MEVE-019: Environmental Issues

By Dr. V. Venkatramanan | Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi

Learners enrolled: 703

The course “Environmental Issues” deals with atmospheric issues, land and soil issues, water-related issues and security and development issues. It covers various types of air pollutants and their sources, climate change, causes, impacts and climate action, threats to biodiversity, Contemporary environmental issues like biomass burning, soil pollution, water pollution, plastic pollution, land degradation, desertification, Multidrug-Resistant Organisms etc.

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Environmental Sciences
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Postgraduate
Start Date :	15 Jul 2025
End Date :	15 Nov 2025
Enrollment Ends :	15 Sep 2025
Exam Date :

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Course layout

Publishing Week	Topics
Week-1	Air Pollution
Week-2	Climate Change
Week-3	Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
Week-4	Threats to Biodiversity
Week-5	Biomass Burning
Week-6	Soil Pollution, Land Degradation and Desertification
Week-7	Eutrophication
Week-8	Marine pollution
Week-9	Inland Water Pollution
Week-10	Environmental Changes and Nutritional Security
Week-11	Urbanization and Consumerism
Week-12	Sustainable Development Goals

Books and references

Frances Harris (2012) Global Environmental Issues 2nd Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, 368p
Nick Middleton (2013) The Global Casino: An Introduction to Environmental Issues, 5th Edition, Routledge, 672p.
IGNOU (2021). Environmental Issues (MEVE 019). New Delhi: IGNOU.

Instructor bio

Dr. V. Venkatramanan

Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi

Dr. V. Venkatramanan is an Assistant Professor at the School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. He is coordinating a Masters level programme in climate change, Environmental science, and Environmental studies. His research interests include climate-smart agriculture, climate policy, bioenergy, conservation agriculture, remote sensing and GIS, biodegradation and green technologies for environmental management. He has published more than 50 publications including research papers in peer-reviewed journals, and book chapters.

Course certificate

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CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

30 Marks will be allocated for Internal Assessment (Final Quiz- Mandatory) which will be available at the end of the course and 70 Marks will be allocated for end term proctored examination.

A minimum of 40% passing marks (i.e. at-least 12 marks in Internal Assessment (Final Quiz- Mandatory) & 28 Marks in external proctored examination) will be required for being eligible for SWAYAM Certificate.

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