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Articles 1521 through 1620 of 20008:
- Gram Sabha Passes Resolution Against Special Economic Zone (Hindu, Meena Menon, Sep 30, 2006)
People register protest against land acquisition for Reliance Group's Mumbai SEZ
- More Than Friends (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Sep 30, 2006)
Mulayam Singh Yadav owes the public an explanation over his growing intimacy with George Fernandes.
- India-Eu Pact Likely In Helsinki (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Sep 30, 2006)
Free trade would be an important element
- West Bengal Flood Situation Improves, Toll 78 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
The flood situtation in West Bengal improved marginally on Friday though it continued to be grim in Nadia, Howrah and parts of Hooghly with water level in both rivers rising as the death toll rose to 78.
- Plotting A Future (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Sep 30, 2006)
This newspaper has been looking at the serious issues of land and water scarcity. Apart from my commentaries on these pages, I have dealt with these issues in lectures and academic contributions.
- Package For Farmers (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Sep 30, 2006)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on Friday approved a Rs.16,978.69-crore rehabilitation package for farmers in the predominantly suicide-prone districts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra.
- Soz Calls On Rajapaksa (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 30, 2006)
Union Minister for Water Resources Saifuddin Soz called on Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the temporary Presidential Palace and exchanged views on the current situation in the island nation and issues of interest between India and Sri Lanka.
- Feeling Grounded? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
What would you do when your kid chooses to be anything but cooing and cute on board an aircraft?
- Let’S Do Our Bit (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 30, 2006)
I am not really a nature activist. I’m only a software engineer who also cares about the environment and does a little bit for it now and then.
- Reservation In Premier Institutions (Hindu, Prabhudev Konana, Sep 30, 2006)
While reservation is a political hot button, it is about societal endurance, ethics, and value issues. If it is a pure political solution then, unfortunately, premier institutions will probably lose the battle.
- Netas Score Low In Test Of Tech Savvy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
This is the era of e-governance. It has taken deep roots even in rural Karnataka, thanks to the “Bhoomi” project providing computerised copies of land records. The State government has now launched ‘Nemmadi’, an ...
- First Quarter Brings Good News: 8.9% (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
Despite a fall in the growth rate of electricity and construction sectors during the first quarter of 2006-07, the economy was able to record a phenomenal 8.9 per cent growth during the first quarter of financial year 2006-07, bettering the . . .
- ‘B’Lore Unwired Is Right On Track’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
The State government’s ambitious project– Bangalore Unwired, aimed at creating city-wide wireless infrastructure to usherin seamless integrated wireless digital environment, is right on track, according to State Principal Secretary (IT&BT) Anup K Pujari.
- Essence & Spirit Of Fasting (Dawn, Haider Zaman, Sep 29, 2006)
Fasting daily for one month has been prescribed for the Muslims. The Quran, while prescribing it, says: “O believers fasting has been made obligatory on you, as it was made obligatory on the followers of other religions before you, so that . . .
- A Stretch Teeming With Life (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
There are two ways of looking at K Kamaraj Road or Cavalry Road as it was known earlier. Depending upon one perspective, it could be a road full of intense traffic and choc-a-block shops or you can treat this as a stretch full of life.
- Insensitivity, In A Theatre Near You (Indian Express, RUKMINI PILLAI, Sep 29, 2006)
The young man on the phone sounded very angry, “Have you seen the promos of the film, Woh Lamhe? It is so typical. Demented, delusional... And here we are trying so hard to live a normal life!” I knew he had been struggling with schizophrenia for . . .
- Sweet Riot (Indian Express, SATISH K SHARMA, Sep 29, 2006)
One thing the late Ismail Merchant had learnt as a struggling filmmaker was that the way to film financiers’ pocket was through their palate. Himself a foodie, he often treated them and other film personalities to the Indian cuisine he had cooked . . .
- It’S All About Business But Comrades Will Take Up China’S Problems With Pm (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Sep 29, 2006)
The Chinese have a string of problems in India, ranging from business visa to denial of infrastructure contracts. Their old comrades in India are now planning to take up these not-so-socialist issues with the Prime Minister.
