Sri Guru Gobind Singh College actively promotes environmental sustainability through several green initiatives on the campus. The Department of Chemistry contributes to these efforts by adopting alternative green methodologies and using safer chemicals in undergraduate and postgraduate laboratory practicals. Students are encouraged to compare conventional and green methods, enabling them to gain practical insight into green chemistry pedagogy. In addition, the faculty’s research activities focus on developing greener approaches for the synthesis of nanoparticles, which include utilizing non-toxic solvents and renewable resources to minimize environmental impact.

Chemistry Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemistry Master of Science (M.S.)

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1. Teaching green chemistry principles in the existing undergraduate and postgraduate courses
2. Introducing sustainable laboratory practices across our teaching labs
3. Organising seminars and workshops on Green Chemistry for teaching and spreading awareness among students
4. Designing a new add-on certificate course based on sustainability and Green chemistry principles

1. Website of Beyond Benign
2. Green Chemistry and the Ten Commandments of Sustainability by Stanley E. Manahan
3. Fundamentals of Green Chemistry by Bashir Ahmad Dar
4. Green chemistry-related review and research articles