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Articles 5421 through 5520 of 20008:
- Cm’S Surprise Check Of Double Shift Works (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad made a surprise visit to various parts of Srinagar city this morning to assess progress of works launched under double-shift system.
- Has Indian Advertising Come Of Age? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 28, 2006)
“Let us prove to the world,” wrote William Bernbach in his 1949 manifesto for ‘creative revolution’, “that good taste, good art, good writing can be good selling.
- Taking The Lead In Clean Development (The Financial Express, RAJIV MEMANI, Jun 28, 2006)
There are good commercial reasons to manage greenhouse emissions as envisaged at Kyoto
- A Journey To Nowhere (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 28, 2006)
If the number of buses started between India and Pakistan were to be the criterion, the relationship would have been normal. The fact is that the
- President, Pm Concerned Over Delay In Power (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister ShauKat Aziz have expressed concern over slow movement in setting up power projects in the country to meet growing domestic and industrial needs of Pakistan’s fast-expanding economy.
- Much More Than Personal Drama (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 27, 2006)
For Lakshmi Mittal, the Indian-born steel magnate, the deal Sunday to acquire rival Arcelor caps decades of effort to rise from obscurity to build a global steel conglomerate.
- Energy: Kalam Sets A 25-Year Deadline (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Emphasising on a national target to achieve energy security within 25 years, President A P J Abdul Kalam on Monday called for an intense research on renewable energy, bio-diesel and nuclear power to realise the goal.
- Package For Ryots In Four States Soon (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jun 27, 2006)
For rehabilitation in suicide-hit regions
Manmohan to visit Vidharbha on Thursday
Proposed figure for this year is about Rs. 1,100 crore
- Pigeon English (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 27, 2006)
Birds- Instead of cruelpractices like starvation and poisoning of pigeons, cities must adopt healthier ways.
- The Miracle That Was Helen Keller (Deccan Herald, L SUBRAMANI, Jun 27, 2006)
Few men and women in history have proved that wisdom and human will can transcend the most hopeless of limitations.
- S. Asia Can Reduce Poverty: Wb (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
A World Bank report says South Asian countries can significantly reduce poverty in the next 10 years by increasing investment, improving labor quality and addressing gaps in income.
- India To Provide Flood Forecasting Data (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The two-day meeting of the Indus Waters Commission (IWC) between Pakistan and India concluded with signing record of the meeting here on Monday.
- Increased Funding From Adb Sought: Five Dams, Energy, Infrastructure (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The Asian Development Bank on Monday indicated to upscale its financing as Pakistan sought higher funding from it for five major dams, national highways, energy and trade corridor to meet its growing economic requirements and create regional connectivity.
- Oil Pipeline Comes With A Host Of Advantages (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
One of the major benefits is its potential to prevent adulteration
Another pipeline from Chennai to Bangalore, says IOC chairman
Oil company plans to modernise LPG import facility at Ennore
- Ongc's Record Profit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Declares a final dividend of 200 per cent for 2005-06
Ten new oil and gas discoveries during 2005-06
India will receive first crude oil from the Sakhalin-I fileds in the fourth quarter
- Humanising Criminal Investigation (Hindu, R. K. Raghavan , Jun 27, 2006)
A collection of articles by experts on forensic nursing which is a treat and education by itself
- Rising Pitch (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 27, 2006)
It is only rarely that foreign dignitaries show the inclination to visit a country twice in the same month. But with Mr Mangala Samaraweera, the Sri Lankan foreign minister, it is different.
- Of Tigers And Tribals (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 27, 2006)
The prime minister’s task force that was established to find innovative ways to protect the Bengal tiger in its natural habitat has failed miserably.
- Autonomy As Shield (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 27, 2006)
The standoff between the Union Health Ministry and the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is a symptom of the same administrative malaise that saw the country's premier medical institution shut up shop for several weeks in . . .
- Kalam’S Prescription For Energy Independence By 2030 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Terming energy independence as India’s ‘‘highest priority’’, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today said power generation in the country needed to grow over three-fold by 2030, including 50,000 mw by way of nuclear energy.
- We’Re Buying, Can We Sell? (Indian Express, Narayanan Madhavan and Rosemary Arackaparambil, Jun 27, 2006)
Twelve years ago I passed by a tiny Belgian mountainside town called Huy to write about an Indian steel success story.
- Animals, Agriculture, And City Planning (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Jun 27, 2006)
Providing multipurpose farmland within urban areas could help alleviate poverty besides improving the aesthetics of our cities.
- Rajasthan Govt. Officials To Review Narmada Project Works (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Adequate infrastructure developed to receive and transport water; Task Force meeting to be convened in July
- Congress Weary Of Contesting Mcd By-Election (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jun 27, 2006)
BJP upbeat, Third Front in active mode
BJP feels this could well lay the foundation for its return to power in the Capital
DPCC president wants the Chief Minister to decide on the candidate
- Govt May Bar Media From Na Committees (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, Jun 27, 2006)
Top government officials and members of the military establishment have been so irked by press coverage of National Assembly (NA) standing committees that they have proposed barring journalists from attending them, official sources told Daily . . .
- News From The Silent Mountain (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, Jun 27, 2006)
In 1965, the CIA dreamed up one of its more harebrained schemes. China had detonated its first atomic bomb in 1964, just after Narinder ‘Bull’ Kumar led an Indian team to a successful ascent of Nanda Devi, the second highest peak in India.
- Anatomy Of A Failed Deal (Business Standard, Govindraj Ethiraj, Jun 27, 2006)
Can you ensure a merger goes through smoothly? Can there be a process to the process? How does one learn—the hard way, like Jet Airways—or is there an easier way out? And most importantly, can you learn from others’ experiences?
- Pranab Seeks Report To Induct Women For Combat (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Union Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here on Monday he had directed the three services chiefs to conduct a feasibility study for inducting women officers in every walk of the armed forces and expressed the hope that women would in near future . .
- Providing Social Security To Unorganised Workers (Business Line, Jayati Ghosh, Jun 27, 2006)
The lack of provision of basic social security for the vast bulk of workers in India is one of the more depressing features of Indian society. This is sought to be corrected in the recent recommendations of the National Commission for Enterprises . . .
- India Condemns Bomb Attack Near Colombo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
India on Monday "unreservedly" condemned the "terrorist bombing incident" outside Colombo in which Sri Lankan Major-General Parami Kulatunga and other defence personnel were "tragically killed."
- President Kalam Sets Road Map To Achieve Energy Independence (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
He calls for increasing power generation capacity to 400,000 MW by 2030
- India Will Help Pak On Water Flow (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The Indian government will transmit advanced information to Pakistan regarding river flows during flood season commencing from July 1, 2006 .
- Universities: Renaissance Or Decay? (The Financial Express, RALF DAHRENDORF, Jun 27, 2006)
European universities, as also those in developing countries like India, need to loosen rigid structures.
- Crass-Media Holdings (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 27, 2006)
Draft broadcast bill falls far short of ideal
- Srm Institute In Talks With Australian Varsity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Commercial pilot programme on anvil
A four-member team visits SRM campus
Both universities aim at establishing a cross-institutional relationship
- Economic Task (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 27, 2006)
Both the prime minister and the president, of late, have spoken on the need to attract foreign investment into the country to sustain the current rate of economic growth. Foreign direct investment is said to have significantly increased during . . .
- China May Fine News Media To Limit Coverage (International Herald Tribune, Joseph Kahn, Jun 27, 2006)
Chinese media outlets will be fined if they report on "sudden events" without prior authorization from government officials, under a draft law being considered by the Communist Party-controlled legislature.
- Kalam Draws Energy Map (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam today set out the roadmap for India’s energy independence, terming it the nation’s highest priority.
- Ongc Turnover Crosses Rs 50k Cr (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), India's most valuable oil company has posted a net profit of Rs 14,431 crore for the year ended March 31, 2006 as compared to Rs 12,983 crore for FY05.
