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Articles 9221 through 9320 of 10500:
- A Water War Brews In Satara (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Dec 24, 2003)
Control of water resources by the government means their control by a few leaders who can continue in power. There is a temptation for these leaders to leverage water management projects electorally. Citing instances of diversion of water from one region
- Mp's Allowances (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 24, 2003)
OUR MPs have done it again. On December 22, within a matter of 10 minutes, not stopping with generously expanding the scope and quantum of their perks, they gifted out of public money to all former MPs, regardless of the period of their membership, a ...
- 2 Yrs Of Dust Later, Govt Plans For Economic Intelligence Unit (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Dec 24, 2003)
When Finance Minister Jaswant Singh expressed surprise about the country’s economic intelligence agencies not getting a whiff of the Telgi stamp scam, it was not without reason.
- The Dollar Party (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2003)
MONEY, OR DOLLARS to be more precise, is the final arbiter of a country's pecking order in the mercantilist world. With slightly more than $100 billion in the books for the first time ever in the country's economic history, it will be hard for any nation,
- Catfish That Spoilt The Vietnamese Party (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Dec 23, 2003)
IT WAS not long ago that the heroic people of Vietnam humbled the US in a bitter war. By 1995, the relations between the two countries had been normalised. Soon, pressures were on the former communist society to adopt the `market economy' model. Vietnam,
- Probe Shows Pak’s Nuclear Secrets & Lies (Indian Express, WILLIAM J BROAD, Dec 23, 2003)
Iran’s report to inspectors, Libyan programme have common ‘links’ with leakage from Pakistan
- Union Bank Ups Home Loan Rates, Others Say Not Yet (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2003)
Going against the existing trend of banks slashing home loan rates, Union Bank of India took everyone by surprise when it announced a 0.5 per cent hike in interest rates for fresh home loans, across all maturities of fixed and floating rate options ...
- The Migrant Effect On Punjabi Society (Tribune, K.S. Chawla, Dec 23, 2003)
THE demographic complexion of Punjab has changed sharply in the recent years with the influx of migrants from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, besides Nepal.
- Reviving Civil Society (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Dec 23, 2003)
After the recent state-level elections, political parties have apparently realized that governance is important. More accurately, they have realized that governance is important for winning elections. Whe- ther this hypothesis is true is debatable. But...
- Don’t Get Cheated On The Gold That You Buy (Tribune, Pushpa Girimaji, Dec 22, 2003)
IN the last three years since the government introduced the system of hallmarking or authentication of the quality of gold jewellery, 650 jewellers in the country (out of an estimated 6 lakh ) have taken the licence from the BIS to sell hallmarked ...
- Good Flagoff (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2003)
VIGYAN Rail, which was flagged off by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is a good initiative to showcase the nation’s achievements in science and technology. Both the President and the Prime Minister can take justifiable pride in the scientific and ...
- Party Is On In Asia - Beware The Hangover (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Dec 22, 2003)
Asians are resisting their currency strength by buying debt of an already highly indebted US. That is setting off a heady asset price increase in Asia. But when other countries protest, the Asian game would be up and it would be left holding American ...
- Still Not The Perfect Shine (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Dec 22, 2003)
At a recent conference on globalization the discussion was focussed on the “how” rather than the “what” or “why” issues that had dominated the subject until recently. The success stories of Indian companies that had begun to look at the world as the ...
- Not Really Redeeming (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2003)
THE RECENT ATTEMPTS by the Securities and Exchange Board of India to force mutual fund schemes to broaden their investor base are welcome. However, the two guidelines it has proposed may not really curb the growing clout of institutional investors in ...
- What, Floating Rate Deposits? (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Dec 22, 2003)
THESE are tough times for retail investors. They borrow at floating rates, but invest at a fixed rate, and are therefore exposed to high interest rate risk. Since retail investors cannot hedge their interest rate risk, investing in floating-rate products
- New Pension Scheme From Jan 1 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2003)
The new pension scheme for government employees will start from January 1, 2004, with finance ministry putting in place an interim Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA). Additional secretary in economic affairs department, Vinod Rai
- Holding Back The Tears (Telegraph, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 21, 2003)
No matter what fate now has in store for us, the video-shot of Rahul Dravid hitting the winning runs at Adelaide is going to become an iconic one in the history of Indian cricket. It’s not so much the lunge to smack the ball away but what happens right...
- Mj High In ‘neverland’ (Indian Express, DAN WHITCOMB , Dec 21, 2003)
Michael Jackson is a lover, not a fighter, so as his attorneys traded jabs with prosecutors on Friday over charges that he molested a young boy, the self-declared King of Pop prepared for a party in his honour.
