4(e) Issues of the Environment
(i) Destruction of ecosystem due to industrialization, dwelling of business units, transport, tourism and mining.
(ii) Excessive consumption of minerals, raw materials and other non-renewable resources. A brief understanding with examples.
(iii) Energy crisis: Urban and rural sectors. Renewable and non-renewable energy. Meaning, differences and examples; meaning and causes of greenhouse effect; global warming and threats of global warming; acid rain and its impact.
(iv) Environmental values and ethics. Fundamental duties and value education. Use of cloth bags, organic manure, clean surroundings, respect for other people's things; developing an ethical environmental consciousness e.g. refusing use of polybags, styrofoam containers, etc.; reusing: plastic and glass containers; recycling: e.g. paper.
(v) Consumer Education. Meaning of Consumer Education; Understanding the importance of educating consumers of their rights; Types of consumer rights; making correct choices while buying different items; food adulteration and its harmful effects.
(vi) Effects of pollution on environment, human, health. Bhopal Gas Tragedy; Chernobyl Disaster.