Sustainable development encourages conserving and enhancing our resource base by changing the ways in which we develop and make use of sound and sustainable technologies. This subject helps to develop the knowledge on the concept of sustainable development and to gain an empirical understanding of the emerging global challenges for sustainable environmental and societal governance systems. The book contains four chapters which covers the entire concept of sustainable development which was especially written in simple and lucid language. Unit 1 presents the general introduction to sustainable development and covers about the International Summits, Conventions and Agreements on sustainable development. Unit 2 introduces the concept of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which provides an explanation about the 17 SDGs and how it works to combat against the environmental issues. It has pointed out the government initiatives towards each SDGs and its indicators of performance. Unit 3 sets forth conceptually about the responsible production and mindful consumption. Lastly, Unit 4 concludes with the contemplations of socially responsible investment and initiatives towards sustainable development. I hope that this book will be extremely useful and reach the hands of the beloved student community. This book will be very well suitable for the newcomers in the field of teaching and who have never studied about sustainable development. Readers who already know about sustainable development will also find this book useful because the presentation of the content is in such a way that it makes the reader to understand the concepts deeply and includes materials which are not found in other books.

This volume examines the practicality of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals in India, and includes policy analyses and statistical assessments of comparative data between India and different countries. With a focus on poverty and economics, the contributors offer sector and state specific performance analyses of each goal, determining the feasibility for different states and regions to implement a given goal under conditions of extreme poverty and economic distress. Readers will learn how to perform comprehensive economic performance analyses, and how to apply these methods at local and regional scales within the framework of sustainable development. The book will be of interest to students and researchers studying sustainable development, economics, and policy analysis, as well as NGOs and government agencies working towards achieving the SDGs in impoverished nations.

Digital India: Navigating Sustainable Development Goals is a comprehensive edited volume exploring India's transformative digital journey in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This resource-rich book caters to academics, researchers, policymakers, practitioners, students and global stakeholders. Covering diverse topics such as the impact of COVID-19 on education, Fintech adoption, gender justice, and sustainability challenges, it provides a nuanced understanding of the intersection between technology and sustainable development. The book serves as a valuable resource for gaining insights into the practical implications of Digital India initiatives and their role in achieving SDGs.

This book critically examines Sustainable Development Goals and cities in developing countries with special reference to climate change, inclusion, diversity, and citizen rights in India. It discusses global issues of sustainability and climate change in the context of rapid urbanisation and focuses on the role of equitable and just processes of urban development aimed at protecting social diversity, redeeming natural environments and, pursuing economic growth geared towards improving the quality of life. The volume looks at the nature of opportunities and future challenges presented to cities and codifies ways to transcend these. It explores key themes such as mitigation of risks from heat island effects, devastating floods, and extreme weather events like droughts; improvement of air quality; compact development; reduction in urban sprawl and protection of agriculturally productive lands for long-term food security; growth of small and medium towns; protection of rural landscapes; access to basic services like water sanitation, primary education, and housing; protection of forest and green spaces for the conservation of biodiversity; renewable energy sources; enhancement of mobility through efficient public transit systems like metro systems or suburban rail; effective and equitable governance for the vulnerable; balanced regional development; inclusive human development; securing the right to the city; and climate risk and resilience. Based on new research and data presented by global experts on climate change and sustainability, this book advances multiple discourses of sustainable urbanisation by connecting social challenges such as democracy, equity, diversity, and inclusion to create an enabling environment for a better future for cities in the developing world. Lucid and topical, this book will be useful to scholars and researchers of urban studies, urban planning, development studies, sociology, public policy and administration, political sociology, city studies, geography, architecture, and economics and also to professionals and NGOs.

Indian agriculture has set new milestones in its progress. Since independence, major strides have been made in production of food grains, not only due to increase in area but also due to technology. As a result, the food grains production increased from 50.82 million tonnes in 1950-51 to 328.85 million tonnes in 2023-24. The phenomenal growth in agricultural production since independence has been triggered by higher input use, particularly purchased inputs as well as technology induced productivity enhancement, massive extension efforts, improved farm practices and, above all, ingenuity and hard work of Indian farmers since the Green Revolution Period in late 1960s. However, several challenges – some old and some new – remain. Growth of the agriculture sector has led to the unsustainable use of natural resources like land, water and bio diversity, spread of insects and pests, indiscriminate use of agro chemicals and adverse impact on ecology and environment. There is a need to create an enabling environment for this transition, through appropriate policies and institutions, an enabling regulatory environment, development of frontier technologies, as well as public and private investments in agriculture and agri-business. This will enable agriculture to play a key role in achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat, inclusive development, green growth and gainful employment during Amrit Kaal (NITI Ayog, 2023). This book is an attempt to present the present situation, strategies to be adopted during the Amrut Kaal to make country Atma Nirbhar Bharat by 2047 having focus on agriculture and allied sectors. The final papers come out from the eminent experts are briefly summarized here.