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    The Need for Reverse Logistics: Unravelling the Producer Responsibility
    (9th International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI-2018), Department of Management Studies and Toc H Institute of Science and Technology, India, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Abraham, S.; Mohammed, M.; Asfraf, R.
    Everyone wants a clean environment and surroundings. The onus of this often rests with the government be it the Centre, state or Local Self Governments. There are of course funds for such initiative. At all these levels funds are allocated for waste removal. Waste management is not about mere removal which ends in dumping. Upon close examination it can be seen that when it comes to items like plastic packaging, tyres and e- waste, nobody knows how to manage these categories better than the people who manufacture them. The waste management is an unsolved issue particularly in developing countries like India. The bulk of municipal solid waste is in fact discarded packaging. The producers/manufacturers and brand-owners have an obligation under the Extended Producer Responsibility to find solutions to discarded packaging. Using the existing laws and legal framework available and the 4 years’ data available from 4ULBs/LSGs to derive weights and volumes of plastic and other packaging from municipal solid waste and work out cost implications of the same. Nearly 84 % of the dry waste generated form ULBs/LSGs consists of plastic and other packaging. This indicates that the role of producers and brand owners is not insignificant. They should definitely aim at sustainable business models either by helping ULBs/LSGs manage their waste through proper recycling supply chain so rent rust PROs with the task bearing financial obligations of the same.
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    Reflections on Various Investment Avenues in India: An Empirical Investigation with a Long-Term Perspective.
    (8th International Conference on Business & Information ICBI – 2017, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017) Joseph, B.; Ramanathan, H. N.; Chacko, P. S.; Abraham, S.
    Since the inception of the New Economic Policy in 1991, Indian investors have accessibility to a variety of investment avenues which suit their risk tolerance. Traditionally, the people of India have an affinity to low-risk investment avenues. Indian investors prefer gold as an attractive investment option due to its positive relationship with the uncertainty in inflation. The present study makes an attempt to identify the best individual investment options. The study is focusing on three investment assets – Gold, Government Bonds and Bank Fixed Deposits. The economic reforms in India during 1991 helped the researcher to frame the foundation for the study. The study winds up with an interesting conclusion that even if gold is considered as an attractive and safest investment asset, in reality, it has higher risk and lower return when compared to other investment avenues like bonds and bank fixed deposits.