Week 1: Definition, Scope and importance of Environment & Concept of Ecosystem
1. Environment and its multidimensional Nature: Definition Scope and importance, Part I
2. Environment and its multidimensional Nature: Definition Scope and importance, Part II
3. Environment and its multidimensional Nature: Definition Scope and importance, Part III
4. Concept of Ecosystem and its characteristics
5. Component of ecosystem- Abiotic
6. Component of ecosystem- Biotic
Week 2: Concept of Ecosystem, Types of Ecosystem such as forest, grassland, wetland; functions of ecosystem
7. Types of Ecosystem
8. Grassland Ecosystem
9. Mountain and Desert Ecosystem
10. Aquatic Ecosystem
11. Function of Ecosystem
Week 3: Concept of Producers, consumers, decomposers, concept of food chain, food web, trophic level and ecological pyramids
12. Concept of Producers, consumers, decomposers
13. Concept of food chain, food web, trophic level and ecological pyramids, Part I
14. Concept of food chain, food web, trophic level and ecological pyramids, Part II
15. Renewable and nonrenewable resources: Food and food resources Part I
16. Renewable and nonrenewable resources: Food and food resources Part II
Week 4: Definition of Renewable and non-Renewable resources, types of different natural resources such as Forest resources, Water resources, Energy resources Food resources, Land resources and Mineral resources.
17. Renewable and non-Renewable Energy resources, Part I
18. Renewable and non-Renewable Energy resources, Part II
19. Forest resources, Part I
20. Forest resources, Part II
21. Forest resources, Part III
Week 5: Renewable and non-Renewable natural resources (Land resources, Mineral resources and Water resources)
22. Land resources
23. Mineral resources Part I
24. Mineral resources Part II
25. Water resources
Week 6: Concept of genus species and habitat , Part I
27. Concept of genus species and habitat, Biodiversity and its types;
28. Genetic and Species Diversity
29. Ecosystem diversity
30. India as Mega Biodiversity Nation
Week 7: Concept of genus species and habitat Part II
30. Biodiversity Hot spots, Part I
31. Biodiversity Hot spots, Part II
32. Biodiversity Hot spots, Part III
33. Biodiversity Hot spots, Part IV
34. Threats to biodiversity.
Week 8: Protected Area network in India and concept of in-situ, and ex -situ conservation.
35. Introduction to Protected Area network in India (in-situ conservation).
36. Protected Area network- Centrally sponsored schemes
37. Ex -situ conservation: Strategies, success: An integrated approach to biodiversity conservation.
38. Man-animal conflict around protected areas
39. Biodiversity conservation and food security
40. Endangered species management
41. Conclusion of Fundamentals of Environment
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