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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- Greenpeace Is Not An Anti-Corporate Body (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 06, 2007)
Even the biggest corporates wince ever so slightly at the mention of Greenpeace. For, this international NGO has focused on their lack of concern for the environment. Lalita Ramdas, the first Asian woman chairperson of Board of Greenpeace Inter-national,
- Indian Women Fuel Us Small Businesses (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 05, 2007)
Immigrant women from India and other parts of the world are one of the fastest-growing segments of small business owners in the US, a new study says.
- Don’T Kill Stray Dogs (Tribune, Hiranmay Karlekar, Mar 05, 2007)
The recent weeks have witnessed a controversy over the management of India’s stray or community dog population. Some have demanded that the Animal Birth Control (ABC) (Dog) Rules 2001 should be revoked as these have had no effect.
- Don’T Kill Stray Dogs (Tribune, Hiranmay Karlekar, Mar 04, 2007)
The recent weeks have witnessed a controversy over the management of India’s stray or community dog population. Some have demanded that the Animal Birth Control (ABC) (Dog) Rules 2001 should be revoked as these have had no effect. Promulgated . . .
- Dutch ‘Mediator’ In Naga Talks Gaffe (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2007)
Michael van Walt van Praag’s entry into the Naga peace process may have been with Delhi’s consent, but there was nothing remotely official about the Dutchman’s entry into Nagaland this week without the mandatory Restricted Area Permit (RAP) for . . .
- Goldman Sachs To Contribute $1 M To Room To Read (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2007)
Goldman Sachs Foundation, a NGO outfit of the leading financial institution, will contribute $1 million of expansion capital to Room to Read India, an organisation focusing on providing education to underprivileged children.
- Jade Goody And A Charm Offensive (Hindu, Mandira Nayar, Feb 28, 2007)
British `star', on a short visit to Delhi, seeks to do all the right things
- Brand Iit Takes A Knock (Deccan Herald, Bhamy V Shenoy, Feb 28, 2007)
An IIT review committee report (2004) has questioned the calibre of students selected on the basis of an extremely tough entrance examination.
- Tamil Nadu Opposes Exclusion Of Creamy Layer From Quota (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2007)
The Tamil Nadu Government on Monday opposed a plea seeking exclusion of creamy layers from the OBC reservation category. Tamil Nadu has so far ignored Supreme Court's previous directive to exclude creamy layer while implementing the Mandal Commission . .
- Soul Searching In Seoul (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Feb 26, 2007)
Whether it is corruption, spitting in public, talking full throatedly, or refusing to queue, Indians need a code of ethics to learn how to behave better
- Charity Begins At Home (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2007)
Adil Najam examines the philanthropic attitudes and preferences of expatriate Pakistanis in America.
- `Spread Of Aids Due To Lack Of Awareness' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2007)
Lack of awareness is the main cause for the spread of HIV/AIDS in villages, gynaecologist and HIV expert Arati Raghu has said. She was interacting with members of self-help groups and students during an awareness programme at the Government . . .
- Medium Of Instruction: Mother Tongue And English (Deccan Herald, PANDURANG HEGDE, Feb 21, 2007)
The International Mother Language Day (Feb 21) is a stark reminder of the lacuna in the country's language policy.
- Cipla's Global Malaria Initiative (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2007)
Country’s second-biggest drug maker Cipla, which slashed prices of generic AIDS drugs internationally, is soon to champion another global move to contain malaria.
- Albina Du Boisrouvray (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2007)
A French countess, Time magazine's hero of '03 and founder of the international NGO FXB, which works in the area of HIV, on her plans for India
- Give Them An Inch, They Grab A Mile (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Feb 15, 2007)
Fema permits a foreigner residing in Goa to buy property without approval, threatening to turn us homeless in our own nation, says Anuradha Dutt.
- Houses For Kin Of Hiv-Positive Persons (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2007)
Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) will provide housing facilities to families of HIV positive persons in the city. Municipal Commissioner Natarajan Gulzar said this at a gathering of HIV-affected families organised by `Cheyutha HIV Infected . . .
- Bhagwati Panel Begins Work (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 15, 2007)
The International Independent Group of Eminent Persons headed by Justice P.N. Bhagwati, constituted by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has commenced the investigation into the cases of human rights violations.
