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Articles 10021 through 10120 of 16647:
- Booming Boondocks (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 12, 2005)
Mofussil towns as coaching hubs for higher education
- Recipe For Resurgence (Hindu, C. T. Kurien, Jul 12, 2005)
Jalan argues that the interface between the three factors to success — politics, economics and governance — and their combined effect will largely determine India's future
- Getting Serious (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 11, 2005)
Panel formation to advise on export promotion is a good move
- Missed Opportunity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 11, 2005)
The real test will come with the implementation of pledges made at the meet
- A Brave Start (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 11, 2005)
The G-8 communique acknowledged the international community’s responsibility towards the poor
- Digital Derailments Of E-Gov Initiative (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jul 11, 2005)
All 22 offices of the Registrar of Companies (RoC) have turned extremely busy these days.
- Global Warning (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 11, 2005)
THAT the G-8 communiqué on climate change is disappointing should surprise no one.
- Summit Sans Consequence (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 11, 2005)
The Gleneagles Summit of the G-8 will stand out for its focus on two issues: "Climate change, energy and sustainable development" and Africa. No doubt these are important subjects:
- Violent Children Become Violent Adults (Hindu, Oliver James , Jul 11, 2005)
Britain has learnt a harsh but fair lesson from the U.S. — preventing violent offenders works best if you begin in the nursery.
- G8 Pledge For Africa (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 11, 2005)
IN a monumental decision, the G8 have finally acted to salvage Africa from poverty.
- G-8’S Some Positive Initiatives (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 10, 2005)
THE G-8 summit has decided to double the aid for impoverished African countries to 50 billion dollars.
- Apollo Hospital Raises $65 M Through Gdrs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2005)
Apollo Hospital Enterprise Limited said on Friday that it had successfully raised $65.1 million through the issue of 8.35 million global depository receipts (excluding the greenshoe). Each GDR represents one underlying share and will be listed on the Luxe
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions, G8 And India (Hindu, N. Ram , Jul 09, 2005)
The Bush administration proves obdurate on climate change.
- The More Help A Person Has In His Garden, The Less It Belongs To Him (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 09, 2005)
HMRC or Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs is "the new department responsible for the business of the former Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise," informs www.hmrc.gov.uk.
- Banks Can Proceed With Notices To Borrowers: High Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2005)
The Madras High Court has ruled that it would not interfere with the notices issued by banks to mega borrowers under the Securitisation Act,
- Anticlimax (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jul 09, 2005)
Expectations for what could be achieved at this week's Group of Eight summit in Scotland were too high, as they often are.
- Eco-Sense At G8 (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 09, 2005)
The PM has cut through the polarities marking recent debates on poverty and environment
- G8: Criteria For Membership (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 08, 2005)
WHO should sit at the top table of world politics? The answers get ever more complicated. G7? G8? G8+5? G22? Once upon a time, back in the oil crisis of the early 1970s, the US created an informal financial summit called the Library Group.
- `G-8 Should Continue To Engage With India' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 08, 2005)
The British High Commissioner in India,Michael Arthur, says the G-8 summit will enlarge the focus of talks on the global economy. He talks toSushma Ramchandranabout the prospects of forward movement on climate change, debt-relief and agricultural subsidie
- India May Face G8 Pressure On Kyoto (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Jul 07, 2005)
There will be no free lunch for India when it joins, for the first time ever, the rich nations’ club called G-8 at Gleneagles in Scotland on July 7.
- Changing Climate (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 07, 2005)
Governments have reacted to global warming in the following sequence: Incredulity, denial, anger and acceptance.
- Suppressio Veri, Suggestio Falsi (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Jul 07, 2005)
Mohan R. Lavi on a recent PCAOB decision against a public accounting firm in the US
- Timeshare: Emerging Segment Of Leisure Tourism Industry (Business Line, B. S. Rathor, Jul 06, 2005)
VACATION ownership, commonly known as timeshare, is, perhaps, a product shrouded in mystery. A recent introduction in India, timeshare is growing globally and has become a consumer-choice product with a strong focus on making holidaying a habit.
- The Cloud Over Crops (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 06, 2005)
THE SOUTH-WEST MONSOON seems determined to prove all forecasters wrong. If south Gujarat is reeling under floods, parts of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra are thirsting for rains. Mercifully, of course, the overall rainfall deficiency has declined...
