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Articles 7921 through 8020 of 20008:
- Violence In New India (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Apr 15, 2006)
The corporate economy is transforming the thinking of the middle class
- Any Doubt? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 15, 2006)
Sheikh Rashid Ahmad is not the best advertisement for Pakistan. Not very long ago Jammu-Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Yasin Malik had spilled the beans about the support he had extended to the Kashmiri militants in the neighbouring country.
- Infosys: The Guiding Light (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Apr 15, 2006)
Though Infy`s March numbers are lacklustre, its guidance is impressive
- Poor Hospital Waste Disposal (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
The findings of a recent survey of the management of hospital waste in Karachi makes for grim reading.
- These ‘Sick Men’ Of Europe (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Apr 15, 2006)
European policymakers went on Easter vacation this week hoping for a respite from the spate of bad news which has engulfed several of the continent’s leading nations in recent days.
- Interview: Anil Naidoo (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Interview with Anil Naidoo, Director of the Blue Planet Project, which is fighting against the commercialisation of water.
- The Next Steps To Peace (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 15, 2006)
The dialogue process is reaching an impasse. Should India now resort to a grand gesture, or take gradated steps to sustain it?
- Time To Neutralise Terror Camps In Nepal: Intelligence (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Apr 15, 2006)
Intelligence agencies have found evidence of al-Qaeda's presence in Vangadhi, Krishna Nagar, Nepalganj and Butkalganj towns of the Himalayan Kingdom.
- Private Water, Public Misery (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, Apr 15, 2006)
Privatisation of water is taking root in India, often aided by political and bureaucratic corruption. Alongside, resistance to this is also building up.
- Friday Blasts Rock Jama Masjid, Srinagar (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
In a chilling reminder of the October 29 serial blasts last year, two low-grade bombs exploded in Jama Masjid complex on Friday evening injuring 13 people.
- A Spiritual Model (Statesman, Samares Kumar Das, Apr 15, 2006)
We are living in an era when there is revolution taking place in every sphere of life ~ green revolution (foodgrain production), white revolution (milk production), red revolution (meat production), yellow revolution (poultry production),
- Mac’S Window Of Opportunity (Tribune, Roopinder Singh, Apr 15, 2006)
IT is a window into a forbidden castle. Apple Computer has released Boot Camp, a software programme that will allow Apple Macintosh computers to run the Windows XP operating system and associated programs. For decades, Macintosh computers were . . .
- Theme Of Unity Pierces Blasts (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Baisakhi, Good Friday and the Muslims’ day of prayer — two bomb blasts in close succession in Delhi’s historic Jama Masjid today strung the country’s three major communities together in a strange coincidence.
- Showing The Way (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Are we caught in a choice between public or private sector corruption and mismanagement? Is there a third option? People's protest movements against privatisation have evolved alternative ways to use and distribute water more efficiently.
- Manager's Nightmare (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Apr 15, 2006)
Every morning is a nightmare for M. Mohan, president of Thottipalayam panchayat, which includes about 30 villages on the outskirts of Tirupur.
- Dam Busters (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 15, 2006)
The UPA Government's announcement that it will review the decision to enhance the height of the Sardar Sarovar Dam - part of the Narmada river development project - is yet another instance of its habitual capitulation to a trendy, non-representati . . .
- Support Mounts For Narmada Dam Displaced Ahead Of . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Activists write to Chief Information Commissioner seeking information on GoM report
Amir Khan, Rahul Bose express solidarity
Aruna Roy, Jean Dreze, Shekhar Singh join dharna
Narendra Modi meets Manmohan, Soz
"Democracy is at stake," says Aruna Roy
- Tdb Alleges Bid To Scuttle Sabarimala Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Blames "vested interests" in the Forest Department
Says Government is "indifferent" to such attempts
Wants Government to facilitate allotment of forestland
- Virus In The System (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Apr 15, 2006)
How did a ‘gentle’ film star like Rajkumar — best known for playing saints and social reformers — spawn a legion of raving fans in a state and city known for being laid back, accommodating and cosmopolitan?
- Third Grunt (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Apr 15, 2006)
Any debate on the third front is not only ridiculous but also totally irrelevant in the current political scenario.
- When All Hell Broke Loose (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Apr 15, 2006)
Brand Bangalore is in jeopardy – the police failed to protect citizens, and the government machinery collapsed on Wednesday and Thursday
- Not Being In Sync With The Times (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Apr 15, 2006)
The protests against Mandal II as Arjun Singh’s scheme has come to be known come as yet another example of how we the people of India have left the political class behind
- Public-Private-Partnership: No Panacea (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, Apr 15, 2006)
Address linked issues to make this a powerful instrument for infrastructure . . .
- A Feat At Tarapur (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 15, 2006)
The twin reactors of the Tarapur Atomic Power Station undergo modernisation, safety upgradation and life extension.
- Jayati Ghosh: Guarding The Guardians (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Apr 15, 2006)
The State's response to the Narmada Bachao Andolan's agitation betrays its obsession with market-obsessed economic priorities.
- 'It's A Globally Competitive Industry' (The Economic Times, BHANU PANDE, Apr 15, 2006)
The packaging in India is a Rs 65,000 crore industry and pharma packaging constitutes a large a chunk worth Rs 25,000 crore. Hindalco, Flex Art foils and Ess Dee Aluminium are the three leading players in the Pharma Packaging space.
- In Praise Of Boredom (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 15, 2006)
An academic claimed that boredom is good for children. That may be true, but it takes an adult to really appreciate it.
- China's Roadmap To Market Economy (The Economic Times, JOSEPH E STIGLITZ, Apr 15, 2006)
China is about to adopt its 11th five-year plan, setting the stage for the continuation of probably the most remarkable economic transformation in history, while improving the well-being of almost a quarter of the world’s population.
- Cure The Violent Polity First (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 15, 2006)
At least now that the PM has acknowledged Naxalism to be the single-biggest internal security threat that India has ever faced, we should recognise some of the fundamental problems in our strategy in dealing with this crisis.
- Will Pascal's Law Work In Lamy's Case? (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 15, 2006)
World trade is in fluid state, and so one wonders if the hydraulic law of Blaise Pascal will come to the WTO chief, Mr Pascal Lamy's rescue even as he applies persuasive pressure on the member-countries, expecting the same to get transmitted . . .
- Jama Masjid Rocked By Blasts, 13 Injured (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Two blasts rocked the historic Jama Masjid complex in Old Delhi on Friday evening, injuring 13 people including a 10-year-old boy.
- Demystifying Coal Security (The Economic Times, S K CHAND & S K SARKAR, Apr 14, 2006)
Recently, two articles in these columns (November 16 and December 6, 2005) discussed about the security of energy supplies in India.
- E-Governance: Making Bill Payment Less Taxing (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Apr 14, 2006)
It will help reduce customer complaints and also make available such services to them 24x7
- Agriculture Needs A Paradigm Shift (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Apr 14, 2006)
It is time for a fundamental shift from the "unproductive" spending to extending support in a form that creates permanent assets, reduces the vulnerabilities of the poor farmers and builds their capacity to improve yields and augment income.
- Wind Energy Has A Bright Future (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 14, 2006)
The high going rates for naphtha and natural gas — on the back of soaring crude prices — makes wind power attractive. Already, a veritable gale in valuations has seen wind-power stocks soar.
- Micro-Credit: Looking Beyond Group Lending (Business Line, Savita Shankar, Apr 14, 2006)
Considering the increased competition in micro-credit and the pressure to reduce interest rates, it is time for micro-finance practitioners to consider moving beyond group lending.
- Poverty In The Midst Of Plenty (Daily Excelsior, Jayant Muralidharan, Apr 14, 2006)
Most of the villages in Kerala are populated entirely by old people.
- Thirst For Profit (Frontline, P. SAINATH, Apr 14, 2006)
The corporate hijack of water is on and if the current trend continues, India's water sources will be in private hands before long.
