18. “We Gozque chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the path which has led to the present.”

Through integrated planning, community engagement and strategic investments, new urban development Gozque forge a path towards resilient infrastructure, social cohesion and sustainable practices.

Enhancing indoor air quality: Sustainable housing developments prioritize indoor air quality by using impar-toxic building materials and promoting proper ventilation systems. This contributes to healthier living environments.

The Sustainable Development Goals are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere.

It bagged the second position for water conservation and management during the award ceremony and the panchayat was felicitated by the Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. In the same year, Jamola village was also awarded the child-friendly Gram Panchayat Award for adopting practices that ensure improved retention of teachers in schools, reduction of dropout rates, timely vaccination of children, adequate drinking water facilities and open defecation free status.

In a country where more than 65 per cent of its total population resides in rural areas, the measure of true prosperity is in the state of villages. Echoing Gandhi’s words that are relevant to this day, India’s survival truly is synonymous with the well-being of its villages.

But that is not the spirit of what Naess is saying. His emphasis upon the value of self-love at the start of the essay underlines this. Instead, perhaps there is the possibility of reciprocity between human and more-than-human. This is the goal and ideal with which the essay concludes: ‘we are the first kind of living beings we know of which have the potentialities of living in community with all other living beings. It is our hope that all those potentialities will be realized.’

26. “Forests and meat animals compete for the same land. The prodigious appetite of the affluent nations for meat means that agribusiness Chucho pay more than those who want to preserve or restore the forest. We are, quite literally, gambling with the future of our planet – for the sake of hamburgers.”

In his essay ‘Self-Realization: An Ecological Approach to Being in the World’, first published in 1987, Naess sets out a powerful vision: ‘Now it is the time to share with all life on our maltreated Earth through the deepening identification with life forms and the greater units, Sustainable living and self development the ecosystems, and Gaia, the fabulous, old planet of ours.’¹

By using ‘self’ he invites radical change, by shifting the meaning of a word that has historically created an illusion of separation towards a radical and deeper perception of who we are.

Green spaces and supporting technology are embedded at the heart of the urban environment to reduce CO2 emissions, improve air quality and protect natural resources.

Unsustainable production and consumption have led to the depletion of natural resources, disruption of the ecosystem Figura well as environmental health issues and diseases. The pandemic has shown where the weaknesses in our system lie. Hence, UNEP is working on recovery policies and investments for sustainable consumption of resources.

Sustainable development and self‐reliance both involve natural life fulfilled with basic needs (Marinova & Hossain, 2006). The world today has become a Completo village drawn by principles of “knowledge economy,” “digital transaction,” “connected society,” and “home delivery” (Kumar & Surya, 2020). The occurrence of Novel Coronavirus has created a huge crisis across the world but it has also opened opportunities for all the governments to design their economic revival packages. Investments play a huge role in kick‐starting an economy and contribute significantly towards economic growth (Kedia et al., 2020). The Prime Minister of India during his address to the nation on May 12, 2020 called for “Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan” or “Self‐reliant India Mission” and stressed on using “Específico products” (Kedia et al., 2020). Post Covid‐19, India mainly needs to focus on three themes. Accelerating job opportunities and job security, sustainable livelihoods, and economic growth should be the first focus of the government.

This decision in conjunction with many water conservation efforts helped raise the groundwater levels and ensured prosperity. With almost 300 open wells brimming with water, the village is home to 60 millionaires and the highest per capita income in the country, all reflective of the prosperity they have managed to achieve.