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The Precautionary Principle and Sustainable Development in India

In: BETWEEN ECONOMY AND ECOLOGY Policies and Practices of Sustainable Development

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  • V. Pavan
  • D.R. Guruprasad Desai
  • C.G. Manjunatha

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The precautionary principle is an essential instrument in terms of endorsing sustainable development in India, as it plays a vital part in the nation’s conservational governance towards augmenting well-being and ecological decision-making. The application of this principle is multifaceted and open to analysis. Several matters from the Apex Court and the NGT (National Green Tribunal) demonstrate how methodical certainty or uncertainty, along with consistent legal ethics of proof, can assist as the origin for legal decisions predominantly in the framework (Randall, 2011) of the precautionary principle.Illustrating from Charles Weiss’s notional understandings, an ecological context can be shaped to address scientific uncertainty by establishing a hierarchy of legal standards with increasing levels of certainty, familiar to both lawyers and the judiciary. Pursuing sustainable development goals requires evidence-based policies and decisions grounded in scientific knowledge, supported by environmental governance and the rule of law. The article advocates that India ought to develop an agenda of procedures to deliver a vibrant roadmap for authorities to appeal towards the precautionary principle.

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  • V. Pavan & D.R. Guruprasad Desai & C.G. Manjunatha, 2026. "The Precautionary Principle and Sustainable Development in India," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Anil Kumar Vaddiraju & K C Smitha & D Jeevan Kumar (ed.), BETWEEN ECONOMY AND ECOLOGY Policies and Practices of Sustainable Development, chapter 5, pages 95-110, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789819820221_0005
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    JEL classification:

    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment

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