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Articles 7921 through 8020 of 12047:
- Eat As Much As You Like (Tribune, Jeremy Laurance, Sep 14, 2005)
What would happen if, instead of eating three modest meals a day, we ate one big one? Or, instead of snacking between meals - “grazing” - we consumed all our calories once every 24 hours?
- Not A Worthwhile Victory Over Delhi Tariff Hike (Tribune, V. S. Ailawadi, Sep 14, 2005)
What began as a legitimate concern expressed by some Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) in the later part of July 2005 against the tariff hike announced by the Power Regulator in Delhi has snowballed into a political scrabbling among politicians,
- Weaving In Technology To Wrap Up Textile Exports (Business Line, Jangoo Dalal, Sep 14, 2005)
In the quota-free world, no one doubts that textile production will eventuallybecome Asia-centric and the two countries that stand to gain the most will be China and India.
- Un Summit In New York (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 14, 2005)
The UNDP's Human Development Report contends that the UN meeting beginning in New York on Wednesday provides a crucial opportunity for governments that signed the Millennium Declaration to show that they mean business.
- Schroeder Or Angela Merkel (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Sep 13, 2005)
Germany, Europe’s biggest economy and the traditional bellwether of the continent’s health, is going to the polls on Sunday in an election fraught with hope and foreboding.
- Exchange Control: Implementing Bankable Solutions (Business Line, A. Chandramouliswaran, Sep 13, 2005)
After more than four decades of a rigorous regime, exchange control was considerably liberalised by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
- The Myth Of A Global Savings Glut (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Sep 13, 2005)
There is substantial agreement that international imbalances in growth and balance of payments performance are a source of global fragility. But disagreements persist on the source of those imbalances. C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh discuss
- It's Raining Packages (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2005)
Before the incessant downpour gets you down, have fun with the exciting monsoon holiday packages in neighbouring Maharashtra
- Militant Liberals In Need Of A Re-Think (Hindu, MADELEINE BUNTING, Sep 13, 2005)
Those who sign up to a clash of civilisations pander to racism while engaged in a charade of moral grandstanding.
- Exploring Fragile Himalayan Grasslands (Deccan Herald, Shishir Prashant , Sep 13, 2005)
The Tibetan woolly hare, the Tibetan argali and the Tibetan wild ass have been sighted in the ‘bugyals’ of Uttaranchal for the first time.
- It's Raining Packages (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2005)
Before the incessant downpour gets you down, have fun with the exciting monsoon holiday packages in neighbouring Maharashtra
- Taking Lessons In Flight From Birds And Fish (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2005)
Aviation research is looking at ways to mimic the bird in flight while reducing harmful gas emissions. Body design and materials study are two core areas.
- Amla And Turmeric Prevent Cataract Formation (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Sep 13, 2005)
Subtle dietary changes can prevent formation of cataracts, says a team of researchers at the National Institute of Nutrition in Hyderabad.
- United Neo-Imperialist Organization (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Sep 13, 2005)
A summit of the Heads of Governments is being held at the United Nations on 14-16 September, 2005....
- Police Department To Form Disaster Management Teams In Coastal Districts Soon (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Sep 13, 2005)
Move to train personnel in relief operations in the aftermath of tsunami
- Prioritizing Air Defence (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the Government was according top priority to country’s air defence and would provide all necessary resources to boost its capabilities. Speaking after a detailed briefing at the PAF’s Command Operations Centre,
- Homoeopathy-In The Line Of Fire (Deccan Herald, Venkat Krishnan, Sep 13, 2005)
Many allopaths argue that homoeopathy does not work and that its ‘medicine’ only has a placebo effect.
- Meaningful Primary Market Reforms (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Sep 12, 2005)
AT A time when the secondary market is hogging all attention _ with the Sensex crossing 8000 on Thursday _ it is worth looking at some of the regulatory moves to beef up the new issues market.
- France Looks To Firm Up Ties With India (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 12, 2005)
While there is elation at India's desire to re-invest in the bilateral relationship, Paris is worried that New Delhi's rapprochement with Washington could diminish its own importance.
- Uk Used Islamic Militants (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 12, 2005)
A former British minister has accused the intelligence authority of secret links with an Islamic militant groups as security experts try to figure out the next targets for suicide attacks.
