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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- What Explains The High Gdp Growth? (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Sep 11, 2007)
The rapid increase in GDP shows no signs of abating despite stock market volatility, the rising exchange rate of the rupee and the slowdown in the global economy.
- Honour Among Capitalists (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 11, 2007)
WORDS are the linchpin of both fact and fiction. Unless worth can be assigned to the purely symbolic, the Apec deal on climate change is unlikely to herald a new dawn in conservation.
- Ulfa Now A Broken Force, Says Governor (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Sep 10, 2007)
Assam Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Ajai Singh considers the outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) a “disintegrated force” which has lost all its cohesiveness.
- Starved For Work, They Defy Naxals To Become Policemen (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Sep 10, 2007)
Three years ago, 22-year-old Kamlesh Arka from Marpalli village in the Naxal-affected Aheri tehsil of Gadchiroli joined the police as constable.
- ‘Anti-Americanism Hasn’T Affected Our Business. But As An American, I’D Rather That People Respect The Principles And Ideals We Represent’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Sep 10, 2007)
If you open your PC or laptop, chances are you will find my guest’s fingerprints all over it. For 30 years Craig Barrett has helped Intel build its worldwide chip-building network — from being a manager to vice-president to president to CEO to chairman.
- Krishna In Vrindavan (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Sep 10, 2007)
I had been accumulating my share of sins for many months now, and it was about time they were washed clean — how else does one gather more? Opportunity came through the medium of Krishna, whose father, a close friend, was planning to . . . .
- Sideways In Barossa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
A journey through South Australia’s premier wine-growing region — vineyard by vineyard and sip by sip.
- Barcodes Of Life (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 10, 2007)
Biologists everywhere are racing to classify all plants and animals on earth before key habitats are degraded or destroyed. With such comprehensive information, they hope to see an encyclopaedia of life hosted on the Internet, explaining and . . . .
- Wildlife Painting Competition Held (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
Splashes of colour decked large white sheets of paper in which tigers, giraffes, crocodiles and deer gambolled in forests.
- Meet The Untamed (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the eastern half of the tropical island of New Guinea, situated north of Australia. Why did we choose to go to such an unusual and remote place? Because we are crazy people who like to go to places where not many sane . . . .
- 'Isro Land Deal Finalised By Congress' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan on Friday sought to turn the tables on the opposition over the controversial purchase of forestland by Indian space agency ISRO, by stating that the deal was struck during the earlier Congress regime in 2005.
- Ap Maoists Set Off Mine Blast, Try To Kill Ex-Cm (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and MP Nedurumalli Janardhan Reddy and his wife, state women and child welfare minister Nedurmalli Rajyalakshmi, survived a landmine blast triggered by suspected Maoists on Friday.
- Isro Readies Micro-Satellites (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is in the process of launching the first of its new generation micro-satellites weighing less than 100 kg.
- Last Chance To Save Tigers (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 08, 2007)
The charisma of the tiger has inspired poets, persuaded nations to adopt it as their emblem, and sold everything from gasoline to sport merchandise and confectionery. Yet universal appeal has not assured the survival of the tiger in the wild.
- Girl Killed By Leopard, Villagers Protest; 5 Cops Hurt (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
A teenaged girl was mauled to death by a leopard, sparking off violent protests that left five policemen injured in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said today.
- Homeward-Bound (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Sep 08, 2007)
I am out of India to the US on a nine-week sojourn. The seventh week itch has just begun and I have started thinking of home. When my plane lands in Delhi, I will enter into an India that has the first ever Lady President and there would be a . . .
- A Point To Ponder (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
“Welcome to Point Lobos State Reserve (Park)” the yellow brochure starts and follows it up with some very unwelcome orders.
- Vigil Against A Continuing Threat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
Friday’s landmine blast on the Nellore-Tirupati road in Andhra Pradesh, in which former Chief Minister N. Janardhana Reddy and his wife had a miraculous escape, comes as a grim reminder of the huge threat the Maoists continue to pose in the State.
- Downtown On The L Train (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
Downtown Chicago is a visual smorgasbord with so much to see and explore.
- Salwa Judum & International Humanitarian Law (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 08, 2007)
India may not be a party to the Geneva Convention Additional Protocols but it has a legal obligation to protect civilians caught in the cross-fire between the Maoists and state-sponsored vigilantes in Chhattisgarh.
