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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Bush Calls Up Pm (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 16, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday told United States President George W.Bush that there were “certain difficulties” in operationalising the civilian nuclear deal with Washington, according to the Prime Minister’s Media Advisor Sanjaya Baru.
- Jammu Farm Dept Staff Sans Salary For 2 Months (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Employees of the state Agriculture Department in Jammu region have alleged that they had not been paid salary for the past two months.
- Unleashing Little India’S Natural Enterprise (Business Line, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, Oct 16, 2007)
We need to liberate Little India by empowering the people and promoting more local governance. That is the only way to spread prosperity to larger sections of our population, says R. GOPALAKRISHNAN.
- Government Blinks (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 15, 2007)
It began with a bang when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made it clear that the government had bargained hard to obtain a significant nuclear deal that was favourable to India’s interests, and would stand or fall by it.
- “War Scenario In Iran Would Be A Disaster” (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Oct 15, 2007)
Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign MinisterMassimo D’Alemafeels the first response to 9/11 should have been “peace in Jerusalem, not war in Baghdad.”
- In Meditative Mode (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Temples today are surrounded by concrete structures. But there was a time when places of worship and Nature co-existed beautifully.
- Sonia Got It Right This Time (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Oct 15, 2007)
Well done, Sonia Gandhi. Not words you would expect to read in this column and not words I expected ever to write.
- Opponents Of Reliance Sez Criticise Centre’S Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
“It does not address the basic opposition to the SEZs ”
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- Land-Grabbing Bonanza (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 15, 2007)
Land-Grabbing around the metropolitan suburbs in developing countries is commonplace. This happens principally in two ways.
- Peace & The Environment (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
The desire or need to control natural resources has been a source of conflict throughout human history.
- Invitation To Dream (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
With a richly endowed land, Kerala Tourism Department has a lot going for it straightaway.
- Call Of The Falls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Karnataka is famous for its falls and the twin falls of Shivasamudram attract tourists in plenty. After a season of good rains the falls are in fine form.
- Onion To Cost Less In Nov (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Oct 15, 2007)
Onion prices have begun to fall slightly following increased arrivals in the markets, according to information available from the Lasalgaon onion market at Nashik, the main market for the commodity in the country.
- Congress To Kickstart Anti-Bsp Campaign In Up (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Realising that the peace with the Left Front could be short-lived, the Congress is desperately trying to resuscitate the party in States where it has practically no presence.
- Riots+economic Growth=? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Narendra Damodardas Modi appears to dominate Gujarat, election-bound now, like no other political leader dominates his immediate constituency.
- Pawar Does A Wheatwash (Asian Age, Harish Gupta, Oct 15, 2007)
Union agriculture and food minister Sharad Pawar did exactly what was expected of him. He shrugged off responsibility on the wheat import issue.
- Final Solution (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 15, 2007)
Worldwide efforts to address climate change formally began with the adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1992, of which India is party.
- Ncp Chief Backs N-Deal (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
NCP chief and Union agriculture minister, Sharad Pawar on Friday strongly came in support of the Indo-US nuclear deal, saying the 123 agreement posed no threat to India’s security.
- Special Article (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Oct 13, 2007)
China’s Party Congress is held every five years.
- Compensating Those Displaced (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 13, 2007)
It is not certain if the new initiative will smoothen the process of acquisition of private land for economic development.
- Britain Is Built On Sugar: Our National Sweet Tooth Defines (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
On Thursday night, an elderly American professor stood in front of a large audience at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London and told them about how the capsicum had reached China from its original habitat in South America.
- Flatlining Production (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
India produces around 70 million tonnes. Out of this, around 35 million tonnes is sold by farmers in the market. The rest they keep for self-consumption, seed and animal feed.
- Against The Grain (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Economic development has resulted in loss of agricultural land to residential and industrial projects. It is clear that government will have to resort to large-scale import of wheat — which could snowball into a problem that could threaten . . . .
