CBSE Class 11 · English · Hornbill / Snapshots
The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement's Role
Chapter summary, hard words and model exam answers for Class 11 English.
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About the author
Nani Palkhivala (legal essay adapted for NCERT). Written for a 1994 UN conference, it argues Earth is sick from overuse and that the green movement is humanity's best hope - comparing the planet to a patient needing care.
Summary
The author asks whether we are to leave behind a ruined planet or a healed one - framing the green movement as survival, not fashion.
The author asks whether we are to leave behind a ruined planet or a healed one - framing the green movement as survival, not fashion.
The 1987 Brundtland Commission defined development that meets present needs without harming future generations.
The 1987 Brundtland Commission defined development that meets present needs without harming future generations.
Forests, fisheries, croplands, and grasslands provide sustenance; all are over-stressed and shrinking.
Forests, fisheries, croplands, and grasslands provide sustenance; all are over-stressed and shrinking.
Population explosion and poverty accelerate environmental damage; rich nations consume disproportionately.
Population explosion and poverty accelerate environmental damage; rich nations consume disproportionately.
Laws and citizens must hold polluters accountable; the author cites legal battles for cleaner air and water.
Laws and citizens must hold polluters accountable; the author cites legal battles for cleaner air and water.
Young people and global conferences show growing ecological consciousness - the patient can still recover.
Young people and global conferences show growing ecological consciousness - the patient can still recover.
Hard words & meanings
| sustainable | able to continue long-term |
| languish | suffer neglect |
| profligate | wastefully extravagant |
| demographic | relating to population |
| fertility | ability to produce |
| accountability | answerability |
| stewardship | responsible care |
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