Professor Emeritus
Contact Details
Qualifications
Degree |
University
| Year |
M.A. |
University of Madras |
1979 |
M.Phil. |
University of Madras |
1981 |
Ph.D. |
University of Madras |
2009 |
Title of the Ph.D. Thesis: Environmental Policy for Industrial Water Pollution Abatement - Asian Perspectives
Date of Joining the College: 1 August, 1980 Project Undertaken: - UGC Minor Research
Project on “Environmental Policy For Water Pollution Abatement – An Asian
Perspective”, funded by the UGC.
Areas of Interest Publications - Green Corporate Attitude and Environmental Performance, GITAM
Journal of Management, Volume II No.1, 2013. ISSN 0972-740X.
- Factors Influencing
Corporate Environmental Performance in India, Indian Journal of Corporate
Governance, Volume 6, No.1, June 2013,ISSN 0974-6862
- Environmental Economics-Text Book, Sterling Publishers, New Delhi, 1992, 2000
- Green Management - Theory and Practice, Ane Book House Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 2010
- Paper on “Corporate Environmental Sustainability” in the International Conference on Sustainability in Business on 11th and 12th November 2010, organised by Faculty of Business and Accountancy at Malaysia
- Paper on “Environmental Management and Corporate Sustainability” in the Inter National Symposium on Global Business Opportunities and Challenges” organized by Commerce department, Loyola College on 15.02.2007 and 16.02 2007
- Paper titled "Impact of Urban Water Supply and Sanitation on Health - The case of Chennai" presented in the International Conference on "Urban Planning and Environment - Strategies and Challenges" on Jan 31th and 31st, 2007 at Elphinstone College, Mumbai.
- In
two-day National seminar organized by Department of Economics Ethiraj College
for Women Chennai during 11-12 March 2011, presented paper on “Green House
Gases and Climate Change – An Indian Perspective”
- Paper on
“Corporate Environmental Responsibility – An Important Component of CSR” in the
National Seminar on ‘Service Sector Spectrum in the New Millennium’ organized
by Department of Economics, Periyar University in March 2008.
- Presented
a paper on “Green Taxes – in theory and Practice” in the UGC sponsored National
Seminar on ‘Environmental Issues and Natural Resource Management’ (Oct,
.2004) organized by Gobi Arts and
Science College, Gobichettipalayam .
- Paper on
“Control of Vehicular Pollution” in the UGC sponsored National Seminar on
‘Environmental Degradation and its impact on Society” orgainsed by Department
of Economics, Erode Arts College. September 2004
- Paper on
“Teaching Environmental Economics” in
the National Seminar on Restructuring of Undergraduate Economics Education in
the Backdrop of Changing Development Paradigm” organized by Department of
Economics, Sacred Hearts College, at Challakudy, Thrissur, Kerala on 26th
and 27th June, 2003.
- In the National symposium on Vistas of
Entomological Research for the Mew Millennium in G.S Gill Research Institute,
Chennai in Dec. 2000 presented paper on ‘Contingent Valuation Method to
evaluate biodiversity specie.
- Book
“Green Management – Theory and Applications” Published in 2010 by Ane Books Pvt
Ltd, New Delhi. Recommended by Mumbai University as
one of the reference books for the paper Sustainable Manufacturing (Code:
MSC201).
- “Impact
of Urban Water Supply and Sanitation on Health - A case of Chennai Chapter
in Urban Planning and Environment (Ed).,
Lakshmi Vyas, Macmillan Advanced Research Series (2007)
- Chapter
on “ Teaching Environmental Economics” in the Book Restructuring of
Undergraduate Economics Education in the Backdrop of Changing Development
Paradigm, 2003.
- Chapter
on ‘Evaluation of Species Biodiversity Using Contingent Valuation Method’ in
Vistas of Entomological Research for the New Millennium (2002)
- Revised
Text book on Environmental Economics (1992) with eight additional chapters
(2000).
- Co-authored
article on ‘Measurement of Welfare’ in the book “Applied Welfare Economics”,
Emerald Publishers, (1996)
- Chapter
on ‘Application of The Theory of The
Firm to Hospitals “ in the Book ‘Health Economics’, Allied Publishers 1992
- Published
Text Book on “Environmental Economics”
Sterling Publishers New Delhi, 1992.
- Co-author of Paper titled Factors Influencing Corporate
Environmental Performance in India which has been accepted for publication in
Indian Journal of Corporate Governance. (Email communication received on 27
June 2012).
- Co-author of Paper titled
‘Green Corporate Attitude and Environmental Performance’ has been accepted for
publication in GITAM Journal of Management. (Email communication received on 4
June 2012).
