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We humans are in a habit of keeping our house clean ,surroundings also clean but we always forget what is our base .our roots -our mother ..the educated ones are very ahead in this race ..to spread dirt all over ..to put waste anywhere we want to .but the time is running out folks ..we should understand that what comes should
be given back ..whatever we are taking from nature should return with more..save water , plant trees ,do waste management and conserve resources .follow remember and practice these then only we can do our bit.

Thx
Priyanka
Ict educator
The Hdfc school

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Rain Water Harvesting as a solution to the problem of the ailing Mother Earth

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Rain Water Harvesting as a solution to the problem of the ailing Mother Earth

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I believe that since change begins at home ,  Our country law should make it mandatory for all the buildings to have rainwater harvesting provisions

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No.8- Air and Water Population:Majority of our industrial plants are using out-dated and population technologies and makeshift facilities devoid of any provision of treating their wastes. A great number of cities and industrial areas that have been identified as the worst in terms of air and water pollution.Acts are enforced in the country, but their implement is not so easy. The reason is their implementation needs great resources, technical expertise, political and social will. Again the people are to be made aware of these rules. Their support is indispensable to implement these rules.

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No.8- Air and Water Population:Majority of our industrial plants are using out-dated and population technologies and makeshift facilities devoid of any provision of treating their wastes. A great number of cities and industrial areas that have been identified as the worst in terms of air and water pollution.Acts are enforced in the country, but their implement is not so easy. The reason is their implementation needs great resources, technical expertise, political and social will. Again the people are to be made aware of these rules. Their support is indispensable to implement these rules.

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Nearly 27 per cent Indians live in urban areas. Urbanization and industrialization has given birth to a great number of environmental problems that need urgent attention. Over 30 per cent of urban Indians live in slums. Out of India’s 3,245 towns and cities, only 21 have partial or full sewerage and treatment facilities. Hence, coping with rapid urbanization is a major challenge.

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At present out of the total 329 mha of land, only 266 mha possess any potential for production. Of this, 143 mha is agricultural land nearly and 85 suffer from varying degrees of soil degradation. Of the remaining 123 mha, 40 are completely unproductive.

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The remaining 83 mha is classified as forest land, of which over half is denuded to various degrees. Nearly 406 million head of livestock have to be supported on 13 mha, or less than 4 per cent of the land classified as pasture land, most of which is overgrazed. Thus, our of 226 mha, about 175 mha or 66 per cent is degraded to varying degrees. Water and wind erosion causes further degradation of almost 150 mha.

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Forests serve catchments for the rivers. With increasing demand of water, plan to harness the mighty river through large irrigation projects were made. Certainly, these would submerge forests; displace local people, damage flora and fauna.
These areas are to be brought back under vegetative cover. The tribal communities inhabiting forests respects the trees and birds and animal that gives them sustenance. We must recognize the role of these people in restoring and conserving forests.

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It is essential of rationalizing the use of groundwater. Factors like community wastes, industrial effluents and chemical fertilizers and pesticides have polluted our surface water and affected quality of the groundwater.

It is essential to restore the water quality of our rivers and other water body as lakes is an important challenge. It so finding our suitable strategies for consecration of water, provision of safe drinking water and keeping water bodies clean which are difficult challenges is essential.

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Challenge number 3. Agricultural Growth:

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Challenge number 3. Agricultural Growth:

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The people must be acquainted with the methods to sustain and increase agricultural growth with damaging the environment. High yielding varieties have caused soil salinity and damage to physical structure of soil.

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India has often been described a rich land with poor people. The poverty and environmental degradation have a nexus between them. The vast majority of our people are directly dependent on the nature resources of the country for their basic needs of food, fuel shelter and fodder. About 40% of our people are still below the poverty line

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1. Growing Population:

A population of over thousands of millions is growing at 2.11 per cent every year. It puts considerable pressure on its natural resources and reduces the gains of development. Hence, the greatest challenge before us is to limit the population growth. Although population control does automatically lead to development, yet the development leads to a decrease in population growth rates

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It is essential to make the public aware of the formidable consequences of the Environmental Degradation, if not retorted and reformative measures undertaken would result in the extinction of life.We are facing various environmental challenges. It is essential to get the country acquainted with these challenges so that their acts may be eco-friendly.

