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Articles 12921 through 13020 of 17201:
- A Defining Moment (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Jun 16, 2005)
Pleading for foreign investment in oil and gas exploration, Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar told bemused senior executives of American and Canadian oil companies in Houston and Calgary earlier this year: “Take my oil please. We invite you to come...
- Which Way Will The Monsoon Go This Year? (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Jun 16, 2005)
It is quite possible that June rainfall for the country as a whole will be deficient. But meteorologists say neither this nor a delayed onset indicates that the monsoon will turn out badly.
- “adverse” Information Technology (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Jun 16, 2005)
I was still in primary school, yet innocent about the outside world and the impact of mass media on our day-to-day lives.
- Make `Apples-To-Apples' Financial Comparisons Using Xbrl Tags (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 16, 2005)
I'VE NEVER turned over a fig leaf yet that didn't have a price tag on the other side, said Saul Bellow. But this week's piece is about letting accounts turn a new leaf with different tags
- Ads And Drugs (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 16, 2005)
IN THE PAST, medicines were either prescription drugs or those bought over the counter (OTC),
- Another Planet Is Around Too (Hindu, Dennis Overbye, Jun 15, 2005)
The earth's distant cousin — 15 light years distant
- Job Prospects Brighten, Says Employers' Survey (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2005)
Highest demand envisaged in the services sector
- Crop Protection Products — Data-Holder Deserves A Better Deal (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Jun 15, 2005)
The original registrant of a crop protection product demonstrates its safety and efficacy to the regulator,
- There Is Always A New Peak To Be Scaled' — Mr V. S. Jain, Chairman, Sail (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jun 15, 2005)
SOMETIME back, the Steel Authority of India Limited had an outstanding debt of more than Rs 14,000 crore.
- Eat’N Sleep (Tribune, Rajnish Wattas, Jun 15, 2005)
Recently on a weekend trip to Kasauli, I noticed quite a few wayside dhabas with signboards such as “Eat’n Sleep — Punjab Hotel” or “Eat’n Sleep — Shere Punjab Hotel” and such other typical names.
- A Students’ Agitation Worries The Buddhadev Govt (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Jun 15, 2005)
The Buddhadev government faces more protests sparked by the JU students’ fast unto death
- Identifying Alternatives To Petroleum (Hindu, N N SACHITANAND, Jun 15, 2005)
For the short and medium term, India should further exploit its coal deposits using clean technology, speed up Railway electrification, and popularise biodiesel.
- Bharti Inks $250 M Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2005)
Singapore, pti: In a major outsourcing deal, Bharti Group, offering telecom services under its brand AirTel, on Tuesday, signed a contract with Swedish telecom giant Ericsson worth $250 million (about Rs 1,075 crore) for setting up and maintaining GSM. ..
- Engaging With Big Science Abroad (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 15, 2005)
The recent signing of the letter of intent by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN),
- Scrap Mp’S Scheme (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 15, 2005)
The National Advisory Council (NAC) has rightly advised the Centre to scrap the MPs’ Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) and instead divert the funds to the panchayats for effective implementation of development programmes,
- Reliance Life Applies For Worldwide Patent (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2005)
ReGenesis, the Assisted Reproduction Facility of Reliance Life Sciences which offers end-to-end solution for Gynaec Endoscopy
- Advani’S Blunder (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Jun 14, 2005)
IF L.K. Advani’s efforts to reinvent himself have misfired in view of his party’s refusal, presumably under pressure from the RSS,
- Nasa Gives Indian Names To Rocks On Mars (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2005)
KOLKATA: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has given Indian names to certain types of rocks on Mars, a senior geologist on the American agency's Mars Mission said on Monday.
- The Temptation That Proved Costly (Hindu, M. Madan Mohan , Jun 14, 2005)
Karnatak University researcher claims that he has been wronged on his invention
- Economists May Have Some Answers... But Not All (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jun 14, 2005)
The papers provide a useful glimpse of what professional economists are thinking about these days on the 10 most serious challenges facing the world today
- No Pesticides, Higher Crop Yields (Hindu, Devinder Sharma , Jun 14, 2005)
Villagers have demonstrated that pesticides are not only harmful but also unnecessary.
