A team of 30 sarpanches from Hyderabad are arriving in Kochi on February 2, 2011, to visit various gram panchayats and schools. The three-day visit is being organised by the Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR). During the course of this event, the sarpanches will observe practices followed by the various gram panchayats and schools in the state, with special focus on child welfare and the Right to Compulsory Education. An introductory session will be taken by CPPR chairman D Dhanuraj at the organisation’s Elamkulam office on February 2, at 4.30 pm. The event will be inaugurated by MLA Dominic Presentation. Special sessions have been organised for the sarpanches at Udamperoor and Poothrikka Gram Panchayats. The participants will also interact with the Kochi Mayor and Deputy Mayor, officials from the State Education Department, as well as school students.

This field study is a part of NGO M V Foundation’s work on the elimination of child labour through universalisation of education. The Foundation mobilises rural and urban communities for protection of child rights.

For more details, contact Vivek Mathai at 91-9496326956

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Research to cover 100 colleges and universities across the country

The Lyngdoh Committee report that prescribed guidelines for students’ union elections in colleges and universities caused quite a stir when it was released by the Central Government in 2006. Although it was welcomed by several college administrations, there was wide opposition from student unions that were run by political parties, as one of the main recommendations stressed on the divorcing of mainstream politics from student union elections. The report was implemented in several colleges and universities, while some still remain ignorant of the issue.

Keeping these issues in mind, Liberal Youth Forum (LYF), in association with the Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), has decided to conduct a study, wherein it will probe how and to what extent Lyngdoh’s recommendations were implemented and what were the results. The study will feature dialogues with educational authorities and campus leaders to understand how campus politics is conducted.

Five questionnaires were prepared for the study. To take part in the survey, click on the links below.

1.Questionnaire for Students

2.Questionnaire on Eligibility Criteria’s of Student Representatives

3.Questionnaire on Election Grievance Cell

4.Questionnaire for Faculty member 

5.Questionnaire on Financial expenditure for elections

Cochin Chamber of Commerce and ADR Centre jointly organized the seminar on the topic "Resolving disputes for a better maritime business" on 8th July 2010 at Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The seminar was to give the maritime professionals a better understanding of the various aspects of maritime dispute resolution. Adv. V M Syam Kumar spoke on the various disputes connected with maritime business focusing on how disputes affect the growth of business.