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Articles 9721 through 9820 of 20008:
- Precarious Irreversibility Of Climate Change (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 11, 2006)
The British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, terms climate change the "world's greatest environmental challenge". `Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change,' summarises the proceedings of an international symposium on the subject held a year ago.
- The Battle Over A Warship Continues (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Feb 11, 2006)
Opposition is growing in France to the Government's efforts to get theClemenceaudismantled in India.
- Reflection Of Reality (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 11, 2006)
Loss of chip project to AP must teach the state a lesson
- A Journey Through Coorg (Deccan Herald, Hemanth M Rao, Feb 11, 2006)
Silent Sentinels, A HECAR Foundation (Heritage Education Conservation Architecture Restoration) publication, is a book that provides an insight into the architectural heritage of Coorg and is the first of its kind book in the true sense.
- Hiccups In Civilian Nuclear Pact With The French Too (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Feb 11, 2006)
The prospects of a formal India-France civilian nuclear cooperation agreement have hit a roadblock after New Delhi declined to make any references to the International Atomic Energy Agency or the Nuclear Suppliers Group in the document. Instead, . . .
- On The Fast Breeder Programme, Begin A Civil Debate (Indian Express, G. Balachandran, Feb 10, 2006)
With barely a month to go before the visit of US President George W. Bush to India, prospects of successfully taking forward the July 18 Indo-US agreement on nuclear cooperation seem have receded further with the latest broadside of Secretary . . .
- Chandrika To Return Plot (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Feb 10, 2006)
The former Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga, has decided to return a plot granted to her by the previous Government.
- U.N., Kenya Appeal For Aid As Drought Decimates Livestock (Hindu, Jeevan Vasagar, Feb 10, 2006)
Failure of rains puts 3.5 million at risk of starvation
The United Nations and the Kenyan Government on Wednesday made a joint appeal for food aid worth more than $220 million to fight starvation in the country's arid north-east region, . . .
- India-Us Accord On Civilian Nuclear Uses (Daily Excelsior, O.P. Sabherwal, Feb 10, 2006)
The India-US nuclear accord, agreed in principle last July, is to promote civilian nuclear power and other peaceful nuclear applications by India.
- Pm Meets Cms For Expediting Power Reforms (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Evolving a consensus on the contentious issue of free electricity, checking power thefts and preparing a business plan for commercial revival of the power sector will be high on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's . . .
- The Burdens Of The Modern Beast (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Now all of us have increased our portable effects, if not our effectiveness.
- Wal-Mart And Monsanto On Indo-U.S. Agriculture Initiative Board (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Feb 10, 2006)
Will set the agenda for collaborative research to be pursued with Indian labs
- Rs. 13,500-Crore Chip Facility For Hyderabad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
'Biggest single investment in semi-conductor sector'
A US $ 3 billion(Rs. 13,500 crores)facility for the manufacture of semiconductors used in personal computers, television sets, mobile phones and other digital devices will be set up by SemIndia Inc...
- Buddha’S Ark Hope For Calcutta (Telegraph, INDRANIL GHOSH, Feb 10, 2006)
Calcutta looks set to house the subcontinent’s first underground aquarium, a cavernous water world teeming with marine life from across the globe.
- Fab City Goes To Hyderabad (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Bangalore misses out mega project. Andhra Pradesh has bagged the prestigious $3 billion Fab city project for making silicon chips, pipping Karnataka and Tamil Nadu..
- Coal India Seeks Nod For Ipo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
5 p.c. disinvestments to fetch Rs. 1,000 cr.
The public sector Coal India Ltd (CIL) has approached the Union Government for making an initial public offer by diluting about five per cent of its present equity stake of Rs. 6,316 crore, CIL Chairman, . . .
- Battle Of The Bureaucratic Bulge (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, Feb 10, 2006)
There is a significant concern in several quarters seeking to make investments in India that the country's inability to attract and implement the several schemes that would catapult it into world class economic stardom is stymied by the numerous . . .
- Telling Message (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 10, 2006)
That the Army's recruitment drive in the Valley has drawn an overwhelming response sends a significant message. It puts the harsh economic truth in right perspective.
- A Brain Drain Threatens Afghanistan's Future (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
On the eve of the Soviet invasion almost 26 years ago, I left Afghanistan as a young man in search of a better life.
- Protests Against Dismantling Of Clemenceau At French Embassy (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Stepping up protests against dismantling of French aircraft carrier Le Clemenceau in Indian shipyards, NGO and trade union activists carrying truckload of domestic waste, today staged a demonstration before the French Embassy in Chanakyapuri's . . .
- India's Morality Police Send Bored City To Sleep (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Feb 10, 2006)
Nightlife in India's entertainment capital has become deadly dull, youngsters in Mumbai complain, as the authorities continue a crackdown on discos and bars that they accuse of corrupting impressionable young minds.
- India-U.S. Nuclear Deal Runs Into Troubled Waters (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Feb 10, 2006)
A landmark nuclear cooperation deal between India and the United States has run into serious trouble, with Washington playing hard ball and India's atomic energy establishment raising objections to the terms of the deal.