- The Problem With Reforms... (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 12, 2005)
Over the last few weeks, votaries of economic liberalisation (including this newspaper) have been wringing their hands at the inability of the UPA government to make headway on economic reforms.
- Denmark's Success Formula: No Fairy Tale (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Sep 12, 2005)
ON THE 200th birthday of Hans Christian Andersen, my wife and I drove over to the quaint island of Fiona in Denmark, where Odense is located. It was here that the famous story-teller was born
- Mimic The Tiger (Hindu, G.S. PAUL , Sep 11, 2005)
Pulikkali is perhaps the only folk art that involves painting of the body on such a large scale.
- We Welcome Fdi, But With Some Riders’ (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 11, 2005)
We have no double standards on the issue. The CPI(M) is not opposed to FDI per se. In the last party congress we adopted the policy that we will allow FDI only if it generates employment, brings in new technology and augments the existing productive capac
- A Carpenter Gets Better Daily Wages Than An Artisan’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2005)
There is a dire need to promote handicrafts in the country, Dr P N Sankaran tells Cheryl D’ Couto
- Mimic The Tiger (Hindu, G.S. PAUL , Sep 11, 2005)
Pulikkali is perhaps the only folk art that involves painting of the body on such a large scale.
- Cooking Up A Storm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2005)
From young media guys to middle-aged ad professionals, out-of-work intellectuals and writers– all versions of modern-day Adam in India are climbing on to the food bandwagon,
- A Linked Future (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Sep 10, 2005)
Alice Hardgrove’s scholarly work on Marwaris cites European Jews and the Chinese of Indonesia.
- Us Rejects Pak Demand For N-Parity With India (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 10, 2005)
Rejecting Pakistan’s demand for parity with India in accessing civilian nuclear technology, the US has said the landmark accord with New Delhi was a “mechanism to deepen” further its commitment to international non-proliferation.
- Communists And Corruption (Business Standard, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
Once or twice a year, I find it profitable to accept invitations to speak to college students. The boys are eager to impress the girls, and ask some very good questions.
- Crude Oil: Nuisance Or Bonanza For The Us? (The Financial Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
Most of the bears were waiting for hurricane Katrina to validate their pessimism. It arrived and despite public protestations of sympathy for the victims
- Going Into Relationships (Business Line, R. Anand, Sep 10, 2005)
R. Anand discusses the issue of employer-employee links in the fringe benefit tax regime
- There Are Contradictions In Fbt (Business Line, Tosh K. Toshniwal, Sep 10, 2005)
THE latest circular on fringe benefit tax (FBT) makes one think hard, trying to analyse and understand the justification and rationale of taxing the various transactions as also the correlation, or rather contradiction, of the expressions at different pla
- Blair For Promotion Of Indo-British Educational Links (Deccan Herald, DH news, Sep 09, 2005)
The British Govt seems keen on promoting Indo-British educational ties. This bid is in view of providing students with mutli- cultural experiences.
- If Katrina Escapes Retirement, It May Figure In The 2011 List Of Scheduled Hurricanes (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 09, 2005)
THE latest posting on the US Federal Reserve Board's site (www.federalreserve.gov) is the Beige Book, or the `informal review by the Federal Reserve Banks of current economic conditions in their Districts', dated September 7.
- Forty Years After 1965 War (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Sep 09, 2005)
COME September 6 and every year our neighbour to the west observes the “Defence of Pakistan Day”.
- Manufacturing Excellence In India — Implications For A Rapidly Integrating Economy (Business Line, Harish Anand, Sep 09, 2005)
THE World Bank Quarterly Update on China (August 2005) has some interesting facts that throw light on China's experience in pursuing rapid economic growth while ensuring social upliftment, especially in the rural areas.
- Blair Announces £10 Million For Exchange Programmes (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Sep 09, 2005)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday announced that £10 million would be allocated by the British Government to promote academic and educational exchanges between the two countries.
- Confusion Of Summits:eu Must First Get Its Own House In Order (Statesman, Kirsty Hughes , Sep 09, 2005)
Tony Blair is in town — on a whirlwind of high-level globe-trotting across Asia.
- Common Values (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 09, 2005)
The summit between India and the European Union has paved the way for much closer cooperation between the two in the future.
- No Child’S World (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 08, 2005)
Cruelty to children is not shocking in India; it is quite routine. If poverty is the reason behind the vast army of child labourers, cruelty cannot be put down to poverty or wealth.
