Environmental Studies for NCET

• 1

  Human Beings and Nature

  Unit 1. Schools of ecological thought. Covers Modern schools of ecological thought; Deep and shallow ecology; Stewardship of land; Social ecology; Feminism and green politics; Sustainable development.

  • Modern schools of ecological thought 5 questions
  • Deep and shallow ecology 5 questions
  • Stewardship of land 5 questions
  • Social ecology 5 questions
  • Feminism and green politics 5 questions
  • Sustainable development 5 questions
• 2

  Population and Conservation Ecology

  Unit 2. Covers Population dynamics; Survivorship and life strategies; Human populations; Demographic transition; Population regulation; Threats to ecosystems; Forest conservation and conflicts; Forest management; In situ and ex situ conservation; Project Tiger and conservation laws.

  • Population dynamics 5 questions
  • Survivorship and life strategies 5 questions
  • Human populations 5 questions
  • Demographic transition 5 questions
  • Population regulation 5 questions
  • Threats to ecosystems 5 questions
  • Forest conservation and conflicts 5 questions
  • Forest management 5 questions
  • In situ and ex situ conservation 5 questions
  • Project Tiger and conservation laws 5 questions
• 3

  Environmental Pollution

  Unit 3. Covers Pollutants, sources and sinks; Air pollution; Air quality standards and monitoring; Vehicular and industrial emissions; Water pollution; Lakes and eutrophication; Soil pollution.

  • Pollutants, sources and sinks 5 questions
  • Air pollution 5 questions
  • Air quality standards and monitoring 5 questions
  • Vehicular and industrial emissions 5 questions
  • Water pollution 5 questions
  • Lakes and eutrophication 5 questions
  • Soil pollution 5 questions
• 4

  Development and Environment

  Unit 4. Covers Urbanisation; Critique of conventional development; Gandhian approach to development; Urban environmental planning; New urbanism and case studies.

  • Urbanisation 5 questions
  • Critique of conventional development 5 questions
  • Gandhian approach to development 5 questions
  • Urban environmental planning 5 questions
  • New urbanism and case studies 5 questions
• 5

  Sustainable Agriculture in India

  Unit 5. Covers History of Indian agriculture; Irrigation systems; Green Revolution; Elements of sustainable agriculture; Types of agriculture; Management of agricultural produce; Food security.

  • History of Indian agriculture 5 questions
  • Irrigation systems 5 questions
  • Green Revolution 5 questions
  • Elements of sustainable agriculture 5 questions
  • Types of agriculture 5 questions
  • Management of agricultural produce 5 questions
  • Food security 5 questions
• 6

  Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

  Unit 6. Covers Natural resources and accounting; Measuring national income; Environmental economics; Externalities; Economic tools; Natural capital regeneration.

  • Natural resources and accounting 5 questions
  • Measuring national income 5 questions
  • Environmental economics 5 questions
  • Externalities 5 questions
  • Economic tools 5 questions
  • Natural capital regeneration 5 questions
• 7

  International Relations and the Environment

  Unit 7. Covers Ozone depletion; Global warming and climate agreements; Waste dumping and POPs; Case studies; International trade and the environment; Globalisation and the WTO; Intellectual property rights; International aid.

  • Ozone depletion 5 questions
  • Global warming and climate agreements 5 questions
  • Waste dumping and POPs 5 questions
  • Case studies 5 questions
  • International trade and the environment 5 questions
  • Globalisation and the WTO 5 questions
  • Intellectual property rights 5 questions
  • International aid 5 questions

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