Law Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam
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Law Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam
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Author : Mocktime Publication
language : en
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Release Date : 101-01-01
Law Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam written by Mocktime Publication and has been published by by Mocktime Publication this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 101-01-01 with Study Aids categories.
Syllabus: 1. Nature and sources of law, alongside schools of jurisprudence. 2. Law and morality, encompassing the concept of rights and duties and legal personality. 3. Concepts of property, ownership and possession, linked with the concept of liability. 4. Law, poverty and development, considered with global justice, modernism and post-modernism. 5. Preamble, fundamental rights and duties, directive principles of state policy. 6. Union and State executive and their interrelationship, and Union and State legislature and distribution of legislative powers. 7. The Judiciary, emergency provisions, temporary, transitional and special provisions in respect of certain states, and the Election Commission of India. 8. Nature, scope and importance of administrative law, the principle of natural justice, and judicial review of administrative actions – Grounds. 9. International law – Definition, nature and basis, and sources of International law. 10. Recognition of states and governments; Nationality, immigrants, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs); Extradition and asylum. 11. The United Nations and its organs, settlement of international disputes, and the World Trade Organization (WTO). 12. International humanitarian law (IHL) - Conventions and protocols, and the implementation of IHL - Challenges. 13. General principles of criminal liability – Actus reus and mens rea, individual and group liability and constructive liability, along with stages of crime and inchoate crimes - Abetment, criminal conspiracy and attempt. 14. General exceptions to criminal liability, offences against human body, and offences against state and terrorism. 15. Offences against property, offences against women and children, drug trafficking and counterfeiting, and offences against public tranquility. 16. Theories and kinds of punishments, and compensation to the victims of crime. 17. Nature and definition of tort, general principles of tortious liability, and general defenses. 18. Specific torts – Negligence, nuisance, trespass and defamation; Remoteness of damages; Strict and absolute liability; and Tortious liability of the State. 19. The Consumer Protection Act 1986 - Definitions, consumer rights and redressal mechanism. 20. The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - No fault liability, third party insurance and claims tribunal, and The Competition Act, 2002 - Prohibition of certain agreements, abuse of dominant position and regulation of combinations. 21. Essential elements of contract and e-contract; Breach of contract, frustration of contract, void and voidable agreements; Standard form of contract and quasi-contract. 22. Specific contracts - Bailment, pledge, indemnity, guarantee and agency, and the Sale of Goods Act, 1930. 23. Partnership and limited liability partnership, and the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 24. Company law – Incorporation of a company, prospectus, shares and debentures; Company law – Directors and meetings; and Corporate social responsibility. 25. Sources and schools of family law; Marriage and dissolution of marriage; Matrimonial remedies - Divorce and theories of divorce; and Changing dimensions of institution of marriage – Live-in relationship. 26. Recognition of foreign decrees in India on marriage and divorce, alongside maintenance, dower and stridhan. 27. Adoption, guardianship and acknowledgement; Succession and inheritance; Will, gift and wakf. 28. The Uniform Civil Code. 29. Meaning and concept of ‘environment’ and ‘environmental pollution’; International environmental law and UN Conferences; and the Constitutional and legal framework for protection of environment in India. 30. Environmental Impact Assessment and control of hazardous waste in India, and the National Green Tribunal. 31. Concept and development of human rights, universalism and cultural relativism, and the International Bill of Rights. 32. Group rights – Women, children, persons with disabilities, elderly persons, minorities and weaker sections, and the protection and enforcement of human rights in India – National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Minorities, National Commission for Women, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Schedule Tribes and National Commission for Backward Classes. 33. Concept and meaning of intellectual property, theories of intellectual property, and International conventions pertaining to intellectual properties. 34. Copyright and neighboring rights – Subject matters, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies; Law of patent – Patentability, procedure for grant of patent, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies; and Law of trademark – Registration of trademarks, kinds of trademarks, infringement and passing off, remedies. 35. Protection of Geographical Indications, and Bio-diversity and Traditional Knowledge. 36. Information technology law- digital signature and electronic signature, electronic governance, electronic records and duties of subscribers, alongside Cyber crimes, penalties and adjudication. 37. Comparative Law – Relevance, methodology, problems and concerns in Comparison, and forms of governments – Presidential and parliamentary, unitary and federal. 38. Models of federalism – USA, Canada and India; Rule of Law – ‘Formal’ and ‘substantive’ versions; and Separation of powers – India, UK, USA and France. 39. Independence of judiciary, judicial activism and accountability – India, UK and USA; Systems of constitutional review – India, USA, Switzerland and France; and Amendment of the Constitution – India, USA and South Africa. 40. Ombudsman –Sweden, UK and India, and Open Government and Right to Information - USA, UK and India.
Criminology Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam
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Author : Mocktime Publication
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Release Date : 101-01-01
Criminology Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam written by Mocktime Publication and has been published by by Mocktime Publication this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 101-01-01 with Study Aids categories.
Syllabus: 1. Crime as a Legal, Social and Psychological Construct; Deviance and Crime; Traditional Crimes: Crimes against Property and Person (Children, Women, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ), Marginalized, Men). 2. Victimless Crimes: Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Beggary, Commercial Sex, Suicide; Family centred Crimes: Dowry, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse; Community Problems: Inter-religion and Intercaste tensions and conflicts. 3. Modern Crimes: Organized Crimes, Economic Crimes, Corruption, Corporate Crimes, Development induced Crime, Environmental Crimes, Hate Crimes, Cyber Crimes and Cyber assisted Crimes. 4. Terrorism and Insurgency; Crime and Politics; Media, Technology and Crime; Transnational Crimes. 5. Criminology: Definition and Scope; Criminology and other Social Sciences; Criminology vs. Criminal Justice. 6. Structure of Criminal Justice System in India; Role of Legislature and Law making; Coordination among Criminal Justice System; Participation of Victims and Witnesses in the Criminal Justice Process. 7. Crime Prevention: Neighbourhood Involvement, Situational Crime Prevention, Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED), Electronic Monitoring. 8. Schools of Criminology: Demonology, Classical, Neo-Classical Schools; Positivist / Positive School; Cartographic School. 9. Biological and Constitutional School - Body Types, Hereditary Traits, Endocrine Glands; Economic Theories of Crime; Multiple Factors. 10. Psycho-Analytical Theories and Psychopathic Personality; Social Strain Theories: Anomie theory, Culture conflict and Sub culture theory. 11. Social Ecology Theories: Concentric Zone theory, Environmental Criminology, Social disorganization theory, Lower class culture theory. 12. Social Learning Theories: Theory of Imitation, Differential Association Theory, Differential Identification theory, and Differential opportunity theory. 13. Social Control Theories: Drift and Neutralization theory, Containment theory, Social bond theory. 14. Social Conflict Theories: Labelling Theory, Radical Criminology, Conflict Criminology, Critical Criminology, Realist Criminology. 15. Modern Theories: Routine Activities theory, Rational Choice theory, Shaming theory, Broken windows theory, Feminist Criminology, Masculinity theory. 16. Life Course theory, Integrated theories, Space Transition theory; Contemporary Perspectives: Cultural Criminology, News making Criminology, Peacemaking Criminology, Green Criminology, Visual Criminology, Cyber Criminology, Positive Criminology, Translational Criminology. 17. Legal Approaches: Accusatorial and Inquisitorial; Substantive and Procedural Laws- Criminal Liability, Strict Liability; Indian Penal Code-General Exceptions, Offences Against Property. 18. Criminal Procedure Code; Cognizable and Non-Cognizable offences, Bailable and Non-bailable, Compoundable and Non-compoundable offences. 19. Investigation of Crimes: Complaint, F. I. R. Arrest, Search, Seizure, Police Custody, Judicial Remand and Bail. 20. Types of Evidence, Admissibility of Confession, Dying declaration. 21. Human Rights: Fundamental rights, Rights of accused and victims, Rights of persons in custody, Rights of prisoners. 22. Supreme Court Landmark Judgments on Criminal Justice Reforms; The Protection of Human Rights Act; Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act - Salient features. 23. Criminological Research: Importance and Types - Descriptive, Analytical, Experimental, Exploratory and Doctrinal; Quantitative vs Qualitative research; Mixed Methods. 24. Main Steps in Criminological Research; Ethics and Confidentiality in Criminal Justice Research; Researcher Fraud and Plagiarism; Crime and Criminal Justice Data; Statistical Applications in Criminological Research. 25. Penology – definition, nature and scope; Punishment-in ancient, medieval and modern times; Punishment: Significance, Concept, Aims and Types. 26. Theories of Punishment; Sentencing – Principles, Policies and Procedures; Capital Punishment. 27. Recent approaches to Punishment – Restorative Justice, Restitution and Victim-offender Mediation; History and evolution of Prison legislations – Prison Manuals and rules. 28. Various Prison Reforms Committees and Commissions; Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures (Tokyo Rules) and Nelson Mandela Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. 29. Development of various prison systems - Penitentiary, Pennsylvania, Auburn system; Evolution and development of Prison system in India; Institutional Treatment: Meaning and purpose. 30. Prison Types and Classification of Prisoners; Adult Institutions: Central, District and Sub Jails; Women Institutions: Vigilance Home, Protective home; Open Prisons. 31. Accommodation, food and medical care in prisons; Correctional Programmes – Educational, work and prison panchayats. 32. Community based Corrections: Probation and Admonition: Concept and Scope, Historical development of probation; Probation in India – Probation of offenders Act. 33. Parole: Meaning and Scope; After Care services in India; Current problems and challenges in Correctional Administration. 34. Juvenile and Youth Justice: Definition and Concept; Delinquency; Children in conflict with Law; Children and Vulnerability; Truancy and Vagrancy; Youth Crimes. 35. Main Features of latest Juvenile Justice Act; Institutions: Juvenile Justice Board, Child Welfare Committee, Observation Homes, Juvenile Homes, Special Homes, and ‘fit’ Institutions. 36. Juvenile Aftercare Services; Juvenile Police Unit; UN Documents: United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Juvenile Justice (Beijing Rules) and UN Riyadh Guidelines; Prevention of Delinquency. 37. Historical development of Victimology; Basic Concepts of Victimology; UN Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power, 1985; Victim – Offender relationship. 38. Impact of Victimization– Physical, Financial and Psychological (including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Acute Stress Disorder (ASD), resilience, posttraumatic growth, anger and the way victims are viewed) Impact; Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Victimization; Role of NGOs in Victim Assistance. 39. Criminological perspectives: Repeat victimization, routine activities, lifestyle exposure, fear of crime, punitivity and victimization surveys including cost of crime; Effects of crime on victims. 40. Legal perspectives: Rights of the Crime Victims as per Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and other Laws- Victim Compensation Schemes; Contemporary Developments in Victimology: Mass Victims and Mass Victimisation, Clinical Victimology, Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Cyber Victimology, Positive Victimology.