- President Iajuddin To Stay On (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 08, 2007)
Lost time is lost forever. Bangladesh President Iajuddin Ahmed will stay in office until his successor is elected.
- Us, China Accepts Global Goal To Cut Emmissions (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
Chinese President Hu Jintao and US President George Bush have delivered a sweeping victory for Australian Prime Minister John Howard on climate change, after agreeing for the first time to accept global goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
- Defiance Triggers Revenge (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
Defiance of Maoist diktat on women for joining their outfit resulted in death of two villagers and injury to four women in this remote village last night.
- Sc Refuses To Scrap Empowered Committee (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
The Supreme Court today refused the Centre’s plea to scrap the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) constituted by it to monitor and implement its orders relating to mining and industrial activities around the forest areas.
- A Boost To Architecture (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Sep 07, 2007)
The Aga Khan presented his coveted architecture prize to nine projects during ceremonies held at Kuala Lumpur.
- Tribals Attack Forest Officials (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
At least 20 policemen and forest officials were said to be injured when about 1,500 tribal people attacked a security party with bows and arrows near Umarpada in Surat district in south Gujarat on Thursday.
- Adhere To Coalition Dharma: Afzal To Cm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
Housing and urban development minister Qazi Mohammad Afzal, who had resigned from the council of ministers against the Chief Minister’s decision to divest him of the forest portfolio, has clarified his position on the issues which led to the . . . .
- Muslim Converts Target Germany (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
White Muslim converts have brought the Islamic holy war into the heart of Europe with a narrowly thwarted plot to blow up hundreds of people in German airports, discotheques and restaurants.
- Isro Land Scam: Udf Shows Proof Against Vs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
UDF produced proof on Wednesday to show that Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan had misled the assembly on the ISRO land scandal.
- Submission To Fate Religion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
No man can contend with the unavoidable sway of fate whose power is bound up with every individual’s past actions.
- Sharif Vows To Oust Musharraf By Oct 15 (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
Nawaz Sharif, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, aims to force President Musharraf to step down by 15 October. He plans nationwide agitation amidst preparations to go home next Monday, ending eight years of exile.
- Qazi’S Resignation Rejected (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Sep 06, 2007)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has rejected the resignation tendered by housing minister Qazi Mohammad Afzal, a senior PDP leader, who had been relieved of the Forest and Environment portfolio on Sunday.
- The Cost Of Degradation (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
Environmental damage comes with a staggering price tag. In an age of runaway consumerism, it is this aspect of the problem that must be stressed if a more mainstream audience is to be brought on board and convinced of the gravity of the situation.
- Extreme Climate, Extreme Politics (Dawn, GWYNNE DYER, Sep 06, 2007)
“HOW are our children going to survive in a land that is dead?” asked a survivor of the wildfires that seared much of southern Greece during the last week of August.
- Farmers Take Tatas, Government To Court Over Titanium Project (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
A group of farmers has taken the Tamil Nadu government and the Tatas to court objecting to the government's decision to clear a titanium project in Tuticorin district, reportedly without conducting an environmental impact assessment (EIA).
- Qazi Afzal Resigns (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
Two days after the Forest and Environment portfolio was taken from him, housing and urban development minister Qazi Afzal today resigned from the council of ministers in the Azad-led coalition government.
- Save The Dainty Gazelle (Tribune, Baljit Singh, Sep 05, 2007)
There was an interesting zoological brief on the Chinkara, titled “An endangered species”, carried on the front page of The Tribune on Aug 25, 2007. But the accompanying photography was that of a cheetal stag, an error which is rather surprising in. . .
- Isro Land Deal Sparks Row (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
Congress-led UDF Opposition in Kerala today walked out of the Assembly protesting against the sale of forest land in Ponmudi for setting up Isro’s Indian Institute of Space Technology (IIST).
- Pdp Minister Quits Cabinet, Crisis In J-K (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
Two days after Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad snatched away the Forest portfolio from senior PDP leader and Cabinet colleague Qazi Mohammad Afzal over serious corruption charges, Afzal resigned from the council of ministers on Tuesday . . . .
- Sharif Vows To Oust Musharraf By Oct 15 (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
Nawaz Sharif, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, aims to force President Musharraf to step down by 15 October. He plans nationwide agitation amidst preparations to go home next Monday, ending eight years of exile.