- Court Guidelines On Children Of Undertrial Women (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Thursday held that children of under-trial women in prisons should not be treated as undertrials and they should get normal treatment.
- At Whose Cost? (Statesman, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Apr 14, 2006)
Doubts Over Effect Of Uranium Mining On Locals
- Swaminathan Commission Calls For Farmers' Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
To give all-round boost to agriculture by providing them various services
For completion of "unfinished agenda" in land reforms
Agri-business centres, food parks must be set up
- Capital Solutions (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 14, 2006)
The ministry of urban development’s proposal to modify the Master Plan for Delhi, if not struck down by the courts, offers at least a partial solution to the situation resulting from the courts ordering that all illegal construction—mostly . . .
- Height Of Politics (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 14, 2006)
There is an inevitability in the government’s decision to review the height of the Narmada dam.
- Missing The Pawn For The Smut (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Apr 14, 2006)
So a person’s right to life is far more important than the dubious duty of saving our society from a Fate Worse Than Death.
- Rajasthan To Entrust Heritage Buildings To Private Trusts (Times of India, G N LAKSHMI, Apr 14, 2006)
The government handing over custody of common heritage sites to private indivi-duals and trusts is tantamount to admitting its inability to justify its very existence. What good is a government that cannot govern?
- A Champion Of Equality Movement (Daily Excelsior, Dr K C Bhagat, Apr 14, 2006)
India's highest civilian award ''Bharat Ratna'' was very appropriately conferred posthumously on Baba Sahib Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar on 6th December 1989 in recognition to his outstanding and distinguished service which he had rendered to his . . .
- Court And The Constitution (Tribune, Fali S. Nariman, Apr 14, 2006)
Good sense of judges is a help, not a hindrance
- Of Plastic Rain And Tigers (Deccan Herald, VIJAY NAMBISAN, Apr 14, 2006)
Tourists cannot afford to pollute the environment with plastic bags and biscuit wrappers
- Rs 1 Lakh Fine For Frivolous Pil In Sc (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Those filing PILs to settle private scores beware! The Supreme Court has just raised the cost on frivolous PILs from a few thousand rupees to Rs 1 lakh.
- What Moves The Media (Deccan Herald, Minu Jain, Apr 14, 2006)
While fashion shows are played up, issues concerning the socially underprivileged are ignored in much of the media
- All Those Bubbles (Deccan Herald, K Hussain , Apr 14, 2006)
A disciple asked Gautama Buddha during his last moments on earth: “Master, where will you go after your death?”
- Turtle Bay (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 14, 2006)
We have a legal and moral obligation to protect turtles
- New Mantra For Prosperity (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Apr 14, 2006)
Nano-technology can significantly contribute to the food and energy security of developing countries
- Jayalalithaa Vows To Strive For Raising Dam Height (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
My Government always works in interest of ryots: Chief Minister
Winds up three-day campaign for Democratic People's Alliance in Madurai district
- Creating Dispensable Citizens (Hindu, Usha Ramanathan, Apr 14, 2006)
This is not merely about whether the dam should be constructed or not. It is about condoning state inaction and then blaming the victim.
- Space Abuse (Deccan Herald, SUDHA MADHAVAN, Apr 14, 2006)
Space should be used judiciously by everyone
- New Organisation To Work For Development Of Belgaum District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
`Efforts of elected representatives to get budgetary allocations for development yieldedvery little results'
- Rs. 545-Crore Works To Be Taken Up In Adilabad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Social Welfare Minister and Adilabad district in-charge D.S. Redya Naik on Thursday said the Government would take up development works to the tune of Rs. 545 crores in the district under the Indiramma programme.
- Naxal Menace Under Control: Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Welfare measures launched in State receive appreciation: Chief Minister
Host of socio-economic measures being undertaken for development
Andhra Pradesh willing to help other States affected by naxalite problem
Chief Minister takes up Babli . . .