Comparaive Religion Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam
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Author : Mocktime Publication
language : en
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Release Date : 101-01-01
Comparaive Religion Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam written by Mocktime Publication and has been published by by Mocktime Publication this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 101-01-01 with Study Aids categories.
Syllabus: 1. Conceptual Framework: The Emergence of Comparative Literature, Difference/Alterity, the Ethics of Plurality, and Limitations of the Idea of National Literature. 2. Conceptual Framework: Theories of Interpretation. 3. Literary Historiography: Sources of Literary History: Oral, Manuscriptal, Scriptal and Virtual. 4. Literary Historiography: Approaches to Literary History: Integrationist and other models. 5. Literary Historiography: Problems of Periodization. 6. History of Comparative Literature: French, German, Russian and Tel Aviv Schools. 7. History of Comparative Literature: Comparative Literature in India: From Tagore to the Present. 8. History of Comparative Literature: World Literature: From Goethe to the Present. 9. History of Comparative Literature: “The State of the Discipline” Reports. 10. Translation in Comparative Context: History and Politics of Translation. 11. Translation in Comparative Context: Translation as Reception. 12. Translation in Comparative Context: Problems and Promises of Translation in Multilingual Situations. 13. Translation in Comparative Context: Untranslatability and Silence. 14. Poetics and Literary Theory: Indian Poetics: Sanskrit and Tamil traditions. 15. Poetics and Literary Theory: Perso-Arabic Traditions. 16. Poetics and Literary Theory: Western Classical Literary Theory. 17. Indian Literature – I: Classical – Sanskrit, Tamil, Pali and other literary traditions. 18. Indian Literature – I: Medieval – Formations of Language-Literature (bhasha) Traditions in India; Bhakti, Sant and Sufi Literature. 19. Indian Literature – I: Contact with West Asian, South-east Asian and South Asian literary traditions. 20. Indian Literature – II: Modernity as a concept. 21. Indian Literature – II: Colonial Modernity: Transactions with Western Forms and Literary Traditions. 22. Indian Literature – II: Modernity as Discourse: Multiple Modernisms in the Context of Various Language-Literatures. 23. Indian Literature – II: Discontents of Modernity: Literatures of Women, Adivasis, Dalits, Minorities and others. 24. Literary Modes, Genres and Themes: The “literary” as a convention. 25. Literary Modes, Genres and Themes: Mode and Performativity: Tragedy, Epic and Novel. 26. Literary Modes, Genres and Themes: Genres: Theories; Taxonomy: Generic Markers and Transformations. 27. Literary Modes, Genres and Themes: Themes: Motifs, Myth, Archetypes. 28. Interdisciplinarity (Literary Studies and Other Disciplines) and Intermediality (Literature and Other Arts: Texts Across Mediums). 29. Literary Dialogues: Intertextuality, Parody and Pastiche. 30. Literary Dialogues: Re-writing in Diachronic and Synchronic Frames. 31. Literary Dialogues: Adaptation, Appropriation and Assimilation. Comparative Study of Religions (PROPOSED TITLE: RELIGIOUS STUDIES) (Code No. : 62) 32. Study of Religion: Meaning, Definition, Nature, and Scope of Religion. 33. Study of Religion: Theories on the Origin of Religion, and Aims and objectives of the Study of Religion. 34. Dimensions of Religion (Doctrinal, social, moral code of conduct, devotional praxis) and Religion’s Relationship with other Disciplines (Theology, Ethics, Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology, Culture and Arts). 35. Pre-historical Religious Forms: Early forms of Religious Expression (Mana, Magic, Fetishes, Shamans, Totem, Taboo, Ancestor worship) and the Nature of Holy (Animism, Naturism, Theism, Polytheism, Henotheism, Deism, Monotheism, Pantheism, and Panentheism). 36. Pre-historical Religious Forms: Task and Objectives (Myths, Rituals, Rites of Passage, Sacraments, Prayers, Festivals, Sacrifices) and the Meaning and Nature of concepts like Syncretism, Mysticism, Schism, Sect, etc. 37. Religion of the Major Civilizations (Indus Valley, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Chinese) and Zoroastrianism (Beliefs and Practices). 38. Modern Trends: Approaches to the Study of Religion: Anthropological, Sociological, Phenomenological, Psychological, Historical, and Experiential. 39. Modern Trends: Challenges to Religion: Atheism, Agnosticism, Existentialism, Humanism, Marxism, Rationalism, Materialism, Secularism, Relativism, Globalization, Clash of Civilizations. 40. Modern Trends in the Study of Religion: Holistic or all inclusive approach, interfaith understanding and dialogue, co-existence, human rights, empowerment of the Subaltern or social justice, gender equality, ecology and environment, world peace and harmony.
Human Rights And Duties Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam
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Author : Mocktime Publication
language : en
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Release Date : 101-01-01
Human Rights And Duties Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam written by Mocktime Publication and has been published by by Mocktime Publication this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 101-01-01 with Study Aids categories.
