|
|
|
|
|
|
Articles 6521 through 6620 of 20008:
- Valuing Skills (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 29, 2006)
Heritage, like culture, is a tricky thing for governments to deal with. Preserving and conserving it must be founded on notions of intangible value, which are difficult to monitor or legislate, and depend on the proper use of special skills . . .
- Creek Of Contention (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 29, 2006)
India and Pakistan narrowing down their differences on the question of boundary delineation in the Sir Creek marshy area in the Rann of Kutch between Gujarat and Pakistan’s Sindh province is bound to help in taking forward the composite dialogue . . .
- The Part Is Not The Whole (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , May 29, 2006)
Exciting news. Tycoons presiding over international finance capital have taken to reading what was hitherto subversive literature; they have been bowled over by Marx.
- Indonesia Quake Toll Shoots Past 4600 (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Rescue workers dug desperately for survivors today and hospitals struggled to cope with the thousands of injured, a day after an earthquake killed more than 4,600 people on Indonesia’s Java island.
- Quake Damages Prambanan Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Painstaking restoration work at the 9th century U.N. world heritage site undone; exact effect still not known
- Gilgit People Damn Pak's Bhasha Dam Project (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, May 29, 2006)
People of Gilgit are up in arms against Pakistan Government over the proposed Bhasha Dam, whose benefits will to go to North Western Frontier Province (NFWP). It would inundate 32 villages of Gilgit and render 30,000 people homeless.
- Indonesia Quake Toll Tops 5,000, Aid Trickles In (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Tens of thousands of homeless survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people in Indonesia spent the night camped out in the rain as aid from across the world arrived on Monday.
- Us Pressure On Gmp (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, May 29, 2006)
The Bush administration is pressing hard that India should liberalise its import policy of oil-yielding crops, coarse grains, fruits and vegetables.
- Indonesian Quake Toll Reaches 4,000 (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Rescue workers dug more bodies from rubble on Sunday, a day after a powerful earthquake flattened thousands of houses in Indonesia's densely populated Java Island, taking the death toll to nearly 4,000, with tens of thousands left homeless.
- Let All Know (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 29, 2006)
"(a) & (b) Plastics are polymers of long-chain hydrocarbons derived from petroleum.
- South Africa Metal Workers Plan Revolt Against Mittal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Even as it is smarting from the blow to its pride following Arcelor's decision to merge with Russia-based Severstal, Mittal Steel faces a possible revolt by union workers in distant South Africa against its lay off policies.
- More Rhetorical Than Real (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 29, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has called for optimal utilisation of resources for a visible improvement in the life of the common man by initiating development projects and creating jobs at the grassroots level.
- Make Quotas Price-Based (Business Standard, Bibek Debroy, May 29, 2006)
Add up all the expenses the UPA’s planned, and just give the money to everyone for voting Congress.
- Progress On Sir Creek (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 29, 2006)
BY agreeing on a joint survey of the Sir Creek ahead of a 2009 UN deadline for final demarcation of maritime borders, Pakistan and India have given a further push to the on-going composite dialogue.
- The U.S. Will To War (Frontline, AIJAZ AHMAD, May 29, 2006)
What drives the `sole superpower' inexorably towards perpetual warfare?
- Hunt For Survivors On As Java Quake Toll 4,611 (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Thousands take part in relief effort
* Pakistan dispatches aid goods
- Facing Iran's Nuclear Challenge Together (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Since the end of World War II, no alliance has a better record of achieving peace than the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. With the world community facing a looming challenge in Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons, a big unanswered question remains: . .
- What Is National Interest? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 28, 2006)
The genesis of ‘national interest’ came into focus when APNS chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman asserted at the 18th APNS Award ceremony in Islamabad on Friday that it has been used as a whip to control the Press in the country.
- Minority Government In Tamil Nadu (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, May 28, 2006)
The DMK's manifesto and alliance arithmetic enable M. Karunanidhi to take charge as Chief Minister for the fifth time in Tamil Nadu.
- Women Can Be Unsporting (Business Standard, Devangshu Datta, May 28, 2006)
Gaby Papenburg and Annette Pilawa are a publishing phenomenon. Their primer “Raus Aus Der Abseitsfalle” (“Out of the offside trap”) has taken the Germanic world by storm.
