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affects environment and people themselves. It is most essential to adopt scientific farming,
modern tools and technologies for balance in environment and overall benefits to people.

Fig: 2
Farmer working in field Farmer working with modern
equipments

Industry
Industrial development is very important for the
economic development of individuals and entire
nation. It has both positive and negative impacts
on people and environment. It increases production
of useful goods and services, creates employment,
utilizes the resources and reduces poverty as well
as dependency on agriculture for sustenance of life.
Moreover, it extends the import and export in the
nation. But, random establishment of industries Fig: 3
leads towards over utilization of resources,
environmental pollution, spreading of several diseases, acid rainfall, global warming and
so on. These all have severe impact on people and entire environment. Hence, it is most
essential to manage industrial development in an eco-friendly way.

Activity

Visit your locality and discuss with the farmers regarding the way of farming, challenges
faced, environmental problems. Make a note on them and present in your class.

Health

Health is the basic right of every individual. Everyone should become healthy and free
from diseases. Actually the environment where people live can affect the health of people.
Hence, people need to maintain personal hygiene, cleanliness, sanitation, drinking water,
proper and management of wastes to be healthy. When people are healthy, they can easily
support in conducting various development works. Without healthy manpower, there
cannot be overall development of nation.
Social Security

Any government system that provides monetary assistance to people with an inadequate
or no income is called social security. It is most essential that the government should adopt
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