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Articles 5821 through 5920 of 10500:
- Indian Economy On A Roll (Daily Excelsior, SUMEDHA SUDHAMAN, Dec 19, 2005)
Mahatma Gandhi once said if you aim at the sky, you will reach the tree top. It is a very appropriate remark in the Indian situation.
- Mid-Year Review Of Economy — Important Emphasis On Infrastructure (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 19, 2005)
The Mid-Year Review mandated by the FRBM Act serves a useful purpose in alerting the Government of the fiscal and economic performance so far.
- No Sign Of Doha Deal Completion (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Dec 19, 2005)
Despite ending on a positive note, the Hong Kong ministerial meeting does not ensure that faltering Doha trade negotiations will be completed by the end of next year, trade ministers....
- Kerala's Rubber Revolution (Business Line, Tharian George K, Dec 19, 2005)
The Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII), which is celebrating its golden jubilee this year, has a number of achievements to its credit.
- Trade Warriors Wave White Flag (Telegraph, S.P.S. PANNU, Dec 19, 2005)
After a week of bitter wrangling, trade ministers of the 149-nation WTO finally reached an agreement today on the final draft ministerial declaration which will pave the way for concluding a global trade treaty by the end of next year.
- Kalam Calls For Second Green Revolution (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam said the time has come for the country to usher in the second green revolution which would help it increase agricultural productivity.
- Pakistani Dam Proposal Meets Fierce Opposition (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Dec 19, 2005)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is trying to rally support for the construction of a controversial dam he says is vital for long-term prosperity but even some of his staunchest allies are vehemently opposed.
- Wto Protests End Quietly, But Hundreds Still In Jail (Reuters, John Ruwitch, Dec 19, 2005)
Hong Kong heaved a sigh of relief on Sunday as thousands of demonstrators marched peacefully to protest against world trade talks after a night of vicious street battles between protesters and police.
- House That? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 19, 2005)
Sourav deserves better than parochial politics. So does, MPs please note, Parliament
- Police Use Tear Gas, Fire Hoses Against Anti-Wto Protesters (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 18, 2005)
Hong Kong police on Saturday used tear gas, fire hoses and pepper spray to hold back hundreds of demonstrators, in the most violent protests since global trade talks began five days ago in the city.
- Water Tribunal Inactive, State Approaches Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Karnataka has filed a petition in the Supreme Court drawing its attention to the non-functioning of Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal for the past 18 months and Andhra Pradesh going ahead with construction of large scale projects illegally.
- Wto Draft For End To Farm Subsidies By 2010 (Tribune, Deepshikha Sikarwar, Dec 18, 2005)
The WTO today came out with the draft Ministerial text that proposes to end farm export subsidies either by 2010 or by 2013, but left many other contentious issues undecided, reflecting modest progress in breaking the impasse.
- Our Unsc Campaign Not On Back Burner: Rao Inderjit Singh (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Dec 18, 2005)
After Mr K. Natwar Singh’s exit from the Foreign Office, Rao Inderjit Singh has emerged as an important Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs.
- Dowry And Related Evils (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 18, 2005)
A report in an Indian newspaper (November 21) spoke of Daljit Kaur, who jumped to her death from the top floor of a house in Delhi, because her in-laws had been harassing her unceasingly about the inadequacy of the dowry she had brought upon . . .
- We Must Return To The Best Traditions Of Democracy (Tribune, Ashwani Kumar, Dec 18, 2005)
There is in the air, unmistakable flavour of an idea whose time has come — the idea of a vibrant and young India on the move, hastening to catch up with its own destiny and to play its rightful role in the shaping of a new global order in response to ....
- Wto Talks Make No Headway (News International, Sajid Aziz, Dec 18, 2005)
The 6th WTO ministerial meeting, which concludes today (Sunday), has proved to be another fiasco as nothing came out in the draft ministerial resolution issued by the WTO on Saturday.
- Modest Progress At Wto Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Developing nations, EU seek improvement in the draft declaration
- Wto Talks Stagger On After Protests, Deal Elusive (Reuters, Richard Waddington, Dec 18, 2005)
Exhausted negotiators struggled on Sunday to keep a global trade deal alive in a final day of talks as Hong Kong riot police and die-hard anti-globalisation protesters went into a stand-off after violent clashes.
- Mou Signed With Suez Canal Authority For Sethu Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Will facilitate the construction, operation and management of the channel
- Fight Terrorism, Save Democracy: Shekhawat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Calls for a united and joint effort to root out the scourge
Globalisation should lead to equitable world order
WTO should safeguard farmers' interests
Share expertise to mitigate calamities: Somnath
- Wb Okays $400m Credit For Quake Reconstruction (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
The World Bank has approved a $400 million Emergency Recovery Credit (ERC) to further support the earthquake recovery and reconstruction efforts in Pakistan over a three-year period, says a press release issued from Washington.
- Gouged (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
Market forces have left patients hurting
- Unfounded Criticism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 17, 2005)
PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh has scotched fears about the India-US nuclear deal signed in July last in his intervention in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
- Natwar Left Out Of Cong Panels (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 17, 2005)
Former minister K.Natwar Singh stands completely isolated as he has not been included in any of the panels set up by the Congress today for the AICC plenary session to be held in Hyderabad from January 21-23.
- Wto Talks Still Deadlocked After Overnight Haggling (Reuters, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 17, 2005)
Negotiators emerged from a night of haggling at World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks on Saturday no closer to breaking their deadlock over farm subsidies and plans to bolster the exports of poorest nations.
- Job Guarantee Bill A Major Achievement Of Rural Dev Ministry...... (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 17, 2005)
The ambitious rural job guarantee law and quantum increase in the budget allocation for rural infrastructure development were the highlights of the performance of Rural Development Ministry, in the year 2005.
- Poor, Little, Rich Protestors (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Dec 17, 2005)
Hong Kong is a long way from Maryland, which is where I am, at a lively seminar at the city’s eponymous university. But Hong Kong, the venue of the World Trade Organisation meeting, feels close because gathered in that city were not only trade negotiators
- Pakistan On Notice - India To Step Up Security For Nationals Working In Strife-Torn Afghanistan (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
India has decided to strengthen security for its nationals working in Afghanistan, weeks after an Indian was abducted and killed, an official spokesman said Friday.
- Pm Launches ‘Bharat Nirman’ Scheme (Deccan Herald, DH news, Dec 17, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday launched the Rs 1,74,000 crore ‘Bharat Nirman Programme’, aimed at building rural infrastructure and giving a new deal to rural India.
- 6 States To Switch To Vat From April (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
With Uttar Pradesh and the five BJP-rules States expressing their willingness to fall in line,
- Centre Announces More Aid For Tamil Nadu (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Dec 17, 2005)
Following a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, the Centre on Friday announced an immediate ad hoc release of Rs 500 crore and additional 10,000 kilolitres of kerosene to the flood ravaged Tamil Nadu.
- The Engine To Drive India’S Future Growth (The Financial Express, SUMANT SINHA, Dec 16, 2005)
Incremental kicker to our growth rates will come from manufacturing and infrastructure development
- As Bangladesh Works Out Its Destiny (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Dec 16, 2005)
Time, they say, is the best of healers. This certainly seems to be the case between Pakistan and Bangladesh as the two countries have, to a large extent, moved on from the bitter memories of the civil war of 1971. Celebrated as Victory Day . . .
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
With the Sensex scaling new heights, the CPI(M) mouthpiece has sent out a typical warning, attributing the movements to speculation, and suggesting the stockmarket simply serves the interests of finance capital.
- Developing Countries’ Unity Unnerves The Haves (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Dec 16, 2005)
Growing solidarity among all categories of developing countries – for the first time – on Doha trade issues at the World Trade Organisation’s sixth ministerial conference in Hong Kong caused a disquiet among powerful industrialised countries, . . .
- "We Have Made A Difference" (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Dec 16, 2005)
The Narmada Bachao Andolan is observing 20 years of its struggle for a "just development paradigm" using the Sardar Sarovar dam — that displaces half a million families in four States — as a symbol. In an interview, NBA leaderMedha Patkartalks about . . .
- Iran's Economic Irony (Business Line, Gopal Sutar, Dec 16, 2005)
Though Iran's oil wealth has helped build up formidable forex reserves, it has not eased economic difficulties such as unemployment and inflation.
- Summits Of Symbolism (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 16, 2005)
IN 1992, THE Narasimha Rao government, in which Dr Manmohan Singh was the Finance Minister, launched the `Look East Policy' that, in the words of Dr Singh, "was not merely an external economic policy, it was also a strategic shift in India's vision of the
- Seeing India In A New Light (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Dec 16, 2005)
From being seen as a basket case, India is today viewed in the US as a vibrant democracy with a booming economy. American companies are looking to replicate the IT success in other areas. Yet, politically, many things remain unchanged, . . .
- Punjab Govt Hopeful For Pak Visa Consulate At Amritsar: Bajwa (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Punjab PWD Minister Partap Singh Bajwa today said the State Government was hopeful for the opening of a Pakistan visa consulate in Amritsar soon, as Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had already approached the Centre in this regard.
- Energy Conservation In India (Daily Excelsior, P. M. Sayeed, Dec 16, 2005)
India has made rapid strides towards economic self-reliance over the last few years. Impressive progress has been made in the fields of industry, agriculture, communication, transport and other sectors necessitating growing consumption of energy . . .
