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7. Circular Economy for Fashion Waste in the Indian Fashion Industry: Challenges and Opportunities

Author

Dhiwar, Komal and Bedarkar, Madhura

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AbstractEssential to human survival, textiles, and clothing have witnessed a meteoric rise in production and consumption worldwide, evolving from basic needs to everyday commodities. A more disposable consumer culture is evident in the projected global apparel demand of $2.6 trillion by 2025. However, a primary environmental concern—fashion waste—has emerged as an outcome of lifestyle changes. The fashion industry is the most wasteful consumer industry in the world, mainly due to its linear (take, make, and waste) model. Several solutions have been proposed to address the waste created by this industry, with the circular economy (CE) being considered the most appropriate choice. This study explores the challenges unique to the Indian fashion industry in adopting CE practices to handle textile waste. The study gathers insights from 22 industry stakeholders by adopting a qualitative approach. It offers challenges spanning political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal (PESTEL) dimensions. The investigation emphasized that the most pressing challenge is economics, highlighting the emphasis on company profits, followed by technical and political challenges. The study recommends addressing these challenges through capacity building, clear guidelines, innovation, technological advancement, and multi-stakeholder collaboration platforms.

Published
2024
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23. Technology transformation of Indian railways: Light at the end of the tunnel.

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Mishra, Mahima, Bedarkar, Madhura, and Khatwani, Ritesh

Subjects
*FOREIGN investments, *INFORMAL sector, *RAILROADS, *OPERATING costs
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This paper investigates the current state of Indian Railways and dwells upon the present and potential challenges. Railways act as one of the major and busiest networks globally; it is a quintessential model of commercial transport for both goods and passengers. Recognized as the largest employer globally, it is hardly surprising that Indian Railways directly employs 6% of the total employment within the organized sector plus a 2.5% employment that gets generated through other entities dependent on it. The Railways boasts of being the fourth-largest rail network world-wide. Thus it is credited as the most accessible, prevalent, and affordable means of both passenger and goods transport. Having said this, it does face tough challenges in terms of catering to the ever-rising population and keeping a check on operational costs, which puts several constraints ahead of it. A committee of experts has been constituted to enforce reforms and improvements in services from time to time. This study tries to reflect upon the reforms proposed by experts with a special focus on Foreign Direct Investment requirements and creating a sustainable Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. The study endeavors to benchmark the Indian Railways with the Russian Railways' recent experience implementing the FDI and PPP models. It suggests a way forward to enforce better private participation and dwell upon policy measures to reform the Indian Railways. The study is qualitative and highlights the constraints and challenges that they pose in people's service. To analyze the scenario further, we have tried to draw a parallel with relatable economies like Russia and benchmarked with the Russian Railway's reforms, which could help compare similar reforms in India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023
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33. Entrepreneurship in India

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Newman, Alexander, primary, North-Samardzic, Andrea, additional, Bedarkar, Madhura, additional, and Brahmankar, Yogesh, additional

Published
2021
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35. Farmer Suicides and Its Causes: A Survey of Various Causes through Bibliometric Analysis.

Author

U., Sreenath and Bedarkar, Madhura

Subjects
BIBLIOMETRICS, SUICIDE victims, FARMERS, POLITICAL systems, TREND analysis
Abstract

The farmer suicides can be considered as the manifestation of agrarian distress in rural India. The growers in various states as well as crops are affected by this distress in the agricultural sector. The farmers and agriculture have always been glorified by the political system, mainly because of the sheer dominance of workforce engaged by the sector. The recent times, especially post 1991 one can see the phenomenon of farmer suicides across the country. This paper is an attempt in understanding the crisis affecting the farming sector by analyzing the existing studies in this area. It also seeks to understand the various reasons which lead a farmer to take this drastic step. The study uses bibliometric analysis to understand the trends and tendencies of these studies as well as to understand the reasons. The first part of the paper provides a conceptual framework linking farmer suicides with agrarian distress from the existing studies. Many of the studies point to the indebtedness among farmers as major reasons for suicides. The second part involves use of bibliometric analysis to understand the issue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022

37. CoVID-19 AND CASH CROP ECONOMY- THE CASE OF KERALA.

Author

U., Sreenath and Bedarkar, Madhura

Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic, AGRICULTURAL industries, ECONOMIC impact, ECONOMIC activity
Abstract

The CoVID-19 pandemic had a continuing impact on the agricultural sector, especially cash crops. This is despite the popular belief that agriculture was the only bright spot in the entire economic system which was somehow able to withstand the economic impact of lockdowns. This paper is an attempt in understanding the impact of CoVID-19 pandemic on the cash crops in Kerala and how it impacted the growers as well. This paper is a study of the impact on the cash crop economy. It also tries to suggest some specific policy intervention to revive and support the sector. This includes a package exclusively for the farm sector with immediate and long-term implications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022

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