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Master of Science in Ecology and Environment Objective : The two years Distance Learning Master of Science (M.Sc.) Degree in Ecology and Environment being conducted by the Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological Sciences (SMU) from the University's Learning Centre at the Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment, New Delhi has been designed for meeting the demand of the growing needs of experts in the fields of Ecology, Environment, Pollution Control, Environmental Laws, Impact Assessment, Natural Resources Conservation and Management, Environmental Education and Mother Earth Protection.
Eligibility : Graduates of any discipline (Arts / Commerce / Science / Engg. / Medicine / Agriculture / Law etc).
Duration : Two years
Examination : To be conducted every year in July and February at Andhra Pradesh : Hyderabad, Sikanderabad, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam; Andaman and Nicobar : Port Blair; Assam : Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Siliguri; Bihar : Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna; Chandigarh : Chandigarh; Chhattisgarh : Bhilai Nagar, Raipur; China : Chongoing; Goa : Salcete; Gujarat : Ahmedabad, Kutch, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara; Haryana : Faridabad, Gurgaon, Karnal, Rohtak; Himachal Pradesh : Shimla; Jammu & Kashmir : Jammu, Srinagar, Udhampur; Jharkhand : Bokaro, Jamshedpur, Ranchi; Karnataka : Bangalore, Belgaum, Davanagere, Hubli, Manipal, Mysore, Shimoga; Kerala : Alappuzha Dist., Cochin, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruvananthapuram; Maharashtra: Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune; Manipur : Imphal; Meghalaya : Shillong; Madhya Pradesh : Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain; Nagaland : Dimapur; Nepal : Janakpur Dham, Kathmandu; New Delhi : New Delhi; Orissa : Bhubaneshwar, Punjab : Barnala, Bhatinda, Jalandhar Cantt., Ludhiana, Patiala, Pathankot; Rajasthan : Bhilwara, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sriganganagar; Udaipur; Sikkim : Gangtok, Rangpo; Sri Lanka : Battaramulla; Tamilnadu : Chennai, Coimbatore; Tripura : Agartala; Uttar Pradesh : Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Noida, Varanasi; Uttarakhand : Dehradun; West Bengal : Asansol, Darjeeling, Howrah, Kolkata.
Award : Two Years Master of Science (M.Sc.) with specialisation in Ecology and Environment shall be awarded to all the successful candidates by Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological Sciences, Gangtok.
Teaching Methodology : The Learning Centre of the University at New Delhi will receive the completed applications and the fee from the students and provide all facilities including counselling, lessons, guidance, assignment sheets etc.
Subjects : First Year 1. Introduction to Ecology and Environment 2. State of India's Environment Alternative Choice : Global Environmental Issues 3. Environmental Education 4. Population and Community Ecology 5. Natural Resources Conservation Second Year 6. Environmental Protection and Law 7. Environmental Impact Assessment 8. Pollution Monitoring and Control 9. Research Methodology and Systems Analysis 10. Master's Thesis
Study Materials : Printed lessons will be despatched from the New Delhi based Learning Centre of the University. The assignments will also be sent to the admitted participants from time to time. These assignments will be completed by the participants as an integral part of the Master's Degree Programme.
Medium of Instruction : Lessons are in English and so the students are required to appear in the examination in English.
Tuition and Other Fee : The total fee for the two years distance learning Master's Degree Programme is Rs. 25,700 payable in four instalments. The first instalment of Rs. 7,000 is payable at the time of admission. The second instalment of Rs. 6,000, third instalment of Rs. 6,700 and fourth instalment of Rs. 6,000 is payable in the sixth, twelfth and eighteenth month.