- A Future Without Oil (Business Line, Alok Ray, Jun 14, 2005)
Increasing the fuel efficiency of vehicles and boosting the use of alternative fuels are some of the options in the effort to reduce dependence on oil.
- Govt. Reconstitutes Advisory Committee On Krishna Dispute (Hindu, Ravi Sharma , Jun 14, 2005)
Four-fold hike in remuneration for members of committee
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Former Public Works Department Secretary D.N. Desai is Chairman
Most of the former non-official.....
- Strategic Triangle (Hindu, E.R.Gopinath, Jun 14, 2005)
Examines the triangular relationship of China, India and Pakistan through the prism of nuclear deterrence
- U.S. Slaps Sanctions On Israel (Hindu, Conal Urquhart , Jun 14, 2005)
Sale of unmanned aerial vehicles to China irks America
- U.S. Telecom, It Companies Eager To Set Up Operations In India: Maran (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Jun 14, 2005)
Investment plans in the range of $1.2 billion; Chennai, Bangalore, Noida are preferred destinations
- Back On The Ram Rath (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Jun 13, 2005)
The author is an independent researcher. He has recently co-edited the book, Battles Over Nature
- In Russia, Opportunity Grows On Trees (Business Line, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Jun 13, 2005)
Even as his wood processing business is growing , Mr Rajagopalan Ven does not think he had struck a gold mine when he set up his first sawmill in Siberia three years ago.
- Neutral Expert On Baglihar Proposes Site Visit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
Meeting between Raymond Lafitte and the Indian and Pakistani teams held on June 9-10 in Paris
- It Is Destination Pune (Hindu, ANUJ CHOPRA , Jun 12, 2005)
The city is a strong contender for the position of the `Silicon Valley of India'. But why, you might ask
- A Milestone At Kalpakkam (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Jun 12, 2005)
Uranium-plutonium mixed carbide fuel reprocessed "A real benchmark because nobody has reprocessed carbide fuel. India is the first country to do that."
- Government Equipped To Issue Early Tsunami Alert (Hindu, P. Sunderarajan , Jun 12, 2005)
Warning by Ulster University scientists on quake taken seriously'
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IMD geared to meet any eventuality
Will ensure faster flow of information
Officials can
- In Conversation With A Wildlife Filmmaker (Deccan Herald, BITTU SAHGAL, Jun 12, 2005)
Born in Chennai, to a supportive middle-class family, Shekar Dattatri’s first tryst with nature began in his backyard.
- Indian Nuke Scientists Score A World First (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Jun 12, 2005)
Scientists at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research have, for the first time in the world, achieved a major milestone in reprocessing technology by burning up over one lakh mega watt day per tonne of uranium-plutonium mixed carbide fuel used in the
- Preserving The Very Medium Of History (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
SHRUTI ASOKA throws some light on the what and how of old documents, while lamenting the lack of serious studies on the same.
- Dalits In Private Sector Will Make India Stronger (Telegraph, Udit Raj, Jun 12, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance Government was able to muster the support of dalits by promising them reservation in private sector, filling up backlog posts, distribution of land etc.
- "Think Music, Breathe Music, All The Time" (Deccan Herald, Mysore V Subramanya, Jun 11, 2005)
The annual music conference of the Gayana Samaja is going to be held between June 12 and 19. Well-known musician Madurai T N Seshagopalan will preside over the conference.
- Biotech Industry Revenue Crosses $1 Billion Mark (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2005)
Exports at Rs. 2,000 crore constituted 42 p. c. of the industry size
- A New Infirmity (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 11, 2005)
Like the wellbeing of children, the wellbeing of the elderly indicates the level of security, civilization and sensitiveness in a society.
