India is developing framework for a green national a/c – 15 April 2012, Business Standard

There is an intimate link between security of livelihoods and sustainability of lifestyles — both across nations and within countries. It is well accepted that the world cannot afford the profligate consumption patterns of the rich in the world, particularly the US. Many years ago, Mahatma Gandhi had pointedly asked, “How many worlds would India need to emulate the lifestyle of Britain?” Gandhi’s far-sighted wisdom confronts us today as the world grapples with related challenges of economic growth and climate change.