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Articles 6121 through 6220 of 17201:
- Saran, Rice Discuss Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Any change to be ``within the parameters'' of understanding reached: India
- `Tamil Nadu Ranks Third In The Country In Software Exports' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Conference and exposition on `Intelligent E-Learning Systems, 2006'
- New Technology Being Used For Underground Drainage Project (Hindu, G. Srinivasan , Mar 31, 2006)
'Trenchless technology' adopted to keep railway lines undisturbed
- Two Universities To Launch Project On Tamil Software (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Agreement in this regard to be signed soon
Anna University and Tamil University will join together and launch a project for preparing software in Tamil, said D.Viswanathan, Vice-Chancellor, Anna University, here on Wednesday.
- Brand Bangalore Is Staging A Comeback (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Mar 31, 2006)
Infosys Chief Mentor NR Narayana Murthy’s comments on the lack of any infrastructure development in Bangalore and the company’s decision to invest elsewhere seemed to signal the end of the city as the “knowledge capital” of the country only six months ago
- 'India-Iran Ties May Dampen N-Deal' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
India's training of Iranian troops could dampen vital US Congress support for a bilateral landmark civilian nuclear deal, a ranking Democrat warned on Thursday.
- India Says Nuclear Deal Will Not Spark Arms Race (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Mar 31, 2006)
India, pressing for U.S. congressional approval of a landmark nuclear energy agreement, on Thursday rejected suggestions the deal might provoke a South Asia arms race and reaffirmed its commitment to a voluntary moratorium on atomic weapons testing.
- Strategic Interests Not Compromised By Nuke Deal: Army Chief (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Army Chief J J Singh today said the country's security and strategic interests were not compromised by the landmark civilian nuclear accord signed between India and the United States.
- Chinese Pm Supports Nuke Plan (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Chinese premier Mr Wen Jiabao’s support for India’s nuclear power generation indicates that China is positioning itself globally on the issue, so as not to be isolated in the nuclear club.
- Hawking India's Soul? (Business Line, Sridhar Jagannathan, Mar 31, 2006)
The recent deal to allow India to have its nuclear cake in public and eat it in private too will adversely impact the global goal of reducing the spectre of a nuclear war.
- Outcry Against Move To Patent Aids Drug (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Mar 31, 2006)
A leading pharmaceuticals company has claimed a patent for a popular drug to treat HIV/AIDS - a move that has worried people dependent on the drug and agencies running treatment programme for the infection.
- Another Quota (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 31, 2006)
There is only one reason for the existence of certain institutions of higher education — the promotion of academic excellence.
- Manmohan Singh Likely To Visit Brazil (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 31, 2006)
The first formal India-Brazil-South Africa forum meeting in September
- News Updates From The Hindu On Sms From Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
On offer for users are headlines and features from the daily
- Aiming High (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 30, 2006)
Armed forces as a career
IT has been several years now since the officer and other personnel shortages faced by the armed forces have been highlighted, and some efforts made towards alleviating the problem.
- Green Village Project Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
`Harithagramam', an initiative launched by the city-based Yasoram Charitable Trust with help from the Council for Advancement of People's Action Rural Technology (CAPART), was launched at Cheppanam, a village near here on Sunday.
- Changing Geostrategic Landscape (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Mar 30, 2006)
President George W. Bush’s recent visit to Pakistan continues to be the subject of debate and discourse at all levels and in every segment of our society.
- Nation Salutes Female Pilots (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 30, 2006)
The Convention ceremony of the 116th General Duty (Pilots) Course at the College of Flying Training, PAF Risalpur Academy, held on Tuesday, had a distinct feature. Aviation cadets who received Bachelor of Science degrees included a pioneering . . .
- Indo-Us Deal Not Helpful In Iran Talks: German Fm (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier criticized the landmark nuclear deal between the United States and India on Wednesday in light of the dispute with Iran over its nuclear programme.
