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Articles 9521 through 9620 of 20008:
- Greenpeace Hails Recall Of Clemenceau (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Upgrade to international standards, the environment group tells Alang ship-breaking industry
Create a new model for India-European trade
AITUC demands improved facilities at Alang
- Bangladesh Bans Entry Of Toxic Ship (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Bangladesh has taken a cue from India by banning the entry of the toxic-laden ship, SS Norway into its waters.
- I Tarzan, You Terrorist (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Feb 17, 2006)
What explains the American reaction to the Hamas victory?
Cutting corners Ashok mitra
- Lessons From Venice (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Feb 17, 2006)
It is always refreshing and, in some ways, exhilarating to leave India and travel away from the man-made mess that symbolizes our homeland and life within it. Venice represented what we need to absorb and learn from.
- Pak Accuses Indian Maritime Aircraft Of Violating Its Airspace (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Pakistan today alleged that an Indain maritime aircraft violated its airspace and two naval vessels from the neighbouring country sailed in its territorial waters in the Arabian sea.
- Stress-Free Exams (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 17, 2006)
Hundreds of thousands of students who are appearing for their class X and class XII CBSE examinations have a reason to feel happy at the decision of the Central Board of Secondary Education in a way allowing them more time to answer the questions.
- Threat To Democracy-Ii (Statesman, AMLAN DATTA, Feb 17, 2006)
Maoism should be thanked for drawing attention to the rural problem in India. Since Independence, the country has been ruled by an elite of which the leading component is an urban educated middle class which dominates the administration . . .
- 'Toxic' Ship's Recall May Sink Alang (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
French president Jacques Chirac's decision to recall the asbestos-lined warship Le Clemenceau has led to despair in India's largest ship-breaking yard Alang, which had pinned its hopes on the French warship to revive its flagging fortune.
- Getting India Right (Policy Review, Parag Khanna, Feb 17, 2006)
Parag Khanna is a fellow at the New America Foundation and author of The Second World, forthcoming from Random House. C. Raja Mohan is strategic affairs editor of the Indian Express in New Delhi.
- Tn: 2,000 Tsunami Affected Families Get Houses (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The keys of 2,000 permanent houses, constructed by NGOs in five villages in this district for those affected by the Tsunami, were handed over to the families at a function here today.
The houses were constructed in Samadanpet, Neithal Nagar, . . .
- Hole In Ozone Layer Expected To Increase (Hindu, David Adam, Feb 17, 2006)
The layer will not begin to recover until the end of the decade.
Blame pinned on the 11-year solar cycle
Scientists' conclusions based on computer model
- Vidharbha: The `Forced Privatisation' Of Cotton (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Feb 17, 2006)
Disputes over output do not hide the trouble Maharashtra's cotton economy is in. Small farmers face another year of huge losses. The role of nature is very minor compared to conscious policy measures that have undermined the farmer and world cotton prices
- Should Mlas Be Made Board Chiefs? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Feb 17, 2006)
Expanding the Council of Ministers this afternoon will be easy for H D Kumaraswamy.
- All That Trouble For Nothing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
My name is there in the electoral rolls. Is yours? says a prominent quarter page ad inserted by the Election Commission of India, in all the papers. According to the details given in the ad, the draft electoral roll is to be available at designated . . .
- French Press Comes Down On President (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Feb 17, 2006)
Decision to repatriate the warship in every single newscast and on every newspaper front page
- Clemenceau U-Turn (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 17, 2006)
Import of pollution must stop
Environmentalists, particularly anti-asbestos groups, are fully justified in congratulating themselves vociferously for forcing the French Government to stop asbestos-lined decommissioned warship . . .
- India Lodges Protest (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner Munawwar Bhatti was called in to the Ministry of External Affairs today and conveyed India’s strong protest over the killing of an Indian fisherman by Pakistani forces in the Indian waters off the Gujarat . . .
- President Outlines Upa Govt’S Reform Agenda (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
In the backdrop of Left parties’ serious differences with the government over economic policies, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today rolled out the government’s reform agenda for the economy announcing ambitious plans in the several . . .
- Kalam Vows To Remove Hurdles In Growth (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Reasserting the government’s commitment to economic reforms, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam pledged today that the UPA Government would remove hurdles constraining economic growth and push ahead with an ambitious plan to develop a world-class . . .
