CPPR in the News

November 30, 2021

Kochi city has nothing to cheer despite topping Niti Aayog index

KOCHI: In the sustainable development goal (SDG) index by Niti Aayog for the year 2021, Kochi City has secured the top fifth position. Though it underlines the city’s potential for developing its facilities in a sustainable manner, authorities hardly take note of the fact […]
November 26, 2021

Vietnam and Japan Commit to Partnership for Peace and Prosperity

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has returned home after a very productive meeting with his Japanese counterpart Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. It was his first visit to Japan and likewise, he was also the first foreign visitor that Kashida received […]
November 25, 2021

CPPR Book Discussion on Liberalism And The Free Society In 2021

Organised by: Centre for Public Policy Research, Kochi Date & Time: November 23, 2021 at 6:00 PM Proceedings Report: Host: D Dhanuraj (PhD), Chairman, Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), Kochi Speaker: Brad Lips (Author), CEO, Atlas Network, U.S.A Event at a […]
November 24, 2021

CPPR Book Discussion on Liberalism And The Free Society In 2021

Click here to read the event report. Brad Lips (Author), CEO, Atlas Network D Dhanuraj (PhD), Chairman, Centre for Public Policy Research, Kochi About The Book: Liberalism And The Free Society In 2021 Liberalism and the Free Society in 2021 takes […]
November 22, 2021

Call to resume KSRTC’s premium bus services to suburbs

The KSRTC’s decision to deploy a bulk of air-conditioned low-floor buses as Bypass Rider services on the Thiruvananthapuram-Kozhikode route through the national highway and MC Road must not be at the cost of premium services it operated from the city […]
November 19, 2021

CPPR TOWNHALL on India’s Urban Water Crisis

Event Details Date & Time: November 18, 2021; 5:00pm to 6:00pm IST Topic: India’s Urban Water Crisis Platform: Zoom Speaker: Thomas Varghese, Researcher and Consultant, Sustainable Development, Kochi. Discussant: Dr. Suparana Katyaini, Assistant Professor, School of Livelihoods and Development, TATA […]
November 19, 2021

FATF’s scrutiny and what non-compliance means

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global watchdog for anti-terrorist financing and anti-money laundering activities, set up by the G7 group of advanced economies to protect the global financial system, just concluded its October 2021 plenary session last month […]
November 19, 2021

The Link Between Internet Use and Global Warming

On December 12, 2015, the Paris Agreement, a legally binding international treaty on climate change, was brought into effect, with 196 parties resolving to ensure that the increase in global temperature would be no greater than 1.5º C. As of August […]
November 19, 2021

India and Vietnam should Explore Practical Maritime Cooperation through IPOI

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is expected to visit India in the coming weeks. This will be his first visit after taking over as the Prime Minister; it will also be an opportunity to discuss with his counterpart Prime […]
November 18, 2021

India – U.S. Relations: Change, Continuity and Transformation

The project comprises a series of webinars culminating in a two-day conference on the theme, “India–US Relations: Change, Continuity and Transformation.” It is supported by the US Consulate General in Chennai. The project aims to create an inclusive and conducive […]
November 18, 2021

Short Exploratory Study on Business Opportunity for KTDFC in Transport Finance

CPPR was commissioned to do a short exploratory research on the business opportunity for Kerala Transport Development Financial Corporation (KTDFC) in transport finance. This study attempts to assess the past performance of KTDFC to suggest suitable changes in the organisational thinking […]
November 18, 2021

സർക്കാരിന്റേത് മായാലോകം; യുവാക്കളെ ഉള്ളികൃഷിക്ക് വിദേശത്ത് വിടുകയല്ല വേണ്ടത്

വായ്പയെടുക്കലാണ് കേരളത്തിന്റെ സമ്പദ്ഘടനയുടെ വളർച്ചയ്ക്കുള്ള മാർഗമെന്ന സമീപനമാണ് സംസ്ഥാന സർക്കാർ കഴിഞ്ഞ കാലങ്ങളിൽ സ്വീകരിച്ചിരുന്നത്. കോവിഡും പ്രകൃതി ദുരന്തങ്ങൾ പോലുള്ള തിരിച്ചടികളും അതിജീവിച്ച് ആഭ്യന്തര വരുമാനം വളർച്ചയുടെ പാതയിലേക്കു നീങ്ങുമെന്നും വായ്പയെടുക്കുന്ന സമീപനത്തിൽനിന്ന് പിന്മാറേണ്ടതില്ലെന്നുമുള്ള വാദമാണ് ഇതിനെ സാധൂകരിക്കുന്നതിനു വേണ്ടി സർക്കാർ നിരന്തരം ഉയർത്തിയിരുന്നത്. എന്നാൽ വർധിച്ച ഇന്ധന വില പ്രതിരോധിക്കുന്നതിനു നികുതി ഇളവു നൽകാൻ […]
November 17, 2021

CPPR Webinar Series on Political Crisis in Afghanistan

The year 2021 will be remembered for the political crisis in Afghanistan, as the nation fell like a pack of cards before the Taliban. The rapid collapse of the Afghan security forces and the Taliban’s seizure of power in Afghanistan […]
November 17, 2021

COVID-19 & Women Labour Force Participation Paradox in India

Introduction The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is an unparalleled tragedy in human history which has already killed more than 3.7 million people and brought economies world over to near recession.  Covid-19 saw India’s GDP per capita taking a nosedive as unemployment […]
November 16, 2021

Ridership Peril- What more could Kochi Metro do?

As per the DPR of Phase 1 of the Kochi Metro (2011), the estimated ridership in 2020 was 4.68 lakh passengers/day. But this figure during the pre-Covid times was just around 65,000 to 1 lakh. Fare box revenue being one […]