The debate on whether to privilege economic growth over ecological security is passe‎.‎ Environmental considerations must be at the heart of economic growth‎,‎ especially for a country of 1.25 billion people destined to add another 400 million by the middle of the century‎.‎ Green Signals chronicles the ‎'‎1991 moment‎'‎ in India‎'‎s environmental decision‎-making‎,‎ telling the story of how‎,‎ for the first time‎,‎ the doors of the environment ministry were opened to voices‎,‎ hitherto unheard‎,‎ into the policy‎-making process‎.‎ It details efforts to change the way environment is viewed both by proponents of environmental security and those who prize economic growth at all costs‎.‎ Told from the perspective of a pivotal decision maker‎,‎ the book addresses the challenges involved in trying to ensure economic growth with ecological security‎.‎ It takes us through India‎'‎s coming of age in the global environmental and climate change community to take on a leadership role that is progressive‎,‎ proactive‎,‎ and steeped in national interest‎.‎ Using speaking orders on high‎-profile projects‎,‎ notes and letters to the Prime Minister‎,‎ ministerial colleagues‎,‎ chief ministers and others‎,‎ Jairam Ramesh gives an insight into the debates‎,‎ struggles‎,‎ challenges‎,‎ and obstacles to bringing environmental considerations into the mainstream of political and economic decision‎-making‎.‎ This collection reveals the story of the author‎'‎s attempt at the highest levels of governance to introduce effective decision‎-making‎,‎ a transparent and accountable administration‎,‎ and to make environmental concerns an essential component of a nation‎'‎s quest to accelerate economic growth and end the scourge of poverty and deprivation‎.‎