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1.1. Ecology and Environment
1.2. Environmental Management
1.2.1. Components of Environment
1.2.2. Importance of Environment
1.3. Significance of Environment Management for Contemporary Managers
1.3.1. PDCA Cycle
1.3.2. Types of Environmental Management Plan
1.4. Career Opportunities
1.5. Environmental Issues
1.6. Sustainability Development
1.7. Sources of Energy
1.7.1. Renewable Sources of Energy
1.7.2. Non-Renewable Sources of Energy
1.8. Energy Scenario
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2.1. Factors for Environmental Concerns
2.1.1. Uncontrolled Population
2.1.2. Urbanisation
2.1.3. Housing and Other Services
2.2. Introduction to Global Environmental Concerns
2.3. Global Warming
2.3.1. Cause of Global Warming
2.3.2. Preventive Measures for Global Warming
2.4. Acid Rain
2.4.1. Effect of Acid Rain on Taj Mahal
2.4.2. History of Acid Rain
2.4.3. Forms of Acid Deposition
2.4.4. Causes of Acid Rain
2.4.5. Effects of Acid Rain
2.4.6. Acid Rain Studies in India
2.4.7. Preventive Measures for Acid Rain
2.5. Ozone Depletion
2.5.1. The Chapman Cycle
2.5.2. Cause of Ozone Depletion
2.5.3. Ozone Hole
2.5.4. Effects of Ozone Depletion
2.5.5. Preventive Measures for Ozone Depletion
2.5.6. Measurment of Ozone
2.6. Hazardous Wastes
2.6.1. Characteristics of Hazardous Wastes
2.6.2. Sources of Hazardous Wastes
2.6.3. Preventive Measures to Prevent Effect of Hazardous Wastes
2.7. Atomic/Nuclear Hazards
2.7.1. Characteristics of Radiation
2.7.2. Types of Radiation
2.7.3. Nuclear Disaster
2.7.4. Preventive Measures for Nuclear Disasters
2.8. Biomedical Hazards
2.8.1. Sources of Biomedical Wastes
2.8.2. Effects of Biomedical Wastes
2.8.3. Preventive Measures for Biomedical Hazards
2.8.4. Man-made Disaster
2.8.5. Industrial Disasters
2.9. Loss of Biodiversity
2.9.1. Importance of Biodiversity
2.9.2. Loss of Biodiversity
2.9.3. Causes of Loss of Biodiversity
2.9.4. Effects of Loss of Biodiversity
2.9.5. Preventive Measures for loss of Biodiversity
2.9.6. Endangered Life Species
2.10. Water Scarcity
2.10.1. Causes of Water Scarcity
2.10.2. Effects of Water Shortage
2.10.3. Solutions for Water Scarcity
2.11. Management Techniques
2.11.1. Hazardous Waste Management
2.11.2. Solid Waste Management
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3.1. Introduction to Ecosystems
1.1.1. Types of Ecosystem
1.1.2. Levels of Organisation
3.2. Interdependence between Living Organisms
3.3. Habitat
1.3.1. Advantages of Natural Habitat
1.3.2. Destruction of Natural Habitat
3.4. Limiting Factors
1.4.1. Types of Limiting Factor
1.4.2. Example of Limiting Factors
3.5. Carrying Capacity
3.6. Energy Pyramid
3.7. Food Chain
1.7.1. Grazing Food Chain
1.7.2. Detritus Food Chain
1.7.3. Importance of Food Chain
1.7.4. Alteration of Food Chain by Acid Rain
3.8. Food Web
3.9. The Carbon Cycle
3.10. The Nitrogen Cycle
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4.1. Introduction
4.2. Scope of Environmental Management
4.2.1. EMS CYCLE
4.2.2. Characteristics of Environmental Management System
4.2.3. Why is Environment Management System Important?
4.2.4. Environmental Concerns in India
4.3. Role & Functions of Government
4.4. Environmental Quality Management
4.4.1. Air Pollution
4.4.2. Soil Pollution
4.4.3. Water as an Environmental Quality Management
4.5. Corporate Environmental Responsibilities
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5.1. Total Quality Environmental Management
5.1.1. Need for Environmental Management
5.1.2. Environmental Management Programs
5.1.3. Total Quality Management
5.1.4. Quality Management Tools and Techniques
5.1.5. TQM linked with Environment Management
5.2. ISO 14000
5.2.1. ISO 14000 Family and the Environment
5.2.2. ISO 14000 Families of Standards: ISO 14001
5.3. EMS Certification
5.3.1. ISO 14001:2015 Accreditation
5.3.2. ISO 14001:2015 Transition Course
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6.1. Introduction
6.2. Introduction to Legislations
6.3. Introduction to Environmental Management Legislations
6.4. Environmental Legislations of United States
6.5. Indian Environment Legislations
6.6. Environment Protection Act, 1986
6.6.1. E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016
6.6.2. Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016
6.6.3. Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
6.6.4. Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2019
6.6.5. Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016
6.6.6. Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rule, 2016
6.6.7. Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006
6.6.8. Factories Act, 1948
6.7. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
6.8. The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
6.9. Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
6.10. The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
6.11. Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
6.12. The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
6.13. The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
6.14. International Protocols
6.15. Need for Environmental Education
6.15.1. Role of Women in Environmental Protection
6.15.2. Initiatives by NGOs in Protecting Environment
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