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How Does Plastic Pollution Harms Water

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                      How Does Plastic       Pollution Harm Water? november 11  TH, 2024 opied to clipboar   Every drop of water that will ever exist on our planet is already here so our actions have an impact. Plastic – which takes decades or even hundreds of years to decompose – poses a threat to our water supplies and water quality in a variety of ways. Plastic pollution from discarded water bottles, polystyrene coffee cups, grocery bags, synthetic clothing fiber, and other waste breaks down into tiny bits of plastic no bigger than the period at the end of this sentence. Banning single-use plastic bags with local ordinances or state law is pivotal to improving the health of our waterways. Creating new habits, where people bring reusable bags to stores, is essential to stop the estimated 4.5 billion plastic bags given out each year in New...

Overpopulation: A Threat to India’s Economic Development

  Overpopulation: A Threat to India’s Economic Development “ The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the world’s blueprint for a better future for all on a healthy planet. On World Population Day, we recognize that this mission is closely interrelated with demographic trends including population growth, ageing, migration and urbanization .” – UN Secretary- General António Guterres Introduction The current estimates indicate that roughly 83 million people are being added to the world’s population every year. Even assuming that fertility levels will continue to decline, the global population is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100, according to the medium-variant projection. The population of the world is rapidly increasing day by day and this is a matter of concern for the whole of the world. The resources available are getting depleted and the natural resources are on the verge of extinction. With such an increase in the populat...