Alumni Association. ƒ Organized by National Technical ƒ Patil K. 2017. Green Technologies for ƒƒ Behal M. 2017. Participated in Teachers Training & Research Institute Sustainable development, Green workshop on U.S.-India Joint Center (NITTTR), Porvorim, Goa. Initiative Programme. Organised by for Building Energy Research and Dhempe college of Arts and Science ƒƒ D’Souza F. 2018. Marine biological Development (CBERD). Miramar, Goa, 26 July. resources: SDG14. Resource ƒƒ Behal M. 2017. Round Table Discussion ƒ Dialogue about “Marine Resources ƒ Patil K, Boving T, D’Souza F, and Gad on “India Housing Construction – Sustainable development through S. 2018. Acceptance of Riverbank Technology Challenge”, New Delhi, geopolitics and trade” in Mamallapura, Filtration Technology by the under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Chennai, from February 28 to March 2. farming community of Goa, at Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, National Conference on Changing ƒƒ D’Souza F. 2018. Sustainable Living Government of India. Environment: Challenges, Solutions Talk on World Water Day: ‘Nature for ƒƒ Behal M. 2017. Participated in and Strategies held at Dhempe Water’ seminar co – organised by The workshop on “Technology Evaluation College of Arts, Science, Miramar, Goa, International Centre Goa and The for Green Housing Scale Up in India”, India, March 8–9. Institution of Engineers (India) Goa with the support of the Sustainable State Centre, 22 March. Housing Leadership Consortium ƒƒ D’Souza F, Giriyan A and Shetkar Social (SHLC). R. 2018. Abundance, Structure and ƒƒ Behal M. Participated in Stakeholder Diversity of Mangroves in Marine Transformation Consultation - Resource Efficiency Protected Area, Chorao, Goa. National in the Building and Construction conference on “Coastal Wetlands of ƒƒ Govindan M. 2017. Research Sector in India. A joint project India”, Ratnagiri, 17–18 March. Opportunities in India: Gender by European Union on Resource ƒƒ D’Souza F and Gaonkar S. 2018. and Energy. Workshop at Warwick Efficiency Initiative (EU-REI) for India. Microplastic pollution in Coastal University, United Kingdom. Implementation by a consortium led by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ecosystem of Goa. National ƒƒ Govindan M. 2017.Gender in SDG7. Internationale Zusammenarbeit Conference on Changing Conference at Incheon, South Korea. Environment: Challenges, Solutions (GIZ) with TERI, Confederation of the Indian Industry (CII), and adelphi.

116 Annual Report 2017/18 ƒƒ Behal M. 2017. Presentation on the ƒƒ Sharma D. 2017–18. Attended EESL Organized in association with Ministry project “Mainstreaming Sustainable Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Tri- of Environment, Forest and Climate Social Housing in India” at India generation. Change, Government of India, EESL, Pavilion at COP 23, Bonn, Germany. ƒƒ Sharma D. Attended International and TERI. ƒƒ Sharma D. 2017–18. Attended Energy Efficiency Training Week, Paris. ƒƒ Singhal A. 2017.Presented as a Bureau of Energy Efficiency Technical ƒƒ Singhal A. 2017. Speaker in National keynote speaker in 13th International Advisory Committee for Energy Workshops on HCFC Phase-out HVAC&R Technology Symposium Conservation Building Code for Management Plan (HPMP) for India. organized by Turkish Society for HVAC residential sector. and Refrigeration (TTMD).

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FINANCIAL SUMMARY

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INFLOWS (` in Lacs)

94.71% 3.71% 1.10% 0.48 % ` 16,358.50 ` 640.55 ` 190.18 ` 83.65 INCOME FROM INCOME FROM SALE OF INCOME FROM PROJECTS INVESTMENTS PUBLICATIONS OTHERS TOTAL 100% (` 17,272.88)

OUTFLOWS (` in Lacs)

40.55% 1.79% 1.16% ` 7387.62 ` 326.61 ` 210.67 SALARIES EQUIPMENTS BUILDINGS

45.02% 6.60% 4.88% ` 8202.97 ` 1201.77 ` 889.44 TRAVEL, RESEARCH RENTAL,UTILITIES, ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIAL INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENSES AND MAINTENANCE TOTAL 100% (` 18,219.08)

120 Annual Report 2017/18 Vision Creating Innovative Solutions for a Sustainable Future

Mission

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

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

Inspire and reach out to diverse stakeholders for realizing a shared vision of global sustainable development, which could be translated into action ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 Printed on recycled paper Printed on recycled The Energy and Resources Institute Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003 2468 2100 or 2468 2111, Fax 2468 2144 or 2468 2145 Tel. India +91 • Delhi (0)11 www.teriin.org Website: