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Articles 3021 through 3120 of 10500:
- Who’S Booting The Bmic Bill? (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jun 11, 2006)
What with the rhetoric about land grabbing, excess land being acquired, doing justice to farmers, and politicians cashing in
- Fast Track To The Future (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
From the Great Wall to the MagLev, China presents an interesting mix of tradition and modernity.
The MagLev train flies a few inches above the tracks at speeds above 400 kmph...
- Almatti: Karnataka Under Pressure? (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Jun 11, 2006)
Is the Central Government, along with Maharashtra, putting pressure on Karnataka when it comes to water storage in Almatti reservoir?
- Set The Seedball Rolling (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Jun 11, 2006)
Five million seedballs churned out in the hands of people who care for the environment. Five million seedballs that will then be dispersed in the dry areas of the state. Five million plants (or a few lesser) that will rise from the denuded land . . .
- Sp Threatens To Move Sc On Sonia, Rahul's Assets (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Stung by the Supreme Court, this time seeking details of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's assets, SP general secretary Amar Singh on Friday accused Congress chief Sonia Gandhi of unleashing vendetta against the Uttar Pradesh cm.
- A Drive Into The Present (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 10, 2006)
In my youth, the road I most often travelled ran between New Delhi, the capital of India, and Dehradun, the town where I was born and raised.
- `Private Participation Needed To Boost Biotech Sector' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Undertake research in public spirit, says Jairam Ramesh
- Who’S Booting The Bmic Bill? (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jun 10, 2006)
What with the rhetoric about land grabbing, excess land being acquired, doing justice to farmers, and politicians cashing in
- Cpi(m) To Launch Stir On Land Acquisition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Raghavulu to undertake cycle rally from Muthukuru to Krishnapatnam
Idea is to protect interests of local farmers
Several issues include farmers' demand for scrapping of draft notification
- Legislators Likely To Rejoin Jd(s): Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Iqbal Ansari, Minister for Labour and Wakf, has said many legislators and leaders who had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the Janata Dal (Secular) will soon stage a comeback to the Janata Dal (S).
- Health Department Criticised For Failing To Contain Chikungunya (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Funds were sanctioned to purchase fogging machines and medicines'
Workshop on how to treat and check the spread of chikungunya organised
Need for educating people in rural areas on ways to contain the disease stressed
- Houses Of Six Officials Raided; Assets Worth Rs. 69 Crore Found (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
The raids were conducted in Bangalore city, Bangalore Rural, Dharwad and Mangalore
- Time For A Reality Check (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jun 10, 2006)
Agricultural imports have hit Indian farmers’ interests, especially the plantation sector with workers being laid off
- Govt For Public Funding Of Bt Agri Research (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Stating that BT in agriculture would be doomed if driven by private players alone, Union Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh, on Friday, stressed the need for increase in public investment/public funded research in government and private labs.
- Damming Spree In China (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 10, 2006)
The main dam of the Three Gorges reservoir was completed in May, ahead of schedule, and China is planning another massive dam, also on the Yangtze.
- Food Fright (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 10, 2006)
Check distortions to improve grain supply
- Don't Desert Drylands (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 10, 2006)
Drylands, cover more than 40% of the planet’s surface and affect more than 1 billion people.
- Andamans In "Losing Battle" With Poachers (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
The fragile maritime ecology of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago is under threat from widespread illegal fishing, poaching of rare species and the collection of rare coral, a top official said on Friday.
- Why Wheat Imports Are Necessary? (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 10, 2006)
Indian agriculture is in a deep crisis. Farmers continue to make suicides in large numbers.
- Kalam Suggests Bio-Diesel Solution (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam said bio-diesel has the potential to transform the country’s energy sector and set a target of 60 million tonne annually by 2030 to meet India’s growing energy needs.
- Water Conservation In Country (Daily Excelsior, Rattan Saldi, Jun 10, 2006)
Water resources planning and their optimal and judicious utilization is an important factor in water conservation not only for meeting the needs of the ever-growing population but also to maintain a water stock for future generations.
