ASSIGNMENTS
Course: MSD 014: Ecological Economics
Block 2: Resource and Economy
Topic: Natural Resources: The Economic Theories
Course: MSD 014: Ecological Economics
Block 1: Ecology, Environment and Sustainability
UNIT 4- Environment and Development
Topic: Environment Vs Development
Expert: Dr. Shalini Dhyani, Senior Scientist, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur-440020, Maharastra
MSD-011: Sustainability Science
Block1: INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Topic: Sustainable development: Introduction and Principles
Experts: Dr. Ahamad Mohd Khalid, Incoming JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellow, UNU, Tokyo, Japan
Assignments, Projects and Term End Examination
Dr. Deeksha Dave, Asst. Prof. (Environemental Science), SOITS, IGNOU
MSD-011: Sustainability Science
Block1: INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Topic: Challenges and pathways to sustainable development
Experts: Dr. Ahamad Mohd Khalid, Incoming JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellow, UNU, Tokyo, Japan
MSD-011: Sustainability Science
Block 2: SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
Topic: Social Sustainability and Satisfaction of Human Needs
Expert: Dr. Deeksha Dave, Asst. Prof. (Environmental Science), SOITS, IGNOU
MSD-011: Sustainability Science
Block 2: SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
Topic: Sustainability science concept and sustainability indicators
Experts: Dr. Ahamad Mohd Khalid, Incoming JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellow, UNU, Tokyo, Japan
MSD-011: Sustainability Science
Block 3: APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Topic: Watershed based Management of Natural Resources for Sustaining Ecosystem Services
Experts: Dr. Ranjeet Kaur, Technical Expert, Directorate of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Haryana
MSD-011: Sustainability Science
Block 3: APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Topic: Landscape Ecology and Ecological Civilization
Expert: Dr. Y. S. Khuman, Asst. Prof., SOITS, IGNOU
MSD-011: Sustainability Science
Block 4: ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS AND ETHICS
Topic: Human Resource Management
Expert: Dr. Deeksha Dave, Asst. Prof. (Environmental Science), SOITS, IGNOU
MSD-011: Sustainability Science
Block 4: ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS AND ETHICS
Topic: Roles and Approaches of Education, Awareness and Environmental Ethics to ensure Sustainable Development
Expert: Mrs. Reena Chadha, General Manager, Indian Pollution Control Association, Delhi
MSD-011: Sustainability Science
Block 4: ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS AND ETHICS
Topic: Recent Trends and Development in Green Technologies for Ecological and Economic Efficiency
Expert: Mrs. Reena Chadha, General Manager, Indian Pollution Control Association, Delhi
MSD-011: Sustainability Science>>Sustainable development: Introduction and Principles (PPT)
Assignments, Projects and Term End Examination
MSD-011: Sustainability Science>>Challenges and pathways to sustainable development (PPT)
MSD-012: ECOSYSTEM AND NATURAL RESOURCES
· Google Meet link: meet.google.com/cws-onbb-vrv
Course: MSD 012: Ecosystem and Natural Resources
Block 1: Ecosystem and Biodiversity
UNIT 1- Concept of Ecosystem
Topic: Ecosystem dynamics and management
Expert: Dr. Tuishem Shimrah, Asst. Prof., USEM, GGSIP University, Delhi
Course: MSD 012: Ecosystem and Natural Resources
Block 1: Ecosystem and Biodiversity
UNIT 2- Biodiversity: Levels, Distribution and Uses
Topic: Biodiversity- Status and Threats
Expert: Dr. Tuishem Shimrah, Asst. Prof., USEM, GGSIP University, Delhi
Course: MSD 012: Ecosystem and Natural Resources
Block 1: Ecosystem and Biodiversity
UNIT 3- Loss of Biodiversity
Topic: Loss of Biodiversity
