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Articles 3721 through 3820 of 4401:
- Environmental Priorities For The Government (Business Line, N. R. Krishnan , Aug 06, 2004)
There are several notions about the environment in India and the need for environmental protection arising out of a host of factors ranging from judicial pronouncements to campaigns launched by green activists, media publicity and international ...
- Finality Eludes Forex Accounting (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Aug 05, 2004)
Accounting for fluctuations in the rate of foreign exchange has always been a tricky issue. This is proved by the fact that the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has revised twice its Accounting Standard on Accounting for the effects ...
- Moratorium: A Sanatorium For Angry Depositors? (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 03, 2004)
Everything was smooth in our lives, except for noisy scenes in Parliament and market ups and downs, with an added dose of entertainment in the form of vanishing Ministers and astonishing wills, till the
- Gasping For Air (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 03, 2004)
The ‘lungs of the world’ may be getting a little too congested for comfort going by projections of a massive biosphere-atmosphere experiment which started in 1998.
- Power Crisis Can Be Avoided (Tribune, S.S. Johl, Aug 03, 2004)
During the 2002-2003 kharif season, Punjab purchased electricity worth about Rs 1,200 crore from outside to save the rice crop from drought effects. If the opportunity cost of the electricity withdrawn from the industrial and domestic
- `Insuring' Against Nature's Fury (Business Line, James T. Morris, Aug 03, 2004)
As audiences worldwide ponder the dramatic scenes in The Day After Tomorrow, Hollywood's much-talked-about climate change disaster movie
- Rains Are Here, At Last! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 03, 2004)
THE news of widespread rain in the region may bring some cheer to the grim faces of farmers. The kharif crop cannot be fully redeemed.
- Problems Before The Pm (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 03, 2004)
Conventional wisdom has it that a new government is assessed on its performance after the first 100 days. Yet the coming to power of a Congress-led coalition relying on outside support is a circumstance unique enough to bend the rule.
- A Step Forward (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 02, 2004)
Trade and economic development, terrorism and tourism are among the several issues on which BIMSTEC members have pledged to co-operate in the coming years.
- Zero-Error Voters’ List (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, Jul 31, 2004)
AN accurate and updated voters’ list has long eluded the world’s largest democracy. The problem has only worsened after every Assembly and Lok Sabha election.
- May Ambiguity Cease In Cess Accounting (Business Line, R. Anand, Jul 31, 2004)
Listed companies have to mandatorily publish quarterly accounts in accordance with the clause 41 of the Listing Agreement.
- Waiting For Rain (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 31, 2004)
The country is likely to face a monsoon deficiency leading to a host of problems
- Monsoon Anxieties (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 30, 2004)
India has to brace itself to deal with the caprices of the 2004 monsoon. After an early onset and reasonably good rainfall in June, the monsoon's progress has been uneven during the agriculturally crucial month of July.
- Farm Risk Management — Solution In Search Of Problems (Hindustan Times, B. S. Murthy, Jul 28, 2004)
AS MANY as 1100 farmers committed suicide. This is not about Andhra Pradesh or any part of India. These tragic suicides occurred in the most developed country in the world.
- Why Pseb Is In A Financial Mess (Tribune, Harbhajan Singh, Jul 28, 2004)
The present financial woes of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) are caused primarily by two major factors: (i) free supply to the agricultural sector and (ii) the Thein Dam project: The responsibility for the financial mess rests entirely on the
- Drought-Proof The Economy (Hindustan Times, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 28, 2004)
After the lull of nearly four weeks, the revival of the South-West monsoon last weekend should bring some relief, if not cheer, to farmers and policymakers alike.
- Budget: Poor Get A Hearing (Hindustan Times, Dharmalingam Venugopal, Jul 28, 2004)
The Government's Budget may be faulted for what it has not done but it can hardly be blamed for what it has done. The Budget had a clear-cut objective
- Budget: `Core' Weaknesses Not Addressed (Business Line, Geethanjali Nataraj, Jul 27, 2004)
The Budget was expected to give a major boost to infrastructure in the country. However, the measures announced may not quite be enough for the scale and speed of development needed.
- To Save Polity, Pm Must Assert His Authority (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 27, 2004)
In the few weeks Dr Manmohan Singh has been Prime Minister, he has given the impression of being a self-effacing bystander helplessly watching the happenings around him, rather than one at the helm of affairs enjoying
- Fiscal Responsibility Versus Democratic Accountability (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jul 27, 2004)
The UPA Government has notified the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, and declared that it will abide by it. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh argue
- Drought, Flood, Seeds And Suicides (Hindu, M. S. Swaminathan , Jul 27, 2004)
The science and technology dimensions of the problems leading to suicides among farmers need concurrent attention along with the socio-economic and political aspects.