- Pathetic Condition Of Urdu Schools (Deccan Herald, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Mar 30, 2006)
Enlightened education should be ensured for the Muslim community
- U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Timing Not Helpful - Germany (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
A civil nuclear energy deal struck between the United States and India this month was not helpful given that it came in the midst of talks on curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions, Germany's foreign minister said.
- China Premier Backs India Boosting Nuclear Energy (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
China backs India's peaceful nuclear energy plans but wants nuclear weapon states to honour their obligations under the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, Premier Wen Jiabao was quoted as saying on Thursday
- Climate Deal To Fail Without Us, China And India: Blair (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair called Wednesday for an international agreement on tackling climate change, but warned that any deal would fail unless it included the United States, China and India.
- ‘No Rehabilitation For Kashmir Militants’ (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 30, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday voted out a resolution calling for the return and rehabilitation of youth who had crossed over to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
- India, China Sign Agreement For Cooperation In Agriculture (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
India and China have signed an agreement for cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors, an official release said here today.
- Nda On Holiday (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
After all the tensions that a good number of ruling party MLAs in Jharkhand have experienced over their positions being threatened by the office-of-profit law, no one would grudge them a vacation in Rajasthan with the chief minister . . .
- Indian Team Studies Eclipse (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
An 80-member team from India comprising of students and astronomers conducted a series experiments during the total solar eclipse here. Excitement was writ large on the faces of the young students, who won a competitive online test that earned . . .
- Stray Dogs And The Right To Life (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 30, 2006)
Recently, I heard since the Right to Life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution should prevail over the protection against blanket mass slaughter guaranteed to stray dogs under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, municipalities . . .
- Reliance Petroleum In Talks With Us Majors For Stake Sale (Pioneer, Bhagyashree Pande, Mar 30, 2006)
Reliance Industries Ltd. has said that it is in talks with oil majors Chevron Corporation and Exxon Mobil for a possible strategic stake sale in the new 29 mn tns Reliance Petroleum Ltd refinery that is coming up in Jamnagar
- 'India Moves Up The Value Chain' (The Economic Times, BHANU PANDE, Mar 30, 2006)
Setting up innovation centres is playing a key role now for most of the MNCs. MNCs like Computer Science Corporation (CSC), IBM, Adobe to name a few, have opened up innovation centres in India.
- Big Risks, But Big Potential (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 30, 2006)
After information technology and IT-enabled services, clinical research, which is the study of a drug on human subjects to discover its safety and efficacy, may well be the next big thing in India.
- Students Find `Heritage Walk' From Mud Fort To Temple Useful (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Students of History Department at K.G.S Arts College, Srivaikundam, carried out a `heritage walk' from the mud fort at Srivaikundam to the nearby Sri Kailasnathar Temple, recently.
- Watch How The East Is Being Won Over... (The Financial Express, AJAY KHANNA, Mar 30, 2006)
Recently, at a conference in Delhi, Malvinder Singh, the young CEO of Indian multinational, Ranbaxy Laboratories, was asked to list the one most important factor for creating a successful multinational firm. Malvinder’s response:
- Speaker Launches Rural Egovernance Initiative (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Developed by Vortex, it can help public representatives plan development of rural areas
Softrack.net allows monitoring of rural issues and flow of funds
Proposal to introduce e-Petitions for forwarding grievances mooted
- Diversification And Energy Security (Hindu, Sudha Mahalingam, Mar 30, 2006)
India's energy security is ineluctably interlinked with the fortunes of its neighbourhood. The country's foreign policy cannot ignore this reality.
- A Dangerous Deal With India (Dawn, Jimmy Carter, Mar 30, 2006)
During the past five years the United States has abandoned many of the nuclear arms control agreements negotiated since the administration of Dwight Eisenhower.
- The Time Was Out Of Joint (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
People in a much larger region of the world saw a partial eclipse, with the moon blocking only a fraction of the sun’s disk.
