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Articles 27721 through 27820 of 35809:
- Labour Politics In The Informal Sector (Hindu, Suranjan Das, May 24, 2005)
James Scott's classic, Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Popular Resistance has provided entry points for historians of popular protest politics.
- A Mask That Was Pierced? (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, May 24, 2005)
`... do you think there is any chance that he could have written it?'
- Kalam Hails India’S Space Research Efforts (Deccan Herald, UNI, May 24, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam has denied that India was making tardy progress in its space programmes despite huge investments in the sector and said it was erroneous to draw such inferences as the country had made rapid st
- Destination For Hikers (Deccan Herald, Shankarnarayana R K, May 24, 2005)
Kundadri, a hill station situated in Teerthahalli taluk of Shimoga, is one place which has not been explored by too many visitors and hence remains
- Exchanging Ideas (Deccan Herald, Rotary club, May 24, 2005)
The Rotary Club aims to provide external inter-cultural experiences for students through its student exchange programmes.
- 4 Million New Jobs Projected In Housing Sector: Assocham (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2005)
Chamber suggests conferment of infrastructure status on the sector
- The Core Is Nuclear: Energy Concerns Should Drive Indo-Us Ties (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, May 24, 2005)
The Indian bureaucracy has gone into overdrive preparing for the Manmohan Singh-George Bush mid-July meeting in Washington.
- Not Yet The Govt Of Aam Admi (Deccan Herald, UTPAL BORPUJARI, May 23, 2005)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, who exactly a year ago was anointed to the top post in the midst of near hysteria among Congressmen because of Sonia Gandhi’s renunciation and when nobody expected the mild-mannered economist to be thrust with the .
- Sri Lankan Investment Board Sets Up Office (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2005)
Thrust areas will be information technology, bio-technology,
- Sri Lanka’S Investment Office In Bangalore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2005)
Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment (BoI) set up its first overseas office in Bangalore on Sunday, with the object of attracting investors from companies in Karnataka and south India to its country in varied sectors, particularly IT and ITES.
- Maritime Connectivity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 23, 2005)
Last week, the Central Government gave its final approval for the Rs 2,427.40 crore Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project (SSCP) which will facilitate smoother maritime connectivity between the country’s eastern and western seaboards.
- Upa’S New Deal For Rural India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2005)
Releasing the UPA’s report card, Dr Singh emphasised the need to rehash public expenditure and to improve efficiency of ministries for the growth of the nation
- Non-Cooperation With The Regulator Led To Ban On Ubs (Hindu, Oommen A. Ninan, May 23, 2005)
What SEBI seeks to indicate is that FIIs are not above the country's regulatory system
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The investigation by sebi was aimed at finding out whether the market
- One Year Of The Upa: Areas Of Darkness (Hindu, L C JAIN, May 23, 2005)
The Manmohan Singh Government's performance in agriculture and employment generation needs to improve.
- Newsweek's Embedded Explosion (Hindu, P. SAINATH, May 23, 2005)
U.S. standing in the Muslim world was not lowered by theNewsweekreport. Such reports are believed because U.S. standing in the Muslim world is so low. And with good reason.
- Support To The Congress Is A Historical Need, Says Karat (Deccan Herald, Gobind Thukral, May 23, 2005)
Prakash Karat is no ordinary communist.
- Manmohan And Sonia Celebrate "Resilience" Of Upa Coalition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2005)
Government completes one year; Left parties stay away from no-frills function
- Thumbs Up (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2005)
The Govt has scored well on economy but not on national security
- History Of The Changing India (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, May 22, 2005)
Challenging the stereotype of the ‘unchanging’ India, the book underlines the changes in its social structure over centuries.
- Merits Of Martyrdom (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, May 22, 2005)
It is not just the tiger, but also the elephant, the turtle, the dolphin, the wetland, the ... facing a bleak future. A look at the crisis facing Indian wildlife.
- Distress Calls (Hindu, Pankaj Sekhsaria, May 22, 2005)
It is not just the tiger, but also the elephant, the turtle, the dolphin, the wetland, the ... facing a bleak future. A look at the crisis facing Indian wildlife.
