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Articles 621 through 720 of 10500:
- Wheat Package: For Whose Benefit? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
It is designed to camouflage government's flawed policies that led to imports this year
- Movement As Design (Hindu, MITA KAPUR, Oct 08, 2006)
Ankit Patel's art is inspired by his rustic roots, as folk traditions and even farm equipment impact his creations.
- Yechury Targets Upa On Its Policies (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
CPI(M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury said that his party has decided to take on the Congress-led UPA coalition through protests for demanding a shift in its economic policies after the Centre rejected its alternative resource mobilisation plan.
- Think Out Of Box: Pm To Polity (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked the polity to shun 'chalta hai' (complacent) attitude and think out of the box to push forward reforms for building India as a dream nation.
- Policy Myopia And The Economic Disconnect (Business Line, Priya Mohan, Oct 07, 2006)
India's inherent social problems have taken the backseat because of the short-sighted social and economic reforms.
- A Cesspool Called India (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Oct 07, 2006)
The dengue outbreak is symbolic of the filth you see all around
- Us Bird Flu Plans Near 'State Of The Art'-Official (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
US preparations against a possible outbreak of the deadly form of the H5N1 avian flu virus are solid, but other countries may not be as ready, a US health safety official warned.
- Consensus On Reforms Likely Soon: Pm (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today admitted that there was lack of consensus on the "needed reforms" but expressed confidence that the government would be able to forge a consensus and take the reforms forward.
- Quake Areas To Get Rs3bn For Housing Subsidy (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Oct 07, 2006)
The federal government on Friday decided to provide Rs3 billion for early payment of housing subsidy to the earthquake-affected people of 34 union councils of the NWFP and Azad Kashmir.
- Cotton Coup (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 07, 2006)
India is world's No 2 cotton producer, yet the composition of the output leaves much to be desired.
- Congress Retro (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 07, 2006)
In re-invoking the 20-Point Programme and the "Garibi Hatao" slogan - used so effectively in the 1971 election - the Congress may or may not quicken the pulse of voters, but, certainly, it has given nostalgia buffs their moment of the year.
- Waziristan Deal Achieving Desired Results:musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Oct 07, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said the peace deal signed with the tribal elders in North Waziristan is progressing well towards achieving desired objectives of peace and stability in that area and stressed follow-up actions to ensure speedy . . .
- Our Ailing Leaders (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Oct 07, 2006)
It costs the nation a fortune to keep him in poverty. These, or words to this effect were very fondly spoken by Sarojini Naidu, the late freedom fighter and ‘‘nightiangle’’ of India to describe the cost of ‘‘maintaining’’ Gandhi and his very, very . . .
- Five Reformers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 07, 2006)
Five ardent reformers, who between them can lay claim to some of the most dramatic and significant course corrections in India’s economic policy, were found on one stage in Mumbai on Friday.
- Poverty Of Ideas (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 07, 2006)
Under what circumstances can slogans like 'Garibi Hatao' work time and again, as the UPA government seems to think when it resurrects this hoary phrase that powered Indira Gandhi's electoral triumph in 1971? Only when poverty is an enduring . . .
- Data Theft: Uk Sting Exposes Indian Bpos (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
An investigation for the Dispatches programme claims to reveal just how easy it is to buy secret financial information for as little as £8 – from address and bank account number to the security code on a debit card.
- State Government To Promote Sezs Without Affecting Farmers' Interests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
It is a policy of the Government, says Jagadish Shettar
Centre approves 15 proposal to set up SEZs in the State
A survey of all cities to be conducted.
- Manmohan Singh, Blair To Talk Trade, Terrorism (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Trade, the future of the Doha world trade negotiations and joint counterterrorism work will be on the agenda when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Britain's Tony Blair in London next week.
- Rehab Deal For Farmers Won’T Stem Suicides (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Oct 06, 2006)
The fundamental issues that have for long fettered the agriculture sector need to be addressed
- Global Chai-Pani (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 06, 2006)
India has topped the list of countries whose companies pay bribes to clinch overseas deals, according to a survey by Transparency International.