- Ril Plans $9 B Spend On Petroleum Sector (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
RIL will enhance capacity to 4.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in two phases at Jamnagar from 1.9 mtpa now to grab 15 per cent of the global market of paraxylene, used for making plastics and polyester.
- Cbi Nabs Mutual Fund Scamster (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
The CBI has arrested a promoter of M/s INCAN Mutual Fund Benefit Ltd, Lucknow and its group companies for his involvement in duping investors to the tune of Rs 72 crore.
- Peace Prize (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 13, 2007)
Former US Vice-president Al Gore and the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change.
- The Ways Of The Canadian Bureaucracy (Hindu, Ramesh Thakur, Oct 13, 2007)
The goal of rules framed and administered by civil servants should be to facilitate and enable agreed tasks. But too many take it as their mission to frustrate and obstruct.
- Political Constraints Cripple Growth: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Emphasising that the country is at the threshold of a new era of social and economic development, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned that the nation and the economy "will not move forward on their own while we dissipate our energies in . . . .
- Partners In Progress (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2007)
A better deal now announced for the farmers whose land is involuntarily acquired for setting up an industry or other projects, was long overdue.
- Governor Grants Cong Wish (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Governor Rameshwar Thakur on Friday scrapped all nominations made by the previous JD(S)-BJP coalition government to various co-operative societies in the State.
- Haiti Floods Leave 45 Dead (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
At least 45 people have died in the poverty-stricken island of Haiti as homes were swept away in floods triggered by heavy rain, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.
- Call Of The Falls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Karnataka is famous for its falls and the twin falls of Shivasamudram attract tourists in plenty. After a season of good rains the falls are in fine form.
- Pawar, Lalu Rule Out Mid-Term Poll (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The two leading partners of the UPA government at the Centre, the NCP and the RJD, today ruled out the possibility of the mid-term Lok Sabha polls as a direct fallout of the stand off between the UPA and the Left on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal issue.
- Sensex & Sensibility (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
There is a disconnect between the ever-rising Sensex and hints of an impending economic slowdown. While capital flows head to economies with good medium-term prospects, their movements in the short run do not necessarily reflect changes . . . . .
- Killing Fields (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 12, 2007)
More poppies than ever have bloomed in Afghanistan during the past year. So says the latest report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Bank.
- Displaced To Be Made Stakeholders (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to the new rehabilitation policy that defines the role of states in the acquisition of plots for industrial activities and provides for land-for-land compensation and preference to displaced families for . . . .
- Unseasonal Thoughts (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 12, 2007)
Run-of-the-mill Indian investors, mostly from middle-class households, have of late learnt to recognize the colour of money. They cannot quite believe their fortune.
- Hidden Reality (Frontline, C.T. KURIEN , Oct 12, 2007)
ECONOMICS is admittedly the most quantitative among the social sciences, and the ability to interpret numbers and draw inferences from them is a highly commended skill among its practitioners.
- Pawar, Lalu Say No Snap Poll (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The UPA's allies are now standing up to be counted. On Thursday, the RJD and the NCP spiked speculation of snap polls to the Lok Sabha over the Congress-Left stand-off on the India-US civil nuclear deal.
- The Case Of Bommai (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Somappa Ramappa Bommai, who passed away in Bangalore on Wednesday, was India’s most “misunderestimated” politician long before George Bush gave us the term. Ever affable and gentle in his words, he attracted much attention, especially . . . .
- Lolly A Day Wets Poll Lips (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Land and Lalu have scored in the season of lollipops, shovelling fresh fuel into the embers of early polls.
- The Distant Thunder (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Oct 12, 2007)
In Ashani Sanket (Distant Thunder) Satyajit Ray brought alive, with great sensitivity, the misery inflicted by the Bengal famine of 1943.
- Pm, Elbaradei Discuss Nuke Deal Issues (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 12, 2007)
nternational Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohammad ElBaradei met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discussed issues arising out of the civilian nuclear energy agreement.
