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Articles 5021 through 5120 of 12047:
- Towards Lower Taxes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 28, 2006)
Survey paints a rosy picture of economy
The 2005-06 Economic Survey paints a rosy picture of the economy, but cautions the government against possible hurdles in achieving the 8.1 per cent growth target: fiscal deficit, hardening interest rates and ....
- Budget, Gdp And Unemployment (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Feb 28, 2006)
More people enter the employment market each year but India's growth is not creating enough jobs. The ADB points out that the ratio of employment to economic growth is low. Will the Budget ensure more jobs and happiness?
- Budget Wishlist: For Growth With Development . . . (Business Line, Nilanjan Banik , Feb 28, 2006)
Increasing labour participation, ensuring equal distribution of wealth and firming up infrastructure projects are all aspects of development that determine growth.
- Land Of The Rising Space Programme (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 28, 2006)
The M-5 rocket that blasted off from Japan's Uchinoura Space Centre last week did more than just launch the infrared space telescope, Akari (light) into Earth's orbit.
- Bush India Trip To Spur Undertapped Business Ties (Reuters, Paul Eckert, Feb 28, 2006)
U.S. President George W. Bush will share the spotlight on his trip to India this week with corporate moguls from both countries who will try to cut India's red tape and intensify the country's economic reforms.
- Who Lauds India For Bird Flu Measures (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The World Health Organisation has complimented India for its "quick response" to a threatened bird flu outbreak.
- Economic Growth Buoyant At 8.1%; Hard Reforms Prescribed (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
A day ahead of the Budget, the Economic Survey today prescribed bold initiatives, including hastening of tax and labour reforms and measures to push infrastructure development, while projecting moderate inflation despite volatile global oil prices.
- ‘Safeguards For 65% N-Power, Talks On’ (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Feb 28, 2006)
Underscoring the fact that the India-US nuclear deal would help meet its energy needs to power a 10% growth rate, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today told Parliament that India would put “roughly 65 per cent of its total installed thermal nuclear . . .
- Optimism All Round (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 28, 2006)
The Economic Survey is a balanced document this time
The Economic Survey, the customary economic report card announced one day before the presentation of the Union Budget, is a balanced document from the UPA Government.
- Protection To Seafarers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 27, 2006)
The new labour standard scheduled for adoption by the International Labour Organisation at its ongoing 10th maritime session in Geneva — a decennial event with tripartite participation from 100 member countries
- A Multi-Layered Security For Bush (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
New Delhi, Feb 26 (PTI) A multi-layered security ring comprising US security officials, paramilitary commandoes and Delhi Police personnel will protect US President George W. Bush when he visits the national capital from Wednesday.
- Jobs Assured For 1.5 Lakh Rural Poor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Central rule ensures 100 days of employment
3,259 register in Muthalamada grama panchahayt
Grama, block and district panchayats have a key role to play in implementation
Clean water, resting place for children, first aid assured under the scheme
- Lakhs Offer Prayers At Siva Temples (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Religious fervour and gaiety marks Maha Sivaratri
- A Multi-Layered Security Awaits President Bush (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
A multi-layered security ring comprising US security officials, paramilitary commandoes and Delhi Police personnel will protect US President George W. Bush when he visits the national capital from Wednesday.
- Icmr Plans Labs To Tackle Bird Flu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will set up US-funded bio-safety level-three laboratories in Chennai, New Delhi, Kolkata and Pune to tackle any outbreak of avian flu, ICMR Director General N K Ganguly told reporters here on Sunday.
- U.P. Panchayat Polls Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the smooth conduct of Panchayat elections tomorrow.
- Maurya Sheraton Under Thick Security Blanket (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Feb 27, 2006)
Bush is scheduled to stay at the hotel
With just two days left for the arrival of the U.S. President George W. Bush here, a three-layer security cordon is in place in and around Maurya Sheraton where he is scheduled to stay.
- The Causes Of A Malady (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 27, 2006)
Extracts from the ILO’s regional high-level tripartite meeting on the Role of Labour Inspections in Combating Child Labour, Harare, 2001
- For Chidambaram's Balancing Act (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Feb 27, 2006)
The challenge is to get resources flowing through reform policies that do not raise the hackles of the Left or the Opposition even while ensuring growth with equity.
- All That Gas? Turn To The Us (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Feb 27, 2006)
India’s scientists may think the nuclear deal with America stinks, but they are game for joint research on an equally explosive subject: how to curb the indigenous dirty bomb.