- Localising Food And Sustaining Livelihoods (Deccan Herald, Kanchi Kohli , May 22, 2005)
Farmers from Peru, India and Iran met at Andhra Pradesh and exchanged notes about common concerns on agricultural biodiversity, livelihoods and food sovereignty.
- Lessons From Black History (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2005)
Dalit Bahujans continue to worship the body image rather than the mind of God, delaying their complete liberation
- Cabinet Approves New National Map Policy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2005)
The Union Cabinet approved a new National Map Policy with two series, one for defence and the other for public uses.
- The Law And Sexual Exploitation (Tribune, Asif Jalal, May 20, 2005)
THE appearance of a pornographic CD featuring an old businessman of Shimla with a girl of 20 years has once again underlined shortcomings inherent in the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956.
- Call Off The Adc (Business Line, Manish Agarwal, May 20, 2005)
Access deficit charge (ADC) is once again in the news. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently changed the definition of roaming for calculating the ADC.
- Gender Equality Still A Distant Dream (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, May 20, 2005)
A recent survey by the World Economic Forum finds that full economic and political empowerment remains a dream for millions of women even in the Western world.
- Governance Reform For India's Forests (Hindu, Mihir Shah, May 20, 2005)
The Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2005 reaches out to the Adivasi communities and seeks to make them active protectors of the forest, while strengthening their livelihood possibilities.
- Ap Receives Notice On State Plea ` (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2005)
Karnataka says Andhra Pradesh has started illegal projects and asserts that Krishna water is vital for Northern Karnataka’s development
- Sebi Cracks The Whip (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 20, 2005)
The investment restrictions imposed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India on UBS Securities appear to be justified, coming as they do as a reaction to the latter's refusal to part with information on its operations during last year's stock market
- Rise Of A New Power (Deccan Herald, ANAND GIRIDHARDAS, May 20, 2005)
India is building an economic and military presence in Asia which could alter the global balance of power
- Lifetime Achievement Award For Krishnaswamy (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, May 20, 2005)
Ninth recipient over the last four decades and the first from Afro-Asian continents
- A Year Of Dr Manmohan Singh-Ii (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, May 20, 2005)
One way to assess the successes and failures of the Manmohan Singh government at the end of its first year is to recall that, in April 1999, the Atal Bihari Vajpayee ...
- Pragmatic Projection (Hindu, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 20, 2005)
The Union Cabinet’s approval of the Mid Term Appraisal (MTA) of the Tenth Plan (2002-07), which has scaled down the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate
- Upa's Foreign Policy Report Card — More `As' Than `Bs' (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, May 20, 2005)
Dr Manmohan Singh has initiated steps to shed fears about competing with China and is even considering a free trade agreement with it.
- When Will A Yuan Revaluation Happen? (Business Line, T. B. Kapali , May 20, 2005)
China is among the big stories of the global market. When and how China will modify or revalue the pegged exchange rate of the yuan currency against the US dollar is the key issue.
- India's Poverty: Help The Poor Help Themselves (International Herald Tribune, Kirsty Hughes , May 19, 2005)
While India's growth makes it an economic and political player to watch in the next decades, the country remains desperately poor. Almost a quarter of India's 1.1 billion people live on less than $1 a day; 700 million more live on less than $2 a day.
- Asia To Slow In 2005 On Oil Rise, Drought, Low Exports (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Asia’s major economies, with the exception of Indonesia, are set to slow this year after growing in 2004 at their fastest pace in four years, a Reuters poll of 12 economies found.
- Posco Wants $10 Bn Steel Plant In China (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Posco, Asia's third-largest steelmaker, is seeking permission to build a mill in China with capacity equal to 33 per cent of the company's output last year, to expand in the world's largest steel market.
- Sebi To End Discretion In Allotment To Qibs (The Financial Express, P VAIDYANATHAN IYER, May 19, 2005)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India is likely to do away with the discretionary powers of merchant bankers in deciding allotment to qualified institutional buyers (QIBs).
- India Places Its Women 6th From Bottom (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Despite government's efforts at empowering women and some of them occupying top positions in various sectors, India stood at a dismally low position of 53 among 58 countries for ‘gender gap,’ according to a survey by the World Economic Forum.
