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Articles 7721 through 7820 of 10500:
- Through The Third Eye (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 19, 2005)
Railway mantri Lalu Prasad Yadav’s latest decision to ban the sale of bottled colas on all passenger-trains, as also the earlier one to suspend and then reinstate an official who had the “temerity” to ask ticketless RJD MPs for ID-cards...
- Making India ‘Flat’ Needs Simple Economics (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, May 19, 2005)
Earlier this month, I attended TiEcon 2005, the annual conference of The Indus Entrepreneurs, a South Asian networking organisation born in Silicon Valley, now becoming a global force.
- How Almost Everyone In Kerala Learned To Read (Christian Science Monitor, Nachammai Raman, May 19, 2005)
At the Janaranjini preschool in the state of Kerala in rural southern India, children aren't building castles in the sand. Instead, as they sit cross-legged in front of a thin layer of sand, they are learning the fundamentals of reading and math.
- Nddb To Invest Rs 50 Cr In Ap (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) would invest Rs 50 crore in Andhra Pradesh to help strengthen milk producers.
- Rs 256-Cr Project To Tackle Ttp Pollution Issue (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Kerala Cabinet has approved a Rs 256.1-crore project to tackle the problem of pollution caused by effluents from the State-owned Travancore Titanium Products Ltd (TTP).
- Left Out Of Sync With Upa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
After a marathon meeting of the coordination committee the Left said the UPA’s economic policies were no different from the NDA’s.
- Krbl To Expand Non-Basmati Exports (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
KRBL Ltd, a leading exporter of basmati rice, plans to expand its non-basmati exports with a variety from the South and invest in information technology to enhance its interaction with farmers.
- Icici Bank Plans To Increase Presence In Rural Areas (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
ICICI Bank plans to increase its points of presence in rural areas throughout the country from 3,500 to about 17,500 by FY06.
- Polavaram Project Will Spell Doom For Tribals: Human Rights Forum (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Human Rights Forum, Andhra Pradesh, has urged the State Government to give up the proposed mega project on the Godavari at Polavaram in West Godavari district
- Upa, Left Focus On Gujarat Affairs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) partners and the Left Parties on Wednesday reaffirmed their resolve to confront and combat communal forces and strengthen the secular pillars of the state.
- Ncaer Projects 7.2 P.C. Gdp Growth (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) has projected an overall economic growth of 7.2 per cent in the current fiscal, backed mainly by industry (7.6 per cent growth) and the services sector (8.5 per cent).
- Av Birla Eyes $100 Mn Indonesian Venture (Business Standard, Kausik Datta, May 18, 2005)
The chemical plant will have an initial capacity of 350,000 tonnes.
- Barren Earth Under The Mighty Tree? (The Financial Express, PV MATHEW, May 18, 2005)
Verghese Kurien epitomised a resurgent India during the ’60s and the ’70s when the Nehruvian model still held sway, and governments did everything to stymie enterprise.
- Fm Talks His Mind On Easing Fdi, Fii & Ecb Policies (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Notwithstanding the Left’s recent tough posturing, finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday signalled further opening up of the economy through relaxation of the FDI, FII and ECB policies on a “continuous basis”.
- World Bank Ready To Extend Rs. 7510-Cr. Loans (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
The World Bank has expressed its willingness to extend loans to the tune of Rs.7510 crores to the Andhra Pradesh Government for development of roads, irrigation and slum area development scheme.
- Activists See No Need For New Forest Project (Hindu, Pramod Mellegatti, May 18, 2005)
Forest Department's record poor in implementing projects with external aid'
- More Charges Framed Against Lalu Yadav (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today filed charges against Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in connection with his alleged role in perpetrating a multi-million rupees fodder scam, along with former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra ...
- Why Growth Does Not Lead To Jobs (Indian Express, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 18, 2005)
Unprecedented growth has taken place in the world economy after the Second World War. According to mainstream economic theory, unemployment should have disappeared spontaneously in the process.
- Let Market Forces Resolve Green Issues (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
There's no free lunch and, by extension, no free air, water or any other gift of nature. Minus a price tag, the so-called bounty of nature will soon become history.
