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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- Case For Smaller States (Tribune, George Mathew, Aug 13, 2007)
Small is beautiful, they say. But is small also good? The experience certainly suggests that smaller states are better governed and better managed.
- Decks Cleared For Trial Run Of Train In Valley (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2007)
With eight coaches and two diesel multiple units (DMUs) having reached Budgam by road, decks have been cleared for the trial run of the first-ever train in the Kashmir valley.
- India Should Look At The World As An Emerging Power (Tribune, Premvir Das, Aug 11, 2007)
Without much fuss or fanfare, but showing both determination and consistency, India has moved swiftly in the last few years to establish its position as a major player in the Indian Ocean region.
- India As A Maritime Power (Tribune, Premvir Das, Aug 11, 2007)
Without much fuss or fanfare, but showing both determination and consistency, India has moved swiftly in the last few years to establish its position as a major player in the Indian Ocean region.
- Upa Govt Keeps Its Promise; Mid-Day Meal Scheme On Track (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2007)
The UPA will be able to keep part of its promise made in the common minimum programme (CMP) on the mid-day meal scheme.
- “For Nuclear Renaissance, The World Needs India” (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 10, 2007)
As Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, R. Chidambaram has played a crucial behind-the-scenes role in the formulation of India’s approach to the question of civil nuclear cooperation with the United States.
- Us Bridge Had A Design Flaw? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2007)
A week after a deadly bridge collapse, US navy divers cut through tangled debris with underwater torches and saws on Wednesday in the search for victims, while investigators identified a possible flaw in the 40-year-old span's design.
- Dawood Moved To Safe House (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 09, 2007)
“Global terrorist” Dawood Ibrahim has been moved from his palatial Karachi residence to another secret safe house in the same city, authoritative sources told this correspondent yesterday.
- Dal-Roti Woes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 08, 2007)
That bags of wheat stored in a Markfed godown have been found underweight may surprise only those not familiar with the ground reality. Wheat pilferage with official connivance is common not only from Markfed and FCI godowns . . . .
- The Bitter Truths Behind Cane Pricing (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 08, 2007)
The Maharashtra
Government has decided that henceforth the sugar factory should fix the price jointly with
the bank financing the factory.
- Food Scare In China (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 07, 2007)
China has said it will use global positioning satellites to ensure food safety at next year's Beijing Olympics as it steps up efforts to blacklist manufacturers who violate safety regulations.
- Bangalore Master Plan -2015 - Think About The Future (Deccan Herald, A RAVINDRA, Aug 06, 2007)
The Master Plan 2015 of Bangalore, is finally out. It marks a significant departure from the earlier Master Plans or Comprehensive development plans.
- Pakistan’S Enemy Within (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Aug 06, 2007)
The Pakistan Supreme Court has rebuffed General Musharraf’s ploy further to bend the constitution to his own purposes.
- Clean Energy Is A Mirage (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 06, 2007)
As the world remembers the horrors and after affects of using a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima Day, there is an overall agreement among all countries about not using nuclear bombs to resolve any conflict...
- Ice-Capped Secrets (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2007)
We are largely ignorant of the polar regions that have great significance for Earth's ecosystems and human society.
- Lack Of Suo-Motu Powers Is Protecting Officers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 04, 2007)
Justice Hegde explains how he has been able to suggest remedies to the government to tackle maladministration apart from keeping a vigil on corrupt government servants...
- Terror Outfits Strike A Goldmine In Coal Pockets (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2007)
Guess where terrorists in India are headed these days in search of RDX? Simple, one of the 500 coal mines across the country! India is home to the world’s third-largest coal deposits, and RDX, gelatine sticks and ammonium nitrate are among the . . . . .
- How Moscow Is Planning To Tower Over The World (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 04, 2007)
MOSCOW — For centuries, Red Square and the Kremlin have been the heart of Moscow. But a 21st-century downtown is rising, with skyscrapers set to reshape the image of Europe’s largest city.
- Turkey And Iran Look Beyond Energy Ties (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Aug 04, 2007)
Despite their rivalry in Central Asia, once the momentum for a positive relationship develops, Turkey and Iran could find it
easier to manage their differences in
this resource rich region.
