The challenges in addressing hunger and poverty cannot be effectively met through general schemes devised solely at the central or state levels.India’s poor ranking in the recently published Global Hunger Index brought the focus back to discussions around poverty, hunger, and economic progress, among others. The Government of India and some experts contest the methodologies…
The study by the Centre for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) on student migration from Kerala was featured in Deepika, highlighting the social and economic factors influencing young people to pursue higher education abroad. The report notes that, alongside educational and financial considerations, social conditions in Kerala also play a significant role in shaping migration decisions. The study…
The Current Landscape India has come a long way since it first started participating in the Olympics in 1900. Even with apparent success at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the total medal count of the country is not particularly remarkable. But perhaps more importantly, female athletic representation in sports remains grim. There exist certain socio-cultural and…
Another academic year is opening in India, and with it, a fresh crop of institutions is announcing public policy programmes. Public policy has become something of a fashion statement in the university education world. Many will argue that they are advancing the Viksit Bharat 2047 agenda, training the public policy specialists the country needs. The…
When geopolitical tensions escalate across the Gulf region, the consequences are felt in hundreds of households in Kerala, which depend on remittances to meet their daily needs. Early 2026 US-led military strikes on Iran and subsequent airspace closures over Dubai, Doha, and Abu Dhabi exposed Kerala’s remittance vulnerability (Al Jazeera, 2026). This vulnerability is structurally…
The authored an opinion article in Malayala Manorama examining how the Kerala Government’s proposed Mission Samudra could strengthen the state’s maritime economy while unlocking new opportunities for tourism. The article argues that Kerala’s extensive coastline, ports, inland waterways, and maritime heritage should be integrated into a comprehensive tourism strategy. It highlights the importance of connecting coastal infrastructure with heritage…
Three months on, the CorroHealth file is closed. Some 800 employees in Kochi and Kozhikode were relieved overnight on 3 July; by 20 July the company had settled for seven months’ gross salary. The employees had asked for reinstatement; they did not get it. A competent outcome by the standards of Indian labour administration, and…
Introduction The reported number of traffic violations in Kerala was one crore in 20251. If there are approximately 2 crore vehicles in the State, the probability that a specific vehicle gets involved in a traffic violation is nearly 50 percent per year assuming uniform distribution. If there is a chance that at least one percent…
The Chairman of the CPPA, shared his views on the need to revise Kochi’s existing bus routes and schedules in an article published by The Times of India. He noted that the city’s expansion, new transport infrastructure and changing travel patterns have created a need to identify new routes that can provide public transportation across the…
The Chairman of the CPPA, highlighted the need to improve the availability of feeder e-autos serving Kochi Metro stations. Expressing concern that several feeder e-autos remain out of service despite their potential as a non-polluting mode of transport, he pointed to Chennai Metro as an example of a system with readily available feeder autos at…