- Agha Shahid Bugti Among 15 Booked For Gas Pipeline Blast (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP)’s secretary general, Senator Agha Shahid Bugti, his son Tabish Bugti and Central Secretary .
- Mof And Rbi: Get Real (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, May 28, 2006)
In passing the buck, everyone is worse off.
The recent financial market crisis in India has all the appearances of a murder mystery—all the usual suspects are crying foul play and blaming the other guy. Some are even chanting, as would make . . .
- Bottling Livelihoods (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, May 28, 2006)
Dropping ground water levels in Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh, prompt a fresh crop of protest actions against Coca-Cola.
- A Sporting Summer (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 28, 2006)
The ongoing summer of 2006 has been long and hot in more ways than one.
- Why Peace? (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, May 28, 2006)
Autonomy" and "self rule" have entered the rubric of the Kashmir peace process. During this week's Round Table Conference for which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh travelled to . . .
- Talk To The Real People (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, May 28, 2006)
The discourse on Jammu and Kashmir is currently and overwhelmingly defined by those who resort to terrorism, their sponsors and their front organisations.
- Making False Promises (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, May 28, 2006)
The doings of the government and other public institutions are being increasingly marked more by propaganda than by commitment to the people’s welfare.
- Petrol, Diesel Price Hike Next Week: Deora (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
The Union Government is likely to decide on an increase in petrol and diesel prices next week, said Mr Murli Deora, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas.
- An Alliance To Contain China (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, May 28, 2006)
The latest U.S.-Japan security accord focusses on China and stresses joint preparedness in the military domain.
- Left Sweep Poet In Disguise (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, May 28, 2006)
The Left Front wins for the seventh consecutive time, with a whopping three-fourths majority, in West Bengal.
- Surge In Fdi From Taiwan, Korea, Japan Likely (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Projected inflow to be around $12 b
Areas of interest
Taiwanese entrepreneurs, dubbed as aggressive investors, are expected to invest in computer hardware; Koreans looking at manufacturing in a big way.
While 100 per cent FDI is allowed in civil . . .
- Inside A Magical Rainforest (Hindu, S. RAMAKRISHNA, May 28, 2006)
The Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, once described by Salim Ali as "the richest bird habitat in peninsular India", lives up to its reputation.
Hornbill Camp is a great, working case study of low-impact eco-tourism in India.
- Irrepressible Metropolis (Hindu, Gowri Ramnarayan, May 28, 2006)
Filmmaker Madhusree Dutta's "Seven Islands and a Metro" focusses on the invisible citizens who keep the city's wheels running.
- Straining Ceasefire (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, May 28, 2006)
A full-fledged but undeclared politico-military conflict is under way between the Sri Lankan state and the separatists.
- At Their Masters Service ! (Daily Excelsior, Col. (Retd.) Surendra Sharma, May 28, 2006)
The Union Home Minister, Shivraj Patil, has suggested beefing up intelligence set up in Jammu & Kashmir. It is not for the first time that such suggestions have emanated from the Government.
- Island Paradise (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, May 28, 2006)
Travel, shopping, dining, water sports, entertainment and some of the world's finest hotels — Bali has something for everyone.
- Clear Choice In Kerala A Cannon's Tale (Frontline, R Krishnakumar, May 28, 2006)
Kerala votes against the neoliberal agenda of the Congress-led front, which is backed by sectarian interests.
- Mediocrity Or Merit Lies In Individual Response (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 28, 2006)
When i read "Eviscerating a holy cow" (Open Page, May 7), it filled me with a mixed feeling of pride and gratitude.
- Coming Home To Malnad (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Kuvempu’s house that has been converted into a museum as well as the Kuvempu Centenary Memorial Building are fitting tributes to one of the greatest cultural personalities of our times, writes Vidya Maria Joseph.
- In Search Of A Sustainable Lifestyle (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Prasanna’s Desi Jeevana Paddati is both a critique of modern lifestyle and an attempt to evolve an alternative, sustainable lifestyle, writes Ramesh Mysore.
- Literary Trail (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 28, 2006)
Chawton House lets you into the private world of Jane Austen, her apprehensions, beliefs and value system.
