February 3, 2021

Explainer: Self-Control or State Control? You Decide

Rahul V Kumar explains ‘Self-Control or State Control? You Decide’ edited by Tom G Palmer featuring essays by experts who delve into the relationship between freedom and responsibility, their philosophical and scientific underpinnings, and the practical value of self-control. To […]
February 1, 2021

E book – Self Control or State Control? You Decide (Malayalam Translation)

“സ്വയംനിയന്ത്രണമോ ബാഹ്യ(രാഷ്ട്ര)നിയന്ത്രണമോ നിങ്ങൾക്ക് തീരുമാനിക്കാം” an e-book published by CPPR is the Malayalam translation of  “Self Control or State Control? You Decide”, edited by  Tom G. Palmer The book “Self Control or State Control? You Decide” is a conglomerate of essays […]
January 27, 2021

Despite new football turfs and stadiums, Kerala yearns for playgrounds

CPPR Chairman Dr D Dhanuraj comments in a article published in The News Minute. He comments “We need space for the younger generation as well as for the elderly. A place where children can play and elders can do their […]
January 21, 2021

CPPR Webinar on “NEP and Higher Education: Translating Policy into Action”

The Centre for Public Policy Research organised a webinar on “NEP & Higher Education: Translating Policy into Action“, in the context of the National Education Policy 2020 on January 21, 2021. The speaker for the webinar was Dr Shakila Shamsu, […]
January 14, 2021

Panel Discussion on “Responding to COVID-19: Reflections and Lessons from Kerala, India and China”

Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) oragnised a panel discussion on January 14, 2021 (Thursday) on “Responding to Covid-19: Reflections & Lessons from Kerala, India and China” as part of the release of CPPR’s research paper titled “Comparative Study on […]
January 9, 2021

Vaccine Diplomacy: An Interplay of Global Powers

The year 2020 will go down in history as the year where an invisible virus brought the world to its knees. It started off with Wuhan gaining international attention for spreading the COVID-19 pandemic, to banning international flights, lockdowns of […]
December 17, 2020

Decoding the Polls: Post poll analysis of Kerala Local Body Election 2020

Centre for Public Policy Research hosted a live discussion analysing the results of Kerala Local Body Election 2020 on December 17, 2020. The Panelists for the session was Prof. Dr G Gopakumar, leading Political Scientist and Psephologist, former Vice Chancellor […]
December 7, 2020

#DecodingThePolls: Analysing Kerala Local Body Elections 2020

Centre for Public Policy Research hosted a live discussion analysing the Kerala Local Body Election 2020. The Panelists for the session was Prof. Dr G Gopakumar, leading Political Scientist and Psephologist, former Vice Chancellor of the Central University of Kerala […]
December 4, 2020

Private Buses: A Major Mode of Public Transportation in Kerala

Private buses have played a very crucial role in the social and economic development of Kerala. The State had, in the past, a unique and enterprising model in providing public transport services. But unfavourable policy decisions taken by the government […]
November 28, 2020

Dissecting Madhya Pradesh’s Political Climate Part II – The Election Narrative

With the Congress being completely dominated by the BJP in most of the 28 constituencies that went to by-polls in Madhya Pradesh, hopes of the party returning to power in the next Assembly elections have certainly diminished by a large […]
November 28, 2020

Kochi’s Public Transport Issue: Is Metro the Solution? | #CityBeats

Recently Kochi Metro completed first phase with the opening of the last stretch between Thaikkudam and Petta. In this episode of City Beats, Praseeda Mukundan (Senior Research Associate, CPPR-Centre for Urban Studies) and Aiswarya Krishnan (Project Associate, CPPR-Centre for Urban […]
November 27, 2020

Dissecting Madhya Pradesh’s Political Climate Part I – The Defection Narrative

Madhya Pradesh’s political crisis has been at its peak since early 2020 with the dramatic political defection by Jyotiraditya Scindia and 25 MLAs from the Indian National Congress (INC) to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that led to the fall […]
November 26, 2020

Govt may ask KMRL to revise Vyttila Hub DPR for phase 2 after LSG polls

CPPR Chairman Dr D Dhanuraj comments in article published in The New Indian Express. He comments “I think the word privatisation will lead to certain misunderstandings among the people. For the development of the hub, the governing council will have […]
November 25, 2020

ആശങ്കയുണർത്തി കേരളത്തിന്‍റെ പൊതുകടം

ആശങ്കയുണർത്തി കേരളത്തിന്‍റെ പൊതുകടം (Kerala’s Public Debt a Serious Concern) വർധിപ്പിക്കേണ്ടത് പൊതുവിഭവ സമാഹരണം (State should increase public resource mobilisation) This two part article published in Deepika Malayalam Newspaper, written by Dr Jose Sebastian Senior Fellow (Finance), CPPR; highlights the issue of […]
November 23, 2020

Kochi turning into retirement destination for elderly citizens

CPPR Chairman Dr D Dhanuraj comments in a article published in The Times of India, on the many elderly citizens returning to the city for a retirement life. He comments “government and business community should work together to address the […]