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Articles 6121 through 6220 of 10500:
- Why Is Bihar A Failed State? (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Dec 02, 2005)
A FEW years ago a senior advocate during a Supreme Court hearing, casually remarked that a particular government should not suffer from the `Bihar Syndrome'. It created a furore with several parties, organisations and people, . . .
- Strive For Aids-Free Society, Says Collector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Youth to stay away from sex before marriage Youth urged to stay away from sex before marriage
- Farming Water (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 02, 2005)
Agriculture is to India what water is to amphibious life — forming a much larger part of its existence than meets the eye.
- Kalam Suggests A Network Of Rivers In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
"The Cauvery could be linked with the Vaigai, Palar and Tamiraparani"
- Not Very Slick (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
It was, insisted a top provincial official, a “white lie”. But government attempts to suppress news of an 80km (50 mile) toxic chemical slick creeping along a big river in north-eastern China have unleashed a torrent of criticism by the country's . . .
- A Liberating Change At The Helm (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 01, 2005)
Union Agriculture Minister and Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Sharad Pawar's emphatic victory in the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) election has ushered in a liberating change.
- Economy Grows At 8.1 P.C. In H1 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Farm sector witnesses two p.c. increase in second quarter
Services sector does well
Manufacturing logs a lower growth in Q2
- Aiming For 10 Per Cent (Tribune, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 01, 2005)
When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, not given to making wild claims for cheap applause or electoral gains, talks of India being able to achieve a 10 per cent growth rate in two or three years’ time, “skeptics, worriers and critics” may tend to dismiss ...
- Pakistan Courting Israel (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Dec 01, 2005)
Just on the eve of its nuclear tests on May 28, 1998, Pakistan summoned India’s High Commissioner Satish Chandra and alleged that Israeli F-16 aircraft based in Chennai were preparing to strike at its nuclear installations.
- Not Sweet Enough (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Dec 01, 2005)
By announcing the first cut in European sugar subsidies in nearly four decades, the European Union may think it has earned some brownie points in its negotiations in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), but its move is unlikely to evoke favourable reaction
- The Missing Consensus (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 01, 2005)
Once again, there are reports that the government may soon take a decision in favour of building a big dam on the Indus.
- What Bihar’S Done Today... (Indian Express, RAMESH VENKATARAMAN, Dec 01, 2005)
Is Indian politics becoming ‘middle class’? Nitish Kumar’s thumping victory in Bihar suggests that even in the darkest reaches of India’s heartland a profound political re-alignment may be afoot.
- State Seeks Rs. 13,685 Cr. Assistance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Jayalalithaa explains the magnitude of damage to the Central team that called on her
- Rs. 42 Crores For Wastelands (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
The Government has allocated Rs 42 crores for the development of wastelands under the Indra Prabha programme, according to Collector Rajendra Narendra Nimje on Tuesday.
- ‘There’S No Place For Women In Corporate Mindset’ (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Dec 01, 2005)
Lynette Dumble is an untiring activist. Based in Melbourne, Australia, she wears too many hats to count here. A few will do. She’s been a senior research fellow at the University of Melbourne’s Department of Surgery,
- India's Road Map For West Asia (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Dec 01, 2005)
Just on the eve of its nuclear tests on May 28, 1998, Pakistan summoned India's High Commissioner Satish Chandra and alleged that Israeli F-16 aircraft based in Chennai were preparing to strike at its nuclear installations.
- Slouching Tiger, Leaping Dragon (Pioneer, Chitvan Gill, Dec 01, 2005)
India lags behind China not just in its vision of urban planning but also in clarity of thought, says Chitvan Gill
- Indian Gdp Grows Annual 8.0 Pct In July-Sept (Reuters, Surojit Gupta, Dec 01, 2005)
India's economy grew an annual 8.0 percent in the July-September quarter, beating forecasts due to strong output in services and manufacturing and prompting analysts to consider raising their full-year growth forecasts.
- India Gdp Grows 8.0% (The Financial Express, Reuters, Dec 01, 2005)
India's economy grew 8.0 per cent in the July-September quarter, compared with the same period a year ago, beating forecasts for 7.4 per cent.
- Pawar Clean Bowls Dalmiya (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
In a high voltage election of nerve-racking behind-the-scene manoeuvres, Maratha Goliath Sharad Pawar on Tuesday wrested from the Jagmohan Dalmiya-led group the reins of power in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
- India Should Target 10% Growth, Says Pm (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
India should target 10 per cent annual growth as this was "eminently feasible" but "depends critically" on transforming and rejuvenating the agriculture sector, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday.
