Environment by Shankar IAS Academy : For UPSC Exam PDF Book

Manish February 12, 2019

Environment by Shankar IAS Academy : For UPSC Exam PDF Book

Name of Book : Environment by Shankar IAS Academy

Language of Book : English

Size of Ebook : 25.6 MB

Total pages in ebook : 308

Ebook Downloading Status : Best

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Description about eBook : India - A land of high species richness and endemism as well as of agro-biodiversity, India, with only 2.4% of the world's landmass, supports an astounding 8.1% of the world's biodiversity. She also supports 17.5% of the world's human as well as 18% of the world's cattle population. In fact, estimated 70% of India's population is dependent locally on natural ecosystems for subsistence means of livelihood, including fuel, housing, food, water, arid security of health. Consequently, the country's biodiversity faces immense pressure. The environmental problems in India are growing rapidly. The increasing economic development and a rapidly growing population are putting a strain on the environment, biodiversity, and the country's natural resources. Industrial pollution, soil erosion, deforestation, poaching, rapid industrialization, urbanization, and land degradation are all worsening problems. Overexertion of the country's resources, be it land or water has resulted in the environmental degradation............

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