Expert: Dr. Deepika Pandey, Asst. Prof., ASEES, Amity University, Gurgaon, Haryana
Course: MSD 012: Ecosystem and Natural Resources
Block 1: Ecosystem and Biodiversity
UNIT 4- Biodiversity Conservation
Topic: Biodiversity Conservation
Expert: Dr. Deepika Pandey, Asst. Prof., ASEES, Amity University, Gurgaon, Haryana
Course: MSD 012: Ecosystem and Natural Resources
Block 2: Land and Water Resources
Unit 1: Land
Topic: Land Degradation and Sustainable Management
Expert: Dr. Shruti, Asst. Prof., ASEES, Amity University, Gurgaon, Haryana
Course: MSD 012: Ecosystem and Natural Resources
Block 2: Land and Water Resources
Unit 2: Soil
Topic: Basics of Soil Science
Expert: Dr. Shruti, Asst. Prof., ASEES, Amity University, Gurgaon, Haryana
Course: MSD 012: Ecosystem and Natural Resources
Block 2: Land and Water Resources
UNIT 3- Water: Status, Distribution and Quality
Topic: Water : ecosystem perspectives, status and distribution
Expert: Dr. Harini Santhanam, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, Karnataka
Course: MSD 012: Ecosystem and Natural Resources
Block 2: Land and Water Resources
UNIT 4- Water: Competitive Uses
Topic: Water : quality, categories and competitive uses
Expert: Dr. Harini Santhanam, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, Karnataka
Course: MSD 012: Ecosystem and Natural Resources
Block 3: Energy and Mineral Resources
UNIT 1- Renewable and Non-renewable Resources
Topic: Human Impact on Natural Resources with Forest Resources in Perspectives
Expert: Dr. Akansha Mishra, Asst. Prof. Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi, Delhi
Course: MSD 012: Ecosystem and Natural Resources
Block 3: Energy and Mineral Resources
UNIT 2- Energy Resources
Topic: Non-Renewable and Renewable Energy Resources: Usage and Concerns
Expert: Dr. Akansha Mishra, Asst. Prof. Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi, Delhi
Course: MSD 012: Ecosystem and Natural Resources
Block 4: Agrobiodiversity
UNIT 1- Agrobiodiversity: Concept, Origin and Importance
Topic: Agrobiodiversity- a Sustainable Practice for Adaptation and Resilience
Expert: Dr. Ranjeet Kaur, Technical Expert, Directorate of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Haryana
MSD-012: ECOSYSTEM AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Google Meet link: meet.google.com/cws-onbb-vrv
Date: 02/02/2022 (10:00-11:00 Hrs.)Date: 31/01/2022 (15:00-16:00 Hrs)
Course: MSD 012: Ecosystem and Natural Resources
Block 4: Agrobiodiversity
UNIT 1- Agrobiodiversity: Concept, Origin and Importance
Topic: Agrobiodiversity- a Sustainable Practice for Adaptation and Resilience
Expert: Dr. Ranjeet Kaur, Technical Expert, Directorate of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Haryana
Course: MSD 012: Ecosystem and Natural Resources
Block 3: Energy and Mineral Resources
UNIT 3- Mineral Resources
Topic: Mineral Mining- Environmental Impacts and its Management
Expert: Dr. Sukalyan Chakraborty, Associate Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra Jharkand
Course: MSD 012: Ecosystem and Natural Resources
Block 3: Energy and Mineral Resources
UNIT 4- Sustainability Issues Related to Energy and Mineral Resources
Topic: Energy and Mineral Resources- the issues of Sustainability
Expert: Dr. Tanushree Bhattacharya, Associate Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra Jharkand
Course: MSD 012: Ecosystem and Natural Resources
Block 4: Agrobiodiversity
UNIT 2- Shrinking Agrobiodiversity: Causes and Consequences
Topic: Management of Agrobiodiversity for Social and Environmental Viability
Expert: Dr. Ranjeet Kaur, Technical Expert, Directorate of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Haryana
Course: MSD 012: Ecosystem and Natural Resources
Block 4: Agrobiodiversity
UNIT 3- Management of Agrobiodiversity
Topic: Shrinking Agrodiversity with case studies of Central Himalaya.