- Don't Sit In Judgment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Reassessing current assessment procedures will help students more.
- Revitalise Extension Services: Pm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
`Bureaucratic hurdles coming in the way of restructuring the system'
- Nature's Splendour (Hindu, S. RAMAKRISHNA, May 28, 2006)
Kaziranga is an example of how an area can regain its natural vitality if given due protection.
- Up & Down In Down South (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, May 28, 2006)
Amma’s got a lot done so why’s she worried? Is there a gleam behind those famous Karunanidhi goggles? What’s Kalam doing atop a building? Looking for answers from a limo
- Left In Government (Frontline, Prabhat Patnaik, May 28, 2006)
The Left is now placed in a happy transitional period when it can get the support of rural toilers and urban middle classes.
- Ngos For Alternative Rehabilitation Policy For Quake Victims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
The Kashmir Earthquake Relief and Rehabilitation Coordination Committee (KERRCC) and the Pakistan-India People's Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD) have said that a minimum of Rs. 1,000 crore may be required for the complete rehabilitation of the . .
- Doctors Asked To Gain Confidence Of People (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Calls for uninterrupted power supply to Rajiv Institute of Medical Sciences
Collector suggests deputing of a senior officer to supervise each speciality
Promises posting of sanitation staff at RIMS Hospital
Police asked to set up outpost at the . .
- Way Out Of Reservation (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 28, 2006)
Like other socially conscious citizens, I too have been concerned about the protracted agitation against reservation in institutes of higher education for OBCs, and the impasse created by the rigid stand taken by both the government and the agitators.
- Semantics Over Self-Governance (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 28, 2006)
The Kashmir leaders rose above the party line, the PM kept a flexible approach and there are five new jobs for out-of-power politicians
- Improving Panchayati Raj Institutions (Tribune, Mahi Pal, May 28, 2006)
The conclusion that emerged from a workshop of elected representatives of Panchayats who belong to the Scheduled Castes, organised by HIRD, was that due to the prevailing stranglehold of the caste structure in rural society, neither respect for . . .
- So Many Shades (Hindu, K. PRADEEP, May 28, 2006)
Drawing with coloured pencils is not a spontaneous art and Jay Varma is a master of this medium.
- ‘Fixing’ The Other (Telegraph, Malavika Karlekar, May 28, 2006)
Following the serial blasts at Varanasi on March 7, video footage of a marriage ceremony in progress at the Sankat Mochan temple proved to be invaluable — and not to the shell-shocked family alone.
- Galbraith And India (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 27, 2006)
John Kenneth Galbraith was, if not the most influential, certainly the most imposing of all American ambassadors to India.
- India, Pak Agree To Joint Sir Creek Survey (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
India and Pakistan on Friday agreed to conduct a joint survey of Sir Creek and reiterated their commitment to an early settlement of the boundary dispute of Sir Creek extending from Sindh in Pakistan to Gujarat.
- The Local Kanchi (Hindu, SOUMYA NARAYAN ACHARI, May 27, 2006)
Tekal has temples that have stories to tell
- New Species Of Penguin Found In Indian Ocean Island (Tribune, John M. Alexander , May 27, 2006)
In a world full of disappearing, or threatened, species, here is some good news at last. The planet is about to welcome a new species of penguin.
- Caste Doesn’T Matter (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, May 27, 2006)
Nearly everyone I spoke to said issues of caste did not interest them and what they were interested in was improving their lives and ensuring that their children lived even better..
- Delhi Government's Pratibha Vidyalayas Outdo Public Schools (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
No student from these schools in Delhi has failed in this year's CBSE Class XII exams
- Manmohan's Initiatives Lauded (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 27, 2006)
Look at Kashmir beyond Centre-State ties: Mehbooba
"The confidence can be restored by respecting the legislature... we all have to put our heads together to strengthen the State as a single unit"
- India, Pak Narrow Diff On Sir Creek, To Do Joint Survey (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Committing to an early settlement of the boundary dispute in Sir Creek, India and Pakistan today succeeded in narrowing down differences and agreed to conduct a joint survey of the area by March next year.
