The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2024 Asia
Environment - current issues India, in 34 editions.
The entry for India published Environment - current issues in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 8 editions. Each is shown as published. Environment - current issues in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 8
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Environment” (1990 to 1996), “Environment - current issues” (1997 to 2024), “Environment-current issues” (1998) and “Environment--current issues” (1999).
field in that editiontext changed from the edition beforenot in that editionthe edition shownChoose an edition on the strip beside the text, or step through them with the arrows. Mark changes compares it with the edition before: the marks are ours, words added and words removed.
1997 edition
Changed since 1996The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Environment”
- droughts, flash floods, severe thunderstorms common;
- deforestation;
- soil erosion;
- overgrazing;
- air and water pollution;
- desertification
droughts, flash floods, severe thunderstorms common; deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; air and water pollution; desertification
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Environment”
- droughts, flash floods, severe thunderstorms common;
- deforestation;
- soil erosion;
- overgrazing;
- air and water pollution;
- desertification
droughts, flash floods, severe thunderstorms common; deforestation; soil
erosion; overgrazing; air and water pollution; desertification
The entry for India did not include Environment - current issues.
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- deforestation;
- soil erosion;
- overgrazing;
- desertification;
- air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions;
- water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides;
- tap water is not potable throughout the country;
- huge and rapidly growing population is overstraining natural resources
- natural hazards:
- droughts,
- flash floods,
- severe thunderstorms common;
- earthquakes
- international agreements:
- party to - Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber, Wetlands, Whaling;
- signed, but not ratified - Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
current issues: deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing;
desertification; air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle
emissions; water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural
pesticides; tap water is not potable throughout the country; huge and
rapidly growing population is overstraining natural resources
natural hazards: droughts, flash floods, severe thunderstorms common;
earthquakes
international agreements: party to - Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity,
Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification,
Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship
Pollution, Tropical Timber, Wetlands, Whaling; signed, but not
ratified - Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Desertification, Law of
the Sea
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- deforestation;
- soil erosion;
- overgrazing;
- desertification;
- air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions;
- water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides;
- tap water is not potable throughout the country;
- huge and rapidly growing population is overstraining natural resources
- natural hazards:
- droughts,
- flash floods,
- severe thunderstorms common;
- earthquakes
- international agreements:
- party to - Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber, Wetlands;
- signed, but not ratified - Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Desertification
current issues: deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing;
desertification; air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle
emissions; water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural
agricultural pesticides; tap water is not potable throughout the
country; huge and
natural resources
natural hazards: droughts, flash floods, severe thunderstorms common;
common; earthquakes
international agreements: party to - Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity,
Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification,
Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer
Protection, ShipWetlands, Whaling; Wetlands; signed, but not
not ratified - Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Desertification, Law of Desertification
the Sea
- deforestation;
- soil erosion;
- overgrazing;
- desertification;
- air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions;
- water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides;
- tap water is not potable throughout the country;
- huge and rapidly growing population is overstraining natural resources
current issues: deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing;
overgrazing; desertification; air pollution from industrial effluents
and vehicle
agricultural pesticides; tap water is not potable throughout the
country; huge and rapidly growing population is overstrainingresourcesnatural hazards: droughts, flash floods, severe thunderstorms resources
common; earthquakes
international agreements: party to - Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity,
Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification,
Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer
Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber, Wetlands; signed, but
not ratified - Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Desertification
Published as “Environment-current issues”
- deforestation;
- soil erosion;
- overgrazing;
- desertification;
- air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions;
- water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides;
- tap water is not potable throughout the country;
- huge and rapidly growing population is overstraining natural resources
deforestation; soil erosion;
desertification; air pollution from industrial effluents
emissions; water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of
pesticides; tap water is not potable throughout the
rapidly growing population is overstraining natural
Published as “Environment--current issues”
- deforestation;
- soil erosion;
- overgrazing;
- desertification;
- air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions;
- water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides;
- tap water is not potable throughout the country;
- huge and rapidly growing population is overstraining natural resources
deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing;
overgrazing; desertification; air pollution from industrial
effluents and vehicle
runoff of agricultural
throughout the country; huge and
overstraining natural resources
The same text in 18 editions, 2000 to 2017.
- deforestation;
- soil erosion;
- overgrazing;
- desertification;
- air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions;
- water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides;
- tap water is not potable throughout the country;
- huge and growing population is overstraining natural resources
deforestation; soil erosion;rapidly growing population is
The same text in 7 editions, 2018 to 2024.
- deforestation;
- soil erosion;
- overgrazing;
- desertification;
- air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions;
- water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides;
- tap water is not potable throughout the country;
- huge and growing population is overstraining natural resources;
- preservation and quality of forests;
- biodiversity loss
deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; desertification; air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides; tap water is not potable throughout the country; huge and growing population is overstraining natural resources resources; preservation and quality of forests; biodiversity loss
No edition has those words. Try a shorter word.
Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. “India: Environment - current issues.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/india/environment-current-issues.