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Department of Environmental Sciences
Teaching Plan
Academic Session 2016-17
TEACHING METHODOLOGY AND PRACTICES
„Learner-Oriented’ rather than Teacher-Oriented Teaching Methods and practices are the major focus of the Department of Environmental Sciences (EVS), Central University of Jammu. All faculty members of the Department are Ph.D. and have obtained their degrees from reputed national universities. Some of them have distinction of working for their post-doctoral research in reputed universities in USA and China.
Students in the Department of EVS, experience a diversity of teaching methods and styles. some of which might be new to them and the others well known.
Our teaching methods aim at sharpening learning acumen of students by exposing them to a variety of learning methods such as:
Class room lectures delivered by faculty members who are expert in their
respective fields/disciplines of EVS
Power-point presentations by students to encourage them for developing leadership role, knowledge sharing, and public speaking skills
In-class discussions, quiz competitions, etc. to promote interaction for confidence building, improving oral skills, and learning through dialogue and debate
Stimulation of interest to increase students attention to lectures and class discussions for motivating them to think about the course material and to work harder
Communication of pertinent information about the course especially with respect to student evaluation to improve their performance by identifying relevant activities and skills. The students are also regularly provided with feedback about their performance in the course so that they can learn from their mistakes
Laboratory based work to gain practical experience and apply knowledge in a laboratory setting.
Dissertation, an extended piece of work produced in the second (final) year of the programme to train them for undertaking research projects
An Supervisor assigned to each student right at the start of second semester of the Programme to provide with help and advice on any study-related issues in addition to the Dissertation work and to help the students to monitor and reflect on their progress. Students can have regular contact with their Supervisor, to discuss their academic progress or any personal issues if they so wish.
TEACHING PLAN
SEMESTER I
From this Academic Session (2015-16), the CUJ, and so the Department of EVS has introduced the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) as per the UGC guidelines and the courses have been restructured/modified accordingly.. The Course Matrix for Semester-I and the Teaching Schedule of the courses are given as under:
COURSE MATRIX Course Code Course Title Credit CIA MSE ESE Total
Marks CORE COURSES
PGEVS1C001T Environmental Chemistry 4 25 25 50 100
PGEVS1C002T Principles of Ecology 4 25 25 50 100
PGEVS1C003T Fundamentals of Earth
Science
4 25 25 50 100
PGEVS1C004L Lab Course-I 4 40 - 60 100
ELECTIVE COURSES
(ANY ONE)
PGEVS1E005T Natural Resource
Management
4 25 25 50 100
PGEVS1E007T Environmental Geoscience 4 25 25 50 100
PGEVS1E008T Introduction to Atmospheric
Environment
4 25 25 50 100
FOUNDATION COURSES
PGEVS1F009T Environmental Awareness,
Planning and Laws
2 12.5 12.5 25 50
Total 22 550
CORE COURSES
Course Code and Title : PGEVS1C001T Environmental Chemistry Credit Hours : 04 Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teacher : Dr. Shweta Yadav
Teaching Schedule:
Week Day Topic
No. of Lectures Teacher
UNIT – I: INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
Week 1
1 Law of thermodynamics- first, second and third
Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Enthalpy Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Entropy Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 2
1 Adiabatic transformations Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Chemical potentials Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 3
1 Gibbs Donnan equilibrium Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Phase equilibrium Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Carnot‟s cycle Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
UNIT – II: FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
Week 4
1 Elements and organics and radionuclide in nature
Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Stochiometry Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 5
1 Gibb‟s free energy Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Chemistry equilibrium Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Chemical kinetics Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 6
1 Absorption, adsorption-isotherms Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Vanderwal Forces, ion bonding Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Enzyme catalysis, Michaelis-Menten equation
Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
UNIT – III: ATMOSPHERE CHEMISTRY
Week 7
1 Major and traces gases in the atmosphere Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Physical and chemical attributes of aerosols; sources, fate and sink of ambient aerosols
Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Thermo-chemical and Photochemical reactions in the atmosphere
Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 8
1 Tropospheric Oxidation-Reduction processes
Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Stratospheric Ozone Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Surface Ozone Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Smog formation, Acid rain Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 1 Role of Hydrocarbons, Oxides of Sulphur Dr. Shweta Yadav
9 and Nitrogen, Halogens in the atmosphere
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Chemical Speciation Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Particles, Ions, and Radicals in the atmosphere.
