Environment Protection and Sustainable Development in India

Journal of Research and Development Peer Reviewed International, Open Access Journal. ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-10(IV)| October2025 190 Environment Protection and Sustainable Development in India Ramdas Sitaram Sonar Assistant Professor, Shri. Omkarnath Malpani Law College, Sangamner District-Ahilyanagar Email- [email protected] Mnuscript ID: JRD -2025-171048 ISSN: 2230-9578 Volume 17 Issue 10(IV) Pp. 190-193 October 2025 Submitted: 02 Oct. 2025 Revised: 18 Oct. 2025 Accepted: 24 Oct. 2025 Published: 31 Oct. 2025 Abstract Sustainable development means improving our human daily life and all animals lives in ways that protect the Earth, ecology, forest, wildlife, environment and humanity. its about using resources like water, trees and energy, mines, land, forest, air in a smart way so present and the future generations can also enjoy them of these resources. Using solar or wind energy instead of coal helps keep the air clean. Planting more and more various trees also helps as trees take in carbon dioxide and clean the air reduces the air pollution, reduce the water pollution and reduce the noise pollution. Sustainable Development important. Goals are a comprehensive set of 17 Important goals adopted by the United Nations in the year 2015 all goals include reduce poverty, reduce inequality, discuss and maintain climate change, zero hunger, good health and well. being, quality education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation, Affordable and clean energy, Decent work and economic growth, Industry innovation and infrastructure, reduce inequalities sustainable Cities and communities. Responsible consumption and production climate action life below water life on land, peace justice and strong institution, partnerships for the goals, combat hiv/aids, malaria and other diseases, empower women. Indian constitution already includes some goals provisions Article-15(3) makes special provisions women and children. Article 21 right to life and personal liberty includes right to health, right to clean water, right to achieve daily life facility. Article 21-A Right to education is a one important part of the sustainable development. The right to education is not only the right to access education but also the right to receive an education of good quality. Education must be available and accessible but also acceptable and adaptable. Teachers are at the heart of quality education in India sustainable developments main impact In India’s Schools should have a sufficient number of trained teachers, receiving good quality pre service and in service training with built in components on gender sensitivity, non-discrimination and human rights. without education, no social health, economic and political progress is possible. investing in education is therefore essential for the future of the world. Indian government promote access to a quality education for all mainly for weaker populations. Quality education reduces poverty if all our country. Quality education can prevent preventable diseases and improve treatment. Quality education also helps to limits the impact of major pandemics. Japan, remnants of ancient forests, represent kami worship-based environmentalism. Quality education reduces malnutrition at school children are introduced to good hygienene and nutrition practices. With 169 targets and 304 indicators, they aim for a sustainable, equitable future. The Sustainable development goals build on the millennium Development Goals, Addressing their shortcomings with a broader universal approach. Quality education reduces malnutrition at school children are introduced to good hygienene and nutrition practices. Quick Response Code: Website: https://jrdrvb.org/ DOI: Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work noncommercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations ae licensed under the idential terms. Address for correspondence: Ramdas Sitaram Sonar, Assistant Professor, Shri. Omkarnath Malpani Law College, Sangamner DistrictAhilyanagar rHow to cite this article: Ramdas Sitaram Sonar, (2025 Environment Protection and Sustainable Development in India. Journal Research & Development,17(10(IV)), -190-193 Original Article Journal of Research and Development Peer Reviewed International, Open Access Journal. ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-10(IV)| October2025 191 Quality education reduces malnutrition at school children are introduced to good hygienene and nutrition practices. With 169 targets and 304 indicators, they aim for a sustainable, equitable future. The Sustainable development goals build on the millennium Development Goals, Addressing their shortcomings with a broader universal approach. In Environment the different component of the environment and this component relationship to the sustainable development. Environmental Law is a very important law in India. Former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi first time in the year 1992 year started the environmental education In India many laws have been established including Air pollution Control Act,1981, Water Pollution Control Act,1974, Wildlife Protection Act,1972, These acts related to the environmental issue after independence. Environment related all Act related to Sustainable development. Sustainable development main aim is progress the society economic development, Social development, Political development and all development environment related to the human life. Sustainable development good implementation in India but some defect now the time this is the bad effect in india.in india some defect related to not quality education and quality education is one of major goal of the Sustainable development. India now the time Organised various conferences related to the sustainable development. Agenda 21 not