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Articles 2721 through 2820 of 10500:
- Creation Of More States (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Jun 24, 2006)
There is a dormant demand for creation of a separate state of Vidarbha by bifurcating Maharashtra.
- Price We Pay (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The government has reacted to the sharp rise in prices of wheat, pulses and vegetables by measures for demand and supply management. Allowing the private sector to import wheat is welcome.
- Can The Govt Object To A Nice Windfall Now? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 24, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has given vent to a range of emotions in dealing with a nettlesome project like the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) in the four months that he has been in office.
- Consolidate To Take On Foreign Banks (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked public sector banks to explore the possiblities of consolidation to take on their bigger rivals -- foreign banks in India -- and increase their presence in overseas market.
- Not So Nice (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Murky dealings cloud Karnataka project
- Tax On Luxury Items To Mobilise More Revenue In Kerala Budget (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
LDF Government's Budget gives emphasis to farmers' issues
- Don't Desert The Drylands (Hindu, William D. Dar, Jun 24, 2006)
In 2006, the International Year of Deserts and Desertification, a global initiative called "Oasis" will link and synergise various research efforts for dryland development.
- Bku To Organise Mahapanchayat On Sez By Reliance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) will organise a Mahapanchayat on July 2 in Iqbalpur of the State to chalk out future course of action against the State Government's decision to give 2,500 acres of land to Reliance at cheaper rates for setting up a . . .
- Congress' Chances In Civic Polls Bright: Sudhakar Reddy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Secretary of the All-India Congress Committee P. Sudhakar Reddy on Friday said the chances of the Congress-led Democratic Progressive Alliance in the civic polls in Pondicherry and Karaikal were bright.
- Tata Steel Smelter In S Africa Gets Go-Ahead (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Tata Steel was today given the go-ahead to build a carbon ferrochrome smelter in South Africa after a provincial government concluded that its construction would not cause any environmental damage.
- We Need To Fight `The Fatigue Of Green Revolution' (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 24, 2006)
Indian Agriculture in the New Millennium, edited by N. A. Majumdar and Uma Kapila, brings together articles by experts on policy and growth profile, investment and water, reforms and food security. Life and Work of M. S. Swaminathan, edited by . . .
- Govt Committed To Closing Gap In Agri Credit: Pm (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Calls for strengthening of microfinance institutions
- Reversing Reforms: Price Control Returns (The Financial Express, BARUN MITRA, Jun 24, 2006)
There is a dark cloud gathering over the economic horizon of India. And it has little to do with the recent turmoil at the stock exchange. While most people believe the Indian economy’s fundamentals are quite sound, ...
- Protest Against A Reliance Project (Frontline, DIONNE BUNSHA, Jun 24, 2006)
The Maha Mumbai Special Economic Zone project of Reliance faces resistance from residents of villages which may be acquired for it.
- Sell Insurance As Service, Not As A Mere Product (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Jun 24, 2006)
In a recent address, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Auth-ority (Irda) chairman reportedly expre-ssed some concerns about marketing of insurance in our country—of it being sold more as a product and not enough as a service.
- Scrap The Two-Child Norm (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 24, 2006)
Panchayati raj minister Mani Shankar Aiyar’s position that the two-child norm for candidates seeking election to panchayat bodies is discriminatory is beyond dispute. His perseverance, considering that he reiterated his stand in Orissa recently . . .
- 'Wto Trade Round Risks Failure' (The Financial Express, Reuters, Jun 24, 2006)
World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy said on Friday the WTO's struggling round of free trade negotiations risked collapse without a breakthrough soon.
- Food Imports Won't Help Immediately (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 24, 2006)
The government’s decision to allow the private sector to import wheat and sugar to cool domestic prices is welcome, but it is unlikely to have an immediate impact on spot prices.
