Developmental gains will crumble if India follows a model of growth that is resource-and-energy-intensive. As it is, rivers are degraded, pollution is growing, forest cover's thinning.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/himalayan-blunders-rivers-muck
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/subodh-varma
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/river-pollution
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rspm-pm-10
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/livestock
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/municipal-household-waste
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cse
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environmental-security
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment