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Articles 23521 through 23620 of 35809:
- Science And India's Agricultural Future (Hindu, M.S. Swaminathan, Oct 17, 2005)
A three-pronged strategy is needed — sustaining the gains already achieved, extending them to rainfed areas, and ensuring new gains through diversification and value addition.
- Now They Have To Battle The Cold (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 17, 2005)
Survivors of the Kashmir earthquake face a brutal challenge: the Himalayan winter.
- India Gives Equal Rights To Minorities (Daily Excelsior, Uma Shankar Joshi, Oct 17, 2005)
India is the second most populous nation in the world and its dimensions are sub-continental.
- Proposal For A 'Police Mission' (Daily Excelsior, Uma Shankar Joshi, Oct 17, 2005)
India is the second most populous nation in the world and its dimensions are sub-continental. For as long as one can remember it has been a plural society.
- Six Years Of Musharraf's Rule (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Oct 17, 2005)
The October 8 killer earthquake in parts of Pakistan and Kashmir under its control could not have come at a more inopportune time for General Pervez Musharraf than the eve of the sixth anniversary of his Military coup.
- Last Mile Problems With The Nagas (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Oct 17, 2005)
After eight years of cease-fire, the Naga peace process has finally started making some progress.
- Violence In Gilgit (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 17, 2005)
The latest bout of violence in Gilgit that has left at least 12 dead and many injured has exposed the hollowness of the government’s promise to tackle the law and order situation in the city.
- Nobel For Elbaradei (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Oct 17, 2005)
Nobel Prizes, particularly the Peace Prize, have not been free of controversies.
- Future Of Relations With China (Dawn, Javid Husain, Oct 17, 2005)
'China-Pakistan relationship is coming to an end?’ was the provocative title of the paper presented by a Chinese scholar at a seminar on Pakistan-China relations, recently organized by the Area Study Centre, . . .
- Mixed Signal From Economic Front (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Oct 17, 2005)
Premature to infer a higher growth trajectory
The key issue is really one of sustaining the high growth seen in the first quarter. That is going to be challenging if the past is any guide.
- Ceiling On Senior Citizens Deposit Scheme (Hindu, S. Rajaratnam , Oct 17, 2005)
A depositor can operate more than one account but altogether the amount should not exceed Rs. 15 lakh.
- The Alliance Still Holds Its Ground (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Oct 17, 2005)
The most remarkable thing about the six component parties of the MMA is that in spite of the usual rumblings and bickering, they have still managed to stick together — even though there were occasions when it looked as if the adhesive was beginning . . .
- "The Aim Is To Discredit Sewa" (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Oct 17, 2005)
Founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA)Ela R. Bhatt,in an interview, speaks about her organisation's decision to pull out of all Government of Gujarat programmes. This follows the latter's "special audit" of SEWA's implementation . . .
- Iran Denies Attack On British Troops (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 17, 2005)
Iran’s ambassador to the UK has used a peace conference in London to deny claims that his country is involved in the targeting of British troops in Iraq.
- Earthquake Shows Possibilities (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Oct 17, 2005)
Since Musharraf continues to have a grip on the state, the earthquake is unlikely to precipitate political changes
- Helping Hand To People At Old Age (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
Chief Secretary of All India Bank Employees’ Association, Shantaraj, regretted that youth today, under the spell of western culture, were neglecting the aged people.
- No Party Games (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 17, 2005)
Confusion reigns when the government proposes and the governing party disposes.
- Reliance Plans 25-Ship Fleet For Rs 5,000 Cr (Business Standard, P R Sanjai, Oct 16, 2005)
Transport vessels needed to cart higher Jamnagar output.
Reliance Industries Ltd is planning to acquire 25 ships— a combination of chemical tankers, crude carriers, gas carriers and product tankers—at an estimated investment of over Rs 5,000 crore.
- Rbi Plans Steps To Better Services (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
As per the S S Tarapore committee recommendations, the Reserve Bank of India will form a Banking Standards and Codes Board to prescribe guidelines in the banking sector for improving customer services.
