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Articles 4221 through 4320 of 4401:
- Of Rising Prices, Low Production... (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Oct 06, 2001)
WHAT is the current state of the Indian economy according to the latest available information?
- For Imd It’s Official Now, But ‘Normal Monsoon’ Eludes Rural India (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Oct 04, 2001)
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has officially declared the current year’s monsoon as the 13th successive ‘normal’ monsoon. But, the country seems to have missed the ‘positive impact’ of IMD’s assessment.
- Making A Killing Post-Wtc (Indian Express, Anuradha Raman, Oct 04, 2001)
IF terrorism had found a captive audience, corporate houses were going in for the kill. After September 11, corporate houses loosened their purse strings and upped their ad spend on Indian news channels.
- Fall Of The Coconut (Business Line, C. J. Punnathara, Oct 04, 2001)
THE price of coconuts has crashed, shattering Kerala's fragile coconut economy.
- For Imd It’s Official Now, But ‘Normal Monsoon’ Eludes Rural India (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Oct 04, 2001)
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has officially declared the current year’s monsoon as the 13th successive ‘normal’ monsoon. But, the country seems to have missed the ‘positive impact’ of IMD’s assessment.
- Keshubhai’s Delayed Exit (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 03, 2001)
OUT-going Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel should count himself lucky that he survived for so long in spite of being an incompetent administrator, crisis-manager and policy-maker.
- His Madam’s Voice: Scindia Vs Pilot (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 03, 2001)
IT may be a cold war, fought almost entirely behind the scenes but Congress circles never seem to get tired talking about it, although they do so in hushed tones:
- Political Tremors In Gujarat (Indian Express, Vipin Pubby, Oct 03, 2001)
GUJARAT has long been considered the political laboratory for the Sangh Parivar.
- Will Fiscal Expansion Help? (Business Line, S.S. Bhandare, Oct 03, 2001)
THE appalling terrorist attack on the United States has sent shock waves across the world.
- The Man To Emulate (Business Line, N. R. Krishnan , Oct 02, 2001)
IN THE untimely demise of Madhavrao Scindia, the country has lost a political leader of commendable dynamism and vision.
- Now To Make It Work (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 02, 2001)
THE FORMAL LAUNCH of the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana, the new Rs. 10,000-crore food-for-work programme.
- India's Oilseeds Revolution (Business Line, Devinder Sharma , Oct 01, 2001)
INDIA recorded a spectacular increase both in area under oilseeds as well as its output, with production doubling from 11 million tonnes in 1986-87 to 22 million tonnes in 1994-95, thereby justifying the term ``yellow revolution''.
- Wto And Indian Agriculture: Trading In Food Insecurity (Business Line, Devinder Sharma , Oct 01, 2001)
FOR any tourist, Kerala is an attractive destination.
- Crime Doesn’t Pay! Nor Does Farming! (Tribune, Khushwant Ahluwalia, Oct 01, 2001)
SITTING comfortably in a bar in Delhi drinking rum with water and swallowing pork sausages on sticks, I was introduced to a rich businessman of Delhi by my host.
- Msp And Other Constraints (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 10, 2001)
An increase in the MSP (minimum support prices) of paddy by about 4 per cent will be treated as a joke but for the damaging effect this will have on farmers.
- The Picture In The Frame (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Sep 10, 2001)
When you set yourself impossibly high standards, it’s impossible to scale them. This should not inhibit you from baying at the moon but chances are you won’t land upon it. Still, if at first you don’t succeed...
- Rural Infrastructure Holds The Key (The Economic Times, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Sep 10, 2001)
FROM denial to acceptance to promises of concrete action. That‘s a long way for a government to travel in less than two months, but the Vajpayee government has done that.
- For Whom The Wealth Tolls? (The Economic Times, U. R. Bhat, Sep 10, 2001)
DURING the go-go days of early 2000, when the stock market created new millionaires by the day, counting the billions was a front-page journalistic sport.
- Time To Tackle Starvation Deaths (Tribune, V. Eashwar Anand, Sep 09, 2001)
REPORTS of 21 starvation deaths in Kashipur block of Rayagada district in Orissa are a matter of serious concern.
- Murder Weapon In Kashipur (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Sep 09, 2001)
The deaths in Kashipur in Orissa have become a national scandal.
- Pakistan Plan Hopes For Growth Rate Of Over 6 Pc (The Financial Express, Raja Asghar, Sep 08, 2001)
Pakistan’s military government unveiled a long-term development plan on Friday that sees the country’s troubled economy reaching an annual growth rate of more than 6 per cent over the next decade.
- Free Agri Exports (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 08, 2001)
THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS to implement the recommendation of the Group of Ministers to remove export restrictions on a number of agricultural products, including foodgrains (wheat, pulses, coarse cereals) and dairy products.
- Why Sacrificing Jagmohan To Bjp’s Unholy Trinity Is A Sin Against The Nation (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Sep 08, 2001)
THERE has to be something frightfully wrong with our capital city if its most prominent losers continue to so dominate our front pages.
- Relief That Kills (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Sep 07, 2001)
LET us remember some forgotten words of our daily discourse.
- In Gujarat, The Bjp Govt’s Road Not Taken (Indian Express, Darshan Desai, Sep 07, 2001)
A RULE free from ‘‘fear, hunger and corruption’’. It was this slogan that powered the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to a massive mandate to rule Gujarat for the first time in 1995 and then again in 1998.
- Policy-Induced Recession Chokes Growth Potential (The Financial Express, R.K. Roy, Sep 07, 2001)
Six years ago, it was fondly believed that India’s growth potential was over 8 per cent. With an annual 6.5-7 per cent growth, India was an under-achiever.
- Ideology Into Actuality (Telegraph, Jayanti Alam, Sep 06, 2001)
“Realizing economic and social advancement at the same time” is equivalent to “ensuring the coordinated development of population, resources and environment,” comments a book on China’s “socialist market economy”.
- Should India Say Yes To Bt Crops? (Hindu, Debashis Banerji, Sep 06, 2001)
IN JUNE this year, the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), set up by the Government of India for licensing genetically-modified (GM) crops, deferred the commercialisation of Bt cotton.
- ‘We Are Not Opposed To Agnihotri. Nor Are We For Him’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 06, 2001)
Late last year, the government finally woke up to the huge potential locked in non-resident Indians (NRIs) and persons of Indian origin (PIOs) across the length and breadth of the globe.
- Re-Activating Economy: A Mundane Approach (Business Line, N.A.Mujumdar, Sep 06, 2001)
HAS the global economic slowdown impacted the economy? National income or GDP declined to 5.2 per cent in 2000-01, well below the annual average growth of above 6 per cent during the previous three years.
- Disgrace Abounding (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Sep 06, 2001)
There is something obscene about the way the Central government has denied the fact of starvation deaths in the Kashipur taluka of Orissa, one of the most backward areas in that near-destitute state.
- Tackling Water Pollution From Small Units (Business Line, Mahendra Pandey , Sep 05, 2001)
SMALL-SCALE industries, falling under a wide spectrum of small, tiny and cottage sectors, occupy an important position in India's economy.
- Fighting Hunger (Hindu, A. Umakantha Sarma, Sep 05, 2001)
Sir, - It is deplorable that while there is surplus foodgrain stock, people in some areas of Orissa should die of hunger.
- Redefining The Role Of Anti-Dumping Duties (The Financial Express, K. S. V. Menon, Sep 04, 2001)
The ministry of commerce and industry should be complimented for making available to the public the report of the working of the Directorate General of Anti-Dumping & Allied Duties (DGAD) for meaningful discussion.
- There’s A Panther In The Kitchen (Indian Express, Rohit Bhan, Sep 04, 2001)
Luckily, wildlife authorities have a plan that may drive it back to where it really belongs.
- Gullible Consumers? (Business Line, K. Gopalan, Sep 04, 2001)
SPECIALISATION in sub-divisions of subjects such as economics, sociology, psychology and management was perhaps the most characteristic feature of the academia in the latter part of the 20th century.
- Reforming The Rural Non-Farm Sector (Hindu, S. Mahendra Dev , Sep 03, 2001)
THE IMPORTANCE of the rural non-farm sector in poverty alleviation and promotion of livelihoods is being increasingly recognised.
- Food For Work (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 03, 2001)
THE REPORTS OF starvation deaths in western Orissa have catalysed the Central Government and political parties into examining how to mitigate rural malnutrition.