- Time Runs Out For The ‘Middle Sea’ (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Oct 06, 2006)
The major oil spill caused by Israel’s bombing on July 13 of a power plant on the Lebanese coast highlighted dangers pollution posed to the Mediterranean Sea, the basin of European civilisation.
- More States, More Dengue Cases, Govt Says Don’T Panic (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Oct 06, 2006)
With 2,954 cases of dengue being reported already this year, the government has decided to prepare a contingency plan for dealing with the disease which is now annually affecting India along with several other Asian countries.
- Create Rehab Plan For Sez Oustees (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 06, 2006)
IN the name of development, the central government appears to be bent on reducing the area of agricultural land and hence curtailing the quantum of food production.
- ‘Garibi Hatao’ Is Back Again (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
UPA government on Thursday decided to hark back to Indira Gandhi’s populist “Garibi Hatao” slogan as the centre point of the restructured and “focused” 20-point programme.
- Lage Raho Lalu (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 06, 2006)
Lalu Prasad Yadav has just given the folks at the Indian Institutes of Management a little more to chew on. His much-touted “turn-around” of Indian Railways has won him kudos all around, besides becoming a case study at top-flight management schools.
- `There Are Safeguards To Prevent Real-Estate Profiteering From Sezs' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 06, 2006)
The Board of Approval for SEZs is aware of concerns of the farm sector and State governments have also been sensitised about adequate compensation for farmers. — MR GOPAL K. PILLAI, COMMERCE SECRETARY
- Grow Safe Food From Farm (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 06, 2006)
If food safety standards are not implemented, supermarkets may introduce their own private norms to remain in business.
- Time To Re-Weave Safety Nets (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Oct 06, 2006)
Under the prevailing socio-economic conditions, the real challenge before the policy-makers is to devise ways to protect the vulnerable poor and to ensure that the fruits of economic growth are shared by all sections.
- Journalists Now Have To Walk And Chew Gum At The Same Time’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 06, 2006)
Lionel Barber has been editor of the Financial Times for almost a year. Before that he was in charge of the newspaper’s edition in America, where in total he spent 10 years of his 21 years with FT.
- Infrastructure: Rural And Urban (Business Standard, Shyam Ponappa, Oct 05, 2006)
Let’s begin with Integrated Area Planning.
- Cabinet Satisfied Over Stability In Prices (Pakistan Observer, Sharafat Kazmi, Oct 05, 2006)
Federal Cabinet Wednesday noted with satisfaction that the government was vigilantly monitoring the prices in the market and the essential commodities were being sold at the controlled prices, said Minister for Information and Broadcasting Muhammad . . .
- Gross Distortion In Taxes (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Oct 05, 2006)
A total of one 1,384,309 persons filed their income tax returns until the deadline for filing them expired on September 30. And that is a 20 per cent increase over the returns filed last year.
- Genetically Modified Rules (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 05, 2006)
India has come a long way since the first genetically modified cotton seeds were approved for cultivation in 2002.
- Women’S Bill In Winter Session (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
The women’s reservation bill is all set to be introduced in its original form in the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament. The government and the Left came to a consensus on the issue at the UPA-Left Coordination Committee meeting on Wednesday night.
- Get It Right (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 05, 2006)
Although the ministry of agriculture has not rung alarm bells, its first advance estimates of the kharif crop should cause acute alarm.
- $20 Billion Plan To Rival Panama Canal (Hindu, John Vidal, Oct 05, 2006)
Nicaragua plans a vast channel for large ships. Opponents cite green issues and lack of demand.
- Sez: Montek Says No To Concessional Finance (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Ahead of the infrastructure meet on Saturday, where the issue of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) will be discussed, Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said he was not in favour of any concessional finance for these projects . .
- Sad, Bjp Seek Kalam’S Intervention For Farmers’ Relief (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP combine today accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of neglecting farmers’ issues in Punjab and sought immediate intervention of President A P J Abdul Kalam so that relief could be provided to them without any delay.
- Think And Act (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Oct 05, 2006)
No political party or leader is explaining to the people the actual effects of SEZs.