- Isi's New Strategy (Pioneer, Wilson John, Feb 14, 2007)
The terror network has expanded with ISI establishing contacts with Maoists and Islamist NGOs in Nepal to plan and execute anti-India operations
- Can Civil Society Deliver? (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Feb 13, 2007)
A reminder of a widespread perception of a global collapse of confidence in politics and the state
- No Address, No Rights (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Feb 03, 2007)
Despite working for the progress of the nation some people, worse children, do not have an identity.
- Blast Hits Sri Lanka Tourism (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 02, 2007)
There has been a substantial drop in the arrival of tourists in the last few weeks
- The Nowhere People (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Feb 02, 2007)
Most people look for a good address for that makes one somebody. An address implies belonging and at least a right to entitlements even if these be denied in practice.
- Reality Check On Women's Rights (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Feb 02, 2007)
The Indian delegation faces tough questions on discrimination against women at a U.N. committee.
- Joining Forces (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Feb 02, 2007)
A garbage-strewn, pig-infested bylane leads to Imrana's house at Kokrajhar village in Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh. She was the victim of a fatwa last year proclaiming her "haraam" (prohibited) for her husband after she complained that her . . .
- Sc Notice To Centre On Obc Reservation (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2007)
The Centre’s decision to implement 27 per cent reservation for backward classes in elite central educational institutions was today challenged in the Supreme Court which has issued notice to the government.
- Quota: Sc Seeks Centre's Response (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Feb 01, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sneaked in an element of doubt on the implementation of the decision to reserve 27% seats in Central educational institutions for OBCs from 2007-08 by giving two weeks time to the Centre to respond to PILs seeking stay . . .
- Liberia Gets All-Female Peacekeeping Force (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2007)
A unit of United Nations peacekeepers with a difference has arrived for work in Liberia - they are all women.
- Sc Notice To Centre On College Obc Quota (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Feb 01, 2007)
The law enabling OBC reservation in IITs, IIMs and other premier Central educational institutions came under judicial scanner on Wednesday with the Supreme Court directing the Government to respond to a petition seeking stay of the Act.
- A Ride Through Rough Terrain (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2007)
Going through Tehri and Uttarkashi on a bike fills one with a sense of accomplishment
- Zubin Concert Raises $2 M To Fight Aids (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jan 30, 2007)
Out of the $ 2 million raised, some half a million dollars came from corporate donors such as American Express, Boeing, JP Morgan Chase, Lehman Brothers, Oracle and Pepsico.
- Ltte Issue: Donors Warn Lanka Against The Military Solution (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Jan 30, 2007)
“We remain unwavering in our conviction that there can be no military solution to this terrible conflict,” US Ambassdor Robert Blake said address at the opening ceremony.
- Gun Running Shoots Up Terror In Northeast (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2007)
As Assam reels under terrorist attacks, experts have blamed the burgeoning illegal arms trade in the region as one of the major factors behind the situation there. “Illegal arms trade is one of
- Poor Mother And Child Healthcare (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 28, 2007)
Launched recently by an international NGO in Mansehra district, a training programme for mother and child healthcare providers will benefit thousands of women in almost 100 villages if carried out in a proper way.
- Now, Left Has Problem With Tourism Zones (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2007)
After SEZs, Special Tourism Zones are now under the red scanner. The CPM has expressed concern about the proposed STZs and asked the government to examine the entire issue before it takes a final decision.
- Has It Become A Model? (Deccan Herald, S. L. Rao, Jan 27, 2007)
Though elements of a Karnataka development model exist, it is not holistic as its Kerala counterpart.
- Pdp Chief To Address Global Leaders’ Conference (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2007)
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President and Member of Parliament, Ms Mehbooba Mufti, next month will address global leaders’ conference at the U.S-Islamic World Forum in Doha (Qatar).
- Dispur Clears Mahanta Name (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2007)
The very Congress that once implicated former chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta in extra-judicial killings during his second term in office has now chosen to bail him out for no apparent reason.
- Challenges Facing Civil Society (Deccan Herald, Kumi Naidoo, Jan 24, 2007)
Fact of globalisation: many decisions affecting all are increasingly taken by a few.
