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Articles 41521 through 41620 of 53943:
- Governance Reform For India's Forests (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Apr 30, 2005)
The Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2005 reaches out to the Adivasi communities and seeks to make them active protectors of the forest, while strengthening their livelihood possibilities.
- U.S. Quota On More Chinese Apparel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2005)
Beijing raises rates on dollar deposits
- Tata Steel Net Doubles (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2005)
The board has recommended a dividend of 130 per cent
- Growth Rate Scaled Down (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2005)
Cabinet approves mid-term appraisal of Tenth Plan
- Lifetime Achievement Award For Krishnaswamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2005)
Ninth recipient over the last four decades and the first from Afro-Asian continents
- Sunderban Sharks At Poachers' Mercy (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Apr 30, 2005)
Belong to the highly endangered species listed in Schedule I of Wildlife Protection Act
- Rain-Flap In Heaven (Deccan Herald, RAJEN HARSHE, Apr 30, 2005)
India has a stake in protecting the political stability of Sudan, to safeguard its oil investments
- The Bank And The Big Bang (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Apr 30, 2005)
Privatisation of water will destroy countless small farmers. It will hand over agriculture to the rich and corporations.
- Rbi Upbeat On Growth (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 30, 2005)
The Reserve Bank of India’s annual monetary policy statement on Thursday raised the key reverse repo rate by 0.25 per cent to 5 per cent.
- Price Stability (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 30, 2005)
Credit policy aims to contain inflation while boosting economic growth
- Where Left Meets Right (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Apr 30, 2005)
Earlier this year, I was at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, where I had been asked to give an after-dinner talk to the students.
- Just Too Good To Be True (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Apr 30, 2005)
While I watched President Musharraf go on and on pumping Manmohan Singh’s hand, with both men putting on their best smiles for the cameramen, two sentences kept going round and round in my head:
- State Of Neglect (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 30, 2005)
Karnataka should get more funds for its rail projects
- Sadly, Economics Is Typically Explained So Badly (Business Line, Joseph Prabakar, Apr 30, 2005)
Should consumer durables be brought under the regime of MRP-based valuation, asks Joseph Prabakar
- Reforming Un (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Apr 30, 2005)
Barring the bit where it has been suggested that India along with the other aspirants for a place in the Security Council should not have full veto powers,
- Why The Maharaja's Choice May Save His Life (Business Line, R. Anand, Apr 30, 2005)
R. Anand discusses a Tribunal decision on IDBI benefiting from its own scheme
- Sight Of The Tainted (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Apr 30, 2005)
Democratic polity and the institutions that are meant to serve it need to be continuously nurtured. In India where the democratic tradition is young and its institutions were set up only after Independence, these institutions were expected to be. . .
- Now Germans Are The Gastarbeiters (Hindu, Luke Harding , Apr 30, 2005)
Rising unemployment has meant that many Germans are now "guest workers."
- The Maharaja Grows (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Apr 29, 2005)
Ironically, economic prosperity and higher literacy levels seem to lead to mass slaughter of the girl child in India
- Grandchildren (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, Apr 29, 2005)
We have nothing in common, the four of us. We come from different places, different backgrounds. . . .
- A Well Nuanced Credit Policy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 29, 2005)
The credit policy statement of the Reserve Bank of India for 2005-06 follows the pattern set by the previous policies in all crucial areas.
- China's Grand Strategy (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Apr 29, 2005)
The euphoria over a possible boundary pact is misleading. China is in cahoots with Pakistan to undermine India
- Post-Tsunami: Waiting For Things To Happen (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Apr 29, 2005)
Tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction waits for land, funds, and norms.
- Priority For Priority Sector (Business Line, A. K. Khandelwal, Apr 29, 2005)
The Slack Season Monetary Policy for 2005-06 unveiled by the Reserve Bank of India strongly reflects the current developments in the local and global financial markets.
- `Huge Potential For Japan-India Trade Ties' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 29, 2005)
Japanese Prime MinisterJunichiro Koizumihas emphasised the importance of India and Japan working as "partners" against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
- Can Judicial Ascendancy Be Rolled Back? (Hindu, N. Ravi, Apr 29, 2005)
The Indian judiciary that has become self-appointing and all powerful needs to demonstrate statesmanship and restraint, and allow the executive and the legislatures the space assigned to them in the Constitution.
- Power To The Chosen Few (Telegraph, Maja Daruwala & Navaz Kotwal, Apr 29, 2005)
As a public service unit supported by taxpayers, the Gujarat Electricity Board is obliged to act fairly and do little else but supply efficiently a commodity essential to life and livelihood. Yet it doesn’t seem keen on doing its duty, at least to . . .
- A Veto Proposal For Japan And India (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 29, 2005)
India, Japan, and other aspirants to permanent membership of the Security Council would be naïve to imagine others would support extension of the veto power.
- The Death Of The Opposition (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 29, 2005)
The conservation of forests in catchment areas is important to curb the ongoing water crisis in the country, says PANDURANG HEGDE.
- Between World And Home (Hindu, PRAKASH BELAWADI, Apr 29, 2005)
Ramachandra Sharma, a gallant voice of the Kannada literary tradition
- The Rbi's Shifting Focus (Business Line, Mohan Shenoi , Apr 29, 2005)
The RBI's Monetary Policy stance has changed from the Mid-Term Review of October 2004. In the latest review, price stability had emerged as the crucial determinant of its monetary policy stance.
- Steps For The Future (Hindu, Ambrose Pinto , Apr 29, 2005)
Bharatanatya moved out of the temple for its own good. But it brought with it attendant issues not entirely salubrious
- A Cry In The Wilderness (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Apr 29, 2005)
The pattern is getting stylized. Every few months, state chief ministers are called in in New Delhi to discuss national security,
- Banks Asked To Refocus On Deposit Mobilisation (Business Line, A. Seshan, Apr 29, 2005)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released its Annual Monetary and Credit Policy Statement for 2005-06. It is on expected lines except for the hike in the reverse repo rate.
- Right Emphasis On Growth And Liquidity (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Apr 29, 2005)
The Credit Policy Statement for 2005-06 handles well the conflicting objectives of growth and price stability with an emphasis on creating an enabling environment of benign interest rates.
- Snuffed Out (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 28, 2005)
The reason for the custodial death should be ascertained
- The Cold Wind Of Competition (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Apr 28, 2005)
India will have to stop being complacent and make efforts to face the new reality in the world today
- A Necessary Reaffirmation Of Ties (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 28, 2005)
The objectives set for the New Asian-African Strategic Partnership might appear too ambitious. There will also be questions about the need for yet another mechanism for interaction among developing countries.
- How Far Can India Travel With The U.S.? (Deccan Herald, S. Nihal Singh, Apr 28, 2005)
Non-alignment gave India room for manoeuvre at a time when the country was weak militarily and economically. India would lose its soul were it now to become a vassal of America.
- Water: How The Deal Was Done (Deccan Herald, P. SAINATH, Apr 28, 2005)
Questions are now being asked about how the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Bill was passed.
- Power Of Public-Private Partnerships (Business Line, R. Srinivasan, Apr 28, 2005)
Given the externalities, high risks and low rates of return, infrastructure financing cannot be left solely to the private sector.
- Ozone Layer Most Fragile On Record (Deccan Herald, Paul Brown, Apr 28, 2005)
Research by Cambridge University has dashed hopes that the ozone layer is on the mend.
- Japan, China And A "Troubled Past" (Deccan Herald, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Apr 28, 2005)
The new row between Tokyo and Beijing over the past is a pointer to their future tussle for primacy in reshaping the global order.
- Logic Of Things (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 28, 2005)
It is always risky to predict the outcome of a political gamble. It is possible, however,
- False Claims, Lying Politicians (Deccan Herald, Hywel Williams, Apr 28, 2005)
In power politics, it is the big lie that matters — the deceit that is so implausible no one thinks you could have had the cheek to invent it.
- Science Not Getting Its Due (Tribune, Dhirendra Sharma, Apr 28, 2005)
The post-modern life is now without divine intervention. All human enterprises are now directly or indirectly based on some scientific ideas.
- Cinema Shows And Professional Occupation Cannot Be Treated Alike (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 28, 2005)
THE recent judgment of the Madras High Court in the Bhagvatheeswaran case is a must read for all professionals. It discusses what can be reasonable restrictions that a professional body such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) can im
- Suicide Epidemic Among Farmers (Deccan Herald, R AKHILESHWARI, Apr 28, 2005)
Crop failures, rising health costs and daughters’ marriages have pushed farmers to the brink
- Goodness Is In Fashion In Corporate Governance (Business Line, Kausik Datta, Apr 28, 2005)
CORPORATIONS today touch our lives, from the food we eat to the quality of air we breathe.
- Realm Of Virtual Reality (Telegraph, Anabel Loyd, Apr 28, 2005)
At long last May 5, polling day for the 2005 UK general election, is almost upon us and the campaign boils as lukewarm as water at an extreme height.
- Round Peg In A Round Hole (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Apr 28, 2005)
Newsrooms across the country are buzzing with the rumour. Jojo is changing his DNA. He has resigned.
- Vat On The Move (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 28, 2005)
By exempting petrol and diesel from value added tax (VAT), the empowered committee of state finance ministers,
- Lalu’S Bluff Called (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2005)
Close on the heels of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav being charge-sheeted in the Rs 950-crore fodder scam case and the National Democratic Alliance’s decision to boycott Parliament session this week in support of its demand for his resignation,
- Divided Over Telengana (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Apr 28, 2005)
Telengana, a backward region witnessing statehood demand, is the new battleground that has turned political friends into foes in Andhra Pradesh.
- On `Money Trail' And Savings Rate (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Apr 28, 2005)
Little attention has been paid to the reported high saving/investment rate and the proposed tax on cash withdrawals in excess of Rs 10,000 from banks. Both are quirks, the first of statistics and the second of the political economy, says A. Vasude van. .
