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Articles 6821 through 6920 of 10500:
- Knight On A Shining Peacock! (Hindu, Mala Kumar, Sep 30, 2005)
The Purulia Chhau dancers from the region bordering West Bengal were out of this world
- Uas Scientists’ Research Ends Pest Menace (Deccan Herald, Chamraj Savadi, Sep 30, 2005)
Besides discovering a novel approach to control the pest menace, the scientists from UAS, Dharwad have also set an example in social activism.
- Farmers Urge Govt To Fulfil Demands (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2005)
Farmers’ organisations led by the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha staged a road blockade in Shimoga city on Thursday demanding fulfillment of demands made by farmers and agriculture labourers.
- Food Pyramid For Children (Tribune, Sally Squires, Sep 30, 2005)
THE federal government on Wednesday unveiled the first ``food pyramid’’ specifically aimed at 6- to 11-year-old children,
- Inordinate Delay In Decision On Dams (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 29, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have resolved that a decision on the construction of mega water reservoirs will be taken shortly in keeping with the recommendations of the parliamentary and technical committees. At a present
- Workers’ Interests (Statesman, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Sep 29, 2005)
Congress And CPI-M Should Work Out Consensus On Labour Reforms
- Reducing Population (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Sep 29, 2005)
If the high population growth rate of Pakistan has been adversely affecting its economic growth rate so far, will the current high economic growth rate cut down the population growth?
- Fdi In Retail — A Question Of Jobs, Not Ownership (Business Line, Kamal Sharma, Sep 29, 2005)
The most important argument against modern retailing and supply chain integration is that it displaces labour in a labour-surplus society.
- Touting India As The Best Destination For Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi), Commerce Minister Kamal Nath Asked Us Businessmen To Invest In The Country (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2005)
Touting India as the best destination for foreign direct investment (FDI), Commerce Minister Kamal Nath asked US businessmen to invest in the country.
- Manufacturing Growth (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 29, 2005)
The national manufacturing Competitive Council has rightly emphasised the need for the manufacturing sector to enhance its contribution to the growth of the economy if India is to achieve a minimum 8 per cent growth rate in the near term.
- State Of Agriculture (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 29, 2005)
That agriculture is in crisis is widely recognised, but the strategy to take the “next leap forward” is yet to emerge.
- Time For An Entrepreneurship Policy (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Sep 29, 2005)
To generate jobs beyond the IT sector, entrepreneurial activity needs stimulation based on an integrated framework of culture, choice of occupation, as also resource and opportunity availability.
- Bhakra Gains Limited (Tribune, Shripad Dharmadhikary, Sep 29, 2005)
The piece by M.S. Menon “Why belittle Bhakra?” (Sept. 9) borders on an invective. It is clearly attempted as a criticism of our recently released report “Unravelling Bhakra”, a study of the contribution and impacts of the Bhakra Nangal project focussed on
- Davangere To Get Rs 550 Cr Under Negs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2005)
Davangere is one of the districts selected in the State for the implementation of NEGS, passed by the Parliament recently.
- Why Urban Andhra Pradesh's Message Is Important (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Sep 29, 2005)
The municipal polls verdict has a significance beyond Andhra Pradesh's borders. None of the excuses for the Telugu Desam's rout in the 2004 elections works this time. Voters are protesting the pro-rich, anti-poor measures that pass for `reforms' in. . . .
- Centre For 100% Fdi In Agri-Biz (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2005)
Minister for Food Processing Industries Subodh Kant Sahai, on Wednesday, favoured allowing 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in agri-business to accelerate its growth to about 10 per cent in the next decade.
- Infrastructure Drives Investment (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Sep 28, 2005)
The pressure is on State Governments to provide the infrastructure to attract industrial investment.
- Out Of Touch With Real World (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Sep 28, 2005)
Reading Avijit Pathak’s article on call centres and beauty parlours, I was reminded of how an elderly member of my family objected to the installation of a ceiling fan in his room in the 1940s.
