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Articles 12021 through 12120 of 17201:
- Seri Bazaar, One-Stop Stop For Silk Farmers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
Seri Bazaar, a one-stop shop for all products and technological inputs required by sericulture farmers, was launched at the Karnataka State Sericulture Research & Development Institute at Talaghattapura near Bangalore on Wednesday.
- Biotech Symposium Harps On Basics (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
The main theme of the symposium seemed to be on native thinking and a return to basic sciences from which to build on later.
- Us Eases Technology Export Controls On India (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Sep 01, 2005)
With the move, the Bush administration prepares for a legislative battle to initiate a new nuclear relationship with India.
- Decade Of Mobiles & No Cancer Risk (Deccan Herald, James Meikle, Sep 01, 2005)
Health authorities in the UK advised people under 16 to avoid frequent calls and as far as possible communicate through SMS.
- The Latest Shakespeare Conspiracy (Hindu, Polly Toynbee , Sep 01, 2005)
Conspiracies are profoundly satisfying. They solve every problem, explain everything difficult and give form and shape to things that are otherwise untidily complicated.
- Mystery Of India's Nuclear Exports (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Sep 01, 2005)
In official figures put out by the U.S. Government, India has a high positive trade balance in the category of nuclear technology products. What could these exports be?
- Activists Demand Probe Into Ulfa Advisor’S Death (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
A human rights organisation alleged that the imprisoned ULFA leaders are being denied medical facilities, although many of them fell ill due to torture by interrogators.
- Counter-Insurgency Expert Sial Now To Tame Naxals (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
The new Director General and Inspector General of Police Sial has stated that the police will identify the strengths and weaknesses of Naxals and counter it.
- Enough Space For Regional Identities: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
These are not inimical to our concept of nationhood, he tells NIC
Technology enables people to preserve and promote their unique cultures
We must lay emphasis on harmony rather than uniformity
- Centres Of Excellence In Research (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 01, 2005)
In a move to stem the rapid deterioration of research in Indian universities, the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has accepted the report of a six-member committee set up in March this year and has also empowered the committee . . .
- Carbon Trading No Solution (Dawn, Darryl D Monte, Sep 01, 2005)
SO the cat’s out of the bag: one reason why China and India were invited to the G8 summit in Scotland recently was not the recognition that they (especially India) had become major economic players on the world market but that President Bush was roping
- U.S. Lifts Some Curbs On India Nuclear Cooperation (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Aug 31, 2005)
The United States on Tuesday moved to further nuclear cooperation with India by allowing six Indian entities involved in civil nuclear and satellite work to purchase less sensitive U.S.-made items without special licenses.
- Esops Out Of Fbt Net (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
Spending on celebrity endorsement to attract levy
- Malaysia For Asian Solidarity (Deccan Herald, O P Verma, Aug 31, 2005)
While Malaysia is trying to project itself as a modern and moderate face of world Islam, it is also taking steps to contain terrorism on its territory
- High - Rise Building (Daily Excelsior, Dr V Subramanyan, Aug 31, 2005)
There has been a sudden spurt in the construction of skyscrapers in Mumbai with a view to giving the city a glamorous skyline as that of Manhattan.
- The Questions Demand Answers-I (Greater Kashmir, ATHAR IDREES, Aug 31, 2005)
Who are we? Where are we heading towards and why? I hope some Frankenstein will answer my questions,
- Gains Of Cooperation (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
The Chief Ministers of Punjab and Haryana shared a common platform after jointly inaugurating the new Bhakra-Beas Management Board building in Chandigarh on Monday and,
- Consuming Worry (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 31, 2005)
The Valuation Concern of the RBI Annual Report 2004-05 over the galloping oil prices to the point of distraction from growth issues suggests an unwanted diffidence at the Reserve Bank of India Towers.
