Is Industrial Advancement the Real Advancement?

IS INDUSTRIAL ADVANCEMENT THE REAL ADVANCEMENT

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Harsh Vardhan Jain
Asst. Professor, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, INDIA Email: [e-mail] Mob.: [phone]

Sujata Saxena
Lecturer IIPS-DAVV, Indore, INDIA Email: [e-mail] Mob.: [phone]

IS INDUSTRIAL ADVANCEMENT THE REAL ADVANCEMENT?
Harsh Vardhan Jain, Sujata Saxena
ABSTRACT Certainly the Industrial Advancement is taking place, but along with Industrial Advancement, seeds of many environmental and social problems are being sown like pollution, deforestation, health problems, poverty, divorce, crime, international disputes and many others. So, the objective of this research paper is to find out whether Industrial Advancement is the Real Advancement or not. Based on secondary data available in journals, periodicals, news papers, magazines and on internet, attempt was made to know if there exist any correlation between Industrial Advancement and Social Degradation. It was found that with increase in the number of industries and industrial production growth rate in various countries, the environmental problems, international disputes, and population below poverty line have also increased. The boom of Industrial Advancement is temporary and after a few years it will be over, but the problems sown by the Industrial Advancement will remain. Therefore the research paper concluded that Industrial Advancement is advancement but it is not a sustained advancement. It is recommended that all of us especially the corporate people should first accept that Industrial Advancement is not real advancement and then take some positive steps towards the real advancement of humanity as a whole.

INTRODUCTION Industrial Advancement has affected the life style of each and every individual in today‟s world. All the countries, all over the world, are moving very rapidly towards the Industrial Advancement. This Industrial Advancement has led

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