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Articles 1421 through 1520 of 10500:
- Reorienting India’S Development Strategy (The Financial Express, Sumati Mehta, Aug 23, 2006)
The test of progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.
- Pakistan And India Will Face Huge Water Shortages (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Because of rapid glacial melt in the Himalayas, there is an increase in the water flowing into Pakistan, India, Nepal and China, but it may mean much less water in future years, a UN report said.
- New Death-Trap For Farmers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 23, 2006)
As micro-credit takes its toll on the lives of poor in Andhra Pradesh, the future of SHGs and MFIs has come under the scanner, says Sudhirendar Sharma.
- Wise Use Of Rti (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 23, 2006)
The Right to Information Act is certainly historic in that it places in people's hands for the first time a powerful instrument to extract information out of the governing class and expose to the glare of the public the hitherto hidden genesis and . . .
- With Office Of Profit, Who Needs Pay Hike! (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Left parties, which usually oppose any hike in pay-cheques and emoluments of parliamentarians and legislators in any state, found themselves isolated in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday when they put up a similar show during the introduction of the . . .
- Dying Shisham And Kikar Trees Worrying (Tribune, Ambika Sharma, Aug 23, 2006)
The large-scale mortality of kikar and shisham trees has become a cause of concern for the foresters in Punjab. Young and mature plants have been affected alike with shisham facing mortality ranging from 61 to 82 per cent while kikar has suffered . . .
- Punjab Farmers Protest In Delhi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Farmers from Punjab gathered in the Capital today to protest against “anti-farmer” policies of the Centre.
- A Village Of Hope Comes Alive In Tsunami Land (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
It is called Nambikainallur, 'a village of hope' that several hundred tsunami victims got this week-almost two years after their homes were washed away by the Dec 26, 2004 killer waves in southern India.
- Fizzy Scribes (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 23, 2006)
Many innovative ideas get generated during press conferences, especially when journalists don the hat of consultants.
- Who Should Tax Farm Incomes? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 23, 2006)
The issue needs to be looked at not as one of jurisdiction but one of sincere enforcement.
- A `Lip-Package' For Farmers? (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Aug 23, 2006)
Farmers all over the country, particularly those from Vidarbha and other regions with high incidence of suicides, were hoping that the Prime Minister, in his Independence Day speech, would try and explain what had gone wrong with his package and . . .
- Double Shift System Has Yielded Good Results: Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said the double shift system introduced for working of the engineers and other staff to execute developmental works in the State has started yielding good results.
- Muslims Question Pm ‘Inaction’ (Telegraph, RASHEED KIDWAI, Aug 23, 2006)
Muslim leaders who heard Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s speech yesterday are asking why he has been unable to act on his “good intentions”.
- Caring For The Fields Of Gold (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 23, 2006)
The government’s zeal for industrialization must not be allowed to push agriculture and rural life into oblivion, writes Ashis Chakrabarti
Touch of indifference
No one who has known him for long would think of Sadhan Pande as the Communist . .
- The Promise Of Genetic Engineering (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 23, 2006)
When humanity acquires new knowledge our likelihood of survival increases and our appreciation of the universe become enriched. Even if the new knowledge brings certain hazards, neither the fear of abuse nor the fear of divine retribution deters . . .
- Rainfed Area Management (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 22, 2006)
Soil is next to water for sustenance of living being on earth. Thus harnessing of natural resources like soil and water are utmost necessary not only to meet up the demands of food, fodder, fibre and fuel for the ever growing population of the . . .
- Big Dams, Big Problems (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Aug 22, 2006)
Unregulated storage and releases have meant that Karnataka, being a lower riparian state, is always at the mercy of Maharashtra in times of drought or flood.
- Where Does The Buck Stop? (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Aug 22, 2006)
Despite poverty, India has emerged as a world leader. The PM’s expression of helplessness is not understandable.
- State To Seek Higher Credit Support From Nabard (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Cut in refinance limit lands APCOB in a piquant situation
YSR directs officials to take up issue with NABARD
State cooperative bank Chairman meets Chief Minister.
