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Articles 8721 through 8820 of 10500:
- The National Environment Policy (Hindu, N. R. Krishnan , Sep 30, 2004)
The National Environment Policy emphasises that what is good for the environment is also good for the economy and that environmental protection cannot be considered in isolation from the development process.
- Population Threat To Wildlife (Deccan Herald, SANJAY GUBBI, Sep 29, 2004)
If the Govt does not pay attention to the population boom, it could prove disastrous for our natural resources
- Water For All: Privatisation Not The Solution (Business Line, G. S. Haripriya, Sep 29, 2004)
After the Dublin Conference in 1992 proclaimed that "water has an economic value in all its competing uses and should be recognised as an economic good," multilateral institutions, such as the World Bank, have tried to commodify water across the globe.
- Wdr 2005 Advice To Govts (Business Line, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Sep 29, 2004)
The annual World Development Report for 2005 has come to the conclusion that in order to accelerate growth and reduce poverty, governments must reduce the policy risks...
- Can A Snack Do For India What Software Can't?: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Sep 28, 2004)
As the barely literate wife of a typesetter in Mumbai, Pratibha Sawant had only two options when she wanted to put her children through school 31 years ago: working as a housemaid or rolling poppadums.
- A Day In Manmohan Singh’S Village (Tribune, George Mathew, Sep 28, 2004)
IN the last two years or so I have visited Pakistan four times but my recent visit was the most memorable. Normally one gets to see cities like Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad or hill resorts like Bourban and Murree.
- Weighing The Price Of Success (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Sep 28, 2004)
The numbers may be on the side of the ruling alliance in Maharashtra, but the latter’s lacklustre performance may prove to be its undoing
- The Missing Link (Telegraph, Dipankar Dasgupta, Sep 28, 2004)
India is emerging as an IT giant even as farmers in Andhra Pradesh are ending their lives in economic despair.
- Foreign Trade Policy — Long On Intent, Short On Strategy (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Sep 28, 2004)
Though bristling with schemes and plans, the Foreign Trade Policy neither offers convincing steps to substantially cut transaction costs nor spells out international economic strategy.
- India's Worsening Fiscal Imbalance (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Sep 28, 2004)
While the latest RBI Annual Report highlights the real GDP growth of 8.2 per cent during the year, it does not hide its concern over the deterioration of government finances, including those of the States.
- Foreign Experts — Yes Or No? (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Sep 27, 2004)
It is common knowledge that the very survival of the United Progressive Alliance government led by Dr Manmohan Singh depends on the support from the Left.
- Contract Farming Hurts Farmers (Tribune, Sucha Singh Gill, Sep 27, 2004)
The Punjab Government launched contract farming in February, 2003 as part of diversification of agriculture in the state. This was a follow up measure of the Johl Committee report (II) submitted in October, 2002.
- A Study In Contrast — Punjab And Bihar (Business Line, Mohan Guruswamy, Sep 27, 2004)
Being better off does not make a State better, especially when it just means getting more than others from the Centre.
- A Matter Of Perception (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Sep 27, 2004)
Expectations and perceptions, as much as the reality of figures, are important for confidence in the economy.
- The Next Stage Of Peace Process (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Sep 27, 2004)
When tracking diplomacy, microscopic reading of joint statements often leads to a suspension of political judgment. Critics of the meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharraf in New York last week might be committing that
- How To Make A Molehill Of A Mountain (Telegraph, Satrujit Banerjee, Sep 27, 2004)
The UPA regime’s desire to help farmers is all very well. But a return to the pre-reform days of dangling subsidies is not the answer
- Pawar And The Glory (Telegraph, Satish Nandgaonkar, Sep 26, 2004)
Sharad Pawar, some say, is a man with a vision. Others think not. But everyone agrees that in plotting out an election strategy — both in Maharashtra and the BCCI — the man is indefatigable.
- Ncp-Cong Alliance Will Win Maharashtra Polls: Tripathi (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Sep 26, 2004)
An aide of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, D.P. Tripathi, 54, brings rare academic depth to politics. A former president of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union, Mr Tripathi later taught at Allahabad University.
- Farming In A Dream World (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Sep 25, 2004)
While farmers in Europe are given state benefits, farmers in India are being left to the mercy of market forces
- Farming In Us And India — The Ground Reality On Subsidies (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Sep 25, 2004)
A comparison of farm production costs in India with those in the US reveals that the Indian farmer is clearly cost-competitive relative to his American counterpart in virtually every item.