The details of fee to be paid by the participants of the two years Master of Science (M.Sc.) Degree are as follows :
First Instalment Rupees Tuition Fee for six months @ Rs. 1000 per month 6000.00 Examination Fee for First Year 700.00 Cost of Prospectus for M.Sc. 300.00
Total Rs. 7000.00 Second Instalment
Tuition Fee for six months @ Rs.1000 per month 6000.00
Total Rs. 6000.00
Third Instalment
Tuition Fee for six months @ Rs.1000 per month 6000.00 Examination Fee for second year 700.00
Total Rs. 6700.00 Fourth Instalment
Tuition Fee for six months @ Rs.1000 per month 6000.00
Total Rs. 6000.00
The first instalment of Rs. 7000 is payable at the time of admission. Accordingly, the completed Application Form alongwith four passport size photographs, copies of certificates and mark sheets and a Bank Draft for the first instalment of fee (Rs.7000) in the name of "Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment" payable at New Delhi must reach Dr. Aaradhana Salpekar, Director, Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment, A 15, Paryavaran Complex, South of Saket, Maidangarhi Marg, New Delhi - 110030 by registered post only. The completed application forms may also be submitted personally at the Admissions Counter of the Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment, New Delhi between 9 am and 5 pm. Examination Scheme : Each paper is of 100 marks out of which 30 marks are for practicals and internal assessment where as 70 marks are for written examination to be held at different examination centres in and outside the country.
Master's Thesis : All admitted participants will be submitting a Master's Thesis based on any topic related to ecology, environment, pollution control, depolluting technologies etc. |
Detailed Syllabus of Master of Ecology and Environment
This will be a Two Years Distance Learning Programme with Annual Examinations to be held in June / December every year.
There will be 10 papers including the paper related to Master's Thesis. The first five papers will be in first year and the remaining five papers will be in second year. The following are the details of different subjects in the Master of Ecology and Environment Prorgramme :
First Year
1. Introduction to Ecology and Environment
2. State of India's Environment / Global Environmental Issues
3. Environmental Education
4. Natural Resources Conservation
Second Year
5. Environmental Protection and Law
6. Environmental Impact Assessment
7. Pollution Monitoring and Control
8. Master's Thesis
Paper - I : Introduction to
Ecology and Environment
1. CONCEPTS OF ECOLOGY : Objectives; Relation to Other Sciences; Subdivisions of
Ecology; History of Ecology; Ecological Concepts; General Ecological Considerations;
Ecosystems and their Functioning; The Biosphere and its Functioning; Factors Influencing
Population Growth; Limits to Population Growth; Carrying Capacity; Limiting Factors and
Their Operation; Diversity versus Simplicity; Biotic Succession and Land Rehabilitation;
Resilience of Populations and Communities; Ecological Balances and Survival Thresholds,
Preservation of Environmental Quality.
2. COMMUNITY ECOLOGY : Dominance of Species in a Community; Succession; Hydrosere;
Plant Sere; Animal Sere; Bogs; Plant Bog Sere; Rock, Sand and Clay Sere; Rock Sere; Animal
Life; Clay Sere; Floodplain Sere.
3. ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY : Ecosystem Components; Ecological Pyramids; Productivity
Concept; Ecomodelling; Ecological Energies.
4. MAJOR ECOSYSTEMS OF THE WORLD : Northern Coniferous Forest; Temperate Deciduous
Forest Biome; Grasslands; Deserts; Tropical Rain Forests; Aquatic Ecosystems; Pond
Ecosystem; Estuaries.
5. GEOGRAPHICAL ECOLOGY : Dispersal Dynamics; Dispersal Pathways; Migration;
Ecesis; Distributional Units; Paleoecology and The Emergence of Man.
6. MARINE ECOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENT : Habitat; Tides; Substratum;
Pressure; Temperature and Currents; Light; Salinity; Oxygen; Plankton; Abundance; Yearly
Cycle; Nekton; Oceanic Plankton and Nekton Biome; Composition and Characteristics; Food
Chains; Productivity; Balanoid-Gastropod-Thallophyte Biome; Littoral Zone; Sublittoral
Zone; Tidal Pools; Food Chains; Dominance and Succession; Pelecypod Annelid Biome;
Composition and Characteristics; Zonation; Food Coactions and Productivity; Dominance;
Coral Reef Biome; Succession to Land; Succession to Fresh Water; Applied Ecology; Oil
Pollution.
7. EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY : Characteristics of the Niche; Interspecific Competition;
Competitive Exclusion Principle; Species Diversity.
8. POLITICAL ECOLOGY : A Framework for Understanding; Contextual Sources of
Environmental Change; Conflict Over Access; Political Ramifications of Environmental
Change; Synopsis and Implications.
