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Articles 8521 through 8620 of 10500:
- Goodbye, Galliwasp! (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 20, 2004)
The Vietnamese warty pig and Fernandina rice rat are back from the dead. They have been spotted again, after being written off as extinct in the mid-Nineties.
- Sober Growth Prospects For Asia In 2005 (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Nov 20, 2004)
Monetary tightening, unrelenting oil price volatility and soaring US deficits all portend a significant slowdown in the dynamic East Asia.
- A Hundred Years Of Bondage (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 19, 2004)
The Indian cooperative movement has completed 100 years, but its points of light are too few and far between.
- Policies For Development (Deccan Herald, Montek singh Ahluwalia, Nov 19, 2004)
There are many areas in our domestic policy agenda which should also receive priority attention
- Knowledge Management: From Hoarders To Sharers (Business Line, N. Raghavendra Rao, Nov 19, 2004)
Owing to changes in the business practices of organisations, there is increased interest in `Knowledge Management'.
- Deferred Development (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2004)
It could have been titled "Lack of Human Development Report". The Human Development Report 2004 on Punjab gives facts and figures to show what was generally
felt ...
- Pension Needs More Attention (Business Line, SANKAR RAY, Nov 18, 2004)
The UPA Government is to introduce another Amendment Bill to the Employees Provident Fund and Misc. Provisions Act, 1952 (EPF) to make the Employees' Pension Scheme of 1995 (EPS) more subscriber-friendly.
- A Presidential View Of Banking (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 18, 2004)
A P J Abdul Kalam’s address to the bankers' conference in New Delhi last week was a refreshing departure from the platitudes mouthed by political functionaries on such occasions.
- Economic Growth: Savings Score Over Reforms (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Nov 18, 2004)
The economic growth of the 1990s is largely attributed to the reforms by the Centre. But this is only half the story. For the real credit must go to the phenomenal rise in household savings, including of proprietorship and partnership firms.
- Some Birthdays Are Not So Happy (Telegraph, Nalin Verma, Nov 18, 2004)
The contrasting plights of the BJP in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh explain the differences in the birthday celebrations of the two states
- Arrest The Drift (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 18, 2004)
A tough challenge confronting policymakers this year on the farm front is the mixed trend in the production of commercial crops, sugarcane, oilseeds and cotton, each of which is facing a unique problem that is seen
- Are We Spinning The Right Yarn? (The Economic Times, Arvind Panagariya , Nov 17, 2004)
The quota regime that has governed the exports of textiles and clothing from developing countries to the United States, European Union (EU) and a few other developed countries for nearly four decades will meet its demise on January 1, 2005.
- Smile In Place (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 17, 2004)
In India, the ruling party’s agenda often becomes the government’s business. The distinction between partisan and administrative priorities gets even more blurred if elections are round the corner.
- Respect The Boundary (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 17, 2004)
The recent protests in northern Sri Lanka against encroaching Indian fishermen highlight a problem that has eluded a solution despite the excellent ties between New Delhi and Colombo.
- A Trick Pill? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 17, 2004)
The Government decision to go in for price pre-negotiation for patented drugs looks like a tactical manoeuvre to get the nation reconcile itself to the realities of the new intellectual property rights regime, after January.
- Trouble With Sustainability (Business Line, Kumar Venkat, Nov 16, 2004)
It is all too common for discussions on sustainability to focus entirely on how to make our resource consumption more efficient, and very little on how people can work and earn a living without destroying the world.
- Sushri Uma Bharti (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Nov 16, 2004)
I cannot say I know many BJP leaders. But Uma Bharti and I once exchanged glances. It was in Hyderabad.
- It's Literally Fishing In Troubled Waters (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Nov 16, 2004)
IN recent weeks, there have been reports of Indian fishermen getting arrested for crossing the maritime borders of neighbouring countries such as Pakistan and Sri Lanka and even from as far away as Oman in the Gulf region.
- Confusing Signals To Farmers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 15, 2004)
There have been few surprises in the new rabi price policy announced by the Government. The minimum support price (MSP) for wheat has been raised to Rs.640 a quintal, ten rupees more than the previous price.