Syllabus: 1. Foundational Concepts and Human Values: The Basic Concepts (Individual, Group, State, Non-State Actors, Civil Society, Liberty, Freedom, Equality, Rights, Justice) and Human Values (Humanity, Compassion, Virtues, Human Dignity and Human Duties). 2. Nature and Debates in Human Rights: Human rights as universal, inherent, inalienable rights and moral rights; the debate of Universal human rights vs. Cultural Relativism, the Naturalist-Positivists Debate, and the concept of Different Generations of Human Rights. 3. Indian and Liberal Perspectives: Indian Concepts (Raj Neeti, LokNeeti, DandaNeeti, Nyaya, Dharma) and the Liberal Perspective on human rights (Locke, Rousseau, Thomas Paine, J.S. Mill, Classical Liberalism, Neo-liberalism). 4. Critical and Diverse Perspectives: Marxian Perspective (Marx, Gramsci, Rosa Luxemberg), Gandhian Perspective (Ruskin, Thoreau, Tolstoy) on State, Power, Swaraj, Rights and Duties, Dalit Perspective (Phule, Narayna Guru, Ambedkar), Religious Perspectives, and Feminist Perspective. 5. Early Evolution of Human Rights: Human Rights in Ancient Thoughts, Human Rights in Middle Ages, including Magna Carta. 6. Modern Human Rights Movements and Philosophical Underpinnings: The Modern Movement of Human rights, Lockean Philosophy: Theory of Natural Rights, the American Declaration of Independence, American Bill of Rights, The French Revolution and its goals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, Marxist Revolutions, Anti-Colonial Movements, and the Freedom Movement in India. 7. Universal Declaration and Core International Conventions: International Standard Setting—Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and its Impact of the UDHR on the Constitutions of the „New? States; UN Sponsored or „Core? International Conventions on Human Rights: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), Convention on the Elimination of ALL Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Convention against Torture, Rights of Child Convention, Convention on the Rights of Migrant workers, Convention against Racial Discrimination (CRD), Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). 8. State Responsibility and Key Declarations: State Responsibility for Protection of Human Rights: The Concept of the “Responsibility to Protect”; the Vienna Declaration on Human Rights 1993; the Helsinki Declaration; and the ASEAN Declaration. 9. Social Structures, Values, and Modernizing Forces: Impact of Social Structure on Human Behaviour; Role of Socializations in Human Values, Human Rights and Duties; and the effects of Science and Technology, Modernization, Globalization and Dehumanization. 10. Stratification, Discrimination, and Vulnerable Groups (Women and Children): Social Stratification: Racial and Caste Prejudice and Discrimination; Human Rights Issues of Weaker Sections and Ethnic Minorities; Women: Gender Discrimination, Domestic Violence and Offences against Women; Gender Sensitive Laws; and Children: Child Abuse, Child Labour, Street Children. 11. Social Problems, Poverty, and Deprivation: Social Structure and Social Problems: Social and Communal Conflicts and Social Harmony; Rural Poverty, Unemployment, Bonded Labour, Modern Forms of Slavery; and Urban Poverty, Slums, Lack of Basic Civil Amenities, Sex Workers. 12. Rights of Specific Vulnerable Populations and Major Human Rights Challenges: Rights of Refugees, Rights of Indigenous People, Aged Persons, Migrant Workers and Human Rights Violations, Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 Rights of Displaced Persons; and Challenges in Human Rights: Religious Fundamentalism, Terrorism, Underdevelopment, Human trafficking International Crimes. 13. The Evolving State and its Relationship with Human Rights: The Changing Nature of State with Special Reference to the Developing Countries, encompassing Soft State, Interventionist State, Welfare State, Repressive State, and Political Regimes and Human Rights. 14. Technology, International Politics, and Global Order in Human Rights: Impact of Science and Technology on Human Rights and Duties; Human Rights and International Politics: Emergence of a New Global Order— Tehran Conference (1968)—Vienna Conference (1993). 15. International Law for Protection and Accountability: International Humanitarian Law: 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols of 1977—International Red Cross Society and International Criminal Tribunals (Rwanda and Former Yugoslavia) and the International Criminal Court (ICC). 16. Sovereignty, Self-Determination, and Citizen Action: International Intervention: The Question of Nation-State, Citizenship and Sovereignty; the Right of Self-Determination: Autonomous Movements, Secessionist Movements; and Grassroots Movements and Human Rights. 17. United Nations Framework for Human Rights: UN: Establishment, Objectives, and the Charter Provisions, along with its UN Principal Organs: General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, Security Council. 18. Key UN Human Rights Bodies and Specialized Agencies: Subsidiary Organ: Human Rights Council, The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; and Specialized Agencies: UNICEF, UNESCO, ILO, WHO. 19. UN Commissions and International NGOs: UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), UN Commission on the Status of Women; and INGOs such as the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Amnesty International (AI), Human Rights Watch, Greenpeace. 20. National Human Rights Organizations in India: People?s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), People?s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) and Other Civil and Democratic Rights Organizations in India. 21. Development Models, Sustainability, and Environmental Declarations: Models of Development: Growth Approach, Basic Needs Approach, Sustainable Human Development, Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, 1992, Rio +20, Conservation of Natural Resources, Agenda 21, Bio-Diversity Convention 1992. 22. Globalization, Information Age, and Economic Strategies: Globalization and Human Rights: Dynamics of Globalization, Emergence of Market Forces, Assertion of Civil Society, Retreat of State, Privatization, Liberalization; Emergence of Information Age; and Economic Growth Strategies (Developing Countries): Implications for Poverty Eradication, Employment issues, Planned Development and Social Inequality. 23. WTO, Intellectual Property, and TNCs: World Trade Organization: Implication for Human Rights, Impact on Developing Countries with special reference to India; Intellectual Property Rights: Patents Law, Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), Trade Related Investment Measures (TRIMS), General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS), Agreement On Agriculture (AOA); and Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and Human Rights Situation in Developing Countries. 24. Right to Development and Rights of Marginalized Groups in India: Right to Development: The Third World Concerns, Working Group Recommendations, UNDP—initiatives, UN Declaration on the Right to development; State and Development of the Marginalized/Disadvantaged Groups in India: The Poor, the Unemployed and the Socially Dislocated People; and Workers? Rights, Minimum Wages Act—Problems of Implementation, Right to Security of Food, Health, Education. 25. Collective Social Action and Resource Management: Need for Collective Action in Developing Societies and Methods of Social Action; and Land, Water and Forest Issues with special reference to India. 26. Diverse Social and Reform Movements: Social Movements: Political, Social and Religious Reform; Backward Class, Dalit and Women Movements; and Agrarian and Peasant Movements. 27. National Commissions and Environmental Rights Advocacy: National Commission for Women, Children, Minorities, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; the Right to a Healthy Environment, the Principle of Sustainable Development, and Ecological and Environment Movements. 28. Role of Civil Society and NGOs: Civil Societies and NGOs, NGOs of India. 29. Foundations and Vision of the Indian Constitution: Indian Civilization: Change and Continuity; Indian Constitution: Freedom Movement and Indian Constitution: Sociological Foundation; and the Constitutional Vision of Role of the State. 30. Constitutional Guarantees of Freedom and Justice: Constitutional Vision of Freedom: Fundamental Rights and the International standards; and Constitutional Vision of Justice: Directive Principles of State Policy and international standards. 31. Judicial Role in Upholding Human Rights: Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Indian Judiciary and Human Rights, and Judicial Interpretations: Landmark Judgments. 32. Constitutional Amendments and Fundamental Duties: Constitutional Amendments and Fundamental Duties. 33. Principles and Structures of Constitutional Governance: Rule of law, Good Governance; and Constitutional Organs: Inter-and intra-Relationships/Conflict and Cooperation. 34. Rights, Repressive Laws, and National Emergency: Fundamental Rights and Repressive Laws: Preventive Detention and Anti- Terrorist Legislations, Armed Forces Special Power Act; and Imposition of National Emergency: The Societal Experience. 35. Criminal Justice, Socio-Economic Rights, and Weaker Sections: The Criminal Justice System: Crime, Punishment and Human Rights with Special Reference to IPC &Cr. P.C.and Indian Evidence Act; Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: The Directive Principles of State Policy: The Question of Effectiveness and Enforcement; their relationship with Fundamental Rights; and Legislation for the Weaker Sections: The Questions of Enforcement. 36. Law Enforcement, Human Rights Mechanisms, and Education: Law Enforcing Agencies: Police, Military and Para-Military Forces—Emerging Experience; Human Rights Enforcement: The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, NHRC, State Human Rights Commissions, Human Rights Courts; and Human Rights Education: Problems and Prospects. 37. UN Treaty-Based Human Rights Enforcement Mechanisms: Treaty Bodies under the „Core? Human Rights Conventions: General Overview; and “Universal Periodic Review” and “Special Procedures”. 38. Key UN Human Rights Committees: Human Rights Committee (HRC); Committee on Economic and Social Rights (CESCR); and Committee on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). 39. Regional Human Rights Enforcement in Europe and the Americas: European Court of Human Rights (ECHR); Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; and Inter-American Court of Human Rights. 40. Regional Human Rights Enforcement in Africa: African Commission on Human and Peoples? Rights; and African Court of Justice and Human rights 2008.
