<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The COVID-19 crisis has thrown the world upside down. While many theories may have been postulated regarding the nature of its origin, one theory that needs to be explored is the casual factor of mankind&rsquo;s own destructive actions on nature that may have attracted the evolution of the deadly COVID-19. This article is an attempt to explore the linkage between the deteriorating environmental conditions across the globe and the genesis of the COVID-19. The article will also try to implore upon the world community to remodel its developmental strategy to complement the need of the hour.</span></span>