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Articles 10421 through 10520 of 16647:
- India For Asian Trade Bloc On The Eu Lines (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2005)
Besides commonality of economic interests there are strong economic forces justifying greater integration of Asian nations, said Mr Ahluwalia
- After The Shock, Hope For The Tiger (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2005)
With his personal stewardship of the mission to restore the viability and health of tiger populations in the wild, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has raised hope that there will be decisive action on the ground in the coming months
- Maruti Launches Its New Car Swift (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2005)
Injecting a new dose of competition in compact car segment Maruti Udyog Limited (MUL) on Wednesday launched its much-talked about ‘car of the future’— Swift.
- Inflation, Interest Rates Need Attention' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2005)
Union Finance Minister asks industry to cut costs.MUMBAI: The Centre's borrowing in 2005-06 will be less than earlier estimated but it will have to contend with pressures from inflation and interest rates, according to the Union Finance Minister,
- Opportunities Before Sonia Gandhi (Hindu, Harish Khare , May 25, 2005)
STATECRAFT The organisational elections provide Sonia Gandhi a chance to provide a face-lift to the Congress.
- Panchayats As Business Hubs? (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, May 25, 2005)
The panchayats have to be well-equipped and well-staffed to do business with global concerns
- One State, One Local Rate (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 25, 2005)
It was a quirk of history that saw the mobile telecom map of the country divide customers in Chennai, Mumbai, and Kolkatta from those in the rest of Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and West Bengal respectively, and customers in eastern Uttar Pradesh from those..
- Gloss On Sankara's Commentary With Translation (Hindu, S Revathy, May 24, 2005)
The Uttara Mimamsa deals with the Upanishadic phase of Vedic revelation and its systematisation was the work of Badarayana in his Brahmasutras.
- Faster Reforms Will Earn Us Our Rightful Place, Says Manmohan (Hindu, Mohammed Iqbal , May 24, 2005)
India will soon join the comity of developed nations; efforts on to root out poverty'
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- Environmental Justice Movement And The Poor (Hindu, Mihir Shah, May 24, 2005)
Takes as its point of departure the international and intra-national inequalities in property rights, power and income, which lead to unequal access to natural resources and unequal distribution of the burden of pollution.
- `Allow Repatriation To Boost Fdi In Real Estate' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2005)
Calls for regulatory framework and easier tax regime
- Add Pace To Economic Reforms: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2005)
Mr Singh said a change of attitude was essential to usher in reforms and called for more public and private partnership in developmental projects
- Labour Politics In The Informal Sector (Hindu, Suranjan Das, May 24, 2005)
James Scott's classic, Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Popular Resistance has provided entry points for historians of popular protest politics.
- A Mask That Was Pierced? (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, May 24, 2005)
`... do you think there is any chance that he could have written it?'
- Kalam Hails India’S Space Research Efforts (Deccan Herald, UNI, May 24, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam has denied that India was making tardy progress in its space programmes despite huge investments in the sector and said it was erroneous to draw such inferences as the country had made rapid st
- Destination For Hikers (Deccan Herald, Shankarnarayana R K, May 24, 2005)
Kundadri, a hill station situated in Teerthahalli taluk of Shimoga, is one place which has not been explored by too many visitors and hence remains
- 4 Million New Jobs Projected In Housing Sector: Assocham (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2005)
Chamber suggests conferment of infrastructure status on the sector
- Not Yet The Govt Of Aam Admi (Deccan Herald, UTPAL BORPUJARI, May 23, 2005)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, who exactly a year ago was anointed to the top post in the midst of near hysteria among Congressmen because of Sonia Gandhi’s renunciation and when nobody expected the mild-mannered economist to be thrust with the .
- Maritime Connectivity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 23, 2005)
Last week, the Central Government gave its final approval for the Rs 2,427.40 crore Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project (SSCP) which will facilitate smoother maritime connectivity between the country’s eastern and western seaboards.
