Question

is development a boon or a bane to humans and the environment

Answer 1

Development is both a boon and a bane. Agricultural development has helped a lot in increasing and improving production of farms and helped lot of villagers too. Only when the same is overdone and affects the the natural balance, it is a bane. Same way, our country has shown lot of development over the years. Our lifestyle is improved and we have all the necessities and luxuries of life available to us. But the same is a bane when our environment is affected and threatened by pollution and lack of care to preserve it. 

Answer 2

Development is both a boon and a bane. Agricultural development has helped a lot in increasing and improving production of farms and helped lot of villagers too. Only when the same is overdone and affects the the natural balance, it is a bane.