Explain the various provisions of the Rio Declaration and their importance in protecting the environment in India.

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Introduction The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (also called the Earth Summit Declaration ) was adopted at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) , held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from June 3–14, 1992. The conference was attended by 172 countries , 108 heads of state or government, and over 2,400 NGOs. It built upon the Stockholm Declaration (1972) and established a comprehensive framework for balancing environmental protection with socio-economic de