1. Forests: About 21 per cent of India's land area is forest. Deforestation continues to be a big issue in India.
2.India's biggest environmental threat is its burgeoning population -16-18 per cent of the world's population on 2.4 per cent of world's total area puts immense pressure on its natural resources and leads to severe water shortages, soil degradation and erosion, deforestation, air, noise and water pollution.
3.The glaciers in the Himalayas are melting causing them to retreat-
4. Sunderbans: The largest mangrove forest in the world continues to be threatened by global warming
5. The coral reefs in the Andamans and Lakhswadeep are under threat.
6. Water scarcity: Many environmental experts feel that India's rapidly vanishing fresh water resources may its biggest challenge in the coming years.
7. The Ganges, a river in need of a rebirth: The Ganges might be India's most sacred river, but also one of the dirtiest.
8. Unequal growth caused by factors like illegal mining and industrialization have angered the local populace.
9. Coal and its effects: About 70 per cent of the electricity generated comes from coal fired power plants
2.India's biggest environmental threat is its burgeoning population -16-18 per cent of the world's population on 2.4 per cent of world's total area puts immense pressure on its natural resources and leads to severe water shortages, soil degradation and erosion, deforestation, air, noise and water pollution.
3.The glaciers in the Himalayas are melting causing them to retreat-
4. Sunderbans: The largest mangrove forest in the world continues to be threatened by global warming
5. The coral reefs in the Andamans and Lakhswadeep are under threat.
6. Water scarcity: Many environmental experts feel that India's rapidly vanishing fresh water resources may its biggest challenge in the coming years.
7. The Ganges, a river in need of a rebirth: The Ganges might be India's most sacred river, but also one of the dirtiest.
8. Unequal growth caused by factors like illegal mining and industrialization have angered the local populace.
9. Coal and its effects: About 70 per cent of the electricity generated comes from coal fired power plants
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