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Articles 921 through 1020 of 10500:
- Israel Keen On R And D Pact With State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Looks forward to free trade pact with India
- Reach Of Rural Employment Programme Should Be Improved, Says Official (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Only 11 per cent of women and scheduled castes are covered
Banks should help in identification of beneficiaries
Mangalore taluk is as an industrially developed region.
- Indians Struggle To Digest Claims Of Poisoned Foods (Reuters, Nita Bhalla, Sep 20, 2006)
Under the scorching afternoon sun, Babu Khan crouches over his crops gently pulling out stray weeds from his small plot on the fringes of Simbhaoli, a town in Uttar Pradesh.
- Social Security & Reforms (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 20, 2006)
That the World Bank has taken notice of the weak state of social security nets in least developed countries and in emerging markets in volatile regions as one of its principal concerns should reassure the poor in these countries.
- Environmental Degradation (Tribune, S.S. Johl, Sep 20, 2006)
Environmental degradation today is a serious challenge to the life forms on the planet earth.
- Basking In The Glory, Deservedly (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 20, 2006)
If the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad broke with tradition to invite a politician to deliver a special lecture, it was not without good reason. Railway Minister Lalu Prasad has brought about a wholesale transformation of the Indian . . .
- Back To ‘Ship-To-Mouth’? (Indian Express, K P Prabhakaran Nair, Sep 20, 2006)
Almost for a decade, warnings that the food scenario is precariously close to peril, have been brushed aside as alarmist by the agricultural fraternity.
- Nations Co-Exist In Cyber Space (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
Oppressive prime ministers and caring dictators — elected with the click of a mouse — are running over 100,000 cyber nations armed with their unique flags, emblems, mottos and warped ideologies.
- Solution To Poverty Is Less Governance (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 19, 2006)
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) yearly report for 2006, released last week, focuses on female migrants and human trafficking.
- Darfur, Anyone? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 19, 2006)
On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators across the world showed their outrage against what is going on in Darfur. It is, however, doubtful if such an angry display will prevent the Sudanese government from throwing out African . . .
- A Rich Discovery Of Underwater Species (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Scientists combing through undersea fauna off Indonesia's Papua province said on Monday that they had discovered dozens of new species.
- Sonia Gandhi Dedicates Sonia Vihar Water Plant To The Capital (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The Congress president calls upon Delhi Government to take steps to improve power and water situation
- Lalu Gives Iim-A Students Fodder For Thought (Deccan Herald, Parag Rabade, Sep 19, 2006)
“The railways is not just a cow, but a jersey cow that will fall sick if not milked fully.”
- Pongal Tidings: Free Lpg Stove For Tn Poor (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The Tamil Nadu government will start free distribution of LPG stoves to 10 lakh poor families on January 14, coinciding with Pongal, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi told the district collectors conference here on Monday.
- Biography Of Shakespeare (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , Sep 19, 2006)
What A relief to know that Tamil critics are turning increasingly to bring English writers to their milieu with crisp monographs like Natakamalla Vaazkkai!
- Reduce The Wpi Weightage For Sugar (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 19, 2006)
In many parts of India, the sugar industry is in dire financial straits. Cash-strapped sugar mills take delivery of sugarcane but postpone paying farmers. This forces farmers to take extortionate loans.
- Ap Agriculture - Government Must Go On Mission Mode (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Sep 19, 2006)
The farm scene in Andhra Pradesh needs some some real reforms, quickly.
- Doha Round: Has Multilateral Trade Slipped Over Edge? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 19, 2006)
After the launch of the Doha Round the WTO negotiations did become democratised, with the emergence of more players and changed rules of engagement, only to be nullified by the pulls and pressures within.
- Health Expenditure In India (Business Line, Jayati Ghosh, Sep 19, 2006)
There are perceptions that government spending on health in India, which is low by international standards, has been further undermined during the period of economic liberalisation since the early 1990s. In the first of a two-article Macroscan . . .
