The topics under “People, Development, and Environment” unit has been revised with some other new topics. The revised syllabus of NTA UGC NET Paper 1 has added a few topics which have some important aspects for future development and environment.
You will learn in this unit the millennium development goals (MDGs), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Anthropogenic Activities, Environmental issues, Mitigation Strategies, Environment Protection Act, National Action Plan on Climate Change, etc.
Free Notes of UGC NET People, Development and Environment
We provide free study materials or notes of People, Development, and Environment for the aspiring candidates. You will learn here according to the new revised syllabus of NTA UGC NET Paper 1.
There are SEVEN topics of People, Development, and Environment of UGC NET Paper 1, in which FOUR topics are new. The study materials available on this website are prepared by JRF qualified who are either working as an Assistant Professor or a Ph.D. Scholar.
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Development and environment: Millennium development and Sustainable development goals (New Topic)
Objectives of the topic: This topic covers development and environment, both Millenium and sustainable Development Goals.
Human and environment interaction: Anthropogenic activities and their impacts on the environment (New Topic)
Objectives of the topic: In THIS topic, we will discuss Human activities during interaction with the environment. We will also discuss the impact of anthropogenic activities on the environment.
Environmental issues: Local, Regional and Global; Air pollution, Water pollution, Soil pollution, Noise pollution, Waste (solid, liquid, biomedical, hazardous, electronic), Climate change and its Socio-Economic and Political Dimensions (New Topic)
Objectives of the topic: This topic covers all types of environmental issues like local, regional, and global issues, including Air pollution, water pollution, Soil Pollution, Noise pollution and Waste. You will also learn the climate change and its socio-economic and political dimensions.
Impacts of pollutants on human health
Objectives of the topic: In this topic, we will discuss the important pollutants and their impacts on human health.
Natural and energy resources: Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear, and Forests
Objectives of the topic: This topic is related to energy resources, and we will discuss here the natural as well as human-made energy resources like Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Biomass, Nuclear energy, etc.
Natural hazards and disasters: Mitigation strategies
Objectives of the topic:
Environmental Protection Act (1986), National Action Plan on Climate Change, International agreements/efforts -Montreal Protocol, Rio Summit, Convention on Biodiversity, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, International Solar Alliance (New Topic)
Objectives of the topic: This topic covers the vital environmental issues and the national & international efforts of the action plans on climate change. This topic also discusses the International agreement and Solar Alliance. Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has initiated the International Solar Alliance ( ISA ).