- Plight Of Punjab’S Farmers (Tribune, Sucha Singh Gill, Aug 22, 2006)
Punjab is one of the most deserving states for a package to distressed farmers. It has been brought out by the 55th round of the NSS that Punjab farmers are third at the all-India level in terms of percentage of farmers under debt.
- Egypt Train Crash Kills 51 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Fiftyone persons were killed today when two trains travelling on the same track collided in northern Egypt in the country’s deadliest rail crash in four years.
- 200 Ancient Coins Discovered (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, Aug 22, 2006)
A chance discovery of over 200 ancient coins, weighing about 800gs, from Mahendragarh district is likely to throw fresh light on the history of some of the ruling Hindu dynasties in India, before the advent of the Muslim period.
- Costlier Foodgrains (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 22, 2006)
While people are already having a tough time because of the unending rise in the petroleum and cooking gas prices, reports say that wheat, soya, pulses and palm oil are becoming dearer with every passing day.
- State Seeks Interim Aid From Centre To Tackle Floods, Drought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Kumaraswamy urges President Kalam to intervene on Karnataka's behalf .
- Msp For Kharif Crops Disappoints Farmers: Cm (Tribune, Yoginder Gupta, Aug 22, 2006)
The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, has conveyed his disappointment to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, over the Centre’s failure to take note of the recommendations of the state in regard to the minimum support price (MSP) . . .
- Drought-Like Situation In Punjab, Haryana (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Aug 22, 2006)
Punjab and certain parts of Haryana are reeling under a drought-like situation even though it is yet to be declared officially.
- Economic Policy: Mid-Term Report (Business Standard, Shankar Acharya, Aug 22, 2006)
In a few weeks the UPA government will reach the mid-point of its five-year term.
- Rural Development And Planned Urbanisation Are Fully Compatible (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Aug 22, 2006)
At the present juncture in the development history of the country it is perhaps right to pause and seek agricultural development with well-planned urban growth.
- Rs. 2.50-Lakh Ex Gratia For Flood Victims' Kin (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
YSR announces additional compensation of Rs. one lakh in House
Chief Minister pats officials for good work
Appeals to members to rise above party loyalties
State does well in preventing outbreak of epidemics.
- Good Women Should Enter Politics, Says President (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
When good women enter politics, nobility will come to the profession, isn’t it? questioned President A P J Abdul Kalam. There was silence amongst the women scientists in the audience. “Only if you say `yes’, will you get 33 per cent . . .
- ‘Keep Tabs On Water Projects’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Monday mooted a task force comprising members from Centre and States to help the Planning Commission and ministries design a mechanism to execute water projects in time and within the specified cost.
- Futures Trading Stabilises Commodity Prices (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 22, 2006)
Let us not take any hasty knee-jerk action due to a few aberrations here and there
- Unity In Diversity (Times of India, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Aug 21, 2006)
The Bush administration has been more effective in uniting India than a cricket match against Pakistan. The American stance on subsidies to its farmers has been unanimously opposed by just about every Indian, straddling the ideological spectrum.
- Colombo Claims 100 Tigers Killed In Latest Jaffna Battle (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 21, 2006)
Civilians reeling under shortage of food and medical supplies
- Doha Talks Collapse: A Chance For India? (Business Line, Alok Ray, Aug 21, 2006)
As the Doha Round talks collapsed, basically, due to the US/EU squabbling over agricultural subsidies, India has reaped an indirect gain. It can now continue with its protectionist agricultural policies.
- A Conventional Approach Still (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Aug 21, 2006)
The Eleventh Plan Approach Paper has been accused of departing from conventional wisdom. But it has not departed enough. The critical issues it lists are all chronic sores that innovation, not conventional wisdom, can solve. But the Approach has no . . .
- Reliance To Ask Tata Tele To Fall In Line On 3g (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Reliance Communications will soon write a letter to fellow CDMA operator Tata Teleservices asking it to toe the industry's line on the pricing of 3G spectrum.
- India Inc Approves Of 1991 Economic Reforms: Cii (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
A survey conducted by industry body CII revealed that India Inc admitted initiatives taken by the Government in 1991 proved beneficial for the country, although a lot more needed to be done in sectors such as power.
