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Articles 22921 through 23020 of 27558:
- Minus Power Reforms, Forget India’s It Revolution (The Economic Times, Roopen Roy , May 23, 2001)
INFORMATION technology has emerged as one of the big guzzlers of electrical energy.
- Blackball The Crooks (The Economic Times, Raynah Sivaraman, May 23, 2001)
IT is about time we made suitable amendments in our Constitution and laws, so that persons convicted or sentenced to jail, or charged by a court of law were all disallowed from holding public office.
- Family Feuds (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 23, 2001)
THE FACE-OFF between the Samata Party and the BJP over events in Manipur seems less threatening to the survival of the union government than it initially did.
- The Soul Of The New Consumer (The Economic Times, David Lewis, May 22, 2001)
SHORTLY before midnight of every new leap year, a secret club of Oxford professors gathers and, as the clock strikes midnight, they all start walking backwards in an effort to stop time!
- There’s No Stopping The Demolition Man (Indian Express, Vived Deshpande, May 22, 2001)
Dr T Chandrashekhar’s reputation preceded his arrival in Nagpur as Municipal Commissioner on May 22 last year.
- Messier And Messier (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 22, 2001)
GIVEN THE LEVEL of acrimony and mutual distrust, it is no surprise that Dabhol Power Company chose to issue a preliminary termination notice to the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, initiating the process to invalidate the power purchase agreement.
- For Australian Farm Exporters... -- India Is Big Market And A Bigger Gamble (Business Line, K. Venugopal , May 22, 2001)
THE BANKS of the Yarra river that flows lazily through Melbourne's central business district are home to flocks of sea gulls.
- It’s Not Just Manipur (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 22, 2001)
WHEN Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee became Prime Minister for the first time he coined the highly evocative expression "the dharma of coalition politics".
- Ways Of Seeing (Indian Express, Anita Rana, May 22, 2001)
The village has changed, and so have the villagers.
- Punchy Start To The British Election (Business Line, Premen Addy , May 22, 2001)
MR JOHN Prescott, Britain's Deputy Prime Minister, is neither of agile mind nor of nimble feet.
- Haryana Villages Take Water Problems Out Of Govt’s Hands (The Financial Express, C. R. Rathee, May 22, 2001)
HARYANA is where action is! This is the motto that welcomes you at the entrance of the state’s secretariat.
- Is All Well In Rajasthan? Ask The Government (Indian Express, Sandeep Pukan, May 22, 2001)
DRIVING through the barren mountains and parched lands of Rajasthan, the one question that comes to your mind is: When is the last time it rained?
- Restore Sanity To The System (Telegraph, Abhijit Banerjee, May 22, 2001)
Finally, we come to credit, perhaps the most significant constraint faced by small and new businesses.
- Shgs: Lending's New Avatar (Business Line, Navin Bhatia, May 22, 2001)
THE ALLEVIATION of poverty has for long been the cherished goal of all planners, administrators and decision-makers in India.
- Small And Tiny Enterprises -- Time For A Millennial Make-Over (Business Line, D. E. Ramakrishnan, May 22, 2001)
ONE OF the main thrusts of the industrial policy is to provide employment and towards this objective, small and tiny enterprises play a very important by dispersing industrial growth across the nation.
- Myanmar's Custodian Of The Buddhist Way (Times of India, Thelma Menezes, May 22, 2001)
SOME years ago, I made a trip to Yangon to visit members of my family.
- The Digital Revolution (Times of India, Rahul Sagar, May 22, 2001)
ALBERT EINSTEIN once said: ``I never think of the future, it comes soon enough.''
- Aids To Development (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 22, 2001)
The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh seems to have hit upon a unique method of measuring development in his state. Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu thinks that the rise in the incidence of AIDS in Andhra Pradesh is the result of its high development profile.
- Down... (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 22, 2001)
FOR the fifth year in a row, investment in the manufacturing sector has fallen — from about Rs 420,000 crore in April 1997 to Rs 290,000 crore in April this year, a decline of nearly a third through the entire period.
