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Articles 8821 through 8920 of 20008:
- Bird Flu: Scientists Continue Virus Trail (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Mar 16, 2006)
Even as culling operation has started in Jalgaon in the wake of fresh bird flu incidence, scientists are groping in the dark on the possible source of infection.....
- Bjp-Jds Coalition Govt Unveils Common Minimum Programme (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Six weeks after assuming office, the BJP-JDS coalition government today unveiled its Common Minimum Programme, pledging to remove poverty, initiate steps to better the lives of farmers and build on the 'Bangalore Brand' to make the city a . . .
- Kashmir Self-Rule Plan Making Headway (News International, Mariana Baabar, Mar 15, 2006)
Picking up on the prospects of self-governance for Kashmir, a proposal floated by Pakistan, is fast catching up with the leadership of Kashmir.
- Commute To Another World (Deccan Herald, Barbara Demick, Mar 15, 2006)
It takes barely an hour to drive from downtown Seoul to the other side of the demilitarised zone, but the culture shock is such that you might as well be commuting to the moon......
- Ex-Ias Officer To Fight Bhattacharjee (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Mar 15, 2006)
Cpi (M)’s pillar of success and the Marxists’ proud ‘face of Bengal’ Buddhadev Bhattacharjee will face a retired IAS officer and Trinamool Congress candidate Dipak Ghosh in his bid to gift the ruling Left Front a record seventh successive term in office.
- Overcoming The Energy Squeeze (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 15, 2006)
The visit to Islamabad of the US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman to discuss how his country can help Pakistan meet its energy needs has made one thing clear: that Washington is not going to supply any nuclear technology for civilian use. It has also . . .
- Acute Shortage Of Health Workers Globally (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Mar 15, 2006)
World Health Organisation says Africa is the hardest hit59 million health workers worldwide; extra 4.35 million urgently needed
Who's South-East Asia Region, including India, has health workforce of 7 million
Proliferation of private medical schools s
- Fresh Food-Processing Policy To Be Unveiled Soon (Hindu, Nagesh Prabhu , Mar 15, 2006)
Emphasis to be on providing infrastructure and marketing avenues Policy to be in tune with development agenda outlined by President Kalam
Refrigerated transport, cold storages and residue analysis laboratories envisaged
Private sector participation to
- `Metro Rail Project Will Help Revive Ngef' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
`We have the technology to make electrical equipment needed'
A lot of the equipment used by Kolkata Metro was made by NGEF workers: union president Shivashankar
`The union supports the move to provide 27 acres of NGEF land for the Metro project'
An
- `Preserve Environment To Protect Poor People' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Vice-Chancellor worried over pollution in Tunga
- Manmohan: Not Kowtowing To U.S. (Hindu, Crisil Marketwire, Mar 15, 2006)
"Nuclear agreement is not a surrender "
Judge us by our results
It is in national interest to engage with U.S.
Pro-active role to be pursued with neighbours
- Plan For Informal Sector (Tribune, L.S.M. Salins, Mar 15, 2006)
IT appears that in the era of globalisation and transnational corporate dominance of the economic sphere, the local non-descript economy characterised by marginalised vendors, small and tiny manufacturers and petty processors of small items needed . . .
- Budget Lays The Foundation For Building Castles (Business Standard, Alok Ray, Mar 15, 2006)
It is good to think ambitiously so long as the ground is laid for achieving the objectives. Budget 2006 goes quite a way in doing just that for the country to achieve 10 per cent growth, says ALOK RAY.
- Deadlock On Hr Body (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 15, 2006)
THE United Nations’ role as a human rights watchdog could be in jeopardy. On Monday the UN Human Rights Commission was suspended for a week because of a deadlock over the reform plan that seeks to create a 47-member Human Rights Council that . . .
- World Bank Approves $216 Mn Loan To Karnataka Project (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
The World Bank has approved a $216 million loan to Karnataka to finance the delivery of urban services through enhancing infrastructure and improving the institutional and financial frameworks at the state and local levels.
- Once A Pest, India Vultures Now Face Extinction (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Mar 15, 2006)
Until recently, the vulture was an integral part of the Indian landscape. Vultures were so abundant that ornithologists never even thought to monitor their population.
