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Department of “Environmental studies” was established in 1988. Apart from academics, it has various aspects of different activities, competitions, study tours etc. All these activities promote students to understand importance of this subject in their studies and different environmental issues. Especially study tours take them close to the nature which helps them to understand concepts of biodiversity conservation.

• To make students aware of environment, its components etc.
• To make students aware of human interferences in the environment.
• They will understand the various techniques of environment management.
• To understand the development and modifications in industrial sector with respect to environment sustainability.

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• Qualified and experienced faculties.
• The faculties have
• Good knowledge of the subjects.
• Eager to reach out to the disadvantaged students.
• Consistently striving to improve pedagogy.
• Conduct field visits to nature park
• Organized Online Certification courses like Nature photography etc.
• Students participate in departmental activities such as competitions, surveys for both the subjects etc.
• Students respond well in question answer sessions of the topics and group discussions.

• Students demand explanations in their regional language rather than English language as they are more comfortable in their mothertounge.

• Students have more opportunities in intra departmental activities, such as best out of waste competition, ecofriendly rangoli competition, poster competition where they actually study the concept of environmental conservation and sustainability.
• They can participate in survey based activity which is conducted by dept. of EVS every year.
• Students will understand FC subject more through project work, street plays, PowerPoint presentations etc.

• To arrange more guidance sessions for students for specific topic
• To involve them in more research based activities.
• To inculcate the knowledge of recycle, reuse, reduce through field visits.

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Date: 19th may 2020
Resource person: Dr. Bharat Bhushan Sharma
Period- 2 hrs
Participants: 160

Objective: The aim was to give knowledge about positive changes in environment during lockdown period and severe effects of same on human behavior and economy.

Department of EVS conducted webinar on “Environment & Human Behaviour’, on 19th May 2020. More than 160 participants attended this webinar from different parts of states throughout India.

The eminent speaker of the webinar was Dr. Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Principal of VazeKelkarcollege, Mulund. Sir enlightened on the topic of changes in relationship of environment and human behavior since past till now and during COVID times. He spoke about positive changes in environment during lockdown period and also severe effects of it on human behavior and economy. The main domain of the webinar was effect of neurotransmitters on human behavior. He explained it very well how the hormones will work and how can we become more happy by regulating neurotransmitters. The webinar was very informative and all the participants enjoyed the discussion and question answer session thoroughly.

We all are very grateful to Dr. B. B. Sharma sir for this wonderful webinar.

• Webinar on “Environment & Human Behaviour’
• Poster competition on ‘Pollution free Diwali’
• Intercollegiate Quiz competition by department of EVS and nature Club
• Quiz competition by department of FC
• Best out of waste competition
• A National Webinar on “Food Waste Management in Modern Era”

• Poster competition on “Environment Conservation”
• Best out of waste
• Ecofriendly rangoli competition
• Study tour at ‘Sanjay Gandhi National Park’

• Poster competition on “Impacts of ganapati immersion”
• Best out of waste
• Study tour at ‘Sanjay Gandhi National Park’
• Guidance lecture on waste management

• Ecofriendly Rangoli competition
• Best out waste
• Poster making on “Environment degradation”
• Noise pollution survey

• Environment Day Celebration
• Best out of waste
• Powerpoint presentation
• Poster making on Environment Conservation
• Survey on solid waste management