- Plug The Leaks (Tribune, Premvir Das, Jun 27, 2006)
The Navy, traditionally called the Silent Service, is in the news and for all the wrong reasons. A spate of accidents, one of them leading to the sinking of a warship, has dogged the sailors and if that were not enough, along comes the ‘War Room Leak’ . .
- The Yatra (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 27, 2006)
O Lord of the universe
I call upon Thee
To gather all life
In lhine arms.
I call upon Thee to dwell
In this barge of a tower
While chaos and clamour of waters
Rise flood upon flood
I pray in Thy name to Thee
To preserve all in Thy compas
- Across The Nathu La (Tribune, Lieut-Gen Baljit Singh (retd), Jun 27, 2006)
Three sovereign nations, China, India and Bhutan, have a common meeting ground at Nathu La - Jelap La.
- Parichu River Crisis Brewing Again? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 27, 2006)
When the Parichu dam burst last year, almost 80 per cent of defence establishments from Sumdho to Karcham in Kinnaur of Himachal Pradesh, including strategic bridges on the Hindustan-Tibet Road, were washed away.
- Politics And Profligate States (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jun 27, 2006)
After Independence the states have evolved on two different tracks. One, with the departure of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, the two most charismatic and centralising Prime Ministers, the states have acquired increasingly greater autonomy, . . .
- Drug Abuse : More A Health Problem (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Jun 27, 2006)
The involvement of a high profile deceased politician's son in an alleged drug abuse case has focussed attention on the sale of narcotics in the country.
- Parched Pakistan Feuds Over $18 Bln Dam Projects (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Jun 27, 2006)
High above the Indus river, straight white lines painted on the chaparral-covered hillsides mark the site of an ambitious, $7 billion dam project.
- With Delay, Legal Loophole, Hazardous Oil Trickles Into India (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Jun 26, 2006)
It has taken government five years to begin cleaning up the mess created by two lots of toxic waste oil, some 2,000 tonnes of it altogether. And so long did government dawdle in determining that the stuff was hazardous that it was too late to . . .
- Two Channels, Two Themes: Dilli, Dilli (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jun 26, 2006)
One is Aaj Tak. The other is Dilli Aaj Tak. The first is a Hindi national news channel (which means it tells you that the price of tomatoes in the country . . .
- Perishables, The Thought (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 26, 2006)
The reasons may vary every year, but the end result is the same.
- Subcontinental Drift (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jun 26, 2006)
Those European politicians have lost. Lakshmi Mittal has acquired Arcelor.
- Army’S New Front (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 26, 2006)
Asking it to protect forests is a indictment of civilian administration. Plus, a learning curve for soldiers
- Talks Failure — Again (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 26, 2006)
The inconclusive end of the two-day secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan on Wullar barrage or Tulbul Navigation Project on Friday is disappointing.
- Dearer Rupee, Cheaper India! (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jun 26, 2006)
Some say that the appreciating rupee could enable commodities, especially petro-products, to be priced lower. But there are problems with this argument.
- Demolishing Circles Of Domination (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 26, 2006)
I am tired of America bashers. They send me the latest by Robert Fisk, John Pilger, Noam Chomsky, et al, by the email box-full.
- Sufi Saints And Culture (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Jun 26, 2006)
One castle and a hundred doors, and window numberless
- Militants Announce Ceasefire In N Waziristan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Pro-Taliban militants announced a month-long ceasefire in North Waziristan on Sunday to give tribal elders a chance to broker a settlement after months of fierce fighting in the tribal agency bordering Afghanistan.
- Unbearable Lightness Of Being Corrupt (News International, Khusro Mumtaz, Jun 26, 2006)
Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country”
- The Reliance Rath Yatra (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 26, 2006)
MR Mukesh Ambani, we’re told, has returned his Maybach. What we didn’t realise was that he seems to be swapping it for a rath. He has been sweeping the country, outside his normal territories of the metros and Jamnagar.