- Aicc Omits Natwar From Panels (Deccan Herald, C B P Srivastava, Dec 16, 2005)
K Natwar Singh, ousted from the Union Cabinet as well as the Congress Steering Committee, thanks to the Volcker controversy, has totally gone out of favour with the Congress high command if one goes by the committees formed to prepare for the AICC . . .
- When We Begin To Protect Our Children’S Rights (Indian Express, PRIYA DUTT, Dec 16, 2005)
More than 60 per cent of the country’s population resides in rural India, so the first thing to do is make the villages more liveable in order to control migration to the cities and empower India.
- Eu-India Spar Over Industrial Tariffs (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Dec 16, 2005)
India and the European Union on Thursday remained daggers crossed at the World Trade Organization's sixth ministerial conference on core Doha trade issues.
- Leftist Set To Be Bolivia's First Indian President (Christian Science Monitor, Danna Harman, Dec 16, 2005)
Evo Morales is an unorthodox candidate. He's a former IIama herder and coca farmer, and an indigenous Indian with an eighth-grade education. His platform rests on ending Bolivia's 20 years of free-market economic policies, and . . .
- India's Tata, Reliance Among Cos Targeted By Indian Maoist Attacks (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
India's Maoist rebels vowed to intensify their attacks against multinational companies, including South Korea's POSCO, India's Tata, ...
- Common Stand Likely On Trade (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Dec 16, 2005)
WTO meet deadlocked on issues involving agriculture
Revised draft of the ministerial declaration likely
Negotiations being carried out almost non-stop
India raises TRIPS issue; proposes amendment
- Us Looks To India In New Light (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Dec 15, 2005)
Located in the heart of Washington DC, the Indian Embassy is an impressive building, now adorned with a statue of Mahatma Gandhi just opposite its entrance. The statue, built with special approval accorded by the US Congress, is a tribute by America's ...
- Kamal Nath Seeks Level Playing Field (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Dec 15, 2005)
"Development intrinsic to all aspects of ongoing talks"
Developed countries should not trample on the aspirations of four-fifths of humanity
Doha mandate to correct `development deficit' left by Uruguay Round
It is in agriculture that the structure
- Us Can't Hide Behind Immigration Issue: India (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
The United States will have to open its market to more foreign temporary workers as part of any new world trade deal, despite strong opposition in the US Congress, India's Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said on Wednesday.
- Changing Us Perceptions (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Dec 15, 2005)
Located in the heart of Washington DC, the Indian Embassy is an impressive building, now adorned with a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, just opposite its entrance. The statue, built with special approval accorded by the US Congress, . . .
- Fdi At The Next Store (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 15, 2005)
Hoping that India’s retail could open to FDI in five-six months, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has not only given an invite to the ASEAN business, but also set a sort of deadline for his Left allies to make up their mind. The BJP’s swadeshi lobby and . .
- Nath Continues To Talk Tough (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
Union commerce minister Kamal Nath today hit out at the US and EU stating that the package for least developed countries (LDCs) could not be a substitute for the Doha development agenda, which is central to the current WTO ministerial.
- Wto: Corporations Vs Common Man (Dawn, Najma Sadeque, Dec 15, 2005)
MOST people struggling with their daily lives are not even aware of the sixth WTO ministerial in Hong Kong. But their fate hinges on it.
- Water And India's Constitution (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 15, 2005)
Water has to be given an important place in the Constitution to guide and empower the legislature, the judiciary, and the executive to regulate its use.
- `India Should Desist From Bilateral Agreements At Wto' (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Dec 15, 2005)
More active participation on the part of Agriculture Ministry urged
- India’S Foreign Trade: Back To The Future? (The Financial Express, Alok Sheel, Dec 15, 2005)
India’s foreign trade has seen three remarkable developments over the past decade. First, the current account shows a rapidly growing surplus if POL imports are excluded. Second, there is a sharp rise in merchandise trade with Asia, from around 10% . . .
- Hindustan Lever Signs (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) and Mcleod Russel India Limited(MRIL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for transfer of HLL's 100% shareholding in Doom Dooma Tea Company Limited (DDTCL) at Mumbai yesterday.
- Misuse Of Taxpayers’ Money (Dawn, George Monbiot, Dec 15, 2005)
Never underestimate the self-pity of the ruling classes. Since Labour took office in 1997 the Confederation of British Industry has been engaged in one long whinge. It doesn’t matter that our taxes are among the lowest and our regulations among the . . .