- Coretta Scott King's Gandhian Ideals (Hindu, Shelia M. Poole, Feb 09, 2006)
Coretta Scott King sometimes referred to Mahatma Gandhi as "Gandhiji." By placing "ji" after Gandhi's name, she followed the traditional Indian practice of showing reverence.
- Save The Whales (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 09, 2006)
The "prince of whales," the northern bottlenose that wandered off from its deepwater habitat and perished in the Thames, has become a poignant symbol of all endangered whales and dolphins.
- France May Take Back Asbestos (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
France on Wednesday said it was prepared to take back the toxic wastes of its decommissioned aircraft carrier le Clemenceau after dismantling at the shipyard here.
- River Linking: Vasan Wants Jayalalithaa To Take Initiative (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
The Government should take the initiative to link the rivers in southern States as a prelude to inter-linking of all rivers, Union Minister of State for Project Implementation G.K. Vasan said on Tuesday.
- Bahubali Draped In Colours (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
The millennium’s first Mahamastakabhisheka of the Gommateshwara Bhagavan Shri Bahubali Swami had all the contrasts and trappings of a high-profile religious event of the commercial age — heavy-duty security, celebrity guests, rich obeisance and . . .
- The Complicated World Of Nuclear Deals (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Feb 09, 2006)
Safeguards are only one of the fallouts from the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal. Several issues need to be considered before tying down the DAE's hands.
- Us Offers India Bigger Global Role In N-Research (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Feb 09, 2006)
The US today put India in an elite and small club of nations by offering membership of President George W Bush’s ambitious scheme called Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP).
- A Silent Journey Through Coorg (Deccan Herald, Hemanth M Rao, Feb 09, 2006)
Silent Sentinels, A HECAR Foundation (Heritage Education Conservation Architecture Restoration) publication, is a book that provides an insight into the architectural heritage of Coorg and is the first of its kind in the true sense.
- Cottoning On To Suicides (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Feb 09, 2006)
What farmers need is not so much a partial job guarantee as cheap credit and insurance
- Don’T Rock The Boat (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 09, 2006)
Clemenceau is a chance to revive and clean up Alang. Environmentalism isn’t a zero sum game
- ‘Changes Come From Affected Masses’ (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, Feb 09, 2006)
Medha Patkar, NBA leader: “The lakhs of people whose villages and homes have been submerged are committed to the cause. This gives me strength.”
- India To Set Up Observatory On Moon By 2016 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Observatory will be set up near the South Pole on the moon, says former ISRO chief It will be set up near the South Pole on the moon, says former ISRO chief
The study to cover the moon's topography, mineral composition and presence of water
- India Explained: In Sharp Lines And Sudden Curves (Indian Express, E.P. UNNY, Feb 09, 2006)
While cartoons on Prophet Mohammed are provoking violence against some European nations, a fortnight back in a French town cartoons provoked what they ought to — a debate.
- Polluting Tanneries Continue To Haunt Bholakpur Residents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Hygiene is something that is alien in these parts of the city Polluting tanneries continue to haunt this locality
- When The Lights Stayed On (Hindu, Meena Menon, Feb 09, 2006)
One Evening, two years ago, Bhimrao Baburao Pawar, a lineman with the then Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB), faced the wrath of school children who stopped his vehicle and deflated its tyres.
- The Land The World Forgets (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 09, 2006)
The ‘lost World’ unearthed recently in West Papua is as remarkable as it is poignant. An international team of scientists reportedly stumbled on to the 300,000-hectare treasure house of biodiversity in the Foja Mountains of the Indonesian . . .
- India-U.S. Nuclear Deal Runs Into Troubled Waters (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Feb 09, 2006)
A landmark nuclear cooperation deal between India and the United States has run into serious trouble, with Washington playing hard ball and India's atomic energy establishment raising objections to the terms of the deal.
- France Ready To Take Back Waste Of "Toxic" Ship (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
France would be ready to take back toxic waste removed from a decommissioned carrier if India's top court allowed the ship to be scrapped in an Indian shipyard, the French envoy said on Wednesday.
- Choking Indian Ports Need Far More Capacity - Execs (Reuters, Biman Mukherji, Feb 09, 2006)
Indian ports need to increase capacity sharply to handle a surge in trade volumes as they approach saturation in an economy growing at 8 percent annually, a leading financial expert and industrialist said on Wednesday.
- France Ready To Detox Clemenceau (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
The French envoy on Wednesday asserted his country was willing to take back any asbestos found on decommissioned warship Celemenceau while it is scrapped at the ship-breaking yard in this coastal town of Gujarat.
- India’S Infrastructure Woes Dampen Growth (News International, Chris Sanders, Feb 09, 2006)
India needs to spend as much as $200 billion on boosting electricity supplies, running water, highways, ports and runways to bring its infrastructure to levels of other Asian nations. It’s a pressing issue: top corporate executives and . . .
- Maharashtra Annual Plan Fixed At Rs. 14,829 Crore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
The Annual Plan for Maharashtra for 2006-07 was finalised at Rs. 14,829 crore at a meeting between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh here on Wednesday.
