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Articles 11721 through 11820 of 16647:
- Question Marks. Lots (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 23, 2004)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill, 2004, as currently envisaged, is vulnerable to objections from many angles. On the one hand, critics suggest that it is woefully inadequate.
- Rite Of Rights (Telegraph, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 23, 2004)
The proposed employment guarantee bill has an obvious economic angle. What is being ignored in the debate is another equally important aspect, that of rights.
- Rely On The Media (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Dec 23, 2004)
Now they tell us. That no one really knows who owns India’s largest industrial house. That “money was diverted from the cash cow, Reliance Industries Limited, to finance projects and charities that were promoted due to personal whims of the family members
- Responsible Global Capitalism — Beyond The Market Construct (Business Line, S. Venu , Dec 22, 2004)
Responsible global capitalism is a system comprising individuals, private commercial corporations, NGOs, governments and supranational agencies.
- Private Sector Reservation — Make Haste Cautiously (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Dec 22, 2004)
Reservation in the private sector is a hot topic today. The Government could think of reservation in the farm sector, which is also private. There is an acute shortage of labour in many parts.
- Sale Of Girls (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 22, 2004)
THE issue of the reported sale of girls in the Transgiri area of Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh figured in the Assembly on Monday.
- Trouble Ahead For World Media (Deccan Herald, JOHANN P FRITZ, Dec 22, 2004)
A major problem for next year’s World Information Summit may be press censorship and repression
- Mid-Year Review: Not A Sanguine Picture (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 22, 2004)
One finds little cheer in the mid-year review of the economy so far as the fiscal performance thus far is concerned, even if the overall economic outlook is bright.
- Bharati And His Copyright (Hindu, Mira T. Sundara Rajan, Dec 22, 2004)
Many problems affecting Subramania Bharati's works amount to clear violations of the author's moral rights under the Indian copyright law.
- Closing The Digital Divide (Indian Express, Analysis, Dec 22, 2004)
People of South Asia send out this message: while seeking the dazzling fruits of globalisation, don’t forget the poor
- For A Younger Army (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 22, 2004)
One of the lessons learnt from the Kargil conflict was the need to reduce the age of combat-level Army officers. Fighting in the cold and vertiginous heights of the Himalayas revealed a
- End Of A Great Innings (Telegraph, Raju Mukherji, Dec 22, 2004)
The first captain to lead India to a test victory, Vijay Hazare was probably the greatest batsman the country has produced
- Promises To Fulfil (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Dec 21, 2004)
The 58th birthday celebrations of the Congress president and chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance, Sonia Gandhi, found her partymen in a more festive mood than at any time since the end of the Eighties.
- The Growth Mirage (Business Line, A. V. Vedpuriswar, Dec 21, 2004)
Abundant optimism is needed while betting on the economic growth engine to touch 7-8 per cent. But misplaced optimism can be dangerous and lead to wishful thinking.
- Manufacturing Strong Growth (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Dec 21, 2004)
Though the service sector has made a significant contribution to GDP growth, its sustainability depends on a variety of extraneous conditions. So for sustained economic growth, exports and generating jobs
- Good Thinking, Pm (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 21, 2004)
IT’S good that the prime minister, no less, has begun questioning the rationale for fuel subsidies, albeit belatedly. He needs to walk the talk, on the double-quick.
- Hey Presto, A New Macaque (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 21, 2004)
Nature's infinite Book of secrecy, to use Shakespeare's phrase, continues to yield treasures. The discovery of a primate species, Macaca munzala (the Arunachal macaque), in the ...
- Tussle For The Crown (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Dec 21, 2004)
Although Nicolas Sarkozy appears to have outmanoeuvred Jacques Chirac within France's ruling party for the moment, the President is not without a few aces of his own.
- Europe Beckons (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 21, 2004)
The European Union’s decision to review its immigration policy to facilitate the entry of IT and other professionals into its 25 member-states is a major policy decision that would benefit the Indian economy.
- To Make 200 Million Tonnes, India Needs `Steel Vision' (Business Line, N. Ramakrishnan , Dec 21, 2004)
"We need a long-term vision for the steel industry," says Mr B. Muthuraman, Managing Director, The Tata Iron and Steel Company Ltd.
- Not Viable (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 21, 2004)
The United Progressive Alliance government, goaded by the national advisory council, is certain to place the rural employment guarantee bill before parliament in the winter session.
