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Articles 4021 through 4120 of 10500:
- Murthy, Premji Join Kumaraswamy To Promote Brand Bangalore (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Sharing a platform for the first time with Infosys chief mentor N.R. Narayan Murthy, Wipro chairman Azim Premji and finance minister
- Where Rags To Riches Stories Are No Longer Rare (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Apr 07, 2006)
The Chinese city of Wenzhou owes its success to the development of a cluster model whereby hundreds of small enterprises work together producing complementary goods based on efficient division of labour, saysThe Hindu's Beijing Correspondent.
- Destruction Of Amazon Forest Linked To Fast Food (Hindu, John Vidal, Apr 07, 2006)
Export chain ends in big fast food outlets in Europe as farmers illegally seize virgin land in the Amazon forest for soya crops.
Scale of deforestation unprecedented, says Greenpeace
Much of the damage caused by soya farmers
Xingu basin in the heart
- Rs. 100 Crore Granted For Varahi Irrigation Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Mid-term assessment of the project to be taken up
Meeting to discuss revival of Brahmavar Sugar Factory to be convened
Union Government may release Rs. 137.84 crore for construction of sea walls
Rs. 2 crore sanctioned for the construction of . . .
- Lamy Urges Us, Eu To Cut Industrial Tariffs (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
The United States and Europe must agree to cut industrial tariffs and farm subsidies for a successful accord by April to pave the way for a global trade pact, World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy said on Wednesday.
- Gujarat Plan Pegged At Rs. 12,503 Crores (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Outlay includes additional Central assistance of Rs 80 crores
`15.5 % growth in last four years'
`Social indicators not comparable to economic growth trend'
- Plight Of Minorities In J&k (Daily Excelsior, S Mohan Singh Kala, Apr 06, 2006)
To help in rehabilitation and development of minorities Finance Minister proposed in the budget, to set up a J&K Minorities Development Corporation, to promote employment opportunities, entrepreneurship by sponsoring self-employment programmes . . .
- Economy On A Roll (Daily Excelsior, K R Sudhaman, Apr 06, 2006)
Sceptics have been critical of the UPA Government that it has been unable to push economic reforms because of compulsions of coalition politics.
- India Should Adopt Brazilian Model To Check Spread Of Birdflu (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
India could adopt the Brazilian model while formulating steps to check spread of birdflu to other parts of the country, according to poultry and veterinary scientists.
- Muslim India Tries To Escape The Past (Deccan Herald, RANDEEP RAMESH, Apr 06, 2006)
Prominent individuals belie the poverty of a minority left behind by the 1947 partition
- Infrastructural Growth Upa Govt's Top Priority: Pm (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Apr 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday asked for greater flow of investment in infrastructure in roads, ports, telecommunication, airports, railways and power.
- All The Tea In China (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Apr 06, 2006)
Dressed in tight, faux leather pants, 50-year-old Sheng Xiu Qing oozes attitude.
- Support For Jaya Wells Up In Tn (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
There is a strong undercurrent of support for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and ruling AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalitha among rural masses, a tour of Cuddallore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai and Tiruvarur in northern . . .
- Marx's Reserve Army Of Labour Going Global (Hindu, Andrew Glyn, Apr 06, 2006)
The eruption of the Indian and Chinese economies could shift the balance of power sharply in favour of capital in the rich world.
- Aiadmk To Cash In On Alliance With Mdmk, Dpi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Vaiko's stature, Thirumavalavan's say among Dalits to benefit
- Law And Order Has Broken Down' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
We will highlight the failure of the UDF Government to help farmers. The debts incurred by them resulted in 1,500 suicides.
- Bangalore Metro Put On The Fast Track (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Union Cabinet approves Group of Ministers' recommendations
- Migrants And Minorities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
The scrapping of the IMDT Act has lent a new dimension to electioneering in parts of Assam, says Sushanta Talukdar
- Three-Year Roadmap For India’S Globalisation (The Financial Express, JAYANTA ROY, Apr 06, 2006)
India’s economic vision calls for a high, sustained GDP growth, low poverty and unemployment levels, and fuller integration into the world economy. This will help India join the major global league.
