निम्नीकरण (en. Degradation)

Users frequently notice unwanted behavior and degradation of system performance.

Though the Green Revolution helped India attain self-sufficiency in food grain production, the indiscriminate use of fertilizers and pesticides and improper land use management led to extensive environmental degradation, eventually affecting crop yield.

The larger concern is the degradation of existing ecosystems, the study said.This is a serious concern, particularly given that India aims to be land degradation-neutral in 2030, where any increases in land degradation are balanced by equivalent gains in land reclamation, the study added.

2.5% degradation rate the first year.

Air pollution, poor management of waste, growing water scarcity, falling groundwater tables, water pollution, preservation and quality of forests, biodiversity loss, and land/soil degradation are some of the major environmental issues India faces today.

Environmental degradation also plays a part in contributing to urbanization.

In January and February 2001, two major earthquakes and thousands of aftershocks jolted this country already suffering the socio - economic consequences of years of war, poverty, environmental degradation and overpopulation.