Vol. 6:
State of India’s Environment
Vol. 7: Research Methodology and Systems Analysis
Vol. 8: Pollution Monitoring and Control
Vol. 9: Environmental Impact Assessment
Vol. 10: Environmental Protection and Law
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.
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.
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.
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STATE OF INDIA'S ENVIRONMENT
1. LAND MANAGEMENT : Grazing Lands;
Soil in Relation to Plant Development; Humus and Microorganisms; Development of Soil; Soil
Profile; Zonal Soil Groups; Land Degradation.
2. FOREST MANAGEMENT : Forest Types;
Role of Forests; Forest Management; Classification of Forest Lands; Administrative
Classification of Forests; Classification of Forests; Social Forestry.
3. ATMOSPHERE : Composition of the
Atmosphere; Major Regions of the Atmosphere; Particles in the Atmosphere;
Chemical and Photochemical Reactions in the Atmosphere; Reaction of Atmospheric Nitrogen;
Reaction of Atmospheric Oxygen; Water in the Atmosphere; Fog; Temperature of the Air Layer
Near the Ground; Evolution of the Atmosphere.
4. HYDROSPHERE : Biological Method
of Zonation; Lentic Environment; Complexation in Natural Water and Waste Water; Humic
Substances; Nitrogen Fixation; Nitrification; Nitrate Reduction; Denitrification; The
Nitrogen Cycle; Eutrophication; Water Circulation.
5. DAMS : Clear Policy; Two-Fold
Benefits; Anti-Dam Campaigns; Organised Tribals; Future Issues; Dams and Forests; Dams and
People, Meagre Compensation; Nightmarish Experience; Resettlement Problems; Helping Hands;
Rehabilitation Policy; Alternatives to Big Dams; Potential Capacity; Emerging Problems;
Increasing Water Logging; Small is Beautiful; The Tehri Dam - A Case Study; Existence of
TBVSS and Formation of Working Group on Environmental Impact of Tehri Dam; Final Report of
Working Group; Rehabilitation Problem.
6. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH : Definition
of Environmental Health; Man and Environment; Historical Perspective; Man-Environment
Relationships; Life Support; Residues and Wastes; Environmental Hazards; Biological;
Chemical; Physical; Sociological and Psychological; Principles of Environmental Control;
Isolation; Substitution; Shielding; Treatment; Prevention; Environmental Health Problems
in India; Conclusion.
7. HABITAT : Migration as a Strategy; Slum as solution; The
Housing Crisis; Slum City; A Tale of Three Cities; Cities as a Collection of Shacks.
8. PEOPLE & ENVIRONMENT : Population and Environment; Indian
Prospects; Caste and Environment; Niche
Diversification;
Women and Environment; Women and Natural Resources; Technology Introduction; Drinking
Water; Malnourished Workers.
9. LIVING RESOURCES : Genetic Resources; Threat to Genetic
Diversity; Valuable Indian Genes; Indian Animal Breeds; Insect Germplasm; Conserving
Micro-Organisms; Medicinal Herbs; Crop Genetic Resources; Varieties of Rice; Animal
Genetic Resources; Fish Genetic Resources; Tree Genetic Resources; Strange Creatures of
India.
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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.
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.
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;
5. NATURAL ENVIRONMENT: Carbon and
Oxygen Cycles; Photosynthesis, 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 Assets; 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.
7. MINING & ENVIRONMENT : Methods of Mining; Impact of Mining; An
Approach to Impact Identification of Mining Operation; Environmental Management;
Legislation in India.
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POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY
1. ECOLOGY OF POPULATIONS : Population Attributes; Population Sizes;
Population Estimates; Population Density; Spatial Distribution; Sex Ratios and Age
Structures; Life Tables; Population Theories.
2. SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND POPULATION INTERACTION :
Territorialism; Dominance Hierarchies; Social Behaviour in Population Regulation;
Population Interaction; Commensalism; Mutualism; Symbiosis; Predation; Parasitism;
Classification; Evolution of Parasitism; Modifications and Adaptations; Hyperparasites;
Parthenogenic and Non Parthenogenic Parasites; Competition; Amensalism and Antibiosis;
Aggregations; Allelochemistry; Protocooperation; Conclusion.
3.
WORLD POPULATION GROWTH : Population Alarm; Trends in Population Growth;
Dependency Ratio; India’s Population Situation; Population Density; Sex Ratio;
Demographic Transition in India; Urbanisation; Problem of Housing; Traffic Problems;
Shortage of Open Space; Crowding.
