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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- Behind The Tragedy In Africa (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 23, 2007)
Genius and malign idiocy often inhabit the psychology of a great man. Dr James Watson is one such individual. One of the outstanding scientists in history, his contribution to the discovery of the structure of DNA won him the Nobel Prize and . . . .
- Law To ‘Rest’ Land Makes Israelis Turn To Palestinian Farmers For Food (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
A Jewish agricultural law that crops up every seven years is prompting Israel’s most fervent Zionists to turn to Palestinian farmers for food.
- Dear Comrades (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 23, 2007)
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) extends its warm fraternal Communist greetings to the 17th Congress of the Communist Party of China.
- Keep Trying (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 23, 2007)
Unlike economists, politicians, especially in a democracy, have no choice but to deal with the people.
- Encephalitis Toll Approaches 400 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Nearly 400 people are known to have died from encephalitis this year in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring areas, officials say.
- India 'Ration' Shops Go On Strike (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Dealers of government-licensed "fair price shops" have begun an indefinite strike in India's West Bengal state in protest against attacks on them.
- Winning Over Evil (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Oct 23, 2007)
Dussehra and the worship of Durga is over but the imagery of the goddess stamping out evil remains embedded in our psyche.
- Hu Heads China’S New Leadership As Cpc Unveils Likely Successors (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
China’s ruling Communist Party unveiled a new leadership line-up on Monday, including two men positioned to eventually succeed President Hu Jintao and government head Premier Wen Jiabao.
- Centre’S Policies Hit Farmers, Says Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday criticised the United Progressive Alliance government and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar for policies that had adversely affected farmers in the rural areas and consumers in urban centres.
- Rotten Wheat: Bjp To Meet Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the poor quality of imported wheat soon, according to the former party MP, Kirit Somaiya.
- Sector-Specific Package For Exporters Likely (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
The Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Kamal Nath, on Monday said his Ministry was planning to introduce a sector-specific package for exporters regarding refund of taxes and levies to help them counter losses owing to the rise in rupee value.
- Kalam Conferred Honorary Doctorate Of Science (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul, Chancellor of the University, presented the Doctorate to 76-year-old Kalam at a special ceremony at Wolverhampton last evening.
- The Malnad Experience (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
A home in rain-drenched Thirthahalli opened its doors to discerning tourists four months ago.
- Bjp For Wheat Msp At Par With Paddy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
The BJP today asked the government to remove the difference between the Minimum Support Prices of wheat and paddy crop which otherwise is leading to discontent among South Indian farmers.
- In Meditative Mode (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Temples today are surrounded by concrete structures. But there was a time when places of worship and Nature co-existed beautifully.
- Advani Wants Msp For Paddy Raised (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L.K. Advani on Saturday urged the government to raise the minimum support price of paddy to Rs. 1,000 a quintal for the current kharif marketing season.
- ‘Poverty Eradication Will Be A Major Goal’ (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
India on Sunday reminded the World Bank and the international community that the end of poverty is not imminent and poverty eradication would continue to remain a major goal for the financial body and the international development community.
- Advani Seeks Revision Of Paddy Msp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
In an attempt to corner the support of farmers lobby for the BJP, leader of opposition L.K. Advani today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to upwardly revise minimum support price (MSP) for paddy to bring it at par with wheat.
- Rare Animal Species Extinct In J&k: Study (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
The nomadic Gujjars and Bakerwals have lost 12 rare traditional and indigenous species of sheep, goats, horses and dogs during the past four decades.
- Invitation To Dream (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
With a richly endowed land, Kerala Tourism Department has a lot going for it straightaway. And through a set of fresh initiatives, the Department is trying to maximise the benefit of being in such an advantageous position.
- Policy Over Personality (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Many of our political worthies seem to have a hard time distinguishing between making a personal attack on a political opponent and attacking his or her policy.
- Developing Cities (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 22, 2007)
THE Punjab Chief Minister on Friday promised Rs 250 crore for the development of Amritsar.
