Category: EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
पर्यावरण संरक्षण
/paryavaran sanrakshan/Roman
English meaning: Environmental Protection
Definition
Measures taken to protect the natural environment from harm. Maharashtra has the Western Ghats — a UNESCO biodiversity hotspot. Grassroots movements like the Chipko-inspired Shramik Mukti Sanghatna and Narmada Bachao Andolan have roots in or significant ties to Maharashtra.
Example
“पश्चिम घाट हे जैवविविधतेचे हॉटस्पॉट असल्याने त्याचे संरक्षण आवश्यक आहे.”
In English: “The Western Ghats being a biodiversity hotspot, its protection is necessary.”
Literary Heritage
“वृक्षवल्ली आम्हा सोयरी वनचरे। पक्षी सुस्वर करिती गजर॥”
/vṛkṣavallī āmhā soyarī vanaccare, pakṣī susvara karitī gajara/
“Trees and creepers are our companions; birds sing sweetly in the forest.”
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Language information
- Language
- मराठी
- Marathi
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 95M