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Environment and Sustainable Development — Syllabus

NIOS · Class 10 · Economics

What Environment and Sustainable Development covers in NIOS Class 10 Economics: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.

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4 Topics · NIOS Class 10 Economics · 2026-27

Topics in Environment and Sustainable Development

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1. Environment: Meaning and Importance

  • The environment includes both biotic and abiotic components.
  • Biotic elements are living parts such as birds, animals, plants, and forests.
  • Abiotic elements are non-living parts such as air, water, rocks, and the sun.
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2. Resources: Renewable and Non-renewable

  • Renewable resources are replenished easily over time and can be used without possibility of depletion.
  • Trees in forests and fishes in the ocean are renewable resources.
  • Non-renewable resources can get exhausted or depleted over time as they are used up.
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3. Pollution

  • Pollution is an undesirable change in the quality of a natural resource or ecosystem.
  • A pollutant is a waste material or substance that causes this undesirable change.
  • Pollution may harm life immediately or over a long period.
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4. Air Pollution

  • Air pollution causes difficulty in breathing, wheezing, coughing, and aggravation of respiratory and cardiac conditions.
  • Worldwide more deaths per year are linked to air pollution than to automobile accidents.
  • The World Health Organization states that 2.4 million people die each year from causes directly attributable to air pollution.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Environment and Sustainable Development

EnvironmentResourcesPollutionDegradationDepletion of resourcesSustainable developmentMeasures for sustainabilityEnvironmental protection agencies

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What are the important topics in Environment and Sustainable Development for NIOS Class 10 Economics?
Key topics in Environment and Sustainable Development include Environment: Meaning and Importance, Resources: Renewable and Non-renewable, Pollution, Air Pollution. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the NIOS Class 10 board exam.
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