- Ending India-Bangladesh Impasse (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jul 26, 2004)
In a happy diplomatic accident, the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, will have the rare opportunity this week to interact with both the women who dominate the political landscape in Bangladesh — the Opposition leader, Sheikh Hasina, and the Prime Minister,
- Punjab Water Imbroglio (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Jul 26, 2004)
With better management, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan can meet their needs with much less water than they seek
- Re-Assess Water Needs (Pioneer, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Jul 26, 2004)
THERE are three different but inter-connected ways of looking at the recent water-related developments in Punjab: as political developments, as legal questions, and as issues of water management.
- In Search Of Safer Pastures (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 25, 2004)
The Government has decided to raise the minimum support price for the common variety of paddy by a modest Rs.10 a quintal (an increase of less than 2 per cent), but what is
- Passing The Buck (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 24, 2004)
It has been clear from the start that what we are witnessing in Punjab is as much a political game as a water dispute. Early indications of this came from the promptness with
- Logic And Law Of Water-Sharing (Tribune, S.S. Johl, Jul 23, 2004)
Haryana was Punjab and so were some parts of present-day Himachal Pradesh. These areas had the riparian rights in waters of the erstwhile Punjab state. Rajasthan had no riparian right.
- Yarlung Tsangpo To Brahmaputra (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 23, 2004)
It is a roundabout route that we have taken to Lhasa, roof of the world and capital of China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
- Nature’S Fury (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 22, 2004)
Long-term plans are needed to prevent the annual floods that devastate Assam
- India Somersaulting (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 22, 2004)
Congress win symbolises the yearning for change
That gloriously unpredictable entity - the Indian electorate - has astonished spectators and participants alike by executing a perfect somersault and neatly reversing the foregone conclusion of . . .
- Karnataka's Predictable Budget (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2004)
After the Central and Andhra Pradesh budgets, it was very much on the cards that the Congress-led coalition Government in Karnataka would also come up with what it could project as a "pro-farmer, pro-poor budget."
- Is There Political Will? (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Jul 20, 2004)
The State CMP lacks foresight, but its pro-poor measures could be effective if the corrupt are weeded out
- China And Saarc (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jul 19, 2004)
As the South Asian Foreign Ministers meet this week in Islamabad, the idea of associating China with the plans for economic integration in the subcontinent should get some serious attention.
- Cmp Sans Vision (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 19, 2004)
The much-delayed announcement of the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of the Congress and the Janata Dal(S) coalition ministry of Karnataka has belied the expectation that it would serve as a five-year perspective plan for
- Farmer Can’T Wait (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 18, 2004)
The faltering monsoon poses a tough challenge for the government given how rhetoric drips with “concern” for the poor farmer. What poor farmers need when rainfall is inadequate, or worse, when there is drought, is quick delivery of assistance.
- Continue More Price Support To Wheat & Rice, Says Swaminathan (Tribune, Gaurav Choudhury, Jul 18, 2004)
Prof M.S. Swaminathan needs no introduction. He has been recognised as one of the 20 most influential Asians of the 20th century (by Time magazine), one of the only three from India (the other two being Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore).
- Towards Sustainable Food Security (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Jul 17, 2004)
The Union budget, if properly implemented, can ensure sustainable food security for the people
- From Green To Hyderabad Blues (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jul 16, 2004)
One small step for man on moon was a giant leap for mankind. "Secularists" might be dismissive of five per cent reservation in education and employment for Muslims in Andhra Pradesh.
- Resetting The Terms (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 26, 2004)
It should not have taken much time for the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to draft his first address to the nation, leaving the nation a tad disappointed, if not unimpressed. Economic words that have become incendiary, such as privatisation ...
- Tackling Droughts (Tribune, Mohan Dharia, Jun 26, 2004)
Droughts in the country have become a permanent feature and the severe drought during this year is perhaps the worst since the past few years. The matter was discussed in Parliament and during his intervention the then Prime Minister ...
- New Deal For Agriculture (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 21, 2004)
By announcing a package of measures aimed at alleviating the burden of drought-hit agricultural borrowers and extending the scope of institutional credit to farmers, the United Progressive Alliance Government has moved swiftly to deliver on some key ...
- Women And Environment Continue To Suffer (Tribune, Kiran Soni Gupta, Jun 20, 2004)
The welfare of human beings is final reference point in judging the impact of what we do or fail to do. Women have an essential role to play in the development of sustainable and ecologically sound system of natural resource management.
- The Upa And The Cauvery Dispute (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Jun 14, 2004)
What is needed is an agreement on a sharing formula for distress years. Whatever the flows, they must be shared and shared fairly.
