An introspective strategy for palpable sustainable development

Abstract

Education for Sustainable Development is taken up as a tool to revamp the paradigm of Sustainable Development. The popular paradigm made much bruit and aggrandized in the last three decades. This issue has been taken up very seriously by several Governments. Awareness regarding environmental preservation through school curricula and laws and regulation for industries to safeguard the environment, along with several other measures are in progress. But things are happening at very high levels. These efforts if not underpinned with positive implementations at the grass root level, the magnanimous actions for sustainable development would be futile. In India, this aspect is disconnected from reality and more in theory. The theory simply cannot address the problem of sustainability as its implementation is quite uncharted. To make it functional and applicable, the paper provides with a handy and convenient strategy so that the practical application is observed, planned, curtailed and recorded. The reflective practice of the strategy will provide students as well as the people with eye-opening findings. The package will engage in conducting a self-audit of consumption and waste patterns and will also help us engage in correcting our behaviors in pursuit of sustainable development.