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Articles 5321 through 5420 of 10500:
- Importing Farm Efficiency (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 17, 2006)
Globalisation helps the farmer in the form of cheaper fertiliser imports; it helps the fisc too. At long last, the move to source fertiliser from areas of cheap feedstock is bearing fruit.
- Five Welfare Schemes For Farmers Announced (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Coop. bank to give sops to farmers who repay loans promptly
- The Economic Decline Of Maharashtra (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jan 17, 2006)
The economic decline of Maharashtra began in 1995-96 with the coming to power of coalition governments. The State's debt has now reached a staggering Rs 1.15-lakh crore and the debt servicing burden has risen sharply despite the lowering of interest ...
- Fencing Masters (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 17, 2006)
Borders and boundaries are matters of a state’s security, but the people living on them may view things very differently.
- Getting Bihar On The Path To Progress (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Jan 17, 2006)
Where there is no bread, there is no law; where there is no law, there is no bread. The idea that a society's moral well-being depends on its economic well-being and vice versa is well settled.
- Urgency Of Kalabagh Dam Project (Dawn, Ahmad Fraz Khan, Jan 16, 2006)
As the debate on the Kalabagh dam, essentially a technical issue, starts assuming emotional, political and subjective character far out of proportion to its core technicalities, one wonders where all this will lead us.
- Market Signals (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 16, 2006)
Policy-Makers need to pay a lot more attention to commodity market dynamics if their intention of protecting growers and consumers interests is genuine.
- Biocrops Growing Worldwide (Tribune, Justin Gillis, Jan 16, 2006)
Since genetically modified crops were first planted a decade ago, the acreage devoted to them worldwide has been growing at double-digit rates, and it did so again last year, jumping 11 percent to 222 million acres, according to a new report.
- Employing Technology For Language Learning (Daily Excelsior, V K Srivastava, Jan 16, 2006)
A large number of private sector companies including one prominent foreign company is developing and launching Hindi and other Indian languages softwares for the Indian market.
- Agri Technology Mission Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
The idea is to push up productivity level of the sector, says YSR
Farmers in Andhra Pradesh can now look forward to some assistance in fighting adverse seasonal conditions and also explore ways and means to give a boost to their productivity . . .
- Financial Inclusion An Abiding Virtue (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 16, 2006)
It is the context rather than the message that makes the Reserve Bank of India's recent exhortation to banks to follow inclusive practices particularly significant.
- Learning From Turkey (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 16, 2006)
The way the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu has spread in Turkey, reaching as far west as Istanbul, has aroused great international concern.
- India’S Gains, Losses At Hong Kong Ministerial (The Financial Express, PRADEEP S MEHTA, Jan 16, 2006)
While doing a post-mortem of the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial, what must be kept in mind is that the expectations were low and so the outcomes are really modest.
- Tourism Can Destroy Archaeological Sites (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 15, 2006)
American archaeologist John M Fritz and Australian architect George Michell, co-directors of the Vijayanagara Research Project, spent 22 years extensively documenting the core area of the Vijayanagara site. Mapping in detail more than 25 sq km . . .
- Tackling The Cold Wave (Tribune, Dr J.S. Sharma, Jan 15, 2006)
In north India, when the minimum temperature drops three to four degree centigrade below the long term (normal) average, cold wave conditions set in. Excessive drop in the temperature, frost and snowfall has significant effects on crops, vegetables, ....
- The Crick In Nitish’S Neck (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, Jan 15, 2006)
His intentions have been good. And, his vision vibrant. Yet, 50 days after donning the mantle of the Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, who was voted to power in the name of good governance....
- Metro Awaits Gom Signal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
Chief Minister N Dharam Singh on Saturday said the metro rail project will take off once the Empowered Group of Ministers, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar.....
- River Linking Risks (Statesman, SUSHIL KUMAR MUKHERJEE, Jan 15, 2006)
Planners who try to redistribute surplus water into deficit areas by river linking forget that in the dictionary of Nature, there is no word like ‘deficit’ or ‘surplus’
- Cooperative Movement & Reforms (Daily Excelsior, Vikrant Dogra, Jan 15, 2006)
The evolution of co-operative in the world can be traced from time immemorial, beginning from the day individual first joined hands for the advancement of common pursuits in life.