- This Doc’S First Love Is Green Activism (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jun 13, 2004)
Like many in Dr Manmohan Singh’s Cabinet, Health Minister R. Anbumani, is not a member of the either House of Parliament but qualifies to get a berth in the Union Council of Ministers by virtue of being the son of Dr R. Ramdoss, the founder of the...
- Primary Education: Low Coverage, Poor Quality (Business Line, Sangeeta Goyal, Jun 09, 2004)
The really critical aspect of the Indian public education system is its low quality. Even in educationally advanced States, an unacceptably low proportion of children who complete all grades of primary school have functional literacy. Moreover, the ...
- African Blooms Threaten Indian Roses (Tribune, Pamela Bhagat, Jun 09, 2004)
Owing to its moderate temperate climate throughout the year, Bangalore has emerged as a major flower growing region, contributing 60 per cent of the total rose cultivation in India. Dodballapuram, 50 km from Bangalore on the Hyderabad road, was best known
- Oceans And Kerala (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Jun 08, 2004)
LAST weekend was World Environment Day, and today is World Oceans Day. This time round, both are linked by a common theme - the need to protect oceans. The World Environment Day's theme for 2004 is `Wanted! Seas and Oceans: Dead or Alive?'
- Death By Water (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2004)
The BMP should be held responsible for the death of a youth in an open drain
- In Defence Of Hierarchy (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Jun 01, 2004)
WHEN the Chief Vigilance Commissioner, Mr P. Shankar, blamed the "entire hierarchy" of ministers and bureaucrats for the stifled working of the PSUs, the much-debated issue of desirability of such hierarchies has once again grabbed the centre- stage.
- Eliminating Hunger (Hindu, Chandrika Kumaratunga, Jun 01, 2004)
Food security and international partnership need to be discussed in a constructive manner between developed and developing states.
- Return Of The Reformers (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , May 31, 2004)
THE reformers are back in power. The original reformers are back in place of the erstwhile converts, who apparently had taken their new religion too seriously and believed, wrongly though, that it was they who had brought the shine to parts of India.
- India's Next Moves (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, May 18, 2004)
India's elections were as much a revelation to Indians as they were to rest of the world. Prime Minister-elect Sonia Gandhi will be inaugurated tomorrow, after the victory last week of her Congress Party far outpaced the results of all major . . .
- India Shining On A New Leader (The Seattle Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2004)
Ooops. All the experts and pundits in India got it wrong. Very wrong. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was rudely tossed out in an election defeat no one saw coming.
- Micro-Level Reality Blanks Macro Illusions (Business Line, Ajit Ranade, May 14, 2004)
THE verdict was dramatic and stunning. Who would have expected that the `feel-good' factor would sour so decisively for the ruling alliance? If the exit polls got it wrong, it was not in the direction, but only in the magnitude
- A Democratic India Is Overtaking China (Boston Globe, Editorial, Boston Globe, May 10, 2004)
India is now in the middle of what many Chinese would give their right arm for -- a general election. Yet China is the power that gets all the attention.
- Indian Rupee Shapes Up As Asia's New Bellwether: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, Apr 27, 2004)
The Indian rupee is not exactly a trader's favorite. It accounts for no more than half a percent of the global foreign exchange market.
- Shining Example (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2004)
It is no longer enough to praise the Indian elections, which completed the first round of voting yesterday, merely on the grounds that they are being held in "the world's largest democracy".
- Sharing River Waters (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2004)
THE BROAD AGREEMENT reached between Tamil Nadu and Kerala to revise the Parambikulam-Aliyar inter-State water accord, which lapsed in 1988, clearly signals that the best way forward in resolving such disputes lies in negotiation and conciliation, ...
- Agreement On Agriculture - Confrontation Among Superpowers (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Jan 07, 2004)
WTO negotiations are battles between and among nations, and their groups, with countries like the US inclined simply to ignore the mandate of the international trade body, as has happened with the Byrd Amendment repeal. But the boot may be on the other
- Fci Scheme May Push Up Wheat Price (Business Line, Dhimant Bhatt, Jan 06, 2004)
WHEAT prices in the open market are likely to rule higher in the short term, thanks to the new wheat sale scheme announced by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) from January 1, 2004, market sources have said. Wheat prices (mill quality) in the open
- Rain Harvests And Water Woes (Hindu, T. N. Narasimhan, Jan 06, 2004)
Intensive rain harvesting over large areas can significantly disrupt the hydrological cycle.
- Debating Islam (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 06, 2004)
There is concern that the current climate threatens long-term Christian-Muslim ralations.