Paper - III : Environmental
Education
1. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION : Meaning and Scope; Background and Principles;
Objectives of Environmental Education; Recommendations Concerning Environmental Education;
Recommendations on Formal Education Needs; Strategies at National, Regional and
International Levels; Action Plans.
2. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT : Key Concepts of Environmental Management;
Philosophical, Ethical and Technical Principles of Ethical Management; Characteristics of
Environmental Management; Some Environment Management Approaches; Standard Setting;
Economic Policies; Environmental Organization; Environmental Indicators; Information
Exchange and Surveillance; Environmental Baseline, Reconnaisance and Impact and Studies;
Environmental Education; Determinants of Priorities in the Framework of Environmental
Management; Management of Environmental Education; Interpretation of Objectives; Planning;
Organising; Staffing; Directing, Coordination; Reporting; Buegeting; Environmental
Management Education : An Indian Experience; Environmental Management and International
Security; Emerging Perceptions; Policy Options.
3. INDIAN RIVERS : Origin of Rivers; Rivers in India; River and its Major
Tributaries; Indus Water Treaty; River Ganga; Central Ganga Authority; River Gomti; Kali
Nadi; River Chambal; River Bandi; River Brahmaputra; Brahmaputra Board; River Yamuna;
River Narmada; Narmada Control Authority; Sardar Sarovar Construction Advisory Committee;
River Tapti; River Subarnarekha, River Godavari; River Krishna; River Koyna; River
Tungabhadra; Tungabhadra Board; River Aliyar; River Periyar; River Cauvery; River Damodar;
River Sabarmati; River Ib; River Mahi; Wetlands; Marred by Misconceptions; The Wise Use
Concept; Future Strategy.
4. HIMALAYA : Environmental Hazards in the Himalayas; The Higher Himalaya;
Geography of the Humalaya; The Transverse Sub-divisions of the Himalaya; Water Resources;
Agricultural Systems; Animal Husbandry; Grassland; Tourism; Land Resources and Tourism;
Agriculture & Tourism; Forest Wealth and Tourism; Wildlife and Tourism;
Industrialization; Measures to Preserve the Ecology; Environmental Management of the
Himalayas; Conserving and Managing the Depleting Resources of Plants; Conservation &
Management of the Wildlife; Livestock Resources and their Management; Agriculture, Soil
Conservation and Landuse; Managing the Depleting Forest Resources; Water Management;
Managing the Physiographic and Catastrophic Hazards.
5. NATURAL ENVIRONMENT : The Carbon and Oxygen Cycles; Photosynthesis; Disrupting
the Nitrogen Cycle.
6. POLLUTION : WHAT, WHERE & WHY ? : What is Pollution ? Air Pollution;
Meteorological Factors Responsible for Air Pollution; Types and Sources of Air Pollution;
Effects of Air Pollution on our Cultural Assests; Air Pollution Control; Water Pollution;
Sources of Water Pollution; Tolerance Limit for Pollutants Present in Water; Soil
Pollution; Source of Soil Pollution; Food Pollution; Adulteration, Pollution and
Contamination of Food; Chemical Pollutants; Adulterants; Microbial Toxins; Natural Organic
Toxicants; Noise Pollution; Units of Noise Pollution Measurement; Measurement of Noise
Pollution; Acceptable Noise Standard; Effect of Noise Pollution on Human Health; Remedies
of Noise Pollution.
7. MINING & ENVIRONMENT : Methods of Mining; Impact of Mining; An Approach to
Impact Identification of Mining Operation; Environmental Management; Legislation in India
for Mining.
Paper - IV : Natural Resources
Conservation
1. NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT : Natural Resources; Definition;
Classification of Natural Resources; Conservation and Management of Natural Resources;
Land; Land Use and Abuse; Rural Land-use Planning; Urban Land-use Planning; Management of
Land; Water Requirements and Uses; Problems and Management of Water; Future Needs and
Alternate Sources of Water; Agriculture; Forestry; Importance of Forests; Depletion of
Forests; Management of Forests; Rangeland; Importance of Rangeland; Depletion and
Degradation of Rangeland; Range Management; Wildlife; Importance of Wildlife; Wildlife
Management; Minerals and Their Characteristics; Development and Conservation of Minerals;
Efforts to Conserve Mineral Resources; Conventional and Exhaustible Energy Sources;
Non-Conventional Inexhaustible Energy Sources; Conservation of Energy.
2. WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN INDIA : Importance of Conservation; Reasons for
Dwindle; Classification of Scarce Wildlife; Methods of Wildlife Conservation; History of
Wildlife Conservation; Wildlife Conservation in India; Endangered Species of India; Modes
of Wildlife Conservation in India; Man: An Endangered Species; The Future.
3. FLORAL AND FAUNAL DISTRIBUTION IN INDIA : Ecological Sub-Division; The Himalayan
Mountain System; The Himalayan Foothills; The High Altitude Region of Western Himalayas;
The Eastern Himalayan Sub-Zone; The Peninsular India Sub-Region; Peninsular India and the
Drainage Basin; The Indian Desert; The Tropical Rain Forest Region.
4. ENDANGERED SPECIES OF INDIA : Threat to Plant Species; Main Causes of Threat to
Species; Area Vulnerable to Rarity and Extinction of Species in India; Himalaya and
Eastern India; Rajasthan and Gujarat; Gangetic Plain; Peninsular India; Andaman &
Nicobar Islands; Gaps in Our Knowledge Rare and Endangered Indian Plants; Actions Taken to
Save the Rarities of Indian Flora; Future Programme of Work in the Botanical Survey of
India; Endangered Fauna of India; Why Save Endangered Species; The Indian Scene; Mammals;
Birds; Reptiles.
5. ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDIES IN INDIA : Ethnobotany; Importance of Indian Ethnobotany;
Areas in India Rich for Ethnobotanical Study; Recent Studies; Methodologies of
Ethnobotanical Research; Other Aspects of Ethnobotany.
6. BIO-RESOURCES : Conservation and Management; International Biological Programme
(IBP); The IBP has been divided into 7 Section; Man and Biosphere (MAB); The MAB has so
far Identified 14 Projects; World Wildlife Fund.
7. WILDLIFE RESERVES AND NATIONAL PARKS IN INDIA : National Park; Sanctuary; A
Protected Area; Legislation, Development and Impact of Wildlife; Plan Allocation for
Wildlife Sanctuaries; Plan Allocation for National Park; National Parks and Sanctuaries in
India; Tourism; Its Impact of Wildlife; Conclusion.
8. CONCEPTS OF ENERGY : Source of Energy; Uses of Energy; Fuel; Role of Fuels in
Everyday Life; Classification of Fuels; Advantages of Liquid and Gaseous Fuels Over Solid
Fuels; Wood; Charcoal is a better Fuel than Wood; Carbon Cycle; Fossil Fuels;
Fluidised-bed Combustion; How Fossil Fuels were formed; Sun is the Ultimate Source of
Fossil Fuels; Coal; Importance of Coal; Use of Coal; Origin of Oil; Petroleum; Occurence
of Petroleum; Petroleum Gas; The Use of LPG; Advantages of LPG; Advantages of Natural Gas;
Pollution caused by Burning Fossil Fuels; Pollution caused by Burning Coal; Pollution
caused by Burning Petroleum Based Fuels (Oil based Fuels) like Petrol; Animal Energy;
Versatile Vehicles; Hydropower; Generation of Hydro-Electricity; Advantages of
Hydro-Electricity; Limitations of Water Energy; Hydro Electricity Generation in India;
Nuclear Energy; Support Facilities; IAEA-CN-36/385 Vienna and Sixth Fiver Plan (1980-85);
Achi;;es’ Heel.
9. ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY : Energy Situation in India; Renewable Sources of
Energy; Solar Energy; Use of Solar Energy for Electricity Production; Utilization of Solar
Energy in India; Utilization of Solar Energy for Various Purposes; Biomass and Biogas;
Uses of Biogas; Wind Energy; Utilization of Wind Energy in India; Uses of Wind-Energy;
Limitations of Wind Energy; Energy from the Sea; Wave Energy; Tidal Energy; Ocean Thermal
Energy Conversion (OTEC); Geothermal Energy; Nuclear Energy.