Dr. Shweta Yadav
UNIT-IV: CHEMISTRY OF AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT
Week 10
1 Solubility of gases in water, , Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Carbonate system Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Henry‟s Law Reactions Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Oxidation-reduction potentials(ORP) Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 11
1 Chemistry of water and chemical reactions in aquatic environment
Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Concept of sediment and water oxygen demand-dissolved oxygen, BOD, COD
Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 12
1 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Water quality parameters Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
UNIT-V: SOIL CHEMISTRY
Week 13
1 Physico-chemical characteristics of soil Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Soil clays, organic carbon, humus and mineralization
Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 14
1 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Cation exchange capacity Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Pathways of NPK Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 15
1 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Soil acidity Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Salinity Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Sodicity Dr. Shweta Yadav
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Mannahan, S.E. Environmental Chemistry. 9th Edition, CRC Press 2. Foth, H.D. Fundamentals of Soil Science. Wiley press 3. Gole, G.A. Text book of Limnology. Waveland Pr. Inc. Press 4. Sharma, B.K. and Kaur, H. Environmental Chemistry-Sharma & Kaur, Goel
Publishing House 5. De, A. K. Environmental Chemistry, New Age International
Course Code and Title : PGEVS1C002T Principles of Ecology Credit Hours : 04 Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teacher : Prof. G.K. Sehgal Teaching Schedule:
Week Day Topic
No. of Lectures Teacher
UNIT-I: INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY
Week 1
1 Aim and scope of Ecology Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Concept of food chain and food web Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Ecological pyramids Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Trophic structure Prof. G.K. Sehgal
Week 2
1 Concept of primary and secondary productivity
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Generalised model of energy flow Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Shelford‟s law of tolerance and Liebig‟s law of minimum
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
Week 3
1 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Biogeochemical cycles: carbon, nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
UNIT-II: POPULATION ECOLOGY
Week 4
1 Characteristics of population Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Evolutionary strategies r and k selection Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Attributes of population Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Population growth vis-a-vis the concept of carrying capacity
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
Week 5
1 “ S” & “ j” shaped growth curves Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Population interactions: positive Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Population interactions: negative Prof. G.K. Sehgal
Week 6
1 Predator-prey relationship Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Lotka –voltera equation Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Population behaviour: Basic, regulatory, social and compensatory
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
UNIT-III: COMMUNITY CONCEPT AND ANALYSIS
Week 7
1 Concept of biotic communities, concept of niche, edge effect, keystone species, ecotypes, ecotone
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Intra-community classification and the phenomenon of ecological dominance
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
Week 8
1 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Species diversity within community and measurement of diversity
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
Week 9
1 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Concept of biotic communities, concept of niche, edge effect, keystone species, ecotypes, ecotone
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
UNIT-IV: ECOSYSTEM
Week 10
1 Structure and components of ecosystem Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Major types of ecosystems: forest, grassland, lake, deserts, marine
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
Week 11
1 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Ecosystem stability, homeostasis, cybernetics, ecosystem regulation, Gaia hypothesis
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
Week 12
1 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Goods and services of ecosystems: supporting, provisioning, regulatory and cultural
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
Unit-V: BIOGEOGRAPHY
Week 13
1 Concept of biogeography Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Major biomes of the world: distribution and characteristic features
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
Week 14
1 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Zoogeography realms of the world, fauna of oriental region
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
Week 15
1 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Floral and faunal peculiarities of Jammu and Kashmir an overview
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. R. L. Smith and T.M. Smith Ecology and Field Biology: Hands-On Field Package
2. Odum, E.P. Fundamentals of Ecology
3. Rickleffs, Principles of Ecology
Course Code and Title : PGEVS1C003T Fundamentals of Earth Science Credit Hours : 04 Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teacher : Dr. Pankaj Mehta Teaching Schedule:
Week Day Topic Teacher
UNIT-I: INTRODUCTION TO ORIGIN OF EARTH
Week 1 1 Introduction to various branches of Earth Sciences
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued
3 General characteristics and origin of the Universe, Solar System and its planets
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 2 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Primary differentiations of the earth and the formation of crust, mantle and core
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 3 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Geodynamic elements of Earth: Mid Oceanic Ridges, trenches, transform faults and island arcs
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 4 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
UNIT-II: GEO-INVESTIGATION AND PETROLOGY
3 Earthquake and Distribution of earthquake belts
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 5 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Volcanoes: Cause, types products and distribution
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 6 1 Introduction to geophysical methods of earth investigations
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Plate tectonics, Mountain building, Formation of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 7 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
UNIT-III: GEOMORPHOLOGY
Week 8 1 Basic concepts of geomorphology Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Introduction to global geomorphology and overview of Indian geomorphology
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 9 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Minerals: definition and classification, physical and chemical composition of common rock forming minerals.
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 10 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
UNIT-IV: ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
2 Geology vs. Engineering Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Environmental considerations related to civil engineering projects
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 11 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Construction materials Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 12 1 Geological hazards (landslides and earthquakes) their significance, causes and preventive/remedial measures.
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Unit-V: HYDROGEOLOGY
Week 13 1 Scope of hydrogeology and its societal relevance
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Geological formations as aquifers, types of aquifers, geological classification of aquifers, springs
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 14 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Groundwater occurrence in igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 15 1 Darcy's law and its validity Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Groundwater provinces of India Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Singh, S. 1998. Geomorphology. Prayag PustakBhavan, Allahabad. 2. Todd, D.K. Groundwater hydrology, 2nd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, N.Y. 3. Emiliani, C, 1992. Planet Earth, Cosmology, Geology and the Evolution of Life
and Environment. Cambridge University Press. 4. Press and Siever, The Earth; W.H. Freeman
Course Code and Title : PGEVS1C004L Lab. Course-I Credit Hours : 04 Total No. of Contact Hours: 120 Lab./Field hours Course Teachers : Dr. Pankaj Mehta (Course Coordinator) Dr. Shweta Yadav Dr. Dinesh Kumar Teaching Schedule:
List of the practicals to be conducted and the names of the teachers is given below:
(some more practicals shall be added after mid-sem. Examinations)
S. No. Practical Name of faculty
1 To determine the percentage composition of a given mixture of NaCl & NaOH, 10g of which is dissolved per litre of solution
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2
To determine the amount of oxalic acid and sulphuric acid in 1 litre of solution given 0.01N NaOH and 0.1N KMnO4 solutions
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 To determine the strength of copper in the copper ore solution provided with the hypo solution of strength 0.1N.
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 To determine total hardness in a given water sample
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
5 To determine total alkalinity in a given water sample
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
6 To determine total residual chlorine in a given water sample
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
7 To interprete Temperature profile and calculate of Lapse rate
Dr. Shweta Yadav
8 To correlate regression analyses of environmental datasets.
Dr. Shweta Yadav
9 To construct and interpret Windrose plot using secondary data.
Dr. Shweta Yadav
10 To sample aerosols in PM2.5 size fraction and coarse size fraction using fine particulate sampler.
Dr. Shweta Yadav
11 To sample and determine Nitrogen dioxide concentration in the ambient air (Modified Jacob and Hochheiser Method).
Dr. Shweta Yadav
12 To explore the GIS platform using satellite images
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
13 To identify the spatial features of provided satellite data
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
14 To georeference the given SOI toposheet. Dr. Dinesh Kumar
15 To calculate Lapse rate over a station using secondary data
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
ELECTIVE (DISCIPLINE) COURSES
Course Code and Title : PGEVS1E005T Natural Resource Management Credit Hours : 04 Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teachers : Prof. H.S. Sehgal (Course Coordinator),
Dr. Dinesh Kumar, Teaching Schedule:
Week Day Topic Teacher
UNIT-I: INTRODUCTION
Week 1
1 Brief history of Natural resource management measures
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
3 Classification of Natural Resources Dr. Dinesh Kumar
4 Approaches to Natural Resource Management
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 2
1 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Understanding economy and ethics through sustainable development
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
3 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
UNIT-II: AQUATIC RESOURCES
4 Classification of aquatic resources and its biota
Prof. H.S. Sehgal
Week 3
1 Continued Prof. H.S. Sehgal
2 Estimation of Planktons, benthos and nektons
Prof. H.S. Sehgal
3 Continued Prof. H.S. Sehgal
4 Adaptation of aquatic organisms Prof. H.S. Sehgal
Week 4
1 Continued Prof. H.S. Sehgal
2 Methods of sampling and analysis of aquatic water bodies
Prof. H.S. Sehgal
3 Continued Prof. H.S. Sehgal
4 Trophic ecology of fishes: food habit analysis, trophic cascades, foraging connection through stable isotope ratio, fish deformities
Prof. H.S. Sehgal
Week 5
1 Continued Prof. H.S. Sehgal
2 Continued Prof. H.S. Sehgal
3 Management of aquatic resources Prof. H.S. Sehgal
4 Continued Prof. H.S. Sehgal
UNIT-III: MINERAL RESOURCES
Week 6
1 Introduction, types and composition of minerals
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
3 Physical and chemical properties of minerals
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
4 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 7
1 Seven major classes of minerals: silicates, native elements, oxides, sulphides , sulphates, halides and carbonates
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
3 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
4 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 8
1 Extraction and processing of minerals and its environmental impacts
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
3 Mineral Conservation strategies Dr. Dinesh Kumar
4 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
UNIT IV: BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Week 9
1 Ecological principles for managing bio resources
Prof. H.S. Sehgal
2 Continued Prof. H.S. Sehgal
3 Microbial resources: forms and their importance in Industry
Prof. H.S. Sehgal
4 Continued Prof. H.S. Sehgal
Week 10
1 Continued Prof. H.S. Sehgal
2 Forest resources and their management measures
Prof. H.S. Sehgal
3 Continued Prof. H.S. Sehgal
4 Wildlife management: mortality factors, types of animal movements
Prof. H.S. Sehgal
Week 11
1 Continued Prof. H.S. Sehgal
2 Continued Prof. H.S. Sehgal
3 Continued Prof. H.S. Sehgal
4 Management and utilization of Marine bio-resources
Prof. H.S. Sehgal
UNIT-V: LEGISLATION AND POLICY IN NATURAL RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
Week 12
1 Natural resource management in India: Issues and solutions
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
3 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
4 Legislation for Natural resource Management in India
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 13
1 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
3 Coastal Zone Management and coastal Regulation Zones (CRZs)
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
4 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
1 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
REFERENCE BOOKS: 1. Francois Ramade. Ecology of Natural Resources, John Wiley & Sons Ltd
2. Botkin, Daniel B. and Keller, Edward A. Environmental Science: Earth as a Living
Planet.
3. Enger, E.D. and Smith, B. F. Environmental Science: A Study of Interrelationships
Course Code and Title : PGEVS1E007T Environmental Geoscience
Credit Hours : 04 Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teachers : Dr. Pankaj Mehta Teaching Schedule:
Week Day Topic Teacher
UNIT-I: EARTH PROCESSES
Week 1 1 Brief geological history of the planet fundamental concepts
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Primary differentiation and formation of core, mantle, crust, magma, generation, eruption and volcanoes
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 2 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Formation and classification of rocks Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 3 1 Plate tectonics-sea floor spreading, mountain formation rock deformation and evolution of continents
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
UNIT-II: SOIL
Week 4 1 Weathering and soil formation Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued
3 Soil profile, Soil classification, Soils of India Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 5 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Ice sheets and fluctuations of sea levels Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 6 1 Volcanism: component and types of volcanoes, volcanic materials, processes and
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
effects of volcanism
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
UNIT-III: GEORESOURCES
4 Important ferrous and nonferrous metals, non-metallic and industrial minerals in India and in the world; mineral deposits through geologic time
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 7 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Geo-indicators, resources and reservoirs Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 8 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Mineral resources of J&K Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Ocean as a new area for exploration of natural resources
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 9 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
UNIT-IV: GEOLOGICAL AGENTS
2 Factors affecting landform development Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Fluvial system: factors affecting stream erosion, deposition, erosional and depositional land form
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 10 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Underground water system-water table, land forms formed through ground water action
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 11 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Aeolian system: mechanism of wind erosion, erosional and depositional land forms
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 12 1 Glacial system: mechanism of glacial erosion, erosional and depositional land forms
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
UNIT-V: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY
4 Atomic properties of elements, Periodic table and geochemical classification of elements
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 13 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Abundance of elements in the bulk earth, crust, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 14 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Introduction to mineral structures and compositions; thermodynamic classification of elements into essential, structural, major and trace elements
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 15 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Mineral stability diagrams and controls on the chemistry‟ of natural waters
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Press & Seiver, The Earth, Frank Press
2. Skinner & Porter, Dynamic Earth, Wiley
3. Krauskopf, Introduction to Geochemistry, Mc-Graw Hill
4. Parbin Singh, Engineering & General Geology, S.K. Kataria & Sons
Course Code and Title : PGEVS1E008T Introduction to Atmospheric Environment
Credit Hours : 04 Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teachers : Dr. Shweta Yadav
Teaching Plan
Week Day Topic Teacher
UNIT – I: Overview
Week 1 1 History and evolution of earth's atmosphere
Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Understanding atmospheric strata Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 2 1 Measures of atmospheric composition: absolute concentration, fractional abundance, and number density
Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Concept of meteorology Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Meteorological parameters: pressure, temperature,
Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 3 1 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Wind direction and wind speed Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Humidity and solar radiation Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
UNIT – II: ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS
Week 4 1 Gas laws, virtual temperature Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 The hydrostatic equation, geopotential, scale height
Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 The hypsometric equation Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 5 1 The first law of thermodynamics in atmosphere,
Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 the concept of air parcel, the dry adiabatic lapse rate, and potential temperature
Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Moisture parameters: mixing ratio and specific humidity, saturation mixing ratios and vapour pressures, relative humidity; dew point and frost point
Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 6 1 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Lifting condensation level and normand‟s rule
Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
UNIT – III: ATMOSPHERIC CYCLES
Week 7 1 Concept of residence time in atmosphere
Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 The atmospheric sulphur cycle: natural and anthropogenic emission of SO2 major pathways of sulphur compounds, reservoirs and burdens of sulphur, role of sulphate aerosols.
Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 8 1 Atmospheric nitrogen cycle: nitrogen containing compounds, natural and anthropogenic processes for nitrogen fixation. Inter conversion among species, nitrous oxide and its sources, oxides of nitrogen and reactive odd nitrogen in atmospheric chemistry.
Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Global carbon cycle: global mean atmospheric CO2 level, flux of carbon between various reservoirs, the six-compartment model of carbon cycle.
Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 9 1 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Atmospheric oxygen cycle: odd oxygen chemistry, formation and destruction of ozone and OH radical.
Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
UNIT-IV: PARTICLES IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE
Week 10
1 Basic terminologies and properties of atmospheric particles
Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Spatial and temporal variations in aerosols
Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 11
1 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Reactions involved in particle formation and growth: nucleation, condensation and coagulation
Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Cloud processing of aerosols Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 12
1 Concept of cloud condensation nuclei Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Ice particle nuclei Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
UNIT-V: BEHAVIOUR OF PARTICLES AND GASES IN ATMOSPHERE
Week 13
1 Concept of atmospheric diffusion Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Qualitative features of atmospheric diffusion
Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 The behaviour and categories of plume Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 14
1 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Effect of plume rise on ground level concentrations of atmospheric constituents.
Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Transport and diffusion of pollutants Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 15
1 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 The gaussian plume mode Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 The derivation of the gaussian plume equation
Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
Text Books:
1. Finlayson-Pitts, B.J., Pitts J.N., J., (2000): Chemistry of the upper and lower atmosphere-Theory experiments and applications. Academic Press, US.
2. Seinfeld, J.H., Pandis, S.N., (2006): Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change. A wiley interscience publication.
3. Wallace John M. Jr., Peter V. Hobbs (2006): Atmospheric Science: An Introductory Survey, 2nd Edition, Academic Press, ISBN: 978-0127329512
4. Gilbert, M. Masters & Ela, W. P. (2007): Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science. PHI learning Pvt Ltd.