- Sbi-Led Team Will Meet Jsw Project Debt Needs (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
JSW Energy (Ratnagiri) Ltd has achieved financial closure of its 1200 mega-watt (mw) power project based on imported coal.
- Bridge Collapse Dents American Pride (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
America's pride about having the world's finest infrastructure, including an unsurpassed nationwide highway system, suffered a major dent when an eight-lane bridge over the Mississippi river in Minnesota collapsed on Wednesday, killing seven people.
- Terror Outfits Strike A Goldmine In Coal Pockets (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
Guess where terrorists in India are headed these days in search of RDX? Simple, one of the 500 coal mines across the country! India is home to the world’s third-largest coal deposits, and RDX, gelatine sticks and ammonium nitrate are among . . . .
- Look East And At The North-East (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 03, 2007)
From 1992, India has been pursuing successfully a ‘Look-East’ policy to enhance economic cooperation. with its eastern neighbours. There has also been a political and strategic shift in India’s foreign policy which for long focussed on the western . . . .
- Public-Private Partnerships — Breaking New Ground For State Highways (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 03, 2007)
At a CII conference on public-private partnerships (PPP) in State Highways held in May, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, while inviting public private participation for greater quality assurance in rapid infrastructure deployment in the . . .
- Madani Acquitted; Basha Held Guilty (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
A special court in Coimbatore on Tuesday acquitted Kerala Peoples Democratic Party leader Abdul Nasser Mahdhani and convicted Al Umma leader S A Basha, his nephew Mohammed Ansari, and son Siddiq Ali in a case concerning serial blasts . . .
- ‘India, China Satisfied With Trade Links’ (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Aug 02, 2007)
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Wednesday expressed satisfaction that the bilateral trade relations “are moving forward.”
- Pakistans Enemy Within (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Aug 01, 2007)
The countrys real enemy is within a rampant military, religious extremism and a corrupt feudal order.
- Harnessing Solar Energy: The Right Time Is Here (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Jul 31, 2007)
Dr Scheer was in Bangalore recently for a solar energy meet. He insists that the time for India to go for renewables (solar in particular) in a big way is now.
- A Bright Outlook For Commodities (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2007)
Since the start of the year, commodity prices, as reflected by the Commodity Research Bureau index, increased more than 12%. Crude-oil prices were up 30% year-to-date. Copper prices surged more than 22% and soybeans rose 18%.
- Poetry In Architecture (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
Architecture is the only art, which demands wanderings through space for us to appreciate it.
- Deals Of The Week (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2007)
Monsoon is here and so are the packages from the hotels and resorts to drench you with options to enjoy it the way you like. Quality Inn River Resort is offering three packages for two.
- Ramsetu: Nationwide Protest By Vhp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2007)
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad today said it will launch a nationwide protest between August 26 and October 15 under the Sri Rameswaram Ramsetu protection movement opposing the move to destroy the 'Ramsetu' between India and Sri Lanka.
- Illegal Mining Costs State Govt Rs 716.39 Crore! (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2007)
A whopping Rs 716.39 crore is the loss of revenue to government due to illegal mining activities from just 90 cases during 2005-06.
- Blame It On Cars (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 26, 2007)
Is India following an urban transportation policy designed to inflict losses on the exchequer, pollute people, irreparably damage their health, and promote iniquity in resource use? Going by recent developments, it would seem so.
- Biofuels Will Show The Way Forward (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 26, 2007)
International trade in biofuels may provide win-win opportunities for all countries, writes Supachai Panitchpakdi.
- Us Airports Warned Of Dry Runs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
In at least four incidents over the past year, security screeners have found items in carry-on luggage blocks of cheese taped to electrical components, for example that resembled homemade bombs.
- Us Airports Warned About Terror Dry Runs (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
Airport security officers around the nation have been alerted by federal officials to look out for terrorists practicing to carry explosive components onto aircraft, based on four curious seizures at airports since last September.
- High Growth And Large Deficits (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jul 26, 2007)
THE fiscal year 2007 has ended with, as was feared, a current account deficit of over seven billion dollars. It is over two billion dollars or 41 per cent more than the current account deficit of the preceding year which was 4.90 billion dollars.
- Feel Free To Change (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 25, 2007)
Your wordcager left Los Angeles airport for Britain last week in a state of spitting rage.
