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Air pollution in India. Dust & Construction contribute about 59% to the air pollution in India, which is followed by Waste Burning. Crafting activities are mostly in the urban areas while Waste Burning is in the rural areas (agriculture). Air pollution in India is a serious environmental issue. [1]
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.
Periyar River. Periyar, IPA: [peɾijɐːr], (meaning: big river) is the longest river and the river with the largest discharge potential in the Indian state of Kerala. [3] It is one of the few perennial rivers in the region and provides drinking water for several major towns. [4] The Periyar is of utmost significance to the economy of Kerala.
Water pollution is a major environmental issue in India. The largest source of water pollution in India is untreated sewage. [1] Other sources of pollution include agricultural runoff and unregulated small-scale industry. Most rivers, lakes and surface water in India are polluted due to industries, untreated sewage and solid wastes.
The anti-Hindi-imposition agitations in Tamil Nadu have been ongoing intermittently in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu (formerly Madras State and part of Madras Presidency) since the early 20th century. The agitations involve several mass protests, riots, student and political movements in Tamil Nadu concerning the official status of ...
Water conflict in India. The sharing of waters of the Kaveri Riverhas been the source of a serious conflict between the two Indian states of Tamil Naduand Karnataka. The genesis of this conflict rests in two agreements in 1892 and 1924 between the Madras Presidencyand Kingdom of Mysore. The 802 kilometres (498 mi) Kaveri river has 44,000 ...
Gangtok. Sikkim. 12.68. Source: Ministry of Urban Development[15] According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) India, in 2015 it conducted a survey of the least polluted cities in India as well, ranked based on air quality. Among the least-polluted cities are Pathanamthitta, Mangalore, Wayanad, Hassan, and Palakkad.
Manimutharu, Pachaiyar. The Thamirabarani or Tamraparni or Porunai is a perennial river that originates from the Agastyarkoodam peak of Pothigai hills of the Western Ghats, above Papanasam in the Ambasamudram taluk. [2] It flows through Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts of the Tamil Nadu state of southern India into the Gulf of Mannar.