Commerce Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam
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Release Date : 101-01-01
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Syllabus: 1. Concepts and elements of business environment: Economic (systems, policies - Monetary/fiscal), Political (role of government), Legal (Consumer Protection Act, FEMA), Socio-cultural factors, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). 2. International business: Scope, importance, Globalization (drivers), Modes of entry; Theories of international trade, Government intervention, Tariff/non-tariff barriers, India’s foreign trade policy. 3. Foreign direct investment (FDI) & Foreign portfolio investment (FPI): Types, Costs/benefits (home/host countries), Trends, India’s FDI policy; Balance of payments (BOP): Importance, components. 4. Regional Economic Integration (Levels, Trade creation/diversion effects, Agreements: EU, ASEAN, SAARC, NAFTA); International Economic institutions (IMF, World Bank, UNCTAD); WTO (Functions, objectives, Agriculture Agreement, GATS, TRIPS, TRIMS). 5. Basic accounting principles, concepts, postulates; Partnership Accounts (Admission, Retirement, Death, Dissolution, Insolvency). 6. Corporate Accounting (Issue, forfeiture, reissue of shares; Liquidation; Acquisition, merger, amalgamation, reconstruction); Holding company accounts. 7. Cost & Management Accounting: Marginal costing & Break-even; Standard costing; Budgetary control; Process costing; Activity Based Costing (ABC); Decision-making costing; Life cycle, Target, Kaizen costing, JIT. 8. Financial Statements Analysis (Ratio, Funds flow, Cash flow); Human Resources, Inflation, Environmental Accounting; Indian Accounting Standards & IFRS; Auditing (Independent financial audit, Vouching, Verification/valuation, Audit report, Cost audit); Recent Auditing Trends (Management, Energy, Environment, Systems, Safety). 9. Business economics: Meaning, scope; Objectives of business firms; Demand analysis (Law, Elasticity & measurement, AR/MR relationship). 10. Consumer behavior (Utility analysis, Indifference curve analysis); Law of Variable Proportions; Law of Returns to Scale. 11. Theory of cost (Short-run & long-run cost curves); Price determination: Perfect competition, Monopolistic competition. 12. Price determination: Oligopoly (Price leadership), Monopoly, Price discrimination; Pricing strategies (Skimming, Penetration, Peak load). 13. Finance: Scope, sources; Lease financing; Cost of capital; Time value of money; Capital structure. 14. Capital budgeting decisions: Conventional & scientific techniques of analysis; Working capital management. 15. Dividend decision: Theories, policies; Risk & return analysis; Asset securitization. 16. International monetary system; Foreign exchange market, Exchange rate risk & hedging; International financial markets/instruments (Euro currency, GDRs, ADRs); International arbitrage; Multinational capital budgeting. 17. Measures: Central tendency, Dispersion, Skewness; Correlation & regression (two variables). 18. Probability (Approaches, Bayes’ theorem); Probability distributions (Binomial, Poisson, Normal). 19. Research: Concept, types, designs; Data: Collection, classification; Sampling & estimation (Concepts, Methods - probability/non-probability, Sampling distribution, Central limit theorem, Standard error, Statistical estimation). 20. Hypothesis testing (z-test, t-test, ANOVA, Chi–square, Mann-Whitney U-test, Kruskal-Wallis H-test, Rank correlation); Report writing. 21. Management: Principles, functions; Organization structure (Formal/informal, Span of control); Responsibility & authority (Delegation, decentralization). 22. Motivation & leadership (Concept, theories); Corporate governance & business ethics. 23. HRM: Concept, role, functions; HR planning; Recruitment & selection; Training & development; Succession planning; Compensation management (Job evaluation, Incentives, fringe benefits). 24. Performance appraisal (incl. 360 degree); Collective bargaining & workers’ participation; Personality, Perception, Attitudes, Emotions; Group dynamics, Power & politics; Conflict & negotiation; Stress management; Organizational Culture, Development & Change. 25. Indian financial system overview; Types of banks (Commercial, RRBs, Foreign, Cooperative); RBI (Functions, Role, monetary policy management). 26. Banking sector reforms in India (Basel norms, Risk management, NPA management); Financial markets (Money, Capital, Government securities). 27. Financial Institutions (DFIs, NBFCs, Mutual Funds, Pension Funds); Financial Regulators in India; Financial sector reforms (incl. financial inclusion). 28. Digitisation of banking & financial services (Internet/mobile banking, Digital payments); Insurance (Types: Life/Non-life, Risk classification/management, Insurability limits, Re-insurance, IRDA & role). 29. Marketing: Concept, approaches, channels, mix; Strategic marketing planning; Market segmentation, targeting, positioning. 30. Product decisions (Concept, line, mix, life cycle, new product development); Pricing decisions (Factors, policies, strategies). 31. Promotion decisions (Role, methods: Advertising, Personal selling, Publicity, Sales promotion tools/techniques, Promotion mix); Distribution decisions (Channels, management). 32. Consumer Behaviour (Process, influencing factors); Service marketing; Trends (Social, Online, Green, Direct, Rural marketing, CRM); Logistics management. 33. Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Valid contract elements, Capacity, Free consent, Discharge, Breach & remedies, Quasi contracts); Special contracts (Indemnity/guarantee, Bailment/pledge, Agency). 34. Sale of Goods Act, 1930 (Sale/agreement to sell, Caveat Emptor, Rights of unpaid seller/buyer); Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Types, Negotiation/assignment, Dishonour/discharge). 35. Companies Act, 2013 (Nature/kinds of companies, Formation, Management, meetings, winding up); Limited Liability Partnership (Structure, formation procedure). 36. Competition Act, 2002 (Objectives, provisions); IT Act, 2000 (Objectives, provisions, Cyber crimes/penalties); RTI Act, 2005 (Objectives, provisions); IPRs (Patents, trademarks, copyrights, Emerging issues); GST (Objectives, provisions, Benefits, Implementation, Dual GST). 37. Income-tax: Basic concepts, Residential status & tax incidence, Exempted incomes, Agricultural income. 38. Computation of taxable income under various heads; Deductions from Gross total income; Assessment of Individuals; Clubbing of incomes. 39. International Taxation: Double taxation & its avoidance mechanism; Transfer pricing. 40. Corporate Tax Planning: Concepts, significance; Tax avoidance vs. tax evasion; Techniques; Tax considerations in specific business situations (Make/buy, Own/lease, Retain/Renew/Replace asset, Shut down/continue); Deduction/collection of tax at source; Advance payment of tax; E-filing of income-tax returns.
Defence And Strategic Studies Unit Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam
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Syllabus: 1. Defence and Strategic Studies: Assumptions and Approaches; The Concepts of Nation: State and Nation – State, Theories and Elements of State. 2. Key Concepts of National Security: Defining National Security, National Defence and National Interest, National Character and Evolution-of the National Security concept in the 20th Century and Beyond; National Security Concerns of Major Powers, Middle Powers and Small Powers. 3. National Security Structures: Armed Forces, Intelligence Agencies, Police Forces, Decision-Making Structures, etc.; National Security Environment: Internal and External. 4. Defence, Foreign, Security and Domestic Policies: Concept formulation, objectives and linkages; Military Alliances and Pacts, Peace Treaties, Defence Cooperation, Strategic Partnership and Security Dialogue; Non – Alignment, Balance of Power, Collective Security and Balance of Terror – Concept, Development and Relevance; Deterrence and Détente: Concept and contemporary relevance. 5. Contribution of Sun Tzu, Kautilya, Machiavelli, Jomini, and Carl von Clausewitz. 6. Contribution of General Giulio Douhet, W.Mitchell, J.F.C.Fuller, and Capt.B.H.Liddell Hart. 7. Contribution of Marx, Lenin, Mao Zedong and Che Guevara. 8. Nuclear Deterrence: Andre Beaufre, Henry Kissinger and K. Subrahmanyam; Thoughts of Gandhi and Nehru on Peace, Security and Development. 9. Theories and causes of War; Principles of War; Contemporary Warfare: Conventional Warfare in Nuclear age, Limited War, Revolutionary Warfare, Low Intensity Operations, Guerilla Warfare, Insurgency and Counter – Insurgency. 10. Armaments: Arms Race, Arms Aid, Arms Trade, Arms Proliferation, Proliferation of Small Arms; Military Alliances and Pacts, Peace Treaties, Defence Cooperation, Strategic Partnership and Security Dialogue. 11. Terrorism: Concept and kinds (National, International and Cross border); Conflicting Ideologies: Militarism, Nationalism, Fundamentalism, Separatism, Irredentism. 12. Concept and Elements of Deterrence: Nuclear & Conventional; Evolution of Global Nuclear Doctrines; Democratic Peace Theory. 13. Basic Concepts and Theory: (i) Concepts of Disarmament & Arms Control (ii) Objectives and Conditions of Disarmament (iii) Elements of Arms Control Mechanisms: Agreements, verification, inspection, control (iv) Approaches to Disarmament & Arms Control. 14. Historical Survey of Disarmament Efforts: (i) Under the League of Nations (ii) Under the United Nations (iii) Unilateral, Bilateral and Multilateral approaches (iv) Role of Non-aligned Nations in Disarmament Negotiations. 15. Weapons of Mass Destruction: Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Weapons; Nuclear Arms Limitation Nuclear Arms Control Treaties; Chemical weapons Convention and Biological Weapons Convention. 16. Concept of Non-proliferation, NPT, CTBT, PTBT MTCR FMCT, & other treaties; Nuclear Export Control Regimes; New Challenges and Responses - Missile Defense, Cooperative Threat Reduction and G-7 Global Partnership; Disarmament & Arms Control and Economic Development; Terrorism and Nuclear Proliferation; Concept of Star Wars and NMD. 17. End of cold war and emergence of new world order; Proliferation of Military, Nuclear and missile capabilities. 