- Kalam For Comprehensive (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Stressing the need for a comprehensive national bio-diesel policy, President A P J Abdul Kalam today said efforts should be made, under public-private partnership, to achieve a target of 60 million tonnes of bio-diesel production per year by 2030 . . .
- Fiji: Complex Equation (Frontline, Shubha Singh, Jun 10, 2006)
A new experiment in sharing power has brought together the main political parties in Fiji, the SDL and the FLP, in a multi-party Cabinet.
- The Time-Bomb Of Illegal Migration (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, Jun 09, 2006)
Explosive population growth in the north-east region over the last three decades or so is startingly different both in terms of natural growth of population due to births and deaths and also in terms of migration of people from other parts of the country.
- Power For The Rural (Daily Excelsior, Madhusudan Verma, Jun 09, 2006)
Like food, shelter and clothing, electricity has also become the primary need of human life.
- State Of Public Services (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 09, 2006)
Every warrant of appointment issued by the British Crown carries the preamble, "Our Trusty and Welbeloved". Every public servant in Britain is beloved of the crown and enjoys its trust.
- Israel Keen On More Business With India: Consul General (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
"It has been developing strategic ties with countries including Turkey and India"
- Deve Gowda Denies Bid To Scuttle Infrastructure Corridor Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
`Such reports are aimed at sullying the reputation of the Karnataka Government'
Says Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise should not be allowed to sell land given to it for the project
- Govt. To Generate Its Own Resources: Cm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
"Provided we get our promised share in hydel power projects being set up in the State"
- Land And Man (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Jun 09, 2006)
Indian statisticians do a thankless job. In the present, they can only go by what the sahibs tell them. Later when the facts come in they tuck them away in their reports and get the short end of the stick.
- Media And Employment (Deccan Herald, L C JAIN, Jun 09, 2006)
When people monitor public works closely, it checks corruption and is synonymous with a bottom-up approach.
- Will Bmic Move Scare Investors? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jun 09, 2006)
Aside from the arrogant abuse of people power that it reeks of, the Government’s move to bring in legislation that will enable it to take over the BMIC project represents the most negative signal the State could send to potential investors.
- No Rollback Of Oil Prices (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Council against politicising issue
Inflationary impact will be less than one per cent
Call to push forward economic reforms
Manmohan expresses concern over slide in stock markets
- Naspati Changes Lives For A Primitive Tribe (Indian Express, Manoj Prasad, Jun 09, 2006)
Neterhat tribals now sport Onida TV, Hero Honda, Prestige cooker in homes as their fruit finds a demand across the east
- Suicides Take Their Toll, Cotton Fields Shrinking In Vidarbha (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Jun 09, 2006)
Suicide-Ridden Vidarbha region is set to witness an interesting contrast in cotton.
- An Opposition Without A Cause (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jun 09, 2006)
In spite of the blunders made by the UPA regime, the BJP remains too effete to derive any political advantage, says Anuradha Dutt
- In Aid Of Israel (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jun 09, 2006)
Israel was created by systematic recourse to terror but it leaders portray it as a peace-maker.
- Manipur: Violence Ad Violation (Frontline, MALINI BHATTACHARYA, Jun 09, 2006)
An account of the atrocities inflicted by militants on two tribal villages in Manipur.
- Mining Frenzy In Karnataka (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The terrible consequences of uncontrolled iron ore mining in Bellary district prompt a demand for its curtailment.
- West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Jun 09, 2006)
Interview with West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.
- Azadpur Sabzi Mandi Set For A Revamp, Buzzword Is Modernisation (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The smell of garbage and the sight of a market spilling over its sides may not be the first things to assail you when you next pass by Delhi’s Azadpur Sabzi Mandi.
- Haryana Finds Wonder Cure In Agri-Clinics (Indian Express, RAJENDRA KHATRY, Jun 09, 2006)
Haryana has taken the lead in financing agricultural graduates to set up agri-clinics and agri-business centres to help farmers.