- Gandhi Evoked For All Manner Of Causes (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Two major nonviolent protests this week in India are being used by both the left and right.
- Is It End Of The Road For Community-Based Banking? (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Apr 06, 2006)
The spirit of grassroots entrepreneurship, which is the basis of the country's growth, must not be snuffed out by software solutions that ignore human judgment, and half-baked policies formulated by the metropolitan elite who know more of Wall . . .
- Wto Impasse Unlikely To Clear By Deadline (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Apr 06, 2006)
Discussions between developing and developed world are again heading towards deadlock, and unlikely to meet the deadline of April 30 mandated in the Doha and Hong Kong declarations for the finalisation of modalities for negotiations in these two . . .
- A Flawed Business Model (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Apr 06, 2006)
Pakistan’s chronic trade deficit this year to record the highest deficit level in its history.
- Exceeding Monetary Targets (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 06, 2006)
The annual monetary targets set for 2005-2006 were exceeded by March 16, three and a half months before the close of the financial year.
- Revive Kashmir’S Silk Industry (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Apr 06, 2006)
The silk industry in Kashmir has a glorious heritage, which has eroded due to unchecked felling of mulberry trees during the past 16 years of militancy. The annual cocoon production has fallen from about 8 lakh kgs to only 2.5 lakh kgs last year.
- Pak May Barter Wheat For Indian Sugar (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Pakistan, facing a shortage of around one million tonnes of sugar, has received an Indian offer to barter wheat for the sweetener, a senior government official said yesterday.
- Rbi's Balance-Sheet: Mirroring Global Change (Business Line, Ashoak Upadhyay , Apr 05, 2006)
The extent to which the RBI has travelled in the last 15 years is evident in the dramatic shifts in its assets and sources of income. The central bank has soaked in the effects of globalisation with the attendant risks. These changes mirror and may . . .
- When Beauty Malfunctions (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 05, 2006)
It’s official now! The Maharashtra home minister R R Patil has ordered a police probe into the fall of one model’s dress top and the unravelling of the lace at the bottom of another’s attire while walking the ramp in Mumbai. The Shiv Sena was the . . .
- Strategic Horizon Of Indo-Us Deal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2006)
The India-United States agreement is in line with Bush's objective of curbing Islamist strength which is dependent on petroleum, says Prafull Goradia
- Madikeri Being Spruced Up For Kalam's Visit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Governor, H.D. Kumaraswamy to attend the function on Friday
All VIP routes to be closed for public for three hours
Only 100 VIP and VVIP vehicles to be allowed to enter the main venue
Five helipads prepared at Golf Course grounds in Madikeri
- Narmada Becomes A Bigger Issue (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Apr 05, 2006)
It has now become an issue of water being used for genocidal agriculture policies
Suddenly it is the nerve centre of the new wave of displacements
Water is important but not at the cost of the tribal and rural people
- An Emergency For Rural Childhood (Hindu, Krishna Kumar, Apr 05, 2006)
The challenge of educational reform in the age of globalisation is very complex and rural children are especially vulnerable at a time when India is witnessing an unprecedented economic growth.
- 28 Per Cent Hike In Annual Plan Outlay For Andhra Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Fixed at Rs. 20,000 crores; billed as the largest ever for any State
- Reverse Politics Of Minorityism: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
My suggestion to minorities is to work for the spread of literacy and quality education among themselves: Advani
- End Minorityism, Join Hands, Advani Tells Congress (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Leader of Opposition and senior BJP leader LK Advani said on Tuesday that if the Congress shuns minorityism in politics and governance, it would set a firm foundation of cooperation with the BJP making common cause with the Congress.
- Hunger Strike Reignites India's Narmada Dam Row (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Apr 05, 2006)
A week-long hunger strike by India's most famous environmental activist has helped reignite a two-decades-old row over a controversial hydroelectric dam.
- Development Aimed At Employment (Tribune, B S Thaur, Apr 05, 2006)
Thanks to the arrival of some top industrial names followed by an organised publicity blitz, a breeze of development has started blowing in Punjab.
