Environment in the sub-continent is very fragile at improper and unplanned development has further damaged and deteriorated it. The mighty mountains have been blasted to make roads, dams, canals and other engineering structures. This has made the rocks unstable, mobile and weak. The menace of landslides, soil erosion, flash floods and drying up of sub-surface springs and rivers area all due to unplanned and haphazard development. The population explosion is reducing the area of forest land, agricultural land, shrinking the natural resources, mineral resources and livestock resources. The rapid urbanization and industrialization is deteriorating the quality of life. The pollutants are polluting the atmosphere and water. The industrial effluents, garbage and human refuse is polluting the entire environment. The insecticides are damaging the fauna and flora. The vehicular emissions and industrial smoke are damaging the ozone layer. The deforestation is destroying the habitats of the wildlife. Already many species of animals and plants have become extinct. The diverse natural and un-natural forces are bent upon destroying the environment. It is high time that we should take measures to protect our environment from all those forces that are destroying and damaging it. With an object to educate the masses about the conservation of the environment, the present volume has been brought out.