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Articles 21221 through 21320 of 22438:
- Budget: Poor Get A Hearing (Hindustan Times, Dharmalingam Venugopal, Jul 28, 2004)
The Government's Budget may be faulted for what it has not done but it can hardly be blamed for what it has done. The Budget had a clear-cut objective
- To Save Polity, Pm Must Assert His Authority (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 27, 2004)
In the few weeks Dr Manmohan Singh has been Prime Minister, he has given the impression of being a self-effacing bystander helplessly watching the happenings around him, rather than one at the helm of affairs enjoying
- Human Development Report: The Good News And Bad News (Business Line, K. Parthasarathi, Jul 27, 2004)
The US Department of Health Services is to establish a registry that will ensure that the results of all clinical trials conducted in the US are available to the public on an electronic database.
- Fiscal Responsibility Versus Democratic Accountability (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jul 27, 2004)
The UPA Government has notified the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, and declared that it will abide by it. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh argue
- Drought, Flood, Seeds And Suicides (Hindu, M. S. Swaminathan , Jul 27, 2004)
The science and technology dimensions of the problems leading to suicides among farmers need concurrent attention along with the socio-economic and political aspects.
- Govt Finances: Divide To Multiply (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jul 26, 2004)
The monsoon has been unkind. The demands of coalition partners are heavy. The Government needs all the help it can get to reduce the yawning deficit. Decentralisation of finance management will help both by amplifying incomes and by improving the efficien
- Hdr: Managing Cultural Diversity For Stability (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jul 26, 2004)
The brainchild of two Asian economists of importance — Amartya Sen and Mahbub ul Haque — the latest UN Human Development Report (HDR) incorporates information on development indicators such as GDP
- Horrors That History Can Sober Us With (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 26, 2004)
There are many mails that have come in response to the previous piece `If only banging our heads can make us saner...', which was about our ineptitude in handling calamities such as the one that struck in Kumbakonam.
- Resolving The Crisis In Traffic Management (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Jul 26, 2004)
It is said that over 200 vehicles are being registered daily in Bangalore city. For anyone who has sat for hours in a vehicle trying to get through Airport Road or Dairy Circle, the future must seem like a nightmare.
- Suicidal Matters (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Jul 26, 2004)
THE gruesome suicide of 22-year-old Rajani S. Anand has shaken the conscience of Kerala. A student in computer engineering at the College of Engineering, Adoor, run by the Institute of Human Resource Development
- The Designer Babies Debate (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 26, 2004)
Any new medical or technological breakthrough can be abused but should that become an argument against scientific progress?
- Politics Sullies Water Disputes In India (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 26, 2004)
Seven Christian missionaries were attacked allegedly by RSS workers at a Scheduled Caste colony on Saturday in Kerala, for providing material assistance to a Dalit family.
- Left Provides Life Support To Manmohan (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Jul 25, 2004)
D. Raja, National Secretary of the Communist Party of India perhaps knew that he was a cut above the rest in his student days when he earned the distinction of being the first graduate in his village, Chiththoor in Tamil Nadu.
- Continuing The Indo-Pak Peace Process (Tribune, Swarnjit Singh Sidhu, Jul 25, 2004)
Close on the heels of the exercise of confidence building measures between experts and foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan, the talks between External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and his Pakistan counterpart Khurshid
- Nepal's Expanding Insurgency (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 25, 2004)
Nepal is in the grip of a Maoist insurgency that has claimed nearly 10,000 lives since 1996. On a visit to the mountain kingdom, Nirupama Subramanian found people unhappy with both the monarchy and the politicians.
- Siding With Beasts In Wildlife Habitats (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jul 24, 2004)
Recently there have been reports of leopards entering bustees on the outskirts of Mumbai and taking human lives. Elephants are known to emerge from their forests and destroy crops, hutments and trample people underfoot.
- To All Those Missing Daughters (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 24, 2004)
On that fateful Friday last week, the Kumbakonam calamity was already top on international news feeds, reporting of the blaze in an ill-fated girls school.
- Warp And Weft Of Cenvat (Business Line, S. Sridharan, Jul 24, 2004)
To the textile sector, the Finance Minister has offered the option to either claim exemption or pay duty at lower rate by availing itself of Cenvat credit.
- Welcome Stay (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 24, 2004)
THE Andhra Pradesh High Court has rightly suspended the state's order that provided for 5 per cent reservation for Muslims in educational institutions and for government jobs.
- Maiden Ring (Deccan Herald, A SADANANDA PAI, Jul 23, 2004)
To make sure that the bell tolls for others, you should be able to rise to the occasion
- Budget 2004: Not The Last Word (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jul 23, 2004)
"Balanced but hardly inspiring," said the London Economist about India's Budget. Interpreting the electoral mandate as a vote for change, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, quoted the ...
- Budget: Good Intentions Drained By Leaks (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Jul 23, 2004)
A close look at the portions of the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram's speech that capture the "human face" of the 2004-05 Union Budget brings out three points clearly.
- Ex Gratia Justice (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Jul 23, 2004)
Our legal system individuates claims. Mass disasters become a collection of individual cases. India needs a `mass tort' law.
- Pappu’S Health (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 23, 2004)
Seldom has any court of law taken a special interest in the whereabouts and welfare of a single accused. However, Pappu Yadav is not an ordinary person. The stocky individual who answers to this name is a politician from Bihar.
- Promoting Science (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 23, 2004)
In a report titled "Inventing A Better Future," the InterAcademy Council, a grouping of the world's science academies, observes that "in a world moving rapidly toward the
- Yarlung Tsangpo To Brahmaputra (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 23, 2004)
It is a roundabout route that we have taken to Lhasa, roof of the world and capital of China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
- How To Desaffronise Education (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jul 23, 2004)
India suffers from both religious and caste communalism. So education should decasteise society as a whole
- Neighbourhood Hopes (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 23, 2004)
SAARC holds out hope for regional cooperation in many fields, mainly trade
- Politics Is Damping India's Appeal To Investors: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Jul 22, 2004)
A recent survey has found that India offers businesses a better setting to create wealth than South Korea, and that the country is also catching up in competitiveness with much bigger economies like Spain and France.
- Enrichment For Excellence (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 22, 2004)
The recipe for gathering big numbers at Institute conferences is no longer a secret. Dole out a big number as `credit' for continuing professional education and have all the other standard ingredients
- Fair-Feathered Friends (Deccan Herald, MELISSA LOBO, Jul 22, 2004)
I must have been smiling in my sleep that Saturday morning. It had been a couple of months since my college vacations that I had last visited my family. I was dreaming that I was having a conversation with my brother. Suddenly...
- Quota For Muslims (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Jul 22, 2004)
For the rudderless BJP weighed down by the electoral defeat, the issue of quota on the basis of religion has come as a potential political weapon for launching a long-drawn conflict with the UPA government.
- State Budget And Cmp Squared Off (Deccan Herald, GOPAL K KADEKODI, Jul 21, 2004)
The pro-farmer State budget is welcome, but inflationary pressure on the oil front could upset calculations
- Israel Pooh-Poohs World Courtvv (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jul 21, 2004)
With overt US support, Israel has consigned a World Court judgment against it to the trash bin
- Fake Killing (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 20, 2004)
Higher revenue and the social sector have been kept in mind in the surplus budget
- Reviving Good Practice (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 20, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh — a cerebral leader who takes the challenges and burdens of governance seriously — must be commended for reviving an excellent tradition: Jawaharlal
- Great Metamorphosis (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 20, 2004)
Higher revenue and the social sector have been kept in mind in the surplus budget
- Is There Political Will? (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Jul 20, 2004)
The State CMP lacks foresight, but its pro-poor measures could be effective if the corrupt are weeded out
- Nation Scarred (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 19, 2004)
No calamity that takes a heavy toll on human life can go without collective outpouring of grief. Even so, the tragedy that occurred in a primary school in Kumbakonam town of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, is particularly numbing, plunging the entire ...
- Cmp Sans Vision (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 19, 2004)
The much-delayed announcement of the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of the Congress and the Janata Dal(S) coalition ministry of Karnataka has belied the expectation that it would serve as a five-year perspective plan for
- Fear Is The Key (Tribune, Bibhuti Mishra , Jul 19, 2004)
When punishment does not smite, it does not remain punishment any longer; the fear of punishment should act as a deterrent to crime. But what happens when punishment becomes a pleasurable experience to look forward to?