- Fatal Error (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 25, 2004)
No one should usually be punished for making an honest mistake even if it causes a fatal accident.
- A Site To Behold (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Sep 24, 2004)
A LARGE group of tall, turban-clad villagers had assembled at the Panchayat Bhavan when we reached there early that evening. The long journey from New Delhi to Jaipur and then to the Rajasthani village had taken a heavy toll on our energy.
- Plan And Economy: A Directional Change (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Sep 24, 2004)
While inflation remains the big worry, most other economic indicators are strong. Industry and exports have done exceedingly well. Industry is on 7-8 per cent growth path and exports are running by over 20 per cent thus boosting growth in manufacturing.
- Kharif Shortfall (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 24, 2004)
Farmers must be protected from the vagaries of the monsoon
- Pm’S Roadshow (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 24, 2004)
HOW many captains of the US industry buy the India story marketed at the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday only time will tell, but Dr Manmohan Singh did make an earnest effort.
- Kharif Disappoints (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 23, 2004)
It was not unexpected, but many refused to see the unfolding reality; and now, it is official. The Government has announced a slippage in the area coverage for kharif 2004 (down 59 lakh hectares).
- Farm Worries (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 23, 2004)
There is no need for alarm over the reports of a 10.5 per cent decline in kharif grain output this year. Year after year, the initial estimates are revised upwards by as much as two million to three million tonnes by the time the crop arrives in the marke
- Credit Delivery: Lazy Banking And Structural Problems (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Sep 23, 2004)
The growth in the economy the last decade has been facilitated by the non-bank finance sector and this has not been adequately recognised. Contrarily, it has been "Lazy Banking" in the organised sector.
- Andhra’S Free Power Fiasco (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Sep 23, 2004)
Andhra Pradesh seems to be going the Punjab way on the much-touted free power policy, if the former’s latest volte-face is any indication.
- The Inhumane Face Of India's Reforms (Asia Times, Kunal Kumar Kundu, Sep 23, 2004)
With the architect of India's economic reforms, Manmohan Singh, now at the helm of the brand new coalition government that has been in power for over 100 days now, it is perhaps time to take stock of what the much-vaunted reforms have delivered.
- Ahead By A Short Head (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 22, 2004)
Barely four months after the 14th general election, Maharashtra is in high-stake campaign mode — presenting a challenge to the party that heads a coalition government at the Centre as well as an opportunity to its principal national rival ...
- Licence Fee On Tv, Radio Sets (Tribune, N. Bhaskara Rao, Sep 22, 2004)
THE idea of licence fee on TV and radio sets at the point of purchase is not new. At least twice in two decades such an idea was mooted. In fact, earlier the government was collecting licence fee on TV and radio sets through post offices, which was given
- Maharashtra: Closer Than It Looks (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Sep 20, 2004)
The elections to the Maharashtra Assembly will be a close run race between the ruling Congress-NCP combine and the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance.
- Sethusamudram Concerns (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 20, 2004)
That a mega scheme such as the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project (SSCP), which is bound to change the face of regional shipping and affect the lives of thousands of fishermen, should not be put through without an informed and many-sided debate is a rule of
- Making An Issue Of The Foreign Hand (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Sep 20, 2004)
The fracas about the inclusion of the ADB and the IBRD representatives in consultative bodies is, in fact, a result of a failure of communication.
- Maharashtra Campaign Getting Shriller (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Sep 18, 2004)
Hindutva will jostle with a host of local issues in the forthcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra as the opposition Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party combine unleashes a shrill campaign in the state.
- Universal Education The Key (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Sep 18, 2004)
Technology has become the key to sustainable development, social transformation and economic power
- In Ford Company (Tribune, Trilochan Singh Trewn, Sep 17, 2004)
Some years ago, my cousin had her seven-year-old son studying in the renowned University Ligget School located in Grosspointe Wood, Detroit, near the Henry Fords’ sprawling bungalow close to Lake Huron.
- Byrd Amendment — The Politics Of Us Trade (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Sep 17, 2004)
The Byrd Amendment, which directs the US Government to distribute the collected anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties to the companies that brought the cases in the first place, is incompatible with the WTO rules.
- Delhi Lines Up Sops For Tea (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 17, 2004)
Delhi today held out hope for the recession-hit tea industry by promising to draw up a comprehensive financial package before the next Parliament session.