- Taliban A Steady Threat To Afghanistan - Un Envoy (Reuters, Bill Rigby, Mar 15, 2006)
- A revitalized Taliban is the main threat to Afghanistan, the head of the United Nations mission there said on Tuesday, as a wave of violence sweeps the country struggling to become a viable democracy.
- Bodman’S Non-Productive Visit (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 15, 2006)
US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman met Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri and discussed Pakistan’s energy requirements with them. At a Press conference later he ruled out any prospects of provision of India-style ...
- Staying Engaged (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Terrorist acts across India and continuing infiltration across the Line of Control would suggest that prospects for a solution to the Kashmir issue are bleak.
- Weathering Climate Change (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 15, 2006)
Don’t blame the weatherman for not warning you about the unusual weather patterns you see, with fog and rain alternating with shine and the mercury behaving like a yo-yo. It’s doubtful if any meteorological chart could have foretold the effect . . .
- Call To Abandon Diamer-Bhasha Dam Project (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Speakers at a conference here on Monday asked the government to stop work on the “controversial project”, and sought UN intervention as according to them the dam site falls in the terrotory of the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region.
- U.S. Wants To Help Pakistan On Energy, But Not Nuclear (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Mar 14, 2006)
Barring nuclear power, or a gas pipeline from Iran, the United States wants to help its ally Pakistan develop potential energy sources, U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman said on Monday.
- Rice Seeks Cong Support For N-Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Seeking Congress support to amend laws for implementation of the historic Indo-US nuclear agreement, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today said it was a strategic achievement which will strengthen international security.
- Us To Pak: Try Coal, No N-Power (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Barring nuclear power, or a gas pipeline from Iran, the US wants to help its ally Pakistan develop potential energy sources, US energy secretary Samuel W. Bodman said today.
- Water Worries (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 14, 2006)
Quality and quantity declining
- Groundwater Isn’T Where It Should Be (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Mar 14, 2006)
Who knows, for as we keep drilling, instead of water, some of us may well end up with oil in our backyard. If you can’t have bread, then eat cake!
- Mulayam Singh Accused Of Playing Politics Over Water (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
`A large percentage of Capital's population belongs to Uttar Pradesh '
Congress legislators corner Chief Minister on water issue
`No written agreement exists between the two Governments'
- ‘N-Deal Is Unique As India Is Unique’ (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 14, 2006)
The nuclear agreement with India will strengthen international security, energy security and environmental protection, as well as fostering economic and technological development, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice argues in an opinion . . .
- India-China Houseboat Diplomacy In Placid Waters (Deccan Herald, R Gopakumar, Mar 14, 2006)
If the idyllic surroundings of this scenic backwater village could prompt former prime minister A B Vajpayee to write poems, the Indian and Chinese teams which discussed the vexing boundary question could not have been left far behind.
- Aiadmk Stages Walkout In Rajya Sabha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Protest Kerala all-party decision on Mullaperiyar dam
- Indian And South Korean Coast Guards Sign Mou (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
The Coast Guards of India and South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on maritime cooperation in New Delhi on Monday.
- A Condemnable Attack (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 14, 2006)
The cowardly attempt on the life of Afghan Senate Chairman Sibghatullah Mujaddedi by unidentified suicide bombers in Kabul on Sunday deserves severest condemnation.
- A Good Monsoon? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 14, 2006)
The projection of a normal monsoon this year is a reassuring augury for the country’s economy as it looks ahead to a new financial year and continuation of rapid growth.
- India, China Talks End On Friendly Note (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
The seventh round of India-China border talks concluded on "a constructive and friendly" note here on Monday.
- Jd(s)-Bjp Coalition Plans A Populist Cmp (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Mar 14, 2006)
Vision Karnataka' outlined by the President included in it
CMP scheduled for release on Wednesday
Implementation of CMP to cost not less than Rs. 1,000 crores a year
- Us Wants To Help Pakistan On Energy, But Not Nuclear (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Barring nuclear power, or a gas pipeline from Iran, the United States wants to help its ally Pakistan develop potential energy sources, U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel W Bodman said on Monday
- Citizen First — Sampark Centres In India — Ishtiaq Ahmed (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 14, 2006)
Under the old bureaucratic system the individual was treated more as a subject on whom state functionaries exercised power to extract taxes, levies and other charges. In return some public services were provided, but since the state . . .