- Community Grain Banks Can Help Tackle Hunger (The Financial Express, Joseph Vackayil, Sep 01, 2001)
Hunger has moved to the centre-stage of Indian politics in recent times with the judiciary, social activists and the media highlighting the issue in their respective fora.
- Crime Of Food Surpluses (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 01, 2001)
IT HAS taken reports of starvation deaths for Parliament to wake up to the fact that there is a food crisis in the country.
- Stop Press (Indian Express, Janyala Sreenivas, Aug 31, 2001)
Why did the BJP government in Gujarat contemplate bringing the Press under the Consumer Protection Act?
- Little Room For Morals (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Aug 31, 2001)
There are no universal Lakshman rekhas which journalists must or must not cross.
- A Bandh To Bandhs (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 31, 2001)
Nothing could illustrate more vividly the meaninglessness of bandhs than a Reuters photograph of a protester smashing the windscreen of a car in Patna during an NDA-bandh called on August 21.
- Advice From Distant Shores (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Aug 31, 2001)
They have a double billing, émigrés as well as economists. Safely ensconced in distant shores, they are ceaseless in their pontification.
- Debating Starvation Deaths (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 31, 2001)
REPORTS of starvation-related deaths in Orissa were debated in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
- Deadly Fare (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 30, 2001)
Starvation deaths are only too common in Orissa.
- Honour Not Immunity (Hindu, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Aug 29, 2001)
THE UNION Home Minister, Mr. L. K. Advani's offer to provide relief to hundreds of security personnel facing prosecution for alleged human rights violations in Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast is a move in the wrong direction.
- Back To Back (Pioneer, Girish Bhandari, Aug 29, 2001)
This tug of war was pseudo symbolic, as all bureaucratic tugs of war are.
- Boosting Watershed Yields And Conservation Efforts (Business Line, A. V. Swaminathan , Aug 28, 2001)
THE shortage of potable water in cities and water of acceptable purity for irrigation purposes is becoming a universal feature.
- The Taliban's Defiant Rage (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 27, 2001)
AFGHANISTAN'S UNRULY TALIBAN seems determined to inflict another body-blow on a society which is already reeling under the impact of the fanatical outfit's diabolical destruction of the country's traditional spirit of tolerance.
- Battle Between Orissa Govt And Aes Set To Intensify (The Financial Express, Dilip Bisoi, Aug 27, 2001)
The Orissa government and US power giant AES Corporation appear to be engaged in a war of wits in a bid to checkmate each other.
- Vision 2020 -- Economy On Nightmare Street (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Aug 27, 2001)
A NIGHTMARE is the opposite of a vision.
- Looking Financial Crises In The Eye (The Economic Times, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Aug 27, 2001)
A MUTUAL fund, the largest in the country, that’s almost bust. A financial institution (FI) that’s unable to repay its bonds.
- Third Year Is Come Atalji, But Not Gone (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Aug 27, 2001)
What is it that people of this country desire most today? Is it ideology that guides preference for one party over another?
- Change And Continuity (Pioneer, Shubha Singh, Aug 27, 2001)
External Affairs and Defence Minister Jaswant Singh's short two-day visit to Kathmandu was aimed at establishing the initial political contact with the new Nepalese establishment that brings a generational change in the Himalayan kingdom.
- Head Of Japan’s Think-Tank Wants Inflation Target (The Financial Express, Hideyuki Sano, Aug 25, 2001)
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) should take even more aggressive monetary easing steps to fight deflation and adopt an explicit inflation target as part of its strategy, the head of a Japanese government think-tank said.
- Caste On The Map (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 25, 2001)
Martinbhai Chhotubhai Macwan was swamped by a wave of hostility.
- World Bank Aid For Up Water Project A Boon For Farm Sector (The Financial Express, Devsagar Singh, Aug 24, 2001)
At a time when agricultural produce is stagnating in Uttar Pradesh, the World Bank’s $130 million assistance for water sector restructuring, including irrigation and drainage, has come as a boon.
- Those Prophets Of Doom (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Aug 24, 2001)
What is it that we haven’t done wrong in all these years?
- Euthanesia Of Politics, Starvation And Sc Intervention (The Financial Express, R K Roy, Aug 24, 2001)
It is strange that the Supreme Court has had to remind the government of its obligation to provide food to all, even if this has to be given free.