- Tada Court Extends Bhai Thakur Bail (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2003)
Dreaded gangster Jayendra Thakur alias Bhai Thakur’s bail was extended today for eight more weeks by a designated TADA court in Pune. Judge R.S. Mandalik, hearing the Suresh Dube murder case, rejected an application by Dube’s family to cancel the gangster
- An Indian Christmas (Indian Express, PREETHA RAJAH , Dec 20, 2003)
The front page carried a coloured photograph of the illuminated Harrods department store buzzing with Christmas shoppers: ‘‘With a month to go for Christmas, London’s West End shopping area is putting the finishing touches to Christmas decorations’’.
- Govt Agrees To Let 3 Oil Psus To Divest Stake In Each Other (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2003)
Nearly five years ago, the Cabinet used the excuse of ‘‘synergic advantage’’ of a crossholding between ONGC, IOC and GAIL to raise Rs 4,643 crore to bridge the fiscal deficit.
- The Job Is On The Line (Telegraph, RAVI VYAS, Dec 19, 2003)
Is it possible today to work as an in-house editor without some basic knowledge and experience of computers? Specifically, without knowing the basics of Microsoft Word, that is, online reading and editing of typescripts, transmission and retrieval of ...
- Banishing Ketan (Indian Express, CP Bhambri, Dec 19, 2003)
SEBI’s action against Parekh can only be the first in a series of vital corrective measures
- Where Development Spells Disease (Tribune, Usha Rai, Dec 19, 2003)
THE Andaman and Nicobar islands are so far away from the mainland that no one seems to bother about what is happening to the indigenous people of the island, particularly the aboriginal tribal communities that have lived on the islands for centuries...
- Bhutan Says We Have More Work To Do, Confirms 7 Soldier Deaths (Indian Express, Subrata Nag Choudhury, Dec 19, 2003)
The successes have been striking but Bhutanese government officials are being cautious as they take the next step in the crackdown. Over the past four days, the Royal Bhutanese Army is said to have over-run virtually all militant camps but officials say
- Challenges In Rural Credit - Rbi Advisory Committee Must Sow The Right Seeds (Business Line, V. Jagan Mohan , Dec 19, 2003)
The financial sector reforms without social and rural sensitivity would only aggravate the complexities of agrarian sector reforms, which are yet to take shape. It is thus hoped that the Advisory Committee, being constituted by the RBI, will be a High ...
- Whims Of The Monsoon (Telegraph, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 18, 2003)
The dependence of industrial growth on agriculture is solidly supported by facts. Over the last seven years, whenever agriculture has failed to perform, industrial growth has suffered, albeit with a lag. For example, in 1995-96, industry grew at a ...
- Native Son Mulayam Brings The Country To His Village (Indian Express, Vrinda Gopinath, Dec 18, 2003)
Stage set in Saifai: arts and culture from across the nation and an agriculture trade fair
- Measure For Measure: States Vie To Do Better (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Dec 18, 2003)
State-specific HDRs throw up piquant data. No wonder they are becoming part of poll discourse
- A Fashion Tag Called Corporate Governance (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Dec 18, 2003)
On the need for a more broad-based code for governance
- Brush With Humanity (Tribune, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 18, 2003)
I saw a man lying in the middle of the road recently. A bike, apparently his, was lying beside him. I was in an official transport and requested Naval, the driver, to park the vehicle nearby. I got off to see the condition of the man.
- `India Rising' - Will It Ride The Demographic Wave? (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Dec 18, 2003)
In about 50 years, India's surging population may be more a boon than a bane, if a recent Goldman Sachs projection comes true. With a surplus of working age people vis-à-vis current G-6 biggies such as the US and Japan, India could benefit fro m low ...
- Local Govts To Continue (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2003)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday announced that the local government system would not be excluded from Schedule 6 of the Constitution and local government associations would be formed all over the country to protect the interests of district
- Loosen Their Iron Grip (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Dec 18, 2003)
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee realizes the need to rein in teachers’ unions, but convincing his party colleagues will not be an easy task
- Hsbc Acquiring Uti Bank: A Palace Coup (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Dec 18, 2003)
While framing the Articles of Agreement connected with the share issue to CDC, the UTI Bank seems to have tripped up. The Agreement stipulated that the UTI should continue to hold 26 per cent equity in the bank. While the UTI was subject to these ...