- Constructive Approach Rewarded (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 28, 2005)
The clean sweep of local body elections has powerfully vindicated the leadership of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy 16 months after the Congress was voted to power in Andhra Pradesh.
- Economic Issues Come Under Manmohan's Scanner (Hindu, Ashok Dasgupta , Sep 28, 2005)
Major decisions in the offing to accelerate pace of development
Manmohan chairs full meeting of the Planning Commission
Low-performing agriculture sector has impeded higher GDP growth
Discussions about the economy with Chidambaram, Ahluwalia
- Consensus On Retail Fdi To Be Reached: Pm (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the issue of FDI in retail was being discussed internally so as to reach a consensus on what policy the government should adopt.
- If It Doesn’T Suit The Us, Drop It (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Sep 28, 2005)
As member of the new Quad, India will have to either mutely agree to US’s controversial policies, or sit up and object
- Farm Growth Will Be Normal: Rbi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
RBI felt since there was ample liquidity there would be no pressure on interest rates and banks were free to take a call on lending rates when it was necessary.
- Dengue Outbreak Could Be Linked To Global Warming, Climate Change: Kolkata Mayor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
"Attributing the outbreak only to commonly cited factors such as lack of cleanliness is incorrect"
High incidence of dengue in Singapore cited
Civic body fighting disease on a war-footing
Scheme to protect city's environment
- Pool Resources To Boost Farm Base: Manmohan Singh (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Sep 28, 2005)
Disappointed with performance of agriculture, irrigation sectors; lack of farm growth the biggest impediment to economic growth
- "Fish Farming Not Getting Adequate Attention" (Hindu, S. Vydhianathan, Sep 28, 2005)
World Food Prize winner says the prime reason for the fall in fish production is overexploitation without replenishment
- Minor Shock For City Apartments (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
The KERC has announced a hike of 10 paise per unit for residents of the apartments in Bangalore, Mysore, Belgaum, Gulbarga, Hubli-Dharwad and Mangalore.
- Sonia Visits Flood-Hit Areas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
Interacts with affected people during four-hour tour
- The German Solution (Deccan Herald, Christopher Harvie, Sep 28, 2005)
The enduring popularity of the Left is something to envy and be taken seriously, and not mocked at.
- Cooperative Polls After Court Order (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
Issue before a larger Bench of the High Court: Jayalalithaa
- Promises To Poor Unkept (Tribune, Sridhar K. Chari, Sep 27, 2005)
The United Nations Human Development Report 2005 is a remarkable document — grim, poignant,
- Indian Tea Production Up, Exports And Prices Crash (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2005)
India's sluggish tea production is showing signs of resurgence even though its exports have slumped to a record low and prices have crashed at weekly auctions, officials have said.
- The Dispiriting Parallelism (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 27, 2005)
If Indian cricket is in poor health onfield, it is in worse shape off it. In Harare, differences between Sourav Ganguly and Greg Chappell, which were leaked to the media,
- Human Development Index — Conundrum Of Rising Income, Growing Poverty (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Sep 27, 2005)
Successive governments have stressed reforms with a human face but the country's report card on human development indicates that the policies have failed to improve the living conditions of the poor.
- Belkhed: The Riots & Wrongs Of Caste (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Sep 27, 2005)
The Bhagwan Dattamandirin Belkhed, Akola, was built by Dalits when they were still Hindus. It was ostensibly the focus of the fiery violence there earlier this month. The real reasons? Caste, the decline of organised Dalit politics, the crisis in ...
- Why Equality Is The Best Policy (Hindu, Heather Stewart, Sep 26, 2005)
The authors of a new World Bank report hope to change attitudes with claims that inequality is the biggest obstacle to economic success.
- Social Security For Unorganised Workers (Hindu, S. Mahendra Dev , Sep 26, 2005)
Workers in the unorganised sector have low earnings and poor working conditions. In a liberalised economy, the state has to ensure them minimum social security.
- Increasing Population And Diminishing Resources (Tribune, W. Frederick Shaw, Sep 26, 2005)
The Tribune’s persistence in keeping the public’s attention focused on the problem of over-population may eventually prove to be one of this paper’s major contribution to this country’s betterment.
