People and Environment Study Notes, Material for UGC NET Paper 1

The People and Environment study notes are put together in a very systematic manner covering all the topics which are important for the exam such as Environmental Education, SDG, Climate Change and more. The Environmental section is every easy to understand and can prove to be really scoring for the exam. Make full use of the study notes and be ready for the exam. 

Also, solve UGC NET Mock Test Series 2022 for regular revision and practice. 

UGC NET Exam is conducted twice a year by NTA. There are ten units in Paper-1 and each unit has equal weightage in the examination. Most Important Topics in UGC NET Research Aptitude, Communication, ICT, Higher Education.

People and Environment Syllabus for UGC NET Exam 

Topics that are covered as per the syllabus for UGC NET Exam Paper 1 : 

Development and environment

• Millennium development goals
• Sustainable development goals

Human and environment interaction

• Anthropogenic activities
• impacts on 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
• Impacts of pollutants on human health

Natural and energy resources

• Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear and Forests.

Natural hazards and disasters

•  Mitigation strategies.

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.

UGC NET People & Environment Notes

Below we have provided the topic wise notes of Environment for UGC NET Exam. These notes cover all topics that are asked in Paper-1. Here are the links for topic wise notes for UGC NET Exam Paper 1: People, Development and Environment

S.No.	TOPIC	LINK
1	Basic Environment Terminologies	Basic Environment Terminologies
2	Environmental Education	Environmental Education
3	Sustainable Development Goals	Sustainable Development Goals
4	Millennium Development Goals	Millennium Development Goals
5	Sustainable Development Goals in India	Sustainable Development Goals in India
6	Anthropogenic Activities	Anthropogenic Activities
7	Estuary Ecosystem	Estuary Ecosystem
8	Air and Noise Pollution	Air and Noise Pollution
9	Air Pollution	Air Pollution
10	Noise Pollution	Noise Pollution
11	Water Pollution	Water Pollution
12	Global Warming	Global Warming
13	Climate Change	Climate Change
14	Important Climate Change Organisations	Important Climate Change Organisations
15	Fossil Fuels	Fossil Fuels
16	Impacts of pollutants on human health	Impacts of pollutants on human health
17	Impact of Pollutants	Impact of Pollutants
18	Sulphur Dioxide Emission	Sulphur Dioxide Emission
19	Environmental Issues (Part 1)	Environmental Issues (Part 1)
20	Environmental Issues (Part 2)	Environmental Issues (Part 2)
21	Disasters	Disasters
22	Cyclones	Cyclones
23	Solid and Liquid waste	Solid and Liquid waste
24	Solid Waste	Solid Waste
25	Electronic Waste	Electronic Waste
26	E-Waste Management in India	E-Waste Management in India
27	Solar Energy in India	Solar Energy in India
28	Hydrogen as a fuel	Hydrogen as a fuel
29	Biodiversity	Biodiversity
30	Ecological/Biodiversity Hotspots	Ecological/Biodiversity Hotspots
31	Environment Protection Provisions in India	Environment Protection Provisions in India
32	Environmental Protection Acts	Environmental Protection Acts
33	National Green Tribunal	National Green Tribunal
34	National Action Plan on Climate Change Part I	National Action Plan on Climate Change Part I
35	National Action Plan on Climate Change Part II	National Action Plan on Climate Change Part II
36	Swachh Survekshan Survey- 2020	Swachh Survekshan Survey- 2020
37	Human Development Index Report	Human Development Index Report
38	Government Schemes on Environment Part-1	Government Schemes on Environment Part-1
39	Government Schemes on Environment Part-2	Government Schemes on Environment Part-2
40	Green Buildings	Green Buildings
41	Organic Farming	Organic Farming
42	Hydro & Geothermal Energy	Hydro & Geothermal Energy
43	Energy from Waste Sources	Energy from Waste Sources
44	Environmental Organizations in India	Environmental Organisations in India
45	Important Environment Conventions Part-1	Important Environment Conventions Part-1
46	Important Environment Conventions Part-2	Important Environment Conventions Part-2
47	Important Environment treaty/Convention/Protocols Part-I	Important Environment treaty/Convention/Protocols Part-I
48	Important Environment treaty/Convention/Protocols Part-II	Important Environment treaty/Convention/Protocols Part-II
49	International Agreements (Environment)	International Agreements (Environment)
50	Environmental Conventions and Protocols	Environmental Conventions and Protocols
51	International Agreements (Environment)	International Agreements (Environment)
52	Climate Change Conference – UNFCCC COP 24	Climate Change Conference – UNFCCC COP 24
53	Paris Summit	Paris Summit
54	National Parks in India	National Parks in India

How to prepare the Environment for UGC NET?

• Analyse previous year Environment in Paper-1.
• Check out the sections which are asked regularly from the Environment section.
• Some of the sections that are asked regularly are International agreements, pollutants, carbon emissions, government schemes and natural hazards.
• You can always expect the questions from the above-given topics.

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