UPSC Mains 2025 · GS I · Q19 · 15 marks · 250 words

Achieving sustainable growth with emphasis on environmental protection could come into conflict with poor people’s needs in a country like India – Comment.

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पर्यावरण संरक्षण पर जोर देते हुए सतत विकास हासिल करना, भारत जैसे देश में गरीब लोगों की जरूरतों के साथ टकराव में आ सकता है – टिप्पणी कीजिए ।

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Toppers wrote this one in a test series: “Ecological conservation and social justice are twin objectives of the environmental movements in Independent India. Analyse.”

Swati SharmaAIR 17 · CSE 2023 · 135 wordsTheir whole copy

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Environmental movements in India has been one of the successful movements in protecting environment.

The OBJECTIVES OF MOVEMENT:-

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ECOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

  • They aim at protecting the forest ecosystem eg - Chipko movement

  • They aim at conservation of habitat of species eg - Rajasthan tribe in protecting bustards

  • They aim at preventing degradation eg - Save soil movement

SOCIAL JUSTICE :-

  1. The movements concern the life of vulnerable eg) - marine fishermen due to climate change

  2. They aim at rehabilitation of people

eg) - Narmada Bachao aandolan

However the movements are challenged due to :-

  1. Poor organisation of movement
  2. Localised and spontaneous at times
  3. Women's active participation is divided among classes
  4. Funding and awareness

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Hence, environmental movements in India aim at achieving whole of welfare approach in India.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Main) Examination 2025, General Studies Paper I, Q19. The paper on upsc.gov.in. Themes and links to toppers’ answers are by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.