- Gear Up For Changes: Singh, Blair (Indian Express, ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU, Sep 08, 2005)
Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Tony Blair together sent out a clear message that globalisation and change were inevitable for any economy.
- Amend Contract Labour Law: Let Temping Beat Jobless Growth (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 08, 2005)
The idea that no job is better than a temporary job is doubtless absurd.
- Input Blow (Business Standard, Emcee, Sep 08, 2005)
The BSE Auto Index hit a new high last week to touch 3352 even as the government was contemplating a hike in prices of diesel and petrol.
- Get Moving On Job-Friendly Growth (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, Sep 08, 2005)
Lack of sufficient job growth has been a weakness of economic reform in India.
- Weathering All Sorts Of Storms (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 07, 2005)
The mullahs, as usual, are missing the point. As a matter of principle, there isn’t necessarily any harm in Pakistan and Israel talking to each other, or even in establishing diplomatic relations, de facto or otherwise.
- Beyond His Ken (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 07, 2005)
Aides working for the Conservative leadership contender Kenneth Clarke are said to be in despair because the former chancellor refuses to carry a mobile phone. Reports of this kind must be treated with caution.
- Interfering Government (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 07, 2005)
The govt’s proposed legislation to control every bit of help the NGOs get from outside is an unkind cut.
- India And Eu Have Much In Common (Hindu, José Manuel Barroso, Sep 07, 2005)
India and the European Union share fundamental values starting with a commitment to freedom and democracy and to independent and free media. And these common values translate into similar or compatible views on most global issues.
- Gail In Parleys For Bangladesh Venture (Telegraph, A STAFF REPORTER, The Telegraph, Sep 07, 2005)
Gail India Ltd has drawn up an elaborate plan to foray into Bangladesh.
- Textiles Trade: Looking Beyond 2009 (The Financial Express, JULIO ARIAS, Sep 07, 2005)
The dispute over the more than 75 million clothing items piled up in various European ports is a reminder that protectionism risks leaving retailers and consumers underclad.
- Exports Of Leather And Leather Goods From India This Year Would Grow From 13 Per Cent To 15 Per Cent And By 2010 It Would Touch Us$5.2 Billion (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Exports of leather and leather goods from India this year would grow from 13 per cent to 15 per cent and by 2010 it would touch US$5.2 billion, Chairman of Council for Leather Exports Rafiq Ahmed said.
- The Climate Change In Kolkata (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Sep 06, 2005)
"I am telling my workers — you have to change. If you fail to change, your company may fail." — West Bengal CM, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
- State Stands Second In Milk Production (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Minister says Karnataka exporting milk powder to Singapore
Drinking water scheme, veterinary hospital and school building inaugurated
Services of 192 doctors appointed on contract confirmed
Animal diseases diagnostic labs to be set up in taluks
- Not On The Label— Harmful Links In The Food Chain (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Sep 06, 2005)
Supermarkets have been a fertile source for eminently readable new books. Felicity Lawrence's Not on the Label: What really goes into the food on your plate (Penguin, 2004) is one such. She is the Consumer Affairs correspondent of The Guardian
- Contemporary Governance (Tribune, Gurcharan Das, Sep 06, 2005)
We have got used to the dubious honour conferred by Transparency International (TI) of being one of the world’s most corrupt nations
- Bilateral Trade Between India And Italy Is Likely To Jump By About 25 Per Cent To Cross Us$5 Billion This Year From $4 Billion Last Year (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Bilateral trade between India and Italy is likely to jump by about 25 per cent to cross US$5 billion this year from $4 billion last year.
- There's A Much Larger House On Fire (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Sep 06, 2005)
About the time 50 Dalit houses were set ablaze in Gohana, the country marked 50 years of a law giving effect to the Constitution's abolition of untouchability. As if to rub it in, 25 more Dalit homes were torched the same week in Akola, Maharashtra.
- Indigenous Products For Indian Missiles (Daily Excelsior, Jayant Muralidharan, Sep 06, 2005)
Some years ago, when three young scientist-engineers left their jobs to strike out on their own, they had little idea that theirs would be a spectacular trajectory.