- Sez Protests Gather Steam As Medha Patkar Plans To Lead Rally In Pen (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Anti-SEZ protests are expected all over Maharashtra for the next two days, as opposition to the land acquisition gets stronger. Launching the battle against the new-age growth engines is Medha Patkar, who has planned a rally at Pen in the Raigad district.
- Regulatory Authority Sought For Framing Norms On Sezs (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Oct 05, 2006)
V.P. Singh: let there be a six-month moratorium; farmers should be given a stake in the company.
- Nationalism Vs Globalisation (Daily Excelsior, S. Ranjan, Oct 03, 2006)
We are told day in and day out that India has become the chief destination for foreign investment.
- Culture And The Past (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 03, 2006)
Presents aspects of ethnography advocating their use in archaeology
- Don't Be Cruel (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 03, 2006)
Land acquisition for industrial estates has given rise to farmers' protests, bringing into focus issues of land compensation and resettlement.
- Israel’S Lebanon Pullout Significant: Un (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Israel withdrew several hundred troops early in the morning but some soldiers remain in Ghajar, where agreement with the UN on security arrangements has not been achieved.
- No Sarkari Education ! (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Oct 03, 2006)
Some leading educationists believe that the role of government in the field of education should be minimal.
- Leopard In Rajouri (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 03, 2006)
Very rightly the official website of Rajouri district seeks the creation of wildlife parks and preserves. It does well to discuss in detail the presence of rare birds and animals in the district.
- Not By Fiat (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 03, 2006)
Three months ago, President Bush issued an order stating that the US government must limit its use of the doctrine of eminent domain, which allows the state to compulsorily take over private property, such as land.
- Tea Anytime (Hindu, Ranjita Biswas, Oct 03, 2006)
A coffee table book on the story of tea in India.
- Cotton’S Other Reality Check: Boom May Take India Past Us (Indian Express, VIKAS DHOOT, Oct 03, 2006)
For those who thought India’s cotton story was only about farmer suicides, attributed to failed crops despite the Centre clearing a Rs 17,000-crore package for distressed farmers in four states on the back of the Vidarbha package announced by . . .
- Sarkar Can’T Be Zamindar (Indian Express, SHUBHASHIS GANGOPADHYAY, Oct 03, 2006)
Real estate has always been big business in India. It has also been a very emotive issue since most Indians do not have land.
- `Dadri Project Accord Details Confidential' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Citing the confidentiality clause, the Uttar Pradesh Government has refused to disclose the details of its agreement with Reliance Energy on the controversial Dadri power project signed on June 16, 2004.
- Saving Agriculture (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 03, 2006)
The news from the agricultural sector is getting from bad to worse.
- Buddha Balm On Singur Cut (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has virtually regretted the police action against Mamata Banerjee and her colleagues in an unusual conciliatory gesture, but stopped short of handing the apology that Trinamul Congress is seeking.
- Gdp Rate Is Inching Up To 9% Now (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
India's gdp growth rate is testing the 9% mark. The economy has grown by 8.9% for the April-July quarter of 2006-07 , the highest rate of first quarter growth since 2000-01 .
- Gram Sabha Passes Resolution Against Special Economic Zone (Hindu, Meena Menon, Sep 30, 2006)
People register protest against land acquisition for Reliance Group's Mumbai SEZ
- Plotting A Future (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Sep 30, 2006)
This newspaper has been looking at the serious issues of land and water scarcity. Apart from my commentaries on these pages, I have dealt with these issues in lectures and academic contributions.
- Package For Farmers (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Sep 30, 2006)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on Friday approved a Rs.16,978.69-crore rehabilitation package for farmers in the predominantly suicide-prone districts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra.
- Celebrate: Goddess And Growth (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
India’s economy today tooted its horn as the country swung into a celebratory mood with the festive season getting under way.