- Teachers’ Betrayal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 19, 2004)
The Kumbakonam school tragedy is all the more heart-wrenching for the undeniable fact that the teachers simply fled the scene, leaving the children to roast.
- Peace On The Guillotine, Again (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 19, 2004)
Dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir cannot succeed unless the central precondition for democracy exists: a commitment by all parties to resolve differences through discourse, not military means.
- Children Aren’T For Burning (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 19, 2004)
The fire at Kumbakonam’s Lord Krishna Higher Secondary School in which at least 90 children perished is a horrifying tragedy that was entirely avoidable but for the criminal negligence of the school and education authorities.
- Cet Imbroglio — What Next? (Deccan Herald, H K SHIVANANDA, Jul 19, 2004)
While Karnataka has much to do in the Supreme Court, it should immediately provide relief to students
- Consistency In Tax Laws Key For Financial Planning (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Jul 19, 2004)
The 2004-05 Budget has introduced measures that may have a bearing on financial planning. The changes in short-term and long-term capital gains tax apply to securities that are listed on stock exchanges.
- Celebrating Diversity (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 19, 2004)
The UNDP-commissioned Human Development Report 2004, released in Delhi on July 15, has a special significance for India. It closely examines the relationship between cultural diversity and development.
- While Beckham Sleeps (Deccan Herald, MAYA JAYAPAL, Jul 19, 2004)
The mind boggles at the ridiculous extents to which people sometimes go, in the name of ‘art’
- Black Friday (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 19, 2004)
The fire in the school building exposes the callous attitude of the school authorities
- India's Inherent Strength (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jul 18, 2004)
What is the vitality of India? How is it to be viewed in today's regional and global perspective? These questions evoked animated discussions among 50 scholars drawn from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, America...
- Controversy Over History Writing: Time For A Consensual Approach (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Jul 18, 2004)
Very few students read history after completing their school education. And fewer opt for history as a subject at the undergraduate level and beyond. But they cannot escape studying this subject till the matriculation stage.
- Prayer Promotes Ties And Spreads Harmony (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Jul 18, 2004)
I heard over the radio the other day of “faith” as a management tool being used in corporate offices here in America. It alerted me instantly for it rang a familiar bell. I heard it with greater attention. The announcer narrated how the employees were sta
- Learning From Heart-Breaking Tragedy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 18, 2004)
The death of 90 primary school children in an inferno in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu on Friday is all the more heart-breaking because it could have been so easily averted if only basic safety procedures and building regulations had been adhered to.
- The Idea Of Cultural Liberty (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 17, 2004)
The 2004 edition of the Human Development Report makes a bold attempt to expand the idea of human development by incorporating respect for cultural diversity.
- The Sindhis, A ‘Vanishing’ People (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jul 17, 2004)
I have a large number of Sindhi friends — a few Muslims but mostly Hindus and Sikhs who migrated from Pakistan after partition.
- Bane Of Ad Hocism (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 17, 2004)
Annulment of the CET seat selection process has put students in a quandary
- Budget 2004 — Wait For The Next (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Jul 17, 2004)
The contents and approach of Budget 2004 are a far cry from the unique model of economic reform that Manmohan Singh said the UPA would offer to the world.
- Budget 2004-05 — Ploughing A Difficult Furrow (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jul 17, 2004)
The Budget, despite its limitations, has been welcomed for the primacy it gives for equity while industry also gives credit to Mr P. Chidambaram for what he could do in the circumstances.
- Essays In Honour Of Manmohan, The Professor (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 17, 2004)
Last week, the Finance Minister presented the first Budget of the new government, factoring in all that is dear to the Prime Minister.
- A Fractious War On Aids (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 17, 2004)
In another kind of global war there seems to be a growing chasm between the policies being unilaterally pursued by the United States and the perceptions of the international community.
- India's Inherent Strength (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jul 17, 2004)
What is the vitality of India? How is it to be viewed in today's regional and global perspective? These questions evoked animated discussions among 50 scholars drawn from India ...
- The Human Under-Development (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 17, 2004)
The just-released Human Development Report places India at 127 out of 177 countries ranked by the United Nations on a combination of income and social parameters.