- A First Step (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 19, 2005)
The ad hoc group of experts (AGE) on empowerment of central public sector enterprises has done a commendable job in balancing ground realities with economic imperatives.
- Nuclear Power Play (Tribune, Sridhar K. Chari, May 19, 2005)
IT is widely accepted that India’s perfect record on nuclear proliferation is better than that of many nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) signatories.
- Left Still ‘Red’ On Upa Achievements (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Left showed the “red flag” again to the UPA government on its performance, clearly disassociating with the UPA’s take on the crucial UPA-Left Coordination meet held here.
- Consensus Can Lead To Higher Growth: Bjp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The BJP president said it was the responsibility of both the Central and State governments to improve the infrastructure facilities in the country.
- Icici Goes Russia Shopping, Buys Bank (The Financial Express, Reuters, May 19, 2005)
ICICI Bank Ltd., India's second-largest commercial bank, has bought Russia's Investitsionno-Kreditny Bank (IKB), launching its first overseas acquisition, the Indian bank said on Thursday.
- Bengal Plans To Raise Rs 1,700 Cr To Revamp Pses (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The West Bengal Government plans to raise Rs 1,700 crore from different foreign agencies for restructuring 29 public sector enterprises during 2005-07.
- Tripura Hands Over 20 Departments To Panchayat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Tripura will now be the first state in the Northeast to hand over the executive authority of twenty major departments to the local self-government as part of decentralisation of power.
- World Bank To Back Investment Lending In Tamil Nadu (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
THE World Bank is of the view that it would support investment lending in Tamil Nadu rather than providing budget support, according to Mr Michael F. Carter, Country Director-India, World Bank.
- A Year Of Dr Manmohan Singh -- 1 (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, May 19, 2005)
CONDUCTING foreign policy in a rational manner while heading a coalition government dependent on Stalinist-oriented communist parties and rabid regional parties is not easy.
- Advani Advice: Tell Left To Pipe Down For Double Digit Growth (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
BJP president L.K. Advani today praised PM Manmohan Singh for starting the reforms process but cautioned him against leaning heavily on the Left, an act, he said, that would make it more difficult to achieve a double-digit growth.
- Buddha Talks Psu Reforms & World Bank (Indian Express, Subrata Nag Choudhury, May 19, 2005)
Rs 1700 cr needed to close down 29 loss-making PSUs, trim 70,000 workforce, weave safety net
- Advani Bites Barking Left (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
BJP president L.K. Advani today warned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that his “dependence” on the Left will be a hindrance to achieving double-digit growth.
- Edict Against Suicide Attacks (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
A group of 58 religious scholars belonging to all schools of thought issued here on Tuesday an edict (fatwa) against suicide attacks. However, they said that the fatwa was applicable only in Pakistan.
- Upa, Left Rift Widens (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The seven-hour-long UPA-Left Coordination Committee meeting today ended on a discord note with the Communists disassociating with the Congress-led coalition’s assessment of the performance of Manmohan Singh government during the past one year.
- Most Of Abb's Future Investments To Be Made In India, China (Business Line, K. Giriprakash, May 19, 2005)
ABB Group is planning to increasingly leverage its Indian operations as a production and resource base while most of its future global investments will be made in India and China.
- Fitch Gives India Bb+, Says Can Do 10% Growth (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Rating agency Fitch on Thursday affirmed India's foreign and local currency ratings at 'bb+' with a stable rating outlook but said the high fiscal deficit prevented the country from achieving an investment-grade rating in the near term.
- 'I Am Disappointed By The Pace Of Reform' (The Financial Express, Rahul Bajaj, May 19, 2005)
There is a dilemma at the heart of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. Its political mandate was on a pro-people and not a pro-economic reform platform.
- Through The Third Eye (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 19, 2005)
Railway mantri Lalu Prasad Yadav’s latest decision to ban the sale of bottled colas on all passenger-trains, as also the earlier one to suspend and then reinstate an official who had the “temerity” to ask ticketless RJD MPs for ID-cards...
- China Hits Back In Yuan, Textiles War Of Words (The Financial Express, Reuters, May 19, 2005)
China on Wednesday dismissed US criticism of its fixed currency peg and attacked European and US steps to curb Chinese textile exports as unfair.
