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Articles 41121 through 41220 of 53943:
- Bis, Gail Form Exclusive Cell To Develop Standards (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
THE Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and GAIL (India) Ltd on Tuesday formed an exclusive cell for the development of standards for high-pressure oil and gas transmission pipeline systems.
- Us Sets Currency Deadline For China (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The US Treasury, in its twice-yearly report to Congress on exchange rates and trade, stopped short on Tuesday of accusing China of currency manipulation but made clear it expected revaluation within six months.
- How Almost Everyone In Kerala Learned To Read (Christian Science Monitor, Nachammai Raman, May 19, 2005)
At the Janaranjini preschool in the state of Kerala in rural southern India, children aren't building castles in the sand. Instead, as they sit cross-legged in front of a thin layer of sand, they are learning the fundamentals of reading and math.
- No Small Dilemma (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
world's biggest retailer wanted to scale up sourcing substantially from India and the retail sector opened up to allow the company make "significant" investments in the country.
- `It, Pharma, Textiles Sectors To Drive India-Eu Trade' (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Industry chamber Assocham has said that IT, pharma, textiles and agro-food sectors would be the key to India's expanding trade and economic ties with the European Union.
- M&m Launches Tractor Range In Serbia (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has announced its foray into the East European market with the launch of the 39-50 HP ranges of tractors in Serbia.
- Bajaj May Buy Into Filipino Firm (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Bajaj Auto Ltd unveiled ambitious plans on Wednesday including buying a stake in a company in the Philippines, Rs 200 crore of capital expenditure to raise the capacity for the launch of at least two scooters in the 75-100 cc segment.
- Independent External Monitors For Ongc Contracts From July (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Independent external monitors will screen Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's contract initiatives from July.
- Layoffs Loom Large For Surat Diamond Workers (Business Line, Gaurav Rahuvanshi, May 19, 2005)
The Surat diamond polishing industry, which accounts for eight out of 10 diamonds sold in the world, while soaring in value terms, may force diamond polishing units to lay off workers because of lower volumes.
- Nmpt Steps To Arrest Iron Ore Dust Pollution (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Chairman of the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT), Mr P. Tamilvanan, has said that the port has taken all steps to arrest iron ore dust pollution in the port area.
- Chennai Port To Install Wind Curtains To Prevent Coal Dust (Business Line, Raja Simhan T. E., May 19, 2005)
The Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) is installing wind curtains along the harbour's beachfront to prevent wind carrying coal dust into the city.
- Polavaram Project Will Spell Doom For Tribals: Human Rights Forum (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Human Rights Forum, Andhra Pradesh, has urged the State Government to give up the proposed mega project on the Godavari at Polavaram in West Godavari district
- Plant Load Cracker (The Economic Times, A K BASU, May 19, 2005)
The central regulator in the power sector, A K Basu is no stranger for players in the electricity sector.
- Posco May Sign Mou With Orissa Govt Next Month (Business Line, Ambarish Mukherjee, May 19, 2005)
POHANG Steel Company (Posco) of South Korea is expecting to sign the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Orissa Government next month since the issue of exporting of iron ore stands resolved.
- Garment Exporters Seek Level Playing Field (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , May 19, 2005)
Indian apparel exporters have not been the major beneficiaries of free trade in textiles and clothing with various domestic constraints hobbling them from making a quantum jump in the markets overseas.
- Spectrum Allocation - Disturbing The Cdma-Gsm Wavelength? (Business Line, Krishnan Thiagarajan, May 19, 2005)
To realise the mobile subscriber base target of 200 million by 2007, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has suggested a sharp increase in the allocation of additional spectrum on a need-based basis for both CDMA and GSM operators.
- Mauritius Co's Plan For Stake In Max India Cleared (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Government today okayed the joint proposal from Mauritius-based Parkville Holdings Ltd and Ensley Ltd to acquire stake in Max India Ltd involving foreign direct investment worth Rs 337 crore.
- Upa, Left Focus On Gujarat Affairs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) partners and the Left Parties on Wednesday reaffirmed their resolve to confront and combat communal forces and strengthen the secular pillars of the state.
