Course description:
This course describes the diverse problems of the environment and the approaches toward their solution or mitigation in connection to the modern or classical methods of biotechnology. It describes the significance in conservation of environmental resources and biodiversity, provision for alternate sources of energy, biological control of pests and pathogens, purification of environment, mitigation of problems of chemical fertilizers , and most important of all, improvement in the quality of life.
Course Aims:
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
This course aims to give the students a comprehensive idea of the different facets of environment in which the emerging biotechnology has started playing a significant role and the future possibilities it holds.
It attempts to exploit some of the basic biological processes in cost-effective manners towards the amelioration of the degrading eco-health and eco-resources.
Course outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- The students should be able to understand the fundamentals of environmental biotechnology
- The students should be able to draw the attention towards the possibilities of utilization of bio-methodologies in restoring ecohealth.