What do you mean by resources?

Everything available in our environment which can satisfy the human needs, provided, it is technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally acceptable can be termed as Resources. The process of transformation of things available in our environment involves an inter-dependent relationship between nature, technology, and institutions. Resources are the function of human activities. The human being themselves is an essential component of resources. Human being transforms the materials in the environment and converts them into a usable form.

Resources are broadly classified into two - Human resource and Natural resources. The resources which are created by humans are known as human resources. Most known human-made resources are roads, bridges, institutions, etc. Natural resources are those resources which are being gifted by nature. The natural environment such as forest, solar, wind, fossil fuel, etc.., Natural resources can be further classified into renewable and non-renewable. Renewable resources are those resources which can be used continuously, and they will not be exhausted. Solar, wind energy and so on can be termed as renewable resources. Non Renewable resources are those resources which get exhausted by the continuous usage of resources, for example, Fossil fuels, metals, etc.