- Upa’S New Deal For Rural India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2005)
Releasing the UPA’s report card, Dr Singh emphasised the need to rehash public expenditure and to improve efficiency of ministries for the growth of the nation
- Non-Cooperation With The Regulator Led To Ban On Ubs (Hindu, Oommen A. Ninan, May 23, 2005)
What SEBI seeks to indicate is that FIIs are not above the country's regulatory system
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The investigation by sebi was aimed at finding out whether the market
- One Year Of The Upa: Areas Of Darkness (Hindu, L C JAIN, May 23, 2005)
The Manmohan Singh Government's performance in agriculture and employment generation needs to improve.
- Support To The Congress Is A Historical Need, Says Karat (Deccan Herald, Gobind Thukral, May 23, 2005)
Prakash Karat is no ordinary communist.
- Thumbs Up (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2005)
The Govt has scored well on economy but not on national security
- Merits Of Martyrdom (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, May 22, 2005)
It is not just the tiger, but also the elephant, the turtle, the dolphin, the wetland, the ... facing a bleak future. A look at the crisis facing Indian wildlife.
- Distress Calls (Hindu, Pankaj Sekhsaria, May 22, 2005)
It is not just the tiger, but also the elephant, the turtle, the dolphin, the wetland, the ... facing a bleak future. A look at the crisis facing Indian wildlife.
- Cabinet Approves New National Map Policy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2005)
The Union Cabinet approved a new National Map Policy with two series, one for defence and the other for public uses.
- Call Off The Adc (Business Line, Manish Agarwal, May 20, 2005)
Access deficit charge (ADC) is once again in the news. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently changed the definition of roaming for calculating the ADC.
- Sebi Cracks The Whip (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 20, 2005)
The investment restrictions imposed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India on UBS Securities appear to be justified, coming as they do as a reaction to the latter's refusal to part with information on its operations during last year's stock market
- Rise Of A New Power (Deccan Herald, ANAND GIRIDHARDAS, May 20, 2005)
India is building an economic and military presence in Asia which could alter the global balance of power
- A Year Of Dr Manmohan Singh-Ii (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, May 20, 2005)
One way to assess the successes and failures of the Manmohan Singh government at the end of its first year is to recall that, in April 1999, the Atal Bihari Vajpayee ...
- Pragmatic Projection (Hindu, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 20, 2005)
The Union Cabinet’s approval of the Mid Term Appraisal (MTA) of the Tenth Plan (2002-07), which has scaled down the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate
- When Will A Yuan Revaluation Happen? (Business Line, T. B. Kapali , May 20, 2005)
China is among the big stories of the global market. When and how China will modify or revalue the pegged exchange rate of the yuan currency against the US dollar is the key issue.
- Asia To Slow In 2005 On Oil Rise, Drought, Low Exports (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Asia’s major economies, with the exception of Indonesia, are set to slow this year after growing in 2004 at their fastest pace in four years, a Reuters poll of 12 economies found.
- Nuclear Power Play (Tribune, Sridhar K. Chari, May 19, 2005)
IT is widely accepted that India’s perfect record on nuclear proliferation is better than that of many nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) signatories.
- Left Still ‘Red’ On Upa Achievements (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Left showed the “red flag” again to the UPA government on its performance, clearly disassociating with the UPA’s take on the crucial UPA-Left Coordination meet held here.
- Consensus Can Lead To Higher Growth: Bjp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The BJP president said it was the responsibility of both the Central and State governments to improve the infrastructure facilities in the country.
- Icici Goes Russia Shopping, Buys Bank (The Financial Express, Reuters, May 19, 2005)
ICICI Bank Ltd., India's second-largest commercial bank, has bought Russia's Investitsionno-Kreditny Bank (IKB), launching its first overseas acquisition, the Indian bank said on Thursday.
- Tripura Hands Over 20 Departments To Panchayat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Tripura will now be the first state in the Northeast to hand over the executive authority of twenty major departments to the local self-government as part of decentralisation of power.
- Advani Advice: Tell Left To Pipe Down For Double Digit Growth (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
BJP president L.K. Advani today praised PM Manmohan Singh for starting the reforms process but cautioned him against leaning heavily on the Left, an act, he said, that would make it more difficult to achieve a double-digit growth.