only in India but this ageda in 21 this agenda over all the world. has emerged as one of the most important global objectives in the 21st century. Sustainable Development in India main focus to improve drinking clean water, energy, climate, change, urbanization, transport, science and technology, International Commercial Trade, develop health facilities to citizen of India. Reduce powerty. Now the time in India Government implementation various polices That reason effective Impact in India. India Country always promote, encourage and participation of the people in process of the sustainable development. India will definitely achive the goal of Sustainable goal in the year 2030. This Article are examined, evalution related to the sustainable development and its impact in India. Constitution of India According to Article-14 related to gender equality and gender equality is the one most important principle and agenda of the Sustainable Development. Environment and gender equality to corelationship to the each other. India Government is to Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Sustainable development is one part of the environment protection. Introduction Sustainable Development first time discuss in the year 1972 Stockholm conference and this conference is a mojor and important conference in the all world. Former prime minister Indira Gandhi’s historic Participation in the First United Nation Stockholm conference on Human Environment. our former prime minister Indira Gandhi implementation policies issues of Environment in the Constitution in the year-1976 42 nd amendment.it added article 48A in the directive principle of state policy. ’The state shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country.’’ such obligations on the part of the state to protect and improve and conservation environment assumes greater importance for 21 century India. Indian Constitution of India 42nd amendment Act which introduced a new chapter on fundamental duties and in the Article 51(a) (g) it prescribes duty for every citizen of India, ‘’ to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life and to have compassion for living creatures. Article 51 (a)(g) is very related to the environment development and protection natural resources in our country now the time. Sustainable development today main aims to save renewable resources and development. today aims to save environmental resources and protect and improve the environment in India for future generations.Sustainable Development main aim is protecting and promoting biodiversity, national park, sanctuary and many of the environmental institutions, wildlife, forest area, reduce the air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, land pollution soil pollution, improve the climate change and acid rain, creating sustainable improvements in the quality of life of all people, increase in economic growth. The protection of the environment is an essential part of sustainable development. Sustainable development is very major impact in India and improve human living facilities day by day. Indian country is a developing country. India’s main responsibility is improving the quality of life to every citizen of India. In our Indian Constitution many of the article related to the sustainable development. Article 21 right to life and personal liberty. without the right to life any person of India cannot achive sustainable development, right to clean water to basic need of sustainability and humanity. Role of the state should have to provide every citizen of India good quality of water. So adopting some Indian culture aspecting in sustainability economic stable living and development to protect our mother earth by reducing global warming, improve climate change, reducing reuse, increase tree plantation program, prevention abatement and control water and air pollution and recycling plastic, clean air, clean water, quality education, gender equality, social, economic, security. Various environmental related programme organize by national green tribunal New Delhi. The Total number of sustainable development goals is 17.as decided by the United Nations. Need for Environment Protection and Sustainable Development: Sustainable Development in India over the past 20 years has progressed and improved the human facilities in our country. People are reducing poverty and supplying free food to every citizen of in India. Many youths’ face unemployment, not job available current situation thus development is necessary to address this and other problems, such as violations of human rights injustice to human and children, vulnerable group disable person and lack of child protection. Sometimes, our country faces these issues, but a good thing is that various laws have been passed in India for the protection of children and women role of the national human right commission in protecting and promoting Journal of Research and Development Peer Reviewed International, Open Access Journal. ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-10(IV)| October2025 192 women and children and every citizen of india. Role of national human right commission is always protect the environment. Supreme court gave the various landmark judgement related to the environment protection. Many parts of India are still not developed, and there are ongoing economic and social problems. India’s responsibility is to change today’s situations related to economic, social and political issues. India’s population is one of the largest in the world; that’s the reason sustainable development is a significant issue in India. Many parts of the country face water problems, but protecting and promoting the environment and reducing pollution in air, water, and land today’s situation definitely improve India’s Water management system. Sustainable Development means not only environmental development but also the