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April 7, 2022

ചെന്നൈയിലെ യുഎസ് കോൺസുൽ ജനറൽ സിപിപിആർ സന്ദർശിച്ചു…

കൊച്ചി∙ ചെന്നൈയിലെ യുഎസ് കോൺസുൽ ജനറൽ ജൂഢിത്ത് റേവിൻ തിങ്കളാഴ്ച സെന്റർ ഫോർ പബ്ലിക് പോളിസി റിസർച് (സിപിപിആർ) സന്ദർശിച്ചു. യുഎസ്–ഇന്ത്യ ബന്ധത്തിൽ കഴിഞ്ഞ നാളുകളിൽ ഉണ്ടായ മാറ്റങ്ങളെ കുറിച്ചും പരസ്പരമുള്ള ജനാധിപത്യപരമായ താൽപര്യങ്ങളുടെ ഒത്തുചേരലിനെ കുറിച്ചും സിപിപിആർ വിദഗ്ധരുമായി ചർച്ച നടത്തി. യുഎസ്–ഇന്ത്യ ബന്ധങ്ങൾ സുദൃഢമാക്കാൻ സിപിപിആർ കുറച്ചു വർഷങ്ങളായി ചെന്നൈയിലെ യുഎസ് കോൺസുലേറ്റ് […]
April 5, 2022

Six cities in State to get 300 buses

Centre’s ₹18,000 crore project for public transport in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities A total of 300 buses are expected to be introduced in six cities in Kerala, in the first phase of the Centre’s ₹18,000 crore project to augment urban […]
March 30, 2022

Why the State Government Needs to Demonopolise Alcohol Retail in Kerala?

The Kerala government has often emphasised its preference and commitment to empower women. The state has been at the forefront of various struggles against socio-cultural and patriarchal bonds that inhibit women’s freedom. Budgetary commitments to strengthen these struggles is a […]
March 28, 2022

Transformational Technologies and U.S. – India Science and Technology Cooperation

Event Details: KEY PARTICIPANTS: Speakers Jay Gullish – Executive Director of Digital Policy, U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) Nandini Kannan – Executive Director at Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) Opening Remarks: Dustin Bickel – Economic Officer, U.S. Consulate General, Chennai […]
March 28, 2022

യുക്രെയ്ൻ പ്രഹേളികയും ഇന്ത്യയുടെ തന്ത്രവും: സംവാദം നടത്തി…

സെന്റർ ഫോർ പബ്ലിക് പോളിസി റിസർച്ചിന്റെ (സിപിപിആർ) വെർച്വൽ സംവാദ പരമ്പരയായ ‘സിപിപിആർ ടൗൺഹാളി’ൽ ‘യുക്രെയ്ൻ പ്രഹേളികയും ഇന്ത്യയുടെ തന്ത്രവും’ എന്ന വിഷയത്തിൽ സംവാദം നടത്തി. വിവിധ രാജ്യങ്ങളിൽ ഇന്ത്യയുടെ നയതന്ത്ര പ്രതിനിധിയായിരുന്ന ടി.പി.ശ്രീനിവാസൻ, കാനഡയിലെ മക്ഗിൽ സർവകലാശാലയിലെ പ്രഫസറും ഇന്റർനാഷനൽ റിലേഷൻസ് വിദഗ്ധനുമായ ടി.വി.പോൾ എന്നിവരാണ് ചർച്ചയിൽ പങ്കെടുത്തത്. ഇന്ത്യയുടെ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ പ്രതിരോധ […]
March 27, 2022

Kerala Budget 2022: Missing Links in Building Knowledge-Economy

With the slew of initiatives under the Knowledge Economy Mission, the State through its recent Budget 2022-23, firmly established its aim in transitioning to a knowledge economy – an economy that creates, consumes and disseminates knowledge to enhance growth and […]
March 26, 2022

Prohibition | Bihar’s alcohol ban is not working. It’s time a better policy was in place

Consumption of liquor, even in small quantities, may have dire health consequences but prohibition has never been an effective strategy to reduce consumption. Historically, prohibition has never worked, and was often found to have created negative externalities which in turn […]
March 25, 2022

Video | Vikasarth 2022 | Session 1 | Thirty Years of Indian Economic Reforms: Assessing the Growth and Development of Kerala

Vikasarth 2022 | Thirty Years of Indian Economic Reforms: Assessing the Growth and Development of Kerala | Session 1: Kerala’s Response to the Economic Reforms with Pulapre Balakrishnan and Bornali Bhandari, moderated by Vinod Thomas The Vikasarth Conversations bring together a small […]
March 25, 2022

CPPR TOWNHALL on The Ukraine Conundrum and India’s Strategy

CPPR TOWNHALL on “The Ukraine Conundrum and India’s Strategy” Date and Time: 18 March 2022 at 6:30 PM IST. Speakers: Amb TP Sreenivasan, Advisor, CPPR and former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Prof T V […]
March 25, 2022

India Energy Samvad Dialogue No 2: Energy Transition and Reforms for Sustainability

Second episode of #IndiaEnergySamvad: A Dialogue on Global and Domestic Energy Markets and Challenges, the discussion was on the topic Energy Transition and Reforms for Sustainability. Date and Time: 16 March 2022 at 5:00 PM IST. For more details visit: […]
March 24, 2022

Kerala Budget 2022: State Big on Being a Provider than a Facilitator

Kerala has consistently topped the charts with a near hundred percent literacy rate among all Indian States. Even with this favourable statistic, the standards of teaching, quality of education, absence of academy-industry-linkages, etc. have been concerns to address in the […]
March 24, 2022

Bigger Concerns of Big Government

The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered many economies towards ‘Big Government’, triggering a populist surge with large expenditure and borrowing, coupled with unprecedented power to meet contingencies. With Kerala, this has been a decadal trend regardless of the political parties coming […]
March 22, 2022

What should prevail instead of K-Rail?

The debate on the utility and feasibility of K-Rail continues in Kerala. The arguments range from the environmental to the geographical divide for those who do not favour the proposed project, whereas the supporters of the project pitch for the […]
March 21, 2022

CPPR TOWNHALL SERIES Ep-9 on The Ukraine Conundrum and India’s Strategy

Event Details Date and Time: March 18, 2022; 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM IST Topic: The Ukraine Conundrum and India’s Strategy Platform: Zoom Speakers: Amb T P Sreenivasan, Advisor, CPPR and former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the […]
March 21, 2022

India Energy Samvad | Dialogue No 2 : Energy Transition and Reforms for Sustainability

Event Details: Date and Time: March 16, 2022; 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm IST Topic: Energy Transition and Reforms for Sustainability Platform: Zoom Speaker : Anish De, Global sector Lead – KPMG National leader, Energy Natural Resources and Chemicals. Moderator:  […]