- Another Inflationary Move (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 16, 2005)
The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) at its meeting on Friday took a decision that is surely going to make life of the common man harder.
- We Want People To Use Rti Act, Says Habibullah (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Oct 16, 2005)
Wajahat Habibullah, who has just retired from the Indian Administrative Service (Jammu and Kashmir cadre), is busy with basic homework — studying the Right to Information Act as he prepares to take charge as the Chief Information Commissioner.
- An Effective Legal Remedy To Check Domestic Violence (Tribune, Mandeep Tiwana, Oct 16, 2005)
The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Bill, passed by Parliament recently, represents a watershed for women’s rights.
- How Growers Can Earn More (Tribune, P.S. Rangi, Oct 16, 2005)
The farm technology introduced in Punjab in the mid-1960s has resulted in a manifold increase in agricultural production, particularly in the case of wheat and rice.
- Imf Gives High Marks To Indian Economy (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
With the Indian government steaming ahead with reforms, the prospects for the country's economy are "very good," the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Rodrigo Rato said here today.
- Bajaj Auto Q2 Net Up 62 P.C. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
Growth in profits driven by core business
Motorcycle sales up 32 per cent Richer product mix, productivity improvements help
- Indian Air Force Plans To Move Fast Into Space And Focus On Aerospace To Flex Its Muscles As World’S One Of The Best Capable Air Force (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Oct 16, 2005)
Time has come to make the world know what Indian Air Force is capable in Space technologies and Aerospace competition.
- ‘Caste’Ing A Spell On The Economy (Deccan Herald, M J Vinod , Oct 16, 2005)
The book claims that caste is often ‘selectively reworked’ to mean different things at different positions in the economic and social systems.
- Bajaj Sees Opportunities In South East Asia (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
India’s second-largest motorcycle maker, Bajaj Auto Ltd, said on Saturday it plans to expand its presence in south-east Asia and Africa to tap the growing demand for two-wheelers and motorised rickshaws in these markets.
- Indian Economy In Fine Fettle, Says Imf (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
With the Indian government steaming ahead with reforms, the prospects for the country’s economy are “very good,” International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Rodrigo Rato said here on Saturday.
- The Bihar Verdict (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Oct 16, 2005)
The Supreme Court gives its verdict on Bihar and it is a stinging reverse for the UPA.
- Agriculture And Intercultural Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, Prof. B. L. Kaul, Oct 16, 2005)
The food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945.
- The Uniting Bond Of A Shared Tragedy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 16, 2005)
In the aftermath of last Saturday’s earthquake in Azad Kashmir and parts of the NWFP, Pakistan and India have joined hands to combat the catastrophe that has befallen their people.
- Living History (Deccan Herald, Cheryl D Couto, Oct 16, 2005)
The party started early. Streams of tiny children, dressed in stiff khadi with false moustaches and Nehru caps stood around expectantly in Crossword, waiting to take the stage.
- Unfinished Dream (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
An amazing lingam, about 18 feet in circumference, crafted out of a single polished rock stands in the centre of the sanctum sanctorum in Bhojpur writes Tanushree Podder.
- Imf Window To Finance Oil Price Burden Suggested At G-20 Meet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
Participants in finance summit in China stress the need for balanced growth
- G20 Summit Vows To Combat Oil Crisis (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
Chinese President Hu Jintao said the global economic situation will significantly affect the development of each economy.
- Management Of A Disaster (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Oct 16, 2005)
The Pakistan army has come to occupy the centre-stage in the country’s politics and administration. The politicians and the civil servants may accept or resent this situation, as they varyingly do, but are compelled to take a role subordinate to the. . .
- Israeli-Turkish Relations (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Oct 16, 2005)
Turkey recognized Israel in 1949. It may be recalled that Ismet Inonu was the president of Turkey at this time.
- Taking The Peace Process Forward (Dawn, Talat Masood, Oct 16, 2005)
As India and Pakistan prepare to enter the third phase of the composite dialogue, it is important to asses how far the two countries have moved forward since the initiation of the peace process, and what impact this has had on the security and strategic.
