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Articles 12821 through 12920 of 17201:
- The Politics Of Arson And Violence (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Jun 23, 2005)
The Sindh government has constituted a committee to inquire into the Karachi police’s failure to control the acts of arson (and riots) after last month’s bomb blast in Madinatul Ilm in Karachi.
- Still A Gamble On The Rains (Indian Express, K.P.Prabhakaran Nair , Jun 23, 2005)
The erratic pattern of the present monsoon indicates that India’s agriculture continues to be a gamble on the monsoon, since more than 50 per cent of farmers are dependent on the rains and any adverse effect on this vital sector reflects on the country’s
- Two Visions Of Rural Uplift (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jun 23, 2005)
The need of the hour is not a technological fix but a model linked to the basic needs of the villagers
- Developing Ideas On Development (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jun 23, 2005)
Good governance and sound policy reforms will not be enough if the growth rate is to go up and expand employment.
- The Touchstone Of Independence (Business Line, K. Parthasarathi, Jun 23, 2005)
Would more independent directors ensure better governance, asks K. Parthasarathi
- Oil Is Yet Again On The Front Burner (Business Line, V.K. Sharma, Jun 23, 2005)
Crude is back in news. The US light sweet crude July delivery rose to a 20-year high of $59.52 a barrel before settling at $58.80 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
- Learn To Work (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 23, 2005)
The census figures indicate that 17 per cent of India's graduates are jobless. If employment is defined as productive work, this figure goes up to 40 per cent
- Brief Case: Numb And Number (Times of India, JUG SURAIYA, Jun 23, 2005)
524873? 6103421! Is that what a conversational exchange between two people look and sound like in the not-all-that-remote future?
- India-Made Supercomputers Out Of Global `Top 500' (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Jun 23, 2005)
For the first time in recent years there is no made-in-India machine in the semi-annual ranking of the world's ``Top 500'' supercomputers.
- Is It Really Worth Going To University? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jun 23, 2005)
The policy of one-size-fits-all has played havoc with higher education in the countries where it has been tried, including India, and the signs are that it is not likely to work in Britain.
- India Media Slam Us Move To Sell F-16s To Pakistan (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Indian newspapers and analysts warned Monday that a US decision to sell F-16 fighter planes to Pakistan . . .
- New Zealand's Climate Change Challenge Increases (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
The latest forecast of net greenhouse gas emissions for 2008-12 shows New Zealand will miss its Kyoto target unless further action is taken, according to a government minister.
- Musharraf A Considerable Player On The World Stage (New Zealand Herald, Fran O Sullivan, Jun 22, 2005)
Pakistani strongman General Pervez Musharraf concedes it is "indeed partially true" that before September 11 ...
- Sailing Starships (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 22, 2005)
The age of fuel-guzzling rockets could be coming to an end soon — barely 50 years after they blasted off
- Pakistani Scientist Gave Iran Machines Useable For A-Bomb (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Islamabad - Pakistan has acknowledged for the first time that a disgraced Pakistani scientist at the centre of a nuclear black market gave Iran centrifuges which can be used to make atomic weapons.
- Us Wants Full Break-Up Of Khan Nuclear Network (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
ISLAMABAD - A clandestine network run by the disgraced father of Pakistan's atomic bomb and used to supply nuclear technology abroad must be completely destroyed, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said today.
- Growth In India's Software Exports (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
India’s exports of software and information technology-enabled services jumped 35 per cent
- Meanwhile, Our Energy Consumption Keeps On Going Up (New Zealand Herald, Chris de Freitas, Jun 22, 2005)
The Kyoto Protocol, an icon of the global environmental movement, is finally taking legal effect after years of controversy since it was agreed in 1997.
- Scientists To Re-Measure Everest Amid Concerns It May Be Shrinking (New Zealand Herald, Michael McCarthy, Jun 22, 2005)
Only recently, it got bigger. Now, it may be shrinking. What on earth is happening to Mount Everest?
- No Museums On Mall Road (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Jun 22, 2005)
Standing atop the Mahanavami Dibba, a massive table with a commanding view of Hampi that evokes,
- Did Whale Beaching Foretell Disaster? (New Zealand Herald, Michael McCarthy, Jun 22, 2005)
On the internet it is already a spreading legend: did the mass stranding and deaths of whales and dolphins on an Australian beach signal the advent of the earthquake that caused the Boxing Day tsunami?
