Syllabus
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Course Code: MEMT-301 Course Name: EL-1C (Environmental Policies, Laws and Impact Assessment) |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | National and International environmental issues, International Conventions and Agreements on environmental issues: UNFCCC, Stockholm Conference, The Rio Earth Summit 2012 (Rio +20), Convention on Climate Change, Agenda 21, Kyoto Protocol, Montreal Protocol, Convention on Biological diversity, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, The Environmental (Protection) Act1986, The Biological Diversity Act, 2002,Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. | |
| 2 | Approaches, objectives, principles and frameworks of: Air (Prevention & control of pollution)Act, 1981, Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, The water (Prevention & control) Pollution Act, 1974,Solid wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification1991, Disaster Management Act, 2005. CPCB,BIS and APHA standards for air, water and soil; Scheme of labelling of Environment friendly product (Eco mark). | |
| 3 | Energy policies in the country; Tariffs and subsidies; Energy utility interface; National Energy Plan, Energy Investment Planning & Energy pricing, Concept of Energy & Environment Management System (EEMS), Role of modelling in energy policy analysis, Role of BEE(Bureauof Energy Efficiency) in energy conservation. | |
| 4 | Environmental Impact Assessment, EIA guidelines of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Strategic Environmental Assessment and Cumulative Effects Assessment, Preparation of ISO Manuals for Industry; Integrating ISO 9000, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001, GRIHA(Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) - Guidelines. Case studies: EIA for Metro Stations, IT Parks, Nuclear Power Plant and Infrastructure. | |
