Question

"The notion of sustainable development emerged in the wake of general rise in the awareness in India." Support the statement with examples.

Answer 1

1. The notion of sustainable development emerged in the wake of general rise in the awareness of environmental issues in the late 1960s in Western World.
2. The publication of ‘The Population Bomb’ by Ehrlich in 1968 and ‘The Limits to Growth’ by Meadows and others in 1972 further raised the level of fear among environmentalists in particular and people in general.
3. It is focused on the social, economic, and environmental aspects of development.
4. It meets the needs of the present without compromising the goals and aspirations of the next generation. It considers a person's overall development.
5. For example, the Indira Gandhi Canal Command Area has been given responsibility for the promotion of sustainable development.