Unit
I
Definition, Scope and importance, need for public
Awareness, Eco system, Effects of human activities on environment-Agriculture,
Housing, Industry, Mining and transportation, Basics of Environmental Impact
Assessment, Sustainable Development.
Unit
II
Natural Resources – water Resources
– Availability and quality aspects. Mineral resources, carbon, nitrogen and
sulphur Cycles. Energy resources – Conventional and Non-conventional sources
Hydro electric, Fossil fuel based, nuclear and Solar energy, hydrogen as an
alternative future source of energy.
Unit
III
Environmental pollution and their effects. Water pollution,
Water born diseases, water induced diseases (Arsenic and fluoride problem in
drinking water), Soil pollution. Noise pollution and air pollution, Current
Environmental Issues Of Importance: Population growth, climate change and
global warming effects, Urbanization, Nuclear pollution, Acid Rain and Ozone
Layer formation and depletion.
Unit
IV
Environmental protection – Role of Government, legal
aspects, Initiatives by Non-governmental organizations (NGO), Environmental
Education, Women Education.