The resources, they are depleting.

With the increasing population, there is a big increase in consumption of natural resources which results in total depletion.

"more than 50% of the population today has no access to safe drinking water and about 2 lakh people die every year due to lack of access to safe water"

A NITI Aayog report makes the water concerns clearer further by stating that at least 40% of the Indian population will have no access to drinking water by the year 2030

"Global observed oil inventories declined by a further 45 mb during March and are now a total 1.2 billion barrels lower since June 2020."

At this rate, the natural oil reserves are bound to run out soon!

"As per the latest data, coal stocks at more than 100 thermal power plants in India have fallen below 25% of the required stock (critical mark)."

In more than 50 thermal plants, the stock has fallen below the 10% mark, leading to States seeking additional coal supplies from India’s sole coal producer Coal India Ltd (CIL). 70% of India’s power demand is met by thermal power plants, which are mostly powered by coal.

But why is this happening? Read the causes