- It: No More Dollar Dreams (Business Line, J. Nanda Gopal , May 22, 2001)
THE loud burst of the dotcom bubble and the disconcerting slowdown of the US economy seem to have a sobering effect on India's IT babus who, till recently, had a feeling they were on the crest of a wave.
- Maoist Uprising Brings Nepal To New Crossroads (The Financial Express, Daniel Lak, May 22, 2001)
I remember reading for the first time—in early 1997—that a violent insurgency by people who called themselves Maoists had gripped the western hills of Nepal. It was an international news agency report, carried in an Indian newspaper.
- Nobody Talks To The General (Indian Express, Sonia Trikha, May 22, 2001)
The Pakistan economy, without being a willing player, is so strapped that General Musharraf will still be President when peace returns to Afghanistan!
- What Happens When Ignorance Is Bliss (The Financial Express, G. V. Ramakrishnan , May 22, 2001)
Ministry of Power ignored Planning Commission’s advice on direct sale.
- A Washington Itinerary (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , May 22, 2001)
When Brajesh Mishra, national security adviser and principal secretary to the prime minister, walked into the Central Intelligence Agency’s headquarters near Washington a few days ago for his scheduled.
- For Australian Farm Exporters... -- India Is Big Market And A Bigger Gamble (Business Line, K. Venugopal , May 22, 2001)
THE BANKS of the Yarra river that flows lazily through Melbourne's central business district are home to flocks of sea gulls.
- Diplomacy Of Cross-Connection (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 22, 2001)
DIPLOMACY is a fine art of balancing what is conveyed and what is not conveyed.
- From Crisis To Crisis (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 22, 2001)
THE Centre has buried an avoidable controversy by dropping its plan to merge the two paddy grades. Eighty to 90 per cent of paddy grown in Punjab and Haryana is of grade A (MSP Rs 540 a quintal).
- Wto: A New Menace (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 22, 2001)
CHINA has cleared the last obstacle to enter the WTO and it is no good news for India.
- Resetting Federal Fiscal Relations (Tribune, C. Narendra Reddy, May 22, 2001)
IT was the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, who had in 1997 persuaded the compatriot from his state, Mr I.K. Gujral who was the Prime Minister for seven months, to waive all the outstanding loan the state had taken from the Centre.
- Jehad Is Bad Foreign Policy, Tell Pak (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, May 22, 2001)
DOES a military dictator stop being a military dictator if he declares himself President? Don’t bother answering that, its meant to be a rhetorical question. Suffice it to say that the ways of Pakistan are different to ours and that is that.
- Dumb Charade (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 22, 2001)
There is nothing better for the national morale than a show of solidarity vis-a-vis Pakistan.
- Is India Ready For `Cybergil' (Business Line, H. Kaushal , May 22, 2001)
PROTECTING the interests of trade and commerce is an important responsibility of the state.
- Gulls And Frauds (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 22, 2001)
Something must be terribly wrong with a society in which the passion for learning produces herds of gulls and frauds.
- The Failed Swayamsevaks (Hindu, Shamsul Islam , May 22, 2001)
WITH RECURRING electoral setbacks to the BJP in different parts of the country in the last one year, we have been witnessing a spate of media reports claiming that the RSS is not happy with the NDA Government led by Mr. Atal Behari Vajpaee.
- Connect To The Consumer (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 22, 2001)
THE ENDGAME of the unedifying Enron saga may have begun with the power company serving a preliminary termination notice to the Maharashtra State Electricity Board on the power purchase agreement (PPA).
- Law And Winding Road (Hindustan Times, AG Noorani , May 22, 2001)
THE JAYALALITHA case is best understood on a plain reading of the law and the Supreme Court's rulings. Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, lays down disqualification "for being chosen as, and for being a member" of any legislature.
- Crouching Dragon’s Hidden Armoury (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 22, 2001)
LAST MONTH’s incident involving the US reconnaissance aircraft has prompted security analysts to closely study the report, The US military’s soft ribs and strategic weaknesses, prepared by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China in October 2000.
