Environment and Sustainable Development in Indian Planning Dr. Harish D. N. Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Postgraduate Centre, Mysuru-570029 Online published on 20 April, 2017. Abstract The Sustainable Development Paradigm (SDP) emerged as a reaction to the large number of problems related to the dominant model of economic growth which is pursued worldwide. There is a growing apprehension that, the model, if allowed to operate unchanged for a few decades more, may invite a number of complex issues which may be beyond the management capability of the technological, social, and political systems that nations possess at present. This paper deals with topics centred on repercussions of non-sustainable growth, emergence of the New Economics, and the rationale and means to sustainable development. This study is primarily aimed at subjecting Indian Five Year Plans to a sustainability check. The framework for analysis is provided by the sustainable development paradigm. The environment management system of the Indian economy is selected for focused study. Top Keywords Sustainable Planning and Development, Five Year Plan, Environment, Growth, and Pollution. Top |