- Diversion Of U.S.-Bound Chinese Textiles Into Eu Feared (Hindu, BATUK GATHANI, May 19, 2005)
Surging Chinese exports had led to deterioration of production among European producers
- Dangers Of The Ltte's Air Capability (Hindu, R. Hariharan, May 19, 2005)
That the LTTE has flouted the spirit of the peace process with total impunity to strengthen its ability to wage war should be a matter of concern for the international community.
- Scripting A Solution (Hindu, M. S. PRABHAKARA, May 19, 2005)
A huge row has erupted over what the proper script for the Manipuri language should be.
- Revamp Higher Education In India (The Financial Express, J L AZAD, May 18, 2005)
Education, as a service industry, comes under the purview of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (Gats).
- Pm Promises Strict N-Safeguards (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sought to assure the international community about its non-proliferation concerns and said that India was prepared for “broadest” engagement with the international non-proliferation regime provided its indigenous ...
- Unbundling Of Sebs Postponed (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
The government has decided to extend the deadline for unbundling of state electricity boards by six months beyond June 9, 2005.
- Barren Earth Under The Mighty Tree? (The Financial Express, PV MATHEW, May 18, 2005)
Verghese Kurien epitomised a resurgent India during the ’60s and the ’70s when the Nehruvian model still held sway, and governments did everything to stymie enterprise.
- Jet Airways Net Profit Up 140 Pc At Rs 392 Crore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Despite rising fuel costs and cut throat competition, Jet Airways has clocked a net profit of Rs 392 crore in the fiscal year 2005 as compared to Rs 259 crore of the previous fiscal, an increase of 140 per cent.
- Jet Airways Net More Than Doubles; Pays 30 P.C. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Jet Airways has reported a net profit of Rs. 391.99 crores for 2004-05 against Rs. 163.11 crores in the previous year.
- She Fought The Odds Like A One-Woman Army (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, May 18, 2005)
"My fear for life seemed extraneous when I saw the devastation people suffered"
- World Bank Ready To Extend Rs. 7510-Cr. Loans (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
The World Bank has expressed its willingness to extend loans to the tune of Rs.7510 crores to the Andhra Pradesh Government for development of roads, irrigation and slum area development scheme.
- Usa Speaks Tough On Uzbek Onslaught (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, May 18, 2005)
The Bush administration on Monday had harsh words for its ally in the war on terrorism saying it was “deeply disturbed” by reports that soldiers in Uzbekistan fired on unarmed civilians during anti-government protests in that country last week.
- Charges Of Andhra Pradesh Far From Truth, Says Kharge (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
The State Government has termed as "far from the truth" Andhra Pradesh's charge that it was creating hurdles for the latter's irrigation projects in the Krishna river basin.
- India Rushes To Enter Elite Club (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , May 18, 2005)
India, acting in concert with Japan, Germany and Brazil, yesterday took the bold, but risky, step of circulating a draft UN resolution, which, if adopted, could see all four countries elected permanent members of the Security Council by the middle of...
- Pervez To Stand For Election After Term Expires In 2007 (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Pakistan’s military ruler President Pervez Musharraf will stand for election after his current term expires in 2007, a government minister said today, a plan swiftly denounced by political opponents.
- Everest Glaciers Shrinking Fast (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Global warming is shrinking glaciers on the Tibet side of Mount Everest faster than ever, putting world water supplies at risk, Xinhua news agency said today.
- Washington’S Watching (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , May 18, 2005)
Two months before the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, arrives in Washington to meet the president of the United States of America, George W. Bush, his trip...
- Nuclear Gong, Loud And Clear (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
India is prepared for “the broadest possible engagement” with the international non-proliferation regime provided its interests are safeguarded, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here today.
- India Won't Allow Unfair Restrictions On N-Plans (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, May 18, 2005)
As a responsible nuclear weapon state, India is ready to work for an effective global regime to prevent the illegal proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and technologies associated with them.
- Nature Conservation Is Govt's Duty (Times of India, NARAYANI GANESH, May 18, 2005)
To think that free market forces by themselves can protect the environment is a fallacy.