- Deadlock Continues At Wto Meet (Press Trust of India, Deepshikha Sikarwar, Dec 15, 2005)
Deadlock continued in crucial WTO negotiations between developed and developing countries as differences over contentious farm subsidies remained far from being resolved, with India mounting pressure on EU and US to deliver a fair deal.
- Wto Says Accords On Agriculture, Market Access Unlikely (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
A spokesman for the World Trade Organization (WTO), Kieth Rockwell, said on Wednesday agreements on agriculture and Non-Agriculture Market Access (NAMA) were not expected to be concluded at Hong Kong.
- Vat Exempted For Industrial Units In Mizoram (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 15, 2005)
In a bid to encourage the entrepreneurship in the region, the Mizoram Government has decided to exempt Value Added Tax (VAT) for the local industrial units.
- Sound And Fury (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
Even the most rosy-eyed see the Hong Kong ministerial of the World Trade Organisation as a stepping stone towards a final conclusion of the Doha round of trade talks. It is not only the deep divisions that exist between the various WTO members . . .
- Pakistan Calls For End To Discrimination In Trade (Pakistan Observer, Sharafat Kazmi, Dec 15, 2005)
Minister for Commerce Humayun Akhtar Khan, has said that all groups of World Trade Organization are agreed to the use of a Swiss formula in Non-Agriculture Market Access (NAMA) is a major step forward.
- ‘Bengal Ideal Investment Spot’ (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Dec 15, 2005)
Instead of getting pilloried for non-performance, West Bengal has been put among the top five performing states—an ideal destination for industrial investment—by the Planning Commission.
- Blame Games, Wooing Acts Mark Day 2 (Indian Express, VIKAS DHOOT, Dec 15, 2005)
The stalemate at the WTO Ministerial Meeting continued on Wednesday, as India and the developing world refused to budge from their stated positions, unless the EU and the US fulfilled their promise of setting a date for the elimination of export . . .
- Modes Of Protest (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Dec 15, 2005)
Violence can be of various dimensions and non-violence demands us to strive higher
- When We Begin To Protect Our Children’S Rights (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 15, 2005)
More than 60 per cent of the country’s population resides in rural India, so the first thing to do is make the villages more liveable in order to control migration to the cities and empower India.
- Why These Trade Talks Need To Fail (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 15, 2005)
Patching over the differences would send the wrong signal
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2005)
With the Sensex scaling new heights, the CPI(M) mouthpiece has sent out a typical warning, attributing the movements to speculation, and suggesting the stockmarket simply serves the interests of finance capital.
- Straws Of Alarm (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 14, 2005)
One needs to take serious note of the latest audio-visual tape circulated by the Al Qaeda, which shows the second man in the organisation's hierarchy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, congratulating the Taliban leader, Mullah Omar, for winning back control over. . .
- Meanwhile, Farmers Can Wait (Pioneer, Sudhirendar Sharma, Dec 14, 2005)
Backdoor entry of the corporate sector is being promoted to achieve the desired growth rate in agriculture, says Sudhirendar Sharma
- Leaping Into The Future (The Economic Times, KIRAN KARNIK, Dec 14, 2005)
Look before you leap” is good advice, but often, leap you must. This was also the conclusion of a session that focussed on the use of ICT for leapfrogging the poverty gap in the recent World Summit on information society.
- Scourge Of Bonded Labour (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Dec 14, 2005)
MOST of us erroneously believe that slavery has never existed in Pakistan and bonded labour ended 13 years ago when the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1992 was adopted by the National Assembly. But the fact is that this law abolished bonded labour
- Ray Of Hope In Afghanistan? (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Dec 14, 2005)
EARLY on Tuesday morning an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hit north-eastern Afghanistan.
- State Bank Eyeing Overseas Acquisitions (Hindu, V. S. Sambandan, Dec 14, 2005)
To focus on corporate, retail banking To focus on corporate, retail banking
- World Trade Organisation Talks Begin Amid Huge Protests (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Dec 14, 2005)
Director General Pascal Lamy urges the trade negotiators to be open-minded
- 'End Trade-Distorting Subsidies':annan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
United Nations Secretary- General Kofi Annan has urged wealthy countries to set an unambiguous date to end "trade-distorting subsidies" and take other steps to give market access to developing countries, especially in agriculture to allow trade to . . .
- Commodity Futures Market: The Right Path (Business Line, Kailash R. Gupta, Dec 14, 2005)
The Commodity futures market in India is at a critical juncture. Three new National Multi-commodity Exchanges (NMCEs) with electronic trading and de-mutualised ownership have been in operation for about two years.
- Financial Mess In Bihar (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Dec 14, 2005)
Soon after Mr Nitish Kumar was crowned as 32nd Chief Minister of Bihar on November 24, his initial remarks were “khajana khali hai” (exchequer is empty).
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