- Holocaust And The Free Speech (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Feb 27, 2006)
Many were appalled to know that David Irving, a far-right British historian and researcher of the Second World War, had been jailed in Austria for three years for denying the existence of the Holocaust.
- Iran, Russia Reach Nuclear Deal (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Tehran may give up enrichment at home;
warns pact will be off in case of UNSC referral
- Pre-Budget Musings (Telegraph, Dipankar Dasgupta, Feb 27, 2006)
P. Chidambaram occupies the enviable chair of the finance minister of India, but is entrusted with the world’s most unenviable task, that of delivering a budget on February 28 that will promise prosperity for each and every member of the 100-crore . . .
- ‘India Doesn’T Need Us Help To Become World Power’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Feb 27, 2006)
Mr Richard Celeste served as the U.S. Ambassador in New Delhi at the time of President Bill Clinton’s visit to India in March, 2000. The trip, the first by a U.S. President in over two decades, marked an upswing in U.S.-India relations.
- Mysteries Of Budget-Making (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Feb 27, 2006)
While Budget analysts concentrate mainly on the tax proposals, they would do well to linger a while on other aspects, such as the composition of resources raised, including extra budgetary resources of PSUs. Indeed, given the months . . .
- State Of The Fiscal Union (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Feb 27, 2006)
How significant are the numbers and policy statements that will bind the finance minister’s budget speech this week? After all, this year the “budget buzz” is almost missing, as no major tax reform is expected.
- Mission Moon: Indo-Us Deal To Land With Bush (Indian Express, PALLAVA BAGLA, Feb 27, 2006)
As details of the civilian nuclear deal are slowly but steadily being ironed out, the scientific atmospherics are falling in place to make the visit of US President George W Bush to India a historic occasion.
- Just A Nano-Second, Mr President (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Beyond nuclear energy, India and the US must widen the scope of cooperation in science and technology to agriculture and health, says AMIT MITRA
- "India Wants Safeguards Locked To Fuel Supply" (Hindu, R. Prasad, Feb 25, 2006)
M.R. Srinivasan, former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, advocates caution during the ongoing Indo-U.S. nuclear negotiations. In an interview, he says any agreement should not jeopardise India's interests. Excerpts:
- Indian Railways—on The Route To Reform? (The Financial Express, S SRIRAMAN, Feb 25, 2006)
The railways in India have been positioned for quite some time at a junction from which only one path could be said to have the potential to move the organisation towards success.
- Six Waves Of The Same Feather (Indian Express, S.S. Vasan , Feb 25, 2006)
S.S. Vasan takes the jargon out of the latest research on bird flu and says it may be too soon to begin panicking
- Tata-Birla Idea Plea Being Probed: Dot (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
The Centre, on Friday, said it was examining the issue of shareholding in Idea Cellular raised by Aditya Birla Group and a rejoinder submitted by Tatas.
- Bird Flu: Is Bmp Lab Equipped To Test Samples? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
BMP officials wonder how samples can be analysed in an ill-equipped laboratory
- State Aims To Achieve 8 To 10 P.C. Growth Rate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Kumaraswamy to head panel to implement Kalam's action plan
The Janata Dal (Secular)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government on Friday sought to drive home the point that its focus is on development at a faster pace.
- Law Up-To-Date (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 25, 2006)
For students of law in this State the latest details about the pending cases in courts across the country should be quite informative.
- Hurriyat Threatens To Quit Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
All Parties Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz today threatened to abandon the dialogue process in motion between Kashmiri separatists and Centre in wake of no let up in human rights violations in Kashmir.
- The Murder Of Jessica Lall (Tribune, K.N. Bhat, Feb 25, 2006)
Who killed Jessica Lall? Not known. Why was she killed ? Not known. With what weapon was she murdered? Not known.
- The India Option (Daily Times, Charles Tannock, Feb 24, 2006)
The world is beginning to notice that India has nearly the same number of people as China, plus a more benign system of government. China hawks in both India and the West dream that “strategic partnership” will link the world’s great democracies.
- Another Rhetorical Story For Agriculture? (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Feb 24, 2006)
As the finance minister gets ready to present the Budget for next year, the sector that causes him the greatest anxiety must be agriculture. The past year has been relatively good in terms of rainfall and the rabi yields should be encouraging. . . .
- Birla, Tata Clash Over Idea Holding (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Birlas want Tatas to reduce stake in Idea Cellular.
India’s two top business houses appear headed for a showdown over their joint holding in Idea Cellular, with the AV Birla group urging the government to direct the Tatas to expeditiously reduce . . .
