CBSE 2024 · Region 5 · Set 1 · Q35

Read the given source and answer the questions that follow : At the international level, the Club of Rome advocated resource conservation for the first time in a more systematic way in 1968. Subsequently, in $\displaystyle 1974$, Gandhian philosophy was once again presented by Schumacher in his book Small is Beautiful. The seminal contribution with respect to resource conservation at the global level was made by the Brundtland Commission Report, 1987. This report introduced the concept of 'Sustainable Development' and advocated it as a means for resource conservation, which was subsequently published in a book entitled Our Common Future. Another significant contribution was made at the Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992. ($\displaystyle 35.1$) Explain the meaning of sustainable development. ($\displaystyle 35.2$) In which international conference was 'Agenda-$\displaystyle 21$' accepted ? ($\displaystyle 35.3$) Explain any two outcomes of the Summit. $\displaystyle 2 \times 1=2$