18. Environmental Issues: climate change and Global Warming, Desertification, Acid Rains, Industrial Pollution, Deforestation; Organized Crimes: Money Laundering, Narco – trafficking, Human Trafficking and small arms proliferation. 19. Migrants and Refugees: (a) Causes (b) Illegal migration and border management (c) Problem in South Asia (d) Role of International Committee of Red Cross and UN High Commission for Refugees. 20. Global Security Concerns: Palestinian-Israeli conflict & Arab Spring, Developments in Central Asian Republics (CARs), Rise of Fundamentalism, Challenges in Korean Peninsula, Taiwan and Power Rivalry in South China Sea; Problem of System of Governance and Human Rights; Food Security, Energy Security and Water Security problems in modern era; Millennium Development Goals. 21. Genesis of Sino-Indian Relations; The Boundary Dispute, Sino- Pakistan Nexus, OBOR and CPEC, China and India- Military Balance, Chinese Policy towards South Asia; Rise of India and China: Cooperation and Competition, Chinese Interests in Indian Ocean and South China Sea. 22. Strategic Dimension of India- Pakistan Relations: Genesis of India-Pakistan Conflict, Indo-Pak Military balance, The Kashmir Question, Pakistan Sponsored Terrorism, Pakistan's Nuclear Strategy, The Powers Structure of Pakistan, Contentious Issues: Siachin, Sir Creek, River Waters, etc. 23. India and South Asia: Issues and Challenges for Regional Cooperation; Making of India’s Defence Policy since Independence: (a) Threat perception, assessment and preparedness (b) Political and military lessons of 1948, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1999 wars (c) Future trends. 24. India’s Look East and Act East Policies, Indo- Pacific Cooperation, Strategic Partnerships; India’s maritime security and strategy in 21st century: (a) Indian Ocean (b) Asia-Pacific region (c) Security of Sea Lanes, India’s Maritime Strategy for the 21st Century; India’s Defence Doctrines and Strategies including Nuclear Doctrine; Higher Defence Organization of India. 25. Origin, Type and Structure of Conflict; Ideologies and International conflicts; Role of United Nations in Conflict Management and Re – Structuring of UNO. 26. Techniques of Conflict Prevention; Conflict Management: Pacific Solutions of International Disputes, Coercive methods. 27. International Humanitarian Laws and Laws of Armed Conflicts; Confidence Building Measures: Concept, kinds and utility. 28. IGOs & NGOs in Conflict Resolution: Peace Making, Peace Keeping and Peace Building; Gandhian Philosophy on Peace and Non-violence; Nehruvian approach to National Security and Cooperation. 29. Basic Concept & meaning of Disaster, Introduction to terminologies associated with Disaster and National Security: Natural and Manmade, Vulnerability, Risk etc., Identifying various types of Disasters. 30. Natural Disaster and Human Induced Disaster: Floods, Cyclone, Earthquake, Tsunami - WMD Disaster - Disaster associated with various industries; Study of Disaster in India / Around the World: Case Studies: Tsunami 2004, Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Chernobyl, Fukushima, Uttarakhand etc. 31. Disaster Management: Meaning, Association and Distinction with related concepts like Disaster Mitigation, Response, and Recovery, Relief, and Reconstruction. 32. Institutional Mechanism for Disaster Management in India: Role of Armed Forces, Central and State Governments, NGO, National Disaster Management Authority, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services. 33. Economic Theories of Defence; Sustainable Development: Challenges & Responses; Basics of Defence Planning, Determinants of Defence Expenditure; Defence Budgeting. 34. Economic Causes of War; Economic Warfare in modem times; Economic Problems of Post War reconstruction. 35. National Security and International Trade regimes (WTO, TRIPS, TRIMS, FTA’s NAFTA, SAPTA, & NSG). 36. India’s role in Regional and Global Economic Forums and Organizations; Geo-economics and its Implications for global/regional economic stability. 37. Broad Survey of Technological Changes from Industrial Revolution to Information Revolution; India’s Civil Nuclear and Space Programs, India’s Energy Scenario. 38. Research and Development: Relevance of Science and Technology in National Security; Impact of Information Technology; Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA); Choice of Weapon Systems; Impact of Economic Liberalization and Globalization: Defence Production in India (Role of DPSU’s and Ordnance factories); Defence and Development and Peace & Development Dichotomies. 39. Issues of Mobilization of Resources during War and Peace; Military Industrial Complexes; Transfer of Technology: Dual use and critical technologies and their impact on national security; Interdependence and Cooperation at Regional and Global levels. 40. Cyber Security: Vulnerabilities of Information technology and internet, Need and importance of cyber security, Different kinds of cyber security vulnerabilities, Cyber wars including propaganda, measures for cyber security- Technology, laws and regulations, global issues in cyber security; Social Media and its Impact on National Security- Global reach with rapid speed for propaganda and indoctrinate misinformation and rumour mongering cadre recruitment and use of social networking sites for mobilizing public opinion.
Forensic Science Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam
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Syllabus: 1. Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics, Endogenetic and Exogenetic forces; Denudation and Weathering. 2. Geomorphic Cycle (Davis and Penck); Theories and Process of Slope Development. 3. Earth Movements (seismicity, folding, faulting and vulcanicity). 4. Landform Occurrence and Causes of Geomorphic Hazards (earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and avalanches). 5. Composition and Structure of Atmosphere; Insolation, Heat Budget of Earth; Temperature, Pressure and Winds. 6. Atmospheric Circulation (air-masses, fronts and upper air circulation); cyclones and anticyclones (tropical and temperate). 7. Climatic Classification of Koppen & Thornthwaite; ENSO Events (El Nino, La Nina and Southern Oscillations). 8. Meteorological Hazards and Disasters (Cyclones, Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Hailstorms, Heat and Cold waves, Drought and Cloudburst, Glacial Lake Outburst (GLOF)); Climate Change: Evidences and Causes of Climatic Change in the past; Human impact on Global Climate. 9. Relief of Oceans; Composition: Temperature, Density and Salinity; Circulation: Warm and Cold Currents, Waves, Tides. 10. Sea Level Changes; Hazards: Tsunami and Cyclone. 11. Components: Ecosystem (Geographic Classification) and Human Ecology; Functions: Trophic Levels, Energy Flows, Cycles (geo-chemical, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen), Food Chain, Food Web and Ecological Pyramid. 12. Human Interaction and Impacts; Environmental Ethics and Deep Ecology. 13. Environmental Hazards and Disasters (Global Warming, Urban Heat Island, Atmospheric Pollution, Water Pollution, Land Degradation). 14. National Programmes and Policies: Legal Framework, Environmental Policy; International Treaties, International Programmes and Polices (Brundtland Commission, Kyoto Protocol, Agenda 21, Sustainable Development Goals, Paris Agreement). 15. Population Geography: Sources of population data (census, sample surveys and vital statistics, data reliability and errors); World Population Distribution (measures, patterns and determinants); World Population Growth (prehistoric to modern period). 16. Demographic Transition; Theories of Population Growth (Malthus, Sadler, and Ricardo); Fertility and Mortality Analysis (indices, determinants and world patterns). 17. Migration (types, causes and consequences and models); Population Composition and Characteristics (age, sex, rural-urban, occupational structure and educational levels); Population Policies in Developed and Developing Countries. 18. Settlement Geography: Rural Settlements (types, patterns and distribution); Contemporary Problems of Rural Settlements (rural-urban migration; land use changes; land acquisition and transactions); Theories of Origin of Towns (Gordon Childe, Henri Pirenne, Lewis Mumford). 19. Characteristics and Processes of Urbanization in Developed and Developing Countries (factors of urban growth, trends of urbanisation, size, structure and functions of urban areas); Urban Systems (the law of the primate city and rank size rule); Central Place Theories (Christaller and Losch). 20. Internal Structure of the City, Models of Urban Land Use (Burgess, Harris and Ullman, and Hoyt); Concepts of Megacities, Global Cities and Edge Cities; Changing Urban Forms (peri-urban areas, rural-urban fringe, suburban, ring and satellite towns); Social Segregation in the City; Urban Social Area Analysis; Manifestation of Poverty in the City (slums, informal sector growth, crime and social exclusion). 21. Economic Geography: Factors affecting spatial organisation of economic activities (primary, secondary, tertiary and quarternary); Natural Resources (classification, distribution and associated problems), Natural Resources Management; World Energy Crises in Developed and Developing Countries. 22. Agricultural Geography: Land capability classification and Land Use Planning; Cropping Pattern: Methods of delineating crop combination regions (Weaver, Doi and Rafiullah), Crop diversification; Von Thunen’s Model of Land Use Planning; Measurement and Determinants of Agricultural Productivity, Regional variations in Agricultural Productivity; Agricultural Systems of the World. 23. Industrial Geography: Classification of Industries, Factors of Industrial Location; Theories of Industrial Location (A. Weber, E. M. Hoover, August Losch, A. Pred and D. M. Smith); World Industrial Regions; Impact of Globalisation on manufacturing sector in Less Developed Countries; Tourism Industry; World distribution and growth of Information And Communication Technology (ICT) and Knowledge Production (Education and R & D) Industries. 24. Geography of Transport and Trade: Theories and Models of spatial interaction (Edward Ullman and M. E. Hurst); Measures and Indices of connectivity and accessibility; Spatial Flow Models: Gravity Model and its variants; World Trade Organisation, Globalisation and Liberalisation and World Trade Patterns; Problems and Prospects of Inter and Intra Regional Cooperation and Trade. 