- Comparative Picture (Pioneer, Roswitha Joshi, Aug 24, 2001)
I have two friends in Germany who could not be more different from each other, and, yet, have something in common: They own stunning homes which reflect their personalities.
- Wages Of Trade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 23, 2001)
The fear that the functioning of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) might turn out to be detrimental to the interests of the developing nations is voiced every now and then.
- Chinese Shadow Over Russian Far East (Pioneer, Pran Chopra , Aug 23, 2001)
For some years now, many Russians have worried about what a Russian newspaper described, in early July this year, as "A China Town the size of Siberia".
- Chinese Dragon Hits Japanese Shore With A Vengeance (The Financial Express, Prabhat Kumar, Aug 22, 2001)
China has created a powerhouse of world-class manufacturing. Growing on the strength of domestic demand, it is consistently clocking 8-10 per cent growth rate.
- No Big Deal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 22, 2001)
The decision to allow agents a legitimate role in defence purchases is, to a large extent, a progressive step towards eliminating corruption in defence deals.
- Promote Oilseeds Cultivation (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 22, 2001)
THE CENTRE DESERVES to be commended for its efforts, albeit somewhat belated, to eliminate suspected under-invoicing and loss of revenue in the import of edible oils.
- Chota Shakeel: Smoke Without Fire? (Business Line, B. Raman , Aug 22, 2001)
AT 8.10 pm on August 17, one or more persons moving fast in a car in an unidentified area of Karachi threw a hand-grenade at some persons.
- A Chinese Shadow On Far-Eastern Russia (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Aug 22, 2001)
FOR some years now, many Russians have been worried about what a Russian newspaper described, in early July this year, as “A China Town the Size of Siberia”. Just a week later, President Putin and President Jiang Zemin met in Moscow.
- Growing Dominance Of English In India (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 21, 2001)
WITH his penchant for self-deprecatory humour, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee set aside his prepared English speech at a women’s gathering in New Delhi recently to suggest that he had been accused of murdering the English language.
- Quietly Optimistic In Gujarat (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 21, 2001)
IT has rained in north and central Gujarat and the countryside is lush green after two years.
- No Big Deal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 21, 2001)
The decision to allow agents a legitimate role in defence purchases is, to a large extent, a progressive step towards eliminating corruption in defence deals.
- Land Of Lotus-Eaters (Business Line, C. J. Punnathara, Aug 21, 2001)
THEY say behind every successful man there is a woman. But behind every great person there is a Keralite, asserts the resident Malayalee.
- Story Of Hope Amidst Gloom In Orissa (Pioneer, Madhuri Dass, Aug 21, 2001)
They lost their livelihoods during the 1999 super cyclone. But in July-August 2001, the fishermen of Orissa became the real heroes of relief action for flood victims.
- ‘We Favour Gradualism Rather Than A Big Bang’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 20, 2001)
Responding to the Article IV review of the Indian economy by the International Monetary Fund (FE, 17/8/01), India’s Executive Director on the IMF Board.
- The Struggle For Israel's Soul (Hindu, Franklin C. Spinney, Aug 20, 2001)
THE STRUGGLE for Palestinian independence has exploded into a vicious ethnic war, replete with racial stereotyping and the killing of women and children on both sides.
- Secure Data For Effective Organisation (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Aug 20, 2001)
Data is a collection of information about any organisation. It can be secret or open.
- What A Life! (The Economic Times, Anil P. Bagarka, Aug 18, 2001)
IT is the government’s duty to inform LIC’s policy holders before the corporation buys shares like that of UTI’s.
- Petty Politics (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 17, 2001)
IT IS DIFFICULT to appreciate why the location of Damodar Valley Corporation's headquarters and its proposal to sell power directly to small consumers outside its command area in Jharkhand and West Bengal should become contentious issues.
- Pm’s New Rural Employment Scheme Lacks Orientation (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Aug 17, 2001)
The launch of the Rs 10,000 crore Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) scheme by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Independence Day seems more like a political gimmick.
- Proximate Sources The Hope For Water-Starved Chennai (Hindu, Louise Menezes, Aug 17, 2001)
It is the season for grandiose proposals to save water-starved Chennai.
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