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Pollution Of India Essay

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In this in depth study I am going to take closer look on India’s issue when it comes to pollution. India is one of the most populated countries in the world, as well as one of the largest countries on this planet.

Not only is India the second most populated country in the world, it has also for a long time had a huge economic growth. A growth that started in the early 90s. India's economy has actually passed China as the quickest growing economy in the world. Considering that India was a colony under the British Empire only a few decades ago, there has been an overwhelming development. A growth at this rate and size cannot possibly be sustainable for the future. In the following text, I will try to answer the question: Which effects have India's economic growth had on its environment? The exponential growth within India's economy has …show more content…

The pollution also harms animals and humans. Since 2010, the number of cases of chest and throat diseases in India has been raised by 30 %. This is equivalent to approximately 3, 5 million persons. We are by other means talking about a vast amount of people. If we compare these numbers with our own country, Norway, 3, 5 million people are equivalent to 7 out of every 10 Norwegians! With such numbers, it becomes hard to ignore the environmental issues that India is facing. India is currently taking actions to reduce air pollution. Luckily, India has started to take their frightening problems seriously. As mentioned earlier, India is seemingly one of the most affected countries in the world when it comes to cases of chest and throat diseases. With 159 out every 100.000 death, India has twice as many deaths as China due to respiratory disease . Due to this issue, the Indian environment minister recently said in an interview with the Guardian: India is going to “do better than the rest of the world has ever done" . We have yet to see actions with major positive

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