FOUNDATION (COMPULSORY) COURSE Course Code and Title : PGEVS1F008T Environmental Awareness, Planning and Laws
Credit Hours : 02
Total Number of Lectures : 30
Course Teachers : Dr. Pankaj Mehta (Course Coordinator)
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Teaching Schedule:
Week Day Topic Teacher
UNIT-I: ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
Week 1
1
Environmental education: formal and in-formal methods; role of media in environmental awareness, role of NGOs, public participation in environmental movements
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 2 1 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Current environmental issues, Stockholm Declaration, Earth summit, Vienna convention
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 3 1 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 4 1
Montreal Protocol, Kyoto Protocol, Agenda 21, Environmental ethics
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 5 1
Sustainable development-principles and practices in relation to economics and ecology
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
UNIT-II: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
Week 6 1 Basic concepts of environmental planning
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 7 1 Rain water harvesting
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 8
1 Coastal regulation zone management Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj
Mehta
Week 9
1 Cost-benefit analysis-its relevance, concept of consumer surplus, willingness to pay and accept, travel cost approach, Hedonic price approach
Dr. Pankaj
Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj
Mehta
Week 10 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj
Mehta
2 A Case study Dr. Pankaj
Mehta
UNIT-III: ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
Week 11 1
The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 12 1 The Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 13 1 The Environmental Protection Act
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 14 1 Wild Life Protection Act 1972
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 15 1 Biological Diversity Act
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Forest conservation Act Dr. Dinesh Kumar
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Steie, G. Economics and Environment 2. Saxena, K.D. Environmental Planning, Policies & Programmes in India 3. Diwan, P. Environmental Administration and Law 4. Garg, V.K., Bishnoi, M.S., Malik, C.P. An introductory text of environmental
policies and law
Semester III
The courses to be taught during the Semester- III of the Academic Session are according to revised syllabus. Course Matrix and Teaching Schedule of these courses is given as under:
Course Matrix
Course Code Course Title Credit
Hours
CIA MSE ESE Total
CORE COURSES
PGEVS3C001T Environmental Technology 4 25 25 50 100
PGEVS3C002T Environmental Pollution and Control
4 25 25 50 100
PGEVS3C003T Atmospheric Science and Climate Change
4 25 25 50 100
PGEVS3C004L Lab Course-III 4 40 -- 60 100
FOUNDATION COURSE
PGEVS3F005T Remote Sensing and GIS 2 12.5 12.5 25 50
INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE
PGEVS3I006T Introduction to Ecology and Environmental Sciences
4 25 25 50 100
Total Credit Hours 22 550
CIA: Continuous Internal Assessment; MSE: Mid Semester Exam; ESE: End Semester Exam
TEACHING PLAN CORE COURSES Course Code and Title : PGEVS3C001T, Environmental Technology Credit Hours : 04 Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teachers : Prof. G.K. Sehgal Teaching Schedule:
Topic Teacher
Week Lectures per day
UNIT-I: TYPES OF MICROBES AND THEIR IMPORTANCE
1
1 Environmental Microbiology: definition, concept, scope and Importance
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Classification and structure of Microorganisms (Fungi, Bacteria, Virus)
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2
1 Microbes in Agriculture : bio-fertilizers Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Continue Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Food Microbiology - micro-organisms of food ,microbes in food production
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3
1 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Food spoilage – fish and meat, Food poisoning and its prevention
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
UNIT-II: MICROBES AND ENVIRONMENT
4
1
Microbial Methods: Types of Culture, Techniques used in Enrichment of Culture, Method of Pure Culture, Preparation, Maintenance and Preservation of Microbial Culture (Pour plate, Streak plate and Spread plate) Sterilization and Disinfection
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Microbes and Environment: Role of microorganisms in natural system and artificial system
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Influence of Microbes on the Earth‟s Environment and Inhabitants, Ecological impacts of microbes
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
5
1 Microbes and Nutrient cycles Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Microbial communication system, Quorum sensing
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Microbial fuel cells, Prebiotics and Probiotics, Vaccines
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
6
1 Environmental problems & Environmental monitoring through microorganism
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Microbiology of water, air and soil Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Microbes as pathological agent in plant,
animal and man
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Environmental Aspects of Infectious Diseases (Water Born Diseases)
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
UNIT- III: BASIC BIOTECHNOLOGY
7
1 Structure and function of DNA, Gene
expression
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Introduction to cloning and recombinant DNA technology/genetic engineering
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3
Restriction enzymes, cloning vectors,
agarose and polyacrylamide gel
electrophoresis
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4
Automated DNA sequencing, genome
resources, PCR
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
8
1
Environmental applications of genetic
engineering
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Development of genetically modified organisms GMOs (Transgenic plants and animals)
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 GMO for human welfare
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
9
1 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Consequences of GMOs on environment Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Issues related to Bt brinjal and Bt cotton Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
UNIT-IV: ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
10
1 Environmental biotechnology for pollution control
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Bioremediation: role of microbes, plants and GEMs
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Integrated system for biodegradation of
PCBs, halogenated hydrocarbons , PAHs,
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
pesticides and detergents
4 Biodegradable plastics production from microorganisms
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
11
1 Role of biotechnology in reclamation of wasteland
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Bioprospecting and biopiracy Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Biocomposting: microbial process involvement
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Biopesticides production Prof. G.K. Sehgal
12
1 Biomining Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Biomethanation Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Development of gene probes for environmental remediation
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Biosensors Prof. G.K. Sehgal
Unit-V: NANOTECHNOLOGY AND GREEN TECHNOLOGY
13
1
Nanotechnology: Introduction, scope and
application
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Nanostructures and properties Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Metal nanoparticles Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Applications of nanoproducts Prof. G.K. Sehgal
14
1 Green technology: Introduction and tools Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Basic principles of green technology Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Production of green technology based products
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
15
1 Concept of atom economy Prof. G.K. Sehgal
2 Zero waste technology Prof. G.K. Sehgal
3 Biopolymers and Bioplastic
Prof. G.K. Sehgal
4 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Scragg, A. H., Environmental Biotechnology. Oxford University Press.
