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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- Population Policy Needs Overhaul (Deccan Herald, PRASENJIT CHOWDHURY, May 17, 2007)
Does any one remember Thomas Malthus and his discredited “Essay on the Principle of Population”? According to him, the power of population is infinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man.
- Under-Investment In Health Costs Lives (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 17, 2007)
Spending on health services is not expenditure but an investment. The time to act is now.
- In A Time Warp (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 17, 2007)
The BJP strategy was based on the presumption that the House would be hung and it could play the king-maker.
- Irreversible Fallout On People And Ecology (Deccan Herald, Asha Krishnaswamy, May 16, 2007)
Public platforms exist to discuss the economic importance and environmental threats of mining but few key players take advantage of it.
- Prez Seeks Steps For Policy On Human Development Cadres (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2007)
Taking note of the shortage of skilled manpower in the days to come, President APJ Abdul Kalam on Monday sought steps to evolve a national policy for creating a global human development cadre for India.
- Kalam Stresses Corporate Social Responsibility (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2007)
Thrust on growth of creative leaders
SAIL, Tata Chem and NLC win CSR award
Building infrastructure for schools suggested
- Lead The Nation: Kalam To India Inc (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2007)
Stressing the need for management stewardship for giving a thrust to nation's economic development, President APJ Abdul Kalam urged the corporate India to contribute to the upliftment of society besides creating wealth.
- Kalam Urges India Inc To Provide Creative Leadership (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2007)
Stressing the need for management stewardship for giving a thrust to nation's economic development, President APJ Abdul Kalam on Monday urged the corporate India to contribute to the upliftment of society besides creating wealth.
- Numbers Alone Can Be Misleading (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 08, 2007)
Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar’s view (ET, April 25) that economic reforms affect regional disparity is a myth. Precisely because development is always a complex matrix, average growth rate over the periods cannot alone act as a sufficient measure . . .
- Not A Solution At All (Deccan Herald, S. L. Rao, May 05, 2007)
The level of deprivation is not uniform among particular communities, which makes reservations less effective.
- Spiritual Guidance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2007)
While the desire to seek happiness is basic in all individuals, the ability to recognise what makes one happy, and the means of attaining it is rare.
- Government’S Iims Fixation (The Economic Times, V RAGHUNATHAN, Apr 28, 2007)
The original decision of the six IIMs to release the list of successful students in the general category had seemed like a welcome move.
- ‘I Was Always Leftist. Economic Reforms Made Me Completely Marxist’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 24, 2007)
In a speech at a CII meet, Mani Shankar Aiyar argued that policy is hijacked by a small elite. That the cabinet he belongs to is quite comfortable with this hijacking.
- Comments From The Ringside (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
The 'outsider' analysis has value, but a wariness of messy democracy lurks in his prescriptions
- The Forgotten Poor (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 23, 2007)
The mass media has in recent years rarely focused on the problems and plight of the poor in India.
- "One Million Saplings To Be Planted By 2010" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
Sheila Dikshit asks children to focus on sustainability
- Migration: Challenges And Opportunities (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 17, 2007)
The growing diasporas of expatriate populations across the world and their multiple but mutually reinforcing identities and allegiances are a feature of globalisation.
- So Many Inequalities (Indian Express, Niraja Gopal Jayal, Apr 15, 2007)
A few years ago, there was some contention in Indian society over whether or not minorities deserve special treatment.
- So Many Inequalities (Indian Express, Niraja Gopal Jayal, Apr 14, 2007)
A few years ago, there was some contention in Indian society over whether or not minorities deserve special treatment. Now — courtesy a rather ill-considered view enunciated by one high court judge — we have a debate on who is and who is not a minority.
- The Tasks On The Education Front (Hindu, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Apr 12, 2007)
A system that creates disparities among rich and poor students, and those from urban and rural backgrounds, poses the risk of causing unrest.
- Government Turns A Deaf Ear (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 11, 2007)
Shrinking health services are a growing concern for people with disabilities in India.
- Make Education Of Masses A Priority (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2007)
The role of education in the progress of a nation can never be over emphasised. Through right kind of education, we can inculcate citizenship values, liberate people from ignorance, empower them with knowledge, information and skills to . . .