- The Oil Scenario — Need For A Comprehensive Response (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Aug 31, 2005)
From fully compensating the oil marketing companies by raising prices of petroleum products and reducing the subsidy element to exploring alternative renewable energy sources such as wind,
- Agenda For Hong Kong Wto Ministerial — Will Developing Nations Trip On Trips? (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Aug 31, 2005)
The success of the Hong Kong Ministerial of the World Trade Organisation scheduled to be held in December 2005 . . .
- Jihadism’S Roots In Political Islam (Deccan Herald, Bassam Tibi, Aug 31, 2005)
In order to combat jihadism successfully, it is necessary to seek Muslim cooperation to determine who the jihadists are.
- Unesco Aid Not To Be Availed Of (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
India has decided not to take any assistance under the Participation Programme of UNESCO for member-States and has, in turn, asked the U.N. body to disburse funds so saved for programmes in the least developed countries.
- Uk Automotive Design Team Coming (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Aug 31, 2005)
``The growing importance of south India to the Indian economy is obvious''
- India's Nuclear Case To Come Up Before United States Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
Under Secretary of State to testify on the importance of India-U.S. agreement Both countries had "very delicate procedures that they have to go through with"
- Search For Peter Pan (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 31, 2005)
Scientists are researching possibilities of delaying ageing
- Is Science A Religion? (Deccan Herald, B M Hegde, Aug 31, 2005)
If man doesn’t develop a proper scientific temper, he will become a moral nihilist or a religious fanatic
- Dear Philsy (Deccan Herald, A S IYER, Aug 31, 2005)
A beautiful person’s memory creates another world that lives on even after life passes away
- Environment And Development Are Complementary’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
Framing eco-friendly development projects is the need of the hour. Development and environment should complement each other and not in opposition to each other. If the situation continues then the country itself will be destroyed, writer Na D’Souza said.
- Economic Inequality And Health (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Aug 31, 2005)
Here is some new and very interesting information on the health of people. Professor Richard Wilkinson,
- Challenges Of Disability (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Aug 30, 2005)
India happens to have the largest number of persons with disability in the world,with the 2001 census estimating their number to be 22 million. The actual number could be more than twice as much.
- India's Extinct Green Prime Ministers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 30, 2005)
To grow as a nation without depriving future generations of a rich natural heritage is a tough ask.
- Turmoil In The Bjp (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 30, 2005)
TO say that the Bharatiya Janata Party is in a crisis would be an understatement. It would seem that the party has lost its mooring and is undergoing a period of intense turmoil before it can re-invent itself or revert to its traditional constraining.....
- Darwin Go Home (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
What did I do this summer? Part of the time I sat on the beach discussing Darwin vs. creationism. Those who believed in Darwin sat on one side of the sand and used suntan oil, because scientists say you don’t want to burn your skin.
- Indian Classical Treasure-Trove Goes Digital (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
A million rare manuscripts, palm leaves, copper plates and age-old classical literature are to be digitised under a project jointly undertaken by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the Indian ministry of communications and information technology.
- Hyderabad Blues (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 30, 2005)
The image of Hyderabad as India’s happening city has started to erode.
- Tata Steel Joins Hands With Nippon Steel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Tata Steel, in its progress towards the planned six million tonne per annum steel plant in Kalinganagar, Orissa, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) of Japan.
- Stem Cell End Run? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 30, 2005)
The announcement by a group of researchers at Harvard University that they have managed to turn adult skin cells into cells that behave like embryonic stem cells offers the potential for an end run around the political feud over stem cell research.
- Policy Is The Key To Wind Power' — Mr Ramesh Kymal, Md, Neg Micon (India) And Chairman, Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Assn (Business Line, N. Ramakrishnan , Aug 30, 2005)
POLICY. This is the single most important issue to help grow the renewable energy sector, particularly wind power, says Mr Ramesh Kymal, Managing Director, NEG Micon (India) Pvt Ltd, a leading Chennai-based manufacturer of wind turbines.
