Environmental Science
- Overview
- Programs Offered
- Activities
- Highlights
- Faculty
Overview
The Department of Environmental Science is on the mission to research in detail on environmental impact and identify multiple problems with their root cause. Study and approach each problem in an innovative way to identify a technological solution helping resolve those problems. Our approach is to ensure each impact to environment is sensed, measured, recorded and reported to create an accountability framework. Once data is captured and available, it can be utilized in multiple ways to create different analytical framework support a lot of decision making. Hence the Departments mission is to create awareness, represent facts, and achieve their commitment to the environment in terms of saving on trees cut, reduction in land, water, air pollution, reduction in CO2 emission.
Inception - 1993
Vision
Empowering students with required skills for protecting our fragile environment.
Mission
A Commitment towards practicing and preaching activities that leads to a pollution-free environment.
Head of the Department
Dr ( Mrs). Helen R. Kennedy, Associate Prof., M.Sc, B.Ed., M.Phil, and PGD Pollution analysis, Ph.D.
Email : evs@mccblr.edu.in
Dual Discipline Program
2016 - 2017
- Horamavu Agara Kere cleaning drive on 16th July 2016.
- Visit to kasa rasa- an initiative of Saahas , an NGO for effective waste management on 20th August 2016.
- Tree mapping censusfrom 29th Nov to 19th Dec.
- Volunteered and participated in Neralu- Bangalore Tree Festival 0n 18th Feb 2017.
- Organised a E-waste awareness and Collection drive in Vasantnagar on 23rd Feb 2017
- “Knowledge Partnerships to Advance UN Sustainable Development Goals"
an International Interdisciplinary Conference November 17-18, 2017, Mysuru, India.
2017 - 2018
- Visit to Toyota Kirloskar motors.
- Celebrated Silver Jubilee of the department and world environment day by participating in #give up pledge with WWF.
- Environmental awareness day celebration on June 14th 2018.
- Eco friendly Christmas celebration.
- Urban gardening and smart cities courses.
- Bird watching in Lalbhag.
- Nature walk at IISC and Hebbal lake.
- Awareness drive on waste segregation in college.
- Arranged Eco friendly Ganesha making competition on science day.
- Arranged Green hunt and illustration competition during Cul week.
- Participated in wildlife walk organised by forest department of Karnataka to create awareness on the importance of big cats.
- Arranged Debate on “banning plastics – The ultimate solution” during Cul-ah.
- Attended Environmental mapping workshop at Bohemian house.
- Attended sustainability conference organised by talking earth at Bohemian house.
2018 - 2019
- World environment day celebration on 5th June 2018.
- A logo competition was also held where students were expected to come up with a logo and environmental policy for the college 14th June 2018.
- Smart city workshop.
- Urban Gardening workshop.
- Bird watching at lalbagh.
- Awareness campaign on waste segregation.
- Eco-friendly Ganesha making workshop.
2019 - 2020
- Event : Seminar on 7th June 2019
Organizing Committee : Department of Environmental Science, Bangalore University.
Details : Theme of the seminar - Air pollution. Final year students presented the poster in the seminar and won the best poster award. - Event : Seminar on 8th October 2019
Organizing Committee : Department of Environmental Science, Bangalore Central University.
Details : Final years attended a seminar on the water crisis. - Event : Seminar and visit to E Parisaraa Pvt Ltd. on 23rd November 2019.
Organizing Committee :Zero Waste Society of India And Electrochemical Society of India
Details : Seminar on Wealth From Waste; Series-1. - Event : World Environment day on 19th June 2019.
Organizing Committee : Department of Environmental Science, Mount Carmel College, Autonomous. - Event : Questathon 26th June 2019.
Organizing Committee : Department of Environmental Science, Mount Carmel College, Autonomous
Details : Quiz conducted on the occasion of freshers’ day. - Event : Competition 6th July 2019.