- Education Is A Priority (Gulf News, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2007)
Education is more than a catalyst to development, it is a pillar that determines countries' capability to build their own future.
- Tide Of Suffering (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 10, 2007)
The rich world has been responsible for climate change threats. It must now help the rest of the world deal with the consequences.
- Maternal Mortality And Budgets (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
Improving facilities and their access are vital to lower the maternal mortality rate.
- For Better Or For Worse (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Apr 09, 2007)
India has very many poor and deprived people. There are large groups like small farmers, landless labourers, urban slum-dwellers and women (especially in low-income families), aborigines and other tribes, lower castes as scheduled in the . . .
- Maternal Mortality And Budgets (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 09, 2007)
Improving facilities and their access are vital to lower the maternal mortality rate.
- Realising The Uniqueness Of Saarc (Hindu, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , Apr 07, 2007)
The various member states have core competencies that can be pooled together for mutual benefit.
- Mission Without Direction (Deccan Herald, S. L. Rao, Apr 07, 2007)
Research institutions should not be dependent on government or funding agencies but try to be self-sufficient.
- Now Uri Dam In Ihk (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 07, 2007)
Though Pakistan has objected to India in strong worded terms about launching of another power project in Indian-held Kashmir without the clearance from Islamabad as required under the Indus Water Treaty, yet New Delhi has not paid any heed to it.
- An Inconvenient Truth (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2007)
So, predictably, the politicians will hide behind the pretence of consensus. An all-party meeting will be ordered and the Supreme Court will be unanimously denounced for its decision to put a hold on OBC quotas.
- Kerala Can Grow Ten Times Faster: World Bank Official (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2007)
Vinod Thomas' mantra for State's faster development
Combine economic reforms with social sector development
Focus on eco-tourism and new generation industries
- Means And Ends (Telegraph, ABHIRUP SARKAR, Apr 03, 2007)
The author is professor of economics, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
Raskolnikov, theoretically the murderer in Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, had resolved to kill an old woman who was greedy, malicious, charged interest and . . .
- Sleepwalking Into Disaster (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Apr 03, 2007)
As the misguided policies of the U.S. and Israel aggravate the crisis in West Asia, India must change its short-sighted, pro-Washington approach to the region.
- Property Debate (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, Mar 31, 2007)
China provides the first legal basis for the protection of private property since the Commnuist Party came to power in 1949.
- Caste Irony (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 30, 2007)
By ordering a stay on the Central law enabling 27 per cent reservation for the so-called 'Socially and Educationally Backward Classes', popularly known as OBCs, in Union Government controlled educational institutions, including IITs, IIMs and AIIMS, . .
- Education — A New Dimension To India-Bangladesh Relations (Business Line, Arindam Banik, Mar 23, 2007)
India providing education and vocational training to the Bangladeshi youth can help ease tensions and develop a strong long-term relationship.
- Importance Of Awareness (Business Line, M. R. Narayana, Mar 17, 2007)
No data on the nature and extent of awareness of prevention of disability is available and the welfare programmes do not include awareness activities.
- ‘The Real Problem Is Not Income Inequality, It Is Inequality Of Opportunity’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 16, 2007)
This week the UNDP released the Human Development Report for Arab Countries, with a focus on the ‘Rise of Arab Women’. It is believed that there was tremendous resistance in the Arab world for several years to such a study.
- Against Monopoly (Frontline, Sarah Hiddleston, Mar 14, 2007)
YUSUF K. Hamied is the chairman of Cipla, one of India's largest pharmaceutical companies and the country's fifth largest private spender in research and development.
- Restating The Faith (Frontline, VENKATESH ATHREYA, Mar 14, 2007)
Economic Survey 2006-2007, which ascribes the high growth to economic reform measures, emphasises the neoliberal agenda.
- Children In Neglect (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 13, 2007)
A few public-spirited citizens led by Jean Dreze, Aruna Roy and others through a letter published in The Tribune have expressed dismay at the small increase in the allocation for the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) in the Union Budget . . .
- Sachar Report (Tribune, K.N. Bhat, Mar 10, 2007)
Justice Sachar's report is no Mandal rehashing — its emphasis is not on reservation in colleges or jobs. Naturally so, because to be qualified to seek reservation benefits, some minimum educational qualifications are needed — not a madarsa certificate.
- Administrative Incapacity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 10, 2007)
PC has been more pro-poor than any other finance minister but it will take time for his plans to bear fruits.
- Empty Stomachs And The Union Budget (Hindu, Jean Dreze, Mar 09, 2007)
The need of the hour is to increase expenditure under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
- Budget: An Incremental Approach (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Mar 09, 2007)
A great opportunity had presented itself to the Government. GDP was growing at 9 per cent, savings at 32 per cent and investment at 34 per cent of GDP and buoyant tax revenues scaling all-time high.
- '1931 Survey To Remain Basis For Obc Quota?' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2007)
Supreme Court on Wednesday began hearing the petition challenging the just-promulgated reservations for OBCs in central educational institutions, directing sharp posers at the Centre on the basis for pegging it at 27%.
- Need For Safety (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 08, 2007)
As always the International Women’s Day is an occasion for reflection on the year gone by and the achievements or the lack of them. Although globally gender equality has been recognised as central to human development, it is still not a reality in . . .
- Igniting Women Entrepreneurship (The Economic Times, Rama Bijapurkar, Mar 08, 2007)
The new buzz in the conference circuit is the arithmetic argument that there could be a big GDP boost if more Indian women became economically active (77% of urban housewives, 60% of rural do not work outside the home).
- Invest In Children (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Mar 07, 2007)
THE first five years are critically important in the life of a person. Studies have shown that 90 per cent of the brain growth happens during this period.
- Populism Prevails (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 07, 2007)
With a year or so left for the Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who also holds the Finance portfolio, has come out with a populist budget, which is understandable given the drubbing the Congress received in the . . .
- Changing Paradigms For Development Banking (Business Line, Samik Dasgupta, Mar 07, 2007)
Micro-credit will have to play as critical a role in the urban context as in the rural areas if India aspires to make any positive impact on its citizens' economic well-being.
- Power Of The Pen (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2007)
CHANGE in any society is beyond reach without a change in the social attitudes of the common people.
- More For Education, Health (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 02, 2007)
With the allocation of 34.2 per cent more money for education and 21.9 per cent more for health, the 2007-08 Union Budget stands out for its thrust on the country’s human development profile, which is poorer than some of the smaller . . .
- Off Target (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 01, 2007)
Finance minister P Chidambaram's Budget for 2007-08 is best evaluated in terms of its impact on growth, prices and rural incomes. There is no mistaking the writing on the wall: High prices fanned the anti-Congress sentiment in Punjab and . . .
- Booster Dose For Education, Healthcare (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 01, 2007)
The Budget is in line with the Government's focus of sustaining the current growth rate. There was a concern that while the overall GDP growth rate has been on target, the agriculture sector has been lagging.
- Discovering The Guru (Deccan Herald, RAMNATH NARAYANSWAMY, Mar 01, 2007)
The Satguru is none other than God in human form. Mahatmas descend to assume human birth to selflessly serve humankind.
- Charity Begins At Home (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2007)
Adil Najam examines the philanthropic attitudes and preferences of expatriate Pakistanis in America.
- Masters Of Unplanned Growth (Hindustan Times, Jagmohan , Feb 23, 2007)
A city is a living organism. Like a human entity, it has both a structure and a soul. Congenial, creative and constructive living requires that while a city’s soul must reflect its inner urges for peace, progress, justice and order, its structure . . .
- Masters Of Unplanned Growth (Hindustan Times, Jagmohan , Feb 22, 2007)
A city is a living organism. Like a human entity, it has both a structure and a soul. Congenial, creative and constructive living requires that while a city’s soul must reflect its inner urges for peace, progress, justice and order, its structure . . .
- Masters Of Unplanned Growth (Hindustan Times, Jagmohan , Feb 21, 2007)
A city is a living organism. Like a human entity, it has both a structure and a soul. Congenial, creative and constructive living requires that while a city’s soul must reflect its inner urges for peace, progress, justice and order, its structure . . . .
- Higher Education: The Other Side Of The Picture (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 20, 2007)
This is with reference to Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy's article titled ‘HEC's unconvincing mega projects’ published in the February 10 edition of Dawn. Dr Hoodbhoy has painted a very bleak picture of the entire Pakistani higher education system.