- Minimum Support Price Or Vote Price? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 12, 2007)
With elections or rather the threat of elections round the corner, it’s clearly freebie time. So after extending the NREGS to all districts and announcing various insurance schemes for the poor and sops for exporters, it is now time for farmers.
- Sena Women Rally Against Price Rise (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Shiv Sena’s much-touted mega morcha to Mantralaya against rising prices of essential commodities turned out to be total flop with only about 2,500 Sena women turning up for it.
- Creating Viable Export Strategies (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 12, 2007)
The annual supplement to the foreign trade policy (FTP) (2004-09) has set new heights for India’s exports to ensure that merchandised export reaches a level of $160 billion by 2007-08 and $200 billion by 2008-09.
- Cabinet Approves (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a new rehabilitation policy aiming at striking a 'balance' tween the need for land for developmental activities like setting up industrial projects or Special Economic Zones (SEZ) and protecting the interests . . .
- The War Against Popular Islam (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 12, 2007)
The highest form of worship, wrote saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, is “to redress the misery of those in distress, to fulfil the needs of the helpless and to feed the hungry.”
- ‘Incredible India’ Right Here At Home (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Oct 12, 2007)
The week-long ‘Incredible India’ campaign in New York aimed at boosting the vibrant image of an emerging, powerful India at 60 and showcasing its diversity. But the real action was at home.
- Land For Land For Farmers (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Oct 12, 2007)
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a National Policy on Rehabilitation and Resettlement, 2007, and amendments to the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, to “strike a balance between the need for land for development activities, and protecting the . . . .
- Nuke Deal Will Affect Country’S Economy: Cpi (M) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
“The Indo-U.S. nuclear deal will be a binding agreement on the country for forty years. And the agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be binding forever.
- Medak Farmers Meet Sonia Gandhi (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Oct 12, 2007)
The padyatri farmers from Medak district in Andhra Pradesh, whose plight was highlighted in The Hindu on September 28, met United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi here on Thursday and sought her intervention to have their demands met.
- Bjp Dissidents Hold Strategy Session (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
With the Assembly elections staring them in the face, senior BJP dissident leaders from Gujarat met at a day-long strategy session at the residence of the former Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel here on Thursday.
- Karunanidhi Puts Proposal On Hold (Hindu, S. RAMESH, Oct 12, 2007)
Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has put on hold a proposal to condone high hydrogen cyanide (HCN) content in sago.
- Iaea Chief To Pm: Keen To See You Export N-Reactors (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Oct 12, 2007)
Forced to keep the safeguards agreement off the table in his meeting with IAEA Director General Mohammed ElBaradei today, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took encouragement from the fact that the International Atomic Energy Agency is keen to see . . . .
- Punjab Leaders Meet Pm, Sonia (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Punjab Congress leaders have urged the centre to give priority to the farmers from the state in finalising proposals for the Rs 25,000 additional central assistance in agriculture, announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his Independence Day speech.
- Hike In Wheat Msp (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 11, 2007)
A record Rs 250 rise in the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat to Rs 1,000 a quintal brings it closer to the market price and makes it more realistic.
- Real Gandhi (Indian Express, VARGHESE K. GEORGE, Oct 11, 2007)
The Organiser is agitated over Sonia Gandhi representing India at the UN.
- Protests Against Retail (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 11, 2007)
The agitation against organised retail appears to be escalating. On Wednesday a section of small traders in Mumbai downed shutters in protest.
- Farm Policy Flurries (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 11, 2007)
While the hike in MSP for key crops is a positive, the blanket ban on export of all non-basmati rice varieties needs to be reviewed.
- Special Article (Statesman, Salman Haidar , Oct 11, 2007)
Agreement An Important Stage In A Difficult Negotiation
- Centre Raining Sops To Garner Votes For Congress (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
As the rains recede, the power-deficit Maharashtra, with over 2,200 mega watt (MW) shortage, is facing unscheduled load shedding. The state electricity board has introduced three-four hours of load shedding in major cities of Thane . . . .
