Listof Projeets Government website (http:/lcensusindia.

1.
Visit any farmer who gov. in).Make agraphical representation
practices organic
farming and make a report of the changes scen and discuss the
on type of
compost/ bio fertilizers used, cost of change in your classroom.
fertilizer with respect to chemical 7. Study the local community traditions in
fertilizer. Also get the information on your locality by talking to elderly people
bio pesticides used ond the in your house or neighborhood and
these bio pesticides. content of
highlight the points which favour
Findout your carbon footprint' by environmental protection.
using
footprint cakculator from the internet. 8 Visit the local grocery shop mall and
After calculating the footprint list down list down all the products that are
steps that you can do to reduce available which have eco marks. List
carbon
footprint. Calculate the foot print after why are they registeredas ecofriendly.
taking necessary steps and make a Make atable listing the product name,
report on it. product and the company names. They
3. Conduct a projcct in your can also be organic products.
find out solid waste disposallocality
to
in your 9. Visit any nature tourism site and make a
locality. Make a poster to reduce the report on why it is visited? How many
waste and improve the Waste
people visit the site every year? Make a
management in the community. list of environmental impacts observed
due to tourism and suggest preventive
4. Carry out energy audit of your house measures.
based on guidelines given in the book
and write steps to reduce the use of 10. Carry out 'Green Audit' of your college/
school campus as per the guidelines
energy. Study your electricity bil before
and after taking steps. That is the given in the book.
conclusion of your project. 11. Visit the solid waste dumping site of

5. your locality. Prepare the report on

Visit the nearest hospital/ doctor in your
volume generated per day, how dumping
locality. Prepare a questionnaire to talk affects the surrounding. Take the
to the doctor on the increase or decrease
interviews of localpeople staying in the
in the patients and the types of diseases surrounding area on how they are
reported. Write the report on what are affected. Prepare a poster suggesting
the causes of diseases and preventive measures to reduce the waste.
measures which can be taken. Make a
12. Repot the weather changes experienced
report of thesame.
by you and other people in your area in
6. Study population status of your village/ the previous year. Make a report on how
town/ city for past twenty years(since it is affecting your own local
census is conducted every ten years) environment.
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13. Survey thelocal water resources in your farmers how it has affected the
area and its quality of water. (use ogriculture and document it in tabular
quidelines from the book) Write on form. Write down control measures to
causes of pollution and suggest reduce the same.
preventive measures to be taken. 20. Survey the various water conservation
J4. Study the water quality of tube wells in proctices in the locality. Write about the
vour areo. Prepare a table showing benefits of the project to the people. It
location, causes of pollution, since when can be drip irrigation, roof top harvesting
waterquality of bore wellchanged? Is in urban area or watershed development
in rural area.
there water available whole year or it is
scasonal? Get the information from 21. Study the drinkingwater supply system
clderly people from the area. Write in your area. What is the source of
down suggestions for its improvement. drinking water, where water is purified
and how it gets distributed in the
15 Visit a local industry and study the
environmental impacts of it in the locality. Study what happens to the
waste water drainage.
surrounding area. Carry out interviews
of the local people about their views on 22. Study the local or nearby dam and write
down the environmental issues
the industry.
concerning the dam and the locality.
16. Survey the local rainwater harvesting
installations if any in your locality. List 23. Study air pollution in the area using the
down how it has benefitted the area. AQI app. Do the monitoring for one
month every week. Write conclusions
17. Visit few farms in your area and study based on your observations.
the agricutural loss due to insects or
24. Use sound level app to study the sound
pests in the agricultural practices in pollution in the area. Measure the noise
recent years. Make a table documenting
the name of crop, type of disease, levels at market place, school, hospital,
traffic signal. Prepare a detail report on
monitory losses incurred, causes of
problem according to the farmer. it. Prepare a poster suggesting measures
to reduce noise levels and its harmful
18. Study mixed farming practices in the effects.
locality with respect to sequence of 25. Survey the biodiversity of your schooV
crops, advantages ofit, types ofvarieties college campus. Prepare a eco audit
grown, benefits of each crop to the
report.
farmer with respect to economics, yield
26. Write down the environmental issues in
quality and quantity. your village/ city / area on the basis of
19. Visit your area to get the information on the following points: a) Population
the various weeds present in the locality. growth b) Solid waste problem c)
Prepare a map showing the area Pollution d) Documentation of
occupied by the weed. Ask the local biodiversity.
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27. Visit the nearest historic area Some international
(eg. fort) environmental activity days
and write down number of the visitors,
purpose of visit by people, historical Sr.
Name of the activity day Date
importance of the place and write No
about the environmental issues there. World Wetlands Day February
1. 2nd
28. Write down the information about
2
World WildlifeDay March 3rd
environmental protection organizations
in your area, the work that they have International Day of Ac March 14th
3. tion for Rivers
done in last few years.
World Consumer Rights March
29. Prepare statewise list of tribal 4
Day 15th
communities in India. Explain the March
special characteristics of cach. 5. Global Recycling Day 18th
Describethe traditions ofenvironmental 6 World Sparrow Day March 20th
conservation practices in the tribal
community. International Day of March 21lst
7.
Forests
30. Participate in watershed management
8. World Planting Day March 21lst
activity in nearby area. Prepare a
report on water shed management March
9. World Water Day 22nd
techniques used in that area. Explain
the importance of these techniques. 10. Earth Day April 22nd
31. Visit alocal distributer of chemical
pesticides and make a detail list of
11. World Biodiversity Day May 22nd
commonly used pesticides in the area 3rd Friday
12. Bike-to-Work Day
and used for which crops. Write about of May
their impacts on human health and 13. World Environment Day June Sth
environment.
14. World Population Day July 1lth

15. International Tiger Day July 29th

16.
International Ozone September
Layer Preservation day 16th
October
17. World Animal Day 4th
October
18. Energy Efficiency Day 5th

19. International Day of October

Climate Action 24th
December
20. World Soil Day 5th

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