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  2. Environmental issues in India - Wikipedia

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    Solid waste adds to water pollution in India, 2005. There are multiple environmental issues in India. Air pollution, water pollution, garbage, domestically prohibited goods and pollution of the natural environment are all challenges for India. Nature is also causing some drastic effects on India. The situation was worse between 1947 through 1995.

  3. Climate change in India - Wikipedia

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    Satellite visualisation of the 2022 Indian heat wave. Heat waves ' frequency and power are increasing in India because of climate change. In 2019, the temperature reached 50.6 degrees Celsius, 36 people were killed. The high temperatures are expected to impact 23 states in 2019, up from nine in 2015 and 19 in 2018.

  4. Opinion: The Indian election issue that will impact the world ...

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    Here in the world’s most-populous country, the average Indian does not emit very much at present. India’s relatively low per-capita carbon emissions of 1.9 tons per person are less than half ...

  5. Air pollution in India - Wikipedia

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    Air pollution in India is a serious environmental issue. Of the 30 most polluted cities in the world, 21 were in India in 2019. [2] [3] As per a study based on 2016 data, at least 140 million people in India breathe air that is 10 times or more over the WHO safe limit [4] and 13 of the world's 20 cities with the highest annual levels of air ...

  6. Water scarcity in India - Wikipedia

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    Water scarcity in India is an ongoing water crisis that affects nearly hundreds of million of people each year. [1] In addition to affecting the huge rural and urban population, the water scarcity in India also extensively affects the ecosystem and agriculture. India has only 4% of the world's fresh water resources despite a population of over ...

  7. Explainer-India's Lok Sabha election 2024: What are the key ...

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    Here are some of the key issues in the elections to 543seats in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament, that willbe held in seven phases between April 19 and June 1, with votecounting on June 4.

  8. Category:Environmental issues in India - Wikipedia

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    U. Uranium poisoning in Punjab. Categories: Environmental issues by country. Environment of India. Social issues in India. Commons category link is on Wikidata.

  9. Natural disasters in India - Wikipedia

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    Natural calamities in India, many of them related to the climate of India, cause massive losses of life and property. Droughts, flash floods, cyclones, avalanches, landslides brought by torrential rains, and snowstorms pose the greatest threats. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslides ...