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Articles 19221 through 19320 of 22438:
- Evolving A Policy For Voluntary Sector (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Mar 03, 2005)
After Independence we have seen the emergence of basically five types of NGOs: (a) contractor type of NGOs who basically do the work for a quoted price like executing watershed projects or running working women’s hostel
- Chileans Labour Past Retirement (Hindu, Indira A.R. Lakshmanan, Mar 02, 2005)
Based on Chile's experience, one conclusion is that the Government will have to play a bigger role in any reformed pension system than the proponents of privatisation suggest.
- Enduring Bonds (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 02, 2005)
Financially ingenious, while being politically astute, the budgethas sought to tread new ground in individual taxation, infrastructure funding and the sweep of measures for rural India.
- Behind Trader Resistance To Vat (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 02, 2005)
One of the main factors behind the opposition to the introduction of the State-level value added tax (VAT), arising from trading sections, is that while most States switched over to a
- Abetting Greater Investment (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 02, 2005)
The massive investment in infrastructure will make India a preferred-investment destination. The importance given to higher education and the establishment of a world-class university at
- Such Is The Law (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Mar 02, 2005)
Mr Bumble, in Oliver Twist, was dismayed when he came to know that the law held him responsible for his wife’s action and cried: “If the law supposes that...law is an ass — an idiot”.
- Abortion Right Becomes Hot Topic At Un Conference (Tribune, Maggie Farley, Mar 02, 2005)
Ten years after the landmark U.N. women’s conference in Beijing, thousands of delegates convened at the United Nations on Monday to review the world’s progress toward equality for women.
- Eligibility Norms For Disabled Eased (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2005)
The Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has affected a change in the eligibility norm for physically handicapped students providing an opportunity for even candidates with high percentage of disability to select seats in professional colleges.
- Some Bold Innovations (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Mar 02, 2005)
So much has been said from the minute the Budget has been presented. Any more on the numbers and expenditure allocations (which have their usual share of populism) would only mean diminishing returns
- The Human Factor (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 02, 2005)
Finance Ministers in India usually make hyperbolic statements about education, health and rural development, but when it comes to fund allocations the social sector suffers the most as it is nobody’s baby.
- Mandate Against Laloo Yadav (Tribune, Satish Misra, Mar 02, 2005)
The just-concluded assembly elections in Bihar mark the beginning of the end of the caste-dominated politics of the state, which began in the early 90s. A new phase appears to be in the offing when Bihar will have to be comprehended and interpreted not on
- Re-Starting Reforms (Business Line, R. Parthasarathy , Mar 02, 2005)
The popularity of the Budget or of the Finance Minister presenting it is inversely proportional to the frequency of interruptions in Parliament. Going by this criterion, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has indeed come out with good grades.
- Day Later, India Inc Nurses A Budget Hangover On Fringes (Indian Express, DEV CHATTERJEE, Mar 02, 2005)
FBT Howls as corporates realise they need to pay tax from April 1 on fringe benefits to employees
- States To Decide Location Of Educational Bodies: Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2005)
Barring the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the states have full powers to decide the location of a new educational academy being set up in their territories, the Supreme Court (SC) has ruled in a recent judgement.
- Tax On Fringe Benefits To Range From 3-30 Pc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2005)
Under the new tax, transport services for workers and staff and canteen services in an office or factory would be outside its purview.
- Just A Balancing Act (Telegraph, Udayan Bose, Mar 02, 2005)
This is one of the dangers of the modern media. They will hype a topic way beyond its own capacity and then make the end result look pale and insipid.
- India's Supply-Side Budget Is A Wake-Up Call: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, Mar 01, 2005)
Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has amply rewarded investors who bet that he would cut taxes in the face of a stubbornly high fiscal deficit, if for no other reason than to live up to his reputation as a supply-sider.
- Promises Still To Keep (Indian Express, Sitaram Yechury, Mar 01, 2005)
Budget 2005-06 represents a welcome shift from the past, in the sense that there has been a greater emphasis on employment generation and development of infrastructure, especially in rural areas
- Rescue It! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 01, 2005)
While laying the foundation of Sri Dasmesh Academy near Anandpur Sahib on September 24, 1978, the then President, Mr Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, had said: “I congratulate the founders of Sri Dasmesh Academy for the very sound foundation on which this important
- A Growth-Friendly Budget (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Mar 01, 2005)
The Budget presented by Mr Chidambaram was cautious to the point of being timid. But the virtue of a major policy pronouncement can often lie not in what it does but what it does not do.
- A New Social Order For The Poor (Deccan Herald, SURESH HEBLIKAR, Mar 01, 2005)
Peri urban villages, which are situated on the fringe of growing urban centres, are acquiring a greater socio-economic significance as cities grow in several dimensions. A comprehensive understanding and a close examination of the socio-economic factors a
- Taking The Buck Further (Indian Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Mar 01, 2005)
Union Budget 2005 takes off from where the previous one had left off. The framework of reference is meticulously political, it should indeed be.
- That's It For Now (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 01, 2005)
THE Budget pushes ahead with the Government's all-inclusive vision of development. The attempt to focus on creating world-class infrastructure that is critical for the sustained growth of knowledge-based industriesis laudable.
- The Spanish Dancer (Tribune, Sreedhara Bhasin, Mar 01, 2005)
Today when I was getting ready in the morning to go to work, I opened the almirah and reached out to the shelf where I keep my perfumes. My hand touched a rounded white bottle of hard ceramic — Anais Anais.
- Union Budget 2005-06: Positive Approach To Fiscal Consolidation (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Mar 01, 2005)
The Finance Minister has delivered a Budget that favours investment, job creation, minority welfare as well as rural and urban development.
- Embracing Aam Aadmi (Indian Express, S NARAYAN, Mar 01, 2005)
The Finance Minister needs to be complimented on an extremely fine balancing act between the need to push through reforms and to further the mandate of the CMP.
- Here, A Star Was Born (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2005)
Devanahalli is a small town on the outskirts of Bangalore. The town shot into fame the day it was chosen for the construction of International Airport.
- It’S Never Too Early To Start Learning About Money (Tribune, James Daley, Mar 01, 2005)
IF my parents had ever tried packing me off to business school during the half-term holidays when I was a teenager, I probably would have left home. At 14 years old, talking about money did not interest me, or my friends, in the slightest.
- Holistic Formula For Growth And Investment (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 01, 2005)
Mr Chidambaram deserves to be applauded for the ingenuity with which he has brought about a dynamic equilibrium in "an inclusive Budget" among three sets of imperatives: Addressing the concerns
- Going For Growth (Indian Express, H R RANINA, Mar 01, 2005)
The Finance Minister needs to be congratulated for giving a big push to his reform agenda despite the political and economic constraints which he faces.
- Forward Movement In Social Spending (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 01, 2005)
Budget 2005-06 was the first major test for the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, to demonstrate his commitment to the National Common Minimum Programme.
- Contouring New Growth Paradigm (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 01, 2005)
India now has the potential to grow at a high trajectory and change the destiny of over a billion people— one-sixth of humanity.
- Chidambaram, On Balance (Indian Express, Arvind Virmani, Mar 01, 2005)
When Dr Manmohan Singh became prime minister last year, the middle class by and large was very happy that an educated professional had taken charge of the Government of India.
- Building From Brass-Tacks (Business Line, Sunil Mittal, Mar 01, 2005)
With the presentation of the 2005 Union Budget, a silent revolution is on its way. Sectors that are crucial to the country's growth such as agriculture are in for a complete overhaul
- Banking On All Sections (Indian Express, K V KAMATH, Mar 01, 2005)
The Union Budget is a clear articulation of national priorities, with a range of focused measures targeted at stimulating growth in various sectors of the economy.
- A Two-In-One Budget Combo (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 01, 2005)
Budget 2005 is an astute combination of good politics and good economics. By meeting expenditure requirements of the food for work scheme, larger education outlays and greater spending on irrigation and rural development
- Expectations Met In Fair Measure (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 01, 2005)
If expectations from Mr. P. Chidambaram's second budget were rather high, he seems to have met them in a fair, even if not full, measure.
- Growth And Equity (Deccan Herald, J D AGARWAL, Feb 28, 2005)
The presentation of the Union Budget evokes much interest on the part of countrymen, media and the government as it affects the lives of the people. It brings cheers to some and pinches the pockets of some others.
- Work’S A Four-Letter Word For Some (Deccan Herald, PATRICK BARKHAM, Feb 28, 2005)
It is supposedly your most dynamic decade, when you leap up the career ladder as older colleagues count down the days to receiving their carriage clock.
- Wildlife Crimes In Punjab (Tribune, Baljit Singh, Feb 28, 2005)
All of wildlife and associated wilderness habitats in Punjab are under a siege. And the siege constricts relentlessly by the day driving animals and birds to dire straits.
- Can Chidambaram Be Santa Claus Tomorrow? (Indian Express, N K Singh, Feb 27, 2005)
On Budget eve, an astrologer rather than an analyst would be more helpful in predicting outcomes. This is particularly so when a new security paranoia has reportedly gripped the Budget-making exercise.
- This Budget, Factor In C For Corruption (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Feb 27, 2005)
Tucked away on an inside page of this newspaper, a couple of weeks ago, was a news item that I hope caught the attention of the Finance Minister while he was making our Budget.
- India Talks Down To Its Neighbors (Antiwar.com, editorials. antiwar.com, Feb 26, 2005)
Last week, India spelled out its emerging thinking and policy toward its neighbors in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
- Of Kings, Coups, And Censorship (Hindu, Laxmi Murthy, Feb 26, 2005)
Nepal's King and his men have targeted the country's thriving independent media, which have fought back using satire.
- Roof Over The Head (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 26, 2005)
THE acute housing shortage in India can ease to some extent, now that the government has allowed 100 per cent foreign direct investment in the construction industry through the automatic route.
- Survey This Shift (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 26, 2005)
The Indian economy is on a high of the business cycle. Indian firms are on the verge of a new surge in investment. But you would not know any of this, if you read the just-released Economic Survey.
- The India Story: Growth Sans Human Development (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Feb 26, 2005)
Over the past two years, there has been a growing optimism about the medium and long-term outlook for the Indian economy.
- What's In A Name (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 26, 2005)
The suggestion that a university named after Keshav Baliram Hedgewar may be a RSS redoubt is both misleading and mischievous.
- When Are You Guys Going To Get It? (Indian Express, DEBORAH BLUM, Feb 26, 2005)
In victorian times, scientists argued that women’s brains were too small to be fully human. On the intelligence scale, researchers recommended classifying human females with gorillas.
- Stirrings In A Hopeless Land (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 26, 2005)
Nobody goes to Bihar too often. Actually, nobody goes there unless he or she has to. No surprise then that for all but one member of our group of Limousine Liberals
- Horrendous Howlers (Tribune, Suchita Vemuri, Feb 26, 2005)
Correcting answer-sheets of the college students, otherwise a cumbersome and tiring routine exercise for any teacher, can be a hilarious experience also at times.
- Remembering The Holocaust (Deccan Herald, SHASHI THAROOR, Feb 25, 2005)
Whenever I think of Auschwitz or Birkenau, or Mauthausen, or Theresienstadt, the names that, in this season of Holocaust remembrance, are coming back to haunt us from 60 years ago
- On Unconscionable Dropout Rates (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 25, 2005)
At a time when there is a great deal of buzz about India taking off as a "knowledge-based economy and society," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's admission that the dropout rate in schools
- Making India An R&d Powerhouse (Business Line, Habil Khorakiwala, Feb 25, 2005)
India and innovation? Global pharmaceutical majors would have laughed at such an association 10 years ago when it was fashionable to brand India as a nation of copycats and pirates.
- Look Beyond The Picture-Postcard (Indian Express, AVANTIKA REGMI, Feb 25, 2005)
In the past Nepal was only known as a popular tourist destination with quaint traditions, thousands of festivals, exquisitely carved temples, beer-guzzling gods, blood-thirsty goddesses, and even living goddesses, in exquisite natural beauty.
- Theme For A Dream Budget (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Feb 25, 2005)
Sunk in the swish five star hotel sofa, the builder says: “Service tax on construction companies and transporters is a big burden, it must be removed.
- Tri-State Assembly Elections (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Feb 25, 2005)
THIS country’s claim to be the world’s largest and thriving democracy is not an empty boast. The international community recognises that India alone in the Third World has held fast to the democratic path for more than half a century.
- Improving The Farmers' Lot (Hindu, G. Venkataramani, Feb 25, 2005)
The first report of the National Commission on Farmers provides a blueprint for strengthening the agriculture sector.
- How Human Would The Human Face Be? (Hindu, N. Ravi, Feb 25, 2005)
The budget and economic policy can be understood in terms of two competing visions, identified with Jagdish Bhagwati and Amartya Sen.
- Fighting Snow (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 25, 2005)
WHEN the going gets tough, the tough get going. As the fury of the nature was unleashed in the form of soft snowflakes that became deathtraps for many unfortunate ...
- Last Thing India Needs Is A `Robin Hood Budget': Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, Feb 24, 2005)
After months of speculation that India's 35 percent tax on company profits will be cut to 30 percent, pessimism is beginning to take hold.
- The Fm May Not Scrap The I-T Act, As Yet (Business Line, V.K. Subramani, Feb 24, 2005)
Most chartered accountants win their daily bread from tax practice. And a fear that lurks in their minds is that one fine morning there may not be an Income-Tax Act at all. Such a thought
- Mlas All The Way (Deccan Herald, L C JAIN, Feb 24, 2005)
Democracy is described as the rule of the people, by the people, for the people. But if we don’t watch out, Karnataka MLAs seem all set to soon alter this definition of democracy, to become the rule of the MLAs, by MLAs, for MLAs.
- Security For The Self-Employed — (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Feb 24, 2005)
The Government must recognise the limitations of taxing the self-employed and must take note of the social security and health-care needs of this group, particularly in their old age.
- Spiritual Leadership (Indian Express, M.C. PAULOSE, Feb 24, 2005)
Seldom in our times has the spirit of Orthodox Christianity found creative expression in response to as many human concerns as through the life and work of late Metropolitan (bishop) Dr Paulos Mar Gregorios.
- Teaching Tolerance, Learning Tolerance (Indian Express, J.S. Rajput, Feb 24, 2005)
Education has been termed as the Necessary Utopia. Every sector of human activity looks towards education to clear the hindrances and bottlenecks which creep in at practically each and every stage of human development due to human infallibility.
- Agenda For Punjab (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 24, 2005)
To help the Punjab Government accelerate growth, CRRID (Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development) has come out with an “Action Plan Punjab” which, in brief, says: cut fiscal deficit to 3.5 per cent
- Budget 2005 And Economic Equity (Business Line, B.S. Rathor, Feb 24, 2005)
The Budget has to juxtapose the complex functions of pursuing the `profit' idiom to create wealth for the nation and of taking a range of socio-economic benefits to the people.
- From Shyness To Social Phobia (Tribune, Peter Jaret, Feb 24, 2005)
Years ago, when parents came to him worried because their kids seemed abnormally shy, Murray Stein, a psychiatrist at UC San Diego, would tell them not to worry — that most children outgrow periods of intense shyness. “Now we’re not so quick to dismiss...
- Dropping Out Of School (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 24, 2005)
That education is the key to growth, personal and national, is now widely recognised. Parents, educated or illiterate, rich or poor, no longer need persuasion to send their children to school.
- Education For All (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 24, 2005)
With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressing concern over the high level of school dropout rate in the primary and elementary school education systems, the spotlight has once again turned on universalising elementary education.
- Falling Short Of Total Revolution (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Feb 24, 2005)
A new government in Bihar is unlikely to effect a substantial change in the ground realities in the state
- Financing Higher Education — Law Needed On Cost-Sharing (Business Line, M. R. Narayana, Feb 24, 2005)
Financing of professional higher education (comprising modern and Indian system medicine, and engineering courses) has caught the attention of all stakeholders
- Jaafari’S Vision Isn’T Quite What U.S. Wanted (Tribune, Paul Richter, Feb 24, 2005)
Two years ago, as the United States planned to march into Baghdad, many in the Bush administration had a vision for Iraq’s first freely elected government in decades.
- Converting Truth? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 24, 2005)
Six years after the Graham Staines tragedy, proselytisation continues to thrive in Orissa. None of the three sides to the dispute over conversions-government, missionary and Hindu protectionist-seems to have learnt a lesson.
- Avalanches Kill 225 In Kashmir (Washington Post, Fayaz Kabli, Feb 24, 2005)
Villagers and soldiers in Kashmir searched for victims Wednesday following a series of avalanches that killed 225 people.
- Rebuilding Lives In Andamans (Hindu, Ramachandra Ganesh Kapse, Feb 23, 2005)
Almost two months after `Black Sunday,' the Andaman &Nicobar Islands are bustling with activity.
- Tiny Is Beautiful (Hindu, Kenneth Chang, Feb 23, 2005)
Nanoparticles offer promise in medicine for sensitive diagnostic tests and novel treatments.
- Towards A Free Gaza (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 23, 2005)
With the Israeli cabinet approving plans for the withdrawal of soldiers and settlers from parts of the Palestinian territories, the residents of these areas have reason to hope that they will soon have a fair measure of freedom.
- Tsi: `A Good Measure Of How Blood Flows In An Economy' ... (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Feb 23, 2005)
On January 29 last year, the US Secretary of Transportation, Mr Norman Y. Mineta, ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, announced the rollout of the first-ever Transportation Services Index ...
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