- Masters Of Unplanned Growth (Hindustan Times, Jagmohan , Feb 20, 2007)
A city is a living organism. Like a human entity, it has both a structure and a soul. Congenial, creative and constructive living requires that while a city’s soul must reflect its inner urges for peace, progress, justice and . . .
- Pdp Minister Writes To Cm On Demilitarisation (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2007)
The People’s Democratic arty (PDP) today released the draft of its "self-rule" concept providing a package that takes care of not only external and internal dimensions of the Jammu and Kashmir problem but also its geographical aspects.
- Pdp Releases Draft Of Self-Rule Concept (Tribune, S.P.Sharma, Feb 19, 2007)
The People’s Democratic arty (PDP) today released the draft of its "self-rule" concept providing a package that takes care of not only external and internal dimensions of the Jammu and Kashmir problem but also its geographical aspects.
- Betting On Farming (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Feb 19, 2007)
Bihar's transformation depends crucially on the transformation of agrarian relations. But is it on the policy radar?
- Global Meet On Bihar (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Feb 16, 2007)
Biharis from across the world gather in Patna to discuss the State's plight, hoping for a Bihari renaissance.
- 'India Is A Better Place To Grow Than China...' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2007)
“India is a better place to grow than China because of political democracy," thumped Nikhil Meswani, Executive Director Reliance Industries at the recently held Chemtech 2007.
- Enforcing Human Rights In South Asia (Dawn, Zamir Ghumro, Feb 11, 2007)
While the citizens of Europe are clamouring for third-generation human rights that go beyond those considered essential to the ideals of freedom and democracy, South Asia is still grappling with the enforcement of fundamental first-generation rights.
- Toy Story (Hindu, SOMA BASU, Feb 11, 2007)
KOPEDEG has been extremely successful in providing hope for marginalised women and in finding a growing space for their products at home and abroad.
- India Has Lessons To Learn From China On Health Care: Amartya (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2007)
The dip in life expectancy or longevity in China despite a period of economic boom holds lessons for India which is faring badly in healthcare today despite top medical facilities, Noble Laureate professor Dr Amartya Sen said today.
- India Facing Grave Water Crisis (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 10, 2007)
India is facing a grave water crisis and in some parts of New Delhi, the water table has sunk to 130 feet, while the slum dwellers of Mumbai have no tap water, according to the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
- Re-Engineering Social Sector Development (Business Line, M. R. Venkatesh, Feb 09, 2007)
The performance of the social sector assumes centre-stage, as the ongoing reforms process — both internal liberalisation programmes as well as globalisation — does not seem to have benefited the underprivileged sections.
- Ibm Ceo Gets Nasscom Leadership Award 2007 (Deccan Herald, Dilip Maitra, Feb 09, 2007)
National Association of Software & Services Companies (Nasscom), country’s premier IT trade body and the “voice” of the Indian IT industry, on Thursday, announced the winners of Nasscom Global Leadership Awards 2007.
- Rs. 20,200-Crore Plan Outlay For Maharashtra (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2007)
Ahluwalia says State has improved in almost all sectors
Additional assistance of Rs. 200 crore for priority projects
Deshmukh seeks funds for first phase of Mumbai Metro
- Engagement With Dalit Feminism (Hindu, Anupama Katakam, Jan 30, 2007)
First person accounts of Dalit women bringing alive the profound deprivation they faced and their struggles.
- Courage Key To Prosperity: Kalam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2007)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today advised courage for launching a national movement of development to make India prosperous with a ‘visible global presence in strategic sectors’ even before 2020, the deadline set under Vision 2020 for becoming a .. .
- Has It Become A Model? (Deccan Herald, S. L. Rao, Jan 27, 2007)
Though elements of a Karnataka development model exist, it is not holistic as its Kerala counterpart.
- Bihar Needs Development Strategy (Tribune, Andalib Akhter, Jan 25, 2007)
In 1952 Dr. Paul H. Appleby, a US scholar, presented a document on Indian States to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru which suggested that Bihar was the best administrated state in the country at that time. He used various criteria and interviews with . ..
- A Common Minimum Programme For The Nation (Hindu, SURESH PRABHU, Jan 23, 2007)
Experts from various political parties should come to a consensus on solutions to some basic issues of interest to the nation, which could then be implemented without much difficulty.
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