- Co-author of Paper titled ‘An Appraisal of
India’s Policy to Control Industrial Water Pollution’, International Journal of
Environment and Development, Vol. 9 No.1, January – June 2012, Serials
Publications, New Delhi, India. ISSN: 0973-3574.
- Co-author of Paper titled Who Performs Better and why in Higher Secondary Examinations?, Journal of Educational Planning and Administration, Volume XXVI, No 4, October 2012, ISSN 0971-3859
- Co-author of Paper titled ‘Industrial Water
Pollution Control Policy in India - Challenges and Opportunities for
Improvement’ published in the journal Knowledge Economy, Half Yearly Journal of
Social Sciences in the September 2012 issue. R.Dis.1663/1 ISSN No.2231-2854.
-
“The Carbon Currency - Cashing Carbon For
Cooling Earth”, published in the Silver Jubilee Souvenir of the Tamilnadu
Pollution Control Board, February 2007
Awards - Best paper for the Paper on "Impact of Urban Water Supply and Sanitation on Health - The case of Chennai" presented in the International Conference on "Urban Planning and Environment - Strategies and Challenges" on Jan 31th and 31st, 2007 at Elphinstone College, Mumbai.
Training Programmes Attended
- Attended Orientation Course at University of Madras Academic Staff College,1989.
- Attended Refresher Course on "Advanced Micro and Macro Economics",organized by Department of Economics,University of Madras and IFMR,1989.
- Attended a Refresher Course on "Faculty Up gradation Programme in Environmental Economics",at Institute of Economic Growth,New Delhi,2005.
Other Achievements - Invitee to USA, to
participate in a four week group programme on “Sustainable Development and
Environmental Protection: in April 1992.
- Member
of Board of Studies, in SDNB Vaishnav College, Quaid-E- Millet College,
Chennai.
- Paper
Setter and Examiner for end semester examinations in Loyola College, Stella Maris college and MCC.
- VC nominee as subject expert for recruitment of teaching staff in Ethirai
College.
- Chaired for
the Technical Session in the National Seminar on “Environmental Degradation and
its Impact On Society”, Erode Sept. 2004
- Chaired Technical
Session on Environmental Policy Issues in the All India Econometrics Conference
– Jan. 2002
- Chaired technical session at the National
Seminar on Service Sector Spectrum in the New Millennium held on March 13th
and 14th at Periyar University, 2008.
-
Resource person for Refresher Courses for College/ University teachers
on themes related to Environmental Economics during 1996-2012 Annamalai
University (2004) and University of Madras
2009, 2012.
- Delivered a special Lecture on Environmental
Economics in the Refresher Course for economics Teachers orgainsed by
University of Madras in September, 2012.
- Observer
for the two days Workshop on Teaching Economics at +2 Level organised by
Department of Economics, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore and Department of Econometrics, University of
Madras at Coimbatore on 24.10 2009
- Teaching
of Economics at Higher Secondary Level” For PG Teachers of Higher Secondary/
Matriculation Schools in Chennai organised by Department of Econometrics,
University of Madras on 12. 09 2009.
- Resource
person in Economics for a
"Training Programme in economics to Higher Secondary Plus two School
Teachers" conducted at Government Higher Secondary School, Ashoknagar
Chennai during 12 09. 2009.
- Orientation
cum Refresher Course for the newly recruited Government College Teachers in
Economics organised by Department of Econometrics, University of Madras on
Department of Econometrics, University of Madras on 28.07 2009.
- Resource
Person for “Training Programme to I.E.S. Officers” Conducted by National
Maritime University, Chennai, held on 13th Februray, 2009.
- Resource
person in Economics for a
"Training Programme in economics to Higher Secondary Plus two School Teachers" conducted at Government Higher Secondary
School, Kodambakkam, Chennai during September 2008.
- Delivered
a special lecture on Environmental Economics, in the Staff Development
Programme organized by National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research, Chennai, for polytechnic
teachers from Andhra Pradesh, held on 12.10.07
- Delivered
a special lecture on Environmental Economics in the Staff Development Programme
organized by National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research, (NITTTR) Chennai, for polytechnic teachers, held on 9th August
2007.
- Special lecture on
Environmental Economics for the
Advanced Certificate Course on “Environmental
Management for Sustainable Development”, conducted for overseas teachers,
by NITTTR, held on 12th February 2007.
- Delivered
a special lecture on Environmental Economics for the Advanced Certificate Course on “Environmental
Management for Sustainable Development”, conducted for overseas teachers, by NITTTR, held on 23rd January
2007.
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