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Articles 19721 through 19820 of 25647:
- Asian Business Wisdom (The Economic Times, Louise C. Dayao, Aug 08, 2001)
TODAY, management is proactive and knowledgeable.
- The Tragedy Of Phoolan Devi (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 08, 2001)
IT has happened before. Women of exceptional qualities and promise whose life has been nipped in the bud have become larger than life.
- Pau: How The Story Of Politicisation Began (Tribune, Kartar Singh Ghai, Aug 08, 2001)
PUNJAB Agricultural University (PAU) came into being in December, 1962, to serve the rural people and ameliorate their economic conditions.
- Vajpayee And Nehru (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Aug 08, 2001)
The brief drama over the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee's offer of resignation is now generally treated as closed.
- Ayatollah’s Chess Game (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 08, 2001)
It has been a few weeks since Syed Mohammed Khatami was re-elected president of Iran, this time defeating rivals from the ranks of the hardline Shia clerics by an even bigger margin than when he was first elected.
- Why Government Institutions Cannot Have Good Governance (The Economic Times, Janmejaya Sinha, Aug 08, 2001)
Will power is trying not to do something you really want to do," said Frog.
- With Finances In The Red, Antony Seeks To Reform Kerala Economy (Indian Express, N. Madhavan, Aug 08, 2001)
On his first visit to Delhi after assuming office, Kerala Chief Minister A.K. Antony has his task cut out for him. With the state’s coffers virtually empty and little further scope for resource mobilisation to finance public investment.
- Misplaced Euphoria (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Aug 08, 2001)
It has become a cliché to say nowadays that relations between India and the United States have been transformed beyond recognition.
- Mortgaging The Future (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Aug 08, 2001)
THE financial machinations of the Indian state are increasingly coming to resemble a vast ponzi scheme.
- The Politics Of Choice (Indian Express, Neera Kuckreja Sohoni, Aug 08, 2001)
Why must a few appropriate decision-making on behalf of all Indian women?
- Economics By Instinct (The Financial Express, Mimmy Jain, Aug 08, 2001)
The son has apparently inherited more than the quarter of Jain-hood that his bloodline allows him.
- What’s Behind Vajpayee’s Volte-Face On Musharraf? (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 08, 2001)
If a Prime Minister says he is not under pressure and then goes on to offer his resignation within 24 hours, what should people infer? Hardliners in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been needling Atal Bihari Vajpayee for a long time.
- Scripting The Bjp Meltdown (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 08, 2001)
IT WAS left to the little-known Mr. Rashid Alvi of the Bahujan Samaj Party to put his finger on the nature of the increasingly irreversible meltdown of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- The Destitute Are Not Criminals (Telegraph, Susanta Kumar Biswas, Aug 08, 2001)
The daring escape recently by Bandana, a deaf mute, and three other inmates from the Liluah home for destitute women was no isolated incident.
- 'We Need To Think Global' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 08, 2001)
DUE to the new economy and an environment of IPO-made millionaires, the path to success in life seems to be business.
- Madness And Civilisation (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 08, 2001)
If words fail to describe the horrifying tragedy in Tamil Nadu’s Ervadi village, then perhaps it only means that even words have lost their ability to stir the national conscience.
- New Management (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 08, 2001)
THERE have been New Deal, New Frontiers, New Labour -- why not New Management?
- Vajpayee's Moment For Introspection (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 08, 2001)
CALL it drama or real fatigue-cum-frustration, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee's threat to quit the country's top job has created jitters in many quarters, including the BJP itself.
- Un Report And India -- `New', `Old' And A Confused Economy (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Aug 08, 2001)
THE 4.1 per cent negative growth logged in exports in June and a meagre 1.76 per cent growth in the first quarter (April-June) of this fiscal testify to the troubles of the manufacturer-exporters in penetrating the foreign market.
- Consolidation's In! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 08, 2001)
CONSOLIDATION, long anticipated, has finally arrived in India's telecom market.
- A Lamp Of Learning? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 08, 2001)
A HUGE controversy is raging in Indian academia about the alleged 'saffronisation of education'.
