| Course Status : | Ongoing |
| Course Type : | Core |
| Duration : | 15 weeks |
| Category : |
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| Credit Points : | 5 |
| Level : | Undergraduate |
| Start Date : | 15 Jul 2024 |
| End Date : | 31 Oct 2024 |
| Enrollment Ends : | 31 Aug 2024 |
| Exam Date : | 15 Dec 2024 IST |
| Shift : | 1 |
Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.
Week 1
Introduction to Environment
Environment and Society
The Composition of a Healthy Environment
Week 2
Climate Change
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Balance
Week 3
Natural Resource Conservation and Management
Population and Environment: Basic Issues
Environmental Impact of Population Growth and Agenda for Action
Week 4
Waste Management: An Introduction
Solid Waste Management
Liquid Waste Management
Assignment-I
Week 5
Environment Policies and Evoluation: An Introduction
Environment Laws and Policies in India
National Environment Policy, 2006
Week 6
Environmental Hazards and Risk Management
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Impact Prediction in Environmental Impact Assessment Studies
Week 7
Environmental Administration: An Introduction
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB): Structure, Functions, and Role
State Pollution Control Board (SPCB): Structure, Functions, and Role
Week 8
National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Key Environmental Issues
Environmental Pollution and Human Health
Assignment-II
Week 9
Water Contamination and Pollution
Atmospheric Pollution
Acid Rain
Noise Pollution and Control Strategies
Week 10
An Overview of Environmental Modelling
An International Perspective on Environmental Issues
Important International Conferences, Conventions and Protocols on Environment
Rio Earth Summit, 1992
Week 11
Kyoto Protocol, 1997
Interstate Cooperation for Environmental Protection
International Cooperation for Environmental Protection
Role of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Week 12
Sustainable Development Goals and the Environment
Green Technology
Prospects of Energy Resources
Assignment-III
Week 13
The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
Laws Concerning Wildlife in India
The Biological Diversity Act, 2002: An Introduction
Week 14
Regulation of Access to Biological Diversity under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002
Institutional Mechanism under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002
The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
The Water (Prevention and Control Pollution) Act, 1974
Week 15
Functions of the Pollution Control Board under the Water Act, 1974
Prevention and Control of Water Pollution
Environmental Laws at a Glance
Dr. Tejpal Dhewa is a highly accomplished faculty member in the
School of Interdisciplinary and Applied Science at the Central University of
Haryana, Mahendergarh. He has diverse experience in interdisciplinary teaching,
and research; administration, and industry, and has made significant
contributions to the field of Food Microbiology, Food Safety and Environment.
Dr. Dhewa is instrumental in ensuring food safety across the country as the
Coordinator of the Food Safety Training and Certification (FoSTaC) Centre, Food Safety
and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Centre
at Central University of Haryana and a Member of the Scientific Panel, FSSAI.
He has developed and coordinated the highly popular SWAYAM UGC/CEC-PG Massive
Open Online Course on “Food Microbiology
and Food Safety,'' which has completed eight cycles with over 29,000+
learners. Dr. Dhewa's research works have been published in national and
international journals of high impact, and he has earned recognition and
funding from the MoE, SERB, DST, Government of India, and DST-Haryana.
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