Water Conservation

Issues

  • Drought: 42 per cent of the nation's entire land area, according to media reports, is at risk for drought. The fact that India's economy is mostly dependent on agriculture complicates this. Drought in a region causes a decline in agricultural output, which lowers the demand in rural areas.
  • Desertification: Excessive chemical use masquerading as pesticides, weedicides, and fertilisers has worsened soil quality and accelerated desertification in India. About 30% of India's total land area is experiencing desertification and water stress.
  • Unequal Access to Water: India's widespread use of water purifying technology has both positive and negative effects. Though it has ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content

Already a Member? Login here

Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material since 2018 of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Be an Annual Subscriber

Geography of the World