How did the activities indicate their aim to gain control over the area
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‘Living in harmony with nature’ is not new to us. Sustainable living hasalways been an integral part of India’s tradition and culture. It has beenintegrated with our long-lasting traditions and practices, customs, artand crafts, festivals, food, beliefs, rituals and folklore. Ingrained within usis the philosophy that ‘entire natural world be in harmony’ which isreflected in the famous phrase in Sanskrit ‘Vasudhaiv kutumbakam’ thatmeans “the entire earth is one family”. The phrase is mentioned in‘Mahaupanishad’, that is probably a part of the ancient Indian text,Atharva Veda.In Class IX we have already learnt about some natural resourceslike soil, air and water and how various components are cycled over andover again in nature. Also, we learnt in the previous chapter about thepollution of these resources because of some of our activities. In thischapter, we shall look at some of our resources and how we are usingthem. Maybe we should also think about how we ought to be using ourresources so as to sustain them and conserve our environment. We shallbe looking at our natural resources like forests, wildlife, water, coal andpetroleum and see what are the issues at stake in deciding how theseresources are to be managed for sustainable development along withthe input from our traditional practices.We often hear or read about environmental problems. These are oftenglobal-level problems and we feel helpless to bring any change. Thereare international laws and regulations, and then there are our ownnational laws and acts for environmental protection. There are alsonational and international organisations working towards protecting ourenvironment.