- Why Agro-Trade Is The Key To Agriculture (Business Line, Dhanmanjiri Sathe, Sep 26, 2005)
Lately, there has been a lot of discussion on agro-trade. The next round of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) is scheduled for December, in Hong Kong.
- China's Lessons For India (Business Line, Dan Steinbock, Sep 26, 2005)
China is no longer just a destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) — it is the home for Asia's new multinationals.
- Du Will Consolidate And Innovate, Says New Vc Prof Pental (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Sep 25, 2005)
Professor Deepak Pental, the new Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University, is an eminent Professor of Genetics.
- Free Power To Farmers At What Cost? (Tribune, Harpreet Singh, Sep 25, 2005)
The Prakash Singh Badal government in Punjab gave free power to farmers for 60 months, but lost power in the 2002 Assembly elections. What feat can the Amarinder Singh government achieve by giving free power for just 16 months?
- Cooch Behar Violence (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2005)
Marxists playing a dangerous game
Last week’s violence in Cooch Behar, which killed five people including three policemen,
- The Salim Debate-Ii (Statesman, BIBEKANANDA RAY, Sep 25, 2005)
Curiously, the Communist Party of India was formed outside the country, at Tashkent in the then USSR, on 17 October 1920 by M N Roy.
- Prisoners' Exchange (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Sep 25, 2005)
The mutual exchange of 583 prisoners by India and Pakistan on September 12 brought joy to as many families, but it also accentuated the sorrow of many other families whose kith and kin are still languishing in jails, including the family of Sarabjit Singh
- White Farm Under Siege (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 25, 2005)
The South African government has said for the first time that it will seize property from a white farmer under its land distribution laws,
- The Salim Debate-I (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2005)
Under a cloud for alleged acts of omission and commission, the Salims seized the opportunity to invest in West Bengal without being finicky about its investment climate
- Stellar Role (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 23, 2005)
The success of India in developing her own satellites and launch vehicles on “shoe-string” budgets have been acknowledged the world over.
- Bcci Chief Adjourns Meeting (Hindu, G. Viswanath, Sep 23, 2005)
Pro-Pawar group calls it illegal and stays put at venue in Kolkata
AGM not to take place on Friday
Decorum and dignity of BCCI has to be maintained: Mahendra
Meeting adjourned thrice
Decision contravenes Calcutta High Court order: Bindra
- India For Substantial Debt Relief To Enable Meet Mdgs (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Warning that developing countries by themselves cannot eradicate poverty and disease, India has called for increased resource flow, greater market access,
- Bursting The Bags (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 23, 2005)
Tremendous Euphoria in the trading community and among investors (read speculators) over the zooming volumes in commodity futures trading,
- Wrong Time To Speak Up (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 23, 2005)
It is becoming a habit for L.K. Advani to spring unpleasant surprises on the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Urbanisation Woes (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Chennai’s growth is affecting periphery
- Canada To Support India In Wto Negotiations On Agri, Services (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Canada has said it will support India in the WTO negotiations, specially in the key areas of agriculture and services.
- Bihar Horse Trading Threat Was ‘Afterthought’: Soli (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2005)
Arguing in SC on behalf of former Bihar MLAs who have challenged the assembly dissolution, Sorabjee said there was no material to substantiate the governor’s decision
- Tall Task Of Poverty Reduction (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 22, 2005)
Pakistan will have to maintain a sustained overall economic growth level of 8 to 9 per cent to achieve success in meaningful poverty reduction in the country.
- Uncertainty Hangs Over Bcci Elections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2005)
Courtroom battles again and Sharad Pawar awaits Madras High Court order
- Bangladeshi Fishermen Rescued From Indian Waters (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2005)
Thirteen Bangladeshi fishermen, who accidentally entered Indian waters after being hit by a tidal wave three days ago, were rescued in critical condition on Wednesday.
- 'India Will Soon Be A Big Power' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2005)
Congressman Joseph Crowley acknowledges that the US-India nuclear deal will be a tough sell in the United States Congress.