- Nuclear Bomb Blueprints Vanish (Hindu, Ian Traynor, Jun 10, 2005)
Details could be put up on international black market
- Power Firms To Import Coal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2005)
Shortage has already forced the NTPC to shut down one unit in Talcher
- Stand Up, Bjp (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 10, 2005)
The question is: will L.K. Advani stay as BJP president or go? On the face of it, that would seem to be the narrower question from the past few days.
- Is Good News The Best News? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jun 10, 2005)
The reward being offered for clues on the whereabouts of Gautam Goswami, the former Patna district magistrate accused of misappropriation of funds meant for flood relief,
- A Conciliatory Approach To Ending Disputes (Hindu, Sriram Panchu , Jun 10, 2005)
With overburdened courts and escalating levels of conflict, mediation is an idea whose time has surely come
- Advani's Resignation — Cathartic, Yes; Catastrophic, No! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 10, 2005)
There are some happenings of history which it has never been possible for perspicacious mind-readers to explain to anyone's full satisfaction.
- Integrated Goat Farming For Drylands, Wastelands (Hindu, M.J. PRABU , Jun 09, 2005)
Integrating goat farming with cropping systems can supplement income.
- Intel May Set Up Plant For Chip Testing In India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2005)
Intel had earlier shortlisted India and China as two possible locations for its next manufacturing facility.
- Intel Likely To Set Up $400 M Manufacturing Facility In India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 09, 2005)
Maran hands over letter from the Prime Minister to Barrett
- Cut For Value (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 09, 2005)
Axes never fall painlessly. A little more than 1,400 students who have cleared their joint entrance tests will now find it difficult or impossible to enter engineering colleges all over West Bengal.
- The Challenge Of Turning A Concept Into Reality (Business Line, Kausik Datta, Jun 09, 2005)
Kaushik Dutta and Kshama V. Kaushik analyse the Irani Committee Report
- Reduce Fdi To Control Trade Deficit (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 09, 2005)
The Finance Minister clearly sees foreign direct investment as a solution to the problem of rising trade deficit, rather than its cause. But, paradoxically, as foreign investment inflows stall the adjustment that should take place through the movement of
- The China-India Race (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Jun 09, 2005)
Comparisons of India’s economic growth with China’s have become the order of the day. Even the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, recently compared the state of India’s economy,
- Pricey Wheat (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 09, 2005)
Eruption Of a bullish fervour in the domestic wheat market right at the end of the crop marketing and procurement period is a cause for concern for consumers and policymakers alike.
- Threat Of Climate Change Clear (Tribune, Miguel Bustillo, Jun 09, 2005)
The National Academy of Sciences and 10 similar scientific organizations from some of the world’s most powerful nations released a statement on Tuesday calling for a stronger international response to global warming,
- Ninth Round On Siachen (Tribune, Lt-Gen Vijay Oberoi, Jun 09, 2005)
The ninth round of negotiations between the Defence Secretaries of India and Pakistan ended on May 27, 2005,
- Blood Contamination (Telegraph, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 09, 2005)
THE Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment, which caught the headlines with its startling studies on contamination of soft drinks a few years ago,
- Lassi Jaissi Koi Nahin (Tribune, Chetna Keer Banerjee, Jun 08, 2005)
THIS appears to be the greatest makeovers of recent times. No, I’m not talking of the daily dose of soaps, but of dairy diets.
- Small-Scale Industry — The Right Time To Make It Big (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jun 08, 2005)
Over the years, the SSI sector has received a spate of sops, even as several problems have prevented it from achieving its full potential.
- Knowledge Based Farms (Tribune, Dr M.S. Bajwa , Jun 08, 2005)
AGRICULTURE in our country in general and in Punjab in particular is at a crossroads today economically, technologically and ecologically.
- Airfare Is An Unpredictable Beast (Deccan Herald, D. Murali , Jun 08, 2005)
With the unbelievably low Re 1 fare to fly in the domestic sector, the name of the new war in the air is airfare.
