Elec13

Understand what natural resources are, how they are classified, and why their management is central to agriculture and development.

Land use statistics, soil erosion types, USLE formula, land capability classification, and conservation practices for ELEC 13 Natural Resources Management.

Hydrological cycle, groundwater, water quality parameters, watershed management, rainwater harvesting, and waterlogging solutions for ELEC 13.

Types of Indian forests, Champion & Seth classification, National Forest Policy 1988, social forestry, JFM, and afforestation programmes for ELEC 13.

Levels of biodiversity, India's mega-diversity, hotspots, HIPPO threats, in-situ and ex-situ conservation, Protected Area network, and CBD for ELEC 13.

CPR definition, rural importance, Ostrom's theory, JFM, and key environmental laws (EPA 1986, FCA 1980, WPA 1972, BDA 2002, NGT 2010) for ELEC 13.

EIA definition, India's EIA Notification 2006, screening, scoping, baseline study, impact prediction, EMP, public hearing, Leopold matrix for ELEC 13.

Learn how sustainable development, policy frameworks, and governance approaches shape natural-resource management.