- Uma May Be Suspended From Bjp (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Uma Bharti, who remained defiant and trained guns on the BJP top brass on Tuesday over the Madhya Pradesh leadership issue, is expected to be formally suspended by the party's Parliamentary Board which meets on Wednesday.
- Tsunami Victims Need Better Land To Rebuild - Oxfam (Reuters, Peter Apps, Nov 30, 2005)
Victims of last year's tsunami still living in temporary shelter in Sri Lanka and Indonesia are not being given appropriate land to rebuild their homes, the British aid agency Oxfam said on Monday.
- Indian And Foreign Oligarchs Fight It Out Trying To Open Up The Indian Retail Market (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
India, which is increasingly under pressure from the US and other countries to open up its retail sector to FDI, on Tuesday mooted a marketing policy for the sector though domestic players opposed any move to allow overseas investments in the . . .
- Steps To Spur Growth Soon, Says Singh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday, indicated that the government would take necessary policy initiatives to enable the economy achieve 10 per cent growth rate in 2-3 years time and accelerate reforms in key areas like flow of Foreign Direct Invest
- Political Consensus Holds The Key (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 30, 2005)
The Finance Minister's challenge lies in convincing the coalition partners on the reforms agenda.
- Chandy Government Promoting Corruption, Says Karunakaran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Says the Government reduced to status of caretaker; did nothing for common man
- Tn Faces Fresh Cyclone Threat (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 30, 2005)
Even as Tamil Nadu was recovering from the third spell of rain and floods, the local weather office said on Tuesday that depression in the Bay of Bengal had developed into a cyclonic storm and it was expected to cross the coast between north Tamil Nadu...
- ‘India Unable To Stem Maoist Violence’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
The Indian government said Tuesday it has been unable to stem growing Maoist insurgencies in parts of the country.
- Opening Of Trade For Poor Nations (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 30, 2005)
The Commonwealth Summit has called upon the European Union to make concessions on agriculture and improve prospects of global trade deal in WTO negotiations in Hong Kong next month. A statement issued at the end of the Summit held at Malta . . .
- A Taste Of India (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Your tea break was never so exotic.
- Kannadigas Will Be Safe: Deshmukh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has assured his Karnataka counterpart, Dharam Singh, that his government would give full protection to Kannadigas in his state, DHNS reports from Mumbai.
- The Starving Of India’S Farmer (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Nov 30, 2005)
When one set of instruments fails, to some the answer is to have more of the same—only larger, bigger and deadlier. I always dread those whose answer to each failure is to set up newer and bigger institutions.
- Manmohan Singh Targets 10 Per Cent Growth (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
FDI in retail to be explored; power sector to be set right
Likely to average 7.5 per cent growth in next four years
Big growth in agriculture, more investment in infrastructure required
- Pawar Play (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 30, 2005)
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar’s election as President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) would be welcomed if only for the reason that this has ended the long monopoly of Mr Jagmohan Dalmiya.
- Government Promoting Corruption: Karunakaran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Three IAS officials have been given a free hand'
- Knowledge Society And Indian Farmer (Deccan Herald, K P Prabhakaran Nair, Nov 30, 2005)
Merely putting a computer in a ‘village knowledge centre’ will not be of much help
- Clean Sweep (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 30, 2005)
Does Pawar have time for both politics and cricket?
- Shivraj Chauhan Sworn In Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Vajpayee, Advani say his will be a stable government
The new Chief Minister promises transparency in governance
Special message to officials to cooperate with elected representatives
- Globalising The Indian Village (Business Line, Sudhansu R. Das, Nov 30, 2005)
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a lawyer by profession. But the economic model that he offered still has the potential to address rural woes. Gandhiji wanted people to lead a healthy, simple and contented life close to nature and preserve their . . .
- A Case Of The Fence Eating Crop? (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Nov 30, 2005)
The crisis that has been brewing in the sugarcane growing regions of Maharashtra has reached a stalemate. The Maharashtra Government has been insisting, all along, that no factory should pay more than Rs 850 per tonne of sugarcane.
- Sow More Investments (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 30, 2005)
First It was the Prime Minister and now it is the Finance Minister's turn to project agriculture, besides infrastructure, as the thrust area for rapid economic growth.
