Cannabis has a vibrant history in India, as a plant that has been used for spiritual, recreational and even medicinal purposes for millenia. It earned its legitimacy as a medicinal ingredient due to its active use in many Ayurvedic formulations […]

The year 2020 began in a flux. Almost every major country of the world had reported cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid19). This outbreak quickly metamorphosised into a pandemic that has gripped the world for over a year now and […]

In a landmark ruling rendered last week, a Dutch court ordered the Royal Dutch Corporation, and all other entities jointly forming the Shell group, to cut their carbon dioxide emissions by a net 45% by the end of 2030, compared […]

The  maiden budget of the second LDF government presented by Finance  Minister KN Balagopal comes in the middle of the  second wave of Covid-19. Ahead of the possible third wave of Covid-19,  the budget prioritised the health sector and put […]

Introduction The three recent Farm Bills that materialised from the grounds of conflict and debate, continue to attract attention and confusion post-enactment. Although the protest movement has died down, the government has failed to cease the eroding trust…

The recently convened World Health Assembly (WHA74) saw discussions on the launch of negotiations for a ‘New Pandemic Treaty’ in order to create a ‘Global Framework Convention on Pandemic Preparedness and Response’.This treaty is supposed to facilitate international…

കോവിഡിന്റെ രണ്ടാം തരംഗത്തിന്റെ പശ്ചാത്തലത്തിൽ അവതരിപ്പിക്കപ്പെട്ട രണ്ടാം പിണറായി സർക്കാരിന്റെ ആദ്യ ബഡ്ജറ്റ് പ്രതീക്ഷക്കനുസരിച്ച് ഉയർന്നുവോ ? ധനകാര്യ നിർവ്വഹണം അഗ്നി പരീക്ഷയാകുന്ന ഈ കാലത്ത് കേരളബഡ്ജറ്റിന്റെ സാധ്യതകൾ സി പി പി ആർ ചെയർമാൻ ഡോ ഡി ധനുരാജുo, സീനിയർ…

Register here for attending the Webinar on United States & India as Partners in Climate Action: The Clean Energy Agenda organized by Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), in collaboration with the US Consulate General, Chennai, Public Affairs section…

On February 20, the Delhi government published a notification detailing the features of its ‘Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojana’ (MMGGRY). The MMGGRY envisaged doorstep delivery of wheat flour, rice and sugar under the Targeted Public Distribution System…

A long-fought legal and diplomatic melee between India and Italy over the jurisdiction of the Enrica Lexie incident came to a close recently. On June 15, 2021, after almost a decade of national and international dispute process, the Supreme Court […]

Three recent military incidents in the South China Sea are indicators that China’s intentions to pursue coercive strategy has continued unabated. First, the PLA Air Force (PLAAF) startled the Malaysian Air Force (MAF) after 16 Chinese military aircraft including…

There is consensus among the Group of Seven or the G7 members- United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France and Japan – that time has come for forging a partnership for building a “values-driven, high-standard, and transparent” physical,…

Introduction With the rapid spread of the Coronavirus and the growing population, monitoring public health is a herculean task for governments worldwide, opening avenues for information technology-based solutions within the health space. Thus, the public…

It was during the 2021-22 budget speech that the Finance Minister announced the voluntary VehicleScrapping Policy. Since then, it has been the talking point in the automobile circles, manufacturers,present and future vehicle owners, environmentalists and…

China has been severely criticised for being the origin of the corona virus and for not informing the world about the development of such a virus, that quickly metamorphosed into a pandemic that has gripped the world for over a […]

In this episode of CPPR’s Policy Beyond Politics Podcast, Akanksha Borawake, Associate, Research at CPPR and Dr. Shakila Shamsu, formerly OSD (New Education Policy) in the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE), discuss Kerala Government’s…