Centre for Development Studies | Under the aegis of Govt. of Kerala & ICSSR, Govt. of India

‘Indian Experience of Fostering Competition through State Intervention: Lessons from Card Payment System and Unified Payments Interface’

WP 521- When Attention Matters Most: Investor Focus, Returns, and Volatility during COVID-19

Souvenir commemorating Prof Raj’s Centennial Celebrations

Workshop for PhD scholars and young faculty-September 21st to 26th, 2026

25-26 September 2026

Selection of candidates is based on their percentile score in the CUET exam

New Research Report

Prof. Thiagu Ranganathan and Dr. Sachu Sara Sabu, Performance of Self Help Groups (SHGs) of Small Tea Growers (STGs)
New Working Paper

WP 522: ‘Indian Experience of Fostering Competition through State Intervention: Lessons from Card Payment System and Unified Payments Interface’
by Dr. Chidambaran G Iyer
New Research Articles Published

K Chandra Shekar and Shagishna K, "Informal Sector, Financial Inclusion, and Role of Digitalisation: A Firm-level Analysis from Bangladesh, Ghana, and India". Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 61, Issue No. 29, 18 Jul, 2026

Amartya Paul, Ishan Anand & Sarika Chaudhary, "Chronic Unemployment in India", The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 04 May 2026, Volume 69, pages 53–81 (2026)

Choorikkadan, Veeramani. “Indiaʼs Integration Into Global Value Chains: Policy Approaches to Growth and Industrial Upgrading.” Asia & The Pacific Policy Studies, vol. 13, no. 3, 2026. Wiley Online Library
New Books Published

Sunil Mani, India's High Tech Leap, Industrial Policy and Future of Innovation, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, Mass.,: USA,

Santhakumar, V., Ritika Jain, Muralee Thummarukudy. Land Restoration: A Rational, Grounded and Pragmatic Approach. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026.

The K N Raj – CDS Research Fellowship
The Fellowship seeks to strengthen research linkages, promote joint scholarly work, and provide opportunities for collaboration between faculty members in Kerala and the academic community at the CDS. Fellowship Provisions Each fellowship will be awarded for a duration of one year and will provide support under the following heads: • Reimbursement of expenses: Travel between the Fellow’s […]
Endowment for Award on Adaptation to Climate Change
The Ramesh and Tara Mody Endowment on Climate Change at the Centre for Development Studies represents a significant initiative to foreground one of the most urgent yet under-addressed challenges facing India today: adaptation to climate change. Established through a Memorandum of Understanding between Dr Ashoka Mody—a distinguished alumnus and former Research Associate of CDS—and the […]