development of all animal, human and micro-organism-related aspects is always necessary. India is a different culturally diverse country and counstitution say that india is a secular state all religion is equal in india this is a important benefit of sustainable development. and all people have relationships with the environment, sustainable energy, biodiversity conservation and the development of forest areas, including village forest, protected forests, and reserved forests. Forest development is a process of sustainable development. The Indian Parliament has passed some acts related to forests, particularly concerning the rights of scheduled tribes and dweller’s rights. Sustainable development is the development, which will allow all future generations to have a potential average quality of life that is at least as high, which is being enjoyed by the current generation. sustainable development refers to the development that meets the need for the present without compromising their ability of future generations, to meet their own needs. The basic aim of sustainable development is to ensure that present generation should leave stock of quality of life for the next generation, which is no less than what we have inherited. For economists a development path is sustainable if the stock of overall capital assets remains constant or rises over time. Sustainable and equitable use of resources to meet the needs of the present and future generations without causing damage to environment. to prevent further damage to our life support systems. Current and now some day’s upcoming sustainable development conferences focuses on different ideas on research, practice and education, training session, difference awareness programme related to environment protection improvement. and the Sustainable Development goal 16 conference 2025 in may Centered on peace, settlement environmental related disputes, fair justice, and institutions. Other events include the 14th International Conference 2026 and a specific conference on environment and sustainable development hosted by Gauhati University in September 2025. Sustainable Development in India: Indian Government always implementing national important various programs related to the sustainable development focusing on following programmes like the Swachh Bharat Mission, Ayushman Bharat renewable energy capacity, development and encourage agriculture, reduce the water pollution and government makes the rules related to control water pollution, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna, programs like the National Food security Act, Pradhan Manntri Jan Dhan Yojna farmer dignity fund. Sustainable development related different economic development ideas implemented by the central Government like it, make in India, Startup India, Atal Innovation Mission. Environment protection related different program implemented by central Government. program like the Namami Gange programme for river rejuvenation and the national Mission for Green India are in the place to protect the environment and maintain the sustainable development. Indian Country Achieve Sustainable Development restrict use of renewable resources, Control population growth, Pollution emissions should be limited to the absorption capacity of the environment. Control the Growth of population the growth of human population should be controlled to a level which is within the carrying capacity of the environment. Sustainable development is a planning and policy approach that meets present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own.it ingrates environmental stewardship, social equity and economic viability so that progress in one dimension does not undermine the others. central government and people participation some implemented idea related to the sustainable development urban planning energy related things, transport agriculture, sustainable production and consumption improve resources efficiency, circular economy practices reuse, repair, recycle, product life extention and reduced waste. Low carbon transition decarbonises energy systems, buildings transport industry through renewables efficiency electrification and carbon management. Nature positive action conserve and restore ecosystems, protect biodiversity, use nature-based solutions for climate adaptation and water management. Social safeguards ensure social protection living wages, decent work, equitable access to services and respect for human rights and indigenous knowledge. Conclusion Sustainable Development is the excellent way to protect improvement conserve and protecting and promoting our future and present generation life. Daily Use the natural resources carefully and protection on the present situation. redude abatement control and prevention of the water, air, land soil pollution and develop environment and people. all people work together and progress the economic development. Sustainable development tries to balance the environment the economy and society so that development is long lasting, fair and safe for the planet. each person being born today or next generation has the right to clean and fresh air, fresh and clean water, good life and health and a safe environment. sustainable development always reminds us that we are not owners of the earth, we are only Journal of Research and Development Peer Reviewed International, Open Access Journal. ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-10(IV)| October2025 193 caretaker. we have borrowed this planet from our children and it is our duty to return it to them in a good condition. This moral responsibility is at the heart of sustainable development. References 1)Agarwal, S.K 2002 Environmental Management, new Delhi APH Publishing Corporation. 2) Basu, R.N 2000, Environmental Studies, new Delhi Sterling Publishers. 3) Sharma, P.D 2013 Ecology and environment Meerut Rastogi Publication.