- Spots On Red (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 08, 2001)
The popular perception that the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in West Bengal has strong links with the underworld refuses to die.
- The Brain Is Behind Stammering (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 08, 2001)
Stammering, long thought to be caused by emotional factors, has been linked to physical abnormalities in the brain for the first time, it has been disclosed.
- Thoughts In A Burns Ward (Indian Express, Prathanan Gahilote, Aug 07, 2001)
IT is the spill over effect. Actually, sitting here now, there is little comprehension of the world and life beyond the green walls of this hospital corridor.
- Operation Topple (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 07, 2001)
Congress-NCP alliance is a house divided against itself.
- Co-Operative, Not Corporate, Agriculture (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Aug 07, 2001)
THE just concluded agriculture committee meeting of the principal party in governance at New Delhi recommending ``contract farming'' is ominous.
- W(i)ll Paswan's Dream Come True? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Aug 07, 2001)
FOR the feisty Communications Minister, Mr Ram Vilas Paswan, any overt attack on his pet subjects, such as providing rural people with Wireless in Local Loop (WLL) telephone at inexpensive rates, is to be met with equal vehemence.
- Nda Code: Skirting Real Issues (Tribune, P. Raman , Aug 07, 2001)
BY no stretch of imagination can one conclude that last week’s uneasy peace or the proposal for a code of conduct will end all of the NDA’s internal tussles.
- To Be An Engineer In Punjab (Tribune, Kanwer Inder Singh Khurana, Aug 07, 2001)
THE so-called people-friendly government of Punjab has surpassed all other states of India in making the engineering degree a distant dream for normal students.
- Damaging Politics Of Power Sector (Tribune, C. Narendra Reddy, Aug 07, 2001)
THE reforms in the power sector initiated in a couple of states are facing stiff resistance from the public.
- When Uti Fell Down And Broke Its Crown... (The Financial Express, Virendra Verma, Aug 07, 2001)
The Unit Trust of India (UTI), the “trusted” fund of the country, is once again in turmoil after a gap of almost two and half years with its flagship scheme, Unit Scheme 1964 (US-64).
- To Realize The Dream Of Total Literacy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 07, 2001)
The adoption of the 1968 [education] policy, which was based on the recommendations of the education commission (1964-66), marked a significant step in the history of education in post-independence India.
- Our Singing, Their Singing (Telegraph, CYRIL ARIJIT GHOSH, Aug 07, 2001)
To many of us the sight of Nicole Kidman swooning to the song, “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend”, interspersed with the popular Hindi track, “Chhamma Chhamma”, in the new film, Moulin Rouge.
- The Dalai Lama’s Mistake (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 07, 2001)
As the massacre in Doda has again shown, the militants have intensified their efforts to refocus international attention on Kashmir in the aftermath of the Agra setback.
- Saarc: Inside & Outside (Hindu, Anil Nauriya , Aug 07, 2001)
CHINA IS reported to have expressed a desire to join the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
- Constitutionally Unsound (Hindustan Times, AG Noorani , Aug 07, 2001)
President Chandrika Kumaratunga has wantonly plunged Sri Lanka into a constitutional crisis of incalculable consequences.
- In Search Of The Real Netaji (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 07, 2001)
Subhas Chandra Bose is, without doubt, one of the towering figures of the Indian freedom movement.
- Higher Judicial Appointments - Ii (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Aug 07, 2001)
THE JUDICIAL takeover - critics may call it a quasi-coup - of the power of appointment of judges has landed the law in an imbroglio and magnified the dilatory methodology.
- Maharaja’s Cycle Stand (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 07, 2001)
It was a Sidhu gem, but his Patiala hyperbole would have been apt for the Sunday Indian Eleven at Colombo as well.
- Contingency Plan Needed To Tackle Drought (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Aug 07, 2001)
Government and policymakers should lose no time and spin into action to prepare region-wise contingency plans to meet the threat of emerging drought in large tracts of the country due to deficient rainfall.
- Don’t Talk Down The Economy (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Aug 07, 2001)
No economic fundamental has worsened, then why are we so depressed?
