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Articles 15821 through 15920 of 17201:
- Naidu Survives Landmine Blast (Indian Express, S Gopinath Reddy, Oct 02, 2003)
Naidu suffers minor injuries, minister, MLAs hurt; blast hits CM’s car in convoy
- India Backs Un Restructuring (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Oct 02, 2003)
THE 2003 UN General Assembly began its 58th session with an agonising introspection of failings of the world body in the face of ever-growing threats to peace and security, and the "fundamental challenge" posed by unilateralism to the founding principle..
- Cbi Probes Cash-For-Tender Deals In Two Telecom Psus (Indian Express, Navika Kumar, Oct 01, 2003)
THE Department of Telecom (DoT) has been rocked by a CBI investigation into corruption in several tenders relating to the two PSUs—Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL).
- Kanpur Gets Mega Lab In A ‘green’ House (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 01, 2003)
Arun Shourie’s MPLADS fund creates a cutting-edge biotech centre
- Comfort Food, Discomforting Theory (Indian Express, Rob Stein, Oct 01, 2003)
A new study establishes stress increases appetite. Sounds fun? What happens later doesn’t
- Where_core_competence_soars (Business Line, Rishikesha T. Krishnan, Oct 01, 2003)
With its ability to understand user needs in a niche market, quick absorption of technological capabilities, and focus on cost competitiveness, the Brazilian aircraft maker, Embraer, has become a model for success of emerging market companies in high ...
- Insats - Flying High (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 30, 2003)
ISRO has demonstrated that it can build world class communication satellites. One of its aims must now be to make sure the Insat system serves much of the country's communications and broadcasting needs.
- Tangles Unlimited (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 30, 2003)
PREDICTABLY, THE MAJORITY verdict of the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal on the vexatious technology interface issue has once again left both parties claiming victory.
- Pakistan: Taking The Longer View (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Sep 29, 2003)
The Government has come to attach far too much political importance to bilateral meetings with Pakistan by refusing to have them on the margins of international gatherings.
- On Building Lasting Institutions (Business Line, A. V. Ram Mohan, Sep 26, 2003)
In these days of dramatic corporate collapse, it is unbelievable that an organised entity lasted as long as a million years. When you read a thing like that you want to look around to see what kind of organisations have lasted long.
- Go Singapore (Indian Express, Cookie Maini, Sep 26, 2003)
East is East and West is West and the twain shall never meet — was an adage that echoed in my post colonial upbringing. It was affirmed in themes of colonial literature. But today, as one moves eastwards from India, the scenario showcases an antithesis of
- Look Who Goes To Israel Every Year (Indian Express, APARNA CHANDRA, Sep 26, 2003)
The farmers of Maharashtra didn’t need Chandrababu Naidu to tell them Israel was the Promised Land. Long before the Government task force decided to tap the country’s knowhow, thousands from the state have been making the trip to Israel to learn about its
- Farmers: Distanced By Globalisation (Business Line, Kumar Venkat, Sep 26, 2003)
IN the run-up to the World Trade Organisation's failed meeting in Cancun, most writers on both sides of the economic divide called for an end to unfair farm subsidies and tariffs in rich countries. After all, who could be against an open global market in
- New Problems For Teacher Leadership (Deccan Herald, Amrik Singh , Sep 26, 2003)
The new economic equation in the education system should make teachers more responsive to academic concerns.
- Atoms With Curiosity (Indian Express, R. P. Subramanian, Sep 25, 2003)
The most profound scientific discoveries were made by the most religious of men. Michael Faraday was one of the greatest scientists the world has ever seen; his discoveries in electromagnetism, electrochemistry and magneto-optics laid the foundations for
- Pm, Bush Lunch, Gen Serves Old Whine (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Sep 25, 2003)
‘Kashmir most dangerous dispute, end brutal suppression, stop weapons sale’
- What The Cobra Didn’t Tell Mr Paswan (Indian Express, Diptosh Majumdar, Sep 25, 2003)
Maybe it’s because his boss Murli Manohar Joshi is sulking at home. For, his deputy Sanjay Paswan, who is going gaga over the virtues of tantra and exorcism, is perhaps not aware that the HRD Ministry annually allocates funds to propagate ‘‘reason and
- Where Competition Ends And Collective Conscience Begins (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 25, 2003)
THE commitment of the business community to lend a new dimension to development by embracing the principles of responsibility and obligation to society and humanity can be traced to the UN's Global Compact initiative notwithstanding the Enron and World...
- Delayed Action On Trademark Law (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2003)
NEARLY FOUR YEARS after the relevant bills were passed by Parliament, the Union Government has notified the revamped law governing trademarks and the new law granting protection for geographical indications of products. This inordinate delay ...