- Rs. 16,166-Crore Outlay For State (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Jan 14, 2006)
The Planning Commission on Friday fixed an outlay of Rs. 16,166 crores for Karnataka for the 2006-07 financial year. This marks an increase of 19.26 per cent over last year's outlay of Rs. 13,556 crores.
- The Blood Of Innocents (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 14, 2006)
Piggeries occupied the part of Singapore where we used to live until a stroke of the executive pen banished pigs and pig farmers to another island to make way for a blissful estate of neat bungalows in their own gardens.
- ‘Singh May Visit Pakistan’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh may yet visit Pakistan to watch one of five limited-overs matches during current cricket series between the two countries, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has said, according to a United News of India dispatch from..
- Destination Punjab (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 14, 2006)
Normally, investment flows in a state should not make news. Driven by profit, private investment expects automatic routes with a clear-cut policy framework in place.
- Karnataka Heads For Mid-Term Poll (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jan 14, 2006)
THE year 2005 saw former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) President H.D. Deve Gowda ruling the roost in Karnataka.
- Biotechnology Revolution (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Maharaj Krishan Bhan, Jan 13, 2006)
Biotechnology is today a growing sector with over 200 industries, market share of US$ 1 billion, investment to the tune of US$ 137 million and exports being 59% of the revenue. The Biotech sector recorded a growth of 39% during 2004.
- We Will Create New Economic Environment: Pm (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Noting that past policies of offering subsidies had benefited "only a few", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday expressed confidence that his government "will create a new environment of economic security and prosperity".
- Now Here’S Some Rich Advice (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 13, 2006)
In the latest edition of its ‘State of the World’ report, the US think-tank Worldwatch Institute warns growing economies like India and China not to try too hard to attain ‘Western living standards’, since that might consume too much . . .
- Venkaiah Naidu Calls For Fresh Assembly Elections In Karnataka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Says an open fight is on between Congress and Janata Dal (Secular)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded fresh elections to the Karnataka Assembly.
- Ysr Announces Rs. 400-Crore Boon For Anantapur District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
State will remove the shadow of drought from the perennially drought-hit district, says Chief Minister
10 ttmcft allocation for PABR
Rs. 250 crores for canal modernisation
Rs. 150 crores for dairy development
Raghuveera leads a team to meet YSR
- Farm Ills: Globalisation Not To Blame (Business Line, G. Chandrashekhar, Jan 13, 2006)
The Union Science and Technology Minister, Mr Kapil Sibal, is rather upset that Indian farmers are unable to obtain remunerative prices for their exports. He is convinced that globalisation, as practised under the WTO, is the reason for depressed . . .
- Cabinet Decisions In 2005 Highest (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
The Union Cabinet on Thursday spent a considerable time of its weekly meeting on stock taking, with the government saying that the number of decisions taken by it during the last one year was the highest in the last 10 years.
- Farmers Driven To Despair (Tribune, Tarvinder Singh Chahal , Jan 13, 2006)
Suicides among farmers is a countrywide phenomenon. The cases of suicide by farmers have been reported from several states of India, including Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tripura.
- Trading Charges In The Midst Of Drift (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 13, 2006)
The India-Pakistan peace process has taken some knocks recently. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharraf need to engage directly.
- Where’S The Cold Light Of Reason? (Indian Express, R.K. PACHAURI, Jan 13, 2006)
It’s never been so cold in 70 years, the Met office has told us. Before that we were told that it’s rarely been as rainy as it did get in Mumbai first and the souhern cities later.
- 14-Point Scheme For Farm Sector Mooted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Free power for farm connections of four hectares
The United Democratic Front (UDF) sub-committee on Agriculture, headed by Revenue and Law Minister K.M. Mani, has proposed a 14-point programme for the farm sector, including extension of free power . . .
- Cold Wave In The North Hits Crops (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Jan 12, 2006)
Estimates show up to 15 per cent damage; no agriculture insurance scheme cover
Frost the worst killer
Most of the affected crops not covered by insurance
Cabbage, cauliflower, carrot and radish benefit from chilly weather
- When Science Turns To Wishful Thinking (Hindu, Tim Radford, Jan 12, 2006)
There is an inevitable temptation to massage results in the race for scientific status.
