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Articles 16921 through 17020 of 17201:
- Implications Of The Competition Bill (Business Line, M. R. Narayana, Nov 30, 2001)
THE structural adjustment programme under the economic reforms since July 1991 and Indias membership to the WTO have exposed economic agents to domestic and global competition.
- ‘Ethical Hackers’ Gain Popularity As Security Consultants (The Financial Express, Prashant Bakshi, Nov 30, 2001)
America’s war against terror has acquired a fresh dimension with the formation of YIHAT (Young Intelligent Hackers Against Terrorism).
- Textbooks And Communalism (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Nov 30, 2001)
Manipulating textbooks for children is unacceptable. India has suffered enough communalism. Leave textbooks alone.
- India To Face Water Shortage By 2030: Expert (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 30, 2001)
All parts of India will face water shortage by 2030 though there is currently a trend of increasing rainfall, an expert has said, lamenting little government spending on water availability and sanitation.
- Some Clarity, Please (Indian Express, J. N. Dixit , Nov 29, 2001)
The most accomplished foreign minister/diplomatist in contemporary history was Charles Maurice Tallyrand (1754-1838).
- ‘Musharraf Weaker After Kabul’s Fall’ (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 29, 2001)
Benazir Bhutto makes no secret of the fact that she wants to return to Pakistan. And wants desperately to fill the political vacuum there, particularly since General Pervez Musharraf seems to be on a weak wicket.
- Government Vs Business (Business Line, L. Jayarangan, Nov 29, 2001)
VETERAN farm activist, Mr Sharad Joshi, once observed "Politics is big business.
- The Chinese Economic Miracle (Business Line, Alok Ray, Nov 29, 2001)
BY NOW there is a general consensus that the Chinese economic performance since 1978 (when reforms officially started under Chairman Deng).
- Politics And Terror In Nepal (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 29, 2001)
THE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT seems to have encouraged the Nepalese Government to take a stern view of the Maoist rebels of the Himalayan kingdom at the present moment.
- The Most Basic Instinct (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Nov 29, 2001)
Theatre is one of those forms of expression and communication that have fascinated and intrigued people all over the world for centuries;
- Air War And Ground Reality (Telegraph, V. R. Raghavan , Nov 28, 2001)
The ground offensive of the Northern Alliance has quickly cleared most of Afghanistan from the control of the taliban.
- Cloned Embryos (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 28, 2001)
SOON after the cloning of the sheep Dolly, the next logical step has been taken. American scientists have announced their success in producing first-ever human embryos.
- My Little Acts Of Honesty (Tribune, M. K. Kohli, Nov 28, 2001)
One day, I was evaluating answer-books of a university examination. The test instalment had to be sent to the head examiner within 24 hours.
- Web Of Complicities (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Nov 28, 2001)
The Central Board of Secondary Education’s recent directive to change the content of history text books in schools has once again alerted us to the ideological maliciousness.
- Shed The Ideological Baggage (Indian Express, Ram Punyani, Nov 28, 2001)
The CBSE has ordered the deletion of certain portions from the history books with the instruction that these should neither be taught nor discussed in the class.
- Seamless Supply Chain -- Handling Materials The Smarter Way (Business Line, T. V. Hariharan, Nov 28, 2001)
WITH the end of the permit-licence raj, the endless waiting on the corridors of DGTD, CCI & E and such other power centres is now a thing of the past.
- Faith, Reason And Fundamentalism (Hindu, S. S. Gill, Nov 28, 2001)
EVERY RULING class re-writes history in the light of its ideological agenda, and the BJP's ongoing programme to recast the school syllabus for social sciences is no exception.
- How To Overcome The Unending Recession (Tribune, R. N. Malik, Nov 27, 2001)
DESPITE the media concentration on the war in Afghanistan, the unending recession in India continues to hog the headlines. A recent World Bank report said the last thing on this issue:
- Drop Nobel Name From Economics Prize (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 27, 2001)
As preparations to mark the 100th anniversary of the first Nobel prizes head into the final stretch, four members of the Nobel family have called for the name to be dropped from the economics prize.
- A Promising Future For Korea’s Positive Investment Strategy In India (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 27, 2001)
In ancient times, Korean knowledge of, and linkages with, India were based on Buddhism, which travelled to Korea via China and directly. Other than that, contacts were few.