2. Rittmann, B. E. and McCarty, P.L., Environmental Biotechnology:
Principles and Applications. McGraw Hill.
3. Evans, G.M. and J.C. Furlong. Environmental Biotechnology: Theory and
Application. John Wiley and Sons Publication.
4. Purohit, Agrobios Microbiology 6th ed.
5. Wise, D.L. Global Environmental Biotechnology
6. Hans Peter Schmauder, Methods in Biotechnology
7. Ratledge, C. and Kristiansen, B. Basic Biotechnology. Cambridge
University Press, Cambridge.
8. Jjemba, P.K. Environmental Microbiology – Theory and Application.
Science Pub. Inc., USA.
9. Olguin, C. J., Sanchez, G., Hernandez. E. Environmental Biotechnology
and Cleaner Bioprocesses. Taylor & Francis.
Course Code and Title : PGEVS3C002T, Environmental Pollution and Control
Credit Hours : 04 Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teachers : Dr. Pankaj Mehta (Course Coordinator) Dr. Shweta Yadav Dr. Dinesh Kumar Teaching Schedule:
Week Day Topic Teacher
UNIT-I: INTRODUCTION
Week 1
1 Air Pollution: Types, sources and classification of air pollutants;
Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Gaseous pollutants and particulate matter (PM 10 PM 2.5).
Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Air pollution due to automobile: sources, emissions from gasoline, Petrol and diesel powered vehicles exhaust emission
Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 2
1 Effect of air pollution on plants, animals and human health, General methods of control of gaseous pollutants-scrubbers, condensers
Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Control equipment for particulate matter-gravity settling chambers,
Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 3
1 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Cyclone, fabric filters, electrostatic precipitators, Hybrid filter (combination of ESP and Bag house)
Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Control of automobile sources of emissions Dr. Shweta Yadav
UNIT-II: WATER POLLUTION
Week
4
1 Water Pollution: Types, sources and
classification Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Industrial effluents characteristics of effluents from different industries (pulp and paper mills, oil exploration and refinery)
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week
5
1 Water quality standards proposed by national and international agencies
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Estuarine pollution & marine pollution Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Eutrophication – causes, effects and control
measures Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 6
1 Waste water characteristics-Domestic waste water, Sewage treatment:
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
preliminary, primary, secondary and tertiary treatment
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Process description of aerobic and anaerobic processes.
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 7
1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Bed reactor (UASB)
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
UNIT-III: NOISE AND RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION
3
Noise Pollution: types, sources, consequences; measurement of noise pollution, threshold hearing level and abatement measures
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
4 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 8
1 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
3 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
4 Radio-active Pollution: types, sources and consequences
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 9
1 Biological effects of ionizing radiation‟s: the interactions of radiation‟s with cells – various stages, somatic and genetic effect; maximum permissible dose
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
3 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
4 Parameters affecting the radiation monitoring - personal monitoring equipment‟s; Disposal and management of radioactive waste
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 10
1 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
UNIT-IV: SOIL POLLUTION
3 Sources of soil pollution: industrial effluents, fertilizers, pesticides, heavy metals and waste disposal
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
11 2 Effects of soil pollutants on flora , fauna and ground water
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Solid-waste Pollution: types, sources and consequences
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week
12
1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Waste management practices Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued
Unit-V: THERMAL OIL and E-WASTE POLLUTION
4 Thermal pollution : sources, impact and control Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week
13
1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Oil pollution ;sources of oil spillage and impact, factors effecting fate of oil spillage
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 14
1 E-waste : generation, sources, types and constituents
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Environmental consequences and management of E-waste Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 15
1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Bio indicators of Pollution Dr. Pankaj Mehta
3 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
REFERENE BOOKS:
1. Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science- Gilbert M Masters.
