2016 Vol.22 No.1 PP 49-57
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN INDIA
MANORAMA SINGH AND *REENA KUMARI
IGNOU Regional Centre,
LUCKNOW (U.P.) INDIA
*Corresponding Author
E-mail: reenakumari@ignou.co.in
ABSTRACT
Man has made natural environment more hospitable through rapid advancement in modern sciences, technology
and medication. He has crossed all ecological borders and disrupted the fragile intricately woven web of life. As a result
he is facing increasing and continuing death and destruction from the environment which he has disturbed. The pollution
in the environment adversely affects the health and ill health affects the academic, economic, social development of a
person. The environmental pollution generates the various types of communicable diseases and ultimately deaths. Thus,
to prevent the people from these morbidities the environmental education is required regarding cleaning, hygiene,
sanitation and preventive measures.
Key words : Environment, Health, Hygiene, Pollution.