- Ard Opposes Mma Stance (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2003)
The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) leaders have criticized the Muttahida Majlis-i- Amal (MMA) for its stand on the issue of vote of confidence for Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- India’s Kangaroo Hop (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2003)
At Adelaide, Rahul Dravid claimed his place among cricket’s all-time greats
- Post-Reform Anomaly — Parts Not Keeping `Full' Pace (Business Line, K. Parthasarathi, Dec 17, 2003)
THE overall growth rate of the country should not blur our vision to the growing disparities in the prosperity level, per capita income and job opportunities from State to State. The strategy for a higher growth in these sub-par States should be multi
- Unity With Hiccups (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2003)
THE failure of the European Union summit in Brussels to forge a new constitution should not be seen as the end of the road for the Union. In fact, few had expected the summit to make a breakthrough in the negotiations given the sharp differences on some
- Shock And Awe (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2003)
IT is not everyday that a player scores a magnificent double century in Test cricket and still ends up on the losing side. It is astounding that a team scores over 550 runs and even manages a small first innings lead and yet loses the Test match. And ...
- Dravid (Indian Express, Rohit Brijnath, Dec 17, 2003)
He batted like a god, says Saurav, as team answers a nation’s prayer
- Breaking New Ground (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2003)
DECEMBER 2003 COULD well go down as a watershed month in the country's agriculture history. It is no ordinary coincidence that two significant events are taking place this month. The launch of futures trading in wheat and rice earlier this week is ...
- Unity With Hiccups (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2003)
THE failure of the European Union summit in Brussels to forge a new constitution should not be seen as the end of the road for the Union. In fact, few had expected the summit to make a breakthrough in the negotiations given the sharp differences on some
- South Africa & Windies Join In: India’s Shown Us The Way (Indian Express, Trevor Chesterfield, Dec 17, 2003)
Dravid has inspired me: Brian Lara
- A Problem Not Named (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 17, 2003)
The deadly riots occasioned by the Railway Recruitment Board exams in Ass- am and Maharashtra, were a grim reminder of a potentially serious social crisis India might face in the near future. Amidst all the upbeat predictions being made about the India...
- Is Corporate Farming Really The Solution For Indian Agriculture? (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Dec 16, 2003)
Contract farming is increasingly being presented as the way out of the morass in which Indian agriculture now finds itself, and is being actively promoted by major international donor agencies, multinational companies and the Central Government. In this
- An Ignominious End (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2003)
THE CAPTURE OF Iraq's deposed President Saddam Hussein has helped the United States demonstrate that it has the will and the capacity to achieve tactical goals. U.S. confidence, that had eroded distinctly as the operation in Iraq went awry, will ...
- Uma Ministers Will Get Osds: Officers On Sangh Duty (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Dec 16, 2003)
Soon after they took oath in the Assembly today, Chief Minister Uma Bharti and her newly-elected MLAs made it a point to call on BJP organising general secretary Kaptan Singh Solanki. So who’s this man? Loaned to the BJP, this RSS functionary will soon...
- After Saddam, What? (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2003)
His capture may not end insurgency
- Export Of Talent From Punjab (Tribune, Amrik Singh , Dec 16, 2003)
RECKONED in terms of its population, perhaps no other state in India has been exporting as much talent as Punjab has been doing. According to most well-informed estimates, more than a million Punjabis have already settled down in other countries, and the
- This Harvest Of Shortages (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Dec 16, 2003)
In the few villages I visited recently, complaints on the power situation were more vociferous than usual. These were admittedly in western India, chronically short of power — and in the case of western Maharashtra it includes areas facing another drough
- Fast Running Out Of Jobs (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 15, 2003)
Unemployment is growing, and economic theory has no clear answer to the problem. It is not merely the unemployed who suffer, the nation loses because it does not get what the unemployed could have produced. Its socio-economic impact is considerable ...
- The Importance Of Tactical Asset Allocation (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Dec 15, 2003)
IN RECENT times, many fund houses have filed offer documents with the Securities and Exchange Board of India to launch Monthly Income Plans (MIPs). Such funds invest a substantial proportion of their portfolio in bonds, and take small exposure in equity
- Lessons In Humility (Tribune, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 15, 2003)
HUMILITY. The antidote to a bloated ego, a pre-requisite in the quest for learning, this is a virtue whose merits have been extolled by saints and seers since times immemorial. Yet, there is no fixed formula for imbibing humility. It is essentially born
- Powered By Science, Special Train Today (Indian Express, Bhavna Vij, Dec 15, 2003)
The Army’s main battle tank, Arjun, will roll out of the Capital tomorrow to set out on a cross-country ride. So will its various missiles—Agni, Prithvi, Nag and Brahmos—and the multi-role Light Combat Aircraft Tejas and pilotless Nishant. Close behind
- The Winning Style In Management (Business Line, R. Devarajan, Dec 15, 2003)
Employees must recognise opportunities, deal with changes, resolve problems, prioritise issues, and make decisions.
- ‘i Don’t Have Sachin’s Gifts, But I Fight And Do My Best’ (Indian Express, Rohit Brijnath, Dec 15, 2003)
On Sunday night, his face an unshaven study in exhaustion, still finding the energy to smile back at Adelaide diners who stopped by to salute him, Rahul Dravid gave a fleeting glimpse of what moves him.