- The Iter Fusion Experiment — Solution To A Looming Energy Crisis? (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Aug 30, 2005)
Leading scientists the world over are now pretty much in agreement that the world's first large-scale, sustainable nuclear fusion reactor, to be set up in France at an estimated cost of $10 billion, will prove crucial to meeting the world's future energy
- Holy Texts And Unholy Strictures (Deccan Herald, Karen Armstrong, Aug 30, 2005)
It is both wrong and dangerous to believe that literal truth about life and beliefs can be found in religious texts
- Capital Has No Colour, Says Buddhadev (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya said here on Monday that the traditional concept of Marxism has been undergoing a “reform” and as such, he is thoroughly against adopting any norms for judging the “colour of capital” while welcoming . . .
- India To Ask Pakistan For Transit Facility (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today rounded up his first two-day bilateral visit to Afghanistan by targeting the common man or the “aam aadmi of Afghanistan, saying that with India’s help,
- A Piece Of History (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Simple utensils and equipment which were used in the kitchen have become a part of folk-culture and museum pieces, discovers Michael Patrao.
- Holy Texts And Unholy Strictures (Deccan Herald, Karen Armstrong, Aug 30, 2005)
It is both wrong and dangerous to believe that literal truth about life and beliefs can be found in religious texts
- `You're The Opposite Of Me!' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
A father and son talk of common roots, divergent paths, of walking meekly in the shadows and taking one's place under the sun
- Left Not Adopting Double Standard, Says Buddhadeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Asserting that the Left was not adopting double standards on the issue of economic reforms, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee said on Monday that his Government would take advantage of the Centre's "Look East" policy to attract foreign di
- Gold Mining With Plants? (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 30, 2005)
A Bangalore based scientist proposes a technique to extract gold from low grade ore using plants to accumulate the gold.
- S Africa Plans To Recruit Teachers From India (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Faced with a shortage of mathematics and science teachers, South Africa is planning to recruit skilled tutors from India in these fields.
- Tata Steel Signs Tech Pact With Nippon Steel (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Tata Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) of Japan for its proposed 6 million tonne per annum steel plant in Kalinganagar, in Jajpur district of Orissa.
- Unequal World (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, Aug 30, 2005)
The future of medicine belongs to pharmacoge-nomics - the marriage of drugs with genetics. "But though the promise of molecular genetics is boundless in therapy and diagnostics, it’s also rife with ethical dilemmas,"
- China's Tibet (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 30, 2005)
It is China's Tibet and the original inhabitants of the isolated region have little to do with it.
- India, Afghanistan Sign Three Accords.......... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Cementing their ties, India and Afghanistan today signed three accords covering areas of education, healthcare and agricultural research.
- Too Much Of It (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 29, 2005)
G.N. Faroqi responds to an article about SKIMS and the functioning of the institute
- Paradise Calling (Greater Kashmir, NAILA NEELOFAR, Aug 29, 2005)
What are the roots that clutch out of this ‘Firdous’, writes
- India, Afghanistan Sign 3 Accords (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Cementing their ties, India and Afghanistan on Sunday signed three accords covering education, healthcare and agricultural research.
- Life Forms From Distant Planets (Hindu, Robin McKie, Aug 29, 2005)
They have been the focus of an interstellar search that has absorbed astronomers for more than 50 years.
- Does Hasba Bill Conform To The Quran? (Dawn, Qazi Faez Isa, Aug 29, 2005)
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has virtually struck down the Hasba bill as many of its provisions were found to be contrary to the Constitution of Pakistan. The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA)
- The Science Of Bt Cotton Failure In India (Hindu, Suman Sahai , Aug 29, 2005)
Bt cotton must be permitted only in the form of true breeding varieties, not hybrids.
- $50-Million Aid Offered To Afghanistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
"Emergence of a moderate, democratic Afghanistan essential for peace and stability in the region"
- Globalisation Demands New Legal System: Montek (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Globalisation demands a new legal system independent of the executive and legislature to ensure the enforcement of contracts and protection of commercial rights, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Sunday.
