EE (Diploma Mechanical Engineering 5th)

1. Definition, Scope and Importance of Environmental Education (02 hrs)

2. Basics of ecology, biodiversity, eco system and sustainable development (03 hrs)

3. Sources of pollution - natural and manmade, causes, effects and control measures of

pollution (air, water, noise, soil, radioactive and nuclear) and their units of measurement

(12 hrs)

4. Solid waste management – Causes, effects and control measures of urban and industrial

waste (06 hrs)

5. Mining and deforestation – Causes, effects and control measures (04 hrs)

6. Environmental Legislation - Water (prevention and control of pollution) Act 1974, Air

(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981 and Environmental Protection Act 1986,

Role and Function of State Pollution Control Board, Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) (10 hrs)

7. Role of Non-conventional Energy Resources (Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Bio Energy,

Hydro Energy) (04 hrs)

8. Current Issues in Environmental Pollution – Global Warming, Green House Effect,

Depletion of Ozone Layer, Recycling of Material, Environmental Ethics, Rain Water

Harvesting, Maintenance of Groundwater, Acid Rain, Carbon Credits. (07 hrs)