- Acquisition Of Strategic Resources Abroad — Why Latin America Is The Obvious Destination (Business Line, R. Viswanathan , Jul 06, 2005)
If the Indian economy powers on towards fastest growth in the next 50 years, as predicted by some analysts, the huge spurt in consumption will push demand for raw materials to a level that can hardly be met through domestic resources. Instead of merely...
- Debate Sought On Reining In Fiscal Deficit (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jul 06, 2005)
Andhra Pradesh wants a rethink on the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act to raise investment in the social sector.
- Nod For Coal Mining Projects (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2005)
In a bid to further boost coal mining sector the Centre, on Tuesday, approved two opencast expansion projects worth Rs 3359.60 crore at the Korba coalfield.
- The Expanding Eu-India Relationship (Hindu, SUSHMA RAMACHANDRAN , Jul 05, 2005)
For a long time, the EU-India relationship was largely at the economic level. The current effort is to give it a larger political dimension.
- Blair Versus Chirac (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 05, 2005)
ACRIMONIOUS finger-pointing is the order of the day across the Atlantic, following French and Dutch voters’ rejection of the European Union constitution
- Wheat Trade With Pakistan (Tribune, Davinder Kumar Madaan, Jul 05, 2005)
WHEAT emerged as the fourth largest in the agricultural exports of India, after marine products, rice and oil meals during 2004-05. India’s export of wheat jumped from 6.3 million quintals in 1995-96 to 30.9 million quintals in 2003-04.
- Catch-22 (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jul 05, 2005)
FOR AN EXCELLENT illustration of the deadlock to which the culture wars have now brought us,
- Steel: Will Fortunes Remain Cast In Iron? (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jul 05, 2005)
While the steel industry is no doubt passing through good times right now, there is fear that with many players rushing in to create new capacities, there may be overcapacity by 2010.
- The Contentious World Of Agricultural Trade (Business Line, C. Narendra Reddy, Jul 05, 2005)
As efforts are on to kick-start the Doha Round of negotiations before the Hong Kong ministerial meet, agriculture has once again emerged as a stumbling block.
- Pervaiz’S Ambitious Agenda (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 05, 2005)
PUNJAB Chief Minister Ch Pervaiz Elahi has said that he visualizes attainment of full employment, full literacy, educated and skilled labour force,
- Can Kerala Do An Ireland? (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Jul 05, 2005)
Ireland was once the sick man of Europe. Now it is at the top of the industrial league.
- Automated Learning (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Jul 05, 2005)
Two new strains of disease have been sited in India’s higher education system.
- Now Make Payments By Mobile! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 04, 2005)
Thanks to Indian inventor and telecom guru Sam Pitroda you can now buy goods and pay for them through your cell phone; or send emergency medical reports to your doctor on your mobile; or wire cash anywhere in the world by clicking a few buttons on your...
- Ignorance Of Law: Is It Feigned Or Real? (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Jul 04, 2005)
Can a foreign national be appointed as a director on the board of an Indian company? The answer is `yes'. But not everybody seems to think so as this story reads.
- Perplexing Phenomenon (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 04, 2005)
SO far as is known, management literature has largely bypassed a perplexing phenomenon that is part of quotidian experience. And that relates to the cases of those who fare very poorly in one organisation but become a great success when they move on to...
- Using Knowledge For Faster Growth (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 04, 2005)
Will the imperatives of development of the Knowledge Economy be able to induce better economic governance in the country? On the face of it, it is unrealistic to expect anything like this, which is unfortunate because it will prevent the economy from...
- Indian Aviation Boom — The Myth And Reality (Business Line, Pankaj Narayan Pandit, Jul 04, 2005)
For the aviation sector to work, needed is a support system of airports and their infrastructure, trained manpower, passenger amenities, networks of travel agents and Internet penetration for the travellers. More important, there has to be a rise in...
- No Simple Fix To Complex Problems (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jul 04, 2005)
The BIS' annual report for 2004-05 is unusually frank on the prospects of the world economy. Welcoming the reduction in inflation worldwide and an associated decline in its volatility, it voices concerns on other fronts. Warning that the current financial
- Resolving The Congress-Left Stalemate (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 04, 2005)
Rather than totally jettison the BHEL decision, perhaps the proposed disinvestment can be diluted to five per cent.