- Move Afoot To Develop Thoppur As A Tourist Spot (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Free land scheme launched in districts
- Karunanidhi Firm On Land Scheme (Hindu, S. Dorairaj , Sep 18, 2006)
26,321 acres of wasteland distributed to 24,949 persons in first phase of programme 26,321 acres of wasteland distributed to 24,949 persons in first phase of programme
- Pawar Bats For Upa, Party Guns For Cong (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Sep 18, 2006)
While Sharad Pawar tried to defend his role as the Union Agriculture and Food Minister and said all that was politically correct about the “spirit of UPA”, others at the Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) third national convention here targeted . . .
- Good News All Around (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Sep 18, 2006)
There is prosperity all over but a section of the population feels left out due to various reasons.
- Ncp Questions New Coalition Experiment In Jharkhand (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Sep 18, 2006)
Shameless, says Sangma; questions relevance of political parties
- Farmers In The Doldrums (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 18, 2006)
Sir, ~ Mr YP Gupta deserves praise for his article “Death of a farmer” (15 September). He has highlighted the shocking and distressful state of affairs among farmers ~ “... in the last eight years, at least 14,000 farmers have committed suicide”.
- We Are Really Getting Fat (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 18, 2006)
All over the world people are now overweight than underweight.
- Burn Some Poppies (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Sep 18, 2006)
Most people in Afghanistan are farmers. If Hamid Karzai’s Western-backed government in Kabul is to survive, it must have their support.
- Some Questions On Values, Priorities (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 18, 2006)
How blasé have we become about Independence Day? Is the newspaper also contributing to this indifference by the way it treats the day and connected activities? (We can expect it to be different next year, the 60th anniversary of Independence; as . . .
- To Amritsar And Back (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Sep 18, 2006)
It was on Independence Day this year when a group of Pakistani lawmakers, businesspeople, media persons and NGO workers were invited to Amritsar by the South Asia Free Media Association’s India chapter. Safma Pakistan had made arrangements to cross . . .
- Could This Crop Save The Planet? (Hindu, Robin McKie, Sep 18, 2006)
Cars that run on sugarcane, fuel made from palm trees — it sounds like an oil-free future that could solve global warming. But the critics are gathering.
- Racing To The Bottom Of The Pyramid (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 18, 2006)
It is a veritable race to the bottom of the pyramid. Just a decade ago, banks on an aggressive growth path used to eliminate small & medium enterprises (SMEs) from their portfolio. Then, economic and corporate reform, falling interest rates and a . . .
- The Great Land Grab (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Sep 18, 2006)
Huge swathes of land are being handed over to corporations in `sweetheart' deals and scams centred on Special Economic Zones.
- Two Countries Called India (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Sep 18, 2006)
In a world of distorted priorities, a wealthy person's needs are of more consequence than those of a poor person.
- Has India Become More Inaccessible! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 18, 2006)
There is this American saying that the real champion is ultimately she or he who walks that extra mile.
- The Humble Amla (Deccan Herald, PREM PAUL NINAN, Sep 17, 2006)
The book is a treatise on the fruit and its medicinal qualities that have helped it move up the social ladder of fruits, from the secrecy of the forests out into the market.
- `Planters Should Move In New Direction' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Minister outlines a number of measures to solve their problems
Special Purpose Tea Fund scheme would be launched in November
Major replanting programme for pepper to be implemented
- Can Atma Bring Real Extension Reforms? (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 17, 2006)
Worldwide, extension work has provided a needed respite to the farming community and always assisted them to avail the wholesome benefits of the innovative agricultural and other associated technologies at their doorsteps.
- The Necessity Of Inequality (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Sep 17, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh quoted Pandit Nehru in his Independence Day address to the nation to the effect that "the two challenges before a free India was to end the ancient scourge of poverty, ignorance and disease and end the inequality of . . .