- Penukonda: Blood Has Begun Flowing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Friday’s violence, which killed seven in Penukonda, forebodes more bloodshed in the coming days.
- The Capitulation (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , May 18, 2005)
The ‘developed’ countries resort to manipulation to make the French Pascal Lamy the WTO chief
- Summer Cotton Yield In Tn Poised To Touch 3 Lakh Bales (Business Line, G. Gurumurthy, May 18, 2005)
Seeded cotton output this summer in Tamil Nadu is poised to touch three lakh bales, up from the normal yield of around 2.5 lakh bales.
- Cpm Slams Centre’S Fdi Policy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
The CPM said the current policies of the UPA government could erode national sovereignty and cause massive retrenchment in retail trade.
- Pain Tales From The Raj (Indian Express, George N Netto, May 17, 2005)
It was certainly no bed of roses for the British pioneers who manned the fledgling tea estates of Munnar in the early 1900s. Life was unrelentingly tough and totally devoid of today’s conveniences.
- Technologies For Societal Transformation (Hindu, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , May 16, 2005)
Public-private partnership with innovative government policies will definitely lead to India becoming a developed nation by the year 2020.
- Rainwater Harvesting Goes Rural In Kolar District (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Villagers in Kolar district have made a mark, by adopting rainwater harvesting, in their homes.
- The Weed Choking Bangalore Lakes (Deccan Herald, V.K. Haridasan, May 16, 2005)
Water hyacinth, a weed which has covered several Bangalore lakes, is a noxious weed that grows rapidly and destroys life. Some uses have been found for this weed but its benefits far outweigh its potential for harm.
- Progress Card Of The Upa Regime (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 16, 2005)
It must be said to the credit of the UPA Government that, despite the mix of political and economic philosophies that form the corpus of UPA governance, it has done a good job till now.
- Tall Tax, Food Police, A Bizarre Bridge And A Robber Wanting Your Past Or Future (Business Line, D. Murali , May 14, 2005)
YOU PROBABLY know of John Galt in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. Here is a different JG in Ken Schoolland's story, The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market Odyssey.
- Mof Sees 6.9% Growth In Fy05, Reining Inflation High On Agenda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Expecting a modest 6.9% economic growth in 2004-05, the finance ministry on Thursday said checking inflation was high on the agenda of the government so as to ensure that it does not have an undue burden on poor.
- Power Can’T Be Free (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 13, 2005)
Forced by the worsening power crisis and an unobliging Centre, the Maharashtra Government has decided to stop free power to the state’s 25 lakh farmers from June 1.
- Three Lakh Rural Households Sans Power In Punjab (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, May 13, 2005)
Electricity supply has failed to reach over three lakh households in rural Punjab, the richest state in the country. The state claimed to achieved 100 per cent rural electrification in early seventies.
- Tread Warily (Deccan Herald, Editorial, Financial Express, May 13, 2005)
The Reserve Bank of India’s working group on Warehouse Receipts and Commodity Futures has put forth a well-thought roadmap for banks to enter commodity trading.
- Rbi Bang On Target (Deccan Herald, Madan Sabnavis, May 13, 2005)
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) committee’s package of recommendations relating to bank participation in commodity markets is just the solution that the doctor may have suggested to bring the farmer closer to them.
- Weapons Bill (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
A German tourist was allegedly raped by an autorickshaw driver and his accomplice on the outskirts of Jodhpur city on Wednesday
- Electricity Act: Subsidies To Stay Switched On, So Will Key Reforms (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, May 13, 2005)
The Centre and the Left parties are close to coming to a final understanding on which parts of the Electricity Act 2003 need to be reviewed. Under the crucial change agreed upon, the Power Ministry is set to modify or even scrap the section pertaining to
- After Fake Bt, This Nagpur Lab Helps You Weed Out Insecticides (Indian Express, Vived Deshpande, May 13, 2005)
After fake Bt, this Nagpur lab helps you weed out insecticides
- Bonded Labour In Vogue In India: Ilo (Tribune, H S RAO, May 13, 2005)
Cautioning that trafficking for “forced commercial sexual exploitation” was growing, the International Labour Office (ILO) has said India and several other countries in Asia and the Pacific region are struggling against both traditional and newer forms...