- `Big Success Comes From Sound Policies, Well Applied' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 17, 2004)
It is rare to find an economist without parochial postures and rarer still to get one steeped in Western education and part of the developed world yet critical of the unjust global economic system that perpetuates trade
- Benchmark For A Bank Auditor's Knowledge About Banks (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 16, 2004)
Reddy wielded his wand a few days ago to swoosh off thousands of crores worth of liquidity from the banking system.
- 100-Day Exercise And The Congress (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Sep 16, 2004)
If Manmohan Singh is able to democratise the Congress, quality would matter more than longevity of tenure
- Death Is Better Than Debt (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Sep 16, 2004)
THE number of farmers' suicides in Maharashtra is fast approaching the double century mark. The incidence of suicides is particularly high in the Vidarbha region, blessed with fertile black-cotton soil, and rivers that run with plenty of water for much of
- Better Administration (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 15, 2004)
The programme will record all landed properties and increase revenue collection
- North Korea: In From The Cold (Hindu, Glyn Ford, Sep 15, 2004)
North Korea's regime survived the Cold War and has nuclear know-how. But it is in the West's interests to help it move towards a market economy.
- To Ignite Growth, Put The Smile Back On Smes (Business Line, N. Seshadri Kumar , Sep 15, 2004)
The time is ripe not only for a quick revival of small and medium enterprises, badly affected by the open-door policy, but also for newer ones to bloom.
- A Day Of Crowded Images (Deccan Herald, A MADHAVAN, Sep 14, 2004)
The sights and sounds of a tour by car with kindred souls can be highly enlightening
- Back To Directed Credit (Business Line, A. Seshan, Sep 14, 2004)
The Finance Minister's advice to bankers to trim excess investments in government securities and lend more to agriculture, small industries and infrastructure has serious implications.
- Hurtling From Crisis To Crisis (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Sep 14, 2004)
The state govt has tied itself up in knots and seems to have created more problems than solutions
- Reforms In The Power Sector (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Sep 14, 2004)
The Centre has to clearly spell out the power policy. The Tenth Plan target is to add over 41,000 MW of generation capacity and time is running out.
- Pseb Losses Not Due To Thein Dam (Tribune, Harpal Singh, Sep 13, 2004)
This refers to the article “Why PSEB is in a financial mess” written by Harbans Singh (July 28). The present financial status of the Punjab State Electricity Board has been attributed by Harbans Singh, a former Chairman of the PSEB to two major factors...
- Stock Taking By The Plan Panel (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 13, 2004)
Amid all the controversy that the Planning Commission should not engage itself with multilateral development institutions such as the World Bank and the ADB in devising mid-course corrections while formulating the Mid-Term Appraisal (MTA) of the ...
- Rbi's Gentle Squeeze (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 13, 2004)
With price indices continuing to climb, the Reserve Bank of India had the choice of leeching out excess funds from the system or marking up the Bank Rate to make lending dearer across the system.
- Powerless In The North (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 13, 2004)
IN this sultry weather nothing irritates more than frequent power disruptions, scheduled as well as unscheduled. Apart from the ordinary citizen getting inconvenienced, industrial and agricultural activity has been hit in Punjab and Haryana.
- Trends In Patent And Trademark Law (Business Line, Rama Sarma, Sep 13, 2004)
THE intellectual property law confer legal exclusivity in the market place. The right to prevent copying of ideas or information is recognised and this has recently made intellectual property (IP) law somewhat esoteric and specialised.
- An Election Without Issues (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Sep 12, 2004)
The coming Maharashtra Assembly elections are being keenly watched for a number of reasons. First, they are the first major electoral battle since the change of Government at the Centre.
- Let’S Demystify The Roots Of Leadership (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Sep 12, 2004)
When does leadership begin? Can we not de-mystify it? This was one question, which kept coming back to me, as I heard Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Rudy Giuliani, Francis Ford Coppola, and Warren Bennis speak at the Global Brand Forum in Singapore on “Defining Leaders
- We Should Not Become Victims Of Money, Says Narayana Murthy (Tribune, Sridhar K. Chari, Sep 12, 2004)
IN a country that is still groping for the right economic models to optimise the wealth creating potential of its people and the right attitudes towards business, wealth creation, governance, and social responsibility
- Diesel Engines On Vegetarian Diet (Business Line, B. S. Murthy, Sep 10, 2004)
Diesel engines, unlike their petrol counterparts, are omnivorous in fuel consumption habits and can easily run on vegetable oils without any major changes in the engine.
