February 2017
‘National health database crucial to providing preventive care to vulnerable sections’

Kidney diseases are on the increase across all regions of the country and the primary reason is stated to be lifestyle changes leading to diabetes and

'Both the corrupt and the corrupter are indictable and answerable to the society' : Supreme Court Judgment [Full Text - PDF]

On February 14, 2017, the Supreme Court of India delivered its verdict on one of India's most high-profile corruption cases in which it held that the

Cinema and the Voter

The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy and U.S. Consulate General Chennai is organising a Public discussion on Cinema and the Voter on February 7, 2017 (Tuesday), at 6.00 p.m. at Kasturi Srinivasan Hall, The Music Academy, Royapettah, Chennai. This Background Note is prepared by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy to set the issue in context. Click here to download the Background Note [PDF 5.75 MB]

Union Budget 2017: A Panel Discussion

The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy and the Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry is organising a Panel discussion on The Union Budget 2017 on February 3, 2017 (Friday), at 10.00 a.m. at Kasturi Srinivasan Hall, The Music Academy, Royapettah, Chennai. This Background Note is prepared by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy to set the issue in context. Click here to download the Background Note [PDF 4.80 MB]

Official Document: Economic Survey 2016-17

The Economic Survey 2016-17 was tabled in Parliament on January 31, 2017. The Chief Econiomic Adviser, Arvind Subramanian, notes in the Preface that &