10. BIODIVERSITY : Equilibrium Nature; Origin of Diversity; Speciation; Evolution
and Resource Limitation; The Ecological Role of Biodiversity; Diversity and Niche
Structure; Trophic Diversity; Human and Species Diversity; Possible Research on
Biodiversity; Strategies Conserve Biodiversity; Who is to Blame; Steps to be Taken;
Information Needs; The Indian Scene.
Paper - V : Environmental
Protection and Law
1. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION : Introduction; A Disheartening Trend; Land
Degradation; Deforestation; Forest Conservation; Wildlife Conservation; National Forest
Policy; Pollution Control; Ganga Action Plan; Response to Environmental Challenges;
National Environmental Advisory Committee; New Legislative International Cooperation and
Legislation for Environmental Protection.
2. AIR POLLUTION : Classification of Pollutants; Natural Contaminants; Primary and
Secondary Air Pollutants; Air Pollution Due to Automobiles; Air Pollution from Major
Industrial Operations; Effects of Air Pollution on Human Health; Health Effects; Air
Pollution on Animals; Air Pollution Effects on Farm Animals; Symptoms of Chronic Air
Pollution; Mechanisms of Deterioration in Polluted Atmospheres; Factors Influencing
Atmospheric Deterioration; Effects on Art Treasures; Effect on Art Treasures in India;
Effect on Art Treasures in Other Countries.
3. WATER POLLUTION : Major Water Pollutants; Sources of Water Pollution; Water
Pollution by Agriculture; Water Pollution by Mining Industry; Water Pollution by Stock
Breeding and Fisheries; Water Pollution by Urban Activity; Water Pollution by
Manufacturing Industry; Water Pollution by Other Human Activities; Summary;
Eutrophication; Contamination of BOttom Sediments; Oil Pollution in Oceans.
4. NOISE POLLUTION : Preliminary; Definitions; General Powers of the Central
Government; Appointment of Officers and their Powers and Functions; Offences by Companies;
Offences by Government Departments; Miscellaneous; Cognizance of Offences; Information,
Ministry of Environment and Forests; Functions of Environmental Laboratories;
Qualifications of Government Analyst; Mannner of Giving Notice; Furnishing of Information
to Authorities and Agencies in Certain Cases.
6. AIR POLLUTION ACT, 1981 : Preliminary; Central and State Boards for the
Prevention and Control of Air Pollution; Terms and Conditions of Service of Members;
Disqualifications; Vacation of Seats by Members; Meeting of Board; Constitution of
Committees; Vacancy in Board not to invalidate Acts or Proceedings; Powers and Functions
of Boards; Functions of Central Board; Functions of State Boards; Power to give
Directions; Prevention and Control of Air Pollution; Persons Carrying on Industry; etc.,
not to Allow Emission of Air Pollutants in Excess of the Standards laid down by State
Board; Power of Board to make Application to Court for Restraining Persons from Causing
Air Pollution; Furnishing of Information to State Board and other Agencies in Certain
Cases; Power of Entry and Inspection; Power to Obtain Information; Power to take Samples
of Air or Emission and Procedure to be Followed in Connection there with; State Boards
Constituted under the Water; Dissolution of State Boards Constitute under the Act;
Maintenance of Register; Power of Central Government to Make Rules; Power of State
Government to Make Rules.
7. WATER POLLUTION ACT, 1974 : Preliminary; Definitions; The Central and State
Boards for Preventikon and Control of Water Pollution; Constitution of State Boards; Terms
and Conditions of Service of Members; Provision Regarding Existing Discharge of Sewage or
Trade Effluent; Refusal or Withdrawal of Consent by State Board; Power to give Directions;
Funds, Accounts and Audit, Contributions by State Government; Fund of Central Board; Fund
of State Board; Compulsory Acquisition of land for the State Board; Returns and Reports;
Bar of Jurisdiction, Protection of Action taken in good faith; Overriding effect.
8. AIR POLLUTION-LEGAL CONTROL : Air Quality and Emission Standards; Air Quality
Standards; Definition; Single or Multiple Standards; Kinds of Air Quality Standards;
Ambient Air Quality Standards; Other Air Quality Standards; Emission Standards; Emission
Standards for Mobile Sources; Emission Standards for Stationary Sources; Air Pollution
Legislation and Regulations; Constitution of the Board; Functions of the Central Board;
Functions of the State Boards; Classification of Pollution Sources; Scheduled Industries.