- Notes For Votes? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 21, 2004)
The very fact that the Election Commission has spread out the forthcoming Assembly elections in Bihar and Jharkhand in three phases from February 3 to 23, against just one day in Haryana
- It Is Not Boom Time In India (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Dec 20, 2004)
The Bombay Stock Exchange sensitive index last crossed 6,000 in January 2004. It has now crossed a record of 6,400.
- Gambling On Guaranteed Employment (Tribune, Nirmal Sandhu, Dec 20, 2004)
IT is an ambitious project — and hugely expensive. The aim is to provide 100 days employment to one member of a rural family below the poverty line in 150 districts in the first year, raising it annually to cover 600 districts by the fourth year. Four cro
- Agricultural Credit — Case For Mitigating Lending Risks (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 20, 2004)
In a significant budget announcement in July 2004, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, promised a doubling of the flow of agricultural credit in three years.
- The Balanced Scorecard — Manufacturing Change (Business Line, A. B. Sivakumar, Dec 20, 2004)
The balanced scorecard helps organisations to accurately measure the results of their actions. The constant monitoring of efforts galvanises the whole organisation into action.
- Us Equities Outlook Is Weakly Positive (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Dec 20, 2004)
The outlook for American stocks is neither exciting nor gloomy, as the prices reflect lower earnings multiples. As oil prices climb, some profit-taking can be expected early in the New Year, followed by some stability.
- Palestine After Arafat (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 20, 2004)
Most Palestinians appear to have concluded that their struggle for a homeland needs a new direction.
- No 100 Per Cent Guarantee (Indian Express, RAGHAV GAIHA, Dec 20, 2004)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill to be tabled in Parliament has sparked a debate on the desirability and feasibility of extending the innovative Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS) in Maharashtra to the poorest 150 districts in India.
- Poised For Faster Growth? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 20, 2004)
On the prospects for the economy during the year, the Mid-Term Review cites the scaled-down growth range of the RBI (6 to 6.5 per cent) for 2004-05 and says that "even at a relatively lower growth rate of 6 per cent plus for the current year, India will c
- Little Boy Arrogance (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 18, 2004)
On a particularly demanding day for PMO firefighters, it didn’t attract the attention — no, the outrage — it merited. On the floor of the House, the prime minister himself had to tackle the task of making the squabble between two of his ministers look lik
- Day Of The Declining Dollar (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Dec 18, 2004)
Capital flows of roughly $2 billion per day go into the US every day, in funding the US current account deficit. This is a very big number. For example, in 2003-04, which was a good year for capital flows into India, roughly $20 billion came into India...
- Listen To The Pseudo-Politician (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Dec 18, 2004)
A few days ago I was chatting with a friend, a Mumbai stockbroker. This was a man in his late thirties, sophisticated, upper class, and a fervent BJP supporter
- Bad Food From Good Bahu (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 18, 2004)
We have received a massive response from readers to The Indian Express series ‘Bangalore Crumbling’, IE December 5 onwards.
- Spared From Spread-Over (Business Line, R. Anand, Dec 18, 2004)
There is this endless debate on whether certain types of expenditure, considering their nature and purpose, have to be spread over for accounting purposes or charged off as expenditure.
- Some Disquieting Thoughts (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Dec 18, 2004)
I am not a famous journalist. Nobody except poor old me recalls that it was in this column, 11 months ago-113 days before May 13 to be precise-that the first hint of Mr Manmohan Singh's coming Chinese torture as the Prime Minister of a communist-backed co
- In Harmony (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 18, 2004)
Nary a word did Japan’s ambassador, Yasukuni Enoki, breathe, when speaking in Calcutta under Bengal Initiative auspices, about the far-reaching defence policy guidelines unveiled in Tokyo only a few hours before.
- Get Busy On A Few World Problems (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 18, 2004)
What are the ten most serious challenges we all face? Climate change, communicable diseases, conflicts, access to education, financial instability, governance and corruption, malnutrition and hunger, migration, sanitation
- Word And Action (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 18, 2004)
A brown, grimy, teak board hanging on a wall in the southwest wing of the Raj Bhavan bears the names of all governors of West Bengal since 1947.
- Upwardly Mobile (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 18, 2004)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has cleared Hyderabad’s plans for an international airport, and a formal pact is likely to be signed next week between the government and the consortium that will build it.
