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Articles 10321 through 10420 of 12047:
- Time's Up (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Aug 12, 2004)
RAMESH Sawant is employed in the Mumbai Mint. Day in and day out, he is to peer closely for hours together at those freshly minted coins that pass by him and pick out those which are deformed, defaced or distorted.
- Time To Get Down To Business (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Aug 12, 2004)
Mutual trust and understanding are of paramount importance for the success of a coalition government in the state
- The Threats Within Pakistan (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 12, 2004)
Subnationalism and Islamic nationalism have jointly surfaced in Pakistan, but these should not be mixed up
- Imf's Study On Budget — Why India Can Grow 7%-Plus (Hindu, G. Srinivasan , Aug 11, 2004)
Having crossed the first stage of general discussion on the 2004-05 Budget in Parliament, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has the unenviable task of taking on board the concerns of members, in general,
- Bush Adds To Political Science (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Aug 11, 2004)
The US still has no agenda to give genuine sovereignty to the Iraqi people, even after the proposed transfer of power
- Diplomacy Sidelined (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Aug 11, 2004)
The United States' charge sheet against Iran is lengthening almost by the day, presaging destabilising confrontations this autumn and maybe a pre-election October surprise.
- No Interest (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 11, 2004)
The decision by the Central Board of Trustees of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to lower the rate of interest on PF for its members was long overdue.
- Berlusconi Battles Discontent (Hindu, Jason Horowitz, Aug 10, 2004)
Italians tired of economic slumps and Silvio Berlusconi's gaffes have been saying they want to see some change.
- Wto Framework Agreement: No Cause For Celebration (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Aug 10, 2004)
The August framework agreement on the Doha Round of trade negotiations has been hailed as historic and a victory for developing countries. The Indian delegation has echoed that assessment, even if not in terms as exuberant. C. P. Chandrasekhar and ...
- From Triumph To Demoralisation (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Aug 10, 2004)
The Labour Party may be very close to either capitulating to Tony Blair or starting an open war with him.
- Tight World Oil Market Ahead (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 09, 2004)
International oil prices are on the ascendant, in fact to such an extent that new records have been set covering periods extending to more than a decade.
- After All, You Get What You Pay For (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Aug 09, 2004)
``YOU get what you pay for'' is an adage one hears about frequently in the US. The meaning is simple. The quality of a product or service is reflected in its price. If there are two types of toaster ovens, and you go for the one that is cheaper, there is
- Challenge Of Tainted Order (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Aug 08, 2004)
The question of "tainted ministers" and "tainted legislators" must not be seen in isolation. Nor can we run away from the gravity of the problem by politicising it selectively.
- Expanding The Tax Net — Track The Big Spenders-Low I-T Payers (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Aug 07, 2004)
If the Income-Tax Department does its homework diligently and gathers credible information on unexplained expenditure, several thousand people who spend lavishly and far in excess of the income they declare in their returns can be brought within the ...
- Cloning Wild Animals (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 07, 2004)
In Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton's thriller published in 1991 and later made into a highly successful film by Steven Spielberg, scientists resurrect long extinct dinosaurs using DNA extracted from blood that had been imbibed by mosquitoes preserved ...
- ‘Natural Solutions’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 07, 2004)
Instead of politicising the Cauvery waters issue, efforts at resolving it should get support
- Challenge Of Tainted Order (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Aug 07, 2004)
The question of "tainted ministers" and "tainted legislators" must not be seen in isolation. Nor can we run away from the gravity of the problem by politicising it selectively.
- Triple Helix & Indian Science (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Aug 07, 2004)
G.N. Ramachandran's contribution to the elucidation of the triple helix's complex structure is the most important work done in the basic sciences in independent India.
- The Tehri Tragedy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 06, 2004)
The tunnel cave-in near the Tehri Dam has come as a rude shock and raised doubts about safety measures, if any, undertaken by the private company executing the project.
- Figuring Out The Judiciary (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Aug 06, 2004)
Every mature legal system requires detailed raw data about courts.