4. THE PSYCHO-SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF CROWDING :
Effects of Overcrowding on Animals; Stimulus Overload Model; Behavioural Constraints
Model; Ecological Model; Attribution Model; Stress and Arousal Model; Effects of Stress on
Health; Effects of Crowding
5. ECOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF MAN : Essential
Questions for Man’s Future; Oxygen Supply and Air Quality; Water Supplies; Space on
Earth; Distributional Inequality; Violence and War; Adaptive Capabilities of Man;
World-Wide Environmental Issues; Climatic Changes/
Green House Effect; Risks to Ozone Layer; Acid Rain; Pollution of
World’s Oceans.
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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.
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.
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;
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); Man and Biosphere (MAB); The MAB
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;
Occurrence of Petroleum.
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.
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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; case studies on water pollution.
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 Constituted 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 Boardsfor
Prevention 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.
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. 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.
10. THE WILDLIFE (PROTECTION)
AMENDMENT ACT, 1991 : Short Title and Commencement; Amendment of Long
Title, need for amendment, benefits of 1991 Act , role of activists in local
issues and matters.
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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; Circulation of draft EIS to Others for Preparing 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 Study.
3. AIR ENVIRONMENT : Steps
for Prediction & Assessment; Information on Air Pollution.
4. WATER ENVIRONMENT :
Introduction; Basic Steps; Basic Information on Water Pollution
5. NOISE ENVIRONMENT :
Steps for Prediction/Assessment on Noise Pollution.
6. SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT :
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. BIO ENVIRONMENT : Steps
for Prediction and Assessment on Ecology.
9. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION :
Introduction; Basic Definitions and Concepts; Advantages and Disadvantages of
Public Participation; Objectives of Public Participation, Practical Suggestions
for Public/Peoples Participation; Incorporation of Results; Selecting Among
Alternatives; Steps in Weighted-Ranking Technique.
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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.
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;
Substitution 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; Recycling Sewage; Where we went wrong.
4. WASTE WATER TREATMENT :
Types of Treatment; Brief Description 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.
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY & SYSTEMS
ANALYSIS
1.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH : Social Research: Concept, Objective and
Scope; Definition; Basic Assumption of Social Research; Objectives of Research;
Motivation in Research; Types of Research; Research Approaches; Sources of Data;
Documentary Sources; Field Sources; Utility of Social Research; Qualities of a
Good Research Worker, General Qualities; Specific Qualities; Criteria of Good
Research; Problems Encountered by Researchers in India; Environmental Research.
2. METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION :
Schedule; Purpose of schedule; Essential of a Good Schedule; Procedure
for forming a Schedule; Types of Questions; Questionnaire; Problem of Response
Questionnaire; Factors Affecting Response; Interview; Kinds of Interviews;
Structured Interviews; Unstructured Interview; Focused Interview; Repetitive
Interview; Technique of Interview.
3. ANALYSIS OF WATER QUALITY :
Introduction; Sampling; Frequencies and Number of Samples; Site of Water
Sampling; Time Interval Between Collection of Water Samples and their Analysis;
Methods of Water Sampling; Parameters Analysed on the Spot;
Hydrogen-ion-concentration (pH); Estimation; Temperature Estimation;
Turbidity/Transparency; Odour; Colour Estimation; Physio-Chemical Parameters.
4. SYSTEMS APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS : Water Supply and Water Quality; Waste Water Transport and
Disposal System; Solid Waste Management; Air Quality Planning and Management;
Law and Water Resources Development; Forest Eco-Systems.
5. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT :
Sources and characteristics; Health and Environmental Implications; Economic
Implications; Human Resources; Refuse Characteristics; Work Components of Refuse
Collection; Collection from Communal Sites.
6. MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING OF
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES : Short Title, Extent and Commencement;
Application; Definition; Competent Authorities; Classification of
Micro-organisms or Genetically Engineered Product.
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GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
1.
OZONE DEPLETION : Chemistry of the Ozone Layer; Studying the
Antarctic 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.
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.
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;.
4. ANTARCTICA : ENVIRONMENTAL
POLITICS AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT REGIMES : Historical Perspective;
Geographical Setting; Physiography; Climate; Resource Base; Living Resources;
Non-Living Resources.
5. MARINE RESOURCES : INTERNATIONAL
PERSPECTIVES: Nonliving Resources of India’s EEZ : A General Account;
Nonliving Resource of India’s EEZ: A Classified Account.
6. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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.