- Bush Administration Launches Campaign For Us-India N-Deal (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 14, 2006)
The first high-profile administration attempt to ease the passage of the India-US nuclear agreement through Congress was in evidence on Monday, with the publication of a signed article by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the . . .
- N-Export Rules Tightened As Un Faults India’S Record (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 14, 2006)
The Indian government tightened rules on the export of nuclear equipment and technology on Monday, a day after the former UN weapons inspector David Albright faulted India’s non-proliferation record.
- Seeds Of E-Agriculture (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 14, 2006)
The country's inherent IT strengths should be leveraged to address the problems of the agriculture sector.
- N-Energy Clean, Says Delhi (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
India today emphasised that nuclear energy should be considered under the clean development mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change as it was one of the “cleanest sources of energy”.
- Our Opportunity With India (Washington Post, Condoleezza Rice, Mar 13, 2006)
The week before last President Bush concluded a historic agreement on civilian nuclear cooperation with India, a rising democratic power in a dynamic Asia.
- U.S. Ties With India, Pakistan On Divergent Paths (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Mar 13, 2006)
President George W. Bush's visit to India and Pakistan this month underscored dramatically the increasingly divergent U.S. approaches to the South Asian nuclear rivals.
- Discourse On Course (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 13, 2006)
In their case there are coincidences galore. Both are lawyers and have been People's Conference stalwarts in the past. They belong to the same northern parts of the Valley.
- Finland Pm On Three-Day Visit To New Delhi (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen arrived in New Delhi on Sunday from Chennai.
- Nuclear Deal: Benefits For India (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Mar 13, 2006)
The US-India deal will lead to more efficient import of nuclear technology and equipment, translating into higher nuclear power generation, which, in these pollution-conscious times, ought not to be written off hastily on grounds of higher . . .
- Service With Smiles (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Mar 13, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- Law For Land (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 13, 2006)
It is easy to underestimate the significance of legislative victories.
- All Those Who Will Make The Difference (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 13, 2006)
Given the highly politicized election personnel in Bengal, fair play will depend on the neutral role of senior supervisors, writes A.K. Chatterjee
- Centre Planning Wildlife Crime Bureau, Says Raja (Hindu, R.K.Radhakrishnan, Mar 13, 2006)
It will be a statutory body like the Narcotics Control Bureau
- Indian N-Data On Thorium Unique And Valuable: Iaea Official (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s coordinated research project has described the Indian nuclear data on thorium as unique and of high quality and its contribution very valuable for the international nuclear community.
- Coastal Policing (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 13, 2006)
At first glance it would be easy to write off as “ambitious” the 15-year Perspective Plan projected by the Coast Guard to take it through to 2017.
- Once A Wetland, Now A Desert (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 13, 2006)
The delta of the great Colorado River — where once it swept into the Gulf of California — used to be the most wonder-filled wetland in the whole North American continent.
- Bill Proposes To Enhance Powers Of Dam Safety Authority (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Mar 13, 2006)
Bill to be considered at special session of Assembly that begins tomorrow
- China Renews An Old Ideological Fight (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
BEIJING For the first time in perhaps a decade, the National People's Congress, the Communist Party-run legislature now convened in its annual two-week session, is consumed with an ideological debate over socialism and capitalism that many assumed . . .
- Fix The System Before The Next Scam (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Mar 13, 2006)
The ‘demat scam’ is off the front pages and media attention is focussed on the spiralling Sensex.
- Mind-Boggling Mars Explorer (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 13, 2006)
A us spacecraft with potential of revolutionizing the understanding of Mars has moved into a ‘perfect’ orbit around the Red Planet, NASA announced on Saturday.
- Cpi Slams Vaiko For Allying With The Aiadmk (Hindu, S. Dorairaj , Mar 13, 2006)
MDMK leader "negated all political and ethical positions"
- Nature Of Us Relations With India And Pakistan Different (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
President George W Bush’s visit to India and Pakistan this month underscored dramatically the increasingly divergent US approaches to the South Asian nuclear rivals.
- Power-Ing Ahead? (Business Standard, Subir Gokarn, Mar 13, 2006)
Mumbai may well be the symbolic power equivalent of the country's gold reserves being shipped to London in 1991.