- Need To Spread Public Awareness On Diabetes, Says Dr Bajaj (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Nov 14, 2004)
ONE has to fight obesity to prevent diabetes, says eminent endocrinologist and Honorary President of the International Diabetes Federation Dr J.S. Bajaj. In an exclusive interview to The Sunday Tribune
- Why A Single Regulator? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 13, 2004)
The Finance Minister seems to have a set a regulatory cat among the commodity exchange pigeons. His statement last week in Mumbai that there should be convergence between the securities and the commodities
- Power At A Price (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 12, 2004)
The Maharashtra farmers who had supported the Congress-NCP combine in the just-concluded elections hoping to get free electricity are in for disappointment.
- Not Really Green (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 11, 2004)
In choosing Kenyan green activist Wangari Maathai for this year's peace prize, the Nobel Committee added a new dimension to its conventional understanding of conflicts and their resolution.
- Coming Closer (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 11, 2004)
That New Delhi figures in the Brussels' world view was underscored by the Indo-European Union Summit in The Hague deciding to expedite the pact for India joining the EU's Galileo global positioning system.
- India's Communists Want Farmers To Be Taxed: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Nov 10, 2004)
Cricket is India's national passion. Drought its perennial reality. And a tax on farmers is simply a no-no.
- No Roads To The Market (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Nov 10, 2004)
What is the difference between animals and humans? Had you asked George Orwell, the answer might have been — none at all.
- Maharashtra Farmers, A Crossed Lot (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Nov 10, 2004)
The paddy farmers of the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra are in a quandary. They are receiving as assistance from the government crossed cheques for sums as small as Rs 50.
- Citizen-Hostile (Business Line, Ishita G. Tripathy, Nov 10, 2004)
As agriculture evolved into a more productive activity, it became more energy-intensive too. In the process of this transformation, the varieties of crops chosen, though high-yielding, were found to be prone to epidemic diseases.
- Cauvery: Disappointments, Appeals (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Nov 09, 2004)
The lower riparian has rights and unless the upper riparian is prepared to accept this, there can be no resolution of the dispute.
- Chile: Breaking The Market Myth (Business Line, S. Venu , Nov 09, 2004)
Chile has a market-oriented economy characterised by a high level of foreign trade. After a decade of highly impressive growth rates, Chile experienced a moderate recession in 1999 brought on by the global economic slowdown.
- Barnala I Know (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 08, 2004)
Just because Mr Surjit Singh Barnala, in 1990, when he was the Governor of Tamil Nadu, refused to comply with the wishes of the then Prime Minister, Mr Chandra Sekhar, to send a report to the President
- Vilasrao Bounces Back To Mantralaya (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Nov 07, 2004)
FOR almost a year Vilasrao Deshmukh sat in a secluded corner of the AICC office at 24, Akbar Road, New Delhi. His tiny room, unlike those of other office-bearers, was not crowded.
- Voters’ Right To Know, Us Style (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Nov 07, 2004)
I watched all the three presidential debates as most Americans did. It was like our Ramayana serial days back home when at certain part of the serial, it became a 'must see' and we rushed home. During the first debate, I found myself nervous.
- The Bandwidth Of Prosperity (The Economic Times, KIRAN KARNIK, Nov 06, 2004)
Connectivity, in the power-speak of Delhi, is recognised as being vital, and a route to rapid wealth creation. It generally means having connections in the right places.
- The Bandwidth Of Prosperity (The Economic Times, KIRAN KARNIK, Nov 05, 2004)
Connectivity, in the power-speak of Delhi, is recognised as being vital, and a route to rapid wealth creation. It generally means having connections in the right places.
- Bush Is Back (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 05, 2004)
In an ironic twist, the American people decided to unite behind a person who has perhaps divided them the most. No recent President of the United States polarised people more than Mr George W. Bush...
- Investment Commission — New Window To Old Problems (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 05, 2004)
If access to markets, distribution networks, technologies and strategic assets such as brand names are the main motivations for Indian companies to go abroad
- China And India Are In A Race Too Close To Call: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Nov 04, 2004)
China and India, the two Asian giants, are both trying to become rich, each in its own way. China is big in manufacturing, while India's strength is in services.