- Edict Against Suicide Attacks (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
A group of 58 religious scholars belonging to all schools of thought issued here on Tuesday an edict (fatwa) against suicide attacks. However, they said that the fatwa was applicable only in Pakistan.
- Most Of Abb's Future Investments To Be Made In India, China (Business Line, K. Giriprakash, May 19, 2005)
ABB Group is planning to increasingly leverage its Indian operations as a production and resource base while most of its future global investments will be made in India and China.
- 'I Am Disappointed By The Pace Of Reform' (The Financial Express, Rahul Bajaj, May 19, 2005)
There is a dilemma at the heart of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. Its political mandate was on a pro-people and not a pro-economic reform platform.
- Through The Third Eye (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 19, 2005)
Railway mantri Lalu Prasad Yadav’s latest decision to ban the sale of bottled colas on all passenger-trains, as also the earlier one to suspend and then reinstate an official who had the “temerity” to ask ticketless RJD MPs for ID-cards...
- China Hits Back In Yuan, Textiles War Of Words (The Financial Express, Reuters, May 19, 2005)
China on Wednesday dismissed US criticism of its fixed currency peg and attacked European and US steps to curb Chinese textile exports as unfair.
- Miles To Go For Upa To Prove Its Merit (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The UPA (United Progressive Alliance) has to be congratulated for completing its first year in office without any major hiccups. It has managed its unruly alliances with the Left, RJD and Ram Vilas Paswan’s LJP quite well.
- Making India ‘Flat’ Needs Simple Economics (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, May 19, 2005)
Earlier this month, I attended TiEcon 2005, the annual conference of The Indus Entrepreneurs, a South Asian networking organisation born in Silicon Valley, now becoming a global force.
- ‘The Sphere Of Influence Of The Poor Is Phenomenal’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Dr Devi Shetty believes that the best business model of all is one that is based on the needs of the poor.
- Reforming The Railways (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
With Lalu Prasad as minister for railways, whatever hope remained for substantial reform of the system had been discounted a year ago.
- How Almost Everyone In Kerala Learned To Read (Christian Science Monitor, Nachammai Raman, May 19, 2005)
At the Janaranjini preschool in the state of Kerala in rural southern India, children aren't building castles in the sand. Instead, as they sit cross-legged in front of a thin layer of sand, they are learning the fundamentals of reading and math.
- Mauritius Co's Plan For Stake In Max India Cleared (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Government today okayed the joint proposal from Mauritius-based Parkville Holdings Ltd and Ensley Ltd to acquire stake in Max India Ltd involving foreign direct investment worth Rs 337 crore.
- No Bar On Fiis Issuing Pns: Sebi Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Wednesday ruled out the prospect of imposing any ban on foreign institutional investors (FIIs) issuing `Participatory Notes'.
- Eu’S Barroso Appeals To France To Back Treaty (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The head of the European Union’s executive commission appealed to French voters on Wednesday to back the EU’s new constitution and said rejecting the treaty would have far-reaching economic and political consequences.
- Edict Against Suicide Attacks In Pakistan; Kashmir Exempted (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, May 19, 2005)
A group of 58 religious scholars belonging to schools of Islamic thought in Pakistan have issued an edict (fatwa) against suicide attacks in the country.
- A Return To The Killing Fields (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, May 18, 2005)
The talks have broken down, and the Maoists and the Andhra Pradesh Government are adopting an-eye-for-an-eye tactics.
- Fm Talks His Mind On Easing Fdi, Fii & Ecb Policies (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Notwithstanding the Left’s recent tough posturing, finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday signalled further opening up of the economy through relaxation of the FDI, FII and ECB policies on a “continuous basis”.
- Sebi Bans Ubs Securities (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 18, 2005)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) today cracked down on a foreign institutional investor, UBS Securities, over its role in the stock markets crash of Black ....
- Wrong, Dr Singh (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 18, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s dissatisfaction with his government’s performance is not surprising. Almost a year into its five-year term, there is not much to be satisfied about.