- The Flip Side Was As Riveting (Pioneer, Mohd Asim, Jun 09, 2006)
Over the last fortnight, it seemed nothing substantive happened in India apart from the anti-reservation protests by a section of doctors, who will, if calculated, make a mere handful, given the vast population of the country.
- Us Presses India On Wheat Sales (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Jun 09, 2006)
Not just guns, butter too. While seeking to break into the Indian arms market, the United States is also pressing India for a level-playing field to compete for a massive 3.5 million ton wheat sale order, the terms of which it says are loaded against . .
- The Great Wheat Scam (Times of India, Brinda Karat, Jun 08, 2006)
Even as UNICEF reported that like Ethiopia, one in every two children in India is malnourished, the ministry of food and public distribution, which is the nodal agency to provide food security in the country, was making disastrous policy proposals . . .
- On The Right Track (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 08, 2006)
Having messed up the country’s food management system to the extent of necessitating imports, the food and agriculture minister, Sharad Pawar, is now talking about measures that can undo the damage.
- Quota Ii: Punjab Oks Free Power For Scs, Poor Or Rich It Doesn’T Matter (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s appeal to political parties not to announce free power schemes seems to have fallen on deaf ears.
- Congress-Bashing Gowda Lauds Son (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Proud father or angry politician? For Janata Dal (Secular) president H D Deve Gowda, the struggle to be either continues and when he took the stage at a workers’ convention in Lucknow on Wednesday, it was clear that the father had the upper hand.
- Power Supply Improves (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Rain brings down demand in agriculture and domestic sectors
Efforts on to ensure single-phase round-the-clock supply to villages
Additional power required for the purpose is estimated at 9 to 11mu.
Transco operating Srisailam project left bank . . .
- Saral, It Isn't (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 08, 2006)
It may be the latest in data capture, but Form 2F has simply too many warts.
- Will The Budget Promises Be Realised? (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jun 08, 2006)
What we have for 2006-07 is a true election year budget. President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have been making no bones about it in its preparation stage.
- Fuel Price Hike: Bjp To Hit Streets (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Amidst all-round clamour against the price hike, the UPA government is going to face a massive political mobilisation across the country in the coming days.
- Pak Comes Closer To Asean (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Pakistan and Asean have agreed to begin talks for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), to boost Islamabad’s efforts towards achieving full dialogue partner status with the ten-member regional economic grouping.
- Bengal Reformation (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 07, 2006)
Mr Bhattacharjee attempts too much, too late
- Jihad Of Several Kinds (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Jun 07, 2006)
IF I had the authority I would ban the use of the word “jihad” except for jihad proper.
- Federal Budget 2006-07 (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 07, 2006)
According to the government, the federal budget for 2006-07 seeks to provide some relief, especially to government servants, and accelerate investment and growth, create employment opportunities, broaden the tax net, strengthen infrastructure and . . .
- Afghanistan: Cost Of Misrule (Dawn, Najmuddin A, Shaikh, Jun 07, 2006)
The runaway American army truck on a busy Kabul thoroughfare may have done little damage and caused few casualties but the riots it sparked have brought to the surface the feelings of the Afghan people and what they think has gone wrong inside their . . .
- Jan Morcha, Sp To Join Protest Against Petrol Price Hike (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Former Prime Minister and Jan Morcha patron V.P. Singh today demanded ration cards for farmers to help them get diesel at subsidised rates.
- Biotechnology-Based Units Ideal For Hp, Says Phdcci (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has urged the Himachal Government to focus on research, economic practices and a comprehensive plan with an implementable roadmap for the hill state’s transition into a knowledge-based economy.
- Margin Trading And A Falling Market (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Every bout of speculation in the stock markets has its own unique instruments.
- Factories Of Endless Cruelty (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, Jun 07, 2006)
A chicken in a poultry factory is allowed the space of one ft by one ft. The bird cannot flap her wings, or even raise them.
