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Articles 10121 through 10220 of 16647:
- Faltering On Farm Front (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 30, 2005)
Is Agriculture becoming fashionable? For, with politicians and policymakers the recurring theme seems to be `farm'. At the National Development Council meeting, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh,
- Consumer Courts For Punjab (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 30, 2005)
THE Punjab government’s decision to establish 11 consumer courts in various cities of the province during the next fiscal year is a long-awaited welcome step.
- Energy For Development (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Jun 30, 2005)
Pakistan recorded 8.4 per cent growth in the GDP and the government hopes that the country will now be among the fastest growing economies of Asia. But growth requires energy,
- Should The Imd Monopolise Monsoon Forecasts? (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Jun 29, 2005)
The Department of Science and Technology's directive that no agency other than the IMD can make public the annual long-range monsoon forecast could set a dangerous precedent.
- Warning Signals (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 29, 2005)
PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh, who cannot be faulted for his economics, was only being a little more realistic when he scaled down the growth target for the Tenth Plan from 8.1 per cent to 7-8 per cent,
- Need To Register Marriages (Tribune, Anil Malhotra, Jun 29, 2005)
IT seems appalling that even after 58 years of Independence, we still do not have any compulsory legislation for the registration of marriages.
- India, Singapore To Sign Pacts On Trade, Crime (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2005)
India and Singapore will sign the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) and the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) in criminal matters during the three-day visit of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong beginning on Tuesday.
- The False Face Of Reality (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jun 29, 2005)
AT a time when image building is the buzzword in Pakistan it would be interesting to note how others are faring in this exercise
- Culture Is Key To Sustainable Development (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2005)
The slogan at the 1974 World Population Conference was "Development is the best contraceptive."
- ``Tariff Formula Must Be On `Bound' Rates" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2005)
This is a fundamental position of ours and it is non-negotiable, says Kamal Nath
- Pendulum Swings (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 28, 2005)
The pendulum has swung once again in Iran. When Mohammed Khatami swept to power in the elections of 1997 he embodied the aspirations of Iranians hoping for reform of the country's theocracy.
- Today's Editorial: Dumb Charade (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 28, 2005)
The Left is angry, yet again. This time they have decided to sit out of UPA-Left coordination meetings.
- Rural Poor In Mind, Pm Reduces Growth Target (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
Taking an apparent dig at his predecessor Vajpayee, Manmohan Singh said growth rate during the first 3 years of Tenth Plan was below the target.
- The Effect Of Credit Growth On Npas (Business Line, A. S. Ramasastri, Jun 28, 2005)
Financial year 2004-05 has seen substantial growth in bank credit. As on March 18, 2005,
- Poverty In Africa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
There is a pain in the belly of Africa that just will not go away. It is gnawing at our development goals and undermining our economies.
- Economy In Pink, But Concerns Persist (Business Line, Manoranjan Sharma, Jun 28, 2005)
To make the most of the heightened business confidence, there is a compelling need for the economy to be made more competitive and open through appropriate macro economic policies and financial standards.
- Bis Platinum Jubilee Report: `Build On Financial Stability' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jun 28, 2005)
Central banks the world over have to shed the business-as-usual approach and consolidate the gains made so far in their quest for maintaining international financial stability through the cooperative efforts of all stakeholders.
- At Loggerheads With Left (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 28, 2005)
That the congress and the Left parties are not the best of political bedfellows was never in doubt.
- A Milestone In Economic Integration (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 28, 2005)
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and Sri Lanka,
- U.K. Promises To Take Fresh Look At Advisory On Kashmir (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jun 28, 2005)
Useful to have such talks, says Natwar Singh of dialogue with Jack Straw ahead of Prime Minister's trip to Britain
- ``Farm Sector Growth Disturbing'' (Hindu, Ashok Dasgupta , Jun 28, 2005)
Steps needed to tackle agricultural problems which go beyond weather: Manmohan
- No Going Back On Irrigation Projects, Ysr Tells Ndc (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
State Government to complete pending projects
- Marooned In Their Myths (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jun 27, 2005)
The Bengali bhadralok and their idées fixe are not easily parted.
- Cultural Stumbling Blocks To Excellence (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jun 27, 2005)
India's culture — social and political — is the stumbling block to setting up a world-class research university.
- Divestment: The Chinese Example (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jun 27, 2005)
The latest episode in the UPA serial has shown the Left and its sympathisers protesting against the divestment of 10 per cent stake in one of India's industrial public sector units (PSUs) — BHEL. It is instructive to compare this with what China has been
- Facing Up To Demographic Changes (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Jun 27, 2005)
The problems arising from a `population explosion' with attendant fears of food shortages and slow growth is a serious issue afflicting the developing world. The developed world had managed to control their numbers.
- Protein Rich Oil Seed Cakes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
The economy of oilseed processing in India has been essentially geared to production of oils. However, oilseeds are also a valuable source of edible proteins.
- Media’S Role In The Hype And Hyperbole (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jun 27, 2005)
When BSE Sensex soared past the psychological benchmark of 7,000 points last week, it was to the cheering drumbeat of the media.
