March 26, 2021
The First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kerala - A State Capacity Perspective
This paper discusses Kerala’s response to the COVID-19, particularly in the first wave of the pandemic. It addresses why the state is particularly economically and demographically vulnerable to a public health crisis. Through a scan of government g...
June 11, 2020
Kerala COVID-19 Response: 100 days of the virus in 10 charts
Through a scan of the Kerala daily bulletins, guidelines, advisories, CoronaSafe network, news media and various departmental websites and social media accounts, we comprehensively document and visualise, the policy measures undertaken by the stateÂ...
January 26, 2020
Why India has the fastest-growing cities
What explains the rapid urbanisation in Kerala? Vaidehi Tandel, Kadambari Shah and Harshita Agrawal at the IDFC Institute look into the reasons and the implications for governance.
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August 20, 2018
Kerala Floods: India’s Disaster Déjà vu
The floods in Kerala, the worst since the 99 floods witnessed in 1924, have already claimed nearly 400
May 20, 2016
History Made in Assam, Repeated in Kerala
In this India Spend article, Rithika Kumar and Swapnil Bhandari, Senior Analyst and Associate at IDFC Institute present their analysis of the electoral results in Assam, Kerala, West Bengaland Tamil Nadu. ...
November 09, 2015
Development Driven Politics
A Corporate entity won the village panchayat election held in India defeating mainstream BJP and Congress parties.