- Better Accountability Of Public Service Agencies... (Business Line, Tejendra Khanna, Aug 06, 2004)
Public service agencies can be subjected to external audit to assess their degree of `people-friendliness'. Unless the `voice of the people' is made an essential part of the governance matrix and punishments and rewards are meted out, based on collective
- Internal Conflicts In Israel, Palestine (Deccan Herald, P R KUMARASWAMY, Aug 06, 2004)
Sharon and Arafat are beset by opposition from within their own support bases, on the issue of a settlement
- Take Quality Management To A Higher Plane (Business Line, Manoranjan Sharma, Aug 06, 2004)
In today's world of rollercoaster markets, rapidly shifting competitive structures, escalating customer demands, emerging technologies and intensifying competition, businesses need to respond swiftly.
- Muslim Troops For Iraq (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Aug 05, 2004)
TWO ground realities about Iraq are bound to have far-reaching and long-term consequences, especially for the presidential elections in the United States. First, the resistance to American “occupation” — unaffected by the “transfer of sovereignty ...
- Kerry’S Idea Of America (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 03, 2004)
MR John Kerry, who has won the Democratic nomination for the November 2 US Presidential election, has impressed not only the Americans but also the people elsewhere in the world with the acceptance speech he delivered in Boston.
- Gasping For Air (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 03, 2004)
The ‘lungs of the world’ may be getting a little too congested for comfort going by projections of a massive biosphere-atmosphere experiment which started in 1998.
- Behavioural Science And Firm Transparency (Business Line, A. B. Sivakumar, Aug 03, 2004)
While working towards promoting transparency and openness, a look at some problems and the possible checks and balances that need to be given special care.
- Problems Before The Pm (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 03, 2004)
Conventional wisdom has it that a new government is assessed on its performance after the first 100 days. Yet the coming to power of a Congress-led coalition relying on outside support is a circumstance unique enough to bend the rule.
- When Information Entertains (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 02, 2004)
Right now, people in America are unwilling to escape into the world of fantasy and want to confront the harsh facts
- A Communist Rishi (Hindu, Gopal Gandhi, Aug 02, 2004)
A tribute to Hiren Mukherjee, lifelong Communist, accomplished Parliamentarian and scholar, who passed away on July 30.
- The Wages Of Neglect (Hindu, PRAFULLA DAS, Aug 01, 2004)
Eleven children died in just over a month for lack of proper health care in an Adivasi hamlet in Orissa.
- An Open Letter To All Indians Anywhere (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Aug 01, 2004)
Watching Americans celebrate their Independence Day on July 4 was an experience of sorts for me. It naturally made me compare how we celebrate our own Independence Day back home.
- Pity The Man Who Wins (Hindu, LARRY ELLIOT, Jul 31, 2004)
Given the state of the American economy, it would be better for John Kerry if he lost the presidential election.
- The Collapse Of Green Revolution (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jul 31, 2004)
The harmful combination of chemical outputs with water-guzzling crops has played havoc with agriculture
- The Challenge Of Mass Hunger (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 31, 2004)
The spate of hunger-related deaths reported across different States is now a national scandal; this can no longer be dismissed as an aberration or a passing seasonal setback.
- Lopsided Development Of Agriculture (Tribune, Gurbhagwant Singh Kahlon, Jul 30, 2004)
THE key to economic development in Punjab is agriculture. Crops and livestock cannot exist in isolation and, therefore, have to be developed side by side. In many developed countries, animal farming dominates the agricultural scenario as it
- Monsoon Anxieties (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 30, 2004)
India has to brace itself to deal with the caprices of the 2004 monsoon. After an early onset and reasonably good rainfall in June, the monsoon's progress has been uneven during the agriculturally crucial month of July.
- Tragic Death (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 30, 2004)
The suicide of a student has snowballed into an unwarranted political issue
- Morgan Stanley Says India Is Asia's `New Tiger': Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Jul 29, 2004)
New Tigers of Asia,'' Morgan Stanley's appropriately titled study of economic growth prospects in China and India, contains a message for William Clay Ford Jr.
- The Spirit Of The 20th Century (Deccan Herald, A V S Namboodiri, Jul 29, 2004)
Neruda captured the blood on the 20th century’s streets, soaked his words in it and recreated them into flowers of fire
- Farm Risk Management — Solution In Search Of Problems (Hindustan Times, B. S. Murthy, Jul 28, 2004)
AS MANY as 1100 farmers committed suicide. This is not about Andhra Pradesh or any part of India. These tragic suicides occurred in the most developed country in the world.