- What Hinders Punjab’S Growth (Tribune, S.S. Johl, Jun 27, 2005)
Stagnating agriculture or even a slow-growth agriculture is not the answer to the income problems of the agricultural/ rural population of the state.
- Reliance Settlement: Ownership Issue Remains (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
Statement speaks only about the responsibilities of the brothers in group companies
- Will The Current Stock Market Euphoria Last? (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Jun 27, 2005)
Some highly favourable conditions have set the indices on a higher path
- Oye, Oye, Bubblee, Watch Out (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jun 27, 2005)
On June 18, the brothers Ambani finally patched up. The Reliance duo, Reliance Industries and Reliance Energy, jumped 11 per cent in a week and pulled up the Sensex, taking it beyond the 7,000-mark
- Naipaul’S Challenge (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Jun 27, 2005)
The year 2005 will be remembered for, among other things, V.S. Naipaul’s milestone speech in which he challenged Indians to come up with a contemporary intellectual discourse.
- Economy: Review Meet From Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
The Planning Commission deputy chairman said implementation of policies would top the agenda of the meet.
- Ndc Meet Today To Focus On Higher Growth (Hindu, SUSHMA RAMACHANDRAN , Jun 27, 2005)
Montek Singh Ahluwalia looks forward to Chief Ministers' views on steps needed for growth
- The Upa-Left Honeymoon Is Over (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 27, 2005)
The decision of the Left parties to suspend participation in the committee for coordination with the United Progressive Alliance should cause no surprise to those who have closely followed the issues of discord centring on economic policy.
- A Serious Setback To The Eu (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Jun 27, 2005)
The EU’s current president is reported to have remarked after the latest EU summit this week, that “Europe is not in a state of crisis — it is in a state of profound crisis.”
- Will South Korea's Economy Follow Japan's? (Japan Times, CHRISTOPHER LINGLE, Jun 27, 2005)
Despite numerous economic stimulus packages during his tenure in office, South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun must regret his promise to oversee annual economic growth of about 7 percent during his five-year term.
- Temple Of The Future (Indian Express, K N Arun, Jun 26, 2005)
Just imagine: some 30,000 pilgrims waiting for hours on end and finally jostling with each other for that momentary glimpse of the Lord of the Seven Hills
- Percussion Marvels (Hindu, G.S. PAUL , Jun 26, 2005)
Percussive rhythms are a crucial part of life in Kerala.
- New Deal Between Beijing, Hong Kong (Japan Times, FRANK CHING, Jun 26, 2005)
Almost two years ago, on July 1, 2003, well over half a million people marched through the streets of Hong Kong to protest against a national-security bill that they feared threatened their rights and freedoms.
- Taking The High Road (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 25, 2005)
The Bush administration is finally preparing to set new fuel economy rules. That’s reason to cheer, even if this hardly represents leadership.
- Politics Of Budgeting (Dawn, Kaiser Bengali, Jun 25, 2005)
The budget is a political document. It determines how much money will be taken out of whose pockets and how much of that money will be put into whose pockets.
- Singapore Alliance (Dawn, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 25, 2005)
The special economic agreement will benefit both countries in the long term.
- Trade Deficit Manageable, Says Rbi Governor Reddy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2005)
Though India’s trade deficit has widened further, it is still manageable at this stage and is consistent with our growth aspirations, the RBI Governor said.
- Emergency’S Reality Czech (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jun 25, 2005)
A second trip to Prague provokes a second thought on Emergency: why do we forget the strangling of our economic freedom?
- Ready For Take-Off (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 25, 2005)
The process of commercial leasing of the Delhi and Mumbai airports has gathered momentum with the go-ahead from the Centre’s Group of Ministers (GoM) on Thursday.
- Door Wide Open For Resolving Korean Nuclear Issue (Japan Times, JAMES A. KELLY, Jun 24, 2005)
There is no country in Asia, indeed in the world, that behaves like the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
- A Slice Of India In A Corner Of China (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 24, 2005)
The ease with which foreign companies manage to set up shop has encouraged some 50 Indian names to venture into eastern China.
- That Long Night Of Knives (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 24, 2005)
When India’s democratic structure was shaken to its roots
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- Devil’S Advocate: Go Get A Job (Times of India, Abheek Barman, Jun 24, 2005)
The world's largest and probably most exhaustive survey, India's census, says that 10% of working-age people don't have jobs. What's more, it shows that from 1991 to 2001,
- Today's Editorial: No Mere Quibble (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 24, 2005)
The debate on the extent of poverty in India has become too serious to be left to economists alone.
- The Scourge Of Africa (Hindu, Olusegun Obasanjo, Jun 24, 2005)
There is a pain in the belly of Africa that just will not go away. It is gnawing at our development goals and undermining our economies.
- Capitalism"s Future On Trial (Deccan Herald, Jeremy Rifkin, Jun 24, 2005)
EU’s crisis has obscured the fact that it has come closest to balancing market dynamism and social protection
- Captain’S Faux Pas (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 24, 2005)
The Congress knew it would be impossible to defend what Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had done and has quickly accepted that his presence in a Canadian gurdwara known to be the hub of separatists was a “genuine mistake”.