- Why An Oil Crisis Is Imminent (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Jun 22, 2005)
Do world's oil producers have any headroom? Unlikely as Saudi Arabia's oil fields are said to be declining. There have not been any new discoveries since the 1970s.
- High-Tech Pirates Take On Much Bigger Prey (New Zealand Herald, Michael Richardson, Jun 22, 2005)
Piracy in Southeast Asia has sometimes been seen as an exotic nuisance. Not any more.
- Nuclear Arms Pact 'In Need Of Repair' (New Zealand Herald, Rupert Cornwell, Jun 22, 2005)
The cornerstone international treaty curbing the spread of nuclear weapons is in urgent need of repair if it is to keep pace with globalisation and atomic technology,
- Outsourcing Thriving In Philippines (New Zealand Herald, Stuart Grudgings , Jun 22, 2005)
There never used to be much to do after midnight in this northern Philippine university city except study or hit the lively bar scene.
- Us Being Left Behind As Locale For Tech Investment, Says Intel (New Zealand Herald, Daniel Sorid , Jun 22, 2005)
The United States may be left behind when technology companies decide where to make their next big capital investments, Intel chief executive Craig Barrett says.
- Fishermen Flee As Tall Waves Hit South Indian Coast (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Tiruvananthapuram, India - Thousands of fishermen fled their coastal homes in southern India late on Friday after the level of sea water rose, reviving memories of the December 26 tsunami that killed 227,000 people around the Indian ocean.
- Pakistan's President Musharraf To Visit Nz (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
Pakistan's president Pervez Musharraf will visit New Zealand next month, Prime Minister Helen Clark said today.
- Nuclear Arms Conference Collapses Without Deal (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
United Nations - After a month of bickering, the 188 signatories to the global pact against atomic weapons ...
- India, China Troops To Train Jointly As Ties Warm (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
The armies of India and China, which fought a border war four decades ago, plan to hold unprecedented joint counter-terrorism and peacekeeping training programmes,
- China, India To Change International Politics (New Zealand Herald, Michael Richardson, Jun 22, 2005)
How will the geopolitical map of the world be shaped by 2020?
- The Speaking Tree: The Basic Nature Of Trees Is To Give Spontaneously (Times of India, P VENKATESH, Jun 22, 2005)
Once, an old man was planting mango saplings in his garden. His wife asked him not to exert himself, as he was not going to be around to relish the mangoes from these saplings.
- Big Business Urges G8 Global Warming Action (New Zealand Herald, Jeremy Lovell , Jun 22, 2005)
LONDON - Big business has added its voice to a growing crescendo of calls on the governments of the world's richest nations to take urgent action to curb potentially catastrophic global warming.
- Research Shows Concerns About Nz Economy (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Around a third of all New Zealanders thought the economy had improved over the last six months, but the outlook is not so positive, with 35 per cent saying they felt the economy would deteriorate in the coming year, compared to 28 per cent of respondents
- Stop The World So The West Can Get Off (New Zealand Herald, Jason Nisse, Jun 22, 2005)
Are the traditional Western capitalist economies, which felt so comfortable in their success only a few years ago,
- Pyongyang Tests Missile On Eve Of Un Nuclear Talks (New Zealand Herald, Rupert Cornwell, Jun 22, 2005)
Talks on curbing nuclear proliferation which open today in New York seem doomed to failure,
- The Quest For A People's Computer (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 22, 2005)
The widespread use of computers in various walks of life has remained an elusive goal in countries where a deep digital divide exists and this is primarily due to economic poverty and illiteracy.
- Science In The Need Of Idiom (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Jun 22, 2005)
Commercial pressures and funding drive much of research in the US today. Nothing proves this than a survey that showed that scientists indulge in fact-bending. More than five per cent of scientists admitted to having rejected data that contradicted their
- Need For A Chief Of Defence Staff (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 22, 2005)
Since no single service by itself can win future wars, there is need to integrate the armed forces
- Eu: More Than A Squabble (Dawn, Peter Mandelson, Jun 21, 2005)
THE Brussels summit has highlighted the stark choice before Europe: “carry on as before” or, in the light of the French and Dutch no votes, “rethink fundamentally our priorities and policies”.
