Partnerships for the Goals

Course details: The context of environmental management, overview of the state of the global environment, the earth’s natural systems, sustainability and sustainable development– Case study. Introduction to the evaluation tools, environmental management system (EMS), organizational barriers, management responsibility, elements and extent of application, EMS structure. Environmental Ethics, Laws, International Environmental Legislation, Indian Scenario, International Policy, sectorial allocation. Environmental Impact Assessment –Purpose, Objective, Scope, steps, usage, EIS, SEA, Difference between EIA and SEA, case study. Life Cycle Assessment Components of LCA, measuring environmental impact (lifecycle stages of product, boundaries, functional unit, issues at each life-cycle stage, benefits of LCA), strategic framework for LCA and LCA-a tool for sustainability-Case study. ISO 14000- Background, the ISO 14000 series, business and standards, voluntary, elements of EMS-environmental policy, planning, implementation and operation checking & correction action and management review–Case study. Auditing Scope and objectives, standards for auditing, registration, implementing the audit, procedures, benefits, environmental auditing as a management tool Case study. Newer concepts of corporate environmental management product design for the environment (ISO 14062), product stewardship, principles of clean production, packaging, sustainable procurement, the social responsibility function of corporations, eco-labelling, ecological and carbon footprints (ISO 14064-65)–Case study. Environmental Economics and environmental design- application

Course details: This course is a survey of writing by women from various time periods, geographic regions, and social classes of India and the world. It seeks to impart to students the history and development of women’s rights and issues from the classical period to the present. Students will be familiarised and sensitized to critical debates and discussions surrounding women’s rights and issues at the intersections of gender, race, nation, caste, and ethnicity. This will enable them to understand the unique forms of language, style, genre, and theories that impact women’s writing. Unit I: White Feminism: Mary Wollstencraft, Vindication of the Rights of Women; Elaine Showalter; Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own; Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex; Helene Cixous; Ali Smith, Girl Meets Boy. Unit II: Black Feminism: Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; Toni Morrison; Chimamanda Adichi, Half of a Yellow Sun. Unit III: South-Asian Feminism: Anita Desai; Ismat Chugtai, The Crooked Line; Sashi Deshpande; Kamani, Ginu. Junglee Girl, Kamala Das; Nisha Susan, Women Who Forgot to Invent the Facebook and Other Stories. Unit IV: Subaltern Women’s Writing: Urmila Pawar; Sujatha Gidla, Ants Among Elephants. Unit V: Transgender and Queer Writing: A. Revathi, The Truth About Me; Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit.

Course details: Energy Types, Needs, Scenario, Energy Security, Environmental Impact, Energy Reforms, Material & Energy Balance, Consumption Pattern, Sankey Diagram, Energy Policy, Information Systems, Energy Conservation Act 2001, Electricity Act 2003, Energy Reforms, National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC), Standards & Labels ,Energy Audit Purpose & Scope, Types of Energy Audit & Methodologies, Audit Instruments, Energy Management principles, Benchmarking and Strategies, Performance assessment of Electrical utilities, Performance Assessment of Thermal Utilities, Energy Economic Analysis, Role of ESCOs.

Course details: Notions of Philosophy; The Origin and Development of Philosophy; Ancient Philosophy; Medieval Philosophy; Modern Philosophy; Contemporary Philosophy; Indian Philosophy; Comparative Religion; Western Philosophy; The Relevance of Philosophy; Branches of Philosophy; Methods of Philosophy; Philosophy and other Branches of Study; Some Problems of Philosophy; Themes of Philosophy; Mind and Body, and the Problem of Universal; Change/Movement time and place; Existence of God and Evolution; Indian Culture; Social Ethics; Logic and Scientific Methods; Philosophy of Language.

Course details: Principles of First Aid, First aid kit and equipment, emergency drugs, scene assessment, safety and identifying hazards, patient assessment, Basic Life Support and AED, triage, extrication/stretchers, ambulance. Describe the causes, signs and symptoms and management of respiratory emergencies, acute gastro-intestinal emergencies, musculoskeletal emergencies, dental, ENT and eye emergencies, renal emergencies, nervous system emergencies, hematological emergencies, endocrine emergencies, toxicological emergencies, environmental emergencies, pediatric emergencies, psychiatric emergencies, obstetrical emergencies.

Course details: Vehicle dynamics-vehicle resistance, dynamic equation, tire ground adhesion, maximum tractive effort, vehicle speed, transmission characteristics, vehicle performance, hybrid and electric drive trains-configurations of electric vehicles, traction motor characteristics, basic concept of hybrid traction, hybrid drive train architecture – series, parallel torque and speed coupling, electric propulsion unit, different motors, configuration and control of dc motor drives, introduction to power modulators, control and regenerative breaking, classification of different energy management strategies, fundamentals of regenerative braking, sizing the drive system- propulsion motor, sizing the power electronics, selecting the energy storage technology, communications, supporting subsystems, design of series hybrid drive train.