- Time To Go On Another Paper Chase (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 04, 2004)
The mid-term appraisal of the tenth five year plan may help assess how far the goals of the NCMP can be realized
- Credit Policy — Rbi Prefers To Wait And Watch (Business Line, V. Kumaraswamy, Nov 04, 2004)
The latest Credit Policy should rank as the best possible in the current context. Like a seasoned batsman who has a relaxed stance but refuses to pre-decide what stroke to play, the Reserve Bank of India seems to prefer
- Import To Consume (Telegraph, ABHIRUP SARKAR, Nov 04, 2004)
Every day, thousands of commodities are transported from other states of India to West Bengal for local consumption.
- Enhance Productivity (Deccan Herald, S N CHARY, Nov 04, 2004)
Good economics in the country is all about balancing various national efforts in different sectors
- Face The Crisis (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 04, 2004)
The cotton price fall from last year’s Rs 2,800 a quintal to Rs 1,750 or so this season is due to excess production and market manipulation by traders.
- Grounds For Optimism On Growth (The Economic Times, T T RAM MOHAN, Nov 04, 2004)
In its Mid-term Review, the RBI has lowered its forecast for GDP growth for the current year from 6.5-7% to 6-6.5%.
- Whither National Farmers Commission? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Nov 03, 2004)
At the fag end of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) regime, on the initiative of the former Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a National Farmers Commission was set up to look into all aspects of
- Forced Down (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 03, 2004)
Sterilization already carries an ugly historical baggage in India. But in the country’s largest and most populous state, population control has become another means of reinforcing existing forms of social oppression.
- Food For All, And More To Spare (Telegraph, Prasanta K. Ray, Nov 03, 2004)
The food processing industry needs to be encouraged if India is to make a dent in the world market for food products
- Crocodile Tears For Onion Growers? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 03, 2004)
What is holding up decanalisation of onion exports? From Day One, the new government — right from the Prime Minister to the civil servant concerned — has been promising and announcing a series of
- Cracked And Mouldy (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Nov 03, 2004)
By the time this column appears in print, one of the most acrimonious election campaigns in the history of the free world would be over.
- Pay Less And Get Rich (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Nov 02, 2004)
Experience shapes expectations. When India became free, it had behind it almost a century of economic stagnation under British rule.
- Mid-Term Review Of Credit Policy (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Nov 02, 2004)
The RBI has tried to maintain the delicate balance between price stability and growth. Despite strong inflationary expectations, the RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, has resisted the temptation of even
- Unemployment: The Seven Sins Of Perception (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 01, 2004)
Listing the seven problems of perception vis-à-vis the unemployment scene in the country, and suggesting a seven-point solution, P. V. Indiresan says that the aim must be to create employment over a wide range of the economy and for all person s, not ...
- Capacity Building Among Farmers (Business Line, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 01, 2004)
For Banks, Agricultural credit is the flavour of the season. Conscious of the need to ensure consistent growth in lending to the farm sector, the new Government since the day it assumed office has been working on a package of measures.
- Dr Advani Cannot Cure (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Nov 01, 2004)
The Bharatiya Janata Party is sick. But can Dr Lal Kishen Advani cure it? The BJP is already being described as the party of “two babas (old men)”.
- Altruism And Economic Behaviour (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Nov 01, 2004)
A sign I see in a local grocery store encourages me to buy bananas at a higher price because it is a `fair trade' product. Similar signs are also found near the shelves selling some brands of coffee.
- Challenge Lies In Changing The Mindset (Tribune, Shamsher S. Mehta, Nov 01, 2004)
We have inherited a system of education, which invariably generates an expectation in the mind of the parent and the child of a white collar occupation. What we require instead is a system that produces a multi-collar workforce.
- Sealed With A Kiss (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 30, 2004)
Some three years ago, I took the liberty of greeting the daughter of the then Pakistan high commissioner, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, with a kiss.
- Making India World’S ‘Skill Capital’ (Tribune, Shamsher S. Mehta, Oct 30, 2004)
India is the IT hub of the world and the preferred choice of back office operations. Our capital markets are attractive and there is macroeconomic stability. We are grain surplus, our forex reserves are $ 120.6 bn, we have a robust manufacturing and
- Age-Old Ties On Test (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 30, 2004)
The normally cordial kisan-arhtiya relations, which remained unshaken even during militancy in Punjab, were recently under strain at a village in Bathinda district. A court had ordered the auction of a Chathewala farmer’s land after he reportedly defaulte
- Taking On Nature (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 29, 2004)
Democratic freedom should include the freedom to dream. There is however a problem. Some people’s dreams can turn out to be some other people’s nightmares; democratic freedom, we could be told, also includes the freedom to
- Investment By Commission (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 29, 2004)
Arunachal Pradesh will be the biggest beneficiary of the proposed new Investment Commission. The Investment Commission (IC) is expected, obviously enough, to do better than the India Investment Centres (IICs) now being wound up.