- An Opportunity To Reduce Poverty In South Asia (The Financial Express, SHANTAYANAN DEVARAJAN, Nov 30, 2005)
The Doha Development Round of trade talks will be judged by one simple test: does it enable people in poor countries to sell more of their goods overseas, creating more jobs and lifting their incomes?
- Agriculture: A Neglected Area (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, Nov 29, 2005)
The report card of India's economic performance in the first quarter of the 2005-06 financial year brings out once again that agriculture continues to be the Cindrella. The sector is in a crisis of low investment, low productivity and low returns.
- Rice To The Occasion (Pioneer, Sudhirendar Sharma, Nov 29, 2005)
Sudhirendar Sharma questions why corporate profit continues to rise while farmers plunge further into the depths of despair
- Whose Tea Party? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 29, 2005)
Tea in Assam is both business and politics. Political storms over teacups are, therefore, not unexpected in the state, especially on the eve of elections. But the latest stirrings in Assam’s tea gardens have worrying signals for the industry
- Andhra Pushes It Growth (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Nov 29, 2005)
MR Chandrababu Naidu might have been the face of IT in Andhra Pradesh, but the ‘farmer-friendly’ government of the Congress is not lagging behind in promoting the knowledge industry in the state.
- Integrating Nregp With The Market (Business Line, Suman Billa, Nov 29, 2005)
The NREGP is designed to provide succour to the most vulnerable sections by providing employment. But it does not provide for them to pick up skills that will equip them for the employment market.
- Engaging With Israel (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Nov 29, 2005)
The initiatives of Gen Pervez Musharraf to touch base with Israel were aimed at impressing US Senators and Congressmen preparing to vote on aid for Pakistan.
- India On Mitsubishi Mind (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan is considering investments in infrastructure sector including power, ports and airports.
- Farmers Breathe More Easily Now (Hindu, Nagesh Prabhu , Nov 29, 2005)
Good monsoon, pro-farmer steps check suicides
Agricultural scenario improves after good rain
The highest number of suicides was reported from Hassan district
The number came down from 708 in 2003-04 to 83 this year
- Narmada: They Have Little To Cheer About (Hindu, Meena Menon, Nov 29, 2005)
Complaints abound about the resettlement sites in Gujarat for those displaced by the Narmada project.
- Tribal People And Preserving Prime Forests (Hindu, Vikram Soni, Nov 29, 2005)
The proposed Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Land Rights) Bill 2005 could sound the death-knell for prime forests. This could also result in the end of the tribal people's identity, which derives from the forests.
- Government Announces Special Package For The Flood-Affected (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
It comprises a cash relief of Rs. 1 000, 10 kg rice, a saree, a dhoti and one litre kerosene
- More The Merrier! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 29, 2005)
Commodity futures markets are set for a new era. If BSE plans to kick-start a nationwide electronic commodity derivatives platform materialise, they could usher in the much-needed competition in a space that has grown by leaps and bounds . . .
- Bengal Is Hungry For Fdi In Food And Farms: Buddhadeb (Indian Express, Nirmala Ganapathy, Nov 29, 2005)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today invited “massive foreign direct investment (FDI)” in food processing and the agriculture sector at a conference attended by top executives of international companies dealing in food and food-process
- Agriculture Was Central To Any Deal At The World Trade Organisation (Wto) And Developed Countries Must Deliver ‘Real’ Cuts In Farm Subsidies For Any Movement In Trade Talks : India (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
India on Friday made it clear that agriculture was central to any deal at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and developed countries must deliver "real" cuts in farm subsidies for any movement in trade talks.
- Indian Planters Get Taste For Tea Tourism (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Nov 29, 2005)
Your tea break was never so exotic.
- Opening Of Trade For Poor Nations (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 29, 2005)
The Commonwealth Summit has called upon the European Union to make concessions on agriculture and improve prospects of global trade deal in WTO negotiations in Hong Kong next month. A statement issued at the end of the Summit held at Malta . . .
- Provide Rs.1000 Cr. For The State: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
Property, crop losses enormous: Venkiah Naidu
'Tamil Nadu has suffered more damage than what was reported in the media. It will take more than a week for the marooned farms to dry up, and by then, the crops would have been lost'
- Vaiko Meets Manmohan, Seeks Rs.3,000 Crores For Tamil Nadu (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Nov 29, 2005)
Centre told about magnitude of havoc caused by the floods
- The Lalu Phenomenon (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Nov 29, 2005)
IT is easy to rubbish Lalu Prasad Yadav, now that he is down in the dumps. For 15 years, he has been a subject of ridicule for cartoonists, middle writers and humourists. In journalism, the maxim has been, “if you are short of subjects, . . .
