Balance between economic development and environmental sustainability
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WHY & HOW India should maintain balance between economic development and environmental sustainability? In India from the very early period of harrapan civilization, nature has acquired a special position in our life. We are the only civilization in the world which has such a deep tie with the nature. In fact we worshipped it, so in the present milieu, we should try to keep the balance between the environmental sustainability and our economic development. Why India should maintain balance? India’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emission levels are the third highest in the world, and soon likely to become the highest. For a Clean environment - WHO report has highlighted that 13 out of 20, most polluted cities are in India. In this backdrop and keeping in mind the future growth of…