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The following policy maters related to the sustainable development.

National Zoo Policy http://envfor.nic.in/mef/nzp.htm
National Environment Policy - 2004 http://envfor.nic.in/nep/nep.pdf
National Conservation Strategy and Policy Statement on Environment and Development. http://envfor.nic.in/divisions/csurv/csps.htm
Policy Statement for Abatement of Pollution http://envfor.nic.in/divisions/cpoll/psap.htm
National Forest Policy http://envfor.nic.in/divisions/fp/nfp.htm
Wildlife Conservation Strategy 2002 http://envfor.nic.in/pt/str2002.html
Water policy. http://wrmin.nic.in/policy/default4.htm
Ocean policy. http://dod.nic.in/dodpol.htm
Power policy. http://powermin.nic.in/
Foreign trade policy. http://pib.nic.in/archieve/foreign_trade_policy.html
Food processing industries policy. http://mofpi.nic.in/policies/index.htm
Sustainability guidelines. http://policies.gov.in/Pre_policy_dtls.asp?tid=delh215

Legislations on Environment, Forests, and Wildlife

Water Pollution http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#A
Air Pollution http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#B
Environment Protection http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#C
Coastal Regulation Zone http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#D
Delegation of Powers http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#E
Eco-marks Scheme http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#F
Eco-sensitive Zone http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#G
Environmental Clearance - General http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#H
Environmental Labs http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#I
Hazardous Substances Management http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#J
Noise Pollution http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#K
Ozone Layer Depletion http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#L
2-T Oil http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#M
Public Liability Insurance http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#N
National Environment Appellate Authority http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#O
National Environment Tribunal http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#P
Animal Welfare http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#Q
Wildlife http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#R
Forest Conservation http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#S
Biodiversity http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#T
IFS http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html#U
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill, 2004 http://loksabha.nic.in/ls/bills/nregbill.htm

Source: http://envfor.nic.in/mef/policy.htm , http://policies.gov.in/ , http://pib.nic.in/archieve/ppinti/ppinti2004.html and http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/legis.html

Sustainable Development - a gateway - Sustainable Development Indicators
A programme on strengthening of sustainable development and environmental information system in India funded by India-Canada Environment Facility(ICEF), implemented by the Environmental Information System (ENVIS), Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, New Delhi
  1. Environmental indicators:
    1. Groundwater potential
    2. Mean flow utilisable surface and ground waster resources
    3. Waste water generation, collection, and treatment in urban areas
    4. Marine fish catch
    5. Land use pattern
    6. Forest cover
    7. Protected areas
    8. Wood energy resources
    9. Total wood from forest
    10. Livestock Population
    11. Use of fertilizers
    12. Use of pesticides
    13. Arable land per capita (ha/capita)
    14. Deforestation rate
    15. Threatened animal species
    16. Rate of extinction of protected species (%)
    17. Carbon dioxide emissions per capita
    18. Emissions of SOx, NOx, & SPM
    19. Production & consumption of ozone depleting substances
    20. Waste disposed (t)
    21. Waste generation
    22. Municipal solid waste management
    23. Hazardous waste management
  2. Economic indicators:
    1. GDP growth rate
    2. Gross Exports and Imports
    3. Reserves of natural resources
    4. Annual energy consumption per capita
  3. Social indicators:
    1. Poverty ratio
    2. Employment rate
    3. Population growth rate
    4. Population density
    5. Fertility rate
    6. Literacy rate
    7. % of GDP spent on education
    8. % of people having access to safe drinking water
    9. Life expectancy at birth (years)
    10. Infant mortality rate(per 1,000 births)
    11. % GNP spent on health
    12. Environmentally related diseases
    13. Rate of growth of urban population (%)
    14. Calorie intake per capita
    15. Motor vehicles in use (no.)
  4. Institutional indicators:
    1. Programmes for national environmental statistics and indicators for sustainable development
    2. Sustainable development strategies