- Railways To Set Up 100 Budget Hotels (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
After a marked improvement in its financial health, the Indian Railways plans to build over 100 budget hotels on its vacant land near railway stations across the country.
- ‘India Is Important For The Doha Round’ (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Apr 05, 2006)
The former European Union Trade Commissioner and a Cartesian Socialist from France, wants to ensure that an important deadline to wrap up what are called negotiating modalities in Doha agriculture and industrial market access by this month-end is . . .
- Where India’S Brave New World Is Headed (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
When 322 of 413 suicides have occurred since just November 1, and 77 take place in March alone, you’d believe it newsworthy. You’d be wrong, though.
- Farming Kills (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 05, 2006)
Suicides are a slur on Punjab’s face
- Wto Chief To Visit India For Two Days (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
He will hold talks with Centre in a bid to break the Doha impasse
- Service Sector To The Rescue (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Apr 04, 2006)
India was once an agricultural country.
- Popularise Job Guarantee Scheme: Gopalkrishna Gandhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
West Bengal Governor delivers sixth convocation address of KSOU
- On The Mahatma's Leadership (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Book boasts of rare photographs of Gandhi
- Pollution-Hit Farmers, Residents Plan To Boycott Assembly Election (Hindu, L. Renganathan , Apr 04, 2006)
They demand compensation for irreparable damage caused to the Noyyal river
- Good Response To Farmers Security Scheme: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
3.74 lakh farmers have been registered under the scheme
- `This Is The Time To Come To Bihar' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 04, 2006)
As the rebuilding phase is on in Bihar, there is lot of scope for profit. This is what industries need. And security is not a hassle today.
- Agriculture's Role In Contemporary Development (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Apr 04, 2006)
While GDP growth in India is touching new highs, the divergence in sectoral growth rates only increases. Industry and, particularly, services record creditable or remarkable rates of growth, but the agricultural sector performs poorly.
- The Idea On The Ground (Deccan Herald, L C JAIN, Apr 04, 2006)
Contradictions characterise the rural job scheme in terms of a project and a holistic approach
- There’S A Story That Still Needs To Be Told (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Apr 04, 2006)
Dr Verghese Kurien enhanced the livelihood options for the small and marginal farmers. He also stood up against the faulty paradigm of free trade
- Stability Is Pm’S Poll Plank (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday reiterated that only the Congress could provide a stable government in Assam as the Opposition was divided into various camps.
- Pm Harps On Development And Stability Mantra (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
The Congress today promised “adequate financial compensation” to victims of ethnic violence in Karbi Anglong, besides stability and development if voted to retain power in Assam.
- Left Plays Alternative Over Upa Blues (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Apr 03, 2006)
With the growing disenchantment against the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre on major policy issues, there is possibility of creation of a front on the basis of alternative policy in the aftermath of Assembly election in the five States.
- Dmk Election Promises Practicable: Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
To announce modalities of TV sets distribution scheme on April 5
- South America Is Turning Pink (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Apr 03, 2006)
The free market, liberalisation and privatisation policies of the right-wing leadership in South and Central America do not seem to be getting results.
- A Cartful Of Ideas, Issues And Solutions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
At the age of 80, the zeal with which he pursues socially relevant projects is exemplary. Founder Director of IIM Bangalore Prof. N.S. Ramaswamy, who was recently conferred with Padma Bhushan, shares his vision with Mandira Nayar...
- Tamil Nadu A Haven For Peace Under My Rule: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
"We have an exhaustive list of achievements to boast of "
- Yediyurappa Pained By Criticism Of Budget (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
There could not have been a better urban-rural balance in the development pattern of the BJP-Janata Dal (S) coalition government. Improving infrastructure in urban areas and development of rural areas had been envisaged in a never before manner,
- Capital Account Convertibility Concerns (Hindu, Sunanda Sen , Apr 03, 2006)
Can the Government avoid disaster if resident Indians join others in moving funds out in times of crises?
- A Shot In The Arm For Food Irradiation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Though India is the largest producer of mangoes in the world, export to the United States has not been possible for many years because of stringent import regulations designed to prevent the entry of products carrying potential pests and diseases.
