CPPR Academy

March 20, 2018

CPPR Hosts a Delegation of 14 US University Representatives

Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) hosted a delegation of 14 representatives from universities across the US at its office on March 15, 2018. The delegation was in India under the auspices of the Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators Program (FN-IEA), […]
February 21, 2018

Volunteer for Kochi Public Transport Day

Kochi Public Transport Day aka KPTD was launched on January 27, 2018. It is a yearlong campaign spearheaded by CPPR to promote the use of public transport in Kochi and thus reduce traffic congestion, pollution and other transport-related issues in […]
January 25, 2018

Kochi Public Transport Day Inaugural

  Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), in association with the local self-government, various civil society organizations and the residents of Kochi, plans to conduct Kochi Public Transport Day; a year-long campaign to conduct studies to close the gaps in Kochi’s […]
December 20, 2017

Public Transport Day Meeting

The first meeting in association with the Public Transport Day campaign was held on December 18, 2017 at the Government Guest House in Kochi. The objective of the meeting was to involve all the stakeholders in an open discussion and […]
November 23, 2017

“Decentralisation Key to Development,” Dr Jayaprakash Narayan

CPPR 15th Quarterly Lecture Kochi, November 22, 2017 “India should go for direct electoral system at the state level and empower the state governments because actual governance happens in states. The states should be given the freedom to rule, chance […]
September 25, 2017

‘Guli’s Children’ Screened at CPPR

Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) organised a screening of the film ‘Guli’s Children’ at its office on September 20, 2017. The film directed by Dr Joe Thomas Karackattu, an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, […]
August 9, 2017

A Progressive Act, Say Shop and Establishment Owners

While the discourse on the Model Shops and Establishments Act is gathering momentum among shop and commercial establishment owners in Kerala, Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) is conducting discussions throughout Kerala to ensure dissemination of information and public participation. […]
August 9, 2017

Discussion Forum on Shops & Establishments Act in Thiruvananthapuram

Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) conducted a discussion forum on the Model Shops and Establishments Act with the members of the Trivandrum Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) at the Chamber building in Thiruvananthapuram on August 2, 2017. The […]
August 3, 2017

Discussion Forum on Model Shops and Establishments Act in Ernakulam

  Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) will conduct a discussion forum on the Model Shops and Establishments Act at the Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ernakulam, at 3 pm on August 4, 2017 (Friday). The Model Shops and […]
August 1, 2017
Dr Ila Patnaik delivering CPPR 14th Quarterly Lecture on 'Economic Growth in India: Trends and Cycle'

India’s Growth Potential Untapped: Dr Ila Patnaik

“India is said to be the fastest growing economy in the world, next to China. However, India has seen no substantial growth in job creation, investments or bank credits. It is hard to believe that both stories coexist. Data, however, […]
July 31, 2017

Discussion Forum at the Chamber of Commerce, Thrissur

Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) conducted its third discussion forum on the Shops and Establishments Act at the Chamber of Commerce in Thrissur. The event succeeded in ensuring the active participation of the members and office holders of the […]
July 5, 2017

Indo–Australia Strategic Ties on Upswing: Australian Envoy

“India’s global economic outreach, the growth of the Indian Diaspora in Australia and the student exchange programme between India and Australia have influenced Australia’s renewed interest in India,” said Harinder Sidhu, the Australian High Commissioner to India. “Though India and […]
July 5, 2017

British Envoy Visits CPPR

Dr Alexander Evans, the British Deputy High Commissioner to India, visited the CPPR office in Kochi on June 22, 2017, for an interaction with a group of public policy professionals, lawyers and academics. The interaction centred on a wide range […]
June 29, 2017

Panel Discussion on ‘Modi in the US: What can India Expect?’

Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) organised a video conference on the topic ‘Modi in the US: What can India Expect?’ on June 23, 2017. The panel consisted of Dr Deepa M Ollapally (Research Professor of International Affairs, George Washington […]
June 29, 2017

Legal Recognition Vital for LGBTQI Rights: US Trans–Judge

“It is hard for the society to think of us as equals, when our relationships are criminalised by law,” said Judge Victoria Kolakowski, the first openly transgender trial judge in the US and the President of the International Association of […]