- Chirac Embarks On India Visit This Week (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 17, 2006)
President Jacques Chirac heads to Thailand and India this week for a visit that narrowly missed being overshadowed by concerns over a decommissioned French aircraft carrier laden with toxic materials.
- `No Review Of Power Tariff Policy For Now' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Private players should execute the projects on their own
- Chirac Orders Clemenceau Back Home (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Feb 16, 2006)
France's highest court calls upon the Government to recall the asbestos-laden ship
- Synchronised Tiger Census On (Hindu, M. Gunasekaran, Feb 16, 2006)
The eight-day project involves over 150 volunteers and forest officials
- What's Love Got To Do With Any Of This? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Feb 16, 2006)
Those who speak of morality and the corrupting influences of Valentine's Day seem to have no problem with the real corruption of consumerism gone out of control.
- Target Topline: A New Script For Hll (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 16, 2006)
The stock market has responded enthusiastically to Hindustan Lever’s 14.4% topline and 22.7% bottom line growth (before exceptional items) in the December 2005 (Q4) quarter. Since stock prices are forward looking, the market is clearly betting on the FMCG
- Signs Of Resurgence (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 16, 2006)
HLL must now prove its growth is sustainable
Those accustomed to HLL bashing, quarter-after-quarter, year-after-year, will have to wait for their next offensive.
- Over Rs. 1 Cr. Sanctioned For Micro Farming (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Farmers will be given subsidy: Collector
The State Government has sanctioned Rs. 1.41 crores for the district under Micro Farming Scheme and with this amount 105 hectares will be developed, said Collector D. Karthikeyan at Pettikkampalayam . . .
- Tata, Sbi Roll Out Credit Card (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Tata Sons and State Bank of India’s (SBI) subsidiary, SBI Cards, today launched the country’s first white label credit card, with the Tata brand on the face of the card.
- This Must End (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 16, 2006)
The current standoff between the legislature and the judiciary over the prerogatives of the legislature does not bring credit to either institution. Whether both institutions are clearly overstepping their proper domain is a debatable matter.
- Indian Sailor Killed Over Cartoon: Uae Report; Mea Says No Link (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
An Indian sailor was allegedly beaten to death by his colleagues on board a Norwegian oil tanker in international waters off the coast of Fujairah in the UAE.
- Moving Education’S Goal Posts (Indian Express, P. V. Indiresan , Feb 16, 2006)
In announcing Professor S. Thorat’s appointment as chairman of the University Grants Commission, every newspaper made it a point to announce that he was a dalit. In contrast, nobody inquired what the caste of the earlier chairman was when he was appointed
- Before India Voyage, Chirac Orders Asbestos Ship Home (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
President Jacques Chirac today ordered a decommissioned aircraft carrier laden with toxic materials to return to France after the country’s top administrative court suspended its transfer to India for disposal.
- Multilateralism Key To Growth (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Feb 16, 2006)
It’s only through multilateralism that India and other developing countries can reach the MDGs
- Who Is To Blame? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 16, 2006)
There is no point in blaming the markets for the abysmal quality of public services available for the poor
- Stress On Quick Issue Of Biometric Ration Cards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Steps should be taken to issue 200 cards everyday, says Collector
- Rs. 98 Lakhs Allotted For Village Panchayats (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Aid to be used for provision of basic amenities
The State Government has allotted Rs.98 lakhs under the Namadhu Gramam scheme to 130 village panchayats in Krishnagiri district for good performance and achieving their target in the village development...
- France Recalls Toxic Clemenceau (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
President Jacques Chirac ordered a decommissioned aircraft carrier laden with toxic materials to return to France on Wednesday, after
the country's top administrative court suspended its transfer to India for disposal.
- Clemenceau Ordered To Return (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday ordered decommissioned aircraft carrier Clemenceau to return to France, after the country’s top administrative court suspended its transfer to India for disposal.
- Black Clouds Over India (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 16, 2006)
India’s decision to join the Atmospheric Brown Cloud (ABC) project was inevitable, given the mounting evidence that the ABC dramatically reduces monsoon rain in the subcontinent.
- Chirac Red-Flags Scrap Warship (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
President Jacques Chirac today ordered a French warship bound for a scrapyard in Gujarat to return to French territorial waters pending a final decision on how to dispose of the asbestos-laden vessel.