- Sweet Nothings (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2004)
Populism is the password to elections in India. All governments gearing up for elections announce policy packages and decisions that are thinly-veiled attempts to buy votes. No government has been free from this vice so it may seem a trifle unfair to ...
- 2004 Cast (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2004)
There is some solution in sight for the growing city’s constant problem. Expect a flood of cheap housing this year. There will also be more 35-40 storey buildings. Affordable housing will be this year’s chant.
Education is the other area of growth. 40
- 2004? It's So Predictable (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2004)
Tomorrow is yesterday by another name. This is not karmic philosophy. It is only cynicism, which seems to come just so easily if you’re Indian. So sitting down with a notional crystal ball, on a gloomy, sun-eclipsd day in January, to predict the rest
- Mad About Words (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jan 03, 2004)
Not many of us are aware that when Shakespeare wrote his plays and sonnets, there were no dictionaries. There were some compilations of difficult words with their meanings but no one dictionary giving origins, meanings and usages of all words in the
- Statutory Minimum Price: Bitter News For Sugar Industry (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 02, 2004)
THE Vajpayee Government has again yielded to populist pressure at the cost of an industry which tried its best to reason otherwise with the administration. But the sugar industry stands isolated in the face of combined pressure exerted by the Agriculture
- Statutory Minimum Price: Bitter News For Sugar Industry (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 02, 2004)
THE Vajpayee Government has again yielded to populist pressure at the cost of an industry which tried its best to reason otherwise with the administration. But the sugar industry stands isolated in the face of combined pressure exerted by the Agriculture
- It Hit Me At Nets: Time For Tugga’s Last Farewell (Indian Express, JOHN BUCHANAN, Jan 02, 2004)
Last night, as we gazed at the Sydney Harbour fireworks which herald each New Year, the midnight sky was awash with crackling coloured sprays of light. These winged sparklers then faded into obscurity, as if by decree from an unseen pyrotechnic magician.
- Rupee Becomes Stronger; Gains 5.24% (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
The Indian rupee eased on Wednesday, but ended the year with a record 5.24 per cent gain against the dollar on a flood of foreign investments pouring into a rapidly expanding economy. The rupee ended at 45.5950/6050 a dollar, weaker than Tuesday’s close
- Toasting Time Again For All In It Sector (Business Line, V. Rishi Kumar, Jan 01, 2004)
THE year 2004 promises to be full of excitement for the technology sector where domestic players — big, small and medium and multinational corporations have struck a positive mood. Herewith a perspective on the general outlook for the sector that is
- Towards 2004: Nothing Much To Feel Good About (Business Line, Devinder Sharma , Dec 31, 2003)
SUMITRA Behera is one of the millions languishing in the countryside. An unknown Indian, somehow surviving against all odds, she recently figured in the news when she decided to sell her one-month-old baby for a mere Rs 10 (approximately 11 US cents).
- Job Creation: Not Just An Economic Problem (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 29, 2003)
Even as jobs have to be created to accommodate India's ever-increasing population, technology developments are destroying existing ones. The issue, therefore, is not merely adding enough jobs but also creating replacements for those lost. As the obstacles
- Dubey:india’s Hero Number One For 2003 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2003)
Satyendra Dubey’s courage and honesty have made him India’s hero number one for 2003. His sacrifice is a wake-up call for us.
- A Water War Brews In Satara (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Dec 24, 2003)
Control of water resources by the government means their control by a few leaders who can continue in power. There is a temptation for these leaders to leverage water management projects electorally. Citing instances of diversion of water from one region
- Still Not The Perfect Shine (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Dec 22, 2003)
At a recent conference on globalization the discussion was focussed on the “how” rather than the “what” or “why” issues that had dominated the subject until recently. The success stories of Indian companies that had begun to look at the world as the ...
- Supreme Court And The Common Man (Hindu, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 19, 2003)
The Supreme Court breathed life into Article 21 of the Constitution by expanding the meaning of the words "right to life" as not mere animal existence, but as life with dignity.
- For A Smile On India’s Face (Indian Express, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , Dec 18, 2003)
India dreams big, creates well, competes better. All it needs now is a conducive system, based on fairplay
- Case For Inter-Linking Of Rivers (Tribune, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 17, 2003)
THE proposal of the government to inter-link rivers has given rise to misgivings among the experts as well as a difference of opinion. Therefore, the whole issue needs an impassionate examination from several angles.
- Is Corporate Farming Really The Solution For Indian Agriculture? (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Dec 16, 2003)
Contract farming is increasingly being presented as the way out of the morass in which Indian agriculture now finds itself, and is being actively promoted by major international donor agencies, multinational companies and the Central Government. In this
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