- Mega Deal In Orissa (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 24, 2005)
Orissa is to have the country’s largest steel plant that will cost Rs 52,000 crore, provide direct employment to 13,000 and indirect employment to 35,000, pay Rs 25,000 crore in taxes to the state government and Rs 89,000 crore to the Centre in some 30 yr
- Ndc Meeting Ahead — Time For Treating Economic Ills (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jun 24, 2005)
The Mid-term Appraisal of the Tenth Plan is an important exercise as it lists the deficiencies in implementation of the Plan schemes as also the constraints plaguing the economy.
- Africa's Debt Deal: Not Out Of The Blue (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jun 24, 2005)
Africa is the flavour of 2005, described as a "make or break year" for the continent on which the UN, G-8 and international financial institutions are all focussed because it is where poverty is more intractable than in other parts of the developing world
- No Getting Away From The Imf (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jun 23, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz says Pakistan is making fast progress and has achieved the target of economic self-sufficiency. The country is no longer in need of foreign co-operation in terms of foreign aid, he has stressed.
- Massive Power Failures (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 23, 2005)
Mercury soared to above 40 degrees Celsius in most parts of the country on Tuesday, and so did the number of power breakdowns.
- India A Satellite Power? (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Jun 23, 2005)
There is no need to kowtow to the US. India should assert itself as a world power in its own right
- U.S. Image Up Slightly, But Still Negative (Pew Global, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2005)
Anti-Americanism in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, which surged as a result of the U.S. war in Iraq, shows modest signs of abating.
- Lower Fiscal Deficit Augurs Well (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2005)
The final fiscal data for 2004-05 seem to vindicate the Government's optimism on containing the fiscal deficit, not only over the medium term extending to 2008-09,
- Developing Ideas On Development (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jun 23, 2005)
Good governance and sound policy reforms will not be enough if the growth rate is to go up and expand employment.
- Learn To Work (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 23, 2005)
The census figures indicate that 17 per cent of India's graduates are jobless. If employment is defined as productive work, this figure goes up to 40 per cent
- The Political Blame-Game (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 23, 2005)
With the Ambani brothers burying the hatchet after their mother announced a patch-up formula, stock market indices zoomed,
- Hope For Siachen (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 23, 2005)
There is some hope now for Siachen. Nine days after Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh spoke of turning the glacier into a “peace mountain”, the follow-up from New Delhi is positive.
- Left Wave Sweeps Through Urban Areas Too (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jun 23, 2005)
The recent emphasis on urban development seems to have paid off for the Left Front in the Kolkata civic polls.
- India Emerging Leader In Biotech Sector, Says E&y (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2005)
Nearly 30 years after the first biotechnology company opened its doors, the sector is reaching a new level of maturity and globalisation, according to Ernst & Young’s (E&Y) 19th Annual Global Biotechnology Report, Beyond Borders...
- Goodbye To Cheap Oil? (Hindu, LARRY ELLIOT, Jun 23, 2005)
It was a question of when, not if, for oil traders on Tuesday as the price of a barrel of crude threatened to burst through the $60-a-barrel barrier for the first time.
- Is It Really Worth Going To University? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jun 23, 2005)
The policy of one-size-fits-all has played havoc with higher education in the countries where it has been tried, including India, and the signs are that it is not likely to work in Britain.
- Chinese And Indian Economies To Overtake Japan By 2020 (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
China and India will be the world's second and third largest economies by 2020, pushing Japan into fourth place, according to research by Deutsche Bank.
- Nepal Slips Back To Medieval Rule (New Zealand Herald, Justin Huggler, Jun 22, 2005)
The King of Nepal has just seized absolute power, sacked the entire Government and put the country's Prime Minister under house arrest.
- Exporter Importing Talent (New Zealand Herald, Owen Hembry , Jun 22, 2005)
Fonterra is the world’s leading exporter of dairy products but, in the fight for international executives, it has shown bottle as an importer.
- Double The Super Pleasure (New Zealand Herald, Owen Hembry , Jun 22, 2005)
The number of "super growth" companies in New Zealand has more than doubled, putting the country mid-table internationally, a new survey shows.
- New Zealand's Climate Change Challenge Increases (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
The latest forecast of net greenhouse gas emissions for 2008-12 shows New Zealand will miss its Kyoto target unless further action is taken, according to a government minister.
- Australia: Regional Profile (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
History: Australia is the world's smallest continent but the sixth largest country.
- Eastern Discomfort (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2005)
The talks now underway between India and Bangladesh should be used to bring some sanity into the troubled relationship between them.
- G7 Frets About Oil, China’S Forex Peg (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven economic powers met on Saturday to discuss two of the global economic concerns over which they have least control -- high oil prices and China’s fixed currency peg.
- India Urges Opening Retailing To Foreigners (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
- Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Sunday that foreign direct investment must be allowed in the . . .
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