A.Sameena, S.M.S. Gowda

ABSTRACT

The understanding of Environmental Challenges and their root causes has evolved and sharpened with progress of time. Internationally Environmental thinkers and Educators had long back understood the inextricable relationship between environment and Development. Internationally American chemical Society ACS and Institute of Green Chemistry IGS are contributing considerably by offering UG courses and Projects for the progress of Green Chemistry and sustainable development .Most of the developed countries also started offering UG courses in Green chemistry and Environmental sciences. In India at least a short term course in Green chemistry is necessary for science undergraduates and teachers. In the present study the overall awareness results of Green chemistry and Green Business were investigated among undergraduate Science and Commerce students respectively of Bangalore city. Some good Colleges were selected under different categories. The awareness was monitored through the questionnaires. The results were analyzed .For a better awareness and understanding of Green Chemistry a short term course curriculum design has been purposed. Further more for a better awareness and understanding of environmental sciences few topics for the curriculum have been suggested. Keywords: Environmental Education (EE); Education for Sustainable Development (ESD); Green Chemistry; Pollution Remediation; Sustainability; Environmental Protection AgencyGreen Business Management BMP; Green Products; Green House Gases GHG ;Climate Change; Renewable Technologies, Green and Clean Technology.