India, April 19 -- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant emphasised that the only defensible development is one that is environmentally responsible and tradition and transformation need not be adversaries, that heritage and ambition can walk together without diminishing each other.

He made the remarks during his inaugural speech at the two-day International Conference on "Sustainable Energy: An Agenda for India @ 2047 - Reimagining Law, Policy, and Innovation for Energy Justice". 

Besides the CJI, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also addressed the gathering and said 

CJI Kant said, "Bengaluru city offers instructive lessons that speak to the heart of what we have gathered here to discuss: that tradition and transformation n...