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Questions about India’s environment and economic growth

Must economic growth be privileged over ecological security? Jairam Ramesh argues that this is the wrong question to ask; the two work in concert, not in opposition, and a bright economic and political future requires a safe, protected environment. As India grows as a global power, the nation has become a leader in progressive environmental policies. A Former Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment and Forests for the Government of India, Ramesh understands the political debates, struggles, challenges, and obstacles in bringing the environment into decision-making, in particular the ‘1991 moment’. In the following Storify of a Twitter chat yesterday, Jairam Ramesh, author of Green Signals: Ecology, Growth, and Democracy in India, answers questions from the public on India’s environment and economic growth.

What are your thoughts? Add them in the comments section below, or join the conversation on Twitter with the #GreenIndia hashtag.

Headline image credit: Delhi/New Delhi/Gurgaon, India at Night (NASA, International Space Station, 12/08/12). CC BY-NC 2.0 via NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center Flickr.

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