- ‘Ensure Effective Implementation Of Development Works’ (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Community certificates issued to 3,214 people living in the villages in the hills
‘Concerted efforts are being made to provide basic amenities to all hilly villages’
- Protest Against Retail Giants (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Over 20,000 people gathered at Azad Maidan here on Wednesday to protest against the entry of corporates and foreign chains such as Wal-Mart into retail trade in India.
- Voices Rise In Us Against N-Deal (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 11, 2007)
While India’s politicians are quarrelling over the nuclear deal, US legislators opposed to it have made their first move to take advantage of the situation and put the clock back on Indo-US civilian nuclear cooperation.
- Importance Of Politics (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Oct 11, 2007)
The Indian economy," a voice boomed in the departure lounge of Goa airport, "can now move ahead on its own. It will continue to grow irrespective of what politicians do.
- Pm Firm On Deal, Congress Looks For Ways To Save Govt (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 11, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is standing firm on the civil nuclear energy agreement with the United States, even as some members of his Cabinet are now coming around to the position that it was not worth sacrificing the government. . .
- Rahul Plans Publicity Material For Cong (New Indian Express, ANITA SALUJA, Oct 11, 2007)
Having succeeded in buying time for the Lok Sabha polls, which appears to be imminent, going by the gung-ho in the UPA Government over the nuke deal, the Congress has now set its sights on publicising the Government’s achievements in a big way.
- Caned, Tortured, Milched (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, Oct 11, 2007)
Some years ago an English woman, who had the gift of being able to understand animals, came to my shelter in Delhi. Walking up to a cow, she turned to me and said, "She says that her head still hurts."
- Call Of The Falls (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 10, 2007)
Karnataka is famous for its falls and the twin falls of Shivanasamudra attract tourists in plenty.
- Advani Lists ‘Failures’ Of Upa Govt (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
With the threat of mid-term polls looming large, the BJP has asked its cadre to educate the people about their party’s main campaign themes, revolving around the broad categories of national security, development and national identity.
- Elbaradei In India, But Ready To Wait (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
On a day when the Left parties managed to extract an assurance from the UPA government that the Indo-US nuclear deal will not be discussed with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), its chief Mohamed ElBaradei said he is willing to wait.
- Torrent Of Sorrow In Assam (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, Oct 10, 2007)
Assam has been battling devastating floods since May. Three waves of floods, caused by the rivers Brahmaputra and Barak and their tributaries, have affected life in 26 of its 27 districts.
- Middlemen Make Hay At Potato Growers’ Cost (Tribune, Dinesh Manhotra, Oct 10, 2007)
Hopes of potato growers of Paddar belt of maximum benefit during this year's harvesting are virtually dashed as middlemen have been cornering maximum profit due to the absence of a transparent marketing policy in this remote area of Kishtwar . . . .
- Growth Wishes (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 10, 2007)
Nine per cent growth could have been attainable had the government paid attention early to the hurdles that are glossed over.
- Pulling Africa Out Of Low-Growth Loop (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 10, 2007)
An Unctad report, analysing the low economic growth of African nations, argues that only strong state intervention can ensure efficient functioning of markets and allocate the available limited resources in an optimum manner consistent with . . . . ..
- Who Decides On Bio-Security? (Business Line, Kanchi Kohli , Oct 10, 2007)
When India enacted the Biological Diversity Act in 2002, it made it mandatory for all foreign entities (individual, corporate, organisation or individual) to seek the permission of the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) before . . . .
- ‘Great Potential To Leverage Synergies Between India And Latin America’ (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 10, 2007)
We have two areas of serious interest with Latin America — energy security and food security. We have started investing in the oil and gas sector in the region. There is also a lot of potential in non-conventional fuels.
- Reliance: Stepping On The Gas (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Oct 10, 2007)
The government’s approval of Reliance’s pricing formula for gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin triggers a major controversy.
- Back To The Village (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 10, 2007)
On Monday, the Union Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, told a conference in New Delhi that growth was meaningless if it did not reach the rural masses who form the bulk of the nation’s population.
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