SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA

Abstract

No development is possible unless there is exploitation of natural resources. It is also true that as soon as there will be exploitation of natural resources, there will be pollution in the environment or there will be degradation of the environment. Therefore, neither exploitation of natural resources nor degradation of the environment can be completely stopped to ensure sustainability of the nation and accordingly, the effort of the nation should be that how wisely and skillfully exploitation of resources are being done for development and how the degradation of the environment could be minimized with the adoption of the policy on replenishing the resources and restoring the damaged environment. This is the mechanism under which neither there will be compromise with the developmental rate nor there will be irreversible damage to the environment. This is a fact which has been accepted globally. As every concept has its own history of origin, similarly, the concept of sustainable development has certain historical incidents and it cannot be made sure that from which date the very concept is working to strike a balance between development and environmental protection.