- Sarkari Scandal (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 17, 2004)
It is only coincidental that Dilip Sinha, former vice-chancellor of Visva-Bharati, was arrested for alleged foul play over the appointment of a lecturer a few days prior to the shocking revelation ...
- Kohli In Custody (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 17, 2004)
The nation is bound to heave a sigh of relief following Thursday’s arrest of Maninderpal Singh Kohli, accused of rape and murder of 17-year-old British schoolgirl, Hannah Foster, along the Indo-Nepal border in North Bengal.
- Service Sector Far From Served (Business Line, S. Muralidharan, Jul 17, 2004)
The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 has been in the statute book for well over a decade and a half now.
- Terror In Schools (Hindu, Chris McGreal, Jul 16, 2004)
In Ramallah, the woman with dyed-blond hair, haute couture suits and an apparent penchant for an expensive lifestyle is seen above all as having betrayed her husband by having decamped to Paris at the beginning of the intifada.
- Reducing Poverty — Choosing The Right Technologies (Business Line, Kumar Venkat, Jul 16, 2004)
Thirty years after the publication of E. F. Schumacher's celebrated book, Small is Beautiful, which proposed matching the cost and scale of technologies to the people and resources of developing nations, a basic question remains
- Punjab Slowdown Dismays World Bank (Tribune, P. P. S. Gill, Jul 16, 2004)
Hold your breath! Here is a warning: the World Bank has forecast a gloomy future for Punjab. And if its current growth slowdown persists for another decade, by the end of it Punjab would no longer be the most prosperous state in the country.
- Ptu’S Job Carnival (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 16, 2004)
THE three-day “career carnival” organised by Punjab Technical University in Jalandhar was revealing in more than one way. This was the first attempt by the university to arrange jobs for its students and it left many disappointed.
- Globalisation And Blake’S Big Brother (Deccan Herald, LARRY ELLIOT, Jul 16, 2004)
The triumph of the multinational corporation has spawned a pallid, deracinated culture
- From Green To Hyderabad Blues (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jul 16, 2004)
One small step for man on moon was a giant leap for mankind. "Secularists" might be dismissive of five per cent reservation in education and employment for Muslims in Andhra Pradesh.
- Goodbye Mrs Staines! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 16, 2004)
Had Gladys Stuart Staines left in January 1999 when her husband and two little sons were burnt to death in what President K.R. Narayanan described as mankind's blackest deed, it would have been painful but understandable.
- India Considers Historic Rewrite (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2004)
In the past five years, Indian schoolchildren of all faiths have learned quite a bit about the culture of the Hindu majority.
- Spreading The Message Of Prevention (San Francisco Chronicle, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2004)
It's 9 in the evening at R.P. Star's, a truck stop on Highway 45 south of this seacoast city, and the drivers are pulling over their rigs for a bite to eat, a cup of tea and perhaps a little sex for money with the women in the bushes.
- With Homosexuality Illegal, Gays Suffer Aids Silently (San Francisco Chronicle, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2004)
Thirty-seven days after his wedding in 1999, Shashi Shetye found out he was HIV-positive.
- Behind The Facade Of Indian Subsidies (Asia Times, Kunal Kumar Kundu, Jun 29, 2004)
Good politics is quite often bad economics, and nothing epitomizes this better than India's subsidy system. The subsidy policies in India are being advocated by those same policy makers who appear in public as pro-poor, but are driven by the . . .
- Taxman's Date With Death (Business Line, K. Parthasarathi, Jun 26, 2004)
As the new Finance Minister is grappling with the problem of raising the revenues of the government without hurting large sections of the people, he has very few choices.
- No One Gets Paid Until The Consumer Releases Cash (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 26, 2004)
As people we have grown to accept things that our institutions are yet grappling with. For instance, it is all right if our PM addresses us on the TV rather than on the floor of the House, or if his predecessor frets over a party betting on a wild horse.
- Resetting The Terms (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 26, 2004)
It should not have taken much time for the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to draft his first address to the nation, leaving the nation a tad disappointed, if not unimpressed. Economic words that have become incendiary, such as privatisation ...
- The Policy-Execution Disconnect (Hindu, N. Vittal, Jun 26, 2004)
While every government tries to follow policies which, in its view, are good for itself and society, when it comes to execution there is a disconnect.
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