Expert: Dr. Abhishek Chandra Shrivastava, Asst. Prof., Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, Delhi
Course: MSD 012: Ecosystem and Natural Resources
Block 4: Agrobiodiversity
UNIT 4- Promoting Genetic Diversity: Challenges and Opportunities
Topic: Traditional Agrodiversity Management in a Central Himalayan Village Ecosystem
Expert: Dr. Abhishek Chandra Shrivastava, Asst. Prof., Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, Delhi
Course: MSD 013: SOCIO-CULTURAL SYSTEM
Block 1: Culture, Society and Environment
UNIT 1- Introduction to Society and Culture
Topic: Revisiting Social and Cultural System
Expert: Dr. Deeksha Dave, Asst. Prof., SOITS
Course: MSD 013: SOCIO-CULTURAL SYSTEM
Block 1: Culture, Society and Environment
UNIT 2- Human Ecology
Topic: Human Ecology: Social System-Ecosystem interactions
Expert: Dr. Y S C Khuman, Asst. Prof., SOITS
Course: MSD 013: SOCIO-CULTURAL SYSTEM
Block 1: Culture, Society and Environment
UNIT 3- Sustainability to Society and Culture
Topic: Cultural Diversity: the interwoven threads of Sustainability
Expert: Dr. Y S C Khuman, Asst. Prof., SOITS
Course: MSD 013: SOCIO-CULTURAL SYSTEM
Block 1: Culture, Society and Environment
UNIT 4- Environment and Human Relationship
Topic: Dystopian Relationship Between Man and Environment
Expert: Dr. Deeksha Dave, Asst. Prof., SOITS
Course: MSD 013: SOCIO-CULTURAL SYSTEM
Block 2: Social Change
UNIT 1- Resource and Society
Topic: Human Society in Relation to Resource Use
Expert: Dr. Deeksha Dave, Asst. Prof., SOITS
Course: MSD 013: SOCIO-CULTURAL SYSTEM
Block 2: Social Change
UNIT 3- Environmentalism
Topic: Environmental Awakening and the journey of Momentum
Expert: Dr. Sarvesh Pandey, Ex General Manager -Head -Health, Safety and Environment & Sustainability Development Officer(SDO), Oil &Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
MSD 013: SOCIO-CULTURAL SYSTEM>>Environmental Awakening and the journey of Momentum (PPT)
Course: MSD 013: SOCIO-CULTURAL SYSTEM
Block 2: Social Change
UNIT 4- Impact of Development
Topic: Development Needs and Consequent Fallouts
Expert: Dr. Sarvesh Pandey, Ex General Manager -Head -Health, Safety and Environment & Sustainability Development Officer(SDO), Oil &Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
Course: MSD 013: SOCIO-CULTURAL SYSTEM
Block 3: Indigenous Knowledge System
UNIT 1- Socio-cultural Belief System
Topic: Socio-Cultural Belief System and Sustainable Development
Expert: Mrs. Reena Chadha, General Manager, Indian Pollution Control Association, Delhi
Course: MSD 013: SOCIO-CULTURAL SYSTEM
Block 3: Indigenous Knowledge System
UNIT 2- Customs and Traditions
Topic: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Environment Management
Expert: Dr, Tuisem Shimrah, Asst. Prof., USEM, GGS I P University, Dwarka, Delhi
Course: MSD 013: SOCIO-CULTURAL SYSTEM
Block 3: Indigenous Knowledge System
UNIT 4- Cultural Dimension of Conservation: Innovation, IKS, IPR and Value Addition
Topic: Role of Innovation, IKS and IPR in Reviving the role of Cultural Dimension in Resource Management and Conservation
MSD 013: SOCIO-CULTURAL SYSTEM>>Significance Socio-Cultural Belief System and Sustainable Development (PPT)
MSD 013: SOCIO-CULTURAL SYSTEM>>Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Environment Management (PPT)
Course: MSD 013: SOCIO-CULTURAL SYSTEM
Block 3: Indigenous Knowledge System
UNIT 3- Forest and Natural Resource Management
Topic: Forest for us- Our linked System
Expert: Ms. Archi Sehgal, Scientific Assistant, Wild Life Institute of India, Dehradun
Course: MSD 013: SOCIO-CULTURAL SYSTEM
Block 4: Developmental Pathways- Equity and Social Justice
UNIT 2- Human Rights and Responsibilities