- Feel Good, But Not Better (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 15, 2003)
India’s forex reserves must be turned into a tool to spur growth
- The Message From Assembly Elections 2003 - Give The People What They Want (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 15, 2003)
THE din and dust of the State elections in the heartland of India has not yet settled down. Analysts and commentators are busy explaining the rout of the Congress in most of the States.
- Vital Leaks (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Dec 14, 2003)
IN the last few weeks, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has been embarrassed by the leak of highly price sensitive market information collated by it, especially because the regulator makes a big issue about its various advisory committees
- Vajpayee For Tapping $600bn Commodity Mart (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2003)
Prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said on Saturday India should put in place world standard trading exchanges to tap the $600 billion global commodities market while protecting the interests of the domestic farmers from sharp price fluctuations. For
- Likud Swallows Pride (Indian Express, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 14, 2003)
In this place that seems burdened by the past, it is the future that is bearing down. Within the dominant Right-wing Likud party, leaders who advocated holding all of West Bank and Gaza Strip, and who for three years argued that Israel would make no ...
- Iraq On Boil, Another Us Soldier Killed (Indian Express, Reuters, Dec 14, 2003)
A US soldier and an Iraqi were killed on Friday. The latest US soldier to die in Iraq was fatally wounded in a bomb attack on a US convoy near Ramadi, the US military said on Saturday.
- Brazil Moots Fta Among G-20 Bloc (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2003)
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has proposed creation of a free trade area among the members of the G-20 group of developing countries. Lula presented the proposal to the G-20 delegates meeting in the Brazilian city of Brasilia on Friday.
- 50 Years Of Atoms For Peace (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Dec 13, 2003)
It is an opportune moment for the U.S. to remind itself of Eisenhower's call and search seriously for ways and means to achieve a nuclear weapon free world.
- Mountain Development: Rappelling Up, The Chinese Way (Business Line, Dharmalingam Venugopal, Dec 12, 2003)
Mountains occupy two thirds of China and support nearly one half of the population. Mountain regions contribute significantly to the Chinese economy accounting for 31 per cent of GDP and producing 35 per cent of grains and 54 per cent of primary ...
- The Church And Its Meanings (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2003)
Churches and cathedrals, all over the world, are full of signs and symbols. The ordinary and regular church goer may not always realize this or recognize the signs. Richard Taylor in this evocative book deciphers some of the signs and symbols. The result
- Preparing For Drought (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2003)
Need to implement recommendations
- Creating Jobs In Haryana (Tribune, D. R. Chaudhry, Dec 12, 2003)
‘Suraksha Sathi’ scheme is not the answer
- Unhealthy Suspense (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2003)
Indecision is harmful for Punjab
- Far Too Many Maharajas (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2003)
THE UNFORGETTABLE MAHARAJAS (Roli, Rs 3,500) by E. Jaiwant Paul, makes a few faces of Indian royalty more unforgettable than the rest. This is not entirely his own doing. If the royalty of Kapurthala, Patiala, Baroda and some other princely states recur,
- Why The Iraq War Defanged Israel’s Right (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Dec 12, 2003)
With Saddam, Israel’s chief threat, gone, the Jewish hardline breaks. The all new Middle East is here
- Why `Food-Less-Travelled' Is Better (Business Line, Kumar Venkat, Dec 12, 2003)
THE problem of "food miles" is emerging as one of the early consequences of increasing long-distance and international trade.
- Honour For Dev Saheb (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2003)
Age can't catch up with matinee idol
- Not So Happy A Birthday (Telegraph, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 11, 2003)
Today marks the second anniversary of China’s accession to the World Trade Organization when it became the 143rd member of that world body. The negotiations for the accession took fifteen long years and were marked by many twists and turns. Finally, China
- Such A Long Journey (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Dec 11, 2003)
Peace seems to be definitely breaking out between India and Pakistan, even if the two bureaucracies seem to enjoy taking turns at lassoing the cross-border enthusiasm of their respective populations.
- Commonwealth Games (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2003)
THE WITHDRAWAL OF Zimbabwe from the Commonwealth has bared the scandalous manner in which three countries — Britain, Australia and New Zealand — dominate and set the agenda for the 53-member association of former British colonies. ...
- Wisdom Of The Helmsman (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2003)
On the Dubey murder, the PM is spot on: freedom from fear is the need of the hour
- Arjun Atwal Putts India On The Us Fairways (Indian Express, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 10, 2003)
First Indian to make US tour, will play alongside Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh
- Everyone’s Invited (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2003)
Making aviation affordable is a useful step — provided the infrastructure is in place
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