Discuss the major challenges related to the environment crisis in India. What measures would you suggest to overcome this crisis?

Environmental crisis is the result of overutilisation and exploitation of environmental resources. India faces numerous challenges related to environment management.

Major challenges related to environment crisis in India:

→ Overexploitation due to overpopulation and its rising demands:

Environmental Marxists state that due to excessive mass production, depletion of resources occur.

→ Women and children are most affected due to environment crisis.

Environmental feminist like Medha Patkar advocate for nature nurturing. They argue, environment crisis due to masculine approach of development policies.

→ Poverty and loss of livelihood of vulnerable segments of society forms major challenge in India due to environmental crisis:

Eg: coastal population loss life, property, livelihood due to increasing sea level which showcases impact of environment crisis.

However, some measures are provided for the management of Environment crisis in India.

Measures to overcome environment crisis in India

→ Mindful consumerism of natural resources by embracing nature.

→ Individual and community level steps for eco-friendly practices.

Eg: LiFE mission of Indian PM emphasis green practices by circular economy.

→ Afforestation, social forestry are measures to curb environment crisis.

→ Resilient adaptive mechanism with effective climate management strategy will help in managing environment crisis.