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February 1, 2023

Urban Planning Capacity in Kerala: The Challenges and Way Forward

The urban planning capacity in Kerala is in need of a major overhaul. The number of planners in the cities do not satisfy the requirements of the state. A quantum jump in the urban population[1] in Kerala to 47% in […]
February 1, 2023

India to explore the Seabed to meet Metal demands for Green Energy Transition

India is all set to join the elite group of countries – United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia, Japan, and China- to explore the sub-sea, and harness the unexplored wealth of the oceans on the seabed. The National Institute […]
January 30, 2023

Analysing India-Nepal relations in light of the 2022 Nepalese General Elections

CPPR Webinar Series Event Report Date and Time: 5 PM IST – 19th January 2023 Platform: ZOOM  Speaker: Dr Pramod Jaiswal, Mr Satish Joshi, Dr Srinivasan Ramani Moderator: Sharon Susan Koshy Proceedings Report   Summary of Discussions  Key Takeaways  The moderator […]
January 25, 2023

Easing The Legal Barriers for Employment of women in Factories in kerala

January 18, 2023

The New Labour Codes: Ideologically Progressive Yet Practically Regressive

  Labour laws have undergone a major ideological shift in recent times, from imposing a legal ban on employing women during night shifts in factories to legally requiring consent from women to employ them for the night shift.  For years, […]
January 10, 2023

India’s G20 Presidency – A shorter path to fulfill SDGs amidst the climate change

December 2022 witnessed a major breakthrough for India in the contemporary global scenario as India assumed the G20 presidency for the very first time. Since 2021, India has been an active player in the Troika (a group of the current, […]
January 6, 2023

COVID-19 : CHINA’S BREAKING POINT ?

CAVEAT: Reports coming out of China about the Covid situation have often been, to put it mildly, confusing. So, only the data gleaned from reliable wire services reporting directly from China, as also reports of established Hong Kong- or Singapore-based […]
December 23, 2022

What do the OSHWC Code and Kerala Draft Rules tell about Women’s Night Employment?

“Night shift workers are more prone to get breast cancer.  Working at night when pregnant increases the risk of adverse perinatal outcomes.”  These are only two examples of the many justifications that have, for many years, prevented women from working […]
December 7, 2022

The New Labour Codes : Ideologically Progressive Yet Practically Regressive

Labour laws have undergone a major ideological shift in recent times, from imposing a legal ban on employing women during night shifts in factories to legally requiring consent from women to employ them for the night shift.For years, the Factories […]
December 5, 2022

Video | Vikasarth 2022 | Session 3 | Industrialization and the Case of Educated Unemployed

The Session 3 of the Vikasarth Conversations by INET & Centre for Public Policy Research was held virtually on 17th November 2022 at 6:00 PM IST. The Session sought to provide an overview of trends, patterns, and reasons for the […]
November 23, 2022

African Union and G-20: Opportunities for India

In a world where numerous multilateral fora have emerged in the last decade, the G-20 carved its position as the epitome of economic governance in the international arena. As the current crest of members was inducted into the forum during […]
November 16, 2022

West Asia Optics and the Emerging Geoeconomic World Order

No region stands to gain more from the upcoming energy crisis in Europe than Asia’s newer partnerships and groupings. As winter is approaching and the Ukraine war’s end nowhere in sight, European countries are scrambling to diversify their energy sources. […]
November 14, 2022

The Agenda Of Blue Economy

CPPR Webinar Series #CPPRG20Series Date and Time: 5:00 PM IST – 10th November, 2022 Platform: ZOOM  Speaker: Niranjan Marjani Moderator: Sharon Susan Koshy Proceedings Report            Summary of Discussions Key Takeaways
November 11, 2022

Easing Legal Barriers of Women in Factories in Kerala

November 10, 2022

CPPR Webinar on India’s Presidency and the Agenda of Blue Economy in G20