- Protect Cows To Protect Economy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 07, 2006)
The age old system of keeping cows in households is perishing with advancement in technology and mechanisation in agriculture operations, and due to economic considerations.
- Eco-Friendly Toilets Turn Human Waste Into Manure (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
‘‘Don't mix, don't flush, don't waste' is the slogan of a Swedish entrepreneur selling dry toilets — a revolutionary concept that not only saves water but also converts human waste into manure.
- Energy Conservation For Sustainable Growth (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 07, 2006)
Energy efficiency, as a concept, became a part of the public discussion in the West in the early seventies.
- Will Prodi Pull A Rabbit Out Of The Hat? (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jun 07, 2006)
Analysts are worried that there will be too many conflicting pulls, pushes and heaves within the Italian Prime Minister's fragile coalition for him to be able to act decisively.
- Tata Tea Profit Dips 25% (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Tata Tea’s net profit in the fourth quarter has dropped 25 per cent to Rs 19.32 crore from Rs 25.83 crore in the corresponding previous period.
- Decision On Oil Price Hike Stands, Says Murli Deora (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
But pressure building up in Congress for rollback
``Tomorrow is another day. What happens tomorrow we will see,'' says Minister
Congress party feels there is scope for reduction in the impact on vulnerable sections
- Is All Well In India’S Agriculture? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 07, 2006)
The just released figures on GDP growth gives the lie, as one might be incorrectly tempted to conclude, to the widely held view that all is unwell on the farm front.
- ‘I’M A Communist And I’M Proud Of It. But We Have To Change, We Have To Reform’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 07, 2006)
‘I’m a communist and I’m proud of it. But we have to change, we have to reform’
- 'Excess' Land Grab To Benefit Netas? (Times of India, Sowmya Aji Mehu, Jun 07, 2006)
Why does the state government want to take over "excess" land in Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor? According to sources, certain bureaucrats and politically influential individuals are keen on a stake in the prized area.
- Petrol Price Up By Rs 4, Diesel Rs 2 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Overcoming opposition from Left parties the Congress-led UPA Government on Monday night decided to hike petrol price by Rs 4 a litre and diesel price by Rs 2 a litre, but spared LPG and kerosene supplied through public distribution system....
- Cong Asks Govt To Cut Fuel Price Hike (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government proposes, but Congress disposes.
- Social Dimensions Of Security (Hindu, R. K. Raghavan , Jun 06, 2006)
Pleads for a very comprehensive definition of `security' that moves away from a state-centric approach
- Desert Cities Living On Borrowed Time (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
The 500 million persons who live in the world's desert regions can expect to find life increasingly unbearable as already high temperatures soar and the available water is used up or turns salty, according to the United Nations.
- Court Rejects Monsanto Plea For Bt Cotton Seed Price Hike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Apex court declines to stay Andhra Pradesh Government order
If MRP was not adequately covered, apex court or MRTPC would decide who should pay extra amount
A.P. has asked the biotech major not to charge more than Rs. 750 on a 450 gram pack
- The Pds And Eroding Food Security (Hindu, Brinda Karat, Jun 06, 2006)
The proposal to further cut down on quotas and to hike the issue prices of foodgrains in the public distribution system will spell disaster.
- Naidu Ready For Probe Into Imax Theatre Affair (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Says benefits of IT revolution he ushered in must reach the poor
YSR fails to counter Maharashtra on Babli project
TDP will launch an agitation if the Centre fails to act
Congress flayed for singling out TDP chief for attack
- Reforms Need A Competition Policy Framework (Business Line, Pradeep S. Mehta, Jun 06, 2006)
It is time the Government adopted a National Competition Policy as the mantra for implementing economic reforms
- Dare To Be Different (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
ICAR’s new policy combines commercialisation of new intellectual property with provisions of benefit sharing.
- Celebrating Chief Minister's Birthday In An Eco-Friendly Manner (Hindu, S. Prasad, Jun 06, 2006)
Bio-diesel being used in vehicles owned by Hosur Forest Division
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