- A Veggie Around Vegas (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Oct 22, 2007)
THE US is one country where the grass eaters like me have enough to eat to maintain the pressure of wind in stomach and the prestige of self-righteousness.
- Then Watchdog, Now Poodle (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
This is perhaps the last Sunday to advise the government on the Indo-US Nuclear Deal. Tomorrow, the UPA-Left Committee will meet again.
- Food Security (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 22, 2007)
FOOD, clothing and shelter are the three basic needs of mankind. Among the three, it is food which is the most important need…However, it’s an irony that this basic need…is not easily available…
- “No Threat Of Pests From American Apples” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
The Centre on Thursday asserted that there was no threat of pests entering India through American apples. Procedures, in consonance with the international convention, were being followed before permitting imports.
- Dimensions Of Rural Poverty In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 19, 2007)
In Tamil Nadu, the rural poor are the marginal and small farmers and landless agricultural labourers. A comprehensive agricultural strategy should include conferment of land ownership with increased public investment in agriculture.
- War Of Words On Food Security (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
A war of words has broken out between Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and the Bharatiya Janata Party on issues related to food security, wheat import and the minimum support price for paddy.
- Pawar: Premature To Speculate On Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on Thursday said it was premature to speculate on elections now.
- Brinda Karat To Pawar: Share Information (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat has urged Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to share with the West Bengal government and agencies concerned the information he has about foodgrains meant for the Targeted . . . .
- Agricultural Research Station To Celebrate Silver Jubilee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
The Zonal Agricultural Research Station in Brahmavar will celebrate its silver jubilee on October 23 and October 24. The station, which was set up in 1982 to take up research in the coastal zone, is affiliated to the University of Agricultural . . . .
- Basmati For Pak, Chilgozas For India: Delhi, Islamabad Draw Up Loc Trade List (Indian Express, VIKAS DHOOT, Oct 19, 2007)
As India and Pakistan began expert level talks on conventional and nuclear confidence building measures (CBMs) on Thursday, the two countries are actively moving forward on another CBM — trade across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Professor Pm (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 19, 2007)
It’s usually retired politicians who hit the lecture circuit. But Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been giving - on request from his Nigerian hosts when he went visiting - lessons on how to manage an economy to top Nigerian officials.
- N-Deal Apart, Left Has Some Other Peeves (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
While showing no signs of budging from its opposition to the nuclear deal, the Left is expanding its areas of discord with the government. On Thursday, it demanded that the logistics support agreement with the US should not be signed and also . . . .
- Captives Of Consumerism (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 19, 2007)
With the wave of affluence sweeping Indian cityscapes, consumer indulgence has been spiraling on an unbelievable scale.
- Pm Reminds Partners: You Too Okayed N-Deal (Indian Express, Seema Chisti, Oct 19, 2007)
Conceding that the Indo-US nuclear deal was “something that didn’t work out the way you wanted it to” and that it did have an “effect” on his government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today reminded his UPA partners that “they were part and . . . .
- Still Not Open Enough (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
The ongoing 17th Communist Party Congress in Beijing is all over the news space.
- Hunger Stalks (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
There could, after all, be some substance in the prediction that a substantial part of India would turn into sub-Saharan Africa while the rest prospered like California as the country proceeded on the path of economic progress.
- Sharad Pawar’S Remark On Foodgrains Refuted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee refuted at a meeting of leaders of the ruling Left Front here on Wednesday a reported remark by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar in New Delhi a day ago that the low off-take . . . . . .
- Chavez Talks Of Cuban And Venezuelan Confederation (Hindu, Rory Carroll , Oct 18, 2007)
Proposal stems from his dream of uniting Latin America along Simon Bolivar’s principles.
- Upa Must Clarify On Deal: Cpi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary A.B. Bardhan on Wednesday said that till the UPA government clarified the status of the India-U.S. nuclear deal it would continue to remain an issue.
