Category: EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
ਵਾਤਾਵਰਣ
/vaataavaran/Roman
English meaning: Environment
Definition
The natural surroundings including air, water, soil, and living organisms. Punjab faces serious environmental challenges including stubble burning causing air pollution in Delhi-NCR, groundwater depletion from excess irrigation, and pesticide contamination.
Example
“ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਰਾਲੀ ਸਾੜਨ ਦੀ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ ਵਾਤਾਵਰਣ ਲਈ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਖ਼ਤਰਾ ਹੈ।”
In English: “The problem of stubble burning in Punjab is a serious threat to the environment.”
Literary Heritage
“ਪਵਣੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਮਾਤਾ ਧਰਤਿ ਮਹਤੁ।”
/Pavaṇu gurū pāṇī pitā mātā dharat mahatu./
“Air is the Guru, water the father, great earth the mother.”
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- Language
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
- Punjabi
- Script
- Gurmukhi
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 125M