- Relief Package For Farmers Too Little, Too Late (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Aug 21, 2006)
Centre's bail-out package for farmers in distress may not amount to much. Farm incomes are showing a decline due to poor productivity of land and rising costs of fertiliser and pesticides.
- Feeble Voice To Fight (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 21, 2006)
Residents of Premdasa Nagar, in absence of state support, have rented their premises and taken to drinking in distress, says Rahul Ramagundam.
- Bal Thackeray Against Golden Throne For Sai Baba At Shirdi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Trust's plan to install a Rs. 22-crore golden throne for the saint has evoked sharp criticism from Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, who said the money should be used for welfare purposes.
- Government Not Releasing Adequate Funds For Relief Work: Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The Congress has alleged that the State Government has failed to provide relief to the people affected by floods in 250 villages in north Karnataka.
- Jat Rally A Raje Govt.-Sponsored Event: Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
No member of the party belonging to the Jat community will participate in it, says PCC chief .
- A Robust Performance Forecast (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 21, 2006)
The Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (EAC) headed by C.Rangarajan, in a recent report, has generally been upbeat in its assessment of the economy for last year and its prospects for this year.
- A Ringside View Of Indian Banking (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Aug 21, 2006)
Kakodkar narrates how successfully State Bank of India managers could adapt to serve the larger interests of the economy
"My 40 years with the SBI'' is, above all, a ringside view of the transformation of Imperial bank of India into State Bank of . . .
- 90 Killed In Afghan Bloody Clashes (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Around 90 people died in a series of weekend clashes between troops and Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, including more than 70 rebels killed in a battle in the south and four US soldiers.
- Big Dams, Big Problems (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Aug 21, 2006)
Unregulated storage and releases have meant that Karnataka, being a lower riparian state, is always at the mercy of Maharashtra in times of drought or flood.
- Down The Amaravati (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Not one more of your pilgrimages, I hope,’’ began my wife, looking at the tickets for out weekend break to Udumalpet.
- How To Revive Agricultural Economy (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Aug 21, 2006)
As the crisis of the farming community reverberate in the country with suicides and hunger, the prime minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in his Independence speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, loudly proclaimed that the UPA government is "concerned . . .
- Look At Farmers As Partners In Development: Swaminathan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
``Prescriptions in the draft national policy for farmers are affordable and simple''
Calls for an ``ever-green revolution''
Stresses on the need for centres of excellence in agriculture.
- "Terrorism Wrongly Linked To Muslims" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
They have no religion, say clerics
Conference on "Terrorism" attempted to initiate dialogue, sensitise media
Media should stop misinformation that mosques, `madrassas' were hotbeds of terrorist activity
- Empower Locals To Develop And Manage Content (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 21, 2006)
In understanding how we promote Internet usage in Indian vernacular languages, we need to keep the following background in mind. India is a complex nation with a multitude of languages and large number of dialects.
- Encounters In The Wild (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Bandipur has plenty to offer the wildlife enthusiast, including some very angry elephants.
- Nothing Islamic About Fascism (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Aug 20, 2006)
So, five years after 9/11 are we back to the beginning? Not quite. Complexity has been replaced by simplicity, but the magnitude of ambition remains steadfast.
- Pm For More Jobs In Manufacturing (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Stresses need for more employment outside agriculture at meeting with union leaders .
- Judiciary Should Be More Sensitive Towards Poor: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the judicial system needed to be more sensitive and humane towards the poor in the face of rising litigation cost so that doors of justice were not closed for them and assured his government's full support . . .
- Cm: Only Talks Can Resolve Cauvery Row (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Seeking a cordial relationship with neighbouring Tamil Nadu, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday said that the Cauvery water sharing dispute between the two riparian states could be resolved only through mutual understanding and talks.
- Down The Amaravati (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Not one more of your pilgrimages, I hope,’’ began my wife, looking at the tickets for out weekend break to Udumalpet.
- River Wild (New Indian Express, Malini Shankar, Aug 20, 2006)
Kitulgala’s claim to fame rests not only on the high grade rapids for rafting aficionados, but also because The Bridge on the River Kwai was shot here.