- Union Budget: How Fm Should Raise Resources (Tribune, P.K. Vasudeva, Feb 24, 2006)
Finance Minister P. Chidambram is presenting the Budget for 2006-07 at a time when the economy is booming and this fiscal’s projected GDP growth is about 8 per cent.
- Conspicuous By Its Absence (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Feb 24, 2006)
On several occasions in recent days but most notably at the launch of the journal of the Association of Indian Diplomats, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has pleaded for “long-term strategic thinking” in this country.
- Islamic Humanitarian Law (Dawn, Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad, Feb 24, 2006)
International humanitarian law, which is an important part of international law, aims at mitigating the effects of war by: (1) restricting the choice of means and methods of carrying out military actions; and (2) compelling the belligerents to . . .
- Challenge Within (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 24, 2006)
Things appeared to be fairly hunky-dory till the nominations were finalised. Reports on the closed-door meeting of party leaders, held 48 hours after the announcement, suggest that the state secretary is a touch worried over what he calls....
- Budget To Focus On Small Farmers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
No hasty decision on FDI in retail sector, says Manmohan Singh
More credit to farmers at lower cost
Prices under check
- Citigroup Takes Broad Approach To Win India Deals (Reuters, M.C. Govardhana Rangan, Feb 24, 2006)
With India's soaring markets luring the world's investment banks in an increasingly ferocious battle for business, top global financial firm Citigroup figures it's best to serve a broad client base.
- Blot On Society (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 24, 2006)
The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 prohibits employment of children below 14 years of age in 13 occupations and 57 processes which include bidi making, sericulture, and manufacturing of glass, leather and brass goods.
- N-Deal Points At Rosy Future (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 24, 2006)
Contrary to what some in the South Block and Washington have been saying, this agreement, if implemented, provides the bedrock for the kind of strategic partnership that has eluded India and the US since 1947.
- Birlas, Tatas Fall Out Over Idea (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
India’s two top business houses appear headed for a showdown over their joint holding in Idea Cellular
- State Safe, Says Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
The Karnataka Health and Family Welfare and the Animal Husbandary Department has clarified that there are no instances of avian flu reported either in humans or birds in the State.
- Birds Will Be Culled If The Need Arises: Animal Husbandry Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
The Finance Department has earmarked Rs. 5 crores for the operation
- Hint, No Proof, Of Human Hit (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Feb 23, 2006)
India’s top health official today hinted that the bird flu virus H5N1 has jumped from poultry into humans in Navapur, but investigating scientists cautioned that there was no conclusive evidence for this yet.
- Effective And Efficient Prevention (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 23, 2006)
Extracts from the ILO’s regional high-level tripartite meeting on the Role of Labour Inspections in Combating Child Labour, Harare, 2001
- Shuffle The Pack (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 23, 2006)
The parameters of an identity are elusive. They are certainly eluding the 30,000 voters in Nadia and Murshidabad who need to replace the voter identity cards they have lost.
- School For Reform (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 23, 2006)
A stay abroad, however brief, gives a welcome change of perspective to the view of home news.
- 925 Samples Tested Negative (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
All the 925 blood samples of the chickens taken from poultry farms and wild birds flocking wet-lands and water bodies in the State have been declared as negative by the high-tech animal disease laboratory at Bhopal.
- A Trauma Story (Tribune, Bhai Mahavir, Feb 23, 2006)
The first time I heard of a “trauma centre”, I was left guessing if it was an infectious disease like TB or a psychic problem caused by stress. My hunch was it could be caused if a person saw a “real ghost” — i.e. something unpredicted or out of the world
- Avoidable Tragedy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 23, 2006)
There is need for safety norms for construction workers to avoid accidents
- N-Tempo Up Ahead Of Bush Visit (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 23, 2006)
The significance of the pending nuclear deal between India and the US has been highlighted by two senior civil servants of the Bush administration who say: “If the Congress does not approve provisions for India related to nuclear energy, . . .
- Put Civil N-Plan Under Iaea, Bush Tells India (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 23, 2006)
Just days ahead of his visit to India, US President George W Bush on Wednesday said India has to separate its civilian and military nucelar programmes and bring the civilian ones under IAEA safeguards which he admitted was not an easy decision to make.
- Casting The Net Wider (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Feb 23, 2006)
The world’s agog at what’s happening to the internet in China. But within the country, there are few obvious signs of the upheavals going on, at least to the foreign eye.
