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Development has led to the following environmental consequences in India which are: air pollution and land degradation.
Air pollution: Air pollution is a major problem in India with lots of industrial smoke, agricultural waste burning and exhaust fumes from automobiles. All these contribute to increase in the levels of harmful gases in atmosphere which is a major cause of global warming.
Land Degradation: Gradual and consistent loss of land fertility is known as degradation of land. It is usually caused by factors such as soil erosion, salinity of soil, deforestation and shifting cultivation which is practiced by farmers.
Deforestation resulted from population explosion and poverty. People in rural areas in order to earn livelihood cut down trees which resulted in deforestation and soil erosion. The widespread urbanisation also is robbing the nature of its green cover. More and more buildings are getting built which is reducing the trees and causing harm to environment. If both these factors are studied carefully we see that the environmental problems are due to the combined effect of poverty and affluent living standards.