Course details: Steam power plant: Different types of fuels used for steam generation, Equipment for burning coal in lump form, Strokers, Different types, Oil burners, Advantages and disadvantages of using pulverized fuel, Pulverized fuel furnaces, Cyclone furnace, Coal and ash handling, Generation of steam using forced circulation, High and super critical pressures. Diesel engine power plant: Applications of diesel engines in power field, Method of starting diesel engine, Auxiliaries like cooling and lubrication system, Filters, Centrifuges, Oil heaters, Intake and exhaust system, Layout of diesel power plant. Hydro–electric plant: Hydrographs, Flow duration and mass curves, Unit hydrograph and numericals. Storage and pondage, Pumped storage plants, Low, medium and high head plants, Penstock, Water hammer, Surge tanks, Gates and valves, General layout of hydel power plants. Nuclear power plant: Principles of release of nuclear energy, Fusion and fission reactions, Nuclear fuels used in the reactors, Multiplication and thermal utilization factors, Elements of nuclear reactor: Moderator, Control rod, Fuel rod, Coolant. Pressurized water reactor, Boiling water reactor, Sodium graphite reactor, Homogeneous graphite reactor and Gas cooled reactor, Radiation hazards, Shieldings and Radioactive waste disposal. Solar energy: Solar extra-terrestrial radiation and radiation at the earth surface, Radiation measuring instruments, Working principles of solar flat plate collectors, Solar pond and Photovoltaic conversion. Biomass energy: Photosynthesis, Photosynthetic oxygen production, Energy plantation, Biogas production from organic wastes by anaerobic fermentation, Classification of bio gas plants, Factors affecting bio gas generation, Thermo chemical conversion on bio mass, Types of gasifiers. Wind energy: Properties of wind, Wind velocity and power from wind, Major problems associated with wind power, Types of wind machines and their characteristics, Horizontal and vertical axis wind mills Tidal, Ocean and Geothermal energy conversion: Fundamental characteristics of tidal power, Harnessing tidal energy and limitations. Principle of working of ocean thermal energy, Rankine cycle, Limitations of OTEC. Geothermal energy conversion working principle, Types of geothermal stations, Limitations.

Course details:Introduction to Computational Intelligence: Computational Intelligence Implementations, Modelling and Optimization, Applying Computational Intelligence to Data Mining, Performance Metrics and Analysis. Introduction to Environmental Sustainability: Need and concept of sustainability, Global warming, Ozone layer depletion, Conservation and Management of Resources for Development, Environmental issues and sustainable development. Computational Intelligence and GIS: Remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Application of GIS in Earth sciences, Geographic coordinates, QGIS Spatial and Temporal Analysis. Artificial Intelligence methods in GIS applications, application of Computational Intelligence in Environmental Prediction: Computational Intelligence in time series forecasting, Climate change and terrestrial ecosystem modelling, Rainfall prediction and prediction of meteorological parameters, Water quality prediction, weather and water resource forecasting.

Course details: Energy sources and their availability. Solar Energy, solar radiation and measurements, solar energy storage, Solar Photo-Voltaic systems design. Wind Energy – estimation, Maximum power and power coefficient, wind energy conversion systems – design considerations and applications. Energy from Bio-Mass – Sources of bio-mass, Biomass conversion technologies. Thermo-chemical conversion and Biochemical conversions, Anaerobic digestion and Fermentation, Bio-gas generation Pyrolysis and Liquefaction, Classification of Gasifiers, Energy plantation. Energy from the Oceans – Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion, Open and Closed Cycle plants, Site selection considerations, Origin of tides, Tidal energy conversion systems, Wave energy conversion systems – Hybrid Energy Systems

Course details: Farm mechanization, sources of farm power, renewable energy sources, IC engines, tillage, sowing, plant protection, intercultural operations, harvesting, threshing, biomass management techniques, watershed concept and theory, soil erosion, measures, hydrological cycle, irrigation methods, devices, Water conveyance systems, Water harvesting, aquifer and its types, the interaction of water resources with the changing environment, engineering properties of biological materials, heat and mass transfer, devices for cleaning, grading, milling and storage of farm produce. Drying and dehydration, function and features of greenhouse. Resource conservation management, precision farming, automated irrigation scheduling, variable rate seed and chemical applicators, robotics, Rainfall-runoff prediction models, watershed modelling, climate change impact analysis on bio- resources, drying characteristics, storage or process kinetics, simulation and modelling in tillage implements.

Course details: Introduction to alternative fuels, Need for alternative fuels – Availability of different alternative fuels for SI and CI engines. Properties of potential alternative fuels, Liquid Fuels for S.I. Engines, Requirements of fuels for SI engines- Different Techniques of utilizing alternative liquid fuels—Blends, Neat form, Reformed fuels – Manufacturing, Storage and SafetyPerformance and emission characteristics of alternative liquid fuels, Liquid Fuels in C.I. Engines, Requirements of fuels for CI engines different techniques for their utilization- Blends, Fuel modifications to suit CI engines, Dual fuelling, Ignition accelerators and other additives, Gaseous Fuels in S.I. Engines, Gaseous Fuels in C.I. Engines, Electrical Vehicles.