- A Point To Ponder (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
Catch the spirit of what Francis McComas declared as “the greatest meeting of land and water in the world” at Point Lobos
- Qazi Calls Decision Hasty (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
Senior PDP leader Qazi Mohammad Afzal has described the Chief Minister’s decision to relieve him of the portfolio of Forest, Environment and Ecology as hasty and has taken up the matter with his party while describing himself as innocent.
- Azad Defangs Qazi (Tribune, S.P.Sharma, Sep 04, 2007)
While Sonia Gandhi was engaged in dinner diplomacy between the Congress and Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, her ally in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has surprised political circles by snatching the important portfolio of environment . . . .
- Neutralising Nerve Gas (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
In the wheat fields of Shchuchye in western Siberia, the US and its partners are building a factory the size of a small town designed to destroy two million Soviet-era artillery shells filled with deadly nerve gas.
- New Arrivals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
Encyclopaedia on Srimad Bhagavatam: T. Rengarajan; Om Publications, 2783, (Ist Floor), Bhagat Singh Gali No. 6, Chuna Mandi, Pahar Ganj, New Delhi-110055. Rs. 2000.
- Riverine Reverie (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2007)
As you sit gazing enthralled at the swollen Chaliyar river near Kozhikode, you discover anew the many simple pleasures of life.
- Mughal Road: Sc Nod Denudes Forest Cover (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2007)
Armed with a “go-ahead” order from the Supreme Court, the state government has deployed a large manpower and machines for constructing the much-politicised Mughal Road between Poonch and the Kashmir valley that has denuded the so far untouched . . . . .
- Sailing To Alaska (New Indian Express, Nanditha Krishna, Sep 03, 2007)
A visit to Alaska is an unforgettable experience. Remote, wild and exotic, as only unreachable regions can be, it is a feast for the soul.
- Ambassador Of Wildlife (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2007)
There are many ways in which a book can be judged. My one all-important parameter is that I stop reading it after a point, simply because I do not want . . . .
- Climate Change Could Trigger Global Food Crisis (Hindu, Ian Sample , Sep 01, 2007)
Experts issue warning at U.N.-backed forum on sustainable development.
- Vertical Limit (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 01, 2007)
Trekking in the Himalayas is the closest you could get to Nature
- Destination Whistler (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
The people of Vancouver have every reason to be proud, I thought, during our recent visit to this city which has a reputation as a world-class destination that is consistently named the number one resort in North America.
- Us Wanted India To Pip China To N-Test: Report (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
The US may now want India not to conduct nuclear tests, having built it in as a condition in the 123 agreement.
- Angry Ladies, Burdwan To Belgaum (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
Women power was on parade in the streets of Belgaum today with 3,000 marching to demand the arrest of a gangster for raping and killing a 35-year-old lady, reports our special correspondent.
- Indian Economy Sets Scorching Pace, Grows At 9.3 Percent In Q1 (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
After showing a growth rate around eight to 8.5 percent for long, the Indian economy finally managed to show a GDP growth rate of 9.3 percent during the April-June quarter of the current fiscal.
- Meghalaya Tribals To Honour Al Gore With Green Award (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
A group of tribal kings and chieftains from a remote corner of the country that is one of the rainiest places on earth have chosen former US Vice-President Al Gore for their first 'global award' for bringing attention to the dangers of climate . . . .
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 31, 2007)
Parliament has just reconfirmed that it will be from elsewhere that inspiration will have to be found to mount a truly national effort to tackle terrorism.
- Rapid Melting Of Tibetan Glaciers Will Have A Catastrophic Effect, Says Manmohan Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday expressed concern over the rapid melting of glaciers in the Tibetan plateau. “If the glacier system in Tibet and Indus rivers melts, then it will have a catastrophic effect because of the linking of . . . .
- Christ-Like Osama, Mary In Burqa Rile Australians (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2007)
Artworks depicting Osama bin Laden in a Christ-like pose and a statue of the Virgin Mary covered in a burqa have caused a stir in Australia after they were showcased in a prestigious religious art competition.
- Pm Unhappy With Ganga Plan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today that the progress in the Ganga Action Plan was not up to the desired level.