- Help Them To Come To The Forefront (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 27, 2001)
The existing legislative structure will be reviewed and additional legislative measures taken by identified departments to implement the policy.
- Two Cultures And A Half (Telegraph, DIPANKAR GUPTA, Nov 27, 2001)
The distinction between faith and science is quite old. It extends back to medieval scholars who had agreed upon the fact that both were valid sources of knowledge.
- A Sorry Reflection (Telegraph, Janaki Nair, Nov 27, 2001)
The choice of glass, sometimes smoked or black, in construction which has become so widespread in Bangalore, has its own perils.
- Whither Transgenic Agriculture? (Hindu, Carine Pionetti, Nov 27, 2001)
THE CASE of Bt cotton has led to several surprises and rebounds lately: first, in June, when Mahyco was denied the authorisation to commercialise its transgenic cotton hybrid in India.
- ‘Syllabus Changes Were Approved By Cms And Education Ministers’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 27, 2001)
From the very beginning, the misinformed trio of Macaulay, Marx and Madarsas has tried to gain control over educational institutions and the media.
- The Convergence Bill -- Much Ground Still Uncovered (Business Line, T. H. Chowdary , Nov 26, 2001)
THE Communications Minister, Mr Pramod Mahajan, introduced what has come to be known as Convergence Bill in the monsoon session of Parliament.
- Us, China To Lock Horns On Missile Proliferation (The Financial Express, Jeremy Page, Nov 26, 2001)
BEIJING: The US-led war on terrorism has lent urgency to American efforts to curb Chinese sales of weapons of mass destruction, but bilateral talks planned for this week appear unlikely to break a deadlock on non-proliferation.
- Asia Looking For Its Saviour (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Nov 26, 2001)
The continued, concerted global easing should considerably boost Asian liquidity.
- Strong Case For Enhancing India-Eu Relations (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Nov 26, 2001)
The outcome of the second India-EU summit (in New Delhi last week) should take care of the criticism that the relationship between them lacks direction.
- Searching For Growth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 26, 2001)
THE EUROPEAN UNION is India's largest trading partner, but considering the history of India's economic links with the members of the E.U.
- Spreading Wings (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin & Sunil Jain, Nov 26, 2001)
In the name of efficiency, streamlining, the MHA is set to get six more divisions.
- Picking Up The Pieces Of The Past (Telegraph, ANURADHA KUMAR, Nov 26, 2001)
Even as the world gets ready to create a new Afghanistan, and as speculations grow on a post-taliban government, one of the first tasks it will be confronted with is building back its history.
- Quickfix History (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 26, 2001)
HISTORY changes every time the government changes in New Delhi. So it has this month when the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) ordered the NCERT, and through it the CBSE.
- Study Your Competitor Before Picking A Fight (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Nov 26, 2001)
THE Taliban should have taken a few courses in competitive strategy. They would have avoided the current situation of all their tough talk coming to naught.
- Significance Of Nam Today (Tribune, A.N. Dar, Nov 26, 2001)
NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) almost died recently. The new government of Bangladesh which was to host the next summit of the movement in Dhaka decided that it would not do so.
- If Capital Can Roam The World Freely, Why Not Labour? (The Financial Express, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 26, 2001)
Why should a developing country in dire need of capital yet oppose the inclusion of an investment regime in the World Trade Organisation (WTO)?
- Terminator Technology In Agriculture (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 25, 2001)
Seedsavers of crops worldwide have been threatened as never before. A technology appropriately called the 'terminator technology', has been creating waves in agricultural circles since March.
- Lessons From Doha (The Kashmir Times, SURENDRA MOHAN, Nov 25, 2001)
The Union Commerce Minister Murasoli Maran, on his return from Doha ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation has underlined in particular two courses of action to be followed in the future.
- Chomsky And The American Political Fraud (Tribune, Shelley Walia, Nov 25, 2001)
“War on Afghanistan constitutes a greater terrorist act than the September 11 attacks”.
- Problems That The Army Faces (Tribune, S. S. Sandhu, Nov 24, 2001)
There are two main problems which armies all over the world have always faced and have never been able to find satisfactory solutions to.
