ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Conservation of water mainly refers to protect, preserve, and control the usage of water and its resources. It is the system introduced to manage freshwater, reduce the wastage and protect the water and its resources in order to reduce and to avoid the scarcity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Water can be used for direct and indirect purposes. Direct purposes include bathing, drinking, and cooking, while examples of indirect purposes are the use of water in processing wood to make paper and in producing steel for automobiles. The bulk of the world’s water use is for agriculture, industry, and electricity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Water conservation includes all the policies, strategies and activities to sustainably manage the natural resource of fresh water, to protect the hydrosphere, and to meet the current and future human demand (thus avoiding water scarcity).

Detailed explanation-4: -Water conservation is the practice of using water efficiently to reduce unnecessary water usage. According to Fresh Water Watch, water conservation is important because fresh clean water is a limited resource, as well as a costly one.

Detailed explanation-5: -Use of efficient watering systems such as drip irrigation and sprinklers to reduce water consumption by plants and help in conservation of water. Building Dams and hydropower projects which help in checking flood and regulating the supply of water to agriculture.