- Chronicle Of A Disorder Foretold (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Mar 30, 2006)
Anil Biswas’s replacement will prove to be a tricky issue for the CPI(M). But if the choice is not made carefully, Bengal may go the Kerala way in factionalism, says Sumanta Sen
- Jimmy Carter Opposes Nuke Deal With India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Former US president Jimmy Carter has come out strongly against any nuclear concessions to India unless it signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
- A Dangerous Deal With India (Washington Post, Jimmy Carter, Mar 29, 2006)
During the past five years the United States has abandoned many of the nuclear arms control agreements negotiated since the administration of Dwight Eisenhower.
- Pill Against Hiv Infection Soon: Us Scientists (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Twentyfive years after the first AIDS cases jolted the world, US scientists think they soon may have a pill that could prevent HIV, the virus that causes the global killer.
- Power To The Tracks (Telegraph, R.C. Acharya, Mar 29, 2006)
What is sauce for the goose need not be so for the gander, as has been proved in the case of Indian Railways’s disastrous headlong rush to electrify the trunk routes .
- Who’S Afraid Of The ‘Israel Lobby’? And Does It Even Exist? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 29, 2006)
The idea of a powerful “Jewish lobby” that has its gnarled fingers in the machinery of the government is an old and repugnant canard.
- Bury The Congress (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Mar 29, 2006)
The current crisis over the Ordinance controversy impels one to recall events.
- As Kalam Would Have It (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Bihar’s law-makers were today taught a “lesson” in development by the President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who said they could not afford to ignore the pivotal role they were required to play.
- The Challenge, And The Lesson, From China (Tribune, Major Gen Jatinder Singh, Mar 29, 2006)
China over the last few years, has been reasonably transparent in highlighting its major goals in the modernisation of its armed forces.
- Grief And Comfort (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 29, 2006)
CPM and challenges of change
A paradoxical trait of communist parties in democracies is their ability to reform and reinvent themselves to make the most of both challenges and change for furthering their political prospects.
- Travails Of The Mumbai Police (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Mar 29, 2006)
Finding officers who are able to handle elected officials and police cities effectively is a major challenge for India.
- Maharashtra: Mill Lands For The Builder (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, Mar 29, 2006)
There is disappointment in Mumbai as an apex court order makes 240 hectares of mill land available for private development.
- Us Won’T Renegotiate N-Deal With India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
The Bush administration said on Monday that it was not prepared to renegotiate a landmark nuclear deal with India despite resistance to the agreement by legislators whose endorsement was mandatory.
- Trade With Caution (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 29, 2006)
Subtle and not-so-subtle attempts to crack the lucrative Indian market open for American farm goods should come as no surprise.
- The Self-Inflicted Scarcity In Education (The Financial Express, Janmejaya Sinha, Mar 29, 2006)
), the government of India set up five Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in India. Thereafter, in 1995, a small IIT was set up as a sop in Guwahati and then in 2001, Roorkee University was upgraded to an IIT. We set up five IITs in the Nehru . . .
- Give The Less-Favoured A Credible Chance (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Mar 29, 2006)
A friend quoted Confucius to me the other day: “A king must rule as you would fry a small fish— lightly.” Certainly the lightness of the current rule would do Confucius proud.
- Getting Firms Interested (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
The plea in Mumbai last week by the Planning Commission’s deputy chairman, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, for taking agricultural development into areas like food processing, horticulture, life sciences and others is well-placed and merits attention.
- In Pursuit Of Excellence (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Mar 29, 2006)
The quality of higher education is determined by factors such as academicfreedom and physical facilities and not by salary differentials.
- Nuclear Power (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Mar 29, 2006)
There was no way India could have compromised on excluding its Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) and 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) from safeguards, according to Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, and Secretary, . . .
- Key States Hold Judgment On U.S.-India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Mar 29, 2006)
Most nuclear-supplier nations are waiting to see what the U.S. Congress does with the U.S.-India civil nuclear energy deal before taking a position on the controversial agreement, Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said on Monday.
- Window Dressing (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 29, 2006)
Addressing a meeting of three Nobel laureates with Pakistani students and young scholars, Mr Shaukat Aziz could not have been more right in asserting that human resource development was essential to achieve success in research and technology advancement.
