India
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Environmental overview
The world's most populous country, where air quality, groundwater, heat and monsoon variability are central environmental concerns.
- Issues
- 5
- Categories
- 3
- Sources
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Major issues
What is changing across the country.
AirWaterNature
Severity is descriptive editorial metadata summarising documented effects. It is not a measured index or a score.
- 01AirSeverity: CriticalDelhiDelhi's winter air pollutionMeteorology, regional burning and local emissions produce extreme seasonal particulate pollution.5 causes · 4 impacts · 5 solutions · 3 sources
- 02WaterSeverity: HighDelhiGroundwater depletion in the Delhi regionExtraction exceeds recharge across much of the National Capital Territory.3 causes · 3 impacts · 3 solutions · 1 sources
- 03WaterSeverity: HighMumbaiMonsoon flooding in MumbaiIntense monsoon rainfall, high tides and constrained drainage cause recurrent flooding across the city.4 causes · 4 impacts · 3 solutions · 3 sources
- 04WaterSeverity: HighBengaluruLake loss and water stress in BengaluruA city far from major rivers depends on distant pumped water and depleted groundwater, while many of its historic lakes have been lost or polluted.4 causes · 3 impacts · 3 solutions · 3 sources
- 05NatureSeverity: ModerateMumbaiMangrove loss and protection in MumbaiMangroves that buffer the coast and creeks have been reduced by reclamation, but are now legally protected.3 causes · 3 impacts · 3 solutions · 2 sources
Within India
Places to explore
- CityDelhiA vast northern Indian capital region where winter air pollution, water stress and extreme heat affect tens of millions of people.
- CityMumbaiA coastal megacity built largely on reclaimed land between former islands, exposed to intense monsoon rainfall, coastal flooding and pressure on its remaining mangroves.
- CityBengaluruA fast-growing technology hub on the Deccan plateau, far from any large river, where lake loss, groundwater dependence and urban flooding reflect rapid unplanned growth.