CPPR in the News

June 1, 2021

Reliance on apps and technology evoke mixed response

“Before the pandemic, none could have even imagined education turning remote and even our teachers learnt to hold a class over online platform only now. Gradually, the private apps also become universally accessible removing the current inequities”, said CPPR chairman […]
May 31, 2021

BLOCKCHAIN DATABASE: RESOLVING FARMERS’ ISSUES IN THE DISRUPTIVE ERA

Introduction The three recent Farm Bills that materialised from the grounds of conflict and debate, continue to attract attention and confusion post-enactment. Although the protest movement has died down, the government has failed to cease the eroding trust of Indian […]
May 28, 2021

പതിനഞ്ചാമത് കേരള നിയമസഭയിലെ ഗവർണറുടെ ആദ്യ നയപ്രഖ്യാപനം : വിവിധ മാനങ്ങളും സാധ്യതകളും

Kerala Governor, Arif Mohammad Khan, gave the inaugural policy address of the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly on Friday. While the government’s ambitious flagship projects and huge investment announcement in the education sector topped the headlines, it is imperative for us […]
May 28, 2021

PREDICTIVE JUSTICE: USING AI FOR JUSTICE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  The advancement in the field of predictive justice provides a number of benefits for the efficient working of the justice administration. Deployment of predictive algorithmic models can provide legal certainty by nudging judges to align their decisions with […]
May 25, 2021

Moment of Reckoning’ for UDF and Congress in Kerala

The first session of 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly has started on Monday. With the appointment of VD Satheeshan as the new opposition leader, Congress- led UDF hopes to regain the trust of their voter base that was dented in the […]
May 17, 2021

CPPR Announced Results of ATLAS- CPPR South Asia Public Policy Challenge

KOCHI: Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) has announced the results of ATLAS- CPPR South Asia Public Policy Challenge. The first prize was secured by Bhishm Khanna for his policy brief on ‘Predictive Justice: Using AI for Justice’. The second […]
May 7, 2021

‘LDF’s women voters grow’ in Kerala assembly polls

Four days after the state assembly polls, when the voter turnout was released to the public, the figures revealed an underlying pattern — the northern constituencies had remarkably high turnout of women, Kuttiadi topping with 86%, followed by Koduvally with […]
May 7, 2021

Decoding Kerala election results: How female voters powered LDF win

An axiom in psephology is that it is the female voters who decide whether a ruling coalition should return to power or not. In Kerala, where female voters outnumber males by 8.27 lakh, women played an especially important role in […]
May 7, 2021

LDF’s handling of COVID-19 in Kerala helped it retain power

The incumbent Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala retained power in the state largely due to the moves it took in the last year-and-a-half to tackle the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), observers said. Kerala, which has India’s most robust public […]
May 7, 2021

Muslim, Christian voters keep Left

Ever since the cobbling together of United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala almost five decades ago (formed during a byelection in Nilambur in 1970 in the lone Christian pocket in Muslim-majority Malappuram), the front has become the political platform for […]
May 4, 2021

Kerala: More women now in assembly

CPPR Chairman Dr D Dhanuraj comments in news article published in The Times of India. He comments “More than other parties, Left has groomed its women leaders from grassroot level. Since the present government has already announced much of its […]
May 1, 2021

Post-Poll Survey | Kerala voters made up their mind much in advance

A voter survey conducted by the Centre for Public Policy Research showed that about 60 percent of the voters made up their mind on whom to vote for well before the election campaign started  By Goutham KA and D Dhanuraj […]
May 1, 2021

CPPR Kerala Assembly Election 2021: Post Poll Survey Result

Centre for Public Policy Research has conducted a post poll survey between 10th of April and 20th of April, 2021, to understand the prevailing political narrative of the state and the various factors that affect the voting pattern of the […]
April 23, 2021

CPPR Webinar on ‘West Bengal Elections: Understanding Nuances and Implications’

Date and Time: 22 April, 2021, 5:30 pm Chief Guest: Dr G Gopakumar and Sandip Ghose Moderator: Dr. D. Dhanuraj  Host: Goutham K.A. Proceedings Report: About: West Bengal Elections 2021 The Key Speaker:  Dr G Gopakumar (Psephologist, Former VC, Central […]
April 21, 2021

COVID-19 | The many challenges before the phase three vaccination drive

The enormous load on healthcare sector will increase with the third phase of vaccination from May 1. The private sector needs to be roped in for planning, distribution and vaccination  Dr D Dhanuraj and Nissy Solomon India is going through […]