2. Environmental Engineering –Peavy and Rowe. McGraw Hill.
3. Environmental Engineering-Gerard Kiely (Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing
Company
4. De, A. K. Environmental Chemistry. New age International (P) Ltd., New
Delhi, India.2000
5. Baird, S.K. Environmental Chemistry. W. H. Freeman & Co.
Course Code and Title : MEVS 305 Atmospheric Science and Climate Change
Credit Hours : 04 Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teacher(s) : Dr. Shweta Yadav (Course Coordinator)
Dr Dinesh Kumar Teaching Schedule:
Week Day Topic Teacher
UNIT-I INTRODUCTION
Week 1
1 Structure and composition of the atmosphere
Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 The Earth‟s Radiative Energy Balance Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 2
1 The concept of radiative forcing Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Atmospheric Stability Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 3
1 Cloud Formation Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Precipitation Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
UNIT-II: FUNDAMENTALS OF METEOROLOGY
Week 4
1 Weather versus Climate Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Pressure Gradient Force, Coriolis Force Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Centrifugal Force, Friction Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 5
1 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Pressure Belts Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Winds Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 6
1 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Atmospheric circulation models Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
UNIT-III: THE CLIMATE SYSTEM
Week 7
1 Climate Classification (Koppen) Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Climate Classification (Thornthwaite) Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 8
1 Monsoon Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Western Disturbances Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
Week 9
1 Jet Streams Dr. Shweta Yadav
2 El-Nino and Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Dr. Shweta Yadav
3 Climate of India Dr. Shweta Yadav
4 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav
UNIT IV: CLIMATE DYNAMICS AND CHANGE
Week 10
1 The Climate system and the factors responsible for climate change
Dr Dinesh Kumar
2 Continue Dr Dinesh Kumar
3 Climate Variability, Global Dimming versus Global Warming
Dr Dinesh Kumar
4 Continue Dr Dinesh Kumar
Week 11
1 Continue Dr Dinesh Kumar
2 Aerosols and their role in climate change Dr Dinesh Kumar
3 Continue Dr Dinesh Kumar
4 Impact of climate change on important sectors, Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies for Climate Change
Dr Dinesh Kumar
Week 12
1 Continue Dr Dinesh Kumar
UNIT V: ATMOSPHERIC MODELLING
2 Factors across different time scales and their interaction of climate system
Dr Dinesh Kumar
3 Continue Dr Dinesh Kumar
4 Continue Dr Dinesh Kumar
Week 13
1 Continue Dr Dinesh Kumar
2 Elementary models, Numerical models, Discretization
Dr Dinesh Kumar
3 Continue Dr Dinesh Kumar
4 Continue Dr Dinesh Kumar
Week 14
1 Continue Dr Dinesh Kumar
2 Basic concepts of numerical weather prediction, climate modelling
Dr Dinesh Kumar
3 Continue Dr Dinesh Kumar
4 Continue Dr Dinesh Kumar
Week 15
1 Continue Dr Dinesh Kumar
2 Climate Equilibria, Climate Sensitivity and Feedbacks, Global circulation Models (GCM), IPCC report
Dr Dinesh Kumar
3 Continue Dr Dinesh Kumar
4 Continue Dr Dinesh Kumar
REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck (2010): The Atmosphere: An
Introduction To Meteorology, Phi (Prentice-hall New Arrivals), ISBN: 978-8120344150
2. Wallace John M. Jr., Peter V. Hobbs (2006): Atmospheric Science: An Introductory Survey, 2nd Edition, Academic Press, ISBN: 978-0127329512
3. John H. Seinfeld, Spyros N. Pandis (2006): Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, John Wiley & Sons Inc., ISBN: 978-0-471-72018-8
Course Code and Title : PGEVS3C004L, Lab. Course-III
Credit Hours : 04 Total No. of Contact Hours: 120 Lab./Field hours Course Teachers : Dr. G.K. Sehgal Dr. Pankaj Mehta Dr. Shweta Yadav Dr. Dinesh Kumar
List of the practicals to be conducted and the names of the teachers is given below: (some more practicals shall be added after mid-sem. Examinations)
S. No. Practical Name of faculty
1 To sample and estimate phytoplankton of a local waterbody
Dr. G.K. Sehgal
2
To sample and estimate zooplankton of a local waterbody
Dr. G.K. Sehgal
3 To determine the λ max (wavelength of max. absorption) of solution of KMnO4 using a spectrophotometer
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
4 To verify Beer‟s law and apply it to find the concentration of given unknown solution
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
5 To estimation Fluoride content in the given water sample
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
6 To determine Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) of a waste water sample
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
7 To estimate Nitrate content in the given water sample
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
8 To perform multivariate statistical analysis of environmental dataset
Dr. Shweta Yadav
9 To sample and determine Sulphur dioxide (SO2) concentration in ambient air (Improved West and Gaeke Method).
Dr. Shweta Yadav
10 To determine concentration of Ozone in ambient air (Chemical Method)
Dr. Shweta Yadav
11 To determine concentration of Ammonia in ambient air (Indophenol Method)
Dr. Shweta Yadav
12 To perform long term time series analysis of climate data.
Dr. Shweta Yadav
13 To perform test of significance using the given data using paired-t-test.
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
14 To extract spatial feature from SOI toposheet after georeferencing.
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
15 To make supervised classification of landsat satellite imagery to generate LULC.
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
16 To apply image processing technique on provided satellite data.
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
FOUNDATION COURSE
Course Code and Title : PGEVS3F005T, Remote Sensing and GIS
Credit Hours : 02 Total Number of Lectures : 30 Course Teacher(s) : Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Teaching Schedule:
Week Day Topic Teacher
UNIT I: REMOTE SENSING AND IMAGE INTERPRETATION
Week 1 1
Remote Sensing – fundamentals, Platforms in remote sensing, Satellites and their characteristics
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 2 1 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Basic principles, types, steps and elements of image interpretation
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 3 1 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 4 1
Concept of digital image processing. Image enhancement techniques, Concept of Spatial Filtering and edge Enhancement
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 5 1
Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 6 1
Concept of Supervised and unsupervised classification and classification accuracy assessment
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
2 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta
UNIT II: FUNDAMENTALS OF GIS AND GPS
Week 7 1
GIS concepts, Coordinate system and projections, GIS data modelling
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 8 1 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 9 1
Basic concepts of cartography, Data structures- vector and raster data
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 10
1 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Data inputting, data storage, data editing, Hardware and Software requirement for GIS.