- Wrong Road In Agriculture (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 17, 2006)
That wheat and pulses futures have bounced back after the initial knee-jerk reaction to stock limits imposed by some states exposes the government’s folly in resorting to controls to check prices.
- Ncp For Greater Say Of Allies (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Sep 17, 2006)
Upping the ante against the total dominance of the Congress in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday demanded 'say' for all allies in running the coalition Government at the Centre.
- High Tide (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 17, 2006)
Good tidings continue, says the Global Economic Outlook presented by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Four years of buoyant global economic growth is set to continue, with expansion set to hit a decadal high of 5.1% in 2006 and then . . . .
- Ifc To Pick Up 19 Pc Stake In Tata Tea's New Company (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Sep 17, 2006)
The new company will have worker shareholders, holding about 15-20 per cent
- Battle With Darkness (News International, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 17, 2006)
When they, the recipients of donated kidneys, lit their candles and raised them in the courtyard of the Karachi Press Club on Friday evening, the sight was truly inspiring.
- Wanted: A Cadaver Law (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 17, 2006)
Since its inception 20 years ago the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation has performed 1,800 successful kidney transplants, all of which were donated by patients’ families.
- For Mps It Is Simple (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Sep 16, 2006)
As the turbulent monsoon session of Parliament neared its end it was very interesting to see Lok Sabha members spending an unusually quiet afternoon one day.
- Cpi To Discuss Upa Govt Performance In National Executive Meet (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The forthcoming Assembly elections in four states and the performance of the UPA Government would come up for discussion at the two-day National Executive meeting of CPI beginning here on Monday.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 16, 2006)
Do the UN, NATO, USA know what they are doing?
- India, Us Can Co-Op On Agri, Services At Wto: Boucher (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The United States on Friday raised the hopes of revival of stalled WTO talks by hinting at cooperation on contentious agriculture and services negotiations with India, an advocate of developing countries' stance in the trade negotiations.
- Wrong Road In Agriculture (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 16, 2006)
That wheat and pulses futures have bounced back after the initial knee-jerk reaction to stock limits imposed by some states exposes the government’s folly in resorting to controls to check prices.
- A New Triangle Of Trust (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 16, 2006)
A diplomatic success, the IBSA summit would be more useful if it leads to greater corporate interaction and technology-transfer deals.
- State Will Strengthen Cooperation With Isro, Says Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan has said that the State Government will further strengthen its association with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to use various applications of space technology for the development of the State.
- Back To Gondwanaland (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
An expedition starting in Asia and across the length of Africa by road, in an effort to retrace the long-lost land link between the continents.
- High Tide (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 16, 2006)
But with downside risks for global growth
- No Need To Consult Cong: Pawar (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Sep 16, 2006)
Unfolding an aggressive roadmap for his party's growing pan-India ambition, NCP chief Sharad Pawar has made it clear that he does not care if his move to take on board important leaders hurts the Congress.
- Repeating Mandal Mantra (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 16, 2006)
As expected, the Bill for OBC quotas was finally introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 25. After going to the Standing Committee, it is expected to be passed in the winter session of Parliament later this year. It is likely to come into effect from . . .
- Mutual Benefit (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 16, 2006)
A boost to ties between three emerging powers
- Not By Lathis (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 16, 2006)
Anyone who would have seen the police in action at Chandigarh’s Matka Chowk on Thursday would have definitely thought that he had strayed into a war zone. Lathis, water canons and tear gas shells were freely used.
- Doing ‘Deals’ With A Threat Worse Than Al Qaeda (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 15, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf told the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday that the Taliban constitute a bigger threat to the security of the region than Al Qaeda because, unlike the latter, they are rooted in populations on both sides of the . . .
- Badal's Appeal To Include Farmers In Obituary References (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
While Chief Minister Amarinder Singh did not attend the proceedings on the first day of the monsoon session of the Punjab Assembly on Thursday, the Leader of the Opposition, Parkash Singh Badal, sought that as part of the obituary references, . . .
