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Special Issue ISSN: 2279-0667 Vol 7, Issue 1, January 2018 Impact Factor: SJIF =4.289 Asian Research Journals TRANS 1 http://www.tarj.in Special Issue ISSN: 2279-0667 Vol 7, Issue 1, January 2018 Impact Factor: SJIF =4.289 Asian Research Journals TRANS 2 http://www.tarj.in Special Issue ISSN: 2279-0667 Vol 7, Issue 1, January 2018 Impact Factor: SJIF =4.289 Asian Research Journals TRANS 3 http://www.tarj.in Special Issue ISSN: 2279-0667 Vol 7, Issue 1, January 2018 Impact Factor: SJIF =4.289 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 10-11 JANUARY 2018 AVINASHILINGAM INSTITUTE FOR HOME SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN, COIIMBATORE-43, TN, INDIA MESSAGE Dear My Friends, At the outset, I thank the Organizers and the Avinashilingam University for giving me this great opportunity. I am extremely happy to take part in this National Conference on INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, organized by the Department of Economics of this esteemed Institution, sponsored by the UGC. Hope this Conference will facilitate for a detailed deliberation by sharing and exchanging various academic and field experiences for the betterment of the Scientific and Social Community, towards enhancement of the subject knowledge and gaining a wide range of field exposure as well. Hope this will also help the students and research scholars to find new strategies to extend their boundaries of knowledge in social science which will surely facilitate for an interaction between Education and Industry, which is the most need of the hour! From the Pyramids of Egypt to the International Space Stations, we have always faced the challenges of the future with advancing civilization and building our quality of life! Today, the World is undergoing vast changes with the technological revolution, population explosion, climate change, environmental concerns and many more. Engineering is all about our community service, development and improvement in planning, design, construction and operation of facilities essential to modern life, ranging from transit systems to offshore structures to space stations. Engineers are problem solvers, meeting the challenges of pollution, traffic congestion, water supply, energy needs, urban development, community planning, etc. We have to perform a vital role in linking the themes of space, energy and environment towards improving the quality of life in the 21st century. As the world population grows and global standards of living rise, there are increasing demands on the world‘s resources and the capacity to assimilate the wastes as well. We are tasked with accommodating the needs of increasing numbers of people and improving their living conditions. Thus, we are at the forefront of making decisions that will have long-term implications for our Mother Planet. Asian Research Journals TRANS 4 http://www.tarj.in Special Issue ISSN: 2279-0667 Vol 7, Issue 1, January 2018 Impact Factor: SJIF =4.289 Given the finite capacity of the earth, it is recognized that we must be trained to make decisions in such a way that our environment is preserved, social justice is promoted and the needs of all people are fulfilled through the Global Economy. We all know that Sustainable Engineering is the process of designing or operating the Systems that do not compromise the Natural Environment. Further, the Sustainable Society is the one that meets the needs of the present, without sacrificing the ability of Future generations to meet their own needs. As such, all our practices should meet the human needs for Natural Resources, Industrial Products, Energy, Food, Transportation, Shelter, and effective Waste Management, while conserving and protecting Environmental Quality and the Natural Resource Base, which are essential for future development. Problems related to development and planning affect Rural and Urban areas which prevail in all the Regions of the World. Accelerated urbanization has resulted in deterioration of the environment and loss of quality of life to certain extent. Urban development can also aggravate problems faced by Rural Areas, such as Forests, Mountain Regions and Coastal Areas, among many others. Interaction between different Regions and developing new methodologies and innovative techniques for monitoring, planning and implementation of novel strategies can provide solutions towards environmental pollution and non-sustainable use of available resources. Energy saving and eco-friendly building approaches have become an important part of modern development, which places special emphasis on resource optimization. Planning has a key role to play in ensuring that these solutions as well as new materials and processes are incorporated in the most efficient manner. Sustainability has now been very critical for us and lack of understanding the fundamentals of sustainable material brings obstacles in implementing the concepts of sustainability. Building industry, being a leading contributor of greenhouse gases, has-been largely occupied by the construction materials, which are one of the prime areas that need sustainability in an integrated manner. Concrete and steel structures in addition to Water Resources and Solid Waste are being managed most commonly by us. More focus has to be made towards Green Engineering with special reference to Material Management, Waste reduction, Pollution prevention and Production enhancement by way of employing innovative initiatives. Other thrust areas such as Sustainable & Resilient Transportation System, Renewable Energy Supply, Urban Underground Infrastructure Development, Green Infrastructure Design, Energy-Water-Environment Nexus, etc. should also be focused with more and more research initiatives. At present, Frugal Engineering or Frugal Innovation gains a significant momentum in innovating and generating significantly cost-effective products byreducing the use of critical and scarce Resources. Asian Research Journals TRANS 5 http://www.tarj.in Special Issue ISSN: 2279-0667 Vol 7, Issue 1, January 2018 Impact Factor: SJIF =4.289 It has become apparent that Planners, Environmentalists, Architects, Engineers, Policy Makers and Economists have to work together integrally in order to ensure that planning and development can meet our present needs without compromising the ability of future generations. Hope this National Conference will pave a new way to bring out the wide range of intellectual interests and talents from the future Economic Experts, encompassing the emerging socio economic advancements. Hope this Event signifies the beginning of a great Journey within, opening an entirely new World outside! On this beautiful day, let us take a firm stand to protect the Nature in everyway we can. Let us pledge to make our Mother Earth a better place to live in. Let us become the creators of a better tomorrow! Let us give our children and grandchildren a greener, cooler and better Earth to live in! On this memorable day, I extend my Best Wishes and appreciation to the Avinashilingam Institute for offering value based quality education under vibrant learning environment and for organizing various frontline activities. Congrats and Best Wishes to all the social minded Economists, who will surely become the most dynamic and successful Change Agents of our Earth Planet! I wish this elite conference all success! With Best Regards, Er. S.SIVALINGAM, Deputy Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, Coimbatore – 641 001, TN, [email protected] Asian Research Journals TRANS 6 http://www.tarj.in Special Issue ISSN: 2279-0667 Vol 7, Issue 1, January 2018 Impact Factor: SJIF =4.289 MESSAGE FROM THE EDITORIAL DESK Development theory has come a long way over the last century. It began with focus on economic growth and development, and eventually has reached a stage where contemporary policy emphasis is no longer only on eradicating absolute deprivation of income but on eradicating deprivation in its multiple dimensions. Researchers, governments and academia are looking at more holistic patterns of living than merely growth. The multiple dimensions include both economic and non-economic aspects, which is in appreciation of the UNDP advocacy on promoting human development. Ever since the UNDP started advocating ‗Inclusive Growth‘, developing countries in particular have set it as an avowed goal of development policies. Though the concept is not explicitly defined, there is an implicit belief that the objective is to pursue a strategy that would provide for the inclusion of the socially and economically marginalized sections in the mainstream economy and its growth process. This conference tries to bring academicians, policy makers and researchers to a platform to discuss and probe into the different facets of inclusive growth in promoting sustainable development. Department of Economics takes this up for India in particular under the ―Make in India‖ mission of Hon. Prime Minister of India. ABOUT THE INSTITUTE Founded by the illustrious educationist and veteran freedom fighter Dr.T.S.AvinashilingamAyya and nurtured by Dr.Rajammal P. Devdas the world renowned nutritionists and educationalist, the institute, with its motto ‗seek and ye shall find‘ aims to groom young women to become responsible citizens and usher new innovations for the advancement of the society. It has also promoted communal harmony in the multi-religious and multi-cultural reality of India. The institution stresses on self-development and empowerment of women through scientific and value based education to enable them to