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                                         Environment : BASIC 
                   
                                                           
                                         1.BASIC CONCEPTS 
                   
                  1.ECOLOGY & Its Component                        Ecotypes/Ecological 
                       Biotic                                      races/Physiological races 
                       Abiotic                                    Natural Capital 
                       Energy                                     Ecological equivalence 
                  2. Biotic Factors & Interaction with             Ecological amplitude 
                  Environment                                 5. Ecosystem Dynamism 
                        Amensalism                             Ecological Production & Productivity 
                        Predation                              Food Chain: Grazing & Detritus 
                        Parasitism                             Food Web 
                        Competition                            Ecological Pyramid 
                        Commensalism                           Energy Flow 
                        Mutualism                              Ecological Niche 
                             Facultative                       Ecological Efficiency 
                            Obligate                           Gause’s rule 
                  3. Adaptation                                 Sere 
                     Homeostasis                               Bio Accumulation 
                     Allen’s Rule                              Bio Magnification 
                     Conformer                                 Biological Succession 
                     Regulator                                 Ecological Services 
                     Hibernation                             6. Bio Geochemical cycle  
                     Aestivation                                  Nitrogen 
                     Diapause                                     Carbon 
                  4.Ecological Principles & Properties             Phosphorus 
                     Hierarchy Principle                          Sulphur 
                     Basic terminology of ecology            67 Basis of Ecosystem classification 
                        Species                              →Introduction, types, characteristic 
                        Population                           features, structure and function of the 
                        Bioceonosis                          following ecosystem :- 
                        Geobioceonosis                              ●  Forest ecosystem 
                        Aute-ecology vs. Syn-ecology                                     
                        Biome/Biochore/Formations                   ●  Grassland ecosystem
                        Ecades/Ecophene/Habitat Forms               ●  Desert (Hot and Cold) and 
                                                                        Desertification-causes 
                                                                     ●  Aquatic ecosystems and its 
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                                  types (Fresh Water &                                 national wetland 
                                  Marine and Lotic & Lentic)                           conservation program 
                                  : Mangroves-                                     ●  Techno-ecosystem 
                                  characteristics; Coral reefs-                    ●  River Continuum Concept 
                                  types, threat and Coral                      
                                  bleaching; Wetlands-types, 
                       
                       
                                               2. Biodiversity 
                       
                       
                       
                      1. Definition                                       7.  Bio Diverse Area 
                      2. Biodiversity                                            Biosphere Reserve 
                      Levels of Biodiversity                                     Man & Biosphere Reserve 
                             Genetic,                                           Biodiversity Hot Spot 
                             Species                                            World Heritage sites 
                              Ecological                                        IUCN & Red Data Bok 
                      Measurement of Biodiversity                         8. India Conservation Effort 
                             Alpha                                             Integrated Development of 
                             Beta                                                Wildlife Habitat 
                             Gama diversity                                    Project Tiger 1973 
                      3. Distribution: Terrestrial, Marine                      Project Elephant 1992 
                      4. Types of Species                                       Project Hangul 
                              Concept of ‘r’ and ‘k’ species                    Vulture Conservation 
                                                          
                             Keystone Species                                  Crocodile Conservation 
                              Indicator Species                          9. Other Species 
                              Umbrella Species                                 Blackbuck 
                              Indigenous Species                               Irrawaddy Dolphin 
                              Edge Species                                     Turtle   
                             Cenospecies                                            Batagur Species  
                             Cryptic Species                                        Hawksbill 
                             Sibling Species                                        Black Soft Shell 
                             Invasive Alien Species                                 Green Turtle 
                                   Phenotypic plasticity                            Turtle Sanctuary 
                      5.Threat to biodiversity                                       Turtle Conservation Fund 
                      6.Other Concepts                                          Snow Leopard 
                        Concept of Ecotone                                     One Horn Rhino 
                        Edge Effect                                            Ganges Dolphin 
                            Biodiversity Conservation (In Situ,                Olive Ridley  
                              Ex Situ)                                          White Tiger 
                            Bio Prospecting & Bio Piracy                       Cheetah 
                            CBD (Cartagena & Nagoya)                      
                            CBD Law 2002, TKDL                            
                       
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                                                                 3. Environment Pollution 
                                        