Topic: Role of Human Rights in Protection of Forest and its Resources
Expert: Ms. Archi Sehgal, Wild Life Institute of India, Dehradun
Course: MSD 013: SOCIO-CULTURAL SYSTEM
Block 4: Developmental Pathways- Equity and Social Justice
UNIT 3- Community Participation
Topic: Community Participation and Natural Resource Management
Expert: Ms. Archi Sehgal, Wild Life Institute of India, Dehradun
Course: MSD 014: ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
Block 1: Ecology, Environment and Sustainability
Topic: Environment, Economics and Sustainability
Expert: Dr. Shalini Dhyani, South Asia Chair for IUCN Commission on Ecosystems Management; Senior Scientist, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur
Course: MSD 015: INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNANCE AND POLICIES
Block 1: Institutional Mechanism
UNIT 3- International Organizations in Sustainable Development
Topic: Role of International Organisation in Implementing SDGs Vision 2030
Expert: Dr. Ranjeet Kaur, Technical Expert, Directorate of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Haryana
Course: MSD 015: INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNANCE AND POLICIES
Block 3: Policy Tools
UNIT 1- International Environmental Governance
Topic: Strategies for strengthening International Environmental Governance
Expert: · Mrs. Reena Chadha, General Manager, Indian Pollution Control Association, Delhi
Date: 30/04/2022 (11:00-12:00 Hrs.)
Course: MSD 015: INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNANCE AND POLICIES
Block 3: Policy Tools
UNIT 2- National Environmental Policies
Topic:
Expert: · Mrs. Reena Chadha, General Manager, Indian Pollution Control Association, Delhi
MSD 015: INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNANCE AND POLICIES>>Review of National Environment Policies of India for Sustainable Development and Environmental Governance (PPT)
Date: 06/05/2022 (1100-12:00 Hrs.)
Course: MSD 015: INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNANCE AND POLICIES
Block 3: Policy Tools
UNIT 3- Environmental Laws and Acts
Topic: Critical analysis of Environmental Laws and Acts for Effective Environment Management
Expert: · Mrs. Reena Chadha, General Manager, Indian Pollution Control Association, Delhi
Date: 07/05/2022 (11:00-12:00 Hrs.)
Course: MSD 015: INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNANCE AND POLICIES
Block 3: Policy Tools
UNIT 3- Assessment Tools: EIA, SIA, Environmental Management System
Topic:
Expert: · Mrs. Reena Chadha, General Manager, Indian Pollution Control Association, Delhi
Course: MSD 014: Ecological Economics
Block 1: Ecology, Environment and Sustainability
Topic: Energy Balance Principles and Ecological Limits to Economic Growth
Course: MSD 014: Ecological Economics
Block 1: Ecology, Environment and Sustainability
UNIT 4- Environment and Development
Topic: Environment Vs Development
Expert: Dr. Shalini Dhyani, Senior Scientist, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur-440020, Maharasthra
MSD 015: INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNANCE AND POLICIES>>Critical analysis of Environmental Laws and Acts for Effective Environment Management (PPT)
MSD 015: INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNANCE AND POLICIES>>Role of Assessment Tools: EIA, SIA, Environmental Management System for ensuring sustainability of industrial projects (PPT)
MSD 014: ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS>>Energy Balance Principles and limits to Economic Growth (PPT)
MSD 014: ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS>>Environment Vs Development (PPT)
MSD 014: ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS>>Natural Resources- The Economic Theories (PPT)