- After L.K. Advani's Yatra To Pakistan (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 08, 2005)
Mr. Advani has come uncomfortably close to departing, suddenly, without any warning, from the prescribed orthodoxy. Why?
- The Map Policy Redrawn (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 08, 2005)
It is 30 years since the Indian Space Research Organisation introduced in India the use of images taken by cameras on remote sensing satellites.
- The Myth Of Upward Mobility (Tribune, MICHAEL KINSLEY, Jun 08, 2005)
According to America’s founding documents and its national myth, we are all created equal and then it’s up to us.
- Axe Falls On Many Technical Educational Institutions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2005)
AICTE concerned over ``faculty shortage'' in terms of quantity and quality across the country Besides faculty shortage, the institutes' shortcomings include absence of qualified principals,
- Hunting The Blue Bull (Tribune, Lt Gen Baljit Singh, Jun 07, 2005)
THE Punjab State Wildlife Board, reconstituted following amendments to the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972,
- Economists May Have Some Answers... But Not All (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jun 07, 2005)
The papers provide a useful glimpse of what professional economists are thinking about these days on the 10 most serious challenges facing the world today
- Ministry Preparing Manual For Assessment Of E-Waste In Cities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2005)
1.4 million PCs will become obsolete in the business sector every year.
- Visitless Year (Deccan Herald, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 06, 2005)
Ranking officials and senior executives, working for government departments or public and private sectors, have a euphemistic technique of avoiding callers who seek an appointment or ring them up in pursuance of a public service.
- Integrated Plan Needed (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Jun 06, 2005)
With much time already lost on false trails, India must pay more attention to the demand for and supply of gas
- India Ready To Make Overseas Investments (Hindu, K. V. PRASAD, Jun 06, 2005)
New DelhiI : Stating that India was prepared to make overseas investments, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said it was time that its missions marketed the country as an economic power and a knowledge society with a rich cultural heritage.
- Thaksin For New Trade Links With India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 06, 2005)
Thailand's Prime MinisterThaksin Shinawatrasees scope for his country to be India's strategic partner on issues of common concern. In written answers to questions submitted byP.S. Suryanarayana, Mr. Thaksin emphasised, in particular, the emerging economic
- Kpo: To Kiss And Win In Us (Deccan Herald, Chandu Nair, Jun 06, 2005)
Recently, we were invited by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce to make a presentation on `How to win BPO business in the US?'
- China And Asean: India's Emerging Markets (Deccan Herald, S. Majumder , Jun 06, 2005)
There has been a remarkable shift from west to east. Till last year the US was the sole power driving India's global trade.
- At The Edge Of Physics (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 06, 2005)
We are in the middle of a year being celebrated in the scientific world as the World Year of Physics,
- New Ideas And Idioms For Success (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Jun 05, 2005)
This week I attended an intensive three-day retreat of a very successful multinational corporate house in the field of Information Technology. It was held outside India.
- 0, 1, 2, 5....Mercury Is Rising! (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Jun 05, 2005)
Whether you believe the earth is hotting up or not, the fact is that we are depleting its resources faster than it can churn them out. In the process we are adding to the heat. On World Environment Day, how about taking stock of our lifestyles and saving
- Grim Realities Can Raise Barriers Again (Tribune, Aditi Roy Ghatak , Jun 05, 2005)
FOR all the hullabaloo over the obliteration of geographical boundaries courtesy information technology,
- Kya Biryani Hai! (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2005)
Lucknow and biryani have almost a symbiotic relation for the gourmand. But even in the clutter of so many biryani makers, Haji Wahid Qurashi stands out. Now his famous concoction is off to the Middle East, which is sure to rein in more fans, reports Taran
- Water Treatment Plant Set Up In Cubbon Park (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2005)
Bangalore : A water treatment plant in Cubbon Park became operational on Friday.
- Bringing History Back (Hindu, SACHIDANANDA MOHANTY , Jun 05, 2005)
Stephen Jay Greenblatt talks about New Historicism, its genesis and future and his current concerns in Cultural Studies
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