- Pak Troops In Congo Aided Gold Smugglers: Un Probe (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2007)
Pakistani peacekeepers serving under the UN flag have “aided and abetted” a network of Kenyan businessmen smuggling gold from a mine in eastern Congo, providing them with food, housing, transportation and security, a confidential . . .. . . ..
- Open The Gates To Namma Global Gateway (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 24, 2007)
Is it possible to build a dream Namma Global Gateway (NGG) around the existing HAL airport?
- Economic Implications Of Unorthodox Warfare (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 24, 2007)
King Wu queried his preceptor, advisor, strategist, and confidant, the T’ai Kung: “I want to overthrow the Shang but have three doubts.
- Cabinet Nod Will Mean Bonanza For Us (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 24, 2007)
A Cabinet nod to the India-US civilian nuclear energy agreement will open the doors for at least four other military and strategic deals with the US of which two major initiatives are currently awaiting clearance from the Cabinet Committee on . . .
- Cycles Move Paris Now (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 24, 2007)
PARIS — The Tour de France hasn’t arrived yet, but the bicycles have. Paris is awash in two-wheelers, thousands of taupe bicycles that are part of a plan by City Hall to get people out of their cars and onto more eco-friendly transportation.
- India May Relax Fdi Norms For Bangladesh (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
India is reviewing the current restriction imposed on foreign direct investment from Bangladesh and may announce relaxed norms for investors in the near future.
- Health Centres For Urban Poor Soon (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
An unique Urban Health Care (UHC) centre for improving urban health services in Ahmedabad has been developed by the Indian Institute of Management- Ahmedabad's Centre for Management of Health Services (CMHS) in association with Ahmedabad Municipal . . .
- Romancing In The Rain (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2007)
If you love romancing in the rain then monsoon tourism is for you. It is no longer off-season but very much a season to relish and enjoy.
- Blast In Ny; 9-11 Memories Revived (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
An 83-year-old steam pipe exploded underground in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, shaking buildings, creating a towering geyser of debris and sending people fleeing in scenes reminiscent of the Sept 11 attacks.
- Strong Rupee Hits Indians In The Gulf (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
Weakness of the dollar has dragged the value of Gulf currencies to which it is pegged. As a result, Indian workers' salaries are nearly 30 per cent less in terms of rupee than a year ago.
- Future Tibet (Frontline, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2007)
TEN years from now, a visitor to Tibet is likely to find it transformed into a region of middling prosperity.
- First Death Sentences In '93 Mumbai Blasts Case (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Jul 19, 2007)
In the first set of death sentences pronounced in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, the TADA court handed out capital punishment to three key aides of the absconding accused Tiger Memon for planting explosives at four different locations and . . ..
- Jbic Offers Crores For Kolkata Revamp (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2007)
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has offered a slew of projects to modernise and smooth out Kolkata chaotic transport system into one resembling Tokyo or Bangkok.
- Accountability And Legacy (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Jul 19, 2007)
We are generally apathetic about our heritage, writes Vinayshil Gautam.
- Obstacles Abound For Automakers In India (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2007)
Automakers already struggling with intense competition in the United States and many other regions of the world have long worried about their prospects after China and India begin building large numbers of ultra-cheap cars.
- India's Automakers Face Big Hurdles In Pursuing Global Ambitions (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2007)
Automakers already struggling with intense competition in the United States and many other regions of the world have long worried about their prospects after China and India begin building large numbers of ultra-cheap cars.
- Ethiopia's High Speed Hospitals (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2007)
In a consulting room at the Black Lion teaching hospital in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, a pregnant woman lies on a couch, while an ultrasound image is taken of her baby.
- Namma Metro? Really? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 17, 2007)
In all my travels in Bangalore, I have seen nothing but serious traffic violations.
- India Seen Sticking To Guns At Us Nuclear Talks (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2007)
India is expected to show little flexibility in negotiations with the United States this week over a controversial nuclear energy deal, officials said, amid fears that the landmark pact could be running out of time.
- Real Rail Reform Required (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 16, 2007)
Indian Railways (IR) has entered the Eleventh Five Year Plan in good health; freight and passenger traffic levels are on the increase, and finances in proven order.
