PART – A

Unit-I

Environment -_ Definition, Eco system -- Balanced ecosystem, Human activities - Food, Shelter, Economic and Social Security                                                                                                                                                  

03 Hours

Unit-II

Effects of human activities on environment - Agriculture, Housing, Industry, Mining, and Transportation activities, Environmental Impact Assessment. Sustainable Development.

       03 Hours

Unit-III

Natural Resources - Water resources - Availability and Quality aspects. Water borne diseases, Water induced diseases, Fluoride problem in drinking water. Mineral Resources, Forest Wealth, Material Cycles - Carbon, Nitrogen and Sulphur Cycles. 

                                                                                                                       04 Hours

Unit-IV

Energy - Different types of energy, Electro-magnetic radiation. Conventional and Non­ - Conventional sources - Hydro Electric, Fossil fuel based, Nuclear, Solar, Biomass and Bio-gas. Hydrogen as an alternative future source of Energy.                                        

      04 Hours

Unit-V

Environmental Pollution and their effects. Water pollution. Land pollution . Noise  pollution . Public Health aspects.                                                                                                                                                                       03 Hours

PART – B

Unit-VI

Current Environmental issues of  importance:

Population Growth, Climate change and Global warming - Effects, Urbanization, Automobile pollution                                                                                                                                                                                          

03 Hours

Unit-VII

Acid Rain, Ozone layer depletion, Animal Husbandry                                                                                                                                                                       

03 Hours

Unit-VIII

Environmental Protection - Role of Government, Legal aspects, Initiatives by Non­ - Governmental Organizations (NGO), Environmental Education, Women Education.                                                                                                                                                                                                             

03 Hours

Text Books:

1. Environmental Studies - Benny Joseph - Tata McGrawHill-2005.

2. Environmental Studies - Dr. D.L Manjunath, Pearson Education – 2006

3. Environmental Studies – 2005 by R. Rajagopalan, Oxford Publishers.

Reference Books:                                                                                                                                                                    

1. Principles of Environmental Science and Engineering - P. Venugopala Rao, Prentice Hall of India.

2. Environmental Science and Engineering - Meenakshi, Prentice Hall India.

Question paper is of objective type.  Students have to pass the subject compulsorily.  However, marks will not be considered for awarding class/ rank.           

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