Environmental Science

Unit-wise syllabus

• Multidisciplinary Nature and Natural Resources
  Scope and importance of environmental studies; need for public awareness; Renewable and non-renewable resources; Forest, water, mineral, food and energy resources and associated problems
• Ecosystems and Biodiversity
  Ecosystem structure and function; energy flow; ecological succession; food chains/webs/pyramids; Forest, grassland, desert and aquatic ecosystems; Biodiversity: genetic/species/ecosystem; value, hotspots, threats; Conservation of biodiversity: in-situ and ex-situ
• Environmental Pollution and Solid Waste Management
  Air, water, soil, marine, noise, thermal pollution and nuclear hazards; Solid waste management: urban and industrial wastes; Disaster management: floods, earthquakes, cyclones, landslides
• Social Issues and the Environment
  Sustainable development; water conservation and rainwater harvesting; watershed management; Environmental ethics; climate change, global warming, acid rain, ozone depletion; Environment protection acts and legislation
• Human Population and the Environment
  Population growth and explosion; family welfare programmes; Environment and human health; human rights; value education; Role of information technology in environment and human health

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