25. Regional Development: Typology of Regions, Formal and Fictional Regions, World Regional Disparities; Theories of Regional Development (Albert O. Hirschman, Gunnar Myrdal, John Friedman, Dependency theory of Underdevelopment); Global Economic Blocks; Regional Development and Social Movements in India. 26. Cultural and Social Geography: Concept of Culture, Cultural Complexes, Areas and Region, Cultural Heritage, Cultural Ecology; Cultural Convergence; Social Structure and Processes; Social Well-being and Quality of Life; Social Exclusion. 27. Spatial distribution of social groups in India (Tribe, Caste, Religion and Language); Environment and Human Health, Diseases Ecology, Nutritional Status (etiological conditions, classification and spatial and seasonal distributional patterns with special reference to India); Health Care Planning and Policies in India; Medical Tourism in India. 28. Political Geography: Boundaries and Frontiers (with special reference to India); Heartland and Rimland Theories; Trends and Developments in Political Geography; Geography of Federalism. 29. Electoral Reforms in India, Determinants of Electoral Behaviour; Geopolitics of Climate Change; Geopolitics of World Resources; Geo-politics of India Ocean; Regional Organisations of Cooperation (SAARC, ASEAN, OPEC, EU); Neopolitics of World Natural Resources. 30. Contributions of Greek, Roman, Arab, Chinese and Indian Scholars; Contributions of Geographers (Bernhardus Varenius, Immanuel Kant, Alexander von Humboldt, Carl Ritter, Scheafer & Hartshorne); Impact of Darwinian Theory on Geographical Thought. 31. Contemporary trends in Indian Geography: Cartography, Thematic and Methodological contributions; Major Geographic Traditions (Earth Science, manenvironment relationship, area studies and spatial analysis). 32. Dualisms in Geographic Studies (physical vs. human, regional vs. systematic, qualitative vs. quantitative, ideographic vs. nomothetic); Paradigm Shift; Perspectives in Geography (Positivism, Behaviouralism, Humanism, Structuralism, Feminism and Postmodernism). 33. Sources of Geographic Information and Data (spatial and non-spatial); Types of Maps; Techniques of Map Making (Choropleth, Isarithmic, Dasymetric, Chorochromatic, Flow Maps); Data Representation on Maps (Pie diagrams, Bar diagrams and Line Graph). 34. GIS Database (raster and vector data formats and attribute data formats); Functions of GIS (conversion, editing and analysis); Digital Elevation Model (DEM); Georeferencing (coordinate system and map projections and Datum); GIS Applications (thematic cartography, spatial decision support system). 35. Basics of Remote Sensing (Electromagnetic Spectrum, Sensors and Platforms, Resolution and Types, Elements of Air Photo and Satellite Image Interpretation and Photogrammetry); Types of Aerial Photographs; Digital Image Processing: Developments in Remote Sensing Technology and Big Data Sharing and its applications in Natural Resources Management in India; GPS Components (space, ground control and receiver segments) and Applications. 36. Applications of Measures of Central Tendency, Dispersion and Inequalities; Sampling, Sampling Procedure and Hypothesis Testing (chi square test, t test, ANOVA); Time Series Analysis; Correlation and Regression Analysis; Measurement of Indices, Making Indicators Scale Free, Computation of Composite Index; Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Analysis; Morphometric Analysis: Ordering of Streams, Bifurcation Ratio, Drainage Density and Drainage Frequency, Basin Circularity Ratio and Form Factor, Profiles, Slope Analysis, Clinographic Curve, Hypsographic Curve and Altimetric Frequency Graph. 37. Major Physiographic Regions and their Characteristics; Drainage System (Himalayan and Peninsular); Climate: Seasonal Weather Characteristics, Climatic Divisions, Indian Monsoon (mechanism and characteristics), Jet Streams and Himalayan Cryosphere; Types and Distribution of Natural Resources: Soil, Vegetation, Water, Mineral and Marine Resources. 38. Population Characteristics (spatial patterns of distribution), Growth and Composition (rural-urban, age, sex, occupational, educational, ethnic and religious); Determinants of Population; Population Policies in India. 39. Agriculture (Production, Productivity and Yield of Major Food Crops), Major Crop Regions, Regional Variations in Agricultural Development, Environmental, Technological and Institutional Factors affecting Indian Agriculture; Agro-Climatic Zones, Green Revolution, Food Security and Right to Food; Industrial Development since Independence, Industrial Regions and their characteristics, Industrial Policies in India. 40. Development and Patterns of Transport Networks (railways, roadways, waterways, airways and pipelines); Internal and External Trade (trend, composition and directions); Regional Development Planning in India; Globalisation and its impact on Indian Economy; Natural Disasters in India (Earthquake, Drought, Flood, Cyclone, Tsunami, Himalayan Highland Hazards and Disasters).
International And Area Studies Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam
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Syllabus: 1. International and Area Studies: Major concepts, scope, and nature of International Relations and Area Studies. 2. Theories of IR and Area Studies: Realist, Liberal, Marxist, and Critical Theories of IR and Area Studies. 3. Approaches: Western and Non-Western; and Power Politics: Balance of Power, Geopolitics, Bipolarity, Unipolarity, Multipolarity and Polycentrism. 4. State and Non-State Actors in IR and Area Studies. 5. Emergence of nation states and nationalism; and the Pre-World War I International System. 6. The Inter-War Period; and the Post-World War II Period (Cold War). 7. Decolonisation, Global South and International Politics; and Post-Cold War International Relations. 8. Impact of Globalisation on the evolution of International Relations and Area Studies. 9. Changing Patterns of World Order: Unipolarity, Bipolarity, Multipolarity and Polycentrism; and the Role of Major Powers: US, Russia, China, Japan, India and EU. 10. Globality, Globalism and Globalisation: Concepts and interconnections. 11. Democratisation and the World Order. 12. Science, Technology and Global Order. 13. Concepts, components and models of National and International Security; and the Evolution of Strategic Thoughts: Kautilya, Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, Antonio Jomini, Carl von Clausewitz. 14. Continued Evolution of Strategic Thoughts: H. Mackinder, A.T. Mahan, G. Douhet, William Mitchell, Alexander de Seversky, H. Kissinger. 15. Evolution of Strategic Doctrines: Massive Retaliation, Deterrence, Flexible Response, Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI), NMD. 16. Evolution of India’s Security Policies and Nuclear and Maritime Doctrines. 17. New Modes of Warfare: Conventional, Low Intensity Conflicts, Information and Communication warfare, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare, Revolution in Military Affairs. 18. Non-Traditional Security Threats: Food and Health Security, Energy Security, Environmental Security, Gender Security, Human Security, Cyber Security and Terrorism; and Conflict Resolution and Peace, Arms Control and Disarmament. 19. Role of International Organisations in International Peace and Security, Development cooperation and Democratisation. 20. United Nations: Role, Relevance, and Reforms. 21. Global Governance: Issues and Challenges of global commons; and Regional and Sub-regional Organisations. 22. Impact of Globalisation on International Organisations and Global Governance; and International Law as an instrument of global governance. 23. Evolution of Objectives and Principles of India’s Foreign Policy. 24. India’s Relations with Neighbourhood and Extended Neighbourhood; and India and Major Powers: US, Russia, China, Japan, and EU. 25. India’s Look East and Act East Policy; and India’s Engagement with International and Regional Organisations. 26. Role of India’s Soft Power in its Foreign Policy. 27. South Asia and Indo-Pacific Region: Geopolitical and Geostrategic setting; and Colonialism, nationalism and independence movements. 28. South Asia and Indo-Pacific Region: Nation building, state building and challenges to democratization; and Post-Independence developments: Political Regimes. 29. South Asia and Indo-Pacific Region: Internal and External Threats to State Security and Human Security; Regional Territorial and Maritime Issues, Role of Extra-regional Powers. 30. South Asia and Indo-Pacific Region: Regional Trade, Development Cooperation and Strategic Partnership: IORA, SAARC, ASEAN, ARF, APEC, BIMSTEC, Mekong-Ganga Cooperation etc.; and Impact of Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation (LPG). 31. Central Asia, West Asia and Africa: Geopolitical and Geostrategic setting; and Colonialism, nationalism and independence movements. 32. Central Asia, West Asia and Africa: Nation building, state building and challenges to democratization; Post-Independence developments: Political Regimes; and Internal and External Threats to State Security and Human Security. 33. Central Asia, West Asia and Africa: Regional conflicts and issues and role of extra-regional powers; Regional Trade, Development Cooperation and Strategic Partnership; and Impact of Globalisation. 34. Europe and Erstwhile Soviet Union/Russia: Geopolitical and Geostrategic setting; and Nationalism, Industrial Revolution and State building. 35. Europe between two World Wars; and Alliances and Accords in Europe: NATO, WARSAW PACT, Helsinki Accord, EU etc. 36. Europe and Erstwhile Soviet Union/Russia: Internal and External Threats to State Security and Human Security, Migration refugees and Ethnic Problems. 37. Europe and Erstwhile Soviet Union/Russia: Trade, Development cooperation and Strategic Partnerships; Role of US in Europe; and Impact of Globalisation. 38. The Americas: Geopolitical and Geostrategic setting; and Colonialism, Nationalism and Independence Movements. 39. The Americas: Nation building, state building and challenges to democratization; and Internal and External Threats to State Security and Human Security. 40. The Americas: Regional conflicts and Issues: Role of US and Extra-regional Powers; Regional trade, development cooperation and strategic partnership; and Globalisation and its impact.
