Our Environment

Paper Code: 
FES 300
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
2.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Inspite of the deteriorating status of the environment, study of environment has so far not received adequate attention in our academic programmes. This programme aims at giving students a clear understanding of environmental concerns and to follow sustainable development practices. This will definitely help students develop an interdisciplinary global understanding of ecological and environmental problems.

5.00
Unit I: 
Definition, Scope and Importance of Environment

  • -        Scope of Environmental Studies and its applications

    -        Relationship of Environmental Studies with other subjects (Multidisciplinary nature of Environment)

    -        Environmentally important dates and abbreviations 

6.00
Unit II: 
Ecosystem: Structure and Function

Concept of Ecosystem

-        Biotic and abiotic components of ecosystem

-        Food Chain and Food Web

-        Ecological Pyramids

-        Energy Flow

7.00
Unit III: 
Environmental Pollution

  • -        Water Pollution: Definition, sources and effects

    -        Air Pollution-Definition, sources and effects

    -        Noise Pollution-Definition, sources and effects

7.00
Unit IV: 
Energy and Environment

  • -        Solar Energy and its uses

    -        Wind Energy

    -        Tidal Energy

    -        Hydro Power

5.00
Unit V: 
Environment and Human Health

- Water and airborne Diseases; Potential and widespread effects.

             -Harmful effects of chemicals in food

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