Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) is an independent non-profit research organization located in Kochi, India. It was established in the year 2004. It conducts professional research, integrating developments in the areas of education, livelihood, governance, urban reforms and environment. The four focus study centers are: CPPR Centre for Urban Studies, CPPR Centre for Comparative Studies, CPPR Centre for Strategic Studies and CPPR Academy..
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) refers to the investment made by an external actor, business interests of another country. The article aims to examine the role of FDI in the modernisation projects in the Railways sector, using empirical and analytical approaches through the use of primary and secondary data sources. The study reveals that FDI has helped India undertake modernisation projects such as High-Speed Rail Corridors and Dedicated Freight Corridors. An essential outcome of the analysis is the need for stability in the policymaking process for attracting foreign players in the Railways modernisation projects.
Six dogs each with open and closed-cervix pyometra (Group I and II) were medically managed with mifepristone @ 2.5mg/kg body weight orally twice daily for five days, followed by cloprostenol @ 5?g/kg body weight subcutaneously on every alternate day after ensuring cervical patency, till complete evacuation of uterus was assessed by ultrasonography. Haematological and serum biochemical values were estimated on the day of presentation. The treatment response was assessed by reviewing both haematological and serum biochemical values further on days 3, 7, 14 and 21 of treatment. The mean total erythrocyte count (TEC), haemoglobin concentration and volume of packed red cells (VPRC) were significantly lower and mean total leucocyte count (TLC) was significantly higher in all animals of both groups during the day of presentation. The values significantly improved after initiation of treatment. Total thrombocyte count, serum total protein, albumin, BUN and serum creatinine levels were within the normal range. TEC, TLC, Hb concentration, VPRC could be used for prognostic markers of treatment evaluation in canine pyometra.
The history of child protection around the world shows a gradual shift over time from the 'child rescue' movements of the nineteenth century to a rights-based approach which recognises the child as a person of value whose views are deserving of respect and who is entitled to contribute to decisions affecting her care and upbringing. The first of the charitable organisations which sprang up for the protection of children in the late 19th century was the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, formed in 1874, following the case of Mary Ellen McCormack, in which a church worker had eventually to rely on the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to secure the child's removal from an abusive foster mother. The New York Society was quickly followed by the Liverpool and London Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, founded in 1883 and 1884 respectively. The latter became the UK's National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) in 1889. The New South Wales Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSWSPCC), modelled on the NSPCC, was established in 1890, followed swiftly by the Victorian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (VSPCC) in 1894, and the Western Australian Children's Protection Society in 1906 (CPSWA) (Scott and Swain, 2002).