- Taliban Still Pose Threat, Says Mea (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Taliban, the Al-Qaida and the Hizb-e-Islami still continue to threaten peace and stability in Afghanistan, while the peace and security situation in Nepal remains a cause of serious concern, the Ministry of External Affairs has said in its annual repo
- Cost In Blood (Indian Express, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 19, 2005)
The horror in Andizhan in eastern Uzbekistan that began on Friday last has not yet been fully revealed to the world.
- Miles To Go For Upa To Prove Its Merit (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The UPA (United Progressive Alliance) has to be congratulated for completing its first year in office without any major hiccups. It has managed its unruly alliances with the Left, RJD and Ram Vilas Paswan’s LJP quite well.
- Advani Cautions Upa Against Depending On Left (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The BJP President, Mr L.K. Advani today launched a frontal attack on the Left parties advising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to fall prey to the Communist propaganda.
- Making India ‘Flat’ Needs Simple Economics (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, May 19, 2005)
Earlier this month, I attended TiEcon 2005, the annual conference of The Indus Entrepreneurs, a South Asian networking organisation born in Silicon Valley, now becoming a global force.
- ‘The Sphere Of Influence Of The Poor Is Phenomenal’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Dr Devi Shetty believes that the best business model of all is one that is based on the needs of the poor.
- Reforming The Railways (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
With Lalu Prasad as minister for railways, whatever hope remained for substantial reform of the system had been discounted a year ago.
- Coal For Power (Business Standard, Editorials, Business Standard, May 19, 2005)
Even if the government does manage to resolve the Dabhol issue soon and then is able to get more investors to set up power plants, it is unlikely that the crisis in the country’s power sector will go away.
- How Almost Everyone In Kerala Learned To Read (Christian Science Monitor, Nachammai Raman, May 19, 2005)
At the Janaranjini preschool in the state of Kerala in rural southern India, children aren't building castles in the sand. Instead, as they sit cross-legged in front of a thin layer of sand, they are learning the fundamentals of reading and math.
- Upa-Left Meet Reviews Performance (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
THE United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on Wednesday held a marathon meeting with representatives of the four Left parties to take stock of the Government's performance during its first year in office.
- `It, Pharma, Textiles Sectors To Drive India-Eu Trade' (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Industry chamber Assocham has said that IT, pharma, textiles and agro-food sectors would be the key to India's expanding trade and economic ties with the European Union.
- Nddb To Invest Rs 50 Cr In Ap (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) would invest Rs 50 crore in Andhra Pradesh to help strengthen milk producers.
- Left Out Of Sync With Upa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
After a marathon meeting of the coordination committee the Left said the UPA’s economic policies were no different from the NDA’s.
- Polavaram Project Will Spell Doom For Tribals: Human Rights Forum (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Human Rights Forum, Andhra Pradesh, has urged the State Government to give up the proposed mega project on the Godavari at Polavaram in West Godavari district
- Mauritius Co's Plan For Stake In Max India Cleared (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Government today okayed the joint proposal from Mauritius-based Parkville Holdings Ltd and Ensley Ltd to acquire stake in Max India Ltd involving foreign direct investment worth Rs 337 crore.
- Upa, Left Focus On Gujarat Affairs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) partners and the Left Parties on Wednesday reaffirmed their resolve to confront and combat communal forces and strengthen the secular pillars of the state.
- Do Not Rely On The Left: Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Warns against "vindictive policy" towards previous BJP-led Government
- Ncaer Projects 7.2 P.C. Gdp Growth (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) has projected an overall economic growth of 7.2 per cent in the current fiscal, backed mainly by industry (7.6 per cent growth) and the services sector (8.5 per cent).
- No Bar On Fiis Issuing Pns: Sebi Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Wednesday ruled out the prospect of imposing any ban on foreign institutional investors (FIIs) issuing `Participatory Notes'.
- Eu’S Barroso Appeals To France To Back Treaty (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The head of the European Union’s executive commission appealed to French voters on Wednesday to back the EU’s new constitution and said rejecting the treaty would have far-reaching economic and political consequences.
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