- Rs 5.15 Cr For Developing Forests And Developmental Activities (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Government will spend Rs 5.15 crore for protecting forests and executing developmental schemes during the current fiscal.
- Lubricating The Consumer Boom (Daily Excelsior, M.N. Minocha, Sep 15, 2006)
Much has been said about the boom in the consumer goods industry in India. Along with manufacturers of various consumer durables, finance companies are also getting into the act. Great fortunes have been made in fuelling and lubricating the . . .
- Agro, Eco-Tourism Complex Opened At Icrisat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Place offers placid ambience amidst scenic dry land
Site is located in erstwhile Manmool village
Place comprises castle, running track, etc.
Manmool has historic significance.
- Rs.300 Crore To Be Sought From Centre For Wasteland Development . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
For overall development of 60,000 hectares, says Perambalur Collector Anil Meshram
- Nabard Brings Shg Women Entrepreneurs To City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Women SHGs from 20 districts have put up stalls in West Mambalam .
- Satisfaction Over Stand Of Brazil, S. Africa (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 15, 2006)
IBSA summit to explore cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy
- A Failure On The Farm? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Sep 15, 2006)
The country has failed to produce enough to meet its food requirements.
- En`titling' The Farmers (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 15, 2006)
Conferring land titles on landless peasants could be the starting point of attempts at eradication of poverty at the grassroots level. Emphasis will have to be placed on the marginal land and a strong support structure would have to be provided . . .
- M’Rashtra: The New Bihar (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 15, 2006)
Sure, Maharashtra isn’t a basket case, but cut through the legacy of social progressiveness and rapid industrialisation, and the bright lights of the Mumbai-Pune-Nashik golden triangle rapidly begin to dim.
- Special Article (Statesman, YP GUPTA, Sep 15, 2006)
In the recent past, there has been a wave of suicides by farmers in different parts of the country, prompting the Supreme Court to ask the Centre to review its farm policy.
- India, Brazil Set Common Goals (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Sep 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh concluded a “historic” visit to Brasilia on Thursday after attending the first summit of the India-Brazil-South Africa Dialogue Forum (IBSA) in which the largest democracies of the developing world decided to join . . .
- To Laugh And Learn (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Some interesting reads in Kannada...
- To Reap Bigger Wheat Harvest, Government Plans To Sow . . . (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Sep 15, 2006)
Forced to import wheat for the first time in six years, the Government has unveiled plans to boost wheat output by about 7 million tonnes in the coming season through a plan that’s entirely subsidy-driven — costing the government Rs 2,482 crore . . .
- Caste And Conflict (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Sep 15, 2006)
The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar is confronted with conflicts as it tries to implement its social development agenda.
- Divided And Ruling (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 15, 2006)
Tensions leading up to Muzaffar Beig's resignation as Deputy Chief Minister put the Congress-PDP marriage to the test.
- Football Plus (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Brazil highlighted not only the commonality of views between India and Brazil on various issues of global concern but also the necessity of expanding relations with this largest democracy of the American continent.
- Usa Promoting Terror In Iraq: Cpm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The CPM general secretary, Mr Prakash Karat, yesterday accused the Bush administration of promoting terrorism, which, he said, was evident in the US action in Iraq, Afghanistan and Latin American countries.
- Do Bigha Brazil (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 15, 2006)
Brazil should mean much more to India than samba and football. With Brazil's land mass of 85 lakh sq km against India's 33 lakh sq km, and a population of 185 million as against India's over one billion, it is apparent that land is abundant in one . . .
- Impetus To Manufacturing (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Sep 14, 2006)
Indian manufacturing sector must absorb more cheap labour available in the country.
- Bengal Chamber To Singur (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 14, 2006)
A method in Mamata Banerjee’s rant
- Finding Funds For Ambitious Plans (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Sep 14, 2006)
For the Eleventh Plan's Approach of faster and inclusive growth to happen, the country would need to make enormous investments.
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