- Oil Prices Hurting Growth (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Feb 16, 2006)
While meeting in freezing Moscow last week the G-8 finance ministers said the soaring oil prices posed a threat to the prospects of higher economic growth in 2006.
- French Court Blocks Clemenceau Transfer To India (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
France’s highest court, the State Council, today ordered Paris to suspend the transfer to India of the asbestos-lined decommissioned warship Clemenceau.
- Baglihar Row: India Seeks More Time (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Feb 16, 2006)
India has sought another two months from the World Bank to submit its final report regarding construction of the disputed Baglihar dam.
- Nepal: Maoists Kill 3 Security Men, Abduct 5 Govt Employees (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Maoists attacked a security patrol killing at least three soldiers and injuring two others in Nepal where the rebels also abducted nine people, including five government employees, officials said today.
- Wto’S Shifting Paradigms (Dawn, Fateh M. Chaudhri, Feb 16, 2006)
Eversince the multilateral trade negotiation were first conducted under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the process has been variously described as a “roller-coaster”, “muddling-through” or “limping forward”.
- Chirac Orders "Toxic" Warship Back To France (Reuters, Helene Fontanaud, Feb 16, 2006)
President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday ordered home an asbestos-laden warship after Indian authorities blocked its journey to an Indian scrapyard, days before a visit to New Delhi overshadowed by the legal wrangle.
- French Court Calls Back Clemenceau (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Just ahead of his visit to India, French president Jacques Chirac ordered the controversial asbestos-containing ship Le Clemenceau back to home waters after France’s highest court blocked the vessel’s transfer to the ship-breaking yard at Alang in Gujarat
- Pollution Board Issues Closure Notices To Seven Units (Hindu, S. Vydhianathan, Feb 15, 2006)
43 others, including government undertakings, asked to show cause
- Partial Commissioning Of Water Scheme Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
DFID-aided scheme expected to provide relief to residents of West Kochi
Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan to inaugurate tank
Constructed at a cost of Rs.2.2 crores
- A.P. Economy On An Upswing: Governor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Cites good monsoon and better performance in core sector as `indicators'
- India Will Have Its Own Jurisdiction In Space In 15 Years: U.R. Rao (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
`Satellites have become a vital component in medical world'
- Nepal’S Court Frees Deuba (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Almost 10 months after he was arrested from his residence in a midnight raid and jailed for alleged corruption, . . .
- Peace In South Asia Is Priority: Manmohan (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 15, 2006)
Quotes Nehru that foreign policy was the "outcome" of economic policy
India had "worked hard" to have the freedom to make policy choices
Non-alignment is not an empty slogan
Turbulence in the Islamic world requires deeper analysis
- America's Plan Is To Force Gm Food On The World (Hindu, John Vidal, Feb 15, 2006)
Just A few years ago, World Trade Organisation officials used to act hurt when described by social activists as irresponsible, secretive bureaucrats who trampled over national sovereignty and placed free trade over the environment or human rights.
- Indian Consulate Car Damaged In Pak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Protests against the publication of Prophet Mohammad’s caricatures in European newspapers flared up in Pakistan on Tuesday with thousands of angry demonstrators storming the diplomatic enclave in Islamabad, where an Indian diplomatic car was damaged, . .
- Clemenceau Is Dangerous, Says Overseer (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
A French government overseer has said that an asbestos-bearing warship being sent to India for dismantling is dangerous waste and should not be broken down there, lawyers said.
- Deadline For Krishna Water Project Advanced (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Aim is to ensure supply of additional 9 million gallons per day to twin cities, says Governor Rameshwar Thakur Aim is to ensure supply of additional 9 million gallons per day to twin cities, says Governor
- Hope At Last (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 15, 2006)
The deadline for the completion of the Dulhasti hydroelectric project in Kishtwar tehsil of Doda district has been revised too often
- Making India A Great Republic (Daily Excelsior, Subash Chander Mansotra, Feb 15, 2006)
Our political luminaries and statesmen after an arduous struggle and painstaking exercise of studying eruditely the various popular systems of different countries preferred to adopt a westiminister system of governance and gave shape to a document . . .
- Hospital Architecture And Health Care (Daily Excelsior, Dr Arun Sharma, Feb 15, 2006)
With patients today looking for better facilities and a pleasant environment in a hospital besides competent doctors, hospital architecture has become a very important factor in efficient healthcare delivery.