- Let’S Get Rid Of Public Schools (Tribune, David Gelernte, May 18, 2005)
Increasingly I wonder why. Why should there be any public schools? I don’t ask merely because the public schools are performing badly, although (as usual) they are.
- Of Defence Controversies (Tribune, Vice-Admirals K.K. Nayyar, May 18, 2005)
Even after more than 50 years, the Indian system of procurement of defence hardware gets mired in controversies and scams.
- Don't Arm This Despot: Is India Committed To Democracy In Nepal? (Times of India, HARI ROKA, May 18, 2005)
India's decision to 'resume' supply of arms to the dictator of Nepal has disappointed democrats everywhere. Expectations were high that for once in the long history of relations between the two countries
- Bangladesh Matters (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
While the Indian government has been caught up with events in Pakistan and Nepal, the situation across our eastern border has been steadily worsening.
- Cosmic Childbirth (Times of India, MUKUL SHARMA, May 18, 2005)
For long the butt of snickers and winks, the question of conjugal cohabitation among astronauts is now being seriously addressed by space scientists.
- Reforms Will Continue To Attract Fdi: Chidambaram (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
The government would carry forward ongoing economic reforms to attract overseas investment to achieve double-digit growth rate in coming years, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said here on Tuesday.
- Six Out Of Ten (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 18, 2005)
The Prime Minster’s Report card on the Government — that gave it 6 out of 10 — is a distinctly odd exercise.
- Dilemma For Pakistan's Leadership (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 18, 2005)
For Pakistan, ending violence in Jammu and Kashmir isn't a concession to India; it concerns its own future as a viable, modern nation-state.
- Goi Proposes, Left Disposes (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 18, 2005)
The government’s attempt to push through the much needed price hikes in petroleum products is reminiscent of Microsoft seeking to improve its Windows-based operating system in the initial days.
- Let Market Forces Resolve Green Issues (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
There's no free lunch and, by extension, no free air, water or any other gift of nature. Minus a price tag, the so-called bounty of nature will soon become history.
- India Game For Npt, Says Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
India is willing to play its part in checking nuclear proliferation provided ‘our legitimate interests are safeguarded’
- Jaya Bounces Back (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 18, 2005)
AIADMK has shown pluck in winning the by-elections, but it has miles to go
- Ignorance Kills (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 18, 2005)
At the dead of night on Sunday, an apparently harmless mosquito coil set off the blast of a dump of firecrackers and an LPG cylinder exploded, killing eight persons, destroying two houses and damaging four other houses in Hassan city.
- Aerators Installed At Lake (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Nearly a week after the mass death of fishes at Vengaiana Kere (lake) in K R Puram, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has installed Floating Surface Aerators to increase oxygen level in the lake water.
- Hello, Singapore (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 18, 2005)
A new trade and financial services agreement with Singapore, as reported by this newspaper, could bring a flood of fresh investments into India.
- The Capitulation (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , May 18, 2005)
The ‘developed’ countries resort to manipulation to make the French Pascal Lamy the WTO chief
- Uzbek Incidents Upset Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
The United States has condemned the "indiscriminate" use of force on unarmed civilians by Uzbek security forces, and urged Tashkent to show restraint and undertake political and economic reforms to address simmering discontent.
- Curb Industrial Pollution In Vizag: Cpi(m) (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
IN view of the increased industrial activity in Visakhapatnam and several projects coming up in the near future, strict pollution control measures should be taken, opines the district committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
- Defence Tech Denial Regime Against India Continues: Pm (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
INDIA, faced with bilateral and multilateral denial of technologies, needs to make maximum use of its indigenous talents and capabilities for developing defence technologies.
- G4 Nations Unveil Draft On Unsc Expansion (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Brazil, Germany and Japan might agree for permanent membership without veto, but India argues that new entrants should enjoy same powers as earlier ones.
- Hidden Strings And Free Lunches (Indian Express, K SUBRAHMANYAM, May 18, 2005)
Ever since the US state department unveiled its new strategy for South Asia, of US helping India to become a world power in the 21st century, there is debate in this country about the costs of this trajectory.