- And Who Will Foot This Bill? (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Aug 31, 2007)
Nearly 1000 experts and climate negotiators have gathered in Vienna to discuss Kyoto’s son, the new treaty post-2012. It was only fitting that the meeting opened with speeches from ministers of two small, obscure island nations:
- Maoists Kill 12 Policemen In Chhattisgarh (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
Red terror returned to haunt Chhattisgarh on Wednesday with Maoists ambushing a convoy of policemen travelling through the forests of Dantewada, killing at least 12 security personnel. It was the worst Naxal attack since the chilling July 10 . . . .
- C’Garh: 12 Cops Feared Dead In Naxal Ambush (Indian Express, Nitin Mahajan, Aug 30, 2007)
In yet another encounter with Naxalites in Chhattisgarh, 12 security personnel were feared killed on Wednesday afternoon in the forests of Jagargunda in Dantewada district, about 550 km from here.
- Eco-Tourism In National Parks Worries Wildlife Conservationists (Hindu, Sharath S. Srivatsa , Aug 30, 2007)
The pristine backwaters of the Kabini, home to a variety of wildlife near Mysore, have been attracting nature lovers in hordes. But this increasing interest in eco-tourism among travellers has become a cause of concern for those involved in . . . . .
- Judge Refuses To Hear Salman (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
Rajasthan High Court judge G K Vyas on Wednesday refused to hear jailed Bollywood actor Salman Khans revision and bail pleas and ordered that it be transferred to another bench...
- Environment Pays Progress Price (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
India's growth towards economic prosperity has put its environment in stress, the State of Environment Reports from 32 states indicate.
- The Right Prescription (Hindustan Times, Syeda Hameed, Aug 30, 2007)
Despite the thousands of crores we have spent on healthcare over the five-year plans and the amount we are putting aside for it in the 11th Five-Year Plan, a vast majority continues to suffer from illnesses and lack of proper medical care.
- Maoists Ambush Police Party, 12 Killed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
Suspected Maoists ambushed a police party and killed 12 men in the forests of Jegurugonda near Dornapal in Chhattisgarh, about 50 km from Chintoor in Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday.
- Soaring Economy (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Aug 30, 2007)
The State has come a long way from the agrarian economy that it inherited in 1956.
- Winning Hearts And Minds (Tribune, Harwant Singh, Aug 30, 2007)
IN the Indian Army’s lexicon a new term “winning hearts and minds” of people in an insurgency-infested area has crept in.
- Neither Here Nor There (Deccan Herald, KATHYAYINI CHAMARAJ, Aug 29, 2007)
Registration of the same worker under two different Acts may lead to confusion.
- Tourism Information Centre Inaugurated At Bannerghatta National Park (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2007)
The facility has an open air auditorium to accommodate 300 people
It has a hi-tech audio visual hall to seat 50 people
- 5 Infiltrators Killed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2007)
The Army foiled an infiltration bid and killed five militants near the LoC in Machil sector of Kupwara district in north Kashmir today.
- Blast Warning To Minister (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2007)
Suspected Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) militants triggered an explosion at the Hauraghat residence of hills area development minister Khorsingh Engti early today, ostensibly to keep him from attending a public meeting at . . .
- Karnataka Now Embroiled In Border Dispute With A.P. (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Aug 28, 2007)
After the inter-State river water row, Karnataka has run into another problem with Andhra Pradesh — a border dispute adjoining the iron ore rich reserve forest area along the border in Bellary district.
- Thousands Flee Walls Of Fire In Greece (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
Thousands of Greeks threatened by towering walls of fire fled their homes today as strong winds fanned blazes that have devastated the country and killed 63 people in four days.
- At The Vertical Limit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
Exploring the grandeur of the Himalayas through a trek has been one of my most exhilarating and awe-inspiring experiences.
- Enduring Legacy Religion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
The lasting legacy that one can bequeath to one’s progeny is devotion to God the expression of which is constant remembrance of God.
- Fire Breaks Out Near Athens; Toll 61 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
A fire broke out on Monday on the fringes of Athens, burning down a slope of Mount Ymittos and bearing down on a suburb of the capital as wildfires that have killed at least 61 people ravaged vast areas of the country.
- Not This North-East Policy (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
As we celebrate 60 years of India’s independence, a section of youth from north-east India are challenging the vision of ‘development’ being sold to them by the central and state governments. Since June 21, 2007, the . . . .. .
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