Ujjwal PriyankAIR 10 · CSE 2025 · 124 wordsTheir whole copy
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The rising consumerism and individualism has resulted into alienation of person from society as well as the environment. This alienation has contributed to ongoing environmental crisis :→
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- Lack of social solidarity
- Sub-branch: Eg. Rise of violence
- Branch 2: 1. Loss of apathy towards other
- Sub-branch: Eg. Displacement of tribals
- Branch 3: 3. Cosmopolitan culture
- Sub-branch: Eg. Instant gratification
- Branch 4: 2. Un sustainable development
- Sub-branch: Eg. Over extraition of resources
This alienation has contributed to ongoing environmental crisis :→
- Depletion of groundwater : The projected per capita availability of
groundwater per year is 1367 m³/year. ↳ This is due to over extraction for meeting irrigation needs-
(2) Deforestation for extracting goods such as timber, etc.
(3) Encroachment of wetlands for human settlement leads to issues like urban flooding and loss of biodiversity.
(4) Anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases due to intensification of paddy cultivation, vehicular emission etc.
(5) Threat of rising sea level is a threat to small island developing states.
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Thus, human must follow mitigation along with adaptation through Mission LiFE for sustainable growth.