Centre for Urban Studies

June 11, 2020

COVID 19 & Urbanisation: Reimagining Our Urban Development Goals

CPPR- Centre for Urban Studies, Senior Research Associate Praseeda Mukundan talks to Raj Cherubal, CEO Chennai Smart City Limited in a webinar hosted by CPPR-CVV on “COVID 19 & Urbanisation: Reimagining Our Urban Development Goals” on June 9, 2020. Raj […]
June 10, 2020

“Present trend shows the number of COVID cases will reach 6 lakhs by June end”

Dr Rijo M John, Senior fellow at CPPR was part of a discussion on COVID-19 in Asianet News malayalam news channel. He projects 6,00,000 COVID cases in India by June end. Testing rates must improve to keep pace with cases. This discussion […]
June 10, 2020

From Trade to Isolationism: Tracing the Future of Complex Economies

The article focuses on the developing countries, the EU, ASEAN and the Middle East which are facing a dual challenge of COVID-19 and development. The EU also faces a crisis of internal cohesion which is only aggravating. For the emerging […]
June 10, 2020

Online education ‘first bell’ started / school teacher became online celebrity in Kerala , 39 lakh people have seen their lecture on YouTube

CPPR Chairman Dr Dhanuraj comments in a article published in Dainik Bhaskar on the recently started ‘first bell’ online education. He says ” Online class cannot replace the actual class. The online courses have been accepted in higher education, but it […]
June 9, 2020

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June 8, 2020

“Positive Steps towards Revival of Economy in the COVID-19 Era”

The South Asia Students For Liberty (SASFL) in association with the Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) hosted a live webinar on “Positive Steps towards Revival of Economy in the COVID-19 Era” on May 29, 2020. The panellists were Ms […]
June 8, 2020

Kochiites continue to choke drains with waste, fatbergs

CPPR chairman Dr D Dhnauraj comments in a article published in The Times of India on the drainage issue of Kochi corporation. He says “we need to take all stakeholders into confidence and build a mechanism to address the issue,” […]
June 8, 2020

Why the One-Sided Evaluation Against WHO Will Undermine Science and Evidence

This article was originally published on The Wire Science on May 25, 2020. Click here to read Nithin Ramakrishnan The assembly hall of the Palace of Nations, Geneva, where the World Health Assembly usually meets. Photo: Tom Page/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA […]
June 8, 2020

Changing Power Dynamics of US, China and EU amidst COVID

The COVID pandemic has proved detrimental to the health of the international system as the geopolitical tussle between the US and China shows no signs of abetting and even the EU, the only intact supranational entity, is fumbling in uniting its […]
June 6, 2020

Policy Beyond Politics

Policy beyond politics is a video series hosted by CPPR Chairman Dr D Dhanuraj, to discuss contemporary policy issues in the country. Episode 1: Episode 2:
June 6, 2020

Trends and Projections of COVID19 in India: What to Expect in Coming Days | Policy Beyond Politics

In this part of Policy Beyond Politics video series CPPR Chairman Dr D Dhanuraj discuss with Senior Fellow of CPPR, Dr Rijo M John, on the Trends and Projections of the COVID-19 in India and what can we expect in […]
June 6, 2020

Trends and Projections of COVID19 in India: What to Expect in Coming Days | Policy Beyond Politics EP 02

In this part of Policy Beyond Politics video series CPPR Chairman Dr D Dhanuraj discuss with Senior Fellow of CPPR, Dr Rijo M John, on the Trends and Projections of the COVID-19 in India and what can we expect in […]
June 5, 2020

Impact of COVID on Refugees across the Globe – Part 1

No country is spared from the devastating health and economic impacts of COVID-19; among the most affected are the 25.9 million refugees seeking refuge in some of the world’s poorest countries with declining and failing healthcare systems. Though governments are […]
June 5, 2020

India’s Diplomatic Outreach amidst COVID-19

While the world is dealing with COVID-19, India’s diplomatic outreach has been active from emerging as a major pharmaceutical supplier of the world to the provider of humanitarian/disaster relief assistance to countries, which has brought it one step closer to […]
June 4, 2020

‘Chandigarh fifth in Covid-19 deaths per million’

News article published in The Times of India on the COVID projections made by Dr Rijo M John, Senior Fellow at CPPR The city is fifth in the country for Covid-19 deaths per million till June 1, according to calculations […]