Ramaswamy Iyer of CPR and a water expert does a great balancing act of conserving the environment and developing the economy. He says it not a this or that choice but this and that choice.
GDP obsession could make us all feel sorry if we compromise on environment:
There are some worrying signals from the new government in New Delhi that it could compromise on environmental concerns in the pursuit of more rapid growth: clearances could be given quickly (i e, environment protection requirements will be loosened), the Land Acquisition Act could be diluted and more. It may be more useful if we shake ourselves free of the obsession with GDP growth rates and try instead to make India a caring, humane, compassionate, equitable, just and harmonious society.
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