UTILISATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES & ITS ROLE IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT- IN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE.

India which is a country of diversity, about which it is, said that after every 100 km the taste of water and the language changes. Country in which there are 22 official languages according to Article 345 of the constitution, it is the seventh-largest country in the world, with a total land area of 3,287,263 square kilometres (1,269,219 sq mi).India measures 3,214 km (1,997 mi) from north to south and 2,993 km (1,860 mi) from east to west. It has a land frontier of 15,200 km (9,445 mi) and a coastline of 7,517 km (4,671 mi). India it is said to be rich in natural resources which has so many minerals and very fertile land for agriculture it has, in abundance water resources in form of rivers like Ganga ,Brahmaputra Yamuna Kaveri etc which provides it power and water for irrigation facilities. Yet as compare other Asian countries like Malaysia, Thailand Japan Hong Kong and last but not the least China which are revamped by the level of development in their countries our country is still lagging behind them in various sectors. If our leaders wish to break the shackles of poverty and unemployment then according to the need of our they should try to focus on the optimum utilisation of natural resources, which will lead to sustainable development in India. This research paper aims to bring out the various natural resources for which other countries in world yearns and which are present in abundance in our country, natural resources which are underutilised and areas in which these resources are scattered still to be explored.