In recent years India is experiencing a rapid economic growth, especially after the 1990s when
it started to liberalize its economy in a full scale. However, the author emphasizes the critical
importance of the preceded 1980s when Indian agricultural sector registered a high growth rate. The
Green Revolution in India started in the late 1960s and with its success India attained food
self-sufficiency within a decade. However, this first wave of the Green Revolution was largely
confined in wheat crop and in northern India, resulting in a limited contribution to overall economic
development of the country. On the contrary, the agricultural growth in the 1980s involved almost all
the crops including rice and covered the whole country, it enabled to raise rural income and alleviate
rural poverty substantially. Such a rise of rural India as a market for non-agricultural products and
services was an important pre-requisite for the rapid economic growth based on non-agricultural
sectors‟ development in India after the 1990s. The 1980s was a critical decade for South Asia and
Sub-Saharan Africa to make a great divergence in the economic development thereafter. The
implication for Sub-Saharan Africa is that raising income in rural areas through productivity growth
of agricultural sector, especially the staple food sector, is essential for the success of economic
development through industrialization
Misguided attempts to save one type of energy while using a large amount of another type of energy. For example Ethanol from Corn is part of what Time magazine called "the Clean Energy Myth" more fossil fuels are burned to create heat in the process of making Ethanol from corn than are saved after the product is made.
Also things like possible heath repercussions from things like fluorescent bulbs being used in homes, (the energy efficient light bulb replacement types) they contain Mercury, and when broken in a house may cause plagues of health problems in the next generation.
Since this is under the section of India, I assume you were talking about the Green Revolution which was headed by Norman Borlaug. There are several negative impacts of this. Farmers in India (particularly the Punjab area) got themselves further into debt when investing in the Green Revolution. Farmers also overused the chemical pesticides and fertilizers. The wells they dug to pump water to irrigate their fields spread salt across the fields damaging plants' root systems. The DDT (pesticide which was used) got into the water table and is now in the blood, food, urine, breast milk, and anything else you can think of of the Punjabi people.
I am not suggesting that Norman Borlaug or the Green Revolution were bad things. Rather, they were misused and abused. It could have worked out so much better, but things are as they are.
green revolution led to high toxification of air due to releasal of agricultural machineries and chemicals
increased use of pesticides
increased greenhouse gas emissions
depleting water supplies
Rita Sharma has written: 'The new economics of India's green revolution' -- subject(s): Agriculture, Agriculture and state, Case studies, Economic aspects, Economic aspects of Agriculture, Green Revolution
Gordon Conway has written: 'Pest of cocoa in Sabah and their control' -- subject(s): Control, Cacao, Pests, Diseases and pests 'The doubly green revolution' -- subject(s): Agriculture, Food supply, Environmental aspects of Agriculture, Economic aspects of Agriculture, Green Revolution, Agricultural innovations 'Agroecosystem analysis for research and development' -- subject(s): Agricultural ecology, Agriculture, Economic aspects, Economic aspects of Agriculture 'Theoretical Ecology' 'Islamophobia' 'After the green revolution' -- subject(s): Sustainable agriculture 'After the green revolution' -- subject(s): Sustainable agriculture
G. S. Pohekar has written: 'Studies in green revolution' -- subject(s): Agriculture, Economic aspects of Agriculture, Green Revolution, Peasantry
Some important aspects of a green infrastructure include Downspout Disconnections, Rainwater Harvesting, Rain Gardens and Green Parking. You can learn more about Green Infrastructure online at the Wikipedia.
reuse, reduce, and recycle
green revolution
Norman Borlaug is the father of green revolution but M S Swaminathan is regarded as the father of green revolution in India.
The negative aspects of the revolution are the guillotine and death of thousands. After the Revolution monarchy government resumed with out change. Many more revolutions happened before the French achieved a Republic.
Green Revolution : M. S. Swaminathan White Revolution : Dr. V. Kurien
An environmental problem that resulted from the Green Revolution was depleted waterways. The Green Revolution happened between the 1940s and 1960s.
green revolution is the best solution to arrest the pollution
Yes it is!