- Leopards Are Changing Their Spots, Living Close To Humans (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Jan 24, 2007)
A study on leopards straying out of forests and into towns and villages has revealed that the carnivores are adapting to living in the vicinity of human habitations.
- Blanket Order On Witness Protection Not Possible: Sc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2007)
Though terming the concept of witness protection as a noble idea, the Supreme Court today said it was practically impossible to have a blanket order to provide security to every witness, considering the vast population of the country and over three . . .
- No Trifling With Dams (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 23, 2007)
Pakistan faces crises of all kinds.
- Mumbai Has A Party... On The Run (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2007)
It’s always fitness first, and on Sunday, Mumbai proved it has the staying power, the spunk and everything else it takes to pump it up for a cause. The pulsating city just showed another side to its can-do spirit at The Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon.
- Begums And Ngos (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jan 22, 2007)
The reason Nepal has, of late, received more attention in the Indian media than Bangladesh is perhaps because of an assumption:
- The Paradox That Is Rajasthan (Hindu, VIMALA RAMACHANDRAN, Jan 19, 2007)
Why does the State continue to perform poorly across a range of social and human development indicators?
- Few Options In Dhaka (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 13, 2007)
Election is deferred following the clamping of Emergency. What now?
- Jalan: Streamline Ngo Registration (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2007)
Former Reserve Bank of India governor Bimal Jalan has called for the automatic registration of all NGOs receiving grants from state and Central government organisations.
- A Ride Through Rough Terrain (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2007)
Travelling to Tehri and Uttarkashi on a bike filled NITIN CHAUDHARY with a sense of accomplishment
- Mundanthurai Sanctuary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2007)
Part of the Western Ghats, the Mundanthurai Sanctuary falls in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.
- India 'Studying' B'desh Situation (Hindustan Times, Nilova Roy Chaudhury, Jan 12, 2007)
India's envoy to Bangladesh Pinak R Chakravarty has reached Dhaka, but finds himself unable to begin official duties because he has not been able to present his credentials of office.
- No Immunity For Laws Under 9th Schedule: Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2007)
In a landmark judgment with far-reaching implications, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that any law placed under the Constitution’s Ninth Schedule after April 24, 1973 providing immunity from legal challenges are subject to scrutiny of courts.
- Jalan: Streamline Ngo Registration (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2007)
Former Reserve Bank of India governor Bimal Jalan has called for the automatic registration of all NGOs receiving grants from state and Central government organisations.
- New Township To Help Nris' Lonely Parents (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2007)
Senior citizens in Gujarat whose children have flown to different corners of the world may no longer have to look to Mumbai or Delhi for retirement homes or for sharing an old people's home.
- We Need Experts, Not Activists, Said Govt, Rejecting All 9 Names Proposed By Sc Panel (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Jan 10, 2007)
Does the editor of an environment magazine have the expertise to decide on diversion of forest land? Is it proper to have a foreign national on such a panel? Is a botany scientist with 300 papers more qualified than a doctorate who has written on . . .
- All So Predictable (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 09, 2007)
Unconditional talks remain best option in Assam
- Unique Management Course For Hiv-Affected Youth Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2007)
Governor inaugurates first induction programme
Course redesigned to suit needs of PLHIV
UNDP, Xavier join hands to launch the course.
- Plan Panel Differs With Govt On 'Expert' Definition (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Jan 09, 2007)
The Environment Ministry's attempt to exclude independent experts from various panels for lacking formal education has invited criticism from the Planning Commission-appointed task force.
- A Ride Through Rough Terrain (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2007)
Travelling to Tehri and Uttarkashi on a bike filled NITIN CHAUDHARY with a sense of accomplishment
- Mundantharai Sanctuary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2007)
Part of the Western Ghats, the Mundanthurai Sanctuary falls in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. With its lush forest cover, the sanctuary is home to a rich variety of animals, birds, reptiles and flora. The sanctuary along with the bordering . . .
- Petition In Sc On Rape Of Ridge (Asian Age, Rashme Sehgal, Jan 05, 2007)
The fate of Delhi’s Ridge hangs in balance with a critical environment case coming up for review in the Supreme Court.