- Sustaining The Momentum (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 17, 2004)
There is nothing surprising in the Government's admission in its mid-year economic Review that it may not be able to contain the revenue deficit this year to Rs.76,171 crore or 2.5 per
- Colin Powell's `Command'ments On Leadership (Business Line, R. Devarajan, Dec 17, 2004)
Gen Colin Powell is far from the common and conventional prototype military hero. He does not wear his heart on his sleeve. The fact that he has achieved the kind of matinee-idol fame (which has made it difficult for him to go out in public) is more an em
- The Ticking Bomb Inside Mosque And Madrasa (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Dec 17, 2004)
A range of authorities have pointed to the urgent danger brewing in Muslim ‘religious’ centres, the porosity of our borders and demographic threats. Yet to voice them invites the charge, ‘communal’
- Whither The Tax Culture? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 17, 2004)
The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram's call, in his Mid-Term Review of the Economy, for a stable tax regime is unexceptionable. But stability in tax structure goes hand-in-hand with a culture of full voluntary compliance among the tax paying public.
- From Crutches To Physiotherapy (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Dec 17, 2004)
The All India SC&ST Confederation's rally at Delhi's Ram Lila Maidan in support of reservation in private sector, judiciary and armed forces portends major economic and social upheaval.
- Why A Steel Regulator Makes Little Sense (Business Line, Pradeep S. Mehta, Dec 17, 2004)
The proposal to set up a steel regulator is mainly in response to the lobby of the builders who face a double-whammy due to the moves of both the cement and the steel industry.
- Outsourcing Obesity? (Business Line, K. Gopalan, Dec 16, 2004)
That a country endowed with abundant resources produces goods cheaper and exports them to other countries, where their cost of production is higher is an axiom in the matter ofinternational trade.
- Fdi In Retail Sector — A Trade Policy For Trade (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Dec 16, 2004)
The pan-chewing, dhoti-clad, English-ignorant retail trader should not be seen as `inefficient' and `cost ineffective' who needs to be bleached by globally-accepted detergents.
- Pak-Centric Perceptions (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Dec 16, 2004)
There is an essential asymmetry between India and Pakistan, which strategists in the two countries often ignore. As a consequence, whenever Pakistan gets a fresh supply of sophisticated weapons as has happened recently, India gets prickly
- Attracting Fdi, Chilean Style (Hindu, Jorge Heine, Dec 16, 2004)
To attract the FDI India needs, it can follow the Chilean model of developing a public concessions system to build infrastructure.
- The Holes In Deep Pockets (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Dec 16, 2004)
Gates law says, "If there isn't a law, there will be". The Indian stock market has always been considered a goldmine for the investing masses provided one was savvy enough to do the right things at the right time.
- 'Our Roads Absorb Water Very Fast' (The Economic Times, SUROJIT MAHALANOBIS, Dec 16, 2004)
Drivers are often responsible for fatal road accidents in India. But road scientists believe most accidents can be averted if the country has proper roads.
- Waves Of Changes (Pioneer, Mukund B. Kunte, Dec 16, 2004)
The Navy celebrates December 4 each year in remembrance of the audacious attack by tiny missile boats of the 'killer' squadron in the 1971 war.
- Using Oil As A Lever Against U.S. (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 16, 2004)
If oil is the engine of Venezuela's newfound determination to assert its independence from the U.S., then PDVSA, the public sector company that controls the extraction, refining and sale of the country's crude oil, is undoubtedly its motor.
- Wars, Strategies In 'The Twilight Zone' (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Dec 16, 2004)
While we may be satisfied that the percentage of Indians living below the poverty line is falling and that only a tiny percentage die of starvation, we are hardly aware that India has the largest number of malnourished children in the world.
- Stress Is Showing (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 15, 2004)
The report card on the Indian economy could have been a lot better. An inflation rate of around 7 per cent punctured the virtues of a probable 6 per cent growth.
- Bhopal And Beyond (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Dec 15, 2004)
What many of 'Sri Lanka's Tamils would like to hear the LTTE leader, Velupillai Prabakaran, say in his "Heroes' Day Address."
- Corrective Measures (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 15, 2004)
Even as the mid-year review of the economy has forecast a 6 per cent growth in the GDP in the current fiscal, it has voiced serious concern on the fiscal front due to slippages in revenue collection.
- More Tax, Less Revenue (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 15, 2004)
In a mostly self-congratulatory mid-term review, the government has at least admitted a revenue shortfall. Obviously, the government is spending more than it earns.
