There are numerous challenges to sustainable development in India such as loss of biodiversity, depleting natural resources, pollution of land, water and air as also poor health, poor literacy rate and environmental sustainability. The decentralized governance helps in promoting human and environmental concerns alike. End poverty in all its forms everywhere. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Ensure healthy lives and promote well being for all at all stages. Sustainable development in India encompasses a variety of development schemes in social, clean tech and human resources segments, having caught the attention of both Central and State governments and also public and private sectors. Current environmental issues in India are surrounding pollution, air and water pollution, pollution of the natural environment, and waste management. Deforestation and desertification are also environmental issues affecting agriculture, food security, and livelihood. Sustainable development aims at promoting the kind of development that minimizes environmental problems and meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of the future generation to meet their own needs. To reduce air, water and land pollution, facilitates the conservation of natural resources for our future generations and ensures the protection of biodiversity.Many of the challenges facing humankind, such as climate change, water scarcity, inequality and hunger, can only be resolved at a global level and by promoting sustainable development as a commitment to social progress, environmental balance and economic growth. Benefits of Sustainable Development Some of the benefits of sustainable development include: reducing environmental impact, improving human health, and promoting economic growth.

Sustainable development always encourages us to conserve and enhance our resources, by gradually changing the manners in which we develop and use technologies. Sustainable development always encourages us to conserve and enhance our resources, by gradually changing the manners in which we develop and use technologies. Sustainable development promoting the kind of development that minimizes environmental problems and meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of the future generation to meet their own needs. End poverty in all its forms everywhere. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Ensure healthy lives and promote well being for all at all stages. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Sustainable development continuously seeks to achieve social and economic progress in ways which will not exhaust the Earth's finite natural resources. Thus, we must all develop ways to meet these needs so that our future generations can inherit a healthier and greener planet.