- Pakistan Unlikely To Back New Kashmir Insurgency: Study (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 13, 2006)
If the political process between India and Pakistan now underway fails, the revival of the Pakistan-supported armed insurgency in Kashmir is not an option that President General Pervez Musharraf would favour, according to a new study.
- The Politics Of Water (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Severely depleted water resources will impact on the Kerala elections, with the focus on Plachimada, says G. Prabhakaran
- Engagement With China Growing: Kamal Nath (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Apr 13, 2006)
``India can no longer be treated as a market secondary to China''
Wants Singapore investors to see India through this ``periscope''
India, China and the ASEAN will form a formidable triangle
- Treading The Dangerous Path (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Apr 13, 2006)
The activists of Narmada Bachao Andolan have once again focused attention that when man tries to tame a river it has adversely affected human inhabitation.
- Value Of Liquidity (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 13, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will make its quarterly assessment of the macroeconomic situation next week and, consequent upon that, announce its monetary policy stance for the quarter.
- No Contest Really (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 13, 2006)
Ghisingh keeps Left and Congress guessing
- Robot Act: Radioactive Leak In Japan's N-Plant (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Water containing radioactive material has leaked at an experimental nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in northern Japan, but no radioactivity was released into the atmosphere, the operator announced on Wednesday.
- Govt To Review Decision To Raise Dam Height (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Yielding to demands made by Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar, the Centre on Wednesday decided to review its decision to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam.
- While Dealing With America... (Pioneer, C UDAY BHASKAR, Apr 13, 2006)
India must hardsell its ethical conduct post-Pokhran to make US Congress recognise a friend, says C Uday Bhaskar
- A Horrific Atrocity (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 13, 2006)
NO words are strong enough to express one’s grief and horror over Tuesday’s carnage at Karachi’s Nishtar Park.
- More Power To Bank Chiefs (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Competition demands that lending decisions are made at the operational level, rather than by the bank board.
- Narmada Project: The Points At Issue (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Apr 13, 2006)
What the NBA is asking for is a suspension of work on the project until the prescribed conditions on resettlement and rehabilitation have been fully met in all respects.
- Narmada Dam Height Issue To Be Reviewed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Yielding to the demands of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, the Centre on Wednesday decided to review the decision taken by the Narmada Control Authority to raise the height of the Narmada dam.
- Right Rules For India's Democracy (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Apr 13, 2006)
There was a lot of noise and little light in the discussion on the issue of ‘offices of profit’ in the popular TV programme, “We the People”. This is one of our better programmes.
- Price Hike Is On (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 13, 2006)
Inflation continues unabated and the government seems to laugh off the growing agitation of the consumers and the stakeholders against the hoarders, though it knows that the situation is getting out of control as more commodities of daily use are . . .
- Italy Decides To Be Indecisive (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Apr 13, 2006)
In the run-up to this week’s Italian elections, the Western European press was filled with tentative political obituaries of Silvio Berlusconi, in the wake of opinion polls that showed him trailing by a few percentage points.
- Journalism Is About Giving Voice To The Voiceless: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Praveen Swami, Barkha Dutt and Varghese George are journalists of the year
Freelance journalist Ramesh Menon received the award for "Environmental Reporting" (Print)
Awards on different aspects of journalism distributed
- Govt To Review Raising Height Of Narmada Dam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Faced with strident protests from Narmada Bachao Andolan - which also enjoys Left support - the Centre has called a meeting to review the month-old decision to raise the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam.The review will be held on Saturday.
- Jayalalithaa Promises Project To Conserve Floodwater (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Ends campaign in Tuticorin district
- Cauvery Issue: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu Farmers To Come . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
After six rounds of talks, efforts are now on to draft a distress formula
The distress formula is being drafted by irrigation and agriculture experts
Mutual visits of farmers' leaders have removed misgivings over the irrigation practices
- Rajkumar, Doyen Of Kannada Cinema, Passes Away (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Apr 13, 2006)
Dr. Rajkumar, the doyen of Kannada cinema and citizen extraordinaire of Karnataka, died at a hospital here on Wednesday following cardiac arrest, plunging the State in gloom.
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