Labour Welfare Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam
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Syllabus: 1. Principles and Practices of Management: Development of Management Thought, Contributions of Taylor, Fayol, Mayo, Mary Parker Follett and C.I. Barnard. 2. Behavioural Approach, Systems Approach, Quantitative Approach and Contingency Approach to Management. 3. Function of Management: Planning and Decision Making, Organising, Staffing. 4. Function of Management: Directing, Controlling, Coordinating. 5. Human Resource Management: Conceptual framework, Human Resource Planning, Job Analysis. 6. Recruitment, Selection, Placement, Induction, Training and Development. 7. Performance Management, Job Evaluation, Compensation Management, Employee Benefits and Incentives, Managing Career. 8. New Trends in HRM: Changing environment of HRM and contemporary challenges, Emerging HRM Concepts. 9. Human Resource Development (HRD): Concepts, Assumptions, Values, HRD Mechanisms, Action – research Model. 10. HRD Culture and Climate, HRD Interventions, HR Accounting and Audit, Consultant – client relationship. 11. Knowledge Management, Human Resource Information System. 12. International Human Resource Management (IHRM): Organisational context of IHRM, IHRM and Sustainable Business, Functions of IHRM. 13. Cross – Cultural Studies, Cultural Diversity, Transnational Organisations, IHRM models. 14. Organisational Behaviour: Concept, Scope, Nature of human behavior, Personality, Perception. 15. Learning, Attitude, Motivation, Interpersonal Behaviour. 16. Group Dynamics, Leadership, Communication, Power and Authority. 17. Stress, Organisational Change and Development. 18. Industrial Relations: Concept, Scope, Evolution, Approaches, Actors and Models. 19. Conflict and cooperation, Bi-partitism, Tri-partitism, Collective Bargaining. 20. Workers’ Participation in Management, Grievance Handling and Disciplinary Action, Code of Conduct. 21. Industrial Relations in changing scenario, Employers’ organisations. Trade Unions: Concepts, Evolution. 22. Problems of trade unions in India, Recognition, The Trade Unions Act, 1926. Emerging role of trade unions in India. 23. Industrial Disputes: Factors, Forms, Trends, Prevention and Settlement. 24. Role of State and Central Labour Administration, Strikes and Lockouts. 25. The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. 26. Labour Legislation: Objectives, Principles, Classification and Evolution. International Labour Organisation. 27. Social Justice and Labour Legislation, Indian Constitution and Labour Laws. 28. The Factories Act, 1948. The Mines Act, 1952. 29. The Inter-state Migrant Workmen (Regulation of employment and conditions of service) Act, 1979. The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970. 30. The Building and other Construction workers (Regulation of employment and conditions of service) Act, 1996. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986. 31. Wages: Concept, Types, Factors influencing wages, Wage Theories and Wage Differentials. 32. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948. The Payment of Wages Act, 1936. 33. The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976. 34. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. The Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. 35. Labour Welfare: Concept, Scope, Types, Theories and Principles. 36. Industrial Health and Hygiene, Industrial Accidents and safety, Occupational Diseases. 37. Social Security: Concept and Scope, Social Assistance and Social assurance. 38. Labour Market: Features, Demand and Supply of Labour, Nature and Composition of Indian Labour Force. 39. Unemployment and Underemployment, Types of Labour Market, Characteristics of Indian Labour Market. 40. New Dynamics of Labour Market in India, Economic Systems and Labor Market, Problems of Labour in India.
Environmental Sciences Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam
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Syllabus: 1. Fundamentals of Environmental Sciences: Definition, Principles and Scope of Environmental Science; Structure and composition of atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere; Interaction between Earth, Man and Environment. 2. Energy and Material Dynamics: Laws of thermodynamics, heat transfer processes, mass and energy transfer across various interfaces, material balance; Meteorological parameters - pressure, temperature, precipitation, humidity, mixing ratio, saturation mixing ratio, radiation and wind velocity, adiabatic lapse rate, environmental lapse rate; Wind roses. 3. Global Environmental Context and Resources: Biogeographic provinces of the world and agro-climatic zones of India; Concept of sustainable development; Natural resources and their assessment. 4. Geospatial Techniques and Environmental Awareness: Remote Sensing and GIS: Principles of remote sensing and GIS, Digital image processing and ground truthing, Application of remote sensing and GIS in land cover/land use planning and management (urban sprawling, vegetation study, forestry, natural resource), waste management and climate change; Environmental education and awareness; Environmental ethics. 5. Core Chemical Principles in Environment: Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry: Classification of elements, Stoichiometry, Gibbs’ energy, chemical potential, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibria, solubility of gases in water, the carbonate system, unsaturated and saturated hydrocarbons, radioisotopes; Composition of air: Particles, ions and radicals in the atmosphere, Chemical speciation. 6. Atmospheric and Aquatic Chemistry: Chemical processes in the formation of inorganic and organic particulate matters, thermochemical and photochemical reactions in the atmosphere, Oxygen and Ozone chemistry, Photochemical smog; Hydrological cycle, Water as a universal solvent, Concept of DO, BOD and COD, Sedimentation, coagulation, flocculation, filtration, pH and Redox potential (Eh). 7. Soil Chemistry and Toxicology: Inorganic and organic components of soils; Biogeochemical cycles – nitrogen, carbon, phosphorus and sulphur; Toxic chemicals: Pesticides and their classification and effects, Biochemical aspects of heavy metals (Hg, Cd, Pb, Cr) and metalloids (As, Se), CO, O3, PAN, VOC and POP, Carcinogens in the air. 8. Analytical Techniques in Environmental Chemistry: Principles of analytical methods: Titrimetry, Gravimetry, Bomb Calorimetry, Chromatography (Paper Chromatography, TLC, GC and HPLC), Flame photometry, Spectrophotometry (UV-VIS, AAS, ICP-AES, ICP-MS), Electrophoresis, XRF, XRD, NMR, FTIR, GC-MS, SEM, TEM. 9. Foundations of Ecology and Ecosystems: Ecology as an inter-disciplinary science, Origin of life and speciation, Human Ecology and Settlement; Ecosystem Structure (Biotic and Abiotic components) and functions (Energy flow in ecosystems, energy flow models, food chains and food webs, Biogeochemical cycles, Ecological succession). 10. Ecosystem Diversity and Stability: Species diversity, Concept of ecotone, edge effects, ecological habitats and niche; Ecosystem stability and factors affecting stability, Ecosystem services; Basis of Ecosystem classification and Types of Ecosystem: Desert (hot and cold), forest, rangeland, wetlands, lotic, lentic, estuarine (mangrove), Oceanic. 11. Biomes and Population Dynamics: Biomes: Concept, classification and distribution, Characteristics of different biomes: Tundra, Taiga, Grassland, Deciduous forest biome, Highland Icy Alpine Biome, Chapparal, Savanna, Tropical Rain forest; Population ecology: Characteristics of population, concept of carrying capacity, population growth and regulations, Population fluctuations, dispersion and metapopulation, Concept of ‘r’ and ‘k’ species, Keystone species. 12. Community Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation: Community ecology: Definition, community concept, types and interaction - predation, herbivory, parasitism and allelopathy, Biological invasions; Biodiversity and its conservation: Definition, types, importance of biodiversity and threats to biodiversity, Concept and basis of identification of ‘Hotspots’; hotspots in India, Measures of biodiversity, Strategies for biodiversity conservation: in situ, ex situ and in vitro conservation, National parks, Sanctuaries, Protected areas and Sacred groves in India, Concepts of gene pool, biopiracy and bio-prospecting. 13. Applied Ecology and Environmental Health: Concept of restoration ecology, Extinct, Rare, Endangered and Threatened flora and fauna of India; Concept of Industrial Ecology; Toxicology and Microbiology: Absorption, distribution and excretion of toxic agents, acute and chronic toxicity, concept of bioassay, threshold limit value, margin of safety, therapeutic index, biotransformation, Major water borne diseases and air borne microbes; Environmental Biotechnology: Bioremediation – definition, types and role of plants and microbes for in situ and ex situ remediation, Bioindicators, Biofertilizers, Biofuels and Biosensors. 14. Earth's Origin and Structure: Origin of earth; Primary geochemical differentiation and formation of core, mantle, crust, atmosphere and hydrosphere; Concept of minerals and rocks; Formation of igneous and metamorphic rocks; Controls on formation of landforms - tectonic including plate tectonic and climatic. 15. Earth's Climate Systems and Dynamics: Concept of steady state and equilibrium, Energy budget of the earth, Earth’s thermal environment and seasons; Coriolis force, pressure gradient force, frictional force, geo-strophic wind field, gradient wind; Climates of India, western disturbances, Indian monsoon, droughts, El Nino, La Nina; Concept of residence time and rates of natural cycles; Geophysical fields. 16. Geoprocesses and Soil Science: Weathering including weathering reactions, erosion, transportation and deposition of sediments; Soil forming minerals and process of soil formation, Identification and characterization of clay minerals, Soil physical and chemical properties, soil types and climate control on soil formation, Cation exchange capacity and mineralogical controls; Geochemical classification of elements, abundance of elements in bulk earth, crust, hydrosphere and biosphere, Partitioning of elements during surficial geologic processes, Geochemical recycling of elements; Paleoclimate. 17. Hydrogeology, Resources, and Hazards: Distribution of water in earth, hydrology and hydrogeology, major basins and groundwater provinces of India, Darcy’s law and its validity, groundwater fluctuations, hydraulic conductivity, groundwater tracers, land subsidence, effects of excessive use of groundwater, groundwater quality, Pollution of groundwater resources, Ghyben-Herzberg relation between fresh-saline water; Natural resource exploration and exploitation and related environmental concerns, Historical perspective and conservation of non-renewable resources; Natural Hazards: Catastrophic geological hazards - floods, landslides, earthquakes, volcanism, avalanche, tsunami and cloud bursts, Prediction of hazards and mitigation of their impacts. 