- The Challenges In International Trade (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 04, 2005)
Addressing the reconstituted Board of Trade recently, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visualised India's international trade growing robustly to touch $ 500 billion by 2010. The expectation is not wholly unrealistic, although the country's trade turnover...
- Joining Hands To Defeat Militancy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2005)
Secularism in a time of peril
- Jindal Plans Aluminium Project In Ap (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2005)
Jindal South West Holdings Ltd. plans to invest Rs 9,000 crore ($2.1 billion) in new aluminium and alumina plants in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, company officials said.
- Indian Companies On Acquisition Spree Abroad (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2005)
Indian BPO industry, which clocked revenues to the tune of $5.2 billion in 2004-05 is also jostling to acquire more space for itself.
- M&m Unveils First Tractor In China (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2005)
Automobile major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Saturday launched its ambitious bid to become the world’s biggest tractor producer by kicking off its China operations, including rolling out the first M&M branded tractor in Nanchang, capital of south-central
- How To Tackle Joblessness In Punjab (Tribune, K.C. Singhal, Jul 03, 2005)
NO macro policy based on market-led growth will be successful in dealing with either poverty or employment. The market-led growth benefits that are well placed in society would take advantage of the opportunities of capital-intensive and labour displacing
- Madras Engineering Unit In Mahindra City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2005)
The Rs. 65-crore Madras Engineering Industries Private Ltd. (MEI), a leading maker of manual slack adjusters, is setting up a new unit at Mahindra World City's Special Economic Zone, some 40 km from here.
- M&m Rolls Out Tractor From China Venture (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2005)
The first phase of exports would cover select markets in the U.S., European countries and India.
- Pm Allays Fears Over Sethu Plan (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Jul 03, 2005)
While UPA’s sworn enemy, AIADMK, made the most of the occasion by holding protests, a piqued constituent of the alliance, PMK, did make itself heard.
- Halting Steps In Advances (Business Line, S. Murugappan, Jul 02, 2005)
AT A recent workshop on Customs, Excise and Service Tax in Hyderabad, one of the hotly debated issues was the provision for advance ruling on Customs and Central Excise matters.
- Circulars On Valuation On Incorrect Costing Principles (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 02, 2005)
NOT many CAs may know that CAS is an abbreviation that does not belong to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. No, I'm not talking about conditional access system and the dozens of other expansions one may find on www.acronymfinder.com, ...
- Follow The Leprechaun (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 02, 2005)
THERE IS a huge debate roiling in Europe today over which economic model to follow: the Franco-German shorter-workweek-six-weeks'-vacation-never-fire-anyone-but-high-unemployment social model or the less protected but more innovative, high-employment...
- Getting Aviation Infrastructure Right (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jul 02, 2005)
THE COMPREHENSIVE Economic Cooperation Agreement that India has signed with Singapore has the potential for several spin-offs. The very next day after it was inked by the two Prime Ministers, Indian Airlines entered into two joint venture arrangements...
- Walking On Two Legs (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 02, 2005)
AT the National Development Council meeting held earlier this week, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, reiterated his well-known position on economic growth and social justice, his contention being that the two should be combined. As he put it, ...
- Rewarding Resourcefulness, Lifting Lives (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Jul 02, 2005)
Distance, social discrimination and formal regulations often keep small and poor farmers out of the market. The e-choupal scheme initiates a reversal in this trend and empowers the farmer by providing reliable information and access t o markets where...
- Undp - Escap Report On Ldcs Of Asia-Pacific (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jul 02, 2005)
As developed countries blame lack of governance and endemic corruption for the continued backwardness of the poor countries, the UN report reminds the rich that nations suffering from bad governance, weak institutions and insufficient implementation...
- Radio Active Again (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 02, 2005)
THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION to revamp its policy on FM radio could not have come too soon for an industry that was in danger of being crushed by the sheer weight of the huge licence fees that it was forking out. The odds were stacked against the industry...
- Protection In A Modern Economy (Japan Times, Editorial, Japan Times, Jul 02, 2005)
The recent theft of data from some 40 million credit-card accounts in the United States is another reminder of the insecurities of the digital world. Electronic commerce continues to rise in volume but consumers, retailers, financial institutions and...
