Energy, Environment and Life Science | Syllabus | College Platform - NITH
Chemical EngineeringEN-101
EN-101core Course
Energy, Environment and Life Science
2 Credits
4 Modules
Updated 12/31/2024
01
Life and its Diversity
8 Lectures
Classification and Evolution Ecology: Organisms and Populations (Abiotic
Factors Responses to Abiotic Factors Adaptations Population Characteristics Population
Interactions like Mutualism Competition Predation Parasitism etc.); Ecosystem and its significance
Biodiversity and Conservation(Species on Earth and India
importance of Species Diversity
Loss of
Biodiversity
In-situ and ex-situ conservation) ; Life processes (photosynthesis
Nutrition
Respiration
Transportation); Biology and Human Welfare (Human Health and Disease
Strategies for
Enhancement in Food Production
Microbes like Algae
bacteria etc. in Human Welfare.
02
Environment and its Resources
4 Lectures
Environmental Concerns in Global Politics The Protection of
Global Commons Common Property Resources India‘s Stand on Environmental Issues
Environmental Movements Resource Geopolitics
03
Environmental Issues
4 Lectures
Air Pollution and Its Control Water Pollution and Its Control Solid Wastes
Agro-chemicals and their Effects Radioactive Wastes Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming
Ozone Depletion in the Stratosphere Degradation by Improper Resource Utilization and
Maintenance Deforestation) Carbon footprint International/National legal Environmental protection
agencies.
04
Energy and environment
8 Lectures
Conventional Energy sources for Power Transportation and Heat
generation Renewable Energy resources alternatives Carbon trading Climate change and
Sustainability concept Technological Advances and Institutions in India for Renewable Energy
programs Energy and Environment policies.