- Nitric Oxide Key To High-Altitude Living (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 24, 2001)
Nitric oxide could be a key to living in and adapting to high altitudes, scientists have said.
- Nri Adopts Historic Sanghol Village (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 24, 2001)
The historical Sanghol village has been adopted by a United Kingdom-based NRI entrepreneur, Dr Diljit Rana, to be developed into a place of learning and a model village on the lines of the garden village concept in Britain.
- The Left And The Wto Regime (Hindu, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Nov 24, 2001)
A REPORT on the rally organised in New Delhi recently by the ``Indian People's Campaign Against WTO''.
- ‘Bt’en In The Race? (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Nov 24, 2001)
INDIAN scientists have been trying to develop superior strains of genetically altered cotton for the past two years, much before Bt cotton hit the headlines.
- Where Is The World Economy Headed? (Business Line, P. Nagarajan, Nov 24, 2001)
THE US, accounting for 28.5 per cent of the world's gross output, compared with Japan at 13.5 per cent and Germany at 7.0 per cent.
- Beijing Could Shine As Asia Biotech Star, Says Sg Sec (The Financial Express, Amy Tan, Nov 24, 2001)
SINGAPORE: China could well become Asia’s brightest biotechnology star but the region first needs to develop its venture capitalists’ market to support the fledgling industry, the Singapore arm of SG Securities says.
- A Matter Of Time (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 23, 2001)
Mankind's most intrepid journey to trace the pristine condition of the universe-the moment at which everything we know as the natural cosmos took birth-began a little more than a decade ago.
- Genetically Modified Plants -- Biological Intervention, The Answer (Business Line, Ashok Chaudhury, Nov 23, 2001)
GENETICALLY modified (GM) or transgenic plants will play an important role in Indian agriculture.
- Risk-Based Supervision Of Banks (Business Line, P. P. Pathrose, Nov 23, 2001)
THE banking system, over the past ten years, has changed dramatically. Advances in technology, closer relations among economies, liberalisation, deregulation, and so on, have made banking far more complex.
- Making The Market Economy Work (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 23, 2001)
"WE are all socialists now." That was what was said in the heydays of socialism.
- Discourse On Wheel (Pioneer, Mohinder Singh, Nov 23, 2001)
This car is a virgin. It won't go all the way. Do not touch. I'm not that sort of car. Not too close.
- Search For A Suitable Head For Sebi Gets Tough (The Financial Express, Sharad Mistry, Nov 23, 2001)
Here's a golden chance for all those who love challenges and controversies, are adept at walking the tight-rope doing a fine balancing act between the strong corporate lobby and a status quo-loving finance ministry.
- Building New Strategic Ties (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Nov 23, 2001)
Moscow: "Shout for us across the Himalayas whenever you need us."
- India Slow To Rise To Wind Power Potential (The Financial Express, Joseph Vackayil, Nov 23, 2001)
Rising temperature and changing climate are leading countries to adopt green methods for generating power.
- Reviving India's Economy - Iii -- India Inc. Should Get Its Act Together (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 23, 2001)
India's corporate sector has within it the repertoire of the skills necessary for a Judo strategist -- movement, resilience, balance, nimbleness and leverage -- to take on world players in whatever field.
- Leveraging On History (Business Line, Lee D. Parker, Nov 22, 2001)
WE LIVE and work in an age where change is highly valued and the future is our governing professional and corporate orientation.
- ‘Fish Oil Can Cure Mental Disorders’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 22, 2001)
Remember your mother telling you: “Eat your fish. It’s good for your brain.”
She may just have been right.
- Sweet Surprises (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 22, 2001)
THE MINISTER FOR Food and Consumer Affairs Mr Shanta Kumar, deserves to be complimented for keeping his promise of a phased decontrol of the sugar sector.
- Fdi Is Welcome In Retail Trade, But Is It Really Needed? (The Financial Express, Sachchidanand Shukla, Nov 22, 2001)
Retailing is one of the largest private industries the world over, with annual sales exceeding $6 trillion, accounting for a sizeable share in gross domestic product (GDP) besides being a major employment generator.