- Against The Grain (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Sep 10, 2004)
While terms of trade are tilted against agriculture, any move to help farmers is seen as harmful to the economy
- Farmers' Distress: Causes & Cures (Hindu, M. S. Swaminathan , Sep 10, 2004)
Education, social mobilisation and regulation are necessary to arrest the expansion of the agrarian crisis.
- International Trade And Economic Growth (Business Line, S. Venu , Sep 10, 2004)
Openness to trade is not by itself sufficient to promote growth. Macroeconomic and political stability and other policies are needed as well.
- Preaching Vs Implementing Best Practices (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Sep 10, 2004)
Though the World Bank asserts that assisting India with best practice knowledge and financing for development are central to the Bank group's mission, doubts persist about the Bank's adherence to its own social and environmental policies.
- Farm Output On A Low (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 09, 2004)
The South-west monsoon appears set to withdraw after the half-hearted revival that brought belated but welcome rains all over the country in August.
- An Inld Misadventure In Haryana (Tribune, Shyam Chand, Sep 08, 2004)
THE Haryana Government’s decision to amend the Punjab Agricultural Produce Marketing Act, 1961, to allow contractors to enter the market for the purchase of agricultural produce is a retrogressive step which will throw farmers again in the money-lender’s
- New Foreign Trade Policy — In Step With The Times (Business Line, R. Parthasarathy , Sep 08, 2004)
In an era of globalisation, when competitiveness is the key to success in building resilience in the export industries, the trade strategy has to mesh fiscal policy with investment planning, especially focussed on export sectors.
- Financing Cmp: Banking On World Bank (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Sep 08, 2004)
INDIA is desperately short of investment resources. Public investment on a massive scale is needed in key areas of economic and social development if India is to get rid of poverty in two decades while achieving higher growth rates, which would help place
- The New Foreign Trade Policy (Hindu, Muchkund Dubey , Sep 08, 2004)
The Government has still a long way to go towards fully integrating the trade policy with the development policy.
- Where Exactly Is The Problem? (Deccan Herald, TRILOCHAN SASTRY, Sep 08, 2004)
Farmers’ cooperatives outside government and political control should be encouraged and loans given to them
- How Is Indian Industry Faring? (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Sep 07, 2004)
A sharp rise in the services share in India's GDP, coming at a time when services exports are booming, has been used to argue that the country is on a new growth trajectory in keeping with global trends.
- Agenda For Jobs (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 07, 2004)
Unemployment is a countrywide serious problem, but in Punjab it has been getting worse. From a 5.6 per cent unemployment rate during the decade beginning 1983, it has risen alarmingly to 7 per cent in the decade starting 1993.
- Of Little Import (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 06, 2004)
On Saturday the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, morphed into a dignified, acquisitive politician, if not a statesman, by saying a lot at a press meet stretching over 90 minutes but meaning little.
- Living With The Oil Crisis (Deccan Herald, A MADHAVAN, Sep 06, 2004)
Rising oil prices have once again highlighted India’s utter inability to cope with an oil crisis
- In Search Of A Real Cop! (Tribune, S. Zahur H. Zaidi, Sep 06, 2004)
WHEN I was a little boy growing up in a small North Indian town, I did not know any cops. There were none in my family. My father, my uncles, and all other men in our family were farmers or academicians.
- It Costs 32 P.C. Of Gdp For Government To Mess Up Economy (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 04, 2004)
The record of sorts achieved during the latest session of Parliament when the Finance Bill got passed without any discussion is nothing to feel proud of. So, when one finds that William W. Lewis has a chapter titled, "India:
- The Free Power Debate (Hindu, Meena Menon, Sep 04, 2004)
The Maharashtra Government's decision to supply power free to farmers may create more problems than it will solve.
- Pakistan’S ‘Miracle’ Man (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 04, 2004)
Pakistan now has a Prime Minister who is a darling both of the army and of America’s Super Moneymen
- Rbi Annual Report 2003-04 — Exhaustive And Rigorous (Business Line, A. Seshan, Sep 03, 2004)
Though the RBI, in its Annual Report 2003-04, has failed to shed light on the tremendous risk of the depreciation of government securities faced by commercial banks in case of a rise in interest rates, it maintains high standards of data presentation and
- Pushing Agro Exports (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 03, 2004)
It is unclear at this point of time if the initial euphoria over the new Foreign Trade Policy unveiled by the Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, will sustain
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