- Growth Slows Down (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, May 09, 2005)
The flattening of the economy is unmistakable, although there is no sign of a recession yet
- Awaiting A Good Monsoon (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 09, 2005)
In the age-old march of the seasons, the searing heat of May is quenched only when the southwest monsoon arrives in early June.
- Renal Patients Left To Suffer (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, May 07, 2005)
IT is a strange scientific paradox. Great advancements have been made in the science of nephrology,
- Wait Until Light (Telegraph, Satrujit Banerjee, May 07, 2005)
Despite the encouraging statistics relating to its growth, West Bengal’s future continues to look bleak, writes Satrujit Banerjee . . .
- After Societies Collapse, Only Ruins Remain For Tourists (Business Line, D. Murali , May 07, 2005)
Jared Diamonds s : Collapse from Penguin is an unusual bestseller. The author is a professor of geography, in his third career after teaching physiology and ecology, and the book is on "How societies choose to fail or survive".
- New Models Required (Deccan Herald, ABRAHAM M GEORGE, May 07, 2005)
Poverty alleviation programmes do not require more money, but what they need is good governance
- Power-Less (Hindu, Editorial, Business Line, May 07, 2005)
Nobody Should Be surprised by the darkness that has descended on Maharashtra following an acute power shortage the last few weeks.
- Eye In The Sky (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2005)
The chief minister seems to have realised the clout of the farming community, which comprises mostly of jats, in the state.
- Mapping The Earth From A New High (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , May 07, 2005)
With Cartosat-1 in orbit and the launch of Cartosat-2 also planned, the sky is the limit for Indian remote sensing.
- Vegetables From Neighbourhood (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2005)
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to import edibles such as meat, livestock and vegetables from bordering countries due to the increasing price of the foodstuff in the country.
- Farm Prosperity The Key (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , May 05, 2005)
Bartering food self-sufficiency for industrialisation will only worsen the poverty situation in the two countries
- Risky Betting On Bt Cotton (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 05, 2005)
As The Planting time fast approaches, transgenic cottonseeds are once again in the news, not for the right reasons though, courtesy the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee.
- Cosseted By The Cauvery (Deccan Herald, Marianne de Nazareth, May 05, 2005)
A weekend in Coorg in an airconditioned tent is the perfect getaway for the stressed City dweller.
- Islamabad Looks To Calm Domestic Tension (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2005)
TUMKUR, APRIL 7. Farmers of five villages in the command area of Baddihalli Tank have urged the Government to reconstruct a portion of the tank bund demolished in March and to stop the Tumkur City Municipal Council (CMC) from dumping solid waste into . .
- Yale, India, And The Failure Of The `Global University' (Hindu, Ajay Gandhi, May 04, 2005)
Yale, through its historical amnesia about its roots in colonialism and slavery, its unethical investment policies and demeaning work culture, abrogates the responsibility it claims to bear as a global university.
- Don’T Ignore Farmers (Tribune, S.K. Mann , May 04, 2005)
Farming is a sum total of harsh realities coupled with weather uncertainties. In addition,
- Why There Should Be A Hope In Hell (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, May 04, 2005)
The success of Bhalki, a village in Bengal, shows that it is possible to follow a model of governance which is not Western, writes Bhaskar Ghose
- Rice: Towards Enhancing Yield In Rain-Fed Areas (Business Line, Jaya Raj , May 04, 2005)
IN SPITE of the impressive gains achieved in overall food production in recent years, the food scenario in India remains a cause of concern with respect to production and consumption. Even a marginal dip in foodgrains output for one year can lead to . . .
- China And India — Musings On Recent Economic History (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, May 03, 2005)
The Chinese model of development has stood it in good stead, with agriculture first getting transformed and growing rapidly, creating the funds and manpower surpluses for fuelling industrial growth, notably in the small and medium industrial sector.