- More At Stake Than Monks And Military In Myanmar (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Oct 18, 2007)
In the stormy street protests in 1988 across Burma that brought down the one party Socialist regime of Gen. Ne Win, over 3,000 people perished when the army opened fire on peaceful demonstrators.
- India's Tea Territory (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
The Himalayas rose almost out of nowhere. One minute the Maruti Suzuki hatchback was cruising the humid plains of West Bengal, palm trees and clouds obscuring the hills to come; the next it was navigating a decrepit road that squiggled . . . ..
- Power Of Three (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Taking off from a suggestion by South African President Thabo Mbeki, the ‘India-Brazil-South Africa’ (IBSA) forum was formed in 2003.
- Pds Foodgrains Problem Due To Cut In Apl Allocations: Brinda Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat on Wednesday said that the problem of shortages of foodgrains in the Public Distribution System (PDS) in parts of West Bengal had occurred because of the cut in the allocations for the . . . .
- Special Article (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Oct 18, 2007)
It might have been the 150-year dream of the people of Tamil Nadu to take up the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project to cut short the distance navigated by ships sailing from the west coast of the country for ports on the eastern . . . . . .
- The Forum That Is Here To Stay (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 17, 2007)
India, Brazil, and South Africa are determined to see that IBSA continues to grow and mature.
- From Killing Fields To Smiling Fields (Hindu, M.S. Swaminathan, Oct 17, 2007)
The focus in dealing with the agrarian crisis should shift from suicide relief to suicide prevention.
- Alert Against Foodgrains Diversion (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Oct 17, 2007)
The Union government has asked the West Bengal government to be alert against diversion of foodgrains meant for the Public Distribution System (PDS) reportedly to Bangladesh.
- Ngo Cautions Against Packaged Food Products (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, a non-governmental organisation fighting against genetic engineering and genetically modified (GM) products, has called upon people in general and the Indian middle class in particular not to consume packaged food. . .
- Pds Foodgrains Not Diverted: West Bengal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
The West Bengal government has denied an allegation reportedly made by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar that foodgrains meant for the public distribution system in the State were being diverted to Bangladesh.
- White Revolution Possible In U.P.: Sonia (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Oct 17, 2007)
Attributes success of Rae Bareli milk procurement scheme to Rahul’s efforts
- Emerging Threats To Food Security (Deccan Herald, Bharat Dogra, Oct 17, 2007)
Policies of developed countries favouring agri-business are threatening the worlds food security.
- Confident Of Breakthrough In Wto Talks: Nath (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
India has expressed the hope that the European Union and the United States would be able to prevail upon each other to rectify the structural flaws in the Global trade.
- Going Dutch (New Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Oct 17, 2007)
When Crown Princess Maxima accompanies her mother-in-law Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands on a state visit to India next week, chances are her compatriots will still be arguing over a remark she made recently.
- Bitter Sugarcane (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 17, 2007)
As dawn cracks over seemingly endless fields of sugarcane, a ragged army of men and women sharpen their machetes to harvest the raw material for Brazil's "white gold".
- India To Seek Integration With Global Civil Nuclear Community (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 17, 2007)
We will scout for alternative sources of energy: Anand Sharma
- “Grow More Trees, Save Environment” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
Since global warming is threatening to pose serious problems, it is time to embark on afforestation programmes and restore degraded forest areas to raise more trees to protect the environment, according to V.T. Kandasamy, Deputy . . . . .
- Cpi To Focus On Price Rise, Pds (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
After voicing its stiff opposition to the India-U.S. civilian nuclear deal, the Left on Tuesday took up the issue of price rise and collapse of the Public Distribution System (PDS) that have hit the common people hard over the recent months.
- Deal In Coma (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 17, 2007)
THE India-US civil nuclear deal is almost dead. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has informed US President George Bush about the difficulties it has run into.