- Tata Motors Likely To Increase Car Prices (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
Newly launched Indica V2 to cost Rs. 4.10-4.30 lakh
- Spiritual Experience (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
Mysterious are the ways of God. The working of divine grace cannot be fathomed by the human mind because it tends to rationalise all its experiences.
- Reliance Plans 25-Ship Fleet For Rs 5,000 Cr (Business Standard, P R Sanjai, Oct 15, 2005)
Transport vessels needed to cart higher Jamnagar output.
- India Paper For Wto Talks (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
An issue paper prepared by India has been accepted as the basis for the ongoing World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks on services.
- Tata Motors’ New Indica V2 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
Tata Motors, on Friday, indicated that it might hike the prices of its cars in the wake of increase in input and freight costs.
- It, Prosperity And Equity (Deccan Herald, Rajesh Kochhar, Oct 15, 2005)
IT firms should catch people young and train them to their own requisites, rather than lose talent to one another
- New Service From Tata Tele (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
Non-stop mobile' offers a host of features
- There's A New Ghost In The Guest House (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 15, 2005)
The consciousness of being deemed dead is next to the presumable unpleasantness of being so in reality, rues Herman Melville. "One feels like his own ghost unlawfully tenanting a defunct carcass.
- India, Myanmar Home Secretaries Hold Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
Duggal suggests working group at the Foreign Office level
Security, border trade come up for discussion
Agree to further strengthen cooperation in tackling the activities of insurgents
- Citi Group Chief Meets Indian Top Government Officials – Wants Greater Access To Indian Further Opening Up Of The Financial Sector (India Daily, Juhi Singhal, Oct 15, 2005)
Will Citi Group and other international banks get what they want?
- M16 Now Widens Its Net (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 15, 2005)
The all-white benchmark goes as the Secret Intelligence Service recruits from a much larger range of candidates. An ideal future scenario?
- The Rupee Flux (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 15, 2005)
Not many share the fret in the foreign exchange market over the rupee dropping to Rs 44.96 against the dollar as forward premiums, a sure indicator of dollar demand, are still low at between 0.75 per cent for three months and one per cent for a year.
- Is Kipling’S Kim A World Classic? (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 15, 2005)
Rudyard Kipling wrote Kim over 105 years ago. It became his most successful work of fiction. Many generations of the English speaking world came to know about India through this novel.
- German Machine Tool Industry Woos India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
With the Indian economy racing ahead, the German machine tool industry, which exported 77.4 million euros worth of goods to India in 2004, is eyeing the country's fast-emerging automobile and manufacturing sector.
- Deccan, Spice Will Have New Rival Soon: Ia's Low Cost Carrier (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
Gearing for stiff competition from emerging carriers, Indian Airlines has decided to launch a new low cost service with five Airbus A319s, which were originally being leased to replace Alliance Air planes.
- In Search Of A Settlement In Afghanistan (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Oct 15, 2005)
The central objective of the Bonn accord was to stabilise the security situation but this did not happen. What are the American intentions in Afghanistan?
- What Goes Up Must Come Down (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 15, 2005)
Eric J. Weiner's What Goes Up is intriguingly sub-titled `The uncensored history of modern Wall Street as told by the bankers, brokers, CEOs and scoundrels who made it happen'. A racy read for the weekend, says D. Murali,
- Politics Of Food Set To Heat Up (Tribune, John Hepburn, Oct 15, 2005)
World Food Day (October 15) is a time of the year to reflect on where our food comes from,
- American “war On Terrorism” (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 15, 2005)
History recreated mythology on October 1 as explosions rocked the deceptive idyll of Bali only three days before Balinese Hindus were due to celebrate an earlier clash of dharma and adharma.
- Sparser South (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 15, 2005)
SMALL family, happy family” is the fount on which India’s family welfare nee planning campaign is based.
