Syllabus
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Course Code: GT-404 Course Name: Energy Mineral Resources of India |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | A brief overview of energy mineral resources of India and their contribution to the total energy demands of the country, linkage of industrialization with energy consumption, sources of renewable and non-renewable energy, suitability of different parts of India for harnessing different types of renewable energy. Importance of sustainable energy resources in the development of the country. | |
| 2 | Coal: definition, types, coalification process, rank of coal, properties of coal: moisture, ash content, volatile matter, present day peat bogs and swamps, important gondwana and tertiary coal fields of India, coal production. | |
| 3 | Source rock, reservoir rock, traps, migration of oil and gas, characteristics of reservoir rocks and cap rock, major oil and gas fields of India, India’s oil and gas reserves-position in the world and future prospects. | |
| 4 | Radioactivity and nuclear energy, important atomic minerals, their mode of occurrence and association, U and Th deposits of India, production, reserves and future scenario. Nuclear power production and its potential in India. Peaceful uses of nuclear energy, nuclear environmental hazards. | |