- Add To Bush's Mistakes Destruction Of Nature (Hindu, Henry Porter, Mar 13, 2006)
The despoilment of the Appalachians is typical of the U.S. President's bankrupt environmental policies.
- Nip It In The Bud (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 13, 2006)
Cholera and gastro-enteritis has struck the City again.
- Spillover Of Waziristan Unrest (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 13, 2006)
Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao has said that the unrest in North Waziristan Agency is spreading to surrounding districts including Tank and DIKhan. Speaking in the National Assembly on Saturday he, however, vowed to continue action . . .
- Can Our Way Of Living Save The Planet? (Deccan Herald, Lucy Siegle, Mar 13, 2006)
People are happy to talk about ethical awareness but when it comes to consumer patterns the talk is not reflected.....
- Final Baglihar Project Hearing Deferred (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Mar 12, 2006)
India has succeeded in obtaining from the World Bank neutral expert another deferment of the final hearing on the contentious power project that India is building at Baglihar on the Chenab River near Jammu in southern part of occupied Kashmir in . . .
- An Inward Looking Tale (Deccan Herald, Rashmi Vasudeva, Mar 12, 2006)
If atmosphere is everything, this book is a classic.
- The Bomb Is Ticking... (Deccan Herald, Robin McKie, Mar 12, 2006)
We ignore James Lovelock's apocalyptic vision of the future at our own peril.
- 29 Die In Dera Bugti Landmine Blast (News International, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Mar 11, 2006)
Twenty-nine people travelling to a wedding were killed on Friday, when their tractor-trolley hit an anti-tank landmine near Dera Bugti, officials said.
- Somali Piracy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 11, 2006)
Protecting the mercantile marine and sanitising shipping lanes is often cited as part of the rationale for a strong navy.
- Prison Diary (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 11, 2006)
As George Bush vacationed in the subcontinent pontificating on how to contain terror and Iran, his self-appointed role as an international cop has been reaffirmed with Amnesty International’s latest report on Abu Gharib prison and the . . .
- Murder Of Justice (The Week, Suman K. Jha, Mar 11, 2006)
Everything has been said already, but as no one listens, we must always begin again." Justice V.S. Malimath began with this Andre Gide quote while outlining the roadmap for reforming the criminal justice system in . . .
- Farm Extension, Key To Second Green Revolution (Business Line, S. Kumarasamy, Mar 11, 2006)
With increasing population and declining per capita land available for agriculture, the future looks bleak. Unless the second Green Revolution is ushered in soon, it will be difficult to sustain the burgeoning . . .
- Musharraf Renews Demilitarisation, Autonomy Proposals (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Friday Pakistan’s proposals for demilitarisation and self-governance offered a practical solution to the Kashmir dispute.
- Musharraf For Roundtable Of Kashmir Representatives (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today suggested a round table conference of representatives of both sides of Kashmir either in Srinagar or Muzzafarabad and said he was ready to attend it with Prime Minister Manmohan . . .
- Deadly Bird Flu Not (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
The H5N1 avian flu virus has not yet made its way to North America, although many experts believe it will, US government researchers said.
- Budget Ignores Farm Realities (Tribune, Sukhjit Singh Sandhu, Mar 11, 2006)
The Union Budget for 2006-07 has turned out to be another damp squib for the agriculture sector. What the government has omitted in the Budget is far more significant than the small mercies it has purported to bestow.
- Just 1,200 Tigers Left? (Tribune, Brig (retd) Ranjit Talwar, Mar 11, 2006)
Is the tiger crisis for real? It certainly is! And what makes it worse and more threatening is the fact that the government continues to not only ignore, but to outrightly reject this stark reality by calling it a mere hype created by some NGOs . . .
- U.K. Helped Israel Get Nuclear Bomb (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Mar 11, 2006)
Records obtained under Information Act
- Kalam Is All Smiles On The Road To Mandalay (Indian Express, Manraj Grewal, Mar 11, 2006)
My people are rich and live in a powerful country but are still not content. I have come here to ask you how to make them happy.’’ During a rare heart-to-heart,
- Malnutrition Amidst High Growth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 11, 2006)
The imperatives of putting nutrition at the centre of development are apparent in a new World Bank report that warns that malnutrition could cost countries up to 3 per cent of their GDP.
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