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Is it possible to have sustainable development in India? Cite major environmental issues and suggest a few measures to achieve the sustainability.

  • UPSC 2025
  • 20 marks
  • Challenges of Social Transformation

The World Commission on Environment and Development, chaired by Gro Harlem Brundtland, defined sustainable development in Our Common Future (1987) as development meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet theirs. Whether a fossil-dependent economy of 1.4 billion can meet it admits a clear verdict: conditionally yes, but not on the present institutional…

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  • The case that it is possible
  • Why the sociology matters
  • Major environmental issues
  • Measures
  • Conclusion

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