- Efforts To Vacate Stay On Land Acquisition For Mysore Airport (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
High courtround-up KIADB plans to take over a layout of 16.5 acres
Hearing adjourned till Monday
Owner of layout challenges acquisition
Layout classified as agricultural land
- Drive Needed For Marketing Insurance In Rural Areas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Absence of an exclusive television channel for farmers regretted
Subsidy for insurance pricing mooted
Postal machinery can be an ideal tool for selling insurance
- Private Sector Can Import Wheat, Pulses Export Banned (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Admitting that wheat, pulses and sugar are driving prices up, the government on Thursday decided to augment the supply side. These include ban on export of pulses and allowing private players to import wheat and limited import of sugar.
- Life On The Border (Frontline, ROMESH BHATTACHARJI, Jun 23, 2006)
Punjab's border villages abound in historical monuments which cry out forconservation. -
- Centre Reviews Progress Of Credit Flow To Farmers (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Government today outlined the progress of credit flow to farmers and the irrigation initiatives at the agriculture coordination committee meeting held here.
- Hacker Breaks Into Us Agriculture Department Computer System (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
A hacker broke into the US Agriculture Department's computer system and may have obtained names, Social Security identification numbers and photos of 26,000 Washington-area employees and contractors, the department said.
- U.S. India Commit To Wto Deal, Despite Differences (Reuters, Doug Palmer, Jun 23, 2006)
Top U.S. and India trade officials said on Thursday they would push for successful conclusion of world trade talks, despite disagreement over how to accomplish that goal and the short time left to do the job.
- Malaysia Says It’S Free Of Bird Flu (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Malaysia has been declared free from the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus, Agriculture and Agrobased Industry Minister Mr Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today.
- Prices Skyrocket, Govt In Tizzy Allows Pvt Import (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Jun 23, 2006)
Worried that its Aam Aadmi campaign has become a mockery in view of the galloping price rise, the Government on Thursday turned to imports to overcome the domestic food crisis.
- Govt Fights Price Rise (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
The government has banned export of pulses and allowed import of wheat, pulses and sugar by private traders to control prices.
- Centre Acts To Check Price Rise (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jun 23, 2006)
No export of pulses; nod for wheat import by private parties
Supply of wheat, sugar, pulses to be augmented
Rise in vegetable prices only seasonal, says Chidambaram
- Out Of Control (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 23, 2006)
The government faces a huge problem: Double-digit inflation in foodgrains and pulses. This is the highest increase in recent memory; food prices firmed up by just 3.5 per cent last year.
- ‘Inertia’ On Farmer Suicides, Says Pm, Calls For Credit Plan (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, Jun 23, 2006)
The day his Government took the bold step to clear disinvestment in NALCO and Neyveli Lignite, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did some plainspeaking on farmers’ distress.
- Pm, Sonia Making Effort To Refurbish Image (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 23, 2006)
Under attack for having betrayed the “aam aadmi”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi are now making a conscious effort to refurbish their “pro-poor” image.
- Import Of Sugar, Wheat Allowed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
The UPA government today announced a slew of measures like ban on export of pulses, allowing private players to import wheat and limited import of sugar to arrest spiralling prices.
- The Indian Decade (Tribune, Yoginder K. Alagh, Jun 23, 2006)
Last year had been one of ferment on the understanding of Indian growth. That India has been growing from the eighties is now accepted.
- Govt Opens Import Door To Cut Prices (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Wary of the political fallout of rising prices of key food items, government on Thursday scrambled to control damage.
- Upa Govt Deviating From Pro-People Path: Bjp (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jun 23, 2006)
Turning the "table of inflation" on the Centre, the BJP on Thursday said the Congress-led UPA government has deviated from the pro-people path and is indulging in orchestrating "pseudo demonstrations and crocodiles' tears" in connivance with the . . .
- Stop This Witch-Hunt (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2006)
It is time the Delhi police were firmly told what the Rahul Mahajan case is about
- Dalits Plan Stir Against Bmic Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
The Raita Bhurakshana Horata Samiti has decided to stage a protest against Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE), which is executing the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project on Tuesday.
