Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Which concept is being discussed here?

Sustainable Development

The correct answer is Option 4: Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development refers to development that fulfills the needs of the present generation without harming the ability of future generations to fulfill their own needs. It focuses on balanced economic growth, environmental protection, and social well-being.

NCERt: Sustainable development takes care of ecological, social and economic aspects of development during the present times and pleads for conservation of resources to enable the future generations to use these resources. It takes into account the development of whole human kind which have common future. The Brundtland report defines sustainable development as a “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.