- Airline Disinvestment Runs Into Rough Weather (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, May 22, 2001)
NEW DELHI, JULY 7. From the looks of it, the disinvestment of Air
India and Indian Airlines has run into heavy turbulence.
- Time For Kutiyattam (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 22, 2001)
Will people’s recognition follow UNESCO’s recognition?
- ...But Not Quite Out (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 22, 2001)
LIKE aces up the sleeve, India is showing its hidden areas of competitive advantage in world trade. News has it that foreign retail chains like Wal-Mart are sourcing over $1 billion of merchandise from India.
- Enron Unplugged (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 22, 2001)
An effective dialogue can still save the Dabhol project.
- Winners Are Often Losers (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, May 22, 2001)
But will these two women get the message?
- Science Is Substance, Not Form (Indian Express, Philip George, May 22, 2001)
IT is safe to bet that not more than a hundred scientists in the world today have read Isaac Newton in the original Latin.
- Look Inwards For Success (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 22, 2001)
Kerala has to stop being a money-order economy.
- Middle Path Won’t Do For Bengal’s Buddha (The Financial Express, Umesh Anand, May 22, 2001)
It needs more than average political sorcery to revive the state.
- For A Friendly Neighbourhood Trap Inspector (The Economic Times, Prabhu Ghate, May 22, 2001)
WATCHING the Tehelka tapes I found myself wondering whether technology had evolved to the point where it is now possible for any citizen to capture a bribery transaction on video.
- Fdi Reforms: Why India Still Lags (Business Line, S. Majumder , May 22, 2001)
FOREIGN direct investment flows into India have remained dismal.
- It Spearheads India’s Changed Outlook On Australia (The Financial Express, C. Sarat Chandran, May 22, 2001)
The Sydney Olympics was not merely the first major sporting event of the new century. For Australia it was an occasion to showcase its glittering new economy.
- Power Corrupts... (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 22, 2001)
APROPOS of Enron’s notice to the government of Maharashtra, Mumbai should act pragmatically instead of indulging in heroics and rhetoric.
- New Demographics Force Strategy Shifts (The Financial Express, Lisa Vickery, May 22, 2001)
IN this age of target marketing, there isn’t a group of Americans that escapes sales pitches as each group has its own needs and wants.
- The Predatory State...On Video (The Economic Times, Sauvik Sauvik Chakraverti verti , May 22, 2001)
MADHU Kishwar of Manushi and the Self Employed Women’s Association organised a seminar on liberty and livelihood that I was privileged to attend.
- Growth Has Slowed (The Economic Times, Shankar Acharya, May 22, 2001)
ECONOMIC growth is the principal yardstick of performance of an economy.
- Learning By Undoing (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 22, 2001)
Taxpayers will pay for government’s folly.
- Ten Steps To Give India Freedom From Hunger (The Financial Express, Joseph Vackayil, May 22, 2001)
Hunger-free India’ is still a dream. The earliest possible date for the realisation of the Gandhian dream of a hunger-free India, even now, is six years and another Five-year Plan away—in 2007.
- India May Like Bush N-Energy Policy (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, May 21, 2001)
NEW DELHI, MAY 20. After its controversial welcome to American proposals on building missile defences.
- Is Law Different For Ministers? (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , May 21, 2001)
Long after the sound and fury generated over the Tamil Nadu happenings die down, several significant questions related to the incidents will in all probability remain unanswered.
- Obesity Too Causes Cancer (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 21, 2001)
OBESITY is the single biggest known cancer among non-smokers, research has found — although the precise link remains unclear.
- Return Of The Body Snatchers (Hindustan Times, Sourish Bhattacharyya, May 21, 2001)
THE MEDIA like Salman Khan about as much as you’d like a bone stuck in your throat.
- Pmo (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 21, 2001)
A FURORE is raised from time to time against the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) poking its nose into proposals and activities of Ministries.
- An Elusive Defence (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, May 21, 2001)
India and the US are on a winding road.