- Internal Manifests First, Then Comes The External (Times of India, Acharya Mahaprajna, Jun 26, 2006)
To take an internal trip and see the goings on there is prekshadyan.
- Cdwp Urges Govt To Take Up Pollution Issue With India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Local experts say Indian power plants along border causing dense winter fog in Lahore
- The Saga Of Salwa Judum In Chhattisgarh (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 26, 2006)
The government's anti-Maoist strategy has pitted brother against brother and village against village. Civil strife is rife in Dantewada.
- Briefly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
A group of people from Nagaral village in Chikkodi taluk and from Chikkodi town allegedly killed two persons over a property dispute on Friday.
- Formidable Task Ahead For Mcc Administrator (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Council tenure ends, promises of corporators unfulfilled
Increase in number of people living in slums
Poor quality water supplied to consumers
Waste remains uncleared for days in many areas
- Rs.8.65-Crore Scheme Proposed For Horticulture Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Centre's assistance sought under National Horticulture Mission
- Cpi Demands Implementation Of Avanashi-Athikadavu Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
This will benefit over 30 lakh population in Erode and Coimbatore
Over 200 tanks will get water The scheme received sanction in 1996-2001 DMK regime `Till date nothing has been done'
- Srm Institute In Talks With Australian Varsity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Commercial pilot programme on anvil
A four-member team visits SRM campus
Both universities aim at establishing a cross-institutional relationship
- Increase In Cases Of Asthma, Bronchitis In City (Hindu, Sahana Charan , Jun 26, 2006)
Sudden change in weather and rising pollution levels pose problems
Precautions
Avoid stepping out in bad weather
Always keep an inhaler handy
Keep away from highly polluted areas
Protect yourself with warm clothing during chilly weather
- Hasina Calls For Strengthening India-Bangladesh Relations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Fears electoral malpractices by BNP in next year's parliamentary elections
- What The Rebels Think Today (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 26, 2006)
The Battle for Bastar Ramachandra Guha Part I: Revolutionaries This is the first part of a four-part article
- Bits And Pieces Of Happiness! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 26, 2006)
Most of us go through life looking for a big opportunity to prove how heroic we are. That opportunity never comes and we pass through life without realising our cherished wish. This is applicable to our quest for happiness, too.
- Go Forward (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 26, 2006)
The Bhoomi award is a feather in Karnataka’s cap
- Blood On Water Again (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jun 26, 2006)
“The moratorium [on whaling], which was clearly intended as a temporary measure, is no longer necessary,”
- Auto Majors' Bid For Sustainable Mobility (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Challenge Bibendum of Michelin is the annual forum to focus on issues relating to clean, safe cars of today and tomorrow
The automobile industry already has the technologies needed to reduce pollution and improve safety, without compromising mobility.
- Singh, Sonia To Push Own Agendas (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Jun 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi are both expected to have their way in the monsoon session of Parliament.
- Using Market Futures To Check Soaring Prices (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jun 26, 2006)
The surge in prices of essentials is a reminder of the urgency for reforms on commodity futures trading
- God Sees The Truth, But Waits (Pioneer, Paramahansa Yogananda, Jun 26, 2006)
Walk the pathway of life with god in your heart. Don't seek the recognition of man in the spiritual path; seek the recognition of god. Whom God protects, nothing can destroy; but if He is displeased although everyone else is pleased, their . . .
- Mantra For Armed Forces' Synergy (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Jun 26, 2006)
Parallel warfare is the new mantra for the Indian armed forces for fighting future wars and the three services are now laying down the principles for joint operations to achieve the political and military objectives.
- Villagers Oppose Proposed Waste Treatment Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
A large number of them led by Sajjan Kumar meet Deputy Commissioner
- Mercury Menace (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 25, 2006)
Regulate its import and use in India
- Phase Out Mercury (The Financial Express, Ravi Agarwal, Jun 25, 2006)
Even as the world is moving towards eliminating one of the most toxic heavy metals in everyday use, mercury, India unashamedly continues to freely trade and use this potent poison.
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