Environmental Education in India: An Approach to Sustainable Development

This article explores the relationship between environmental education and sustainable development in India. It provide an overview of various initiatives regarding the role of environmental education towards sustainable development at global level in general and national level in particular. The article also provides a brief analysis of various education projects, academic programmes and curriculum development initiatives for achieving the goal of sustainability. Environmental education tries to create awareness among the students and highlights various challenges and prospects for future progress. Sustainable development is a balanced approach evolved from social, economic and environmental dimensions. It is mutual combination of these three domains that has helped to shape the society's interaction with the biosphere. This article will help the decision makers in designing better strategies for proper implementation of environmental education in India and achieving the common goal of sustainability.