- Indian Spirituality As Business (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, May 18, 2005)
The spiritual TV channels break the monotony of everyday life and take us to a domain of moral certainties
- India Is A Responsible Nuclear Power: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
We will not be a source of proliferation of sensitive technologies
- Panacea In Pacts With Us Research Body (Business Standard, C H Unnikrishnan, May 18, 2005)
The licensing deals include a novel technology for a hair growth hormone and a new vaccine for dengue fever.
- Fm Moots New Norms For Fdi (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said there was a need to review the norms on foreign direct investment, foreign institutional inflows, external commercial borrowings, services exports and remittances to bridge the trade deficit estimated at around $3
- Isro's Success (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 18, 2005)
IT MUST HAVE been with a sense of pride that the Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman, Mr Madhavan Nair, presented to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, last week the first images beamed ...
- China To Be Sourcing Hub For L&t Globally (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
L&T plans to export products from China as well as source materials and components for its Indian operations.
- Korea Talks Start Again After Hiatus (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
Seoul is likely to make Pyongyang a proposal, apart from guarantee of aid, to bring North Korea back to the six-country talks.
- Blasts Revive Concern Over Myanmar Situation (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, May 17, 2005)
The security situation in Myanmar, not just its progress card on the restoration of internal democracy, may determine its first-ever bid to chair the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2006.
- `Hiv Infection Is More Among Non-Literate Pregnant Women' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
`A variety of approaches and programmes are needed to tackle disease'
- Cpm Slams Centre’S Fdi Policy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
The CPM said the current policies of the UPA government could erode national sovereignty and cause massive retrenchment in retail trade.
- Bouncing Back In Style (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 17, 2005)
The victory of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in two Assembly by-elections in Tamil Nadu is a stunning upset no psephologist would have dared predict.
- Power Of Icons And Networks (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 17, 2005)
Amitabh Bachchan, who was recently named goodwill ambassador for the United Nation's Children's Fund, will use his baritone voice and charisma to address issues critical to children, including HIV/AIDS.
- Wild Allegations Will Not Deter Us, Says Tandon (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, May 17, 2005)
"The developments over the last one week have been most unfortunate; I am pained" "I hold all castes, communities, tribes, religions and political parties in high esteem in the true secular and democratic spirit"
- Art Madhyam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
The word “Madhyam” makes linguistic sense to an average Indian, no matter to which part of the country he may belong to.
- $2.2 Billion Pledged For Sri Lanka Reconstruction (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, May 17, 2005)
Conference also focussing on macro-economic restructuring and the current state of the peace process in the island nation
- Clashing Interpretations And Policies (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, May 17, 2005)
The 60th anniversary of Victory in the Second World War celebrated in Moscow last week was as much about the future as about the past.
- Reliance, Revisited (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
Over six months have lapsed since Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) — India’s largest petrochemical and oil refining company in the private sector — was rocked by an ownership dispute between the Ambani brothers, Mukesh and Anil.
- "Scientific Temper Yet To Take Root" (Hindu, Shital Chauhan, May 17, 2005)
Sixty-six-year-oldJayant Narlikaris an astrophysicist and cosmologist of renown. He has another distinction — making science accessible through his articles and science fiction in Marathi, Hindi and English. His new work of science fiction isT
- Olive Branch Flutters On Siachen (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, May 17, 2005)
When the Indian and Pakistani defence secretaries meet in Islamabad, they have the political mandate from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharraf to find an “expeditious” solution to the long and pointless military confrontation in th
- Safeguarding Heritage, A Shared Responsibility (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
Efforts to save the State’s monuments including the cultural landscape, has been going on in full swing. ARUNA CHANDARAJU suggests an action plan.
- Pain Tales From The Raj (Indian Express, George N Netto, May 17, 2005)
It was certainly no bed of roses for the British pioneers who manned the fledgling tea estates of Munnar in the early 1900s. Life was unrelentingly tough and totally devoid of today’s conveniences.
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