18. Energy Sources - Solar and Fossil Fuels: Sun as source of energy; solar radiation and its spectral characteristics; Fossil fuels: classification, composition, physico-chemical characteristics and energy content of coal, petroleum and natural gas, Shale oil, Coal bed Methane, Gas hydrates, Gross-calorific value and net-calorific value. 19. Renewable and Nuclear Energy Technologies: Principles of generation of hydro-power, tidal energy, ocean thermal energy conversion, wind power, geothermal energy, solar energy (solar collectors, photo-voltaic modules, solar ponds); Nuclear energy - fission and fusion, Nuclear fuels, Nuclear reactor – principles and types; Bioenergy: methods to produce energy from biomass. 20. Environmental Impacts of Energy Use: Environmental implications of energy use; energy use pattern in India and the world, emissions of CO2 in developed and developing countries including India, radiative forcing and global warming; Impacts of large scale exploitation of solar, wind, hydro and nuclear energy sources. 21. Air Pollution - Sources, Monitoring, and Impacts: Air Pollution: Sources and types of Pollutants - Natural and anthropogenic sources, primary and secondary pollutants, Criteria air pollutants; Sampling and monitoring of air pollutants (gaseous and particulates); period, frequency and duration of sampling, Principles and instruments for measurements of (i) ambient air pollutants concentration and (ii) stack emissions; Indian National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Impact of air pollutants on human health, plants and materials; Acid rain. 22. Air Pollutant Dispersion and Control: Dispersion of air pollutants, Mixing height/depth, lapse rates, Gaussian plume model, line source model and area source model; Control devices for particulate matter: Principle and working of: settling chamber, centrifugal collectors, wet collectors, fabric filters and electrostatic precipitator; Control of gaseous pollutants through adsorption, absorption, condensation and combustion including catalytic combustion; Indoor air pollution, Vehicular emissions and Urban air quality. 23. Noise Pollution - Measurement and Control: Noise Pollution: Sources, weighting networks, measurement of noise indices (Leq, L10, L90, L50, LDN, TNI), Noise dose and Noise Pollution standards; Noise control and abatement measures: Active and Passive methods; Vibrations and their measurements; Impact of noise and vibrations on human health. 24. Water Pollution - Quality, Standards, and Treatment: Water Pollution: Types and sources of water pollution, Impact on humans, plants and animals; Measurement of water quality parameters: sampling and analysis for pH, EC, turbidity, TDS, hardness, chlorides, salinity, DO, BOD, COD, nitrates, phosphates, sulphates, heavy metals and organic contaminants, Microbiological analysis – MPN; Indian standards for drinking water (IS:10500, 2012); Drinking water treatment: Coagulation and flocculation, Sedimentation and Filtration, Disinfection and Softening; Wastewater Treatment: Primary, Secondary and Advanced treatment methods, Common effluent treatment plant. 25. Soil, Thermal, Marine, and Radioactive Pollution: Soil Pollution: Physico-chemical and biological properties of soil (texture, structure, inorganic and organic components), Analysis of soil quality, Soil Pollution control, Industrial effluents and their interactions with soil components, Soil micro-organisms and their functions - degradation of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers; Thermal Pollution: Sources of Thermal Pollution, Heat Islands, causes and consequences; Marine Pollution: Sources and impact of Marine Pollution, Methods of Abatement of Marine Pollution, Coastal management; Radioactive pollution – sources, biological effects of ionizing radiations, radiation exposure and radiation standards, radiation protection. 26. Solid Waste - Characteristics and Logistics: Solid Waste - types and sources; Solid waste characteristics, generation rates, solid waste components, proximate and ultimate analyses of solid wastes; Solid waste collection and transportation: container systems - hauled and stationary, layout of collection routes, transfer stations and transportation. 27. Solid Waste Processing, Recovery, and Disposal: Solid waste processing and recovery – Recycling, recovery of materials for recycling and direct manufacture of solid waste products, Electrical energy generation from solid waste (Fuel pellets, Refuse derived fuels), composting and vermicomposting, biomethanation of solid waste; Disposal of solid wastes – sanitary land filling and its management, incineration of solid waste. 28. Hazardous, E-waste, Fly Ash, and Plastic Waste Management: Hazardous waste – Types, characteristics and health impacts; Hazardous waste management: Treatment Methods – neutralization, oxidation reduction, precipitation, solidification, stabilization, incineration and final disposal; e-waste: classification, methods of handling and disposal; Fly ash: sources, composition and utilisation; Plastic waste: sources, consequences and management. 29. Environmental Assessment and Management Systems: Aims and objectives of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP), EIA Guidelines, Impact Assessment Methodologies, Procedure for reviewing EIA of developmental projects, Life-cycle analysis, costbenefit analysis; Guidelines for Environmental Audit, Environmental Planning as a part of EIA and Environmental Audit, Environmental Management System Standards (ISO14000 series). 30. EIA Notification, Eco-labeling, and Risk Assessment: EIA Notification, 2006 and amendments from time to time; Eco-labeling schemes; Risk Assessment - Hazard identification, Hazard accounting, Scenarios of exposure, Risk characterization and Risk management. 31. Core Environmental Legislation in India: Overview of Environmental Laws in India: Constitutional provisions in India (Article 48A and 51A), Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 amendments 1991, Forest Conservation Act, 1980, Indian Forest Act, Revised 1982, Biological Diversity Act, 2002, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 amended 1988 and Rules 1975, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 amended 1987 and Rules 1982, Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 and Rules 1986, Motor Vehicle Act, 1988. 32. Specific Waste Management and Safety Rules in India: The Hazardous and Other Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, The Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, The e-waste (Management) Rules 2016, The Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016, The Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical (Amendment) Rules, 2000, The Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2010 with Amendments; The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 and Rules 1991, Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, Coastal Regulation Zones (CRZ) 1991 amended from time to time. 33. National Environmental Policies and International Agreements: National Forest Policy, 1988, National Water Policy, 2002, National Environmental Policy, 2006; Environmental Conventions and Agreements: Stockholm Conference on Human Environment 1972, Montreal Protocol, 1987, Conference of Parties (COPs), Basel Convention (1989, 1992), Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (1971), Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro, 1992, Agenda-21, Global Environmental Facility (GEF), Convention on Biodiversity (1992), UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, 1997, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Earth Summit at Johannesburg, 2002, RIO+20, UN Summit on Millennium Development Goals, 2000, Copenhagen Summit, 2009; IPCC, UNEP, IGBP. 34. Statistical Fundamentals in Environmental Science: Attributes and Variables: types of variables, scales of measurement, measurement of Central tendency and Dispersion, Standard error, Moments – measure of Skewness and Kurtosis; Basic concept of probability theory, Sampling theory. 35. Statistical Distributions and Hypothesis Testing: Distributions - Normal, log-normal, Binomial, Poisson, t, ?2 (chi-square) and F-distribution; Correlation, Regression, tests of hypothesis (t-test, ?2- test ANOVA: one-way and two-way); significance and confidence limits. 36. Environmental Modelling Approaches: Approaches to development of environmental models; linear, simple and multiple regression models, validation and forecasting; Models of population growth and interactions: Lotka-Voltera model, Leslie’s matrix model. 37. Global Environmental Challenges and National Action Plans: Global Environmental Issues – Biodiversity loss, Climate change, Ozone layer depletion, Sea level rise, International efforts for environmental protection; National Action Plan on Climate Change (Eight National missions – National Solar Mission, National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency, National Mission on Sustainable Habitat, National Water Mission, National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem, National Mission for a ‘Green India’, National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture, National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change). 38. Key Environmental Issues and Conservation Efforts in India: Current Environmental Issues in India: Environmental issues related to water resource projects - Narmada dam, Tehri dam, Almatti dam, Cauvery and Mahanadi, Hydro-power projects in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal and North-Eastern States; Water conservation-development of watersheds, Rain water harvesting and ground water recharge, National river conservation plan – Namami Gange and Yamuna Action Plan, Eutrophication and restoration of lakes, Conservation of wetlands, Ramsar sites in India; Soil erosion, reclamation of degraded land, desertification and its control; Climate change - adaptability, energy security, food security and sustainability. 39. Conservation Movements, Wildlife Projects, and Sustainable Practices in India: Forest Conservation – Chipko movement, Appiko movement, Silent Valley movement and Gandhamardhan movement, People Biodiversity register; Wild life conservation projects: Project tiger, Project Elephant, Crocodile Conservation, GOI-UNDP Sea Turtle project, Indo-Rhino vision; Carbon sequestration and carbon credits; Waste Management – Swachha Bharat Abhiyan; Sustainable Habitat: Green Building, GRIHA Rating Norms; Vehicular emission norms in India. 40. Environmental Health Issues and Major Disasters: Epidemiological Issues: Fluorosis, Arsenocosis, Goitre, Dengue; Environmental Disasters: Minnamata Disaster, Love Canal Disaster, Bhopal Gas Disaster, 1984, Chernobyl Disaster, 1986, Fukusima Daiichi nuclear disaster, 2011.