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Environmental pollution and Sustainable management (पर्यावरण प्रदूषण और सतत प्रबंधन )

By Dr. P K Ghosh and Dr. Reecha Sahu   |   Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai
Learners enrolled: 1134
The course on "Environmental pollution and Sustainable management" is designed  to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the interplay between  the environment and human activities, along with the exploration of sustainable solutions to address contemporary environmental challenges. Environment Science is a mandatory course in all the undergraduate and diploma courses. The course content will contain recorded videos, which are based on the syllabus designed by the experts. All the participants, who are enrolled for the course, can take the course online. The students need to submit assignments and take proctored tests. On successful completion of the exam, the student shall be provided with a certificate declaring the participation and successful completion of the course by the candidate as per the guidelines.
Summary
Course Status : Completed
Course Type : Not Applicable
Language for course content : Hindi
Duration : 12 weeks
Category :
  • Environmental Sciences
Credit Points : 4
Level : Diploma
Start Date : 15 Jul 2024
End Date : 30 Nov 2024
Enrollment Ends : 31 Aug 2024
Exam Date : 07 Dec 2024 IST
Exam Shift :

Shift-I

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1

1.

Introduction to Environment and Ecology

2.

Global Environmental challenges and its impact 

3.

Environmental changes and its consequences

Week 2

1.

Impact of Environment pollution on Human health 

2.

Social issues and impact of Environment

3.

Fundamentals of earth’s Sphere

Week 3

1.

Introduction to Natural Resources 

2.

Use of natural Resources and its environmental impact 

3.

Overexploitation of Natural Resources and its impact 

Week 4

1.

Principles of Conservation of Natural Resources 

2.

Fundamentals of Ecosystem 

3.

Food Web, Food Chain, Niche, Ecological Pyramids 

Week 5

1.

Introduction to Natural Resources 

2.

Use of natural Resources and its environmental impact 

3.

Overexploitation of Natural Resources and its impact

Week 6

1.

Levels of Biodiversity and Causes of Biodiversity Loss

2.

Concept of Megadiversity

3.

Threats to Biodiversity

Week 7

1.

Biodiversity Conservation 

2.

Endangered plant and animal species 

3.

India: A Megadiversity nation 

Week 8

1.

Environmental Pollution

2.

Types and Sources of Environmental Pollution

3.

Direct and Indirect Impact of Pollution on environment and society

Week 9

1.

Prevention and Control of Pollution

2.

Hazard and Disaster: Tsunami, Flood, Earthquake

3.

Natural and manmade disasters

4.

Tsunami 2004: A Case Study 

Week 10

1.

The Bhopal Gas Tragedy: A Case Study 

2.

Disaster management 

3.

Control, prevention and Mitigation of disaster

4.

Concept of Environment Regulation 

Week 11

1.

Environment Regulation in India 

2.

Nuclear Hazards, Industries & Waste Management

3.

Ethics of Environmental Education, Environmental Values

4.

Sustainable Environment Development 

Week 12

1.

Environment Remediation Concept 

2.

Sustainable Agriculture and Environment Remediation

3.

Biofuels

4.

Sustainable Urban development

Books and references

1) Bharucha E. (2013) Textbook of Environmental Studies for Undergraduate  Courses. 

2) Carson, Rachel (1962) The Silent Spring 

3) Leelakrishnan, P. (2006) Environmental Law Case Book (IInd Edition)  LexisNexis Butterworths (Student Series) 466 p. 

4) McKibben, Bill (1989) The end of Nature


Instructor bio



Dr. P K Ghosh

Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai


Dr. P K Ghosh is currently working as Director, UTD, CSVTU. Dr. Ghosh has  more than 38 years of Teaching, Administrative and Research Experience. Before  joining UTD, CSVTU, Dr. Ghosh has served as a Principal and Head in multiple  institutes. He has published research papers in the domain of Environment Science  & allied areas in national and International Journals of repute. Dr. Ghosh has been a  coordinator in a Swayam MOOC Courses in previous sessions and successfully  completed it. 



Dr. Reecha Sahu

Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai

Dr. Reecha Sahu is a Ph.D. in Biotechnology, with a teaching experience of 5.5  years in the allied and applied life sciences disciplines. Her research area is in the  field of application of nanotechnology in environment and health sciences. She has  B.Tech. and M.Tech. in Biotechnology from reputed institutes with DBT  scholarship. She completed her Ph.D. in 2018 from NIT Raipur in Biotechnology  Discipline. Before CSVTU, she was a faculty in Biotechnology Department Amity University Chhattisgarh. Currently, 4 students are pursuing Ph.D. under her  guidance. She has taken video lectures in Swayam MOOCs course.






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