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In spite of all the efforts, the population of India is increasing day by day. Many of the cultivable lands have been turned in erecting buildings, highways. This resulted in shortage of food grains against increasing number of consumers, the area of lands being the same, rather lesser that before. Also there is a limit of increasing production and productivity of food material by using manures and fertilizers. If we take up this problem by supplementing or supplanting with fruits and vegetables, there is no reason why one must feel hungry. Further we are passing our days in the era of environmental pollution even in Delhi, Allahabad, Maharashtra and other states. Use of polythene, throwing garbage here and there, burning thse along road sides, smoking, drinking, chewing tobacco, gutka, dusty roads and foot paths, smoke and poisonous gases emitted by factories, tempos and buses make the environment polluted. Water pollution, Noise pollution, ripening of fruits by use of calcium carbide-all these are health hazards. Efforts have been made to deal all these in the book “Horticulture and Environment”. About the Author:- Darshana Nand served on various posts and places in Department of Horticulture Uttar Pradesh Govt., retired as Dy. Director Horticulture in Joint Director Scale (Time Scale) from Allahabad Division, Allahabad on 31st July (a.n.), 1988. Selected the Guava Variety 'Allahabad Surkha' (Both outside and inside Red), Got 24 budded plants of these planted in an area of 1/4 acre land in Khusrobagh on 20th July 1988. Honoured by Vigyan Pairshad with Dr. Gorakh Prasad Vigyan Puraskar and with the Upadhi of Vigyan Vachaspati and a Memento. Honoured with Memento in 1st Indian Horticulture Congress (IHC) 2004 New Delhi, 3rd IHC 2008 Bhubaneswar, Global Potato Conference 2008 New Delhi and in 4th IHC 2010, New Delhi. Honoured by the Divisional Commissioner Allahabad in Flower Show on 25th Feb 2012. Honoured with Vigyan, Parishad Prayag Shatabdi Samman Certificate, a Shawl and Memento on 14th March 2012. Had been former talker of All India Radio Allahabad, Gorakhpur, New Delhi and Doordarshan Lucknow, Delhi, Allahabad. Deep studies on Horticultural subjects and have vast experience in these and environment. Keen interest in keeping the environment neat and clean and in stopping tobacco use. Have authored 25 Research papers, 7 Books, 8 Books and innumerable popular articles.