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This edited volume brings together scholarly analysis of interdisciplinary approaches and perspectives to the sustainable development agenda and debates in India. The theoretical and empirical analyses conducted by the contributors create more questions than answers, yet an integrated whole emerging shows the future directions which will shape the policy and theoretical debates on sustainable development.
List of contents
- Message by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- PART 1: INTRODUCTION
- 1: Introduction by Bimal N. Patel and Ranita Nagar
- PART 2: Critical Appraisal of Indian Legal Framework on Technical and Global Issues
- 2: Rio +20 To SDGS: A Quest For Inclusive and Sustainable Development by Saira Gori
- 3: Sustainable Development, Convention of Biological Diversity, and Intellectual Property Rights by Sanjeev Kumar Chaudhary
- 4: Patents: The Holy Grail for Sustainable Development by Ranita Nagar
- 5: Nanotechnology as an Intellectual Property: Issues and Challenges in India by Hardik Parikh
- 6: Sustainable Development and Marine Environment: A Preview of Legal Issues in India by Bimal N. Patel
- 7: Role of Satellite Technology in Oceanic Study by Thomas Matthew
- 8: Bioremediation: A Tool for Contemporary Environmental Issues by Sunita Varjani
- PART 3: Sustainable Development in Practice: Case-Study in India
- Political Issues
- 9: Paradox of Sustainable Development: Agenda of Political Parties by William Nunes and Saurabh Anand
- 10: Role of Local Governance in Sustainable Development by Aruna Kumar Malik
- Socio-economic and Human Rights Issues
- 11: Sustainable Water Resource Management: Historical Enquiry to Address the Water Crisis by Richa Mulchandani
- 12: Commercial and Legal Sustainability of Contract Farming in Gujarat by Satya Ranjan Mishra
- 13: Environmental-Economical Sustainability and Human Rights by Vikas Gandhi
- 14: E-Waste Management: Global Outlook and Lessons for India by Viral Pandya
- PART 4: CONCLUSION
- Index
- About the Editors and Contributors
About the author
Bimal N. Patel is Professor of Law and Director at Gujarat National Law University
Ranita Nagar is Professor of Law at Gujarat National Law University
Summary
Current policy and scholarly literature on sustainable development in India lacks interdisciplinary approach, hindering understanding and effectiveness. An edited volume provides interdisciplinary analyses, shaping future sustainable development debates in India.