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5. According to a government report, Elucidation of the Fifth National Report, a quarter of the land in India is going through desertification. Around 32% is going through land degradation due to deforestation and desertification.

The above-mentioned figures might be shocking but are, unfortunately, facts. In lieu of talking and debating, let's make an honest attempt to prevent our country from becoming a barren, noxious desert land.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwG0EaIAqgA#action=share

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3. Dangerous levels of open defecation

India is home to the world's largest population - around 595 million people and nearly half this population defecates in the open.

According to Unicef, Indians produce around 65,000 tonnes of faeces into the environment each day.

4. Loss of bio-diversity.

According to a comprehensive study of world species by the World bank, 95 mammal, 80 bird and 326 plant species are on the threatened species list.

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According to The Environmental Protection Index (2016), of the 178 countries ranked, India stands at 141, indicating the poor state of the subcontinent's environmental quality.

To get a closer look at the harsh reality of India's environment, check out the facts listed below:

1. 70% of Indian sewage goes untreated

As per the report of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) published in March 2015, sewage generation from urban areas is estimated at around 62,000 mld(million litres per day), whereas the total treatment capacity available is only 23,277 mld (37% of the sewage generation).

2. The quality of air has deteriorated to a hazardous level

A CPCB report for January 2016, data of some of the most-polluted cities is shown below with Varanasi and Muzaffarpur showing extremely high levels of pollution.

Value 0 to 50 is good and >300 is hazardous quality.

The air quality index takes into consideration eight pollutants (PM10, PM2.5, NO2, SO2, CO, O3, NH3, and Pb)

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31 countries around the world today face chronic freshwater shortages. In another 20 years, that number will increase to over 50 countries (2.8 billion people). Meanwhile, the United States continues to import bottled water for its consumers, of which burns about 1.5 million barrels of oil just to get it here, and costs over 10,000 times what a glass of tap water would be. All in all, bottled water per gallon has become more of a costly resource than gasoline itself.

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Some scientists believe that at the current rate of resource depletion, the Earth will become limited to sustaining only about 2 billion humans by the year 2100. Currently there are over 6.7 billion lives on the earth to support, and of these nearly 15 million children die each year of malnutrition and starvation. In the U.S., one third of the population is overweight and spends approximately $35 billion to cure this â€œdiseaseâ€�. $20 billion is all that would be necessary to feed every single malnourished natio

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A large study has found that up to one half of all plants and animals species on dry land could face extinction by the year 2050 due to global warming. According to the World Resources Institute, 100 species die each day due to tropical deforestation.

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A single quart of motor oil dumped on the ground or in the trash, can contaminate up to two million gallons of fresh water.

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Billions of plastic bags are made each year. Of these bags, one hundred billionare thrown away according to Worldwatch Institute, with less than 1 percentfinding their way into a recycle bin. The end result of this is around 1 billion birds and mammals dying each year by the ingestion of plastic.

Americans dump 16 tons of sewage into their waters, every minute.

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Billions of plastic bags are made each year. Of these bags, one hundred billionare thrown away according to Worldwatch Institute, with less than 1 percentfinding their way into a recycle bin. The end result of this is around 1 billion birds and mammals dying each year by the ingestion of plastic.

Americans dump 16 tons of sewage into their waters, every minute.

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Using recycled paper for one days worth of the New York Times Sunday Edition would save approximately 75,000 trees.

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"We are in the midst of a mass extinction, an event not seen since the disappearance of the dinosaurs, 65 million years ago," says Worldwatch Institute.

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Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution. Wikipedia