- Will We Survive? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 29, 2006)
Water is life. Only scientific harnessing, conservation and use of water will save life on earth.
- Divine Mother (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 29, 2006)
I think of Devi Bhavani as the Supreme I-sense. She is rosy like the dawn, has eyes wherein surge waves of
compassion and she holds in her four hands the noose, the goad,
the flower arrow and
the sugarcane bow.
- Energy Security: An Urgent Priority (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 29, 2006)
Energy means the ability to do work. The word, though, is getting energetically overworked, if news headlines are any indication. For instance, "Russian deal will bring Iran nuclear energy," says www.iranmania.com. "EU Wants Energy Companies to . . .
- Msmed Act — Law With Large Impact (Business Line, Manasi Phadke, Sep 29, 2006)
The new MSMED Act can do more by providing SMEs with the most powerful tool: Regional information, data and value-added knowledge.
- Indian Developers Queue For Ipos, Foreign Funds (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Tens, and even hundreds, of Indian developers are lining up to raise funds through initial public offerings in an attempt to ramp up construction to fill an estimated shortfall of 20 million homes.
- Aviation Losses (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 29, 2006)
The civil aviation ministry’s anxiety over mounting airline losses is not misplaced, but its solution, entailing possible curbs on further capacity addition is not in the long-term interest of the aviation industry. The ministry should strive towards . .
- Frank And Forthright (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 29, 2006)
The Wapda inquiry committee on the countywide power breakdown on Sunday last has completed its job in time.
- Corn: The Plastic Alternative (Business Line, A. V. Swaminathan , Sep 29, 2006)
The sustained campaign against petroleum-based plastics has made manufacturers in the US look at new, renewable raw materials for a range of everyday items. Plastic made from corn derivatives is one such material that is generating widespread interest.
- Documenting A Legend (Hindu, BHARATHI PRABHU, Sep 29, 2006)
Sashi Sivramkrisna's Curse of Talakaad effectively conveys why the three-line utterance continues to intrigue and fascinate
- Nepal Peace Dialogue Deferred Till October (Pioneer, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Sep 29, 2006)
The jinx on a crucial round of peace negotiations between Nepal's Government and the Maoist guerrillas, scheduled to be held on Thursday after a hiatus of three months, continued with the Government deferring it first to Friday and then, next month.
- Pervez: Couriers Hold Key To Qaeda Network (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Sep 29, 2006)
The Al Qaeda has established a well-entrenched courier system as the mainstay of its communications network in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- Tiger By The Tail (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 29, 2006)
Reports of rampant sale and purchase of tiger skin and products in Tibet - where representatives of Wildlife Protection Society of India have claimed sighting, among other parts of the feline anatomy, a tent made of 108 tiger skins - underscores . . .
- Pm For Improved Governance In States (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Asking states to lay special focus on improving the quality of governance, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today advised them to promote e-governance.
- Bad Water Remains (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 29, 2006)
The world has made strides in improving access to clean water in developing countries, but lack of safe drinking sources and decent sanitation still claims the lives of 1.5 million youngsters every year, Unicef warned today.
- J&k Hub Of Tourism Activity: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that his State had become a "hub" of tourism activity and stressed that the entire Northern region can be connected by way of smaller air services to facilitate and enhance tourism activity.
- The Passion To Excel (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 29, 2006)
The passion to excel and reach the top is the key to excellence. The employees at various level of organizational hierarchy must have the fire in their belly to excel in every sphere of operation.
- China's Fusion Reactor Test A Success (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Chinese scientists on Thursday successfully conducted their first test of an experimental thermonuclear fusion reactor, which replicates the energy generating process of the sun.
- Decline And Fall (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 29, 2006)
There are more cars than surfaces for vehicles to travel with ease and without endless stress-laden snarls.
- A Step Away From Licence Raj (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 29, 2006)
The government, in notifying the new environment impact assessment (EIA) norms, has sought to decentralise the process of environmental clearance for industrial projects.
- Thorium For Energy Independence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 29, 2006)
Presently, India has sixteen reactor units with a total capacity of 3900 MWe in operation.