- Why Derail Lalu's Godhra Probe? (Hindustan Times, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 28, 2004)
Trust the Bihar strongman and Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, to know how to rattle the BJP and its allies.
- Move For Quota In Private Sector (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Jul 28, 2004)
THE misuse by the political class of one of the positive aspects of modern governance — affirmative action in favour of the underprivileged — is a distressing feature of India’s post-1947 history.
- Private-Public Partnership (Hindustan Times, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 28, 2004)
Although comparatively of recent origin, the idea of organisations in the private and public sectors collaborating to make a success of important projects has taken strong root and is paying both business and social dividends in many countries.
- Trust At Stake (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 27, 2004)
GTB’s action of defrauding shareholders has damaged the image of private banks
- Human Development Report: The Good News And Bad News (Business Line, K. Parthasarathi, Jul 27, 2004)
The US Department of Health Services is to establish a registry that will ensure that the results of all clinical trials conducted in the US are available to the public on an electronic database.
- A Positive Judgment To Negative Absurdity (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Jul 24, 2004)
THE Supreme Court decision in the IPCA Laboratories Ltd vs DOT (2004 135 Taxman 594 SC) case indicates how taxpayers try to take unintended benefits relating to exemptions provided under the Income-Tax Act.
- Textiles And Apparels — Preparing For The Big Leap (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jul 24, 2004)
The textile and apparel industry is yet to overcome some of the major challenges facing it if it has to succeed in becoming a major outsourcing centre for international retailers.
- Writing Is A Therapy For Him (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Jul 24, 2004)
ON August 9 the Lalit Kala Akademi will honour Dr Mulk Raj Anand. Efforts are on to get Dr Anand all the way from Khandala, where he now lives, to Delhi.
- Andhra Goes Ahead (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 23, 2004)
The Congress government in Andhra Pradesh has taken a bold step in going ahead with the necessary steps for holding talks with the Marxist-Leninist People's War Group.
- How To Desaffronise Education (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jul 23, 2004)
India suffers from both religious and caste communalism. So education should decasteise society as a whole
- Politics Is Damping India's Appeal To Investors: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Jul 22, 2004)
A recent survey has found that India offers businesses a better setting to create wealth than South Korea, and that the country is also catching up in competitiveness with much bigger economies like Spain and France.
- Bush’S Electoral Compulsions (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Jul 22, 2004)
Since Bush attaches utmost importance to Pak assistance to nab Osama, the US is unlikely to do much about Kashmir
- Democratise The Boardrooms (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Jul 22, 2004)
The Indian polity is only as democratic as the Indian corporate sector. Both have been persisting with British models that leave a lot to be desired.
- Testimony Or Convention Speech? (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Jul 22, 2004)
Yes, I am aware that the US President, Mr George Bush, as the Republican Nominee, will deliver his convention speech in August. But reading the testimony of the Federal Reserve chairman, Mr Alan Greenspan
- Slave Labour In Brazil (Hindu, Paul Brown, Jul 20, 2004)
An unpublished report for the ILO says that despite the best efforts of the Brazilian Government, slave labour continues in the country's interior.
- Power Of Productivity (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Jul 20, 2004)
That the Budget 2004, crafted by a dream team of a government wearing pro-poor symbols on their sleeves, should be the causus belli for the Left Parties, to clamour against privatisation per se and hike in FDI is only mildly surprising.
- A Number Cruncher Looking For Value Reporting (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 20, 2004)
Vipin Malik is a chartered accountant whom banks may be afraid of, especially after his latest work, Value Reporting and Global Comparative Advantage published in two volumes by VMA Infomerics P Ltd (vmalik@spectranet.com).
- A Change Of Scene In Bollywood (Business Line, Shyam G. Menon, Jul 19, 2004)
At Mumbai's New Empire theatre, the sole show devoted to screening Monster opened with a stunning contrast. Ahead of Hollywood's offering came the trailer of Garv.
- India's Inherent Strength (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jul 18, 2004)
What is the vitality of India? How is it to be viewed in today's regional and global perspective? These questions evoked animated discussions among 50 scholars drawn from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, America...
- Continue More Price Support To Wheat & Rice, Says Swaminathan (Tribune, Gaurav Choudhury, Jul 18, 2004)
Prof M.S. Swaminathan needs no introduction. He has been recognised as one of the 20 most influential Asians of the 20th century (by Time magazine), one of the only three from India (the other two being Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore).