- Anna Varsity Signs Water Management Agreement (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
MoU marks start of Rs 2.4 crore international project It will facilitate exchange of staff and students among partner institutions and field-level research projects
- Cuba Solidarity Conference On January 20, 21 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
The Third World has lessons to learn from the Cuban experience
Conference being held in India as it has been experiencing the brunt of the imperialist strategies in the guise of neo-liberal economic policies
- Cbms Are Going Nowhere (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jan 12, 2006)
The two governments have not actually come to grips on the real issues between the two countries
- Food For Thought (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 12, 2006)
The Central Government's decision to place on hold the raising of foodgrain prices under the public distribution system (PDS) is welcome, but not enough
- P. C. Thomas Defends Severing Ties With Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
P. C. Thomas, MP, on Wednesday said that he and his colleagues in the Indian Federal Democratic Party (IFDP) had decided to leave the NDA, dissolve the party and merge with the Kerala Congress (Joseph) when they sensed that the BJP would adopt . . .
- Rollback Upa? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 12, 2006)
The government has shown it is reform-proof
The government is fond of proclaiming its reformist credentials from every conceivable forum.
- An Avoidable Proposal (The Financial Express, NJ KURIAN, Jan 12, 2006)
The government has tried to save Rs 4,000 crore through a reduction in the quantum of foodgrain distributed, along with an increase in its prices.
- India In The New International Economic Order (The Financial Express, JAYANTA ROY, Jan 12, 2006)
It is noticeable that an expanding group of emerging economies is challenging the traditional international order, long dominated by the US and EU with their influence spread over multilateral institutions.
- Chidambaram: Budget Focus On Farming Sector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday assured agriculturalists that the United Progressive Alliance Government's concern over poor infrastructure and emphasis on boosting the farm sector would be reflected in the Budget.
- Over Three Per Cent Farm Sector Growth During The Current Fiscal Year : Indian Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
A positive show during the Rabi season has brightened the prospects of over three per cent farm sector growth during the current fiscal year, Indian Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said today.
- Remembering Remarkable Pm (Daily Excelsior, R K Bhatnagar, Jan 11, 2006)
Forty eventful years have passed, since the second Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, died of massive heart attack.
- Backward Ho! (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 11, 2006)
T he cabinet committee on economic affairs took the decision to reduce the foodgrain limit for below-poverty-line families and increase the price for households above the poverty line.
- Growers Of Gold (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 11, 2006)
AFTER allowing the Kashipur demolitions to turn into a live political issue, the Uttaranchal government has finally beaten a hasty retreat in the face of widespread protests,
- Coke’S Water-Harvesting Claims ‘Fraudulent’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jan 11, 2006)
OVER a dozen universities in the United States have terminated contracts with the Coca-Cola company in part because of concerns that the multinational corporation is polluting the environment in India, drastically lowering the water table and selling prod
- 100 Pc Fdi In Airports Under Study (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 11, 2006)
The government is actively considering allowing 100 per cent FDI in airports through the automatic route, doing away with the FIPB clearances.
- Let's Put Bihar On Track, Nitish Pleads With Rivals (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Keen on accelerating Bihar’s development, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday sought cooperation from his political rivals Ram Vilas Paswan and Lalu Prasad Yadav.
- New Key (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 10, 2006)
It is impossible to miss the irony in the change. Communists in India have always put the compulsions of mass politics above economic logic.
- Boost To Agriculture (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 10, 2006)
The Science Congress grappled with the problem of making science work for agriculture
- Budget 2006-07 Should Be Growth Oriented (Daily Excelsior, S. V. Vaidyanathan, Jan 10, 2006)
The North Block mandarins are burning mid-night candles to give a shape to Budget 2006-07.
- Wise Move (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 10, 2006)
If ever a count is taken our State will doubtless top in this sphere. No other region of the country is afflicted by such high number of mysterious fires as ours.
- Dung In Cheek (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 10, 2006)
Sense of humour is not something one would normally associate with Israel, a nation marked by violence both in its birth and existence.
