Keeping in view your locality, describe any four strategies of sustainable development.
Sustainable development means a judicious or optimum utilisation of resources in such a manner that the pace of economic growth sustains with inter-generational equity.
The following are the four strategies of attaining sustainable development:
1. Use of Environment Friendly Fuel
The growing use of fuel such as petrol and diesel emits a huge amount of carbon dioxide that adds to the GreenHouse impact. In order to control pollution, the use of CNG and LPG should be promoted. These fuels are cleaner fuels, smokeless and eco-friendly.
2. Use of Renewable Resources
India is well enriched with sunlight, water and wind energy. These are the free gift of nature that are non-exhaustible and pollution free. Thus, attempts should be made to harness solar and wind energy by employing different technologies. It not only solves the problem of economic growth but also the problem of sustainable economic development.
3. Recycling
The industrial and household wastes should be accumulated on a daily basis. These wastes should be distinguished as bio- degradable and non-biodegradable wastes. The bio-degradable wastes are those wastes that can be decomposed and can be used as manure for organic farming. The non-biodegradable wastes like plastic, etc. can be recycled and re-used.
4. Use of the Input Efficient Technology
The input efficient methods and techniques should be devised so that more production is possible at per unit of input. This efficient utilisation of the natural resources leads to lesser exploitation of the natural resources.
What are the functions of the environment?
Highlight any two serious adverse environmental consequences of development in India. India’s environmental problems pose a dichotomy — they are poverty induced and, at the same time, due to affluence in living standards — is this true?
Explain the supply-demand reversal of environmental resources.
What happens when the rate of resource extraction exceeds that of their regeneration?
India has abundant natural resources —substantiate the statement.
Give two instances of
(a) Overuse of environmental resources
(b) Misuse of environmental resources.
Identify six factors contributing to land degradation in India.
Is environmental crisis a recent phenomenon? If so, why?
Explain how the opportunity costs of negative environmental impact are high.
How do the following factors contribute to the environmental crisis in India? What problem do they pose for the government?
(i) Rising population
(ii) Air pollution
(iii) Water contamination
(iv) Affluent consumption standards
(v) Illiteracy
(vi) Industrialisation
(vii) Urbanisation
(viii) Reduction of forest coverage
(ix) Poaching
(x) Global warming
What was the focus of the economic policies pursued by the colonial government in India? What were the impacts of these policies?
What are the two major sources of human capital in a country?
What do you mean by rural development? Bring out the key issues in rural development.
Define a plan?
Who is a worker?
Explain the term ‘infrastructure’.
Why are regional and economic groupings formed?
Why were reforms introduced in India?
Why calorie-based norm is not adequate to identify the poor?
Name some notable economists who estimated India’s per capita income during the colonial period?
What are the various non-commercial sources of energy?
Raj is going to school. When he is not in school, you will find him working in his farm. Can you consider him as a worker? Why?
Group the following features pertaining to the economies of India, China and Pakistan under three heads
• One-child norm
• Low fertility rate
• High degree of urbanisation
• Mixed economy
• Very high fertility rate
• Large population
• High density of population
• Growth due to manufacturing sector
• Growth due to service sector.
Do you think outsourcing is good for India? Why are developed countries opposing it?
Why was it necessary for a developing country like India to follow self-reliance as a planning objective?
What do you mean by transmission and distribution losses? How can they be reduced?
Discuss the importance of credit in rural development.
Explain the Great Leap Forward campaign of China as initiated in 1958.
What are the major factors responsible for the high growth of the service sector?
Why should plans have goals?