- Philosophical Works Of Appayya Dikshita (Hindu, GODAVARISHA MISHRA, Sep 06, 2005)
Appayya Dikshita was a prolific writer in Sanskrit who enriched Indian philosophical systems
- Why Milk Adulteration? (Tribune, Gurbhagwant Singh Kahlon, Sep 06, 2005)
The adulteration of milk in India has been going on for years, presumably in connivance with officials and politicians.
- Lessons In Chemistry (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 06, 2005)
Talk of Europe and you get a big yawn in Delhi. India’s annual summitry with Europe is always a cold dish amidst the warmth of India’s exciting engagement with the United States and China. When British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives here tonight on
- Fringe Benefit Tax (Statesman, RK DUGGAR, Sep 06, 2005)
The Fringe Benefit Tax is the most draconian piece of legislation to have found place on our tax statute books in the recent past.
- Schroeder Wins Debate, But Merkel Is Strong (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 06, 2005)
Beleaguered German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder won his only head-to-head televised debate with conservative challenger Angela Merkel before Germany’s 18 September elections,
- Terminal Handling Charges In Kolkata Port — Shippers, Shipping Lines On Collision Course (Business Line, Santanu Sanyal, Sep 05, 2005)
Shipping lines and shippers are at daggers drawn over the Terminal Handling Charges of the Kolkata Dock System. The former insist that ports the world over levy THC but the shippers complain that these charges have been used by the shipping lines ....
- Towards A World Free Of Child Labour (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2005)
A Pakistani boy who worked as a camel jockey, an Ethiopian girl exposed to sexual exploitation, a Banjara boy rescued from a stone-crushing unit in Rajasthan and others will share their experiences at the Children's World Congress on Child Labour that ...
- Tsunami Posed The Greatest Challenge: Relief Commissioner (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2005)
"Situation was better handled than Mumbai floods and hurricane in U.S."
- Maoists Kill 24 As Mine Rips Vehicle Apart In Chhattisgarh (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2005)
Maoists rebels set off a landmine under a security vehicle, blowing it high into the air and killing at least 23 policemen and a civilian in Chhattisgarh, officials said on Sunday.
- Spouse Of Life: A Feminist View (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 05, 2005)
I have been reading all the press about the propriety or lack of it when the finance minister’s wife gets retained by a client organisation whose big boss happens to be her husband.
- Powerful Handshake Stirs Muslim World (Deccan Herald, Salman Masood, Sep 05, 2005)
The handshake between Pakistan and Israel is the beginning of a new era in Jewish-Muslim relations
- Peace Prospects After Gaza (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Sep 05, 2005)
The Israeli withdrawal of 8,000 Jewish settlers from the Gaza strip has been given high publicity in the western media,
- Reservation In Colleges (Tribune, K.N. Bhat, Sep 05, 2005)
The late Dr T.M.A. Pai would not have anticipated his name filling the pages of law reports for no fault of his. He was a visionary who freed technical education from the clutches of governments in the mid-1950s and turned Manipal, once a desolate village
- Regs: How To Make It Really Work (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Sep 05, 2005)
The Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, though laudable, is an idea that is beset with problems
- Globalisation And Persistent Inequality (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Sep 05, 2005)
The agenda for globalisation is "dominated by the issues of free trade, intellectual property rights, financial and capital account liberalisation, and investment protection".
- Arms Control In South Asia (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Sep 05, 2005)
In the first half of September, foreign secretaries and foreign ministers of India and Pakistan would have set the stage for a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Musharraf on September 14
- Scientific Research: Making Universities Accountable (Tribune, Rupamanjari Ghosh, Sep 04, 2005)
Infrastructure plays a vital important role in raising the quality of teaching and research in the universities.
- Maoists Set Off Mine In Chhattisgarh, Kill 20 Policemen (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
Maoists rebels set off a landmine under a security vehicle, killing at least 20 policemen in Chhattisgarh, a state official said on Sunday.
- Powerful Indictment (Hindu, SHANTA GOKHALE, Sep 04, 2005)
`Kirwant' moves inexorably from a grey beginning to a black end, marked "No Exit".
- Coming Massive Petro Price Hike In India – Can India Really Survive The Oil Shock? (India Daily, Harish Baliga, Sep 04, 2005)
America and the rest of the world have already faced the oil shock of 2005. India has not.
- India Hikes Leather Export Target To $ 5.2 Billion (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
CLE has geared itself to take up the challenge of meeting the demand of US importers, who are increasingly looking at India as an alternative destination
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