- Are India’S Rich Getting Richer? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jun 23, 2006)
India now produces more millionaires per annum than every country except South Korea and that Mumbai is the rudest city in the world...
- Third Front Definitely Possible: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Says it is essential "for future good and welfare of the nation"
- Most Naxalites In U.P. Shift Base To Other States (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Strategy to counter naxalite activities has paid off, says Home Secretary
- Amarinder Seeks Rs. 2,060-Crore Package (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
With the Punjab Assembly elections due next year, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Thursday and sought a relief package of Rs. 2059.95 crore to bail out the State's farmers from the debt trap.
- Price War Amid Mischief Theory (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
The Centre today announced steps to rein in food prices, scrambling amid whispers of divisions within the cabinet to address an issue that could gift the Opposition a potent weapon.
- Indo-Pak Devotees Meet At 300 Yr Old Shrine (Daily Excelsior, Gopal Sharma, Jun 23, 2006)
Boundaries drawn between India and Pakistan and three full scale wars fought between the two countries failed to shatter belief of the people on both the sides towards 300-year- old shrine of Hindu deity, Baba Dalip Singh Manhas as thousands . . .
- Whale Of A Problem (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 23, 2006)
It’s deplorable that some countries, led by Japan, should hijack the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting that ended in St Kitts last Monday.
- Indian Bank Seeks To Shrink Equity Base (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Wants conversion of Rs 400 cr govt holding into pref capital
- Nice Demands (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Jun 22, 2006)
Today there are two almost-ready four-lane roads - the upgraded National Highway (NH) 209, which runs via Kanakapura, and the modernised State Highway (SH) 17 - connecting Bangalore and Mysore, besides a railway line.
- Pm Flags Off Mumbai Metro Rail Project (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Jun 22, 2006)
Will help in reducing Mumbaikars' travelling time
- Road To Nowhere (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Jun 22, 2006)
Land acquisition controversies stall the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project.
- Triggering The Right Growth Impulses (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jun 22, 2006)
Estimating potential output is helpful for both policymakers and the markets. Though difficult to arrive at, especially in an interdependent world where uncertainties are far too many, it should be pursued, says A. VASUDEVAN.
- In The Political Corridor (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
L'AFFAIRE BMICP (Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project) has all the makings of a political thriller: a Chief Minister who accuses the company executing the project . . .
- Protecting Indigenous Varieties, Breeds (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Jun 22, 2006)
After holding brainstorming sessions for three days, scientists of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have set on the course of preparing the intellectual property rights management portfolio of all crops, livestock, aquatic animals . . .
- Southern Stirrings (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
The job of governing a state can concentrate the mind wonderfully. Notice the sudden awakening in Thiruvananthapuram.
- Ril To Invest Rs. 4,000 Crore In West Bengal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Sites identified for agro-business retail chain, project to cover all districts: Buddhadeb
Agro-retail chain to be set up across the State
Natural gas to be brought from Andhra Pradesh for industrial purposes
- In Defence Of Public Sector Enterprises (Hindu, Ashok Parthasarathi, Jun 22, 2006)
The Government should reiterate its commitment to a mixed economy like that in many European countries and see to it that public enterprises are given a level playing field to operate.
- Both The Haves And The Nots (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 22, 2006)
The snap beside the masthead of Karnataka’s Vijay Times daily says it all. It shows a saffron-draped sadhu at Allahabad’s Sangam ghat, balancing not the world but a football on his head.
- Michael Carter To Meet Karunanidhi (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Jun 22, 2006)
World Bank India chief to discuss five ongoing schemes and two upcoming projects
Bank expected to fund two new schemes
Too many funding sources for rural water supply project
- Nation & The States (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 22, 2006)
There is a serious mismatch between the potential of UP and aspirations of the people, and its level of economic development. In 1700, India’s share in world GDP was 24.4 per cent, 2 percentage points higher than China’s (OECD publication).
- The Puzzle Of India’S Growth Rate (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2006)
The post-1991 economic reforms in India has been ridden with quite a few crises.