- Let Truth Prevail (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 18, 2004)
The Opposition has been stalling Parliament for several days, objecting to a probe of the Godhra train carnage which triggered an anti-Muslim pogrom in Gujarat, taking thousands of innocent lives.
- Budget 2004-05 — Ploughing A Difficult Furrow (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jul 17, 2004)
The Budget, despite its limitations, has been welcomed for the primacy it gives for equity while industry also gives credit to Mr P. Chidambaram for what he could do in the circumstances.
- Essays In Honour Of Manmohan, The Professor (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 17, 2004)
Last week, the Finance Minister presented the first Budget of the new government, factoring in all that is dear to the Prime Minister.
- India's Inherent Strength (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jul 17, 2004)
What is the vitality of India? How is it to be viewed in today's regional and global perspective? These questions evoked animated discussions among 50 scholars drawn from India ...
- Right To Work For Aids Patients (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Jul 17, 2004)
There is positive news about HIV/AIDS. The National AIDS Control Organisation has recommended free medical treatment to persons living with HIV/AIDS in six states — Maharsahtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur.
- Service Sector Far From Served (Business Line, S. Muralidharan, Jul 17, 2004)
The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 has been in the statute book for well over a decade and a half now.
- Reducing Poverty — Choosing The Right Technologies (Business Line, Kumar Venkat, Jul 16, 2004)
Thirty years after the publication of E. F. Schumacher's celebrated book, Small is Beautiful, which proposed matching the cost and scale of technologies to the people and resources of developing nations, a basic question remains
- Putting Basel Ii Pillars In Place (Business Line, Dharmalingam Venugopal, Jul 16, 2004)
Basel II norms, to be implemented from 2007, has been evolved to reinforce the structural soundness of banks, particularly the international outfits.
- From Green To Hyderabad Blues (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jul 16, 2004)
One small step for man on moon was a giant leap for mankind. "Secularists" might be dismissive of five per cent reservation in education and employment for Muslims in Andhra Pradesh.
- Sex Matters (Wall Street Journal, Editorial, Wall Street Journal, Jul 13, 2004)
Our country is preoccupied with terrorism. But looking ahead, terrorism may be only one of our problems.
- Behind The Facade Of Indian Subsidies (Asia Times, Kunal Kumar Kundu, Jun 29, 2004)
Good politics is quite often bad economics, and nothing epitomizes this better than India's subsidy system. The subsidy policies in India are being advocated by those same policy makers who appear in public as pro-poor, but are driven by the . . .
- To Kasauli, Unbitten By A Mad Dog (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jun 26, 2004)
There was a time when the very mention of Kasauli raised people’s eyebrows: “Kyoon! paagal kuttey nay kaata hai?” (Why, have you been bitten by a mad dog?) was the knee-jerk verbal reaction.
- Resetting The Terms (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 26, 2004)
It should not have taken much time for the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to draft his first address to the nation, leaving the nation a tad disappointed, if not unimpressed. Economic words that have become incendiary, such as privatisation ...
- No Laughing Matter (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 26, 2004)
FORMER Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee has not enhanced his image as an elder statesman by some of his recent statements.
- The Spiritual In Me (Tribune, Inderdeep Thapar, Jun 26, 2004)
Thousands of wishes tumble upon each other in their anxiety to be free. Sometimes one sees oneself as a sufi swaying his head to the inner music, the self drowned in the holy chant.
- Welcome Move (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 26, 2004)
The lot of sex workers will improve if the govt proceeds with the move to license them
- Tackling Droughts (Tribune, Mohan Dharia, Jun 26, 2004)
Droughts in the country have become a permanent feature and the severe drought during this year is perhaps the worst since the past few years. The matter was discussed in Parliament and during his intervention the then Prime Minister ...
- His Power And Her Glory? (Pioneer, Rupa Sengupta, Jun 25, 2004)
Rumour has it that the Congress-led UPA and its Marxist backers have woken up to the need to avoid any 'impropriety' undermining the Prime Minister's authority.
- Private Sector In Nuclear Power (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 24, 2004)
With an installed capacity of 2,770 megawatts (MW), nuclear power in India accounts for just about 3 per cent of the total installed power generating capacity.
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