Educating about Environment is of Dual Concern

In this article, Dr Livleen K Kahlon says that acquiring green skills has become an essential requirement of our time as green skills pave the way for job opportunities that contribute to the preservation of ecosystems and biodiversity. Design of quality education and training opportunities for young people is a pre-requisite for enhanced employability under the sector of green skills. Institutions design activities and projects to meet the rising expectations of the young minds. To be able to match requirements of green jobs to be created in future, a timely investment in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is therefore highly recommended.

- Dr Livleen K Kahlon

Sustenance and Sustainability

The year 2023 will be recorded as a year of many firsts. India takes over the position of world’s most populous country. India is moving ahead from Chandrayaan and planning for Gaganyaan. India has assumed the G20 Presidency and will convene the G20 Leaders’ Summit for the first time in the country. India also now has the highest youth population in the world, harbouring 66 per cent of the overall population under the age of 35 years. The development canvas at 76th year of India’s independence is thus vibrant with exponential, political, economic, and technological growth. A burgeoning population of millennials and GenZ is force to reckon with, offering both an opportunity and a challenge. The point here is that the millennial generation measures time by the nanoseconds and hence, they are in a constant need of new products and services. Change is thus the only constant in the 21st Century. In this context, the role of youth is critically important as they are the most significant building blocks of the society, and important sources of creativity, enthusiasm, and drivers of social change. Benjamin Disraeli (British politician and author) has rightly said, “Youth of a nation are the trustees of posterity. We must prepare them for the coming hour.”