- Avoiding Tora, Tora, Tora (The Economic Times, Ruchir Sharma, Aug 07, 2001)
TOUTED as the 'Titanic with Aerial Bombs', which was reason enough to get it a big splash opening, the movie Pearl Harbor has since been sinking fast at the international box-office.
- Brain Drain (Business Line, C. V. Aravind, Aug 07, 2001)
THE news is alarming, to say the least. A recent survey has revealed that `brain drain' costs India around $2 billion a year.
- Peace Assurances (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 07, 2001)
THE assurance given by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to a group of 300 "Muslim clergy, academics, lawyers and others" that the peace process initiated by him would continue is a welcomeiteration of a rather repetitive but genuine stand.
- United Mistrust (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 07, 2001)
The appointment of a joint parliamentary committee is the last resort of a political escape artist.
- Lessons From The Uti (Telegraph, BHASKAR DUTTA , Aug 07, 2001)
For several weeks now, the Unit Trust of India has been hogging the headlines, and not just in the financial dailies. This is not at all surprising because the UTI is a household name in India.
- Advani The Arsonist (Indian Express, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Aug 07, 2001)
RUMOURS that the government is planning to name former Lok Sabha speaker Purno A. Sangma as its special emissary for talks with the different factions of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland and other insurgent organisations is threatening to light.
- Co-Operative, Not Corporate, Agriculture (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Aug 07, 2001)
THE just concluded agriculture committee meeting of the principal party in governance at New Delhi recommending ``contract farming'' is ominous.
- As Downturn Hits Sail, It’s Time To Focus On Improving Bottomline (The Financial Express, Sunil Mukhopadhyay, Aug 07, 2001)
The increase in first quarter (April-June 2001) losses of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) by 63 per cent to Rs 376 crore compared to previous fiscal’s first quarter loss of Rs 231 crore has not taken anybody by surprise.
- Pm Has No More Lifelines (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Aug 06, 2001)
THE Prime Minister’s sudden offer of resignation last week had the desired effect and that was to demonstrate his indispensability. It had BJP MPs falling at his feet and NDA partners scurrying to his side.
- An Apple A Day (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 06, 2001)
Doctors in the UK are prescribing an apple a day, or least some form of fruit and veg, to help keep patients away from life threatening conditions.
- State Of The World (The Economic Times, Lester R. Brown, Aug 06, 2001)
FOR us, the key limits as we approach the twenty-first century are fresh water, forests, range-lands, oceanic fisheries, biological diversity, and the global atmosphere.
- Global Economic Trends And India (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 06, 2001)
THE latest reports of gloom in the global economy are significant for India.
- Growing More Food On Less Land (Telegraph, Jaydev Jana, Aug 06, 2001)
During the last 50 years, the total production of food grains in India has jumped from 51 million tonnes in 1950-51 to the current level of 206 million tonnes, resulting in a self-sufficiency in food.
- It Takes Two To Tango (Indian Express, Fali S. Nariman, Aug 06, 2001)
WHEN some years ago there were persistent calls for England’s senior most judge to quit office, his bland response was that he had ‘‘all the Christian virtues, except resignation.’’
- Line Of Action (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 06, 2001)
Neither excessive optimism nor sheer folly can be adequate excuse for the hope that the militants in the Kashmir valley will change their spots.
- Cut Ot The Quick (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 06, 2001)
It is always disconcerting to be jolted out of a habit of dependence.
- Enron Revisited (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 06, 2001)
The Enron controversy has become a matter of national and international significance.
- Musharraf At Home And On The Road (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Aug 06, 2001)
Two structures — grand, glamorous and hugely wasteful — symbolize the interregnum over which Pervez Musharraf presides at home.
- Policy-Makers Should Ensure Pension Funds Don’t Go The Mf Way (The Financial Express, Sharad Mistry, Aug 06, 2001)
After a point of decay, there comes a turning point, says the 24th hexagram of I Ching, the famous Chinese Book of Changes.
- Turkey At The Crossroads (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Aug 06, 2001)
TURKEY'S economy is in deep trouble. On July 17, the lira declined 8 per cent to a level of 1.48 million to one US dollar.