- Pm Cautions Cms On Populism (Tribune, Prabhjot Singh, Sep 29, 2006)
Cautioning against the “race to the bottom” through competitive populism, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, asked the states to avoid excitement to have “headline-grabbing MoUs by offering fiscal and financial incentives which their finances . . .
- Tharoor Still In Race For Un Top Job (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 29, 2006)
India’s Shashi Tharoor is still in the running to succeed Kofi Annan as the next Secretary General of the United Nations, despite the apparent lead that South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon seems to...
- Norwegian Envoy To Arrive In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 29, 2006)
To persuade Government, LTTE to halt hostilities and resume dialogue
Norway engaged in behind-the-scenes activities to iron out issues
Prabhakaran says he is serious about negotiations.
- Kerala Travel Mart Begins (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Home stays, resorts, farm and medical tourism hog the limelight.
- Heritage Tourism In Four States, Courtesy Unesco (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Unesco will launch the Indian Heritage Passport programme in four pilot states of West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan. The programme, a collaborative effort of Unesco, the Union tourism ministry and the state governments concerned, . . .
- Methane Levels To Rise Again (Hindu, Ian Sample , Sep 29, 2006)
"The bad news is that the slowdown in global methane emissions in the past few decades was only temporary."
- Farmers On The Warpath Against Sez (Hindu, Meena Menon, Sep 29, 2006)
We will commit murder, not suicide, say agitated farmers of Pen taluk in Maharashtra
For 20 years, they have been fighting for water from the Hetawane dam
Why not an agriculture zone instead of SEZ?
- Evolve Pragmatic Policy To Preserve Ground Water Resources, . . . (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 29, 2006)
``It provides a mechanism for devolution from the Centre to people at local levels''
"Collective wisdom can lead to `Water For All'"
India's initiatives in this elaborated.
- Defending The Right To Know (Frontline, Sowmya Kerbart Sivakumar, Sep 28, 2006)
Public pressure has prevented the government from implementing retrogressive amendments to the Right to Information Act.
- Cooperation First, Then Safeguards (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 28, 2006)
AEC Chairman Anil Kakodkar talks about the options before India vis-a-vis the U.S. Bill on the nuclear deal.
- Timber Classics (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
The extraordinarily beautiful wooden temples spread across Kerala reflect a great simplicity of form.
- James Connaughton On Global Warming (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 28, 2006)
Interview with James Connaughton, Chairman, U.S. Council on Environmental Quality.
- Breaking Free (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Sep 28, 2006)
South Korea tries to assert its sovereignty in the matter of operational control of its military, at its latest summit with the U.S.
- 17.5 P.C. Productivity Linked Reward For Port Workers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Minister's pat for ports, federation leaders
- Unshackling Indian R&d (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Sep 28, 2006)
We need to utilise the pool of Indian talent in R&D that is providing the cutting edge to other countries, says Vinayshil Gautam.
- Sez: Farmers Plan Satyagraha (Hindu, Meena Menon, Sep 28, 2006)
Over 10,000 hectares in 45 villages to be acquired for the project
- ‘India Will Continue To Be India’ (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 28, 2006)
Daryl Kimball, Director of the Arms Control Association, also cites the late Homi Bhaha to argue that nuclear assistance for civil needs could actually help military objectives.
- Climate Change: Too Little Too Late? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 28, 2006)
The precautionary principle — appears to be a neglected concept when applied to global environmental problems such as global climate change.
- Autonomy Row (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Sep 28, 2006)
The move to grant autonomy to JIPMER raises fears that the poor will no longer benefit from the Institute's services.
- Let Involved In Iisc Attack, Says Karnataka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
`Prima faciecase to show that accused were Lashkar members'
- Kalasa-Banduri: State Opposes Goa's Suit (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Sep 28, 2006)
Karnataka on Wednesday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court strongly opposing Goa's suit for an interim injunction to restrain Karnataka from constructing Kalasa-Banduri project across the Mandovi.
- Sonia Gandhi Calls For Pro-Farmer Policies (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Sep 28, 2006)
Party-ruled States asked to emulate A.P. in farm sector development
Congress president inaugurates RIMS at Kadapa
Blames TDP Government for neglecting farm sector
Congress president inaugurates RIMS at Kadapa
Blames TDP Government for . . .
