Social awareness about environment is a recent phenomenon. Initially environment referred only to the physical, chemical and biological aspects. Nowadays, it also includes the manmade social, cultural, economic and technological aspects. All these aspects are interrelated in a complex manner and one cannot look at them separately. Since 1950, limited efforts have been made to create awareness about environment. These efforts were mainly directed at conservation and preservation of environment. As history shows, this approach did have some effect as far as creation of awareness amongst the ‘elite group’ is concerned. But this movement has not become a mass movement even till today. Awareness about environment is necessary to facilitate conservation and regeneration of the environmental resources. Preserving the environment is the need of the hour. Restoring degraded environment, through comparatively difficult, is an equally necessary measure. It is in this context that ideas have started emerging on the creation of social awareness about environment. It is felt that rational use and continued improvement of the environmental potential for the betterment of mankind requires a broad and dynamic view to take care of the many aspects of this problem.