- `Indian Companies Should Focus On Training' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Noshir Khory, Director (Technology Planning and Development), Motorola, has urged Indian companies to focus on training.
- A Back-Up And An Investment (Business Line, N. Ramakrishnan , Aug 29, 2005)
For A number of companies, especially those in power intensive sectors, wind power provides an ideal alternative to costly grid power or expensive captive power based on liquid fuel.
- Author Breaks The "Shakespeare Code" (Hindu, Vanessa Thorpe , Aug 29, 2005)
A book, which aims to change the image of William Shakespeare and reveal him as a subversive who embedded dangerous political messages in his work, is to be published.
- Dharam Singh Orders Probe Into Two Explosions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh on Sunday asked Commissioner of Police Ajaikumar Singh to conduct an inquiry into the two explosions reported in the offices of Janata Dal (Secular) and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Friday.
- Chinese Law Against Sexual Harassment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
China's legislature on Sunday passed amendments to the law on women's rights protection, which ``prohibits sexual harassment of women'' and empowers women to ``lodge complaints'' to relevant organisations.
- Gear Up For Global Competition, Ahluwalia Tells Lawyers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
`Changes in economic policy will have their impact on legal system'
- Egypt Links Ctbt To Israel (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 29, 2005)
Eqypt has linked ratification of the CTBT to Israeli decision to join the NPT. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit has set the condition in response to Tibor Toth, new executive secretary of the commission, which oversees the CTBT.
- Public Interest Groups For Limiting Scope Of Patents (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Aug 29, 2005)
Seek appropriate tests before granting of patents over micro-organisms The Affordable Medicines Treatment Campaign told the Committee that limiting patents to "new chemical entities" was compatible with TRIPS and necessary to address the country's . . .
- With A Little Help From All (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 29, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India's status report on Disaster Management in India, published in August, 2004
- Industries Minister To Lay Stone For Clay-Design Laboratory (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Major initiative by Clay Tile Consortium Pvt. Ltd. for quality control
- New Bill Promises Boost To Rural Industry (Hindu, P. M. Mathew, Aug 29, 2005)
Policy must focus on the process of industrialisation
The core of a scientific approach is to understand the market opportunities for rural products along with the country's development priorities.
- Wind Is A Powerful Alternative (Business Line, N. Ramakrishnan , Aug 29, 2005)
Among the non-conventional sources of power, wind seems to be the best bet, and is the biggest success story in renewable energy. Though still an insignificant contributor to the overall power demand, wind may soon become the fastest growing source in. .
- No Extradition Of Khan, Says Pak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Asking the US to treat it as an ally and not as a “target,” Pakistan said it cannot go beyond what it has already done to help the probe into A Q Khan’s nuclear proliferation network and ruled out extradition of the disgraced scientist.
- India's Progress And A Grim Story (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Aug 29, 2005)
The PM will have to indicate which way India is moving in realising the Millenium Development Goals
- Dead Fish Move With The Flow (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Aug 29, 2005)
Discarding old methods of farming and blindly adopting foreign ones has been extremely unprofitable
- No Compromise With Terrorism: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Visiting Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday jointly condemned global terrorism as a major threat to democracy and declared that there could be no compromise in dealing with this menace head on.
- Shaukat Focuses On Foreign Affairs (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 29, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan will never support military action against Iran. Addressing a Press conference in Lahore on Saturday,
- Interlinking Rivers: Is It The Solution? (Hindu, V. Rajamani, Aug 29, 2005)
The long-term ecological consequences of interlinking rivers should be evaluated before any such project is taken up in India.
- Ttd Appeals For Rare Books, Manuscripts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) has appealed to publishers, library authorities, personal collectors
- India, Afghanistan Sign Three Accords (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
Cementing their ties, India and Afghanistan today signed three accords covering areas of education, healthcare and agricultural research.
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