Solution

1.The high rate of growth of population adversely affects the environment. It certainly leads to soil and water pollution.
2.India is one of the ten most industrialised nations of the world. It has led to unplanned
urbanisation, pollution and the risk of accidents. The CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board) has identified 17 categories of industries which are significant pollutors.
3.Many states in India are on the edge of famine. Whatever water is available, it is polluted or contaminated. It causes diseases like diarrhoea and hepatitis. 4. With affluent consumption standards, people Use more air conditioners. CFCs are used as cooling agents in air condition which leads to ozone depletion. 5.Illiteracy and ignorance about the use of non-renewable resources, alternative energy sources, lead to environmental crisis. 6.With rise in national income or economic activity, there is rise in industrialisation and urbanisation. This raises pollution of air, water and noise. There are accidents, shortage of water, housing problems, etc. In other words, with rise in national income there is ecological degradation which reduces welfare of the people. 7.Whenever there is large migration of population from rural to urban areas, it leads to fast growth of slum areas. There is excess of load on the existing infrastructural facilities. It causes environmental degradation and ill health. 8.The per capita forestland in the country is only 0.08 hectare. There is an excess felling of about 15 million cubic metre forests over the permissible limit. Indiscriminate felling of trees has led to destruction of forest cover. 9.Poaching leads to extinction of wildlife.
The long-term results of global warming are: (a) Melting of polar ice caps with a resulting rise in the sea level and coastal flooding. (b) Disruption of drinking water supplies as snow melts. (c) Extinction of species. (d) Frequent tropical storms and tropical diseases.