Grade 10

Caring for our Basic Resources
(i) Caring for our Soil
(a) Causes and consequences of soil erosion.
(b) Soil conservation strategies.
- Contour bunding.
- Tree breaks.
- Check dams.
(c) Fuel wood crisis.
(d) Waste generation - its toxicity and its impact on life and land.
(e) Treatment of wastes.
- Effluent treatment plants.
- Biological treatment.
- Strategies to reuse waste.
- Combating deforestation.
(f) Alternatives to timber.
(ii) Caring for our Air
(a) Technical methods to control air pollution.
(b) Strategies to reduce air pollution –
- Economic
- Technical
- Traffic management
(c) Legislation as a means to reduce air pollution.
(d) Remote sensing satellites and their applications.
(e) International norms on air pollution.
(iii) Caring for our Water
(a) Technique of Watershed Management.
(b) Rain water harvesting
- Roof water harvesting through percolation pits, etc.
- Water harvesting in rural areas through check dams, bunds, etc.
(c) Small dams vs. large dams.
(d) Water recycling.
(e) Alternatives to existing sewage treatment like dry compost toilets.

Resource use
(i) Impact of globalisation on environment.
(ii) Role of NGOs in sustaining environment.
(iii) Evolving a sustainable growth paradigm, eg. Gandhi. Large-scale development vs. village community based self-sufficient growth.
(iv) North -South divide.

Appropriate Eco Friendly Technologies
(i) Scope and limitation of indigenous technology and modern technology.
(ii) Need for developing intermediate and appropriate technology.
(iii) Developing least cost options.
(iv) Natural resource accounting.
Initiatives You can take
(i) In my local environment.
(ii) In my future career choice.
(iii) In supporting initiative in my State or Country.