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Synopsis The objectives of this presentation is to reassessing the environmental assessment of India and with a hope that this will be helpful into chart a course for improving environmental quality in India in coming decade, particularly over the period covered by the government's five year plan, who are directly engaged in day to day struggle to achieve environmentally sustainable development and have first hand knowledge of the situation and challenges on the ground. It summarises the current environmental conditions, land-forest and biodiversity, the challenges of the new millennium, strategic priorities, instruments, investments, towards economic growth and the environment, urban environmental quality, natural resource management, water resource management and water pollution trends, air pollution control, ambient air quality trends, acid deposition, key air pollution issues, environmental management with lessons-tasks before the government, responsible funding agencies. This book will be helpful to apex foreign funding agencies having mandate to improve and better integrate environmental considerations into their core mission of social development and poverty alleviation. This book may be a practical guide with an opportunity to learn form India's practical experience. And, one can help India on the way to sustainable development.