Adopting a lucid approach, the book aims to develop an appreciation of the seriousness of the environmental crisis at the local and global levels. The text discusses the major environmental problems we face today: global warming, overexploitation of natural resources, degraded land, disappearing forests, endangered species, rising pollution, growing population, and dangero Adopting a lucid approach, the book aims to develop an appreciation of the seriousness of the environmental crisis at the local and global levels. The text discusses the major environmental problems we face today: global warming, overexploitation of natural resources, degraded land, disappearing forests, endangered species, rising pollution, growing population, and dangerous toxins, among others. The book illustrates various problems, solutions, successes, and failures with numerous Indian and global examples. Written in a student-friendly manner, the text is enriched with a number of photographs and illustrations.