The term sustainable development has two different word ‘sustainable’ and ‘development’. The word ‘sustainable’ means ‘able to be maintained at a certain rate or level’ whereas ‘development’ means ‘the process of developing or being developed’. We can see that two different word of phrase ‘Sustainable Development’ has meaning that contradicts each other. Thus some experts want to put phrase ‘sustainable development’ as an oxymoron. According to them, environmental degradation is the price for the development to be achieved. Deteriorating environment is often linked with increasing economic activity, requiring deforestation, energy consumption etc. The term sustainable development (as defined by the Brundtland Commission) is development that meets the needs of current generation without compromising the needs of future generations. It is using resource in such a manner that fulfil the needs of present generation without affecting the environment so that future generation can also use same resources .Social equity , economic welfare and ecological integrity are the three pillar of sustainable development. Sustainable development will achieve if these three pillars are in harmony to each other. India was one of the first few countries to adopt a Biological Diversity Act in 2002 to give effect to the provisions of the Convention on …show more content…
Rural development program such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural employment Guarantee act to promote employment are launched by government. Similarly there are many more programmes to promote social security, Watershed Development Programme for increasing productivity of lands, housing to BPL families, rural connectivity, provision of drinking, sanitation,