- Detailed Survey Of Sir Creek From November (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
India, Pakistan agree to complete job in five months
Technical experts to work out modalities
Hydrographers will propose delimitation options
- Choices Before The Ltte (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 27, 2006)
It is entirely in keeping with the character of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam that, faced with the real prospect of a ban by the European Union, it has threatened to take "a hard-line individualist path."
- Antidote To Sins (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
After narrating the entire Bhagavata Purana to King Pareekshit before an assembly of eminent sages, Sage Suka summed up the merit of chanting the Divine name, which is the quintessence of the teachings of this scriptural text, "I salute Sri Hari . . .
- Monsoon Arrives Early, Carrying Hope Of Price Fall (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
The southwest monsoon set in over the Kerala coast today, six days ahead of schedule, accompanied with moderate rainfall and winds exceeding 28 kilometres per hour.
- Indo-Pak Talks On Sir Creek Fail To Resolve Deadlock (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, May 27, 2006)
Despite being confronted by the 2009 deadline for countries to stake claims for additional areas under their exclusive economic zones (EEZ), India and Pakistan have once again failed to resolve the deadlock over Sir Creek issue.
- Missing In Action (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 27, 2006)
They may be going out of fashion as more and more people work longer hours. However, early morning walks have a charm all of their own which could even vary from city to city.
- Energies Of Competition (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 27, 2006)
The positive lessons of competitive play in the telecom arena must be taken to other sectors.
- Adventurous' Property Deals (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, May 27, 2006)
Real-estate development has serious tax implications and litigation becomes inevitable as the Tax Department generally interprets facts to treat the transactions as an adventure in the nature of trade so that a larger amount of tax can be assessed.
- Women Can Be Unsporting (Business Standard, Devangshu Datta, May 27, 2006)
Gaby Papenburg and Annette Pilawa are a publishing phenomenon. Their primer “Raus Aus Der Abseitsfalle” (“Out of the offside trap”) has taken the Germanic world by storm.
- Reduce Stress Via Right Assessment (The Economic Times, SWAMI PARTHASARATHY, May 27, 2006)
People everywhere feel stressed because of lack of assessment or wrong assessment of the world around them. You should take care to assess the kind of environment that you contact, the type of climate you live in, the nature of people you relate to . . .
- U.P. Told To Release Water From Narora Dam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to look into the matter of release of water from the Narora dam into the Ganga.
- Deal With Nasa (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, May 27, 2006)
Nasa chief's visit opens a new chapter in India-U.S. space cooperation.
- Mof And Rbi: Get Real (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, May 27, 2006)
The recent financial market crisis in India has all the appearances of a murder mystery—all the usual suspects are crying foul play and blaming the other guy. Some are even chanting, as would make MAD’s Alfred E Neumann proud, what crisis? Was there . . .
- Improving The Image Abroad (Dawn, Athar Osama, May 27, 2006)
In a recent article, I had outlined a case for a new partnership between the peoples of the United States and Pakistan — one that is based on political realities and an understanding of each other’s interests and not on misperceptions created . . .
- A Democrat Of Democrats (Daily Excelsior, R K Bhatnagar, May 27, 2006)
41 years ago, independent India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru breathed his last, this day on May 27, 1964.
- India To Convey Concern To Pak During Talks (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Taking a strong view of the spurt in terrorist violence in Kashmir, India will convey its concerns to Pakistan and remind it of its commitments to dismantle terror infrastructure in territory under its control during Home Secretary-level talks next week.
- When Report Cards Are Ready Reckoners (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, May 27, 2006)
The UPA government scores a ‘mixed’ report; will the PM hold a mirror to the faltering performers?
- Chaos In Tn Assembly, Aiadmk Members Suspended En Masse (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, May 27, 2006)
It was a day of chaos in Tamil Nadu Assembly on Friday when AIADMK members pounced on the Congress benches during a debate, leading to fisticuffs, a broken mike, assault on a Congress MLA and a menacing advance by a legislator towards Chief . . .
- Damn Not The Market (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 27, 2006)
To tread the path of development, the country needs to adopt centralised, capital-intensive technologies.
Previous 100 Environment Articles | Next 100 Environment Articles
Home
Page
|
|
