Human impacts leading to large scale degradation of the
environment have aroused global concern on environmental issues
in the recent years. The apex court has hence, issued directive
to impart environmental literacy to all. In this book the
fundamental concepts of environmental studies have been
introduced and analysed in a simple manner strictly as per the
module syllabus designed by the U.G.C. for undergraduate courses
in science, humanities, engineering, medicine, pharmacy,
commerce, management and law. Besides the undergraduate students
of all disciplines the book will also be useful for those
appearing in various competitive exams since environmental
issues now find a focus in most of such examinations. The
contents of the book will be of interest to all educationists,
planners and policy makers. Key features of the book include a
simple and holistic approach with illustrations, tables and
specific case studies mainly in the Indian context. The basic
terminologies have been defined in the text while int