- The $4 Bn Industry That Is America’S Guilty Secret (Tribune, Rupert Cornwell, Jan 10, 2006)
Lobbying is Washington’s grubby secret. Some say it is part of the democratic process. Others claim it is legalised bribery, even corruption. But love it or loathe it, it is the way Washington works.
- Plurilateral Negotiations In Services: What Price? (The Financial Express, RUPA CHANDA, Jan 10, 2006)
Services have been a low priority item in WTO negotiations. This is disheartening simply because evidence confirms its growing significance in national economies and global transactions. Hence, the need to accord it much more importance . . .
- Overseas Indians Unsettled Over Delhi’S View Of Them (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Say government should be open to their ideas and innovation, not just their money
* Troubled by governmnet’s emphasis on money and investment
- Court Takes Moolah-Am Count (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The Supreme Court today asked Uttar Pardesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav to respond to charges that he and his family owned unaccounted assets worth crores.
- Water Wars Everywhere - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 10, 2006)
Land disputes have ended paving way for battles over water resources, Zahid Samoon (Abraham) responds to Saadut Hussain’s article Water Wars
- Bengal’S New Deal (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 10, 2006)
The Left Front government appears to be floundering in its quest for FDI, paradoxically a Marxist panacea to shore up infrastructure.
- Agriculture: Striking A Balance (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jan 10, 2006)
Any reforms agenda for agriculture must focus on technology, credit, and marketing.
- Icar Clinches $250 M Deal (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Jan 10, 2006)
The project coincided with the 11th Plan so that the positive outcomes of the project “can be integrated with national development.”
- Budget: Chidambaram Hints At Rural Bias (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Unanimous call by corporates for removal or simplification of Fringe Benefits Tax
- Persons Of Indian Origin Honoured (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards presented by President Abdul Kalam
- Farmers Should Be Made Aware Of Benefits Of Bt: Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
'Biotechnology can help reduce nutritional deficiencies among the poor'
- Sbi To Merge Five Grameena Banks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Decision taken to ensure effective management of financial institutions
Profit earned for 2004-2005 was Rs. 13.10 cr. and Rs. 6.30 cr. till Dec
Deposits and lending stood at Rs. 380 cr. and Rs. 293 cr. respectively
- On The Wings Of Freedom (Hindu, AMBIKA ANANTH, Jan 10, 2006)
This novel, which received the first prize in a competition held by the Telugu Association of North America (TANA), truly deserves the accolades and rave appreciation it has received and can be hailed as a `landmark' in the genre of Telugu novel.
- Spectre Of Exclusion (Hindu, SRIDHAR SEETHARAMAN , Jan 10, 2006)
Analyses the dimensions of deprivation in Uttar Pradesh amidst no sign of a let-up
- The Greying Of India (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Jan 09, 2006)
MODERN medicine and better nutrition have wrought quite a miracle in India. Life expectancy has increased dramatically during the last century and people are also leading a far better life.
- Food Subsidy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 09, 2006)
THE UPA government’s decision to slash the food subsidy by Rs 4,524 crore is quite likely to be misread as anti-poor.
- Needed A Soil, Not Green, Revolution (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jan 09, 2006)
Agriculture can never be salvaged with a "trickle down" approach, which stands debunked now after four decades of the so-called Green Revolution.
- Water Wars Everywhere - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 09, 2006)
Land disputes have ended paving way for battles over water resources, Zahid Samoon (Abraham) responds to Saadut Hussain’s article Water Wars
- Reflections On Turning Points In The Economy (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 09, 2006)
POLICIES change and nations embark on new paths. It is often difficult to discern any pattern or design behind most of these occurrences, however hard we try.
- States Vie For A Big Share Of The Nri Investment Pie (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
The Secretary General of FICCI, Dr Amit Mitra, said India figures high on investor confidence grades globally and is becoming an attractive destination for foreign direct investment.
- One Hurt In Sri Lankan Navy Firing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Jayalalithaa asks Centre to lodge strong protest with the island nation's government
- Pawar Rules Out Third Front (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Jan 09, 2006)
NCP to contest polls only in alliance with other parties
With just 7 MPs, the NCP cannot consider forming a third front
Denies small parties like NCP were pressuring the UPA Government
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