- Left Out Of Lurch (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 15, 2005)
IT would be premature to cheer the return of the Left parties to the coordination committee of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
- Inequality In India (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Oct 15, 2005)
It will take India another hundred years to become part of the developed world.
- An Encroachment Into Space And Time (Business Line, S. Sridharan, Oct 15, 2005)
S. Sridharan on how the new noise on advertising service may traverse the legislation
- German Companies That Hung Tough And Battled Through India's Bureaucracy, Poor Infrastructure And Procedural Delays Could Be Rewarded With Strong Returns: Deutsche Bank (India Daily, Reena Raina, Oct 15, 2005)
According to Deutsche Bank India is the right place for patient German inverstors.
- Inflation Crosses Four Per Cent (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
`Govt. committed to keep inflation within 5.5 p.c.'
- Condoleezza Rice’S ‘Mission’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 15, 2005)
Central Asia is now the focus of America’s drive to “spread democracy” the world over.
- Forgotten Pioneer By Jagmohan (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 15, 2005)
Hardly anyone in present-day India knows that the Grand Old Man of India, Dadabhai Naoroji, and the legendary English “Lady with a Lamp”,
- Where Are They At This Hour Of Need? (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Oct 15, 2005)
Not too long ago we used to see money boxes placed at shops and on street corners for collection of funds to facilitate ‘jihad’ against the ‘infidels’ who were oppressing Muslims in Palestine, Chechnya, occupied Kashmir and in the Taliban’s Afghanistan.
- Japanese Parliament Approves Bill To Privatise Postal Services (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 15, 2005)
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's key reform-initiative of postal privatisation was approved by Diet (Parliament) on Friday. This has given
- Let Leaders Unite And Solve The Dispute Together - Ii (Greater Kashmir, NISAR A PATIGAROO, Oct 15, 2005)
We need to rise above our petty political interests and find out a solution that lasts, comments Nisar A Patigaroo
- Govt Begins Probe Into Vanishing Cos (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
About 114 companies vanished after mopping up around Rs 800 crore through public offers.
- Blood Is Thicker Than Water (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 15, 2005)
Sufferings efface identities. I thought something like that would happen when the earthquake struck Islamabad and both sides of Kashmir, more Pakistan’s than India’s.
- Steps Soon To Implement Right To Information Act (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
The Cabinet on Thursday decided to limit the strength of the State Information Commission constituted under the provisions of the Central Right to Information Act to three and take a series of steps to implement various provisions of the Act soon.
- Airtel To Invest Rs 250 Crores In M.P.- Chhattisgarh Circle (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
Company launches `blackberry' mobiles
- Tangdhar Police Lose All Weapons (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 14, 2005)
Tangdhar: Tangdhar:Police in Tangdhar have lost all their weapons after the police station collapsed due to Saturday's earthquake.
- Time For Stocktaking (Dawn, Prof Mohammed Rafi, Oct 14, 2005)
Ramazan comes every year to remind us that it is not a month of mere fasting but a time to re-assess our commitment to God for upholding and practising His directives as revealed in the Quran.
- Power Play In Central Asia (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Oct 14, 2005)
The central Asian states that emerged independent after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 have since remained in a state of ferment and turmoil.
- Jumping Jack Flash (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 14, 2005)
Nationalist Trinamul Congress leader PA Sangma, who resigned his Tura Lok Sabha seat, was a worried person after his Meghalaya unit of the NTC merged with the Nationalist Congress Party.
- Who Is Winning The War On Terror? (Dawn, Mustafa Malik, Oct 14, 2005)
WAEL Abdul Latif, a Shia member of the Iraq constitutional committee, fears that he may have participated in the disintegration of his country.
- Knowledge Industry By Bharat Jhunjhunwala (Statesman, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Oct 14, 2005)
The Director General of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Dr Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, has led a valiant and commendable drive to get India to patent her traditional knowledge and acquire patents for her many innovations.
- Gory Gloating (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 14, 2005)
It is disturbing and demeaning that in contrast to the elevated tone the Prime Minister set on quake-assistance to Pakistan (reflected by certain actions on the ground),
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