Dr. Pankaj Mehta
Week 11 1 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 12
1 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Basic principles of global positioning system (GPS). GPS measurements and accuracy of GPS
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 13
UNIT III: APPLICATION OF GIS AND REMOTE SENSING
1 Remote sensing based land use/land cover mapping.
2 Remote Sensing & GIS application in hazard zonation mapping.
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 14 1
Remote sensing of water resources, Drainage mapping, flood mapping
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Week 15
1 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar
2 Remote sensing application in forest cover mapping.
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Lillesand Kiefer Chipman: Remote sensing and Inmage interpretation, Willey
2. Stephen Wise: GIS Fundamentals (Second Edition), CRC Press
3. Robert A. Schowengerdt: Remote Sensing, Elsevier
INTERDISPLINARY COURSE
Course Code and Title : PGEVS3I006T, Introduction to Ecology and
Environmental Sciences
Credit Hours : 04
Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teacher(s) : Prof H.S. Sahgal Dr Dinesh Kumar
Teaching Schedule
Week Day Topic Teacher
UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY
Week 1
1 Introduction to Ecology and environmental sciences
Prof H.S. Sahgal
2 Continued Prof H.S. Sahgal
3 Branches of ecology Prof H.S. Sahgal
4 Continued Prof H.S. Sahgal
Week 2
1
Ecological factors a) Abiotic b) Biotic c) Edaphic
Prof H.S. Sahgal
2 Continued Prof H.S. Sahgal
3 Continued Prof H.S. Sahgal
4 Continued Prof H.S. Sahgal
Week 3
1 Continued Prof H.S. Sahgal
2 Law of Minimum and law of Tolerance Prof H.S. Sahgal
3 Continued Prof H.S. Sahgal
4 Continued Prof H.S. Sahgal
UNIT II: COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENT
Week 4
1 Atmosphere Dr Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
3 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
4 Hydrosphere Dr Dinesh Kumar
Week 1 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
5 2 Continued
Dr Dinesh Kumar
3 Lithosphere Dr Dinesh Kumar
4 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
Week 6
1 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
2 Biosphere and its components Dr Dinesh Kumar
3 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
4 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
UNIT III: INTRODUCTION TO ECOSYSTEM
Week 7
1 Concept of Ecosystem Dr Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
3 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
4 Energy flow in Ecosystem Dr Dinesh Kumar
Week 8
1 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
2 Primary and secondary Productivity Dr Dinesh Kumar
3 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
4 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
Week 9
1 Concept of Food chain, Food Web and Ecological Pyramids
Dr Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
3 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
4 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
UNIT IV: NATURAL RESOURCES AND THEIR CONSERVATION
Week 10
1 Concept of Reserve and Resource Prof H.S. Sahgal
2 Continued Prof H.S. Sahgal
3 Continued Prof H.S. Sahgal
4 Classification of Natural Resources Prof H.S. Sahgal
Week 11
1 Continued Prof H.S. Sahgal
2 Continued Prof H.S. Sahgal
3 Renewable and Non-renewable Resources: water, land, minerals, etc.Continue
Prof H.S. Sahgal
4 Continued Prof H.S. Sahgal
Week 12
1 Continued Prof H.S. Sahgal
2 Resource management and Conservation Continued
Prof H.S. Sahgal
3 Continued Prof H.S. Sahgal
4 Continued Prof H.S. Sahgal
Week 13
UNIT V: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
1 Global Warming and Climate change Dr Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
3 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
4 Ozone Layer depletion and UV-Exposure Dr Dinesh Kumar
Week 14
1 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
3 Deforestation Dr Dinesh Kumar
4 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
Week 15
1 Acid Rain Dr Dinesh Kumar
2 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
3 Smog Dr Dinesh Kumar
4 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Kormandy, E.J. Concepts of Ecology. 4th Edition. PHI Learning, New Delhi.2012
2. Odum, E.P. and Barrett, G.W. Fundamentals of Ecology. 4th Edition. Cengage Learning India Private Limited.2012
3. Subramanyam, N.S and Sabamurty, A.V.S 2nd Edition. Narosa Publishing House 2011.
4. Dash, M.C. Fundamentals of Ecology. 3rd Edition. Tata Mc Graw Hill 2011. 5. Vishwanathan Prasad. An introduction to Environment. Rawat Publications.
2012. 6. Vasudevan, Essentials of Environmental Science. Atlantic Publishers. 2011. 7. Tiwari, S.K. Environmental Science. Atlantic Publishers. 2011. 8. Karki, M.M.S. Concise Encyclopaedia of Environment. Atlantic Publishers and
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