9. THE WILDLIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972 : Preliminary, Short title; Extent and
Commencement, Definitions; Authorities to be Appointed or Constituted Under the Act;
Appointment of Director and other Officers; Appointment of Chief Wildlife Warden and other
Officers; Power to Delegate; Constitution of Wildlife Advisory Board; Procedure to be
followed by the Board; Duties of Wildlife Advisory Board; Huntings of Wild Animals;
Hunting of Wild Animals; Hunting of Wild Animals to be Permitted in Certain Cases; Grant
of Permit for Special Purposes; Suspension or Cancellation of Licence; Appea; Hunting of
Young and Female of Wild Animals; Trade or Commerce in Wild Animals, Animal Article and
Trophies; Wild Animals. etc to be Government Property; Declarations; Inquiry and
Preparation of Inventories Certificate of Ownership; Dealings in Trophy and Animal
Articles without Licence Prohibited; Suspension or Cancellation of Licences; Purchase;
Maintenance of Records; Purchase of Animal, etc. by Licence; Purchase of Captive Animal,
etc. by a Person other than a Licence; Prohibition of Trade or Commerce in Trophies,
Animal Articles, Etc Derived From Certain Animals; Dealings in Trophies, Animal Articles,
etc Derived from Scheduled Animals; 49-C. Declaration by Dealers; Prevention and Detection
of Offences; Power of Entry, Search, Arrest and Detention; Penalties; Attempts and
Abatement; Punishment for Wrongful Seizure; Power to Compound Offences; Cognizance of
Offences; Operation of other Laws not Barred; Presumption to be made in Certain Cases;
Offences by Companies; Miscellaneous.
10. THE WILDLIFE (PROTECTION) AMENDMENT ACT, 1991 : Short Title and Commencement;
Amendment of Long Title
Paper - VI : Environmental
Impact Assessment
1. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT : Environmental Inventory; Environmental
Assessment; Environment Impact Statement; Historical Perspective; Environmental Assessment
Process; Goals of EIA Process; Basic Contents of an Impact Statement; Basic to the
Process; Discription of Environmental Setting; Impact prediction and Assessment; Selection
of Proposed Action; Preparation of Environmental Impact Statement; Prepare draft EIS;
Circulated draft EIS to Others for; Prepare final EIS; Conclusion.
2. METHODS OF IMPACT ANALYSIS : What is meant by a Methodology ? Purposes of
Environmental Assessment Methods; Comparative Studies of Methodologies; Warner and Preston
Study Smith Sutdy.
3. AIR ENVIRONMENT : Basic steps for Prediction & Assessment; Information on
Air Pollution.
4. WATER ENVIRONMENT : Introduction; Basic Steps; Basic Information on Water
Pollution
5. NOISE ENVIRONMENT : Basic Steps for Prediction and Assessment; Basic Information
on Noise Pollution.
6. SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT : Basic Steps for Prediction and Assessment; Basic
Information on the Socioeconomic Environment
7. CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT : Introduction; Basic Steps of Prediction and Assessment;
Basic Information on Cultural Resources
8. BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT : Basic Steps for Prediction and Assessment; Basic
Information on Ecology.
9. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION : Introduction; Basic Definitions and Concepts; Advantages
and Disadvantages of Public Participation; Objectives of Public Participation;
Identification of Various Publics; Techniques of Public Participation; Practical
Suggestions for Public Participation; Incorporation of Results; Selecting Among X
Alternatives, Including the No-Action; Alternative; Steps in Weighted-Ranking Technique;
Summary.
10. EIA RELATED CASE STUDIES : Introduction; EIA of Urbanization; Environmental
Impact Matrices; Environmental Impacts of Oil; Environmental Impact of Natural Gas.