- India, U.S. And Non-Proliferation (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Sep 25, 2003)
The Indo-U.S. negotiations reflect a political commitment to deal with a problem that has long hobbled bilateral relations.
- Nightmare On Arab Street (Indian Express, Raghav Gupta, Sep 24, 2003)
Forget the military war, what is America doing to win the cultural war in West Asia? Precious little actually
- Joshi At Home, His Deputy At Work With A Cobra Necklace (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Sep 24, 2003)
His resignation on the table, Murli Manohar Joshi may already have a worthy successor in the Union HRD Ministry. Minister of State Sanjay Paswan who, after Joshi’s love for Vedic mathematics and astrology, wants tantrik practices and exorcism included in
- A Cover For Farm Income (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2003)
MERCIFULLY, POLICY-MAKERS SEEM to be waking up to the genuine needs of the agricultural sector. Close on the heels of cutting interest rate on farm loans, the Government is planning to introduce a comprehensive `income insurance' scheme to protect farmers
- Pfbr - Atoms Of A Power Dream (Business Line, Ambrose Pinto , Sep 24, 2003)
Success means accomplishments as a result of our own efforts and abilities. Proper preparation is the key to our success. Our acts can be no wiser than our thinking. Our thinking can be no wiser than our thoughts. Our thoughts can be no wiser than our ...
- Democracy That Turns People Off (Deccan Herald, Sudhirendar Sharma, Sep 24, 2003)
As people become uninterested in matters of governance, democracy is slowly being replaced by autocracy
- Pm Lunch With Bush Has Joint Statement And Iraq On The Menu (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Sep 23, 2003)
A reinvented relationship between India and the US is on the anvil as both sides seek to sidestep their recent differences over Iraq and Pakistan, and move into fresh gear with the signature of a joint statement between Prime Minister A B Vajpayee and ...
- To Help You Choose, Govt To Rank Private Colleges (Indian Express, Diptosh Majumdar, Sep 23, 2003)
HRD Minister Murli Manohar Joshi may be now keeping his entire department in limbo but days before he resigned, he took a far-reaching decision: the Government will grade and rank all licensed private engineering and management colleges across the country
- Warning From Rae Bareli (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 23, 2003)
The right or wrong of an action is all that morality is. It is how you perceive it. Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi felt that the right thing for him to do was to quit if the special court at Rae Bareli decided in favour of framing
- Challenging Times Ahead (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2003)
THERE IS A new man at the helm of the Indian Space Research Organisation. G. Madhavan Nair takes over an organisation that has earned itself a reputation for delivering on its promises. From small beginnings in the early 1960s launching imported ...
- ‘politicians Fail To Give The Impression That We Lead’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Sep 22, 2003)
Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi, spoke to Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief of The Indian Express, at Connaught Place. Excerpts from the interview telecast on NDTV 24x7’s Walk The Talk.
- Wanted: Vision (Indian Express, Ambrose Pinto , Sep 22, 2003)
Vajpayee addresses the UN at a crucial point in history. This should impact his speech
- The Fast Breeder Route (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2003)
THE UNION CABINET'S nod to the proposal of the Department of Atomic Energy to set up a 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam brings to fruition more than 25 years of research and development on fast breeder technology. The breeder ...
- Brickbats For The Bouquets (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Sep 21, 2003)
Chennai subscribers continue to be troubled by the local cable operators' reluctance to play by the rules..
- Getting New Teeth (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 21, 2003)
Ever since the demise of FERA, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been chafing at the inadequacy of its powers. The mandate to administer the Prevention of Money Laundering Act will however give it back some of its lost teeth and track down cases such
- Well, This Is No Surprise: 4 Indians In Mit Future List (Indian Express, Samar Halarnkar, Sep 21, 2003)
A Delhi university dropout, mridangam-playing prof among those chosen by MIT as faces of the future
- Confused Arbitrary System? (Hindu, G. Ananthakrishnan, Sep 21, 2003)
For now, CAS presents a fuzzy picture, a far cry from the promise of a new digital era
- Mission Baghdad Is Wide Open As Pm Lands In The Us (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Sep 21, 2003)
By the time Prime Minister A B Vajpayee arrived in New York last evening, Hurricane Isabel had left town, leaving in her wake a warm, anticipatory glow over meetings with major leaders here, including a first, key encounter between External Affairs ...
- A Developing Relationship (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2003)
PRIME MINISTER ATAL Bihari Vajpayee's visit to Turkey has added content to the relationship between the two countries. These secular democracies were estranged from each other till about a decade ago, largely because each perceived the other as ...
- Is Modernisation Of Tn's Ginneries Viable? (Business Line, M. B. Lal, Sep 19, 2003)
THE Government of India offers subsidy of up to Rs 27 lakh to every newly set up or modernised composite ginning and pressing (G&P) factory through Mini Mission IV of the Technology Mission on Cotton (TMC), a scheme launched in February 2000. The TMC ...
