Recently Indians have drifted away from the traditional knowledge… - Vidyadip

Question

Recently Indians have drifted away from the traditional knowledge and practices and caused large scale damage to environment. Explain how, adopting the traditional practices can be helpful in achieving the objective of sustainable development.

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Answer

Recently Indians have drifted away from the traditional knowledge and practices and caused large scale damage to environment. The given statement is quite appropriate.

India is very much privileged to have about 15,000 species of plants which have medicinal properties. The traditional health care systems such as Ayurveda, Unani, Tibetan etc. are very useful for treating chronic health problems.
Traditional cosmetic products are herbal in composition. These products are not only environment-friendly but also are free-from side effects. They do not involve largescale industrial and chemical processing.

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