ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INDIA (This paper was presented in the National Seminar on " Globalization - Enivornmental Issues & Challenges on 15th & 16th March, 2009 at Kakatiya University, Warangal - India) - Dr.S.VijayKumar Economic development is a process where by an economy’s real national income increases over a long period of time. There is direct relationship between environment and economy. 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. Now, the need of the hour is to concentrate on sustainable development. Sustainable development means, “Meeting the needs of present generation without compromising with t...