- China: The Gen-Next Export Destination? (Business Line, S. Majumder , Sep 19, 2003)
MORE than a threat, China has emerged a saviour to South-East Asian nations, especially those hit by the currency turmoil. There was a fear that with the entry of cheap Chinese-made goods into the global market, the recovery efforts of these economies ...
- Disinvestment And Parliament (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Sep 19, 2003)
Questions of disinvestment are not to be decided by super-Ministers and accountants. Public companies are the nation's assets.
- Us' Concern Over Job Outsourcing - Old-World Style Protectionism (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Sep 19, 2003)
There is continuing debate in the US on how liberal it should be with visas for foreign workers and the effects of job outsourcing. For India, a major issue of concern is the US' moves through law to cap the number of visas for foreign workers and
- Falling In Line With Sox (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2003)
THE Sarbanes-Oxley Act is presenting chief financial officers (CFOs) with significant challenges beyond the well-publicised executive certification and internal control requirements, according to a study released by Protiviti Inc., a leading internal ...
- China And India — A Study In Contrast: Perspectives In Economic Growth (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Sep 18, 2003)
While the contrasts between the two countries are stark, it may be too early to write off India as a "lumbering giant" which has lost the race to the "Crouching Tiger". India's stable financial system and the better-organised legal machinery may still ...
- Israel Eye In Space On Indian Shoulder (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Sep 18, 2003)
Who said terror is the only common ground between New Delhi and Tel Aviv? Both sides are joining hands—in space.
- The Fast Breeder Reactor (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Sep 17, 2003)
India is the only country in the world that is committed to using thorium as a nuclear fuel and has, over the years, accumulated considerable knowledge on the various steps involved in thorium utilisation.
- Milan To Tel Aviv: Naidu Switches Gears From Fast Tracks To Slow Drip (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Sep 17, 2003)
If it beats you how a boulevard city can spring in the middle of a semi-arid land, come to Tel Aviv. Because it’s here that you get to see what technology and common sense can deliver: underneath the city runs a network of pipes and, on the surface, holes
- Inside Iran, A Persian Paradox (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Sep 17, 2003)
There are civilisations and there are states, but there are few civilisational states, and even fewer civilisational nation-states. India and China represent the latter, and so does Iran which has undergone some remarkable changes in the past quarter ...
- Power Of Justice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2003)
Staines case: The court gives reason to believe that the guilty don’t always get away
- Telecom Needs A Magic Bullet Solution (Indian Express, Ravi Visvesvaraya Prasad, Sep 17, 2003)
Get political interests and the plethora of opinions out of India’s most troubled industry
- Cola Jpc Settles For Tea, Places Order For Experts (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Sep 17, 2003)
Neither Coke nor Pepsi nor any other beverage (barring tepid tea) was served at the first meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee this afternoon investigating the issue of pesticides in soft drinks this afternoon.
- Law Versus Practice (Indian Express, Suchita Vemuri, Sep 16, 2003)
The wise men in government who believe that ‘‘Indian society is intolerant to the practice of homosexuality’’ have a rude shock coming. A recent study of sexual practices in rural India by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) found that ‘‘male-to-
- How Many Votes For A Suicide? (Indian Express, SHANTANU DATTA, Sep 16, 2003)
The land of a zillion mouse-clicks is focused on the morbid these days. Suicides among the farming community are the subject of heated debate. The Silicon Capital is also doing its bit, and studies by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro
- Dying By The Gun (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2003)
The brutal killing of the former militant-turned militia, Kuka Parrey, proves once again that those who live by the gun ultimately die by one. Parrey’s life tells a strange story. A folk-singer in his youth who joined the separatist movement as a member
- Choices Before The Mobile User (Business Line, Vikrant Gandhi, Sep 16, 2003)
THE latest entrants into the mobile communications, the limited mobility service providers, have provided a new impetus to the already dynamic Indian mobile communications market.
- Rbi's Annual Report 2002-03: Positive Outlook Blurred By Concerns (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Sep 16, 2003)
Despite the pervading optimism and positive outlook for 2003-04, the RBI Report highlights the medium-term issues and concerns. The growth rate of the economy envisaged under the Tenth Plan period is beyond reach going by the current economic parameters.
- Computerised Accounting — Is It The Way To Go? (Business Line, Gowthaman Muruganandan, Sep 16, 2003)
Despite many companies having computerised accounting there are difficulties with accounting packages.
- Why Silicon Valley Needs To Reinvent Itself (Business Line, Kumar Venkat, Sep 16, 2003)
It has become clear that the knowledge sector is no longer immune to job losses.
- Waiting In The Wings (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Sep 15, 2003)
China is on the verge of becoming the third nation, after Russia and the U.S., to have the independent capability for manned spaceflight.