- A Bitter-Sweet Season Ahead (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 22, 2005)
While the fall in sugar production in 2003-04 and 2004-05 has led to a stabilisation in prices, it has aggravated the industry's infirmities.
- The Land Of Coffee & Oranges (Deccan Herald, Rashmi Rao, Sep 22, 2005)
If you thought Kodagu is a land of coffee and oranges, think again, for the district has a lot to offer especially for those seeking uncluttered places. Kodagu (or Coorg as it is popularly called),
- Not Enough Done For Farmers: M.S. Swaminathan (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Sep 21, 2005)
Lack of investment in farm sector, a big challenge: Hanumantha Rao
In China interest rate for farm credit is zero per cent whereas in India it ranges between 10 and 16 per cent
A survey says that 40 per cent farmers would quit farming given the choice
- Improve Quality Of Tea, Planters Told (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
Concern over poor manufacturing practices
- Cii Wants Penalties For Food Safety Offences Watered Down (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Sep 21, 2005)
The Bill is coming up for discussion in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Wednesday
- Cotton Up, Oilseeds Down (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
One More Kharif season harvest is upon us. Crop estimates — both government and private
- Maharashtra Sugar Cane Farmers — Bitter Deal From Weather, Government (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Sep 21, 2005)
Sugarcane farmers in Maharashtra's Golden Triangle have been dealt a double whammy — by the floods that destroyed much of their crop and by the Government's disregard for their plight.
- Massive Inequities Hinder Economic Growth: Wb (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
Warning against the economic ill-effects of inequity in societies and among nations, World Bank economists called for a peaceful “revolution” to reverse the trend.
- Managing Oneself (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 21, 2005)
The flavour of the season among management gurus is self-management. Indeed,
- The Price Of Control (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 21, 2005)
The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, headed by Ram Vilas Paswan, Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers, is suddenly active.
- Kalam Charts 7-Point Agenda For Auditors, Moots Online Audits (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
Citing his experience of the 'Agni' missile programme, President APJ Abdul Kalam today asked auditors to adopt real-time and online corrections to various state-run schemes instead of audits after the programme.
- 90 Per Cent Of Rain Fell In Three Weeks Of Monsoon (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
This staid chart has more to it than just rainfall measurements of North-West India.
- Milk Producers Union Earns Rs 11 Lakh Profit (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
Milk Producers Union for Bijapur and Bagalkot districts have turned a new leaf after being in red for two decades by earning a profit for the first time.
- Instrument For Poverty Alleviation (Hindu, SRIDHAR SEETHARAMAN , Sep 20, 2005)
Combines theoretical reflections and case studies on microfinance
- Smart Pick-Up In Commodities Futures (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
Government plans to spread the price discovery mechanism for all commodities
- New Beetles At Bandipur (Deccan Herald, Shankar Bennur, Sep 20, 2005)
A group of entomologists and naturalists of Mysore have identified a wide variety of ants, beetles and butterflies found during a survey at the Bandipur National Park, a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. This first survey conducted at the park by ....
- Global Warming: Siberia Feels The Heat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
It’s a frozen peat bog the size of France and Germany combined that contains billions of tonnes of greenhouse gases and, for the first time since the ice age, it is melting, writes Ian Sample.
- Seeds Of Doubt In Maharashtra (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Sep 20, 2005)
Fake and costly inputs have placed lakhs of farmers in grave danger. Further, despair has led many to embrace costly Bt cotton as some kind of magic bullet. Meanwhile, Bt cotton has not only been attacked by other pests,
- Suicide Terrorism, Up Close (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
Hardly a day goes by without news reports of fresh suicide attacks in Iraq.
- Safe Haven For Cattle (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
Night shelters for cows on the border is a huge relief for Tripura farmers, who live under the perennial threat of dacoits.
- 34% Rise In Rainfall Solves Water Problem (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
The incessant rain under the influence of the cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal might have caused havoc in North Andhra districts, but it is helping Hyderabad in overcoming drinking water shortage.
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