Organizing Committee : Department of Environmental Science, Mount Carmel College, Autonomous
Details : Conducted by Green Skill Academy. - Event : Tree plantation on 7th July 2019.
Organizing Committee : Wilson Garden. - Event : Debate competition 18th July 2019.
Organizing Committee :Department of Environmental Science, Mount Carmel College, Autonomous
Details : Conducted on the occasion of cul-week day 2. - Event :Plantation program
Organizing Committee :Department of Environmental Science, Mount Carmel College, Autonomous
Details : First year and second years went for plantation program conducted by hasiru mission. - Event : Seed ball making workshop 23th August 2019.
Organizing Committee : Department of Environmental Science, Mount Carmel College, Autonomous
Details : Conducted on occasion of science day at Mount Carmel College, Autonomous. - Event : Eco-friendly ganesha making workshop 30th August 2019.
Organizing Committee : Department of Environmental Science, Mount Carmel College, Autonomous
Details : Conducted for teachers before Ganesh Chaturthi. - Event : CUl-ah 14th December 2019.
Organizing Committee : Department of Environmental Science, Mount Carmel College, Autonomous
Details : Green engine – Intercollegiate Competition was conducted. - Event : Talk on conservation of lakes 13th January 2020
Organizing Committee : Department of Environmental Science, Mount Carmel College, Autonomous
Details : i) Theme: Conservation of lakes
Key note speaker- Dr. Hita Unnikrishnan
ii)Devarbeesanahalli lake conservation –case study
Speaker-Mrs Shalini Gopalkrishnan - Event : Swachh Bharat Pakhwada 16th to 31st January 2020.
Organizing Committee : Department of Environmental Science, Mount Carmel College, Autonomous
Details : To spread awareness on cleanliness as part of its 'Swachhta Abhiyan', the Ministry of Shipping is celebrating Swachh Bharat Pakhwada from 16th -31st January, 2020.
2020 - 2021
- Event : Online competitions on 3rd June 2020.
Details : On the theme -Environment the following competitions were conducted.
1. Drawing/painting
2. Poetry
3. Best manager - Event : Webinar on 5th June 2020.
Details : On the occasion of World Environment day, a webinar on eco-entrepreneurship was conducted.
Resource Person : Ms. Kshama Rangan, Skills development specialist from Centre of sustainable development, Green Skills Academy, Bangalore - Event : Webinar on 16th August 2020.
Details : A webinar on wildlife photography and conservation was conducted.
Resource Person : Mr.Raghav Gupta, an IRS officer by profession and a wildlife photographer by passion. - Event : Competition Fashion for passion on 9th September 2020.
Details : On the occasion of freshers day, a fashion with Recycled apparel and accessories competition was conducted. - Event : Competition Improv all-stars on 24th September 2020.
Details : On the occasion of cul-week, an improv competition was conducted. - Event : Workshop- Grow Sustainable on 27th February 2021.
Details : Fund-raiser. Workshop on organic paint, dreamcatcher, floor cleaner, soap, holi colour, and string art. - Event : Workshop-Ecoville on 4th March 2021.
Details : Workshop on organic product making.
Resource Person : Mrs. Anita Odekar, founder of Odekar Naturals. - Event : Competition- Neuron Knots on 9th March 2021 to 12th March 2021.
Details : Cul-ah Preliminary: Quiz and sudoku Finals: Treasure Hunt - Event : Gaia on 12th March 2021.
Details :1st edition of the magazine was released - Event : Karakaushalya on 19th March 2021.
Details : Exhibition cum sale of eco-friendly products - Event : World water day- Webinar on 19th March 2021.
Details : Webinar on ocean resource and sustainability. - Event : Webinar (GIS & RS) on 22nd March 2021
Resourse Person : By Dr. Manjunath- basics of remote sensing and GIS were taught. - Event : World Forest Day workshop on 23rd March 2021.
Details : Workshop on seed ball making , orchid cultivation, and distribution of vegetable seeds