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The sustainable development pathway chartered by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is defined in terms of 17 Sustainable Development Goals and their 169 associated targets. These goals and targets comprehensively cover all aspects of our social, economic and environmental wellbeing based on the triple bottom-line approach. However, their interdependencies and mutual interactions make the approach more complex and complicated than it spears. This is aggravated by the lack of weightage to any specific sector of development making it all the more disoriented. The limitations placed by the practical approach towards these goals by countries based on their own needs, aspirations and requirements play an important role in implementation of this approach towards sustainable development. It is now almost clear that the current pattern of economic growth is having a big adverse impact of the natural resource and various the constituents of ecology. And there is a distinct need to shift to better development pathway that is consistent with the principles of environmental conservation and encourages sustainable use of natural resources along with marked improvements the overall wellbeing and prosperity of the mankind. In this context, this paper is an attempt to understand, examine various aspects and components of Sustainable Development approach as regards their viability, feasibility, effectiveness and efficacy in addressing the complex economic, social and environmental issues facing the planet given the very limited timespan available for course correction.

Sustainable development, balanced growth, green growth