- Last Journey Of Chopper Crash Victims Begins (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Sep 28, 2006)
Three days after they went missing in the remote north, Nepal’s helicopter crash victims finally returned to Kathmandu on Wednesday afternoon in body bags and pathetic bundles that bore no resemblance to the human body.
- Passing The Buck (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Sep 28, 2006)
The Centre has gone back on its commitment to legislate a Bill guaranteeing the fundamental right to education.
- Unhealthy Burden (Frontline, Editorial, Frontline, Sep 28, 2006)
The poor bear the brunt of declining levels in public spending on health care.
- Accountable Under Rule Of Law (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 28, 2006)
The landmark decision of the Supreme Court to issue a slew of directions relating to police administration is essentially aimed at kick-starting the process of strengthening the autonomy of the force.
- Parenting Travails (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Sep 28, 2006)
Parenting today faces numerous challenges. Failure to meet these could prove disastrous for society.
- A Foreign Hand (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Sep 28, 2006)
Making a commitment under GATS on education could prevent the government from adopting a nuanced policy that can ensure good quality higher education.
- Facing The Truth (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Pakistan has solved its border problem with China, but India is caught in a prolonged dispute.
- Chinese Fdi Hitting `National Security' Barrier (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 28, 2006)
New economic policy meets old paranoia; Beijing feels its firms being singled out
- "We Want To Let The People Defeat The Taliban" (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 28, 2006)
Pakistan's PresidentPervez Musharrafdiscussed his new book,In the Line of Fire, and the war on terrorism with members of the Council on Foreign Relations, including Global Viewpoint editor Nathan Gardels. Following are edited excerpts of the . . .
- Why Tony Blair Has To Go (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Sep 28, 2006)
Nobody sells New Labour like Mr. Blair, and the faithful are anxious about losing him. For all that, there was no appeal for him to stay.
- Coming Clean (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 28, 2006)
Our hygiene standards do not extend beyond home.
- The Captain Sank This Ship (Indian Express, Manpreet Badal, Sep 28, 2006)
As a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly for the last 11 years and a Punjabi pained by the accelerated administrative downfall in Punjab in the last four and a half years, I have been an anguished spectator as my state has been systematically . . .
- Us Thinks Afghanistan More Do-Able Than Iraq (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Sep 28, 2006)
Among the reams of statistics available in the world's most powerful capital city, two stand out as representative of the United States' existential dilemma. Of every dollar of American tax-payer money disbursement for development work - . . .
- One More ‘Dazzler’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 28, 2006)
All the three main foreign trade targets — export, import and trade deficit — announced for the current year on Monday appear to be largely unrealistic.
- Pet Bills Take Indo-Us Nuke Deal Down To Wire (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Sep 28, 2006)
The good news: There is overwhelming support for the Indo-US civil nuclear deal in the US Senate. The bad news: This is why individual senators are tying their pet bills to the Senate vote on the nuclear deal.
- Under A New Boss (Telegraph, RABINDRA SEN, Sep 28, 2006)
As this year draws to a close, one of the critical issues doing the rounds in the international arena is the election of the new United Nations secretary-general who will succeed Kofi Annan, whose second term expires at the end of 2006.
- Mulayam Late, Girls Faint (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Nineteen schoolgirls fainted this afternoon waiting for Mulayam Singh Yadav to hand out doles at a Meerut function.
- Suicide Notes From The Country (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 28, 2006)
Farmer's suicides, a charged political issue, received a lot of attention again at the recently concluded Congress conclave. But standard political solutions are typically not informed by basic economic logic.
- Cities Of Joy (Times of India, Dinesh Mohan, Sep 28, 2006)
At about the same time professionals in Delhi were finalising the First Master Plan for the city in the early 1960s, Jane Jacobs published her book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities.
- Pakistan Won’T Allow Its Sovereignty Violated: Musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Pakistan does not want its sovereignty violated by letting U.S. troops hunt for Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda associates on the Pakistani side of the border with Afghanistan, President Pervez Musharraf has said.
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