- Discovering Gwadar (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
THE district of Gwadar, traditionally a part of Makran, lies in the southern-most part of the Province of Balochistan. It extends over 600 kilometres of coast-line on the Arabian Sea — along its southern limits — and unirrigated and desertic . . . ..
- Growth Pangs (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 17, 2007)
The Government should have learnt from recent history that any structural shift in the distribution of resources (or costs) for development creates insecurities that need to be addressed.
- Climate, Nobel And Al Gore (Business Line, N. R. Krishnan , Oct 17, 2007)
Nobel awards for Peace can often be contentious. But not so this year. Barring a few diehard critics who question the phenomenon of global warming itself, the world has welcomed the 2007 award to Al Gore, former US Vice-President and a . . . . .
- Multilateralism Is Here To Stay (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 17, 2007)
Will the collapse of the Doha Round lead to the end of multilateralism? Not necessarily, as there is every likelihood of a transparent, non-discriminatory framework for international trade emerging.
- The Amazon Burns Once Again (Hindu, Tom Phillips, Oct 17, 2007)
The restraint of the last few years is brought to an end by the rising demand for crops he land could bear.
- Pragmatic Move (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 17, 2007)
A long term food grain policy is very much required.
- Hu Jintao Vows To Reverse Income Disparity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
In a keynote speech to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Chinese President Hu Jintao said here on Monday that China would deepen reform of the income distribution system to reverse the growing income disparity.
- Search For A Lost Heritage (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Oct 16, 2007)
Art has always been the mainstay of the myriad cultures of India and it continues to be so.
- India Ready To Revive Doha Talks: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today told the US President George W Bush that India was comfortable with most of the features of the draft text for reaching a compromise on the contentious issue of taking the Doha round of talks for . . . .
- Instil Confidence In The Nations Food Producers (Deccan Herald, PANDURANG HEGDE, Oct 16, 2007)
A drastic shift in policy in favour of commercial and export-oriented crops is denying the countrys small farmers access to growing food crops, threatening food security.
- India's Tigers Under Siege (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
With homemade muskets, Lakhan and his brothers tracked one of India's endangered Bengal tigers as it slunk along the forested trails and lakes of Ranthambhore National Park, not far from Lakhan's village.
- Facing Reality (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 16, 2007)
The proposed national policy on rehabilitation and resettlement and a related proposal to amend the existing Land Acquisition Act represent a serious effort on the UPA government’s part to address the raging controversies over land acquisition . . . .
- Crippling The Farmers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 16, 2007)
The alternative is to put off the inevitable and risk a series of trade wars. When the US loses a WTO case, its aggrieved trading partners gain the right to retaliate through punitive tariffs on many American-made products, not just agriculture.
- India Will Not Go To Iaea: Pm To Bush (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday told US president George Bush that his government would not be able to hold safeguards negotiations with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in what brings down the curtain on a long and painstaking . . . .
- Land-Grabbing Bonanza (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 16, 2007)
LAND-GRABBING around the metropolitan suburbs in developing countries is commonplace.
- Peace & The Environment (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 16, 2007)
THE desire or need to control natural resources has been a source of conflict throughout human history.
- China's Hand (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 16, 2007)
At a recent conference of State police chiefs, the China connection to India's North-Eastern insurgency was brought out loud and clear.
- Anarchy Everywhere (Pioneer, JS Rajput, Oct 16, 2007)
When protesting farmers are fired at in Nandigram and Singur, it is not a democratic system of governance.
- Pm Briefs Bush On How Left Blocked Nuke Deal (Asian Age, R. Bhagwan Singh, Oct 16, 2007)
Confirming to the United States that its civil nuclear deal with India has hit a wall, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday explained to US President George W. Bush the circumstances compelling his government to put the deal on hold.
- India Will Not Go To Iaea, Pm Tells Bush (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday told US president George Bush that his government would not be able to hold safeguards negotiations with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in what brings down the curtain on a long and painstaking . . . .
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