State of Environment in India

Introduction

India with its wide biological diversity and varied climatic

conditions has a unique environment that sustains a rich

variety of plant and animal life.However, country’s economic

development based on intensive use of natural resources and

polluting industrial technology, has been causing extensive

degeneration of our environmental assets over the years.

Activities such as extraction, processing, manufacture,

transport, communication and disposal change the stock of

natural resources and cause harm to our environment

Economic Development And Environmental

Problems

Environmental problems have grown substantially over the

past half a century due to the process of economic

development. The production technologies and production

patterns under the development plans directly led to

Atmospheric pollution(air and water), continued poverty,etc.

Major Environmental Concerns

Land And Soil Degradation

Land is the most important productive asset. The whole

superstructure of agriculture and agro-based activities is

found on land. Out of the total geographical area of

329million hectares of land, about 175 million hectares (or

about 53% of total area) are considered to be degraded.

Erosion by water and wind is the