- 13-Day Delay In Reporting Bird Deaths From Navapur (Hindu, Meena Menon, Feb 23, 2006)
They came to light after a newspaper report
Deaths in the beginning were attributed to Ranikhet disease
Many guidelines were not followed
- India Will Sign Two Unesco Conventions On Culture, Heritage (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
India will be a signatory to UNESCO conventions on promotion of cultural diversity and intangible heritage, Secretary to the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, Neena Ranjan, said in Mysore on Wednesday.
- No Vetoes On Kashmir (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Feb 23, 2006)
Imaginative ideas are needed to solve the issue of Kashmir so that both India and Pakistan benefit
- Chilika Birds Die, Bird Flu Ruled Out (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Contamination of a portion of Chilika lake around Nalabana Birds Sanctuary in Orissa has resulted in the death of over 1,700 migratory birds within a span of 45 days, a senior official said, and ruled out bird flu as the cause of birds’ death.
- Bird Flu May Take Ugly Turn (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 23, 2006)
Bird flu is fast spreading in different parts of the world and is emerging pandemic with hazards to human beings. In Pakistan’s neighbourhood, India is destroying millions of chicks in the wake of the disease H5NI, which is perceived as ‘entrenched’ . . .
- Managing The Trade Deficit (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Feb 23, 2006)
Pakistan incurred a record external trade deficit of $6.5 billion in the first seven months of this financial year ending June 2006. That marks a leap of 127.3 per cent over the deficit of $2.858 billion recorded in the same period last year.
- Bush Shares Musharraf’S Vision For Democracy (News International, Kamran Khan, Feb 23, 2006)
US president says Kashmir solution must be acceptable to Pakistan, India and Kashmiris; mourns loss of lives in Bajaur
- Bird Flu? Pigs Might Fly, Say Locals (Deccan Herald, Parag Rabade, Feb 22, 2006)
Poultry workers and farmers in this township of Nandurbar district are perplexed over what they call media hype over “bird flu” and many insist that the disease which has led to chickens perishing in thousands is actually “Ranikhet” which . . .
- ‘Poultry Giant Hid Facts’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
The Maharashtra government, under fire from the poultry industry for declaring bird flu outbreak in Nandurbar district, has accused state’s the poultry giant, Pune-based Venkateshwara Hatcheries (Venky’s), . . .
- Merry-Go-Round (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 22, 2006)
Some times politics of the State is compared with a merry-go-round. The only difference can perhaps be that the revolving circular platform fitted with seats is ridden solely for amusement.
- French Connection (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Scientists were coopted to draft India’s deal with France
French President Jaques Chirac’s unequivocal statement that India, as a “responsible” nuclear power, should have access to international nuclear technology and materials to meet its . . .
- Finally A Happy Yarn? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 22, 2006)
Cut the cloth of labour reform at textiles. Then use it to wrap up sectors like automobiles
- Is Breeder Needed For Strategic Purposes? (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Feb 22, 2006)
In effect, a breeder reactor functions as a "laundry" for dirty plutonium. This assumes importance in the effort for parity with Pakistan vis-à-vis a minimum credible deterrent.
- Heritage Project For Kochi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Fundacao Oriente, a Lisbon-based cultural, philanthropic and social organisation, is working on a heritage conservation project titled "Reanimation Kochin" in collaboration with the Kerala Government and the Our Lady of Hope Church, Vypeen.
- A Quantum Leap (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 22, 2006)
Not many realize the significance of Chirac’s visit to India
The Elysee Palace, it would seem, has no faith in astrology. If its present occupant, Jacques Chirac, had faith in soothsayers — like politicians in India and elsewhere in the Orient
- Burns To Set N-Talks Table For Bush (Hindustan Times, Nilova Roy Chaudhury, Feb 22, 2006)
US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns will be in Delhi on Thursday (February 23) in what is being seen as a last-minute attempt to salvage the Indo-US nuclear deal before US President George W Bush's arrival.
- Bird Flu-Hit India Awaits First Human Test Reports (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Health workers culled thousands of birds in India on Wednesday as the nation awaited the first laboratory reports to see whether the bird flu virus had infected people, officials said.
- Bird Flu-Hit India Probes 16,000 New Poultry Deaths (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Indian authorities reported 16,000 new chicken deaths on Tuesday and although early indications did not point to bird flu, officials were running more tests to conclusively rule out the H5N1 avian influenza.
- India Still Booming But Budget Care Urged, Imf Says (Reuters, Mike Dolan, Feb 22, 2006)
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday said it expects India's booming economy to accelerate slightly in the current fiscal year but urged the government to rein in a budget deficit which was set to rise again for the first time in four years.
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