                                        
                                       3. Environment Pollution 
                                       1.  Type :                                                               b.  Indian standards for drinking 
                                               Primary & Secondary                                                  water 
                                               Qualitative & Quantitative,                                     c.   Impact on humans, plants and 
                                               Biodegradable               &      Non                                          
                                                                                                                     animals
                                                   Biodegradable                                                d.  Eutrophication 
                                       2.  AIR POLLUTION                                                        e.  Red Algal Bloom 
                                                    Sources                                                    f.                    
                                                    Control Measures                                                Dead Zones
                                                    Smog                                                    6.  Soil Pollution 
                                                    Fly Ash                                                 7.  Marine Pollution 
                                                    India  Indexes (AQI,                                    8.  Thermal Pollution 
                                                       NAQI , CEPI etc)                                      9.  E-Waste 
                                                    Ozone Layer                                             10. Solid Waste 
                                                            Montreal to Kigali                                 a.  Solid Waste - types and 
                                                          Article 5 Group 1                                         sources 
                                                                                                                b.                             
                                                          Article 5 Group 2                                         Causes and effects
                                                          Non Article 5                                        c.   Control measures of urban 
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                             Countries                                               and industrial wastes
                                                    Acid Rain                                                  d.  Bio-methanation of solid 
                                                    Freezing Year                                                   waste 
                                                    Baseline Year                                           11. Land degradation 
                                       3.  Water Pollution                                                   12. Biodiesel 
                                                    Point Sources & Non                                             BS Standard 
                                                       Point Sources                                                 Methanol & Ethanol 
                                                    Eutrophication                                                  PM JI VAN  
                                                    Red Algal Bloom                                                 Biofuel Policy 09,18 
                                                    Dead Zones                                                      National Biofuel 
                                                    Pollution Check ( BoD &                                          Coordination  
                                                       CoD)                                                          Committee 
                                                    Ocean Acidification                                             Sustainable Alternative 
                                       4.  Noise Pollution                                                            Towards Affordable 
                                       5.  Water pollution                                                            Transportation 
                                          a.  Types and sources of water                            
                                               pollution                                            
                                   
                                                                      4.CLIMATE CHANGE & 
                                   
                                                            INTERNATIONAL PROTOCOL 
                                   
                                  1.BASIC CONCEPT 
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                             Global Warming                                        Water resource 
                             Causes: Man Made & natural                            Cry sphere 
                             Green House Effect                                   Geo engineering 
                             Green House Gases                                    Carbon Capture / Carbon 
                             Carbon Emission                                        Sequestration:  
                             Green House gas Potential                                     Green Carbon, Blue Carbon 
                             Climate Adaptation & Climate                         Iron Fertilisation 
                               Resilience                                          Ocean Acidification 
                             Carbon Footprint & Ecological                        Aerosol Injection techniques 
                               Footprint                                           Sun shade Geo-engineering 
                             Carbon Fertilisation                                 Carbon Credit 
                             Impact of Climate Change                             Carbon Offsetting
                              Agriculture 
                        2.  CLIMATE CHANGE & International Effort: 1972 to 2017 
                               1972 Conference                                          o  Annex A, Annex B 
                               WCC                                                  2001 Marakesh Accord 
                               1987 : World Commission on                                   o  Adaptation Fund 
                                Environment and Development                                  o  Mitigation Fund 
                                (Our Common Future)                                          o  Special Climate Change 
                               1988: IPCC                                                       Fund 
                                  o  National Green House Gas                                o  Least Developed 
                                      Inventories Programme                                      Countries Fund 
                                       United Nations Conference                     2002 (World Summit on 
                               1992 (
                                on Environment and Development)                       Sustainable Development) 
                                  o  UNCBD                                           2005 Kyoto Enforcement 
                                  o  UNFCCC                                          2008 REDD 
                                  o  UNCCD                                               Forest Investment Program 
                                  o  Agenda 21                                           BioCarbon Fund Initiative for 
                                  o  Rio Declaration                                        Sustainable Forest 
                                  o  Forest Principle                                       Landscapes  
                                  o  Commission on sustainable                           Forest Carbon Partnership 
                                      Development                                           Facility 
                               Green International                                              Readiness Fund and the 
                                1997 Kyoto (General Assembly                                      Carbon Fund 
                                Special Session on the                               2010 GCF 
                                Environment)                                         2012 (UN Conference on 
                                  o  LULUCF                                           Sustainable Development ): 
                                  o  CDM                                              Report The future we want" 
                                  o  JI                                              2013 (Warsaw International 
                                  o  AAU                                              Mechanism) 
                                  o  Certified emission                              2015  
                                      reduction                                          o  Paris Summit 
                                  o  Emission reduction unit                             o  INDC 
                                  o  Annex Countries, Non Annex                      2016 
                                      Countries                                       o  CORSIA 
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