SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – ENVIRONMENENTAL ISSUES: SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INDIA – A WAY FORWARD -*Dr. S. Vijay Kumar ABSTRACT There is a direct relationship between environment and economic development. Economic development without environmental considerations can cause serious environmental damage in turn impairing the quality of life of present and future generations. In the process of economic development, the environmental problems have been ignored or less concentrated. Any country’s environmental problems are related to the level of its economic development, the availability of natural resources and the lifestyle of its population. Rapid p...