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New Delhi: Another important initiative has been started to connect the youth with the environment amidst challenges like climate change, in which every student pursuing graduation, whether it is an engineering or management student, will now be given compulsory admission. learning environment. In this, along with making them aware of the dangers related to the environment, they will also be taught to adopt an environment-friendly lifestyle. By doing this study they will also get four additional credit points, which will be recorded in the list of marks or degree awarded after the study.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has written a letter to all universities and colleges directing them to make environmental education mandatory for students studying at the undergraduate level. The Commission has also released a curriculum for environmental education designed for the undergraduate level. It covers local issues related to the environment, pollution, its threats and related laws, as well as the harmony between man and the environment. The Commission has prepared this curriculum after making environmental education mandatory for all students in the new National Education Policy. Under the credit framework prepared under this, students will have to study for at least 30 hours for one credit mark. In such a situation, to get four credit points, students will also have to do at least 160 hours of environmental studies during their course period. This also includes practical.
Although the initiative to impart environmental education to students at the undergraduate level was started after the instructions of the Supreme Court, it has not been implemented effectively yet. However, now UGC has taken up the responsibility of preparing its curriculum as well as preparing teachers for it. It is believed that if the youth become aware of the environment by giving them environmental education during their lifetime, they will also help in its maintenance.