- Price Of Reforms (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jun 21, 2006)
The UPA government's consistent violation of the Common Minimum Programme attracts a stiff warning from the Left parties.
- Thinking It Big (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2006)
Haryana is set to have the honour of having the country’s biggest special economic zone (SEZ) following the signing of an agreement with Reliance Venture Limited (RVL) on Monday.
- Looking East (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 21, 2006)
Baby steps are not always giant leaps for India, let alone for mankind. The reopening of the Nathu La pass, a key junction for trade between India and China over centuries, could have been a momentous event.
- Biotech Brinjal (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar had a rather unusual bunch of visitors last week - Greenpeace protesters dressed up as sheep and cattle, who camped outside his office.
- Wheat Imports And Food Security (Frontline, M.S. Swaminathan, Jun 21, 2006)
The need of the hour is a National Food Security Board.
- Sri Lanka's Tamils Turn To Smugglers To Flee Conflict (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Maduraweeran Kantharajah was so desperate to flee conflict between Sri Lanka's Government and Tamil Tiger rebels that he sold his furniture and wife's jewellery to pay smugglers to sail his family to India.
- Omega 3 Case Is Made But There Is Just Not Enough (Hindu, George Monbiot, Jun 21, 2006)
The more it is tested, the more compelling the hypothesis becomes. Dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyspraxia, and other neurological problems seem to be associated with a deficiency of Omega 3 fatty acids, especially in the . .
- Needless Body (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
With the Union Cabinet clearing the proposal for setting up a national fisheries development board, decks have been cleared for the setting up of another body to claim credit for the success of a sector that has already been growing fast.
- Ultra Mega Projects May Not Be A Powerful Idea (Business Line, S. Padmanabhan , Jun 21, 2006)
Large power projects may be good politics but raise serious questions of viability — economic and ecology. Instead, a more realistic development model would be to build small power plants distributed evenly across the country so that . . .
- A Promise And Pressures (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The Public Distribution System (PDS) in Tamil Nadu has a long and chequered history.
- More Wheat In Private Hands (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Jun 21, 2006)
The decision to import wheat reflects the government's failure to procure enough wheat after the last harvest.
- Seeds And Protests (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jun 21, 2006)
The UPA government's decision to allow field trials in GM food crops may have human and economic costs.
- Targetting Migrant Workers (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 21, 2006)
Sixteen agricultural workers of Nepali origin are the latest victims of terror.
- Kumaraswamy Moves Into Lucky Abode With Six Cows (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
With the Karnataka Chief Minister moving into the "lucky" house after waiting for four months, the troubles dogging Kumaraswamy arising out of the Bangalore-Mysore Expressway may become a thing of the past.
- Food At Stake (Frontline, Brinda Karat, Jun 21, 2006)
The new proposals of the Department of Food and Public Distribution constitute an assault on the right to food.
- A Damascus Diary (Daily Excelsior, M.J. Akbar, Jun 21, 2006)
The sun rises at 4.30. It is already high by 7.30 and will fade only at 7.45 in the evening.
- U.S. Soldiers Found Dead In Iraq (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 21, 2006)
The bodies show signs of torture
- A Seed Bank To Safeguard Food Supplies (Hindu, Alok Jha, Jun 21, 2006)
An ambitious project to safeguard future food supplies began on Monday with the launch of a ``Noah's ark'' for the world's most important plants.
- Reclaiming The Public Imagination (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 21, 2006)
Disquieting impressions are gaining ground. If these are not corrected, Manmohan Singh might be inviting dangerous challenges, not just to himself but to the interests of the Indian state.
- Xi Plan Scenario (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 21, 2006)
A more optimistic outlook is warranted
- India Arrests 30 Pakistani Fishermen (Daily Times, Aayan Ali, Jun 20, 2006)
Indian security forces last week arrested 30 Pakistani fishermen after they violated India’s fishing zones, sources told Daily Times on Monday.
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