| Unit 1 [Book] | |
| The Multidisciplinary Nature of Environmental studies: Definition, Components, Scope and Importance, Need for public awareness | VIEW |
| Ecosystems Concept, Structure and Function of an Ecosystem | VIEW |
| Energy flow in Ecosystems, Food chain, Food web, Ecological pyramids, Ecological succession | VIEW |
| Types, Characteristics Features, Structure and Function of different ecosystems including forest, Grassland, Desert And Aquatic Ecosystem | VIEW |
| Biodiversity: Introduction to biodiversity, Definition, Genetics, Species, Ecosystem diversity | VIEW |
| Biogeographically Classification of India | VIEW |
| Value of biodiversity: Consumptive Uses, Productive, Social, Ethical, Aesthetic and Option Values | VIEW |
| Biodiversity at Global, National and Local level | VIEW |
| India as a Mega Diversity Nation | VIEW |
| Endangered and endemic species of India | VIEW |
| Hotspots of Biodiversity | VIEW |
| Threats to Biodiversity: Habitat loss, Poaching of wild life, Man wildlife conflicts | VIEW |
| Conservation of Biodiversity-in-situ and ex-situ conservation | VIEW |
| Unit 2 [Book] | |
| Renewable and Non-renewable Resources: Energy resources, Growing energy needs, Renewable and Non-renewable energy sources | VIEW |
| Use of Alternate energy sources-Green fuel | VIEW |
| Water Resources: Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water, floods, drought, Conflicts over water | VIEW |
| Dams Benefits and Problems | VIEW |
| Forest Resources: Use and over- exploitation, deforestation, Timber extraction, mining, Dams and their effects on forest and Tribal people, Case studies | VIEW |
| Mineral Resources: Use and exploitation, Environmental effects of extracting and Using mineral resources | VIEW |
| Food resources: World food problems, Changes caused by agriculture and over-grazing effects of modern agriculture, Fertilizer Pesticide problems, Water logging, Salinity | VIEW |
| Land resources. Land as a resource, Land degradation, Man induced landslides, Soil erosion and Desertification | VIEW |
| Role of individual in Conservation of Natural Resources | VIEW |
| Resource Management Sustainable development | VIEW |
| Unit 3 [Book] | |
| Environmental Pollution, Air Pollution; Types of pollutants, Source, effects | VIEW |
| Sink and Control of primary pollutants CO, NOX, HC, SOx and Particulates | VIEW |
| Effect of pollutants on man & environment: Photochemical smog, Acid rain and Global warming, CO2 Sequestration | VIEW |
| Water Pollution; Classification of Pollutants, Sources, Waste water treatment (domestic and industrial) | VIEW |
| Soil Pollution, Composition of soil, Classification and Effects of solid pollutants and Their control | VIEW |
| Solid Waste Management. Classification, Waste Treatment and Disposal methods, Compositing, Sanitary land filling, Thermal processes, Recycling and reuse methods | VIEW |
| Hazardous wastes, Classification, Radioactive, Biomedical & Chemical, Treatment and Disposal: Physical, Chemical and Biological Processes | VIEW |
| Marine Pollution: Causes, effects and Control of marine pollution | VIEW |
| Thermal Pollution: Causes, effects and control of Thermal pollution | VIEW |
| Coastal Zone Management | VIEW |
| Disaster Management, Floods, Earthquake, Cyclone and Landslides | VIEW |
| Unit 4 [Book] | |
| Environmental Policies, Human Population and Environment: Climate change, Global Warming, Acid Rain, Ozone layer depletion, Nuclear accidents, case studies | VIEW |
| Some important Environmental laws, Issues involved in enforcement of environment legislations, Green bench, Carbon footprint | VIEW |
| Montreal and Kyoto Protocol | VIEW |
| Conservation of Biological Diversity | VIEW |
| The Chemical Weapons Convention | VIEW |
| Environment Impact Assessment of Chemical Weapons | VIEW |
| Population Growth and Variation among nations | VIEW |
| Impacts of Population growth on Environment and Human Health, Human Right, Tribal people and Rights | VIEW |
| Human and Wildlife conflicts in Indian context | VIEW |
| Environmental ethics | VIEW |
| Role of government and non-government organizations in public awareness and environment improvement | VIEW |