- Doubts About An Ally (Indian Express, Bernard-Henri Levy, Sep 15, 2003)
What’s the necessity of the US-Pak alliance? Was it necessary to continue funding Musharraf ‘s regime? Is it not possible at least to tie this aid to certain simple political conditions like that Pakistanis must give proof of a genuine effort to reform
- Another Stitch For The Mills (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2003)
THE PROPOSED REVIVAL scheme for textile units tending towards sickness is one more bail-out package from a Government which seems impervious to the moral hazard implications of throwing good money after bad. As per the latest scheme, the Rs 6,000 crore
- World Investment Report 2003 — Internal Governance Matters A Great Deal (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Sep 15, 2003)
THE World Investment Report 2003 carries forward the rich traditions of UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) in surveying the progress of investment by transnational corporations in various countries. It notes the increasing role...
- Desalination: Answer To Chennai's Water Woes (Business Line, M. S. Srinivasan, Sep 15, 2003)
A reliable and low-cost desalination-based water generation and distribution system has the potential to overcome the shortage, provided there is an agreement on the payment of usage charges.
- What Set Top Box? (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 14, 2003)
Here are some new truths about set top boxes without comment. The Associated Press (http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,60377,00.html) reported on September 10, 2003 from Washington that: “regulators adopted rules on Wednesday to make cable ...
- Last Act At Los Alamos (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Sep 13, 2003)
The things we are working on are so terrible that no amount of protesting or fiddling with politics will save our souls.
- Divestment As A Sweetheart Deal (Indian Express, Sitaram Yechury, Sep 13, 2003)
Perils of an economic model that posits rapid growth as fundamentally incompatible with democracy
- The Future Of Cas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2003)
THE CONFUSION AND disorder that has attended the implementation of the Conditional Access System (CAS) raises significant questions about the manner in which the new cable television regime has been introduced. Deferred in Delhi, resisted and ...
- First Delhi Head Rolls In Taj Dirt: Environment Secy Told To Go And Rest (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2003)
In the latest in the Taj Corridor controversy, the Centre today put Union Environment Secretary K C Mishra, accused of fudging related files, on compulsory waiting.
- Nukes: Iran Told To Face The Iraq Test (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2003)
A last-minute compromise between the developing and Western world at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna this evening allowed the passage of a unanimous resolution demanding that Iran meet an October 31 deadline to prove it was not ...
- Farming A Friendship (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2003)
The India-Israel relationship is about more than just fighting terrorism
- Sharon’s Roaring Goodbye (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Sep 12, 2003)
It is, of course, only a coincidence that the Israeli premier and an important US state department official were both in New Delhi on the second anniversary of 9/11. If observing 9/11 was a purpose, there could not have been a more appropriate guest than
- India And The War On Terror (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Sep 12, 2003)
Rather than bank on international cooperation, India will have to develop its own means to vacate the threat of terrorism.
- Where Is Manufacturing Headed? (Business Line, A. V. Ram Mohan, Sep 12, 2003)
Some years ago, there was expectation that the Indian manufacturing sector would be the world's source of components. But its impact on the international manufacturing base has been nowhere near that of Korea, Taiwan or China. And policy hurdles are large
- Forensics Gets Back: Taj File Was Fudged By Secy, Minister (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Sep 12, 2003)
The Taj corridor case has taken another serious turn with forensic experts confirming that forgery and fraud were allegedly committed by Union Environment Secretary K C Mishra and Uttar Pradesh’s former Environment Minister Nasimuddin Siddiqui.
- India Without A Clue At Cancun (Hindu, Subramanian Swamy , Sep 11, 2003)
India has thus far made only feeble attempts to get an opportunity for professionals and semi-skilled to work anywhere in the world without visa harassment.
- Banking Turnaround (Hindu, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 11, 2003)
THERE ARE A number of reasons explaining the distinct turnaround in the perception, if not in the actual performance, of public sector banks. While continuing to be the dominant force in Indian banking — their share in a quite competitive ...
- Confronting The Heavyweights (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Sep 11, 2003)
India, with relatively stronger fundamentals and macro-economic parameters, appears to be armed-to-the-teeth to canvas its own case and those of other developing nations at Cancun.
- The Story Of Two Sayyeds (Indian Express, Mohammed Wajihuddin, Sep 11, 2003)
The community doesn’t heed the call of the grand old man of Aligarh anymore
- Food Standards And Market Access — Time For A New Engagement (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 11, 2003)
The cola controversy in terms of the trade negotiations at the World Trade Organisation appears well timed.
- Girl, Interrupted (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 11, 2003)
The last census had proved an eye-opener. It revealed that the sex ratio of the population in the 0-6 age group had declined in 10 years from 945 to 927 which, in turn, pointed to the widespread practice of female foeticide despite legislation banning it.
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