- To The Poll: Feast And Booze (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Apr 03, 2006)
In the camellia land of Assam, nearly 5 million tea workers decide the candidates’ fate in at least 38 assembly constituencies.
- Tribals Caught In Govt-Naxal Crossfire (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Apr 03, 2006)
The Salwa Judum, anti-Naxalite campaign in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh has put the tribals in a spot
- Assam Votes Today, Won’T Be Walk In A Tea Garden (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
As they wake up to their morning cup of tea tomorrow—first day, first show of the Assam Assembly elections—Congress leaders in the state will perhaps sip it with one bitter reminder. Tea labourers hold the key to 35 of the 126 Assembly constituencies in t
- Only Cong Can Give Stable Govt In Assam: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today reiterated that only the Congress could provide a stable government in Assam as the Opposition was divided into various camps.
- Indians Crack Down On Gender Abortions (Christian Science Monitor, Scott Baldauf, Apr 01, 2006)
In October 2001, when Dr. Anil Sabhani told a pregnant patient that she had a "female fetus and it would be taken care of," he wasn't talking about prenatal nutrition or health checks. He was talking about abortion.
- Focus On Heavy Industry (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 01, 2006)
PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf has expressed the confidence that Pakistani economy would gradually shift its focus from agriculture and textile to heavy industry and engineering sector to achieve a quantum jump in the country’s exports. With this in . . .
- More Jodhpurs With Smart Policies (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Apr 01, 2006)
It was an enchanted night and brought alive memories of that older, forgotten India that we must rediscover and reinvent if we want tourism to help us preserve what is left of our wonderful monuments and palaces...
- Udf Promises Growth, Social Justice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Front manifesto adopts the slogan `Developed Kerala, no-poverty Kerala'
- A.P. Extends Deadline For Fixing Capacitors In Farms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Installation of energy-saving devices a must for free power
- Structural Shift In Economy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 01, 2006)
SPEAKING at the ground-breaking ceremony of a steel mill in Karachi, President Pervez Musharraf said that the focus of the economy would gradually shift from agriculture and textiles to engineering and heavy industry so as to promote a significant . . .
- The Emerging Profile Of India (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Apr 01, 2006)
Prior to the advent of new millennium, political pundits and economic experts had predicted that the 21st century would be the Asian century.
- Ploughing A Lonely Furrow (Deccan Herald, E D NARAHARI, Apr 01, 2006)
A geologist camp has amusing tales and on All Fools’ Day too it was no different
- Retrospectively Unfair (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Apr 01, 2006)
Taxation of long-term capital gains requires fine-tuning
Investments in capital gains bonds are made on the promise of exemption. Withdrawal of such exemption should be prospective and not retrospective as mentioned in the Notes on Clauses.
- Financing Agri-Preneurs (The Economic Times, BRAJESHWAR NATH, Apr 01, 2006)
The past decade has witnessed an unprecedented rush in retail financing by the banks. Statistics reveal above 30% growth in this mostly urban phenomena.
- Security Agencies Want Cattle Haats To Be Shifted To 5km Inside Wb (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Apr 01, 2006)
Faced with large scale illegal immigration of Bangladeshi nationals and rampant cattle smuggling, the security agencies have written to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to shift cattle haats (markets) to five kms inside West Bengal.
- Hollow Promises (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 01, 2006)
Had it just been a promise to provide free colour television sets to households that do not have one if voted to power, we could have laughed away the DMK's election manifesto for the coming Assembly poll in Tamil Nadu. But since the DMK has chosen . . .
- Focus On Elementary Problems (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Apr 01, 2006)
Confronted with a rising tide of violence in wide areas across the country, there is much talk today of the need for development, political and land reforms, and the social emancipation of long-neglected populations in areas of persistent or . . .
- Implementation Failed Nehruvian Socialism' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Amarinder Singh released the Punjabi version of Gurcharan Das's book `India Unbound'
- Amarinder To Take Up Opening Of Visa Centre With Central Govt. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
`No logic if passengers from Amritsar and other parts of Punjab have to go Delhi for the visa clearances'
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