International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Social Sciences 2319 - 3565 2 2 2013 February 14 Role of Knowledge and Information in promoting Sustainable Development 52 55 EN Palaniswamy Udhayakumar 1 Department of Social Work, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, INDIA Ponnuswami Ilango 2 Bhosale Savita G. 1 Department of Studies in Sociology, Karnataka State Women’s University, Bijapur, Karnataka State, INDIA Korishetti Vijaya B. 2 Das Gupta Ashok 1 Department of Anthropology, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, West Bengal, INDIA Srinivasan S. 1 Department of Social Work, Kahjamalai Campus, Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu, INDIA Ilango P. 2 Satija Kalpana 1 Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research,Gujarat, INDIA Sharma Richa 2 Gujarat National Law University, Gujarat, INDIA Sana R.K Bijeta 1 Department of History, Assam University, (Central University), Assam, INDIA Haveripeth Prakash D. 1 Dept of Criminology and Forensic Science, Karnataka Science College Dharwad, INDIA Sarkar Rimi 1 Guest Lecturer, Chapra Bangaljhi Mahavidyalaya, Chapra, Nadia, INDIA Ghosh Aritra 2 Minj Hemant Prakash 1 Research scholar, Center for Indigenous Culture, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, INDIA > Research Article 2013 1 28 2013 February 14 Sustainable development is a growing concern of the modern world. Most of the present generation problems are the result of technological and scientific successes. Scientific mode of production and consumption has led to the problem of unsustainable development because of the ignorance of morality and ethics of development as well as sustainable traditional knowledge. Modern scientific knowledge is trying to find a solution for the sustainable development but at the same time we cannot ignore the fact that the Traditional Knowledge is equally important to supplement the scientific knowledge. Sustainable development is an ecological problem so, the knowledge and people who are close to the nature will have potential solution and their involvement must come into policy discussion. This paper further discusses about the importance of Modern and Traditional Knowledge in sustainable development and how the available information is being disseminated through the various Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in India. Copyright@ International Science Community Association