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Introduction: Global warming means average increase in the earth’s temperature and is considered as a major health issue of the 21st century and E-waste is the issue of electronic garbage its also harm of living animals and E-waste is the issu of electronic garbage its also harm of living animals Objectives:1] To find out the awareness and knowledge about global warming among the school students 2]. To find out the awareness and knowledge about E-waste among the school students. Materials and Methods: Self administered questionnaire was used to collect information from 1050 randomly selected school students of three different medium. Statistical analyses were performed with the perceantage of each quetions Ethical clearance, informed consent and assent were obtained. Results: a) 22.9% of the student have high level of about the knowledge of the global warming and e-waste b) 25.9% of the student have high level of awareness about the causes of the global warming and e-waste c) 27.6% of the student have high level of awareness about effect of the global warming and e-waste d) 28% of the student have high level of awareness of global problem. e) 25.1% of the student have high level of awareness of global warming and e-waste in total. Conclusion:. Periodic health education regarding global warming and e-waste is still needed to increase awareness and knowledge among the school students.

Environment, Global warming, E-waste, Awareness, Green House gases, electronic materials, Knowledge, School students.