- With Due Respect (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 15, 2006)
Welcoming debate, SC has been a key agent for policy change. Then why this departure?
- Manmohan Likely To Launch Ongc Project In Mangalore Next Month (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Kumaraswamy meets President, Union Ministers, Plan panel Deputy Chairman
State's demands
Rs. 500 crores for improving infrastructure in Bangalore
Classical language status for Kannada
Funds for the development of northern Karnataka
- State's Economy On An Upswing, Says Governor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Rameshwar Thakur's maiden address to the Assembly
Governor Rameshwar Thakur has painted a bright picture of the State's economy by projecting a growth rate of 7.55 per cent in the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) for the current fiscal, . . .
- Corruption Panel Gone, Nepal Ex-Pm Out Of Jail (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Jailed former Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was freed from prison on Monday after the Supreme Court dissolved the controversial anti-graft panel which jailed him, a relative and party officials said.
- Ec Spurs Again (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 15, 2006)
Aware of offence, but loathe to act
As important as the arrest of seven Bangladeshis from Hooghly district — a routine measure one would have imagined — is the fact that the administration took action only after orders were issued . . .
- Joys Of Recycling (Times of India, ARADHANA SINHA, Feb 15, 2006)
He is keen on using waste. Recycling helps save our planet. And he is enthusiastic about it. Recycling first, then saving the Earth. He gets one mango drink in a tetrapack, finishes the drink and is ready for his experiment.
- France Looks Into Asbestos On Ship Sent To Scrap (Reuters, Emmanuel Jarry, Feb 15, 2006)
Paris ordered a probe on Tuesday into the removal of asbestos from a French warship bound for an Indian scrapyard, a new twist in a saga that has embarrassed France ahead of a visit to India by President Jacques Chirac.
- Nepal's Former Premier Deuba, Ex-Minister Set Free (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Nepal's former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his cabinet minister Prakash Man Singh have been set free, hours after the country's Supreme Court dissolved the royal anti-corruption commission which jailed them on graft charges last year.
- A New Theme At Davos (Dawn, Sartaj Aziz, Feb 15, 2006)
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at the beautiful Swiss ski resort of Davos, in the last week of January each year, has become a unique international event.
- Budget Must Focus On Growth With Equity (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Feb 15, 2006)
The major challenge before the Finance Minister is not only to initiate measures to sustain and accelerate the growth momentum of the economy but also to ensure that overall economic growth is accompanied by greater equity.
- Cartoon Protests Flare Up In Pak (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, Feb 15, 2006)
Protests against the publication of Prophet Mohammad’s caricatures in European newspapers flared up in Pakistan today with thousands of angry demonstrators storming the diplomatic enclave in Islamabad where an Indian diplomatic car was dam aged and . . .
- A Jingle Called `Single Brand' (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 15, 2006)
Guidelines for FDI in retail trade of `single brand' products are out. These are contained in Press Note 3 (2006 Series) dated February 10, from the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
- Nepal Court Frees Deuba (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Almost 10 months after he was arrested from his residence in a midnight raid and jailed for alleged corruption, . . .
- Tree Cutting In Nara (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 14, 2006)
IF the Sindh wildlife authorities don’t look out, pretty soon the province will be losing another chunk of its natural surroundings.
- Kalabagh & The Water Crisis (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Feb 14, 2006)
"Water is precious, use it wisely” says a notice placed in the bathroom of a five-star hotel in Karachi.
- Saving India's Endangered Wildlife (Daily Excelsior, G L Khajuria, Feb 14, 2006)
We deserve no right to live over this globe, if we don't bear sympathy in mind for a variety of animal life that surrounds us,
- Kalam Scripts History (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Writing history under the waters of the Bay of Bengal, President A P J Abdul Kalam dived into a submarine on Monday and took a three-hour voyage, becoming .....
- Watched By A New India (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Feb 14, 2006)
Prakash Karat has now openly called for a new configuration at the Centre.
- Who’S Afraid Of The Nuke Deal? (Indian Express, R. Rajaraman, Feb 14, 2006)
The issue of whether or not India’s fast breeder reactor should be placed under safeguards is at the core of the storm raging in India around the Indo-US nuclear agreement.
- War Mongering (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 14, 2006)
Iraq precedent must make the US desist from attacking Iran
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