The environmental impact of 1.5 billion inhabitants forms the other major challenge. India's past population growth has been accompanied - if much too slowly and unequally - by improving health, education, and economic welfare.
15亿人口对环境所产生的影响是另一个巨大挑战。印度过去的人口增长总是伴随着健康、教育、和经济福利的提高而一起发展，虽然很慢而且很不平衡。但环境却一直在遭受破坏。