- Women Fuel China’S Growth (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, May 18, 2005)
Indian leaders and industrial captains may never be tired of citing “hire and fire” policy and autocratic rule behind the Chinese miracle, but they have often ignored the contribution of women empowerment, high female work participation rate in the Chines
- Bangladesh Matters (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
While the Indian government has been caught up with events in Pakistan and Nepal, the situation across our eastern border has been steadily worsening.
- Why Growth Does Not Lead To Jobs (Indian Express, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 18, 2005)
Unprecedented growth has taken place in the world economy after the Second World War. According to mainstream economic theory, unemployment should have disappeared spontaneously in the process.
- Sebi Clamps Down On Ubs Securities (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
THE Securities and Exchange Board of India on Tuesday barred UBS Securities Ltd from issuing offshore derivative instruments for one year....
- Stamp Them Out (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 18, 2005)
The recent ruckus in Maharashtra, where the state government imposed a tax on securities transactions and derailed the entire country’s securities markets, is eerily familiar.
- Dilemma For Pakistan's Leadership (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 18, 2005)
For Pakistan, ending violence in Jammu and Kashmir isn't a concession to India; it concerns its own future as a viable, modern nation-state.
- Let Market Forces Resolve Green Issues (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
There's no free lunch and, by extension, no free air, water or any other gift of nature. Minus a price tag, the so-called bounty of nature will soon become history.
- Sebi Bars Ubs Securities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Exactly a year after the `Black Monday', May 17, 2004 stock market crash, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued orders against the Swiss investment firm...
- Doors To Be Opened Wide For Fdi, Fii Inflows (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Expressing alarm over the gradually widening trade deficit despite increased exports, the Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, on Tuesday hinted at further opening up of the economy...
- Kuwaiti Women Get Political Rights (Hindu, Atul Aneja , May 18, 2005)
Attempts to block law fail; A historic step, says Kofi Annan
- Fm Moots New Norms For Fdi (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said there was a need to review the norms on foreign direct investment, foreign institutional inflows, external commercial borrowings, services exports and remittances to bridge the trade deficit estimated at around $3
- Clashing Interpretations And Policies (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, May 17, 2005)
The 60th anniversary of Victory in the Second World War celebrated in Moscow last week was as much about the future as about the past.
- Economic Growth And Environment (Deccan Herald, PRAVEEN BHARGAV, May 17, 2005)
Four per cent wilderness and eight per cent economic growth — it’s possible if we adopt an innovative approach
- Safeguarding Heritage, A Shared Responsibility (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
Efforts to save the State’s monuments including the cultural landscape, has been going on in full swing. ARUNA CHANDARAJU suggests an action plan.
- Pain Tales From The Raj (Indian Express, George N Netto, May 17, 2005)
It was certainly no bed of roses for the British pioneers who manned the fledgling tea estates of Munnar in the early 1900s. Life was unrelentingly tough and totally devoid of today’s conveniences.
- It Takes Two To Tango (Asia Times, Editorial, Asian Times, May 17, 2005)
In this era of globalization, the elephant and the dragon are finally running fast, together.
- Rice Makes Surprise Visit To Iraq Amid Violence (Hindu, Atul Aneja , May 16, 2005)
Holds talks with Jaafari; expresses concern that Sunnis are not taking part in political process
- `Universities Must Heed Wake Up Call' (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 16, 2005)
Deepak Nayyar's tenure as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Delhi ended on Sunday. In a farewell interview, he toldSiddharth Varadarajanthat the Indian university system is in urgent need of structural reform if it is to remain relevant.
- Acrimony In Parliament (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, May 16, 2005)
Now, in Parliament, political differences have turned into personal animosities.
- The Game Of Multilateralism (Deccan Herald, P R CHARI, May 16, 2005)
India will do well to make appropriate genuflections towards the ‘strategic’ nature of its ties with big powers
- Peenya: A Brilliant Beacon Of Entrepreneurship (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Peenya Industries Association, one of the largest industrial estates in the country employing three lakh people, has its mixed bag of success and failure. On its silver jubilee year, Mr N NARASIMHAN, one of the three founder members, recalls how this orga
- He's Watching You (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 16, 2005)
One year after the UPA came to office, Manmohan Singh has reviewed promises made in the common minimum programme (CMP), and found his administration wanting
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