- The Secular Rabble (Hindustan Times, Amulya Ganguli, Aug 06, 2001)
While the BJP-led government led by an “old” and “unwell” prime minister continues on its uncertain course, another motley group has come into being, calling itself the People’s Front (PF).
- Economic Competence: The Global Gulf Widens (Business Line, Anantha Nageshwaran, Aug 06, 2001)
US INDICATORS signal economic bottom is at hand. In the week that ended, the US dollar continued to lose ground against the euro, and, to a lesser extent, against the yen as well.
- Deja Vu (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 06, 2001)
NEWS of recent happenings in India on the political and financial fronts must have acted like a deja vu effect on old timers who had been following public affairs in the country since Independence.
- The Corrupt Can't Stay (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 06, 2001)
THE SUPREME Court has ruled that public servants convicted of corruption should not hold office till such time as they are exonerated by a superior court.
- Vajpayee's `Quit' Drama (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 06, 2001)
ON JULY 31, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, said: ``Since I am Prime Minister, I am responsible. I feel I have not been able to manage and discipline the NDA.
- Why India Should Support A New Round Of Negotiations (The Economic Times, Pradeep S. Mehta, Aug 06, 2001)
WHEN Thiru Murasoli Maran talks to Robert Zoellick this week, the best thing he can do is be positive.
- Higher Judicial Appointments - I (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Aug 06, 2001)
MANY HIGH Courts have vacant court halls and Benches with no robed brethren available to sit and dispense justice.
- Vrs For Govt Employees (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 06, 2001)
IF what the Union Minister of State for Personnel, Mr Arun Shourie, announced in the Rajya Sabha last Thursday is to be believed, the Central Government employees will be offered a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) sooner than expected.
- How To Deal With Natural Disasters (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 06, 2001)
FLOODS in Orissa, Poland and Pakistan, volcanic eruption in Sicily and the continuing plight of victims of the Gujarat earthquake are reminders that the only way of saving a world that is hostage to act of God —
- The Phoren Trained (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Aug 06, 2001)
A trip to a foreign land for a bureaucrat is like going to Shangri-La or Johnson’s Happy Valley or Milton’s Estotilandia.
- Not Nibbling At, But Chewing Away States’ Powers (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Aug 06, 2001)
“THE Union will go,” said a grim Sardar Patel, warning the Constituent Assembly on October 10, 1949, “You will not have a united India.
- At The Top Of The International Agenda (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 06, 2001)
Global funding for HIV/AIDS programmes is too small, too slow, too fragmented, and comes with high transaction costs. Global cooperation is growing, but remains piecemeal and is sometimes at odds in substance with country priorities.
- Reinforce Confidence (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 06, 2001)
IN THE ONGOING crisis over the Unit Trust of India, both the Government and the Trust have won a reprieve.
- Pm Must Take Up The Fdi Cause (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 06, 2001)
It is no secret that we are losing the race to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). The $2.6 billion that we attract per annum is peanuts compared to China ($43.2 billion), Brazil ($19.3 billion), Poland ($4.9 billion) and Malaysia ($4.6 billion).
- The Inside Story... (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 06, 2001)
APROPOS of your edit 'Crime and punishment' (ET, July 23), it is baseless and incorrect to state that the CBI lacks skill in investigating economic offences and bank frauds.
- U.S. N-Assistance To India, Pak.? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 06, 2001)
BANGKOK, AUG. 5. Will the United States, after years of opposing the nuclear programmes of India and Pakistan, now try and ensure that their nuclear arsenals remain safe and secure?
- Undp As Biotech Salesman (Hindu, Vandana Shiva, Aug 06, 2001)
Human Development Reports were till now pathbreaking because they broke free of ruling orthodoxies and dominant paradigms of development and growth.
- Fluid Genome - A Paradigm Shift (Hindu, Debashis Banerji, Aug 06, 2001)
THE SEQUENCING of the human genome was completed in February this year.
- On Paper Only (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2001)
THE IRONY is rather striking. Tamil Nadu is one of the few States which has an exclusive law on the Right to Information.
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