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Survival of human beings on the earth depends on existence of clean and healthy environment. Today the conservation of environment and prevention of environmental degradation are crucial challenges before the human beings. But man's struggle towards a better life and higher standard of living demanded higher consumption of natural resources. This has resulted in environmental degradation. Environmental problems are not the problems of developing countries like India, But it is concerned with the whole globe. The issue of environmental problems and environmental education have been widely discussed in last three decades all over the world at several national and international workshop, seminars and conferences. People started realizing the urgent need of environmental need of environmental need of education which will help individuals and social groups to acquire awareness, develop attitudes, skills and abilities and participate in solving real life problems. Recognizing the need and importance of environmental education in India, recently several efforts have been made to reorient and reorganize school education and establish environmental education more formally. School textbooks, in all subjects and at all levels, have been revised to integrate environmental concepts. The effects of these curricular revisions will not be sustained unless they are coupled with appropriate changes in teacher education curriculum. Efforts have been made to develop curriculum and other support materials for introducing environmental education at all levels of teacher education in the country .Incorporating environmental education in teacher education involves deliberating several issues relating to content, learning and teaching methodologies, materials development and capacity building requirements for its effective implementation. National Council Of Teacher Education has also included a course related to environmental issues in its teacher education curriculum framework in order to make future teachers more aware as well as concerned about their natural environment.