Paper - VII : Pollution
Monitoring and Control
1. AIR POLLUTION MONITORING : Introduction; Classification of Sampling Methods;
Difficulties encountered in Sampling; Instruments for Sampling Waste Gases and for
Atmospheric Sampling; Duration of Sampling Period; Location of Sampling sites; Sampling of
Particulates; Sampling Suspended Particulates by High Volume Filtration (The High Volume
Sampler); Air Sampler Operation; Filters Used in High Volume Air Sampling; Stack Sampling
Techniques; Planning the Study; Selection of Sampling Location; Representative Sample;
Size of Sampling Point; Traverse Points; Isokinetic Conditions; Determination of Gas
Composition; Determination of Moisture Content; Determination of Temperature;
Determination of Velocity; Gaseous Sampling; Methods for Collection of Gaseous Samples;
Proportional Sampling
2. AIR POLLUTION CONTROL : Introduction; Control of Gaseous Contaminants;
Combustion; Absorption; Adsorption; Closed Circuit and Recovery Systems; Odours and Their
Control; Background Information About Odours; Source of Odours; Measurement of Odour;
Determination of the Threshold Concentration; Determination of the Type and Intensity of
Odours; Odour Control; Modification of the Process; Dilution by Ventilation or Dispersal;
Combustion or Oxidation; Catalytic Incineration; Odour Masking; Odour Counteraction;
Control of Air Pollution by Process Changes; Substituion of Raw Materials or Fuels;
Modification of the Process; Modification or Replacement of the Process Equipment; Changes
in Operational Practices; Case Studies; Chemical Industry; Description of Conventional
Contract Process; Description of the DCDA Process.
3. GANGA ACTION PLAN : Ganga : The Holy River; Ganga; From Gomukh to Bay of Bengal;
Ganga; Its importance, Ganga; Overuse, Abuse and Pollution; What is River Pollution? What
are the Principal Sources of Pollution? How to measure the extent of pollution ? Concern
for the River; Formulation of the Ganga Action Plan; What does the Action Plan seek to do?
River Front Facilities; Low Cost Sanitation; Construction of Electric Crematoria;
Co-Financing & Pooling of Resources; Pollution from Industries; Scientific Content in
the Context of Ganga Action Plan; Promotion of Research in Relevant Areas; Interaction
with Scientists and Technologists; Organisational Arrangements and Monitoring of Progress;
Monitoring of Progress; Public Involvement in the Ganga Action Plan; Monitoring of Water
Quality; Reccycling Sewage; Where we went wrong.
4. WASTE WATER TREATMENT : Types of Treatment; Brief Discription of Chemical
Treatment; Fundamentals of Biological Treatment; Criteria for the Application of Aerobic
and Anaerobic Biological Treatment; Monitoring of the Efficiency of the Biological
Treatment Plant; Types of Biological Treatment; Trickling Filter (TF); Activated Sludge;
Oxidation Pond; Role of Microbes in Sludge Digestion and Disposal; Industrial Waste
Treatment; Treatment for Various Industrial Effluents; Pulp and Paper Mill Waste;
Treatment of the Paper Waste; Distillery Waste; Tannery Waste; Fertilizer Waste; Oil
Refinery Waste.
5. WATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT : Introduction; Demand of Water; Quantity of Water
Needed; Domestic and Non-domestic Need of water; Fire Fighting Need of Water;
Institutional Need of Water; Industrial Need of Water; Sources of Water; Surface Water;
Ground Water; General Impurities Present in Water; Conventional Treatment Methods for
Public Water Supply; Aeration; Coagulation and Flocculation; Quality Criteria for Alum and
Lime as Coagulants; Filtration; Disinfection; Boiling; Hardness; Removal of Temporary
Hardness; Removal of Permanent Hardness; System of Distribution; Zoning; Pipe Size and
Residual Pressure; Laying and Maintenance of Mains; Wastage of Water; Protection against
Pollution near Sewers and Drains Increstation and Corrosion of Delivery Pipes; Laboratory
Method to Ascertain the Corrosive and Incrustating Nature of Water; Corrosion; Methods to
Control Corrosion.
6. INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION ABATEMENT : SOME CASE STUDIES : Introduction; Pollution
Control Aspects of Fertilizer Industries; Ammonia Plant Effluents; Removal of Carbon; Oil
Removal; Hydrogen Sulphide Removal; Nitrogen-Wash Tail Gas; Ammonium Sulphate Plant;
Phosphoric Acid Plant; Solid Effluent; Liquid Effluent; Gaseous Efluent; Pollution Control
in Petroleum Refineries and Petrochemical Units; Characteristics of Liquid Effluent;
Refineries; Petrochemical Industries; Refinery Liquid Waste-Treatment Methods; Inplant
Measures; Steam Stripping; Oxidation; Removal of Phenols; Biological Treatment; Disposal
of Sludges; Treatment of Liquid Effluents from Petrochemical Industries.
7. ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT : Indian Scenario; Definition; Advantage of Audit;
Environmental Audit; Audit Procedure; Audit Personnel.
Paper - II (Alternative choice)
: Global Environmental Issues
1. OZONE DEPLETION : Chemistry of the Ozone Layer; Studying the Antartic Ozone
Hole; Ozone Depletion in Other Latitudes; Effects on Life; Nations Joining to Protect the
Ozone Layer; A New Global Ozone Diplomacy; Experimenting with Planet Earth; Dilemmas for
Policy; Striking a Balance; Lessons for a New Diplomacy; Toward Action on Climate Change;
Global Stewardship.
2. GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE : Introduction; Conventions; Scorecard of the Historic
Meet; Scientific Programmes and Other Activities of International Organisations; Issues
Involved; Magnitude of the Change; The Greenhouse Effect; The Stratospheric Ozone
Depletion; Acid Rain; Deforestation; Global Warming and Agriculture; The Global Climate
Change and Biological Diversity; Developing Countries and Climate Change; Implications for
Risk Management; Environmental Stress Across the Development Spectrum.
3. SEA LEVEL RISE : Impact of Future Global Warming on Sea Level; Future Trends in
Local Sea Level; Effect of Sea Level Rise; Sea Level Rise and its Impact on South Asia;
Human Dimension and Sea Level Rise; Morphologic Processes and Human Interference; Impacts
on Flood Protection; Impacts on Surface and Groundwater; Impacts on Water Management
Systems, Embanked Areas; Irrigation; Urban Areas and Harbours; Coastal Storage Reservoirs;
Conclusion; Prospects for South Asia; Remote Sensing and SEa Level Rise; Monsoon and
Floods Coastal Morphology.
4. ANTARTICA : ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT REGIMES : Historical
Perspective; Geographical Setting; Physiography; Climate; Resource Base; Living Resources;
Non-Living Resources; Antarctic Treaty and Emerging Legal Regimes; Development of Antartic
Treaty; Salient Features of Antartic Treaty; Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora;
Marine Living Resource Convention; Mineral Regime; Conservation and Environmental
Protections.
5. MARINE RESOURCES : INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES: Nonliving Resources of
India’s EEZ : A General Account; Nonliving Resource of India’s EEZ: A Classified
Account; Ocean Energy Prospects of India’s EEZ: Other Sources; Hydrocarbons: Oil and
Natural Gas; Living Resources of India’s EEZ: Brief Account.
6. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF OFFSHORE OIL & GAS DEVELOPMENT : The Physical
Environment: Meteoreological and Physical Oceanographic Forces; Geology; Geologic Hazards;
Geophysical Exploration and Environmental Effects; Methods to Eliminate or Reduce
Geological Hazards; The Oil and Gas Industry; Minimizing its Environmental Impact;
Offshore Exploratory Investigations; Submetsible Barge; Jack-up Rig; Semisibmershibles and
Drill Ships; Production Platforms; Fixed-Jacket STructures; Gravity-based STructures;
Guyed Towers; Tension-leg Platforms; Drilling Operations; Circultating System; Drill
Cuttings; Produced Water, Safety Devices; Atmospheric Emissions; Transportation and
storage; Surface Transport; Storage; Ecological Impacts; Sensitive Biological.
7. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT : AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE: Introduction; Sustaining
Development; What is Development ? What is Sustainable ? Weighing Costs and Benefits;
Economic Activity and the Environment; Key Links : The Nature of the Challenge; Policies
and Institutions; Lessons from Success; Environmental Debt; Components of Success;
Appropriate Technologies;Case Study; Keeping Options Alive; Achieving Developing Success;
Appropriate Policies; Encouraging Public Participation; Flexible Implementation; Effective
Extension; A View Toward the Future Prospects of Sustainability.
Master's Thesis
All admitted students are required to submit a Master's Thesis by
undergoing a three months on the job training by selecting a topic related to environment.
Those working in an organisation may get training there only under the guidance of an
experts from or outside the organisation.