- Education Crisis (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2007)
The real Goa is far removed from the Goa of the tourism brochure. It is the dark side of an education and development process going awry.
- Cheap Nutritional Supplement For Aids Patients (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2007)
Tested on 150 persons: NGO
- Luncheon Meet (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 02, 2007)
The wisdom of Socrates has it that bad men live to eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink in order to live! Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda obviously believes that good men in public life should regularly arrange to have much . . .
- Portal To Help Blind Surf For Jobs Created (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Dec 29, 2006)
Thanks to the country’s first job portal to be developed exclusively for the visually challenged, the blind community in India too can surf the Internet to search for jobs.
- Itp Act To Be Amended (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Dec 27, 2006)
The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, is set for an amendment. A draft Bill of the 1956 Act is being finalised by the Centre to add teeth to investigating agencies for effective monitoring and investigation of trafficking crimes.
- Violence Affecting Psychological Health Of Kashmiris, Says Ngo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2006)
Leads to anxiety, fear, exhaustion, suicidal thoughts: Medecins Sans Frontieres
- Do We Really Need Foreign Expertise? (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Dec 27, 2006)
Last week, it was announced that in 2007 the Port of Singapore will take over the management of the Port of Gwadar. The financial arrangements, which probably are being finalised, have not been made public. This should not surprise anyone.
- The Largesse Passed Them By (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Dec 26, 2006)
Rehabilitation programmes for the tsunami-affected have created a new class of have-nots.
- Three Pillars Of Sustainable Urbanisation (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Dec 26, 2006)
The three pillars for sustainable urban development are improving the enabling environments, the framework of institutions, policies, incentive structures, and reporting requirements for urban governance; ensuring that decentralisation and . . .
- When Fibreglass Boats Are Donated Liberally (Hindu, K. Subramanian, Dec 26, 2006)
Fishermen families in the entire 188-km stretch coastline of Nagapattinam district are now happy as a number of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have provided them with excess number of fibreglass boats in the last two years after the tsunami . ..
- From Coy Bride To Sex Worker: Journey Of An Hiv Widow (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2006)
This 28-year-old woman looks just like any other pretty woman her age but she is among the multitudes who have been infected by the HIV virus for no fault of theirs.
- Bihar First State Where You Can Dial A Number To Exercise Your Right To Know (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2006)
Using your right to information could not get easier than this. Soon, Bihar will be the first and only state in the country where, instead of writing and submitting your RTI application on paper, you can ask your queries orally via phone as well as . . .
- Beware Of The ‘Foreign’ Hand (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 21, 2006)
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2006 was introduced in Rajya Sabha on Monday. This replaces the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 1976.
- Why Drug Price Control Is What The Doctor Ordered (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dec 20, 2006)
According to a study, in a sample set of eight drugs under price control, prices of six dropped, while in a set of 20 not under control, they rose 10-20 per cent.
- Charity Ends In Charitable Homes (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, Dec 19, 2006)
Nothing irritates me more than the charities abroad that collect money and purport to give it to women or children or for animals in Asia or Africa.
- Bill To Check Terror Funding (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2006)
Seeking to put a cap on terror funding that may be camouflaged as foreign contribution, the government on Monday introduced in the Rajya Sabha a Bill seeking to prohibit the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or hospitality for . . .
- Dealing With The Taliban (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 14, 2006)
THE assessment of the situation in North and South Waziristan by an international NGO which says that Pakistani authorities have buckled before the local militants sympathetic to the Taliban is too simplistic.
- India Failed To Do A Tamil Nadu In Kashmir, Says Ngo (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2006)
A British NGO that works on minority issues says India did a good job of integrating its Tamil community but failed to copy the success in areas like Jammu and Kashmir.
- Singur: Just The Facts, Please (Hindu, Brinda Karat, Dec 13, 2006)
The West Bengal Government has received consent letters from landowners for 952 of the 997 acres required. Three fourths of the 12,000 persons involved, including sharecroppers, have collected compensation amounting to Rs.131.49 crore, and others . . .
- 1,000 Villages To Be Developed Every Year (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2006)
The `Suvarna Gramodaya' programme will be launched in a couple of weeks
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