- ‘expand G8 To Include India’ (Tribune, Tribune, Jul 01, 2005)
India deserves to have a permanent place in the world’s top political and economic forum, the global investment banking firm Goldman Sachs has said. “We would like to see India get representation as soon as possible,” Michael Buchanan,
- Japanese Investments — Can China's Loss Be India's Gain? (Business Line, S. Majumder , Jul 01, 2005)
ACCORDING to a recent survey, Japanese firms operating in China are a worried lot owing to the anti-Japanese protests in April. A third of the 414 Japanese firms surveyed expected the stir to cripple their business activities this fiscal.
- Fears On Outsourcing Exaggerated: Wto (Hindu, R. Gopalakrishnan, Jul 01, 2005)
Outsourcing of computer and information services (CIS) to countries like India, Ireland and the Philippines by developed countries is neither a harbinger of high levels of employment in the host countries nor of massive loss of jobs...
- Tcs, Microsoft Venture With Chinese Firms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2005)
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Microsoft have been selected as strategic partners by Sino-India Cooperative Office (SICO) of People's Republic of China (PRC). As part of this strategic partnership, TCS, Microsoft, Beijing Zhongguancun Software Park..
- Gdp Growth Drops To 6.9 Pc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2005)
Economic growth slowed down to 6.9 per cent during 2004-05 as against 8.5 per cent during the previous fiscal, reflecting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s scepticism on achieving the 10th plan target of eight per cent GDP growth.
- Canara Bank Starts Centenary Celebrations (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2005)
The Bangalore-based public sector Canara Bank has chalked out various initiatives to celebrate its centenary year. The celebrations will be flagged off on Friday by Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
- 130 Centres To Help Small It Assesses From Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2005)
Union Finance Minister Chidambaram said an online mechanism will be started in two months for big tax assesses.
- A Competitive Portability Regime (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 01, 2005)
TRAI’s move to initiate consultations on number portability is welcome. While the proposed consultation paper will only address mobile portability, bringing fixed lines within the ambit of discussion could be considered as well.
- A Partnership On A Fast Track (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 01, 2005)
It is surely significant that India's first Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) should be signed with Singapore. CECA, which took a full two years to negotiate, is a major landmark in bilateral relations.
- Ceca Will Not Cause Flood Of Imports: Kamal Nath (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Jul 01, 2005)
Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday sought to reassure Indian industry that the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with Singapore would not lead to a flood of imports from third countries since Singapore...
- Money Laundering Act Comes Into Force (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2005)
The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, which was recently amended to remove certain shortcomings, will come into force on Friday. The Act, aimed at combating channelling of money into illegal activities, provides for attachment and seizure of property...
- U.S. Restores Concessions For Some Exports (Hindu, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jul 01, 2005)
U.S. President George W. Bush has restored duty-free access for some export commodities from India and Pakistan to the U.S. citing progress on intellectual property and worker rights.
- An Emerging Alliance With India (US News & World Report, Michael Barone, Jul 01, 2005)
You didn't see it in the headlines this week, but it's likely to be more important in the long run than many things that received much more notice. The "it" in question is the New Framework for the U.S.-India Defense Relationship signed Monday . . .
- Blaming Pakistan Won't Help (Japan Times, Farhan Bokhari, Jun 30, 2005)
The latest diplomatic rift between Pakistan and Afghanistan speaks volumes about the underlying frictions among both countries and the United States in the so-called war on terror.
- Elusive Growth (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 30, 2005)
Rural economy must be robust for strong economic growth
- Philips India To Raise Headcount In B’Lore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2005)
Celebrating its 75th anniversary in India, Consumer Electronics major Philips will be moving more research and development assignments to its Innovative Centre here taking the headcount to 2500 by 2007 end.
- All Gas? (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 30, 2005)
About 48 hours after Gujarat state-owned company GSPC claimed to have hit about 20 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Bay of Bengal, chief minister Narendra Modi doubled the size of the discovery,
- There's Nothing Wrong With Cash, It Gives You Time To Think (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 30, 2005)
The latest issue of Bookkeeping Tips from the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (www.aipb.org) begins with what one always takes for granted — petty cash.
- Why One Large Airline Makes Economic Sense (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Jun 30, 2005)
A FEW days back, an Indian Airlines (IA) flight took off from a South Indian city to Singapore. The aircraft had a carrying capacity of a little over 100 passengers in the economy class and a little less than two dozen in the executive class.
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