| Preface
1.
India: An Introduction
Physiographic Regions; Drainage; Climate; Geology; Soils;
Ecological Regions; Cultural Set-up; Environmental Conservation
Policy; Environmental Pollution; Environmental Legislation
2.
Forests and their Degradation
Principal Forest Types and their Distribution; Importance
of Forests; Degradation of Forests; Forests and Adverse
Climatic Influences
3.
Rare and Threatened Species of India
Biological Diversity; Why Preserve?; Pressure on Wildlife;
Rate and Threatened Species; Endangered Flora; Conservation
of Flora and Fauna
4.
Degradation Due to Accelerated Erosion
Extent of Accelerated Erosion; Stages of Accelerated
Erosion; Factors Influencing Accelerated Erosion; Adverse
Effects of Accelerated Erosion
5.
Degradation Due to Wastelands
Wastelands Caused by Degraded Forests; Saline and Alkaline
Wastelands; Waterlogged Wastelands; Weed-Infected Wastelands;
Wastelands of Western Rajasthan; Wastelands of Western
Himalaya
6.
Effects of Desertification
Indicator of Desertification; Causes of Desertification;
Vegetative Ecosystems of Desert Regions; Climate and
Desertification; Socio-Economy of Desert Regions; Effects
of Desertification; Combating Desertification
7.
Effects of Air Pollution
Sources of Air Pollution; Air Pollutants; Factors Affecting
Air Pollution; Regional Effects of Air Pollution
8.
Bhopal Gas Tragedy
9.
Effects of Water Pollution
Types of Water Pollutants; Sources of Water Pollution;
Ground Water Pollution; Ganga Pollution; Marine Pollution
10.
Industrial Wastes and Fish Life
Industrial Effluents; Situation in India
11.
Effects of Noise Pollution
Sources of Noise; Effects of Noise on Human Life
12.
Problems of Solid Wastes
Sources of Solid Wastes; Disposal of Solid Wastes; Management
of Solid Wastes
13.
Eutrophication of Wetlands
Distribution of Wetlands; Eutrophication of Wetlands;
Management of Wetlands
14.
Degradation Due to Quarrying Activities
Environmental Problems; Environmental Impact Analysis;
What is to be Done?
15.
Effects of Shifting Cultivation
Scheme of Operations; Main Crops; Why Shifting Cultivation?;
Impact on the Environment; Control of Shifting Cultivation;
Shifting Cultivation and Tribal Development
16.
Effects of Slope Failure in the Himalaya
Causes of Slope Failures; Classification
17.
The Eucalyptus Controversy
Why is Eucalyptus Raised?; Economics of Eucalyptus;
Ecology of Eucalyptus; Myth and Reality
18.
Urbanization and the Environment
Urbanization in India; Impact on the Environment
19.
The Aravalli Hills and their Conservation
Present Landuse; Ecological Degradation; Eco-Conservation
20.
The Western Ghats and Their Conservation
Conservation-based Development
Index
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