Sustainable India: answering the what, why, who, where, when and how?

The Indian peninsula in the course of time has faced adverse economic, environmental and social conditions. Nations, businesses and people are modifying their methods to ensure they earn revenues (Profit) and serve the society (People) while doing no or less harm to mother nature (Planet). Therefore, India wholly needs toshift from the current unsustainable path to a new one which will lead it towards a sustainable future. Sustainability with its focus on the three pillars or three Ps i.e. Profit, Planet and People will enable the country to make sure it grows economically while protecting the environment and ensuring social justice. The three Ps when in unison create complementary values to each other. The questions of What, Why, Who, Where, When and How vis-à-vis sustainable India need answer. This paper aims to answer the questions of What?, Why?, Who?, Where?, When? with special emphasis on How? vis-à-vis sustainable India in the light of the available bodies of knowledge. Furthermore, successful cases and examples from within India and the globe are used to demonstrate lessons as to how it can efficaciously be made sustainable in every domain.