- Roles Reversed In Bihar (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
It was a case of roles reversed in the Bihar Assembly which opened after nearly a year today.
- Wto Reality Check (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 28, 2005)
Will the flurry of activity in the two weeks left to go to the Hong Kong ministerial of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) improve its chances of success?
- Wto Draft For Hk Meet Bland: India (Business Standard, PTI, Nov 28, 2005)
The World Trade Organisation yesterday came out with the first draft text of the declaration for next month's Hong Kong ministerial, which reflected the divergence of opinion between the 148 member countries implying that not much headway has been made in
- Divided Spectrum (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
The finance ministry seems to be vertically split on the issue of additional wireless spectrum being demanded by telecom companies.
- Murderous Subsidies (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 28, 2005)
Cross-subsidies are one of the most favoured notions in socialist thinking: you charge the rich more than the poor for the same product (or similar class of product), and the rich therefore subsidise the poor.
- China Example, We Need More Fdi: Fm (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, Nov 28, 2005)
Outlining a host of reform measures needed to sustain and even go beyond the 8 per cent growth rate, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today called for opening the banking and education sectors..
- President Rajapakse's Quest For Peace (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 28, 2005)
The President's ability to deliver on a new peace process will largely depend on how he handles the two political extremes: the southern hardliners and the LTTE.
- Money In Mushrooms (Tribune, Reeta Sharma, Nov 28, 2005)
A revolution in the mushroom farming is brimming right in the backyard of Chandigarh in Lalru. Of the 25 per cent quota of mushroom exports from India 24 per cent is being grown at Lalru alone.
- Karunanidhi Justifies Demand For More Relief (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Nov 28, 2005)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M. Karunanidhi has justified the Tamil Nadu Government's demand for an increased quantum of flood relief from the Centre.
- Biggest Underground Aquarium Coming Up In Jammu (The Financial Express, Ed Vulliamy, Nov 28, 2005)
The country’s first and biggest underground aquarium is coming up at a cost of Rs 8.50 crore at Bage-Bahu in Jammu.
- Fdi In More Sectors, Says Chidambaram (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 28, 2005)
"Key to sustaining higher GDP growth is larger investment in infrastructure "
- Of Intertwined Strands Of Strength... (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Nov 28, 2005)
Several successful initiatives in Indian reform make for the strength of the economy today
- Wto Draft Raises Concerns (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Nov 28, 2005)
Key developing countries on Sunday expressed their reservations over a draft Hong Kong ministerial text unveiled by the World Trade Organisation General Council chair and director general, saying it lacked balance in addressing their core developmental co
- Wto: Hong Kong Meet's Fate Sealed? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 28, 2005)
Those working against the interests of the World Trade Organisation will do everything to scuttle the Hong Kong conference, because this would mean hitting at the Doha Round, which in turn would be tantamount to staging an assault on the long-term relevan
- Govt Keen To Widen Fdi Net To Post 8% Growth: Pcnov 28 (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
Finance minister P Chidambaram on Sunday said that the government was keen to open the doors for more foreign direct investment (FDI) to achieve a GDP growth of 8%. He promised to keep the government out of interfering in the fast-growing services sector,
- Poll Countdown: Chandy Told To Lower Private Capital Pitch (The Financial Express, M SARITA VARMA, Nov 28, 2005)
Another bypoll debacle, and the Kerala Assembly election countdown has finally driven the development agenda of the Congress-led UDF government along the familiar roti, kapda, makaan lines.
- Forget Caste, Let’S Talk Development (The Economic Times, Girish Kuber, Nov 28, 2005)
He belongs to Bihar, but avoids discussing caste issues. He is from Lalu-land, but talks about development. And despite recording a landslide victory in the Assembly polls, he thinks it is not reason enough to burst crackers and give exciting sound-bytes.
- Politicians Should Leave Belgaum Alone (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Nov 28, 2005)
The HD Deve Gowda-Narayana Murthy spat that made national headlines recently had one interesting takeaway. It was the former Prime Minister’s suggestion that information technology (IT) companies crowding Bangalore and complaining about poor infrastructur
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