- It Shall Be A Folly To Cry Foul (Tribune, J. L. Gupta, Nov 22, 2001)
No one is perfect. No one can be always right. Everyone can err. The mortal man is not exempted from making mistakes. We know it. Still, we go on finding fault. At all times.
- The Secularism Of Celebration (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 22, 2001)
SOCIOLOGISTS claim that the farther the contemporary Indian travels from his roots the more he seeks to return to them.
- Missed Melody (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 21, 2001)
"Menon" - a deep, confident, decisive voice always answered, in response to telephone calls made to their Friend's Colony residence.
- Computer Literacy For The Masses (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 21, 2001)
BY EMPHASISING THE importance of computer literacy, the Union Information Technology Minister, Mr. Pramod Mahajan, has considerably enhanced the present challenges facing the nation's policy-makers.
- Bt Or Not Bt: That Is The Question (Pioneer, V. Shruti Dev, Nov 21, 2001)
Much furore has been created over the decision of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), a body under the Central Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF).
- Fernandes Returns (Pioneer, B. Vivekanandan, Nov 21, 2001)
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's decision to bring back Mr George Fernandes as Defence Minister is being criticised in certain quarters.
- A Voyage And The Elusive Vision - Ii (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Nov 21, 2001)
IMAGE POLITICS is not the real answer to the difficulty that Official India encounters in acquiring a strategic vision and a roving focus to keep pace with the U.S.-led campaign against global terrorism.
- Terminator Technology In Agriculture (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 21, 2001)
Seedsavers of crops worldwide have been threatened as never before.
- When Elephants Fight, The Grass Gets Trampled (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Nov 21, 2001)
WHEN elephants fight, runs an old saying, it is the grass that is trampled.
- What Vat? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 21, 2001)
IT IS DIFFICULT to agree with the contention of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers that the nation-wide implementation of a Value Added Tax (VAT) would fragment the automobile industry.
- South Africa-India Bilateral Trade Picks Up Well Despite A Late Start (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 20, 2001)
Bilateral trade between India and South Africa started in 1993 since earlier there were trade restrictions on account of apartheid pursued by the then South African regime.
- Cold Facts, Bold Talks (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 20, 2001)
The militants have again flexed their muscle. At Ramban on Jammu-Srinagar national highway, far away from either the I.B. or the LoC, while ten jawans and five civilians lay dead and around 30 others were left wounded.
- Terminator Technology In Agriculture (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 20, 2001)
Seedsavers of crops worldwide have been threatened as never before.
- All That The Pakistani Can’t Leave Behind (Indian Express, Khaled Ahmed, Nov 20, 2001)
The attitude of the expatriate Pakistani tends to be more extreme than Pakistan’s domestic opinion.
- Oil Price Slump Could Help Global Economy (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Nov 20, 2001)
INTERNATIONAL oil prices fell to a new two-year low of less than $l8 a barrel on November 15, with Opec failing to win support from non-Opec producers, notably Russia.
- The Afghan Kaleidoscope (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 20, 2001)
NOT FOR the first time nor, one suspects, the last, Afghanistan is playing a role in world history unmerited by its economic weight, unwarranted by its military power.
- Is Small Industry R&d-Oriented? -- Positive Evidence From Karnataka (Business Line, M. H. Bala Subrahmanya, Nov 19, 2001)
SMALL-SCALE industry (SSI) in India is now exposed to local and global competition as never before.
- No More Middle Ground On The Tamil Question (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Nov 19, 2001)
COLOMBO, NOV. 18. At a recent workshop organised by the Sri Lanka Tamil Media Alliance, one of the speakers was critical of the role of Tamil journalists in the country's ethnic conflict.
- Vision 2020 -- Making A Beeline In Wrong Direction? (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 19, 2001)
MAKING a beeline is a well-known expression. It emphasises the way bees go straight to their goal.
- Terminator Technology In Agriculture (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 19, 2001)
Seedsavers of crops worldwide have been threatened as never before. A technology appropriately called the 'terminator technology', has been creating waves in agricultural circles since March.
- Health Of The Nation (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 19, 2001)
Right from our childhood we have been told that "health is wealth", and we should not need Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen and Jammu-born Mehboob-ul-Huq to regularly tell us that the best fields of investment for a nation’s development are health and education
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