- A Meal And A Chance To Learn (Washington Post, RAMA LAKSHMI, Apr 28, 2005)
Munni Sahariya, a lean, shy girl with a nose ring, spread a jute mat on the floor of her first-grade classroom and sat down with her three younger siblings
- Forced Consolidation Is Not The Way (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 27, 2005)
The idea of having fewer, well-capitalised commercial banks in the place of the 27 government-owned banks to take . . .
- Arms Supply To Nepal Will Be Gross Folly (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 27, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance Government's decision to resume the supply of arms "in the pipeline" to the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) is a betrayal of the Nepalese political parties struggling for the restoration of democracy.
- Maharashtra's Coming Water Wars (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Apr 27, 2005)
A new law could put irrigation beyond the reach of most farmers in Vidharbha.
- Ethics And Plagiarism (Hindu, Lewis Wolpert, Apr 27, 2005)
There is no moral justification for banning research using embryonic stem cells. It offers great hope to all those suffering from a wide variety of illnesses.
- Mobile (Phone) Classroom (Hindu, Gary Younge, Apr 27, 2005)
The race for the American presidency is likely to be won painfully, vote by vote and with old-fashioned canvassing.
- Can The U.N., Member States Enlarge Security? (Hindu, Anita Inder Singh, Apr 27, 2005)
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has set out a roadmap for the future.
- Beyond Benchmarking (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 26, 2005)
A recent advertisement claiming exceptional water-saving properties of a popular detergent brings into focus the need to look at locally relevant, Third World innovation with new eyes.
- Casting A Line (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 26, 2005)
The outsiders’ gaze may cause changes in its object. It may be hoped that the expected changes in the sphere of caste discrimination in India will be for the better with the entry of the special rapporteurs to be sent by the United Nations Commission . .
- On The Agenda But Not Any Time Soon (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 26, 2005)
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh has doggedly pursued the idea of a `third front'. He broached the subject in the run-up to the 14th general election and again after the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance unexpectedly took office at . . .
- Chance Again (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 26, 2005)
The distance between a bipolar world and a unipolar world is not measurable in terms of ideology. In terms of chronology, the distance is no more than a few decades.
- Beyond Bandung (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Apr 26, 2005)
It will be disastrous to Indian farmers if subsidies are diverted to infrastructure as Montek suggests
- India And The Problem Of U.N. Reform (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 26, 2005)
There's a lot more to discuss with Secretary-General Kofi Annan than just a permanent seat in the Security Council
- Un Escap Survey — Reaffirms Resilience Of Regional Economies (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Apr 26, 2005)
While assessing the impact of the tsunami and the soaring oil prices on the economies of the Asia-Pacific region, the UN ESCAP Survey contends that the impressive economic performance under conditions of generally low inflation reaffirms the resilience...
- The Hunger Game (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 26, 2005)
It is somewhat like a game of snakes and ladders. Ladders you eat, snakes you die.
- Better Late Than Never (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 26, 2005)
The helmet rule for two-wheeler riders will finally come into effect in six city corporation limits of the state within a month, after months of dithering over the issue by the government.
- Frills No Substitute For Soul (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Apr 26, 2005)
It is not necessary that the political class should also possess mastery over the finer aspects of human endeavour.
- A Fight For Land (Hindu, Kristy Siegfried , Apr 26, 2005)
A community's seven-year legal fight for its ancestral territory is nearing its climax in a test of South Africa's land reform laws.
- Japan’S Strategic Importance (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Apr 26, 2005)
Indian policemen are lending a hand to the UN force in a troubled sector in Cyprus which runs through the old city of the world’s last divided capital, Nicosia.
- Of Fanciful Flying Machines (Business Line, A. V. Swaminathan , Apr 26, 2005)
The stiff competition between Boeing Company of the US and Airbus Industrie of Europe has been a long story of neck-to-neck racing, with both seeking supremacy in the airplane manufacturing industry.
- Keeping The Peace Process On The Rails (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 26, 2005)
India and Pakistan have to keep up the momentum created in New Delhi. Enlarging the constituency of peace means the two Governments must give up the temptation to score points and claim victories.
- Of Divided Families (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Apr 25, 2005)
Commenting on the peace process between India and Pakistan, which started a year ago, this writer had warned against euphoria lest it should turn into hysteria.
- How Computer Educates Kids (Tribune, Rajendra Prabhu, Apr 25, 2005)
OH Grandpa, you don’t know how to operate the PC?” as the elderly faced . . .
- India And The Nuclear Suppliers Group (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Apr 25, 2005)
From the Indian perspective, maintaining a dialogue with the NSG is important to see if nuclear exports to India can be facilitated under conditions weaker than full-scope safeguards in the future. . . ,
- Elephant And Dragon: Competing To Co-Operate (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Apr 25, 2005)
THE recently concluded four-day visit of the Chinese Premier, Mr Wan Jiabao, to India has taken the bilateral relationship between the two countries to a new high as they have agreed to forge a new "strategic co-operative partnership."
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