- Distraught Labour (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 21, 2001)
Convince the workers that reforms are in their interest.
- Congressmen Looked At Private Investment With Suspicion. We Can’t Go Forward In The Same Manner (Indian Express, A. K. Antony, May 21, 2001)
There are ample signs already that Kerala will be seeing a more assertive and confident Arakkaparambil Kurien Antony from now on. This new avatar will not tolerate corruption among his cabinet colleagues.
- The Metro Auction (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, May 21, 2001)
Just over nine months ago, a stork by the name of HFCL-Nine Broadcasting delivered a new parcel of programmes on DD Metro. After a successful auction bid, the venture virtually owned the three-hour prime time slot between 7pm-10pm, for one year.
- Mnc Mandarins Run Nda Sarkar (Indian Express, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 21, 2001)
PRIME MINISTER Vajpayee is jubilant that poverty in the country has declined. He sees this as a vindication of the economic reforms pursued by his government. But he fails to mention that the same reforms have failed to produce economic growth.
- Another Outrageous Bailout For Uti? (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 21, 2001)
Just why is investigating the institution beyond the JPC’s purview?
- Taxing Thought (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 21, 2001)
Why should software export profits be tax-exempt?
- National Pride As Foreign Policy (The Financial Express, Shefali Misra, May 21, 2001)
How times change. Remember when America could do no right?
- What Happened To Question No. 15? (Indian Express, Archna Jain, May 21, 2001)
What happened to Question No. 15? The disability figures in Census 2001 reflect enumerators’ bias.
- Unlikely, And Unlikely To Help (The Financial Express, Sachchidanand Shukla, May 21, 2001)
With the slowdown gathering momentum, industry is again clamouring for a cut in interest rates.
- Will Changed Patent Laws Choke Indian Drug Firms? (The Financial Express, P.K. Vasudeva, May 21, 2001)
It is well known that the developing and least developed countries have not been able to abide by the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
- Towards Transparency (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 21, 2001)
Institutionalise the system of declaration of assets.
- What Does Us Not Having A Seat At Unhrc Indicate? (The Financial Express, Raghav Narsalay , May 21, 2001)
For the first time since the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) was instituted under the auspices of the United Nations (UN), the United States has found itself without a seat in the former institution.
- Cii, Assocham Cut Up Over Denial Of Representation (The Financial Express, Anoop Saxena, May 21, 2001)
If you are somebody and are treated as a nobody, you tend to get very upset.
- Private Outcry, Public Defence (Hindustan Times, Jag Parvesh Chandra, May 21, 2001)
ONE OF India’s current campaigns centres around the denigration of public sector enterprises and the unqualified acceptance of the private sector. During the Sixties and the Seventies, India saw the domination of the public sector.
- The Right Noise (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 21, 2001)
But deeds speak louder than words.
- Obstacle Race (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 21, 2001)
AS A declaration of intent, there was nothing unusual about Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s determination to push ahead with economic reforms, as expressed before the Indian Labour Conference last Saturday.
- Role Of “Third Eye” In Exposing The Corrupt (Tribune, S. Varadan, May 21, 2001)
THE recent Tehelka expose dramatically brought into sharp focus the problem of corruption in high places.
- Nmd As Fait Accompli (Times of India, K. Subramaniam, May 21, 2001)
A lot of the debate on the US National Missile Defence (NMD) issue in India recalls to one's mind a popular story in Pakistan.
- It’s A Blunder To Allow Stock Options At Present (The Economic Times, L C Gupta, May 21, 2001)
AS chairman of the Sebi-appointed committee on derivatives, Dr L C Gupta, former member of the regulatory body, has reason to feel happy.
- Jayalalitha As Cm: Undesirable But Not Unconstitutional (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, May 21, 2001)
IN one of the most stunning examples in recent history of the vibrancy of Indian democracy, a democracy that celebrates its presence at the polls as dramatically as it lies dormant during the interregnum between one poll and another, AIADMK supremo.
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