Environmental awareness is slowly dawning in India, but it has a long way to go. India is a vast country and the magnitude of problems is enormous. When you are travelling to India you will surely notice, for instance, that littering is a huge problem in India. Almost everyone does it, but middle- and upper-class Indians are the worst because they expect someone else to pick up after them—this is, incidentally, a central aspect of the whole social hierarchy—and they also simply have more to throw away than the poor.
Plastic packaging has only become common in the last 20 or 30 years, and Indians are just beginning to wake up to the fact that throwing it away as casually as they would a banana peel or apple core is creating a major problem in their environment. But there is still little awareness that there is anything wrong with throwing a soft-drink bottle or candy wrapper out the window, even in the most pristine environment. In most towns and cities, the usual practice is to throw trash on the street, where someone will eventually come along to sweep everything aside, and cart it away now and then—at least, that's the expectation. And many people do make a living by collecting paper, cardboard, clothes, and anything else that is somehow usable to recycle or resell, though there is very little systematic plastic recycling so these items typically end up in huge rubbish piles. One bright note is that many cities are banning polythene bags, especially the very thin ones, and they are encouraging people to carry reusable shopping bags. The government has recognized that clear-cutting the forests is a bad move, however, and efforts have been made to stop illegal tree cutting, though, of course, quite a lot of it still goes on. Also, wildlife conservation is improving, though it is often linked to tourism, and is not so much valued for its own sake. So can we as visitors do? Don't litter. Try to be less wasteful. Avoid buying bottled water and packaged goods. Take bottles, etc. to recycling places where there are any. Carry reusable shopping bags. Refrain from buying tiger skins, shahtush shawls, ivory or anything else that comes from endangered species. For more information on travelling to India contact Swan Tours, one of the leading travel agents in India.
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11/11/2018 05:50:59 am
An impressive share, I just given this onto a colleague who was doing a little analysis on this. And he in fact bought me breakfast because I found it for him.. smile. So let me reword that: Thnx for the treat! But yeah Thnkx for spending the time to discuss this, I feel strongly about it and love reading more on this topic. If possible, as you become expertise, would you mind updating your blog with more details? It is highly helpful for me. Big thumb up for this blog post!
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