From the blog
June 2, 2025
In his 2025 budget speech, the Finance Minister of Kerala, Mr. K.N. Balagopal, announced the K-Homes scheme, aiming to use unoccupied homes to develop Kerala tourism accommodations. According to the Working Group Report on Housing as part of the 14th […]
May 23, 2025
The Presidential election in Romania saw the Centrist and pro-EU candidate Nicușor Dan clinching victory by securing over 54% of the vote against his Nationalist rival George Simion’s 46% In Short: Romania Chooses Nicușor Dan The outcome of Romania’s […]
May 23, 2025
Tamil Nadu’s education system has made notable strides toward universal access, primarily due to the growing role of private schools. Nearly half of the state’s students (48%) now attend private unaided institutions, the majority of which are Low-Fee Private Schools […]
May 20, 2025
Giving a lease of life to the light tram project, which was mooted last year, KMRL has given its approval to go ahead with preliminary procedures. A light tram in Brisbane (Representational image) Kochi might well be the first city […]
May 14, 2025
Illegal parking rampant at many such locations, considerably slowing down city traffic Two-wheelers parked in multiple rows along the narrow Broadway The Vyttila Mobility Hub Society (VMHS) has lodged a complaint with the City Traffic Police over the illegal parking […]
May 12, 2025
The paper, “Generative AI and its Influence on India’s 2024 Elections,” authored by D Dhanuraj, Sreelakshmi Harilal, and Nissy Solomon of CPPR, explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) was utilized in the 2024 General Elections in India, a year marked by […]
May 8, 2025
Current schedule demands buses to cover 1km in just 2.5 min, resulting in chaos on road The exponential growth in traffic has made adhering to outdated timings nearly impossible, leading to rash driving and unpleasant incidents. With the increasing number […]
April 23, 2025
Total no. of registered vehicles has now crossed 1.82cr with 425 vehicles per 1,000 people After a marginal decline in the previous year, Kerala posted an increase in vehicle registrations in 2024-25, with 7.83 lakh new vehicles added across the […]
April 21, 2025
Context The Kerala Land Reforms Act of 1963 and the Kerala Land Reforms (Amendment) Act of 1979 were introduced with the objective of restructuring land ownership and promoting equitable distribution in the state. This legislation sought to transfer land ownership […]
April 9, 2025
Upstarts and political pressures are forcing Uber to play by new rules as they reshape India’s ride-hailing economy. India’s homegrown ride-hailing startups are forcing Uber to rethink its strategy. In February, the Silicon Valley giant ditched its commission-based pricing for […]
April 4, 2025
98 lakh offenders have been caught by kerala’s AI cameras since June 2023 with fines amounting to Rs 631 crore, of which the MVD collected Rs 400 crores Riding without helmet is the most detected violation. Driving without fastening seat […]
April 3, 2025
Road not to have uniform width—11.2-km-long stretch from Palarivattom to Infopark to have width of 22 to 26 m, says KMRL The narrow stretches at Alinchuvadu and Vazhakala, where metro work is progressing. Amid reports of changes incorporated in the […]
April 3, 2025
SPEAKERS: K V Thomas, Senior Fellow (Internal Security & Extremism), Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) Dr Ravindranathan P, Assistant Professor, Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal MODERATOR: Atiya Gopinath, Research Consultant, The […]
April 2, 2025
Partnerships in energy, logistics and start-ups on the rise as US tariffs loom Deepening trade ties between India and Gulf Cooperation Council ( GCC ) countries are opening more cross-investment opportunities, with a focus on energy and logistics, while reducing […]
March 20, 2025
CPPR Chairman, D Dhanuraj, coming as a speaker on the All India Radio (AIR) Kochi FM, shares his insights on the challenges in usage and enforcement of auto-rickshaw meters in Kochi city. Points Discussed: (D Dhanuraj’s comments from 10.50 – […]