Lecture Notes

• Concept
• Development of Resources
• Resource Planning – Resource Planning in India, Conservation of Resources
• Land Resources
• Land Utilization
• Land Use Pattern in India
• Land Degradation and Conservation Measures
• Soil as a Resource – Classification of Soils, Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation (excluding Box Information on State of India’s Environment)

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• • • Conservation of forest and wildlife in India
    • Types and distribution of forests and wildlife resources
    • Community and Conservation

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• Water Scarcity and The Need for Water Conservation and Management
• Multi-Purpose River Projects and Integrated Water Resources Management
• Rainwater Harvesting

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• Types of  Farming –  Primitive Subsistence, Intensive  Subsistence, Commercial
• Cropping Pattern – Major Crops, Food Crops other than Grains, Non Food Crops, Technological and Institutional Reforms
• Food Security (excluding impact of globalization on agriculture)

• What is a mineral?
• Mode of occurrence of Minerals – Where are these minerals found?, Ferrous Minerals, Non-Ferrous Minerals, Non- Metallic Minerals, Rock Minerals
• Conservation of Minerals
• Energy Resources – Conventional Sources of Energy, Non-Conventional Sources of Energy
• Conservation of Energy Resources

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• Importance of Manufacturing – Industrial Location (excluding Industry Market Linkage), Agro based Industry (excluding Cotton Textiles, Jute Textiles, Sugar Industry), Mineral based Industries (excluding Iron Steel Industry, Cement Industry), Industrial Pollution and Environmental Degradation, Control of Environmental Degradation

• Roadways
• Railways
• Pipelines
• Waterways
• Major Seaports
• Airways
• Communication
• International Trade
• Tourism as a Trade