- Cpi Opposes Taking Over Of Farmland By Posco In Orissa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
Despite objections, Commerce Ministry sanctioning SEZs, it says
- New Narmada For News Television? (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Sep 30, 2006)
Will SEZs become the new Narmada of news television? The ingredients are there. Panning shots of big, shiny, glass and concrete structures, then jump cuts to farmers talking of “losing” land their great grandfathers had tilled.
- Sezs: Pil Filed In Supreme Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
They will create shortages: petitioner
Land is being acquired with the help of police
Quash all acquisitions and return land to farmers, court urged.
- Reservation In Premier Institutions (Hindu, Prabhudev Konana, Sep 30, 2006)
While reservation is a political hot button, it is about societal endurance, ethics, and value issues. If it is a pure political solution then, unfortunately, premier institutions will probably lose the battle.
- Plea To Stop Acquisition Of Farm Land For Sezs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
The Supreme Court was moved on Friday to stop the acquisition of agricultural and cultivable land from farmers in various states for setting up special economic zones (SEZs).
- First Quarter Brings Good News: 8.9% (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
Despite a fall in the growth rate of electricity and construction sectors during the first quarter of 2006-07, the economy was able to record a phenomenal 8.9 per cent growth during the first quarter of financial year 2006-07, bettering the . . .
- Emotional Scars Haunt Tsunami Victims (Deccan Herald, R Gopakumar, Sep 29, 2006)
Women and children orphaned by the tsunami in the affected villages of Tamil Nadu continue to suffer from psychological disorders even 21 months after the cataclysmic events of December 26.
- Tremendous Boost To Agriculture Sector (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 29, 2006)
The Economic Coordination Committee has decided to reduce price of DAP fertilizer by Rs 250 per bag and to increase support price of wheat by Rs 10 per 40 kg. Prime Minister . . .
- Will We Survive? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 29, 2006)
Water is life. Only scientific harnessing, conservation and use of water will save life on earth.
- Beyond The Controversy (Hindu, SHIVASUNDAR, Sep 29, 2006)
Tipu Sultan has always been misrepresented because the victors are the ones who have a say in recording history.
- Missing Package (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 29, 2006)
Since many prime ministers in the past announced special packages for the states they were visiting, it has become customary to expect such a windfall whenever the PM comes calling.
- To Allocate Spectrum, Study Real Estate (The Financial Express, V SRIDHAR, Sep 29, 2006)
Trai has made a fine beginning towards resolving complex spectrum management issues
- Pm Opposes Tax Sops, Incentives To Industry (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today cautioned States against offering unsustainable tax sops and incentives for industrial projects, saying that "jury is still out on whether these policies really promote industrial growth".
- Against Hope (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 29, 2006)
Politics tends to be divisive everywhere, but only in Bengal can it be such an enemy of promise.
- Upa-Left Coordination Committee Meets On Oct 4 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
The UPA Government’s "pro-rich" economic policies, "deviation" from the country’s independent foreign policy and the controversy over Special Economic Zones (SEZs) will dominate the discussions at the UPA-Left Coordination panel meet here on October four.
- Boloor Can Be Developed As A Perfect Tourist Spot (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
It is an ideal place for family outings
People can a glimpse of life of fishermen
Cultural programmes will attract tourists.
- Amend Act To Debar Buying Of Farmland For Sezs: V.P. Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
These should be developed only on wasteland, says former Prime Minister.
- `Gram Sabha Nod Must For Sezs' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Civil society groups and farmers' representatives oppose creation of Special Economic Zones
SEZs allowed to come up without compensating the displaced farmers
Every job offer in the SEZ would displace 30 jobs in the unorganised sector
- Kerala Travel Mart Begins (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Home stays, resorts, farm and medical tourism hog the limelight.
- Pm Signals Sez Burial (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Sep 29, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi's directive against large-scale acquisition of prime farmland for non-agricultural purposes and full rehabilitation of affected farmers seems to have put a spanner in the rat race to create Special Economic Zones.
- ``U.S. For Rapid Economic Reform In India'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
"Reforms at the macro level will be central to transforming into a superpower"
India, U.S. have developed strategic relationships in many areas
Efforts on to reduce visa-processing delays
India should enforce Intellectual Property Rights standards
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