... News Home Page). The Asian brown cloud is masking greenhouse gas and is increasing the concern about global warming in both rural and urban India. 3. Water Pollution The largest reason that there is such large-scale pollution in the water sources in India is the untreated sewage that is being dumped there (Mauskar). In the river Ganges alone 200 liters a day of untreated sewage ... level of above 500 MPN/100 ml (Morris). In India 80% of illnesses and 40% of deaths can be related back to water-borne illnesses. Because of India's culture and the emphasis that they put on water, this makes...

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... store these chemicals in them, and when we consume such crops, we become prone to serious diseases. Thus, pollution destroys air, water and soil- the three most valuable renewable natural resources. Pollution can be stopped if we stop the above ways by which pollution occurs or reduce the adverse effects. Using electrostatic precipitators in factories and power plants will filter out the harmful ... reduce global warming as well. Using less of pesticides and using organic methods of pest removal will reduce pollution too. Proper disposal of wastes from factories and homes, instead of dum...

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... to instruct India as to the best forms and alternatives for future power generation needs. Water scarcity is also expected to be an issue of increasing importance in the coming years. There is a definite need for India to act quickly regarding water pollution and water scarcity. According to China and India: Converging or Diverging? "In 1998, President KR ... Narayan warned that India's water problems were becoming critical, especially for the poorest sections of the population. India's minister with responsibility for water resources expressed similar fears, stating that scarcity and p...

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... to instruct India as to the best forms and alternatives for future power generation needs. Water scarcity is also expected to be an issue of increasing importance in the coming years. There is a definite need for India to act quickly regarding water pollution and water scarcity. According to China and India: Converging or Diverging? "In 1998, President KR ... Narayan warned that India's water problems were becoming critical, especially for the poorest sections of the population. India's minister with responsibility for water resources expressed similar fears, stating that scarcity and p...

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... respect but the ground level reality highlight the deep rootedness of caste system and the extent of stigmatization faced by Dalits with regard to the concept of purity and pollution. Distribution of water and control of similar resources showcases the extent of neglect and humiliation suffered by the Dalits to meet their ends.5 Positioned vulnerably at the bottom of caste, class and ... removing of human excreta from dry latrines, railroad tracks and sewers by hand is a caste-based and hereditary occupation form of slavery reserved exclusively for Dalits".16 Stigma of pollution prevails...

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... the rest of the world's poverty will spread and have a drastic effect on us unless we act now. With the introduction of modern medicine and improved water and agriculture, the infant mortality rate and the overall death rate has fallen all over the world and will only decrease. Right now there are record ... plants and animals begin to suffer. It may not have an impact on us for a while, but after many years pass, the availability of food, water, and shelter will begin to decrease. Another problem caused by the rapid growth rate is the environment. Bio diversity plays an important part i...

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... up with ways to make the cotton industry more efficient. In 1764, James Hargreaves invented a spinning jenny that spun many threads at a time. A few years later, Richard Arkwright invented the water frame, which used waterpower than spun cloth even faster; the new machines put an end to the putting out system. They were costly, and too large to fit inside peasants ... ; low-roofed; ill-ventilated; ill-drained; no conveniences for washing or dressing" which led to increased incidence of tuberculosis, bronchitis, asthma and "mill fever," the initial reaction to the factory's pollution. Alo...

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