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The environmental issues taken up in this study are being hotly debated currently all over the world. An attempt has been made in this work to present the environmental and socio-economic issues, their interactions and implications for achieving social goals in India. Applications of appropriate statistical techniques for data analysis are the special features of the book. The book will prove a valuable guide and helpful to the researchers and policy-makers working in the areas of environment and social development. Students of post-graduation and under-graduation courses can also benefit by familiarizing and acquainting themselves with the environmental issues at hand and developing research interests in these areas. We hope that this book will serve as a valuable text for students especially at under-graduation and post-graduation level and reference for researchers and practitioners.

Written in a very simple and lucid manner, the book is spread over seven chapters, amply illustrate with tables and diagrams. The book provides an exhaustive reviews of available literatures dealing with sustainability issues. Trends and patterns of economic growth, income disparities and poverty in India have been discussed in detail. Inter-state disparities in population growth and its major determinants in India have been thoroughly discussed and identified. Trends and patterns of environmental degradation in India have also been discussed in this book. Lastly, the relationships between poverty, population growth, and environment in India have been explored and inferences have been drawn on the basis of the analysis of the relevant data and available literatures.