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  2. Climate change in India - Wikipedia

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    The climate change performance index of India ranks eighth among 63 countries which account for 92% of all GHG emissions in the year 2021. [6] Temperatures in India have risen by 0.7 °C (1.3 °F) between 1901 and 2018. [7] According to some current projections, the number and severity of droughts in India will have markedly increased by the ...

  3. 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.

  4. 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest - Wikipedia

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    The 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest was a protest against three farm acts that were passed by the Parliament of India in September 2020. The acts, often called the Farm Bills, [25] had been described as "anti-farmer laws" by many farmer unions, [26] [27] and politicians from the opposition who said that it would leave farmers at the "mercy ...

  5. Climate change impacts millions in India. But as the country ...

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    But as the country votes, some politicians skirt the issue. SIBI ARASU. May 19, 2024 at 10:14 PM. BEED, India (AP) — Almost 970 million Indians are voting in general elections amid sweltering ...

  6. Climate of India - Wikipedia

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    The climate varies from hot and subtropical humid (450–900 metres) in the southern low tracts, warm and temperate (900–1800 metres), cool and temperate (1900–2400 metres) and cold glacial and alpine (2400–4800 metres) in the northern and eastern elevated mountain ranges. By October, nights and mornings are very cold.

  7. 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 ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. 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 ...