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Environmental Protection

By

Norvin Anthony

Mentor:

Oshien Sequeira

This is a 3-minutes 31-second video that tells about reasons of pollution and Initiatives to overcome it.
Trees cover 30℅ of the planet.
26 trees =1 tonne paper
Human beings are the main threat to the environment.

Major problems that affect our environment.
1) Climate change
2) Global warming
3) fuel combustion

According to a report from the IEA (International Energy Agency), by 2040 there are likely to be about 9 lakh premature deaths in the country due to a drastic rise in air pollution.

47 species of plants and animals in India are listed as critically endangered.

Lack of safe garbage disposal systems in India makes India one of the most unhygienic countries in the world.
India's demand for polymers is expected to go up from 11 million tonnes in 2012-13 to about 16.5 million tonnes in 2016-17.

India was the third-largest emitter of carbon dioxide.

There is a depletion of the crucial ozone layer of the atmosphere because of pollution caused due to CFCs.

Acid rain occurs due to some pollutants in the atmosphere.

Initiative -

1) Use solar power energy.
2) combustible solid waste should be burnt.
3) Reduce, reuse, recycle.
4) legislation against pollution should be strictly implemented.
5) Recycling of wastes and sewage should be done.
6) Use cloth bags and don't burn plastic.
7) Use CNG instead of fossil fuels.

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