- Why Unbundle Pseb? (Tribune, Ranjit Singh Ghuman, May 03, 2005)
Privatising or unbundling public sector enterprises/ boards in India/Punjab should be seen as a part of the policy shift made in July, 1991.
- Epf Mismatch (Business Line, S. Venu , May 03, 2005)
Responsible global capitalism is a system comprising individuals, private commercial corporations, NGOs, governments and supranational agencies
- Further Reflections On The Credit Policy (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , May 02, 2005)
At First sight, the latest Credit Policy seems a "do-nothing" statement, leaving the crucial bank rate and cash reserve ratio unchanged.
- Armed Security Or Human Security? (Deccan Herald, Sylvia Borren, May 02, 2005)
The Millennium Development Goals can be met if we approach them in a rights-based and gender-based way
- Bangalore's Big Dreams (US News & World Report, Terry Atlas, May 02, 2005)
India's major outsourcers now offer complex tech services, like design engineering
- Through The Viewfinder (Hindu, r kRITHIKA, May 01, 2005)
Wildlife, feature films, current affairs, Alphonse Roy's camera has panned them all. A freewheeling chat with the ace cinematographer
- Sethusamudram Gets The Green Signal (Hindu, CORPORATE BUREAU, Apr 30, 2005)
The Centre has cleared the proposal to dredge a ship channel across the Palk Straits, an idea conceived 150 years ago
- Afghans On U.S. Project Shot Dead (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2005)
Man claiming to have abducted Italian aid worker in Afghanistan issues death threat
- Sunderban Sharks At Poachers' Mercy (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Apr 30, 2005)
Belong to the highly endangered species listed in Schedule I of Wildlife Protection Act
- The Bank And The Big Bang (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Apr 30, 2005)
Privatisation of water will destroy countless small farmers. It will hand over agriculture to the rich and corporations.
- Rbi Upbeat On Growth (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 30, 2005)
The Reserve Bank of India’s annual monetary policy statement on Thursday raised the key reverse repo rate by 0.25 per cent to 5 per cent.
- Promoting Pc Penetration (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 30, 2005)
The timing of the recommendations of the high-power Working Committee of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology to improve penetration of personal computers in Indian homes could not have been better.
- Post-Tsunami: Waiting For Things To Happen (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Apr 29, 2005)
Tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction waits for land, funds, and norms.
- Priority For Priority Sector (Business Line, A. K. Khandelwal, Apr 29, 2005)
The Slack Season Monetary Policy for 2005-06 unveiled by the Reserve Bank of India strongly reflects the current developments in the local and global financial markets.
- The Death Of The Opposition (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 29, 2005)
The conservation of forests in catchment areas is important to curb the ongoing water crisis in the country, says PANDURANG HEGDE.
- Slack Season (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 29, 2005)
Typically, the Reserve Bank of India’s Macroeconomic and Monetary Development Report is synchronized with the annual policy statement, or the slack season credit policy.
- Opportunity Missed (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 29, 2005)
THE RESERVE BANK of India Governor, Dr Yaga Venugopal Reddy, could have done better in the slack season Credit Policy than marking up the reverse repo rate (the return banks earn on funds parked with the RBI against securities from the central bank). . .
- Water: How The Deal Was Done (Deccan Herald, P. SAINATH, Apr 28, 2005)
Questions are now being asked about how the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Bill was passed.
- False Claims, Lying Politicians (Deccan Herald, Hywel Williams, Apr 28, 2005)
In power politics, it is the big lie that matters — the deceit that is so implausible no one thinks you could have had the cheek to invent it.
- Suicide Epidemic Among Farmers (Deccan Herald, R AKHILESHWARI, Apr 28, 2005)
Crop failures, rising health costs and daughters’ marriages have pushed farmers to the brink
- Vat On The Move (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 28, 2005)
By exempting petrol and diesel from value added tax (VAT), the empowered committee of state finance ministers,
- Maharashtra's Coming Water Wars (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Apr 27, 2005)
A new law could put irrigation beyond the reach of most farmers in Vidharbha.
- A Date With The Shompens (Deccan Herald, B S N Rao, Apr 26, 2005)
Shompen tribals, who did not how to use salt or condiments, relished food offered by others
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