- Celebration Sans Civility (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Mar 29, 2006)
Lumpen elements in different social groups have coarsened occasions of happiness and converted them into ugly events.
- Prioritizing Preventive Health Care (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has reiterated resolve of the Government to continue focusing on both preventive and curative health care to improve standard of living of the people. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of the capital’s modern ‘Cardiac Ce
- Human Resources,a Real Asset (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the Government is taking adequate measures to develop human capital as it’s the most important element for success in the nation’s socio-economic development.
- House In Ruins (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 29, 2006)
The dialogue process now extends to politicians on both sides of the Line of Control, but none can say when the war will end.
- Bansi Lal Dead (Tribune, Yoginder Gupta, Mar 29, 2006)
The architect of modern Haryana, Bansi Lal, is no more. He breathed his last at 11 pm tonight at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, where he had been undergoing treatment for the past few days.
- Ti’S Templeton Bets Big On India Business (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Texas Instruments is excited about the business opportunities in India and hopes to ride on the communication and entertainment boom.
- No Immediate Change In India Policy: Howard (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Nuclear deal with China likely
Supports Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear agreement
Commends India's impeccable non-proliferation record
- Raising Educational Standard In Schools (Daily Excelsior, K L Dhar, Mar 29, 2006)
In 1990, the World Conference on Education for All" (EFA) was held at Jomtein in Thailand.
- Need For Social Sustainability Of Women Shgs Stressed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Though women self-help groups in the State have achieved economic empowerment, their social sustainability is an issue as there are limitations to growing to the level of large-scale players, N. Manimekalai, Director, Centre for Women Studies, . . .
- No Link Between Iisc Attack And Delhi Blasts' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Bangalore Police Commissioner Ajai Kumar Singh said on Tuesday that there was no link between the October 2005 serial blasts in New Delhi and the attack on the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in December last.
- Australia May Sign Nuclear Deal With China (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
No immediate change in policy for agreement with India, says John Howard
Supports Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear agreement
Commends India's impeccable non-proliferation record
- India's Record Is Good: Burns (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Islamabad not protecting nuclear materials: Burns
- Out Of The Cockpit (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Mar 29, 2006)
The author is a retired air marshal of the Indian Air Force
- Key States Hold Judgment On U.S.-India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Mar 28, 2006)
Most nuclear-supplier nations are waiting to see what the U.S. Congress does with the U.S.-India civil nuclear energy deal before taking a position on the controversial agreement, Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said on Monday.
- Kashmir's Rare Red Deer To Get Hi-Tech Protection (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Mar 28, 2006)
Wildlife authorities in India's part of Kashmir plan to use satellite-tracking technology to help save the endangered red deer from poachers who target the animal for its meat and antlers.
- Sonia Wins Her Spurs (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Mar 28, 2006)
It is ironical that the two main political formations in the country, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, are suffering from sclerosis.
- A Streetcar Named Vision (Telegraph, Abhijit Sarkar, Mar 28, 2006)
More room for automobiles does not make roads more mobile. Abhijit Sarkar tries to find an efficient way to move a city’s people
- Setback To Indo-Us N-Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
The efforts of the Bush Administration to get Congress pass legislation that would allow the United States to sell nuclear technology to India and accept it as a full-time partner in the international nuclear community appear to have received . . .
- Call It Democracy Fatigue (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 28, 2006)
Could the massive anti-Thaksin street protests ahead of Thailand’s snap general election underscore a growing disillusionment with democracy in Asia?
- Infosys: Strategic Move (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Mar 28, 2006)
Now that Progeon, the BPO subsidiary of Infosys, has established itself, the absence of Citigroup is unlikely to make a substantial difference to the company.
- Development Ethics (Hindu, V. K. Natraj , Mar 28, 2006)
Looks at how equating development with economic growth has been challenged
- Prospects Of Global Investment (Hindu, Raghu Dayal , Mar 28, 2006)
This investment report focusses on the internationalisation of r&d by Transnational corporations
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