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for all sections of society. The topics regarding habitat are found in the textbooks of
related to environment are suitably infused biology, geography, economics, chemistry and
with different science and social science physics. Thus environmental education is a
subjects at all school stages. Understanding compulsory part of the syllabus in the schools
of the environment in its totality, both natural throughout the country.
and social and their interactive process, the
environmental problem and the ways and Despite these major initiatives, there appears
means to preserve the environment is given to be still very inadequate exposure of the
due importance. students to their ‘habitat’. There is little active
learning from the natural and social worlds
At the primary stage, in most states/ around them. The prescribed activities may
UnionTerritories, integrated textbooks on simply be routinely taught as a set-material
environmental studies have been prescribed. to be memorized through teaching in the
In some state boards environmental concepts classroom, instead of being pursued by the
have also been integrated into language students on their own with an open mind.
and mathematics, while in some others EVS Simple changes like unplugging chargers or
(Environmental Science) has been bifurcated switching off lights, proper use of paper before
as science and social science for which separate its recycling, planting trees can bring a big
textbooks-cum-workbooks have been prescribed. impact on the environment. If cleanliness and
hygiene be a part of curriculum, students would
Besides, environmental education, concepts develop these aspects as their habits. If these
related to environmental concerns like global aspects become a part of individual life, it would
warming, pollution, ozone depletion, climate be easy to maintain the nation clean and green.
change, conservation of resources, awareness
How Safe is Water?
Water is one of the basic requirements for Shreya Gorai
the sustenance of life on earth. Pollution
of water is one of the major challenges that we In India, significant arsenic contamination in
are facing today. This has led to the stark fall groundwater was detected in the year 1983 in
in the amount of water that is fit for human WestBengalwhensomevillagerswerediagnosed
consumption. to be suffering from arsenicosis. At present the
arsenic contamination in ground water is found
Arsenic pollution in groundwater, used in Jharkhand in Sahibganj district. Sahibgunj is
for drinking purposes, has been envisaged one of the 22 districts in the state situated on
as a problem of global concern. Arsenic the western bank of river Ganges facing Maldah
contamination in drinking water has been district in the eastern bank. Maldah is one of the
reported from many parts of our country nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal.
such as West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam Total area of Sahibgunj district is divided into
and Uttar Pradesh. The common symptoms nine community development blocks namely
of chronic arsenic toxicity due to prolonged Sahibgunj, Rajmahal, Taljhari, Udhawa,
drinking of arsenic contaminated water are Barharwa, Pathna, Berhait, Borio and Mandro.
pigmentation and keratosis and cancer of skin. Tube well and well samples were collected from
each of these blocks and analyzed. After analysis
For every tones of paper recycled, 17 trees are saved
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related to environment are suitably infused biology, geography, economics, chemistry and
with different science and social science physics. Thus environmental education is a
subjects at all school stages. Understanding compulsory part of the syllabus in the schools
of the environment in its totality, both natural throughout the country.
and social and their interactive process, the
environmental problem and the ways and Despite these major initiatives, there appears
means to preserve the environment is given to be still very inadequate exposure of the
due importance. students to their ‘habitat’. There is little active
learning from the natural and social worlds
At the primary stage, in most states/ around them. The prescribed activities may
UnionTerritories, integrated textbooks on simply be routinely taught as a set-material
environmental studies have been prescribed. to be memorized through teaching in the
In some state boards environmental concepts classroom, instead of being pursued by the
have also been integrated into language students on their own with an open mind.
and mathematics, while in some others EVS Simple changes like unplugging chargers or
(Environmental Science) has been bifurcated switching off lights, proper use of paper before
as science and social science for which separate its recycling, planting trees can bring a big
textbooks-cum-workbooks have been prescribed. impact on the environment. If cleanliness and
hygiene be a part of curriculum, students would
Besides, environmental education, concepts develop these aspects as their habits. If these
related to environmental concerns like global aspects become a part of individual life, it would
warming, pollution, ozone depletion, climate be easy to maintain the nation clean and green.
change, conservation of resources, awareness
How Safe is Water?
Water is one of the basic requirements for Shreya Gorai
the sustenance of life on earth. Pollution
of water is one of the major challenges that we In India, significant arsenic contamination in
are facing today. This has led to the stark fall groundwater was detected in the year 1983 in
in the amount of water that is fit for human WestBengalwhensomevillagerswerediagnosed
consumption. to be suffering from arsenicosis. At present the
arsenic contamination in ground water is found
Arsenic pollution in groundwater, used in Jharkhand in Sahibganj district. Sahibgunj is
for drinking purposes, has been envisaged one of the 22 districts in the state situated on
as a problem of global concern. Arsenic the western bank of river Ganges facing Maldah
contamination in drinking water has been district in the eastern bank. Maldah is one of the
reported from many parts of our country nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal.
such as West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam Total area of Sahibgunj district is divided into
and Uttar Pradesh. The common symptoms nine community development blocks namely
of chronic arsenic toxicity due to prolonged Sahibgunj, Rajmahal, Taljhari, Udhawa,
drinking of arsenic contaminated water are Barharwa, Pathna, Berhait, Borio and Mandro.
pigmentation and keratosis and cancer of skin. Tube well and well samples were collected from
each of these blocks and analyzed. After analysis
For every tones of paper recycled, 17 trees are saved
24