- Realising The Eu Vision (Deccan Herald, Peter Mandelson, Jun 21, 2005)
The EU faces a fundamental choice — either to go in for painful reforms, or suffer economic decline
- Make Them Pay For It (Telegraph, Tarunabh Khaitan, Jun 21, 2005)
Gujarat riot victims have claimed damages against the VHP and BJP. Tarunabh Khaitan explores the precedents and implications
- From One Grind To Another (Telegraph, PARIMAL BHATTACHARYA, Jun 21, 2005)
For those who have failed to make it to the JEE merit lists, college is a stop-gap measure
- Use Of Disinvestment Proceeds — Throwing Good Money After Bad? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jun 21, 2005)
The UPA Government says that the proceeds of PSU disinvestment will help in financial restructuring of companies and eventually make them profitable again.
- Eu Turmoil: Lessons For European Integration (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Jun 21, 2005)
With the stunning negative vote from the two founding members of the European Union against its constitution, there is a whole new look being taken at the remarkable post-World War II institution built and nurtured in Europe.
- Between Hope And Fear (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jun 21, 2005)
FOR some, globalisation has become a battle cry; for others, it is the banner of the future in the brave new world of the 21st century.
- Is India Inching Towards A Hunger Trap? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jun 21, 2005)
In the dust kicked up by the resignation of Mr Advani, two things of grave concern escaped attention.
- Reliance Stocks Lift Sensex To All Time High (Hindu, Oommen A. Ninan, Jun 21, 2005)
Giving thumbs-up to the broad settlement on responsibilities agreed upon by the feuding Ambani brothers — Mukesh and Anil — in the Reliance group, stock prices of the group companies surged on Monday and the Sensex closed at an all time high.
- Jawans Reach Out To People In Ladakh (Tribune, Tsewang Rigzin, Jun 21, 2005)
The deployment of the Army for the last five decades in Ladakh has gone through several stages, and the Army has touched every aspect of Ladakh’s life, economy, employment and the environment.
- Durgapur Steel Develops High Speed Loco Wheels (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2005)
Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) that aims to pump in Rs 2,800 crore over a period of five years to hike crude steel production capacity to 3 million tonnes (MT) by 2012 from the existing 1.86 MT per anum, is geared up to supply Indian Railways top quality high
- Rs. 50,000 Crore Worth Farm Produce Going Waste Every Year (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
Government not doing enough to check agricultural waste
- A Matter Of Great Relief (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 20, 2005)
It might have been just a difference in outlook, temperament, and style that elsewhere would have made for a family quarrel and remained unnoticed
- Reforming The Joint Entrance Examination System (Hindu, S.S. Vasan , Jun 20, 2005)
The JEE is a time-tested mechanism that deserves full credit for keeping the IIT system well-oiled and excellent. But well-conceived reforms aimed at spreading quality and improving access are overdue.
- Siachen: Solutions For The Taking (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jun 20, 2005)
The only guarantee that the glacier will remain demilitarised once India and Pakistan withdraw is a political one. And only Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Musharraf have the capacity to effect it.
- Drdo Looking For Global Technical Partner To Develop Kaveri Engine (Hindu, Ravi Sharma , Jun 20, 2005)
Decision seen as admission that Gas Turbine Research Establishment cannot develop the engine on its own
- Yoga For Livelihood (Hindu, ADITI CHATTERJEE, Jun 20, 2005)
Help the stressed-out people by teaching them yoga
- Empowering Women, The Teresian Way (Hindu, R. Krishna Kumar, Jun 20, 2005)
RANKED AMONG the premier educational institutions in Karnataka, the Teresian College affiliated to the University of Mysore has carved out a niche for itself for empowering women through quality education.
- The Speaking Tree: The True Seeker Asks For Equity, Fairness & Justice (Times of India, ANIL D AMBANI, Jun 20, 2005)
I have often asked myself whether science can one day find a cure for greed and unfairness, irrationality and arrogance;
- Win Win Ties (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 20, 2005)
The United States has shown keenness to grow its trade with India to the levels that it has with China, which is to say a lot, as the India-US trade is less than one-tenth of the trade between the US and China.