- Greet The New Year As An Ethical Person (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 19, 2006)
We have several responsibilities to fulfil for the good of self and the well-being of all of Ahura Mazda's creations. The most important is to follow the path of Asha or purity, at many levels.
- Break The Rice-Wheat Cycle (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 19, 2006)
An unwarranted controversy has been kicked up against crop diversification. This is absurd and belies the truth.
- Capitalism Is Increasingly Operating Outside The Rule Of Law (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 19, 2006)
"Responsible business interests should understand that they have much more to gain from supporting and extending rather than subverting and weakening legal structures," cautions Raymond W. Baker in Capitalism's Achilles Heel. Satyajit . . .
- Big Dams, Big Problems (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Aug 19, 2006)
Unregulated storage and releases have meant that Karnataka, being a lower riparian state, is always at the mercy of Maharashtra in times of drought or flood.
- Dmk Regime Enjoys "Comfortable Approval Rating" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Opinion poll has found that 78 per cent of respondents rate Chief Minister Karunanidhi's performance as good
- Not A Sustainable Growth (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
Economic growth is a complex phenomenon. How much growth is achieved by a country for how long, using which strategies, emerging from which sectors and is shared by whom are all inter-related questions.
- Vvips To Descend On Tirupati (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Governor, YSR, a host of Ministers and MPs to attend various programmes .
- Icar Awards For 42 Scientists, Six Farmers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Honoured for contributing to the growth of agriculture science and farm research
- Accolades For Shekhawat As He Crosses 4-Yr Mark (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Aug 19, 2006)
'His witty interventions have always defused tension in the House'
- Speculation Moves Forward (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Aug 19, 2006)
The introduction of futures trading in essential commodities under the reform regime has paved the way for speculative price increases.
- Four Questions For The Prime Minister (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Aug 19, 2006)
It is our good fortune that our economist Prime Minister is deeply concerned about the welfare of the common man.
- Land And Law (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 19, 2006)
The present debate and controversy over the acquisition of fertile
agricultural land for the Tatas at Singur within and outside the state assembly has to be understood in the light of the history of land
acquisition in West Bengal.
- Himalayan Ecology Under Siege (Daily Excelsior, Ravi Sharma , Aug 19, 2006)
All hell breaks loose the moment there is talk of exploiting Antarctica's mineral reserves or of laying a pipeline across a portion of Alaska or when another few thousand hectares of forest are lost along the Amazon.
- Unravelling Of Hope (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Aug 19, 2006)
The government is drifting on numerous issues ranging from economic to foreign and security policy, and from handling of terrorism to the right to information.
- Mayhem And Cola (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 18, 2006)
We embrace computers and the internet, cable TV and cell phones, with glee, but use them largely for diversion and entertainment rather than...
- `Our Business Model Is Superior` Yo, Indra (Business Line, Subir Roy, Aug 18, 2006)
Next week, Nandan M Nilekani takes over as the head of Infosys Technologies with N R Narayana Murthy becoming non-executive chairman. Business Standard asked the new leader to look back and forward. Excerpts:
- Haryana Reels Under Power Cuts (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, Aug 18, 2006)
The severe power shortage in Haryana has forced Haryana Power Utilities to spend an additional Rs 16 crore a day for purchasing power through bilateral arrangements from other state electricity boards, through Unscheduled Interchange (UI) and . . .
- Parliament Below Par (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Aug 18, 2006)
Due to irresponsible behaviour and selfish motives of parliamentarians, Parliament is losing its sanctity.
- V.P. Singh, Bardhan Among 97 Arrested (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Aug 18, 2006)
As many as 97 persons were arrested today including former Prime Minister V.P. Singh and CPI leader A.B. Bardhan when they tried to enter Uttar Pradesh to participate in the farmers’ rally at Dadri at the site of the proposed Reliance power project.
- Medak To Get Rs. 3.51 Cr. For Horticulture (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Medak district will receive Rs. 3.51 crores from the National Horticultural Mission for development of horticulture in the district.
- Powerless Again (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 18, 2006)
The Punjab and Haryana electricity boards have, once again, let down their consumers. The hot, humid weather, aggravated by insufficient rain, has raised tempers, but protests or media reports fail to move the authorities to find a permanent . . .
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