- Who Won India's Tug Of War On Interest Rates?: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Oct 28, 2004)
Something just doesn't add up about India's monetary policy announcement this week.
- Now For The Final Award (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 28, 2004)
With the Supreme Court dismissing the Karnataka petition seeking the reconstitution of the Cauvery Waters Tribunal (CWT), the decks have been cleared for the tribunal to go ahead and complete its work quickly.
- Quandary Of Cane, Cotton And Onion (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 28, 2004)
Farmers were promised policies that eliminate price-depressing moves and lighten the burden of loans and interest. But the Maharashtra Government is trying to revive the Cotton Monopoly
- The End Of A Story? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 28, 2004)
How does the mid-term credit policy unfolded by the RBI on Tuesday affect individuals? It may lead to an increase in interest rates for housing and consumer loans, though competition may drive banks to delay the hikes as also to keep them for the shortest
- Not Yet Free (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 28, 2004)
The Reserve Bank of India’s mid-term review of annual policy is along expected lines, at least for macro indicators of growth and inflation. The gross domestic product growth projections for 2004-05 have been lowered.
- Enhancing Food Security (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Oct 28, 2004)
Space technology can help double the country’s foodgrain production to meet the increase in demand
- How Export Enclaves Can Deliver (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Oct 28, 2004)
It is heartening that India aims to garner 1.5 per cent of world trade by 2009. Notwithstanding a buoyant growth rate recorded by exports in recent months, the country can ill-afford to forget that a modest target of one per cent of world trade ...
- Take On A Deeper Shade Of Green (Telegraph, Shama Parveen, Oct 27, 2004)
A large number of development projects cleared by the MoEF do not fulfil the conditions under which they were cleared...
- Upping Ante On Interest Rates (Business Line, Shanti Ekambaram, Oct 27, 2004)
The tension in the money market over the last few weeks on a "rate hike" was put to rest by the Reserve Bank of India with a repo rate hike of 25 bps while leaving the Bank Rate and the CRR untouched.
- Mountain Rage (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 27, 2004)
Islamic fundamentalism and terrorism have been overemphasized as the main factors in all contemporary civil strife. Iraq is the most rec
- Maintaining Momentum (Business Line, Bhaskar Ghose, Oct 27, 2004)
The Mid-Term Review of the Monetary Policy for 2004-05 was expected to be a balancing act by the Reserve Bank of India between the need to contain inflationary pressures and the requirement to ensure the
- Food Security Of India Not Tenable (Tribune, Joginder Singh, Oct 26, 2004)
It is well known that the progress of agricultural production, particularly on the food front in the country, has been remarkable. In spite of a fast growth of population, a healthy interaction of farmers, agricultural scientists, policy planners and ...
- The Case For Employment Guarantee (Hindu, Jayati Ghosh, Oct 26, 2004)
Employment generation schemes can create conditions for much higher levels of economic activity and therefore growth, especially in the rural areas.
- The Biotech Track (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 26, 2004)
Hopefully, the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Punjab Government and Canadian company Ag-West Bio Inc would give a push to biotechnology in the state.
- Original Manager (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Oct 25, 2004)
The man who gave professional management (and management education) the standing it has enjoyed for so many years died last month at the age of 93.
- Welcome Grain Export Subsidy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 25, 2004)
It is heartening that New Delhi has at last realised the need to establish India as a reliable and long-term exporter of foodgrains.
- Onions More Pungent (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 24, 2004)
The Union Cabinet’s decision to hike foreign investment in aviation to 49% and to put such investment on the automatic route is welcome.
- The Ncp Emerges In Its Own Right (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 24, 2004)
How did the Congress-NCP alliance survive anti-incumbency and such things as the BSP and rebel factors? Suhas Palshikar and Yogendra Yadav with Abhay Datar explore the ...
- Don't Warp The Boom (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 24, 2004)
India’s textiles sector is on song, hiring droves of new workers, installing new machinery and gearing up to take over a largish part of the world that would be ...
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