- Outsourcing Moves To Knowledge Arena (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
BPO business may soon be passe as the country is ready to become the leading destination for knowledge process outsourcing in areas of healthcare, pharma, biotech, writes Aditya Raj Das.
- All-India Services (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 20, 2005)
FOR some years now, the number of successful candidates in the all-India Services from the South,
- Bhel Divestment — Vision For Dynamic Psu Development (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jun 20, 2005)
Contrary to the general impression, the public sector in India is operating broadly on profitable lines, contributing substantial resources to its own expansion. While the government is considering divestment in profitable PSUs, it should also undertake..
- Pills For The Poor (Washington Post, Sebastian Mallaby, Jun 20, 2005)
Little by little, the world is coming around to two self-evidently good proposals to improve global health. But there's a third, equally great proposal to which nobody pays attention.
- Protecting The Tiger (Tribune, Usha Rai, Jun 20, 2005)
CAN the tiger be resurrected in Sariska? Theoretically, yes it can be! Sariska is an established tiger habitat.
- Energizing The Oic (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jun 19, 2005)
PakistaniI spokesmen have been urging the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) to do more to energize the global Muslim community (1.2 billion persons). Let us see if it is well situated to perform such a role.
- Coastal Drilling (Washington Post, Editorial, The Washington Times, Jun 19, 2005)
WHATEVER LOFTY words may be uttered about our nation's energy policy as the Senate debates its energy bill over the next few weeks, it is virtually certain that when the debate gets into details, parochial interests will take over
- Reducing Rollovers (Washington Post, Editorial, The Washington Times, Jun 18, 2005)
ROLLOVER CRASHES claim more than 10,000 lives annually; they account for just 3 percent of accidents but one-third of vehicle occupant deaths.
- Work, Play And Violence (Telegraph, Sukanta Chaudhuri, Jun 18, 2005)
We all know what has been happening in Jadavpur University. It has been ceaselessly broadcast by every TV channel in town. Thronging the campus, they have not only reported events but influenced them,
- Rite Of History (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 18, 2005)
Even the most ardent quizzard will find it difficult to discover what is common to Mr Mikhail Gorbachev, Mr Deng Xiaoping, Mr Manmohan Singh,
- Manmohan Seeks Report On Baglihar (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Jun 18, 2005)
Water Resources Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi visits project site
- Money, Money And More Money (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jun 18, 2005)
Most people regard money as the yard-stick of success. The more one has in the bank in farmland, factories, real estate or commands as fees, the more successful he is regarded.
- On What Drives The Dragon And How The Giant Organises Electricity (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 18, 2005)
AN ISLAMABAD datelined story on www.greaterkashmir.com speaks of India offering to share with Pakistan the electricity "from the controversial Baglihar and Kishanganga hydropower projects located on the Chenab and Jehlum rivers".
- Yunan Looks To Enhance Ties With India (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 18, 2005)
The south-western Chinese province is seeking to develop links with South Asia, particularly India.
- The Continuing Power Crisis In India (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Jun 17, 2005)
We should encourage public sector companies to build power-generating units. But asine qua nonis that they should be given technical, managerial and financial autonomy, and distanced from political interference.
- Women Make Better Scientists (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 17, 2005)
Whoever said women and science don’t go together! A new study claims that women make better scientists than men and recommends more representation for them in the field.
- Fat Versus Fiction (Hindu, Vivienne Parry, Jun 17, 2005)
The moral panic about the obesity epidemicwas always hard to swallow. Now, a newstudy says we may have been wrong all along.
- Dexterous Debtor (Deccan Herald, H P HANDE, Jun 17, 2005)
My dear, now departed, elder brother lived very well within the means of others
- Brands Are Created In The Mind (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 17, 2005)
IIM ALUMNI are working to create a global brand in the US, much like what the IIT-ians did a few weeks ago in Washington DC
- Belur And Halebid Structures In Race For World Heritage Site Tag (Hindu, R. Krishna Kumar, Jun 16, 2005)
The Archaeological Survey of India has listed the monuments for nomination
- But The Tongues Are Still Wagging (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Jun 16, 2005)
So, Saharashrijee is alive and exercising. Yet, the tongues are still wagging and some are even seeing in it shades of a Bollywood-style remake of The Prisoner of Zenda!
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