- Combating The New Ghettos (Deccan Herald, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Dec 15, 2004)
New ghettos are cropping up around the world. They differ from the old ghettos in nature and dimension, and their number grows every day. They can be as large as a suburb, a country, a region, or a continent
- Way To Go: Growth Plus Egalite (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Dec 15, 2004)
There are three serious issues being raised in the winter seminar season in Delhi. The first is whether India grew faster in the nineties as compared to the eighties.
- Gadflies And Mavericks (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 15, 2004)
The Dictionary defines a gadfly as a person who stimulates or annoys especially by persistent criticism, and a maverick as an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party.
- Corporates, Capital- Or Capitalist-Owned? (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Dec 15, 2004)
A promoter may dilute his stake so much that other shareholders end up owning the company. Yet, he may call the shots, simply by being able to manage the company better than anyone and, more important, being so perceived by shareholders.
- Cities As Brands (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2004)
Banglore's declining status in the Gartner study on hot IT investment destinations in India holds important lessons, not just for Karnataka’s capital but for other cities in India.
- India Must Think Big, Act Fast On Latin America (Business Line, R. Viswanathan , Dec 15, 2004)
China's entry into Latin America is a win-win for both sides. Latin America has the resources China needs and China offers market and capital.
- Mid-Year Economy Review: Exuberance Subdued By Politics (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Dec 14, 2004)
In accordance with the remit of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act 2003, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, laid a report of Mid-Year Review of the Economy
- Punjab On The Mat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 14, 2004)
THE Punjab Government's decision to remove all the Punjab Police Service (PPS) officers from the posts meant for the Indian Police Service (IPS) officers should be seen in the context of the latter's long fight for justice.
- Rupee Up (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 14, 2004)
Buoyed by sustained strong foreign capital and trade inflows the rupee has been appreciating vis-à-vis the U S dollar.
- The Chavez Phenomenon And The U.S. (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 14, 2004)
Shortly after he appeared on national television in October 2001 holding aloft bloody photographs of children killed by the U.S. bombing of Afghanistan, President Hugo Chavez Frias of Venezuela received a visit from Donna Hrinak
- Towards Saner Road Mobility (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Dec 14, 2004)
Every day multitudes of motor vehicles traverse our roads, burning hydrocarbon fuels and spewing masses of noxious fumes. The streets of Bangalore are clogged with traffic.
- Treaty Shopping — Plugging The Mauritius Loophole (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Dec 14, 2004)
The India-Mauritius Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty is under the scanner, with New Delhi keen on re-negotiating some of the controversial provisions.
- Ram And Roti (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 13, 2004)
Ram and Roti do combine to make an effective political pitch. By highlighting the success of Mr Narendra Modi in stimulating the economy of Gujarat, Mr LK Advani sought to reinvigorate the morale of the BJP's
- Corruption Index And India (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 13, 2004)
A first achieved by India in the Global Corruption Barometer survey is the pessimism over the decline of corruption in the next three years or so.
- Seeking Outside-The-Box Solutions (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 13, 2004)
All the misalignments retarding industrial growth are well known. Yet, nobody wants to correct the existing set-up to improve efficiency.
- The Possibilities Of Biotechnology (Deccan Herald, C. S. Prakash, Dec 13, 2004)
Agriculture forms the backbone of Karnataka’s economy, employing much of its population. Modern scientific approaches to improve agriculture can help revitalise farming in our state by enhancing crop productivity; cut down the use of chemical inputs on th
- The Sun Is Shining (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2004)
Industrial production growth data for October shows a buoyant economy. Industrial growth was 10.1 per cent, and manufacturing growth was 11.3 per cent. Both were at a seven-year high.
- Flying At Last (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2004)
Bangalore’s ambitions have been grounded by a lethal combination of political apathy and administrative lacunae, as last week’s Express series, ‘Bangalore Crumbling’, had brought home to readers.
- Pakistan Becomes A Us Protectorate (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Dec 13, 2004)
Following the 9/11 commission report, the US Congress is enacting legislation to implement the recommendations of the commission. The commission in its recommendations had focussed attention on the need for the US helping Pakistan to develop a promising,
- How To Develop A Superpower (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2004)
The United States’ global primacy depends in large part on its ability to develop new technologies and industries faster than anyone else.
- Job Schemes Must Effect Grassroots Changes (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 13, 2004)
The final test of the Employment Guarantee Act will lie in the poverty alleviation it promises and the quality of assets it builds. That the assets it helps build should be maintained properly goes without saying.
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