- Love By The Taj (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2007)
At the Oberoi Amarvilas Agra, located a few hundred metres from the Taj Mahal, enjoy a champagne breakfast, a spa treatment complete with flower bath and a candlelit dinner in the privacy of your terrace.
- From Sputnik To A New Space Age (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 14, 2007)
It was 50 years ago that a small metal sphere about the size of a basketball stunned the world.
- High Price For Dithering On Wheat Imports (Tribune, Nirmal Sandhu, Jul 13, 2007)
The government has decided to import 5 lakh tonnes of wheat and has placed an order with three firms – Cargill, Toepfer and Riaz Trading – at a price 54 per cent higher than what was given to Indian farmers.
- Brazenly Corrupt (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jul 13, 2007)
There is something peculiar in the history of India - either it is the heritage of corruption or it is the conspicuous lack of probity.
- Welcome The Dawn Of Migration (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 11, 2007)
It is a commonplace to say that we live in a globalised world. Less well understood is that globalisation is taking place in stages. We are in the second: the age of mobility.
- It Is ‘Team, Technology And Traction’ (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 11, 2007)
Investors typically have to deal with an unproven team and unproven technology and, as a result, no real traction… All you have to go on is the team’s ‘can-do’ attitude, along with your educated guess of whether the market exists for that product.
- Migration And Development (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 11, 2007)
Migration can be an enormous force for good. We need to start a rational conversation on how to better manage our shared interests.
- Projects Worth Rs. 1,830 Crore To Be Taken Up Under Jnnurm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2007)
Detailed Project Reports of a few schemes to be submitted to Centre by December-end
Centre will fund 80 per cent of the project cost
State Government will chip in 10 per cent
- Litmus Test Iran (Indian Express, Harsh V. Pant, Jul 10, 2007)
Watch how India works a balance between its interests in the Middle East, particularly Iran, and its relationship with the US
- Bridging The Gulf (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Jul 10, 2007)
Gone are the days when trade between India and the Gulf countries was confined to oil and gas.
- Romance By The Taj (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2007)
It is official now and the Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders of the world – like we needed some online poll to tell us what we already knew.
- Travel Agency (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 09, 2007)
In the history of modern cities there have been only two models of rapid surface transport, private and public. Both have their problems.
- Romance By The Taj (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2007)
Oberoi Hotels and Resorts offers an opportunity for couples to rediscover togetherness.
- Wto: Battle Of The Bottle (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 09, 2007)
The dispute at the WTO between the US and the EU (not counting the other countries which have joined issue secondarily with New Delhi on the subject) on the one hand and India on the other on the imposition of import duties on wines and distilled . . .
- Brahmos For The Army (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 06, 2007)
WHEN President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam handed over replicas of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles mounted on a mobile launcher to Chief of the Army Staff . . . . .
- Europe Counters Russia’S Energy Dominance (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 04, 2007)
As Presidents George Bush and Vladimir Putin talk in Kennebunkport, Maine, Russia’s leader has many reasons to smile.
- Is The Iran-India Pipeline Feasible? (The Economic Times, C UDAY BHASKAR, Jul 03, 2007)
The India-Pakistan-Iran natural gas pipeline looks a little more feasible now — after the conclusion of the trilateral talks on Friday (June 29) — but it is still a work in progress and some major divergences and constraints need to be addressed.
- More Is Not Always Better (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 03, 2007)
Growth is no longer making most people wealthier, but instead generating inequality and insecurity. Continuing to expand the economy may thus be impossible; the very attempt may be dangerous, observes Bill McKibben in Deep Economy.
- Rain Ravages Gujarat, Mp; 15 Killed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2007)
The state administration has evacuated over 6,000 people from low-lying areas in Bharuch, Narmada and Surat in the southern parts and Bhavnagar and Surendranagar in Saurashtra region being the worst-hit districts.
- Pakistan Flood Toll Rises To 200 (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2007)
The death toll from flooding and severe rains that have swept through Pakistan in recent days has risen to more than 200, relief officials say.
- Tibet In The Time Of High Economic Growth (Hindu, N. Ram , Jul 03, 2007)
Unprecedented economic growth, rises in living standards, education, infrastructure development, job creation, central government subsidies, and political policies implementing the autonomy mandated in the Chinese Constitution are . . . .
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