- Playing Ducks And Drakes With The Water Issue (Dawn, Ameer Bhutto, Feb 09, 2006)
The opponents of Kalabagh dam have been accused of turning a “technical” matter into an emotional political debate.
- India May Get Us To Soften Stand On Nuke Reactors (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
It now looks like the nuke deal might, indeed, be on the table when President George Bush comes calling on March 2.
- India-Us Nuke Deal Runs Into Troubled Waters (News International, Simon Denyer, Feb 09, 2006)
A landmark nuclear cooperation deal between India and the United States has run into serious trouble, with Washington playing hard ball and India’s atomic energy establishment raising objections to the terms of the deal.
- Spirit Of Sacrifice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Moharrum mourns the massacre of Imam Hussain (AS), the grandson of Prophet Muhammed.
- Missiles Test Notification Deal An Indo-Pak ‘Accomplishment’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 09, 2006)
The October 2005 agreement between India and Pakistan to pre-notify and follow agreed guidelines when flight-testing ballistic missiles has been described as an “accomplishment” and an “example of responsible nuclear stewardship”.
- Myths About Manufacturing (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Feb 09, 2006)
Peter Drucker, considered the greatest management guru yet, said that he never asked an executive for the facts first. He always asked for the executive’s opinion. Because, according to Drucker, any executive worth his salt can find facts . . .
- France Offers To Take Back Toxic Waste (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Feb 09, 2006)
Inventory to be submitted to panel today
Visits Alang and says the yard has adequate facilities
Offers to get French labour
Shiv Sena men raise anti-Greenpeace slogans at site
- Jayalalithaa Concedes Several Demands Of Government Staff (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Benefits will cost the exchequer over Rs. 1,000 crore a year
Leave surrender increased from seven to 15 days
Ban on recruitment on compassionate grounds lifted
Eligibility criteria for regularisation of teachers relaxed
- Gm Food Must Be Allowed Into Europe, Wto Rules (Tribune, Stephen Castle , Feb 09, 2006)
Europe faces new pressure to open its markets to genetically-modified food from the US after the World Trade Organisation ruled that the EU broke international rules with its moratorium on new licences.
- Bihar Assembly Verdict (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 09, 2006)
Over the years, much criticism has been levelled against the manner in which quite a few governors have acted in discharge of their role and favouring the ruling party or parties at the Centre.
- Grand Spectacle Unfolds At Shravanabelagola (Hindu, R. Krishna Kumar, Feb 09, 2006)
First Mahamastakabhisheka of the millennium to the monolithic statue leaves pilgrims spellbound
The anointing ceremony began at 10.35 a.m. with abhisheka and offerings
The first abhisheka was performed by Ashok Patni of Rajasthan
- Points We Need To Consider (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 09, 2006)
The widespread anger and anguish expressed by the majority community in the State in protest against the publication of caricatures of Prophet Mohammad in European newspapers is perfectly justified. Normally the matter would have ended after .
- Markets At A Historic High (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2006)
The 10,000 mark reached by the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex is an important milestone representing a robust performance by the corporate sector, and in particular by the 30 companies comprising the index.
- Not As Good As It Can Get (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 08, 2006)
The declaration by President George Bush that the United States must snap out of its dependence on oil holds the promise of many positive changes for America and the world.
- Real Shine Must Come From Farm Sector (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Feb 08, 2006)
The Government must look at agriculture as the principal orphan of the reform process that began more than a decade ago.
- Take It Seriously (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 08, 2006)
Off and on one does come across remains of a bird or animal in out-of-the-way areas including forests.
- Indian Panel On Toxic Waste Divided Over French Ship (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Feb 08, 2006)
An Indian environmental panel is divided on whether to allow a decommissioned French warship to be scrapped in India, and has not made a firm recommendation to the the nation's Supreme Court, a member said on Tuesday.
- Catch The New Nuclear Moment (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 08, 2006)
The United States is initiating — in cooperation with Russia, UK, France, China and Japan — a new era of nuclear energy.
- Economy To Top 8% Growth This Year (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2006)
The Indian economy is expected to clock an 8.1 per cent growth in its gross domestic product (GDP) during the current financial year.
- ‘They Burn And We Die’ (Deccan Herald, Mark Sommer, Feb 08, 2006)
Picture paradise, an island archipelago in the South Pacific. Welcome to Vanuatu, renowned for its sunny climes and thriving offshore finance industry.
- Tigers Say Will Only Discuss Ceasefire At Geneva (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2006)
Tamil Tiger rebels on Tuesday ruled out discussing a political solution to the island’s ethnic conflict during the upcoming talks with the Sri Lankan government in Geneva and said that they would only talk about ways to strengthen the troubled ceasefire.
- Iit-M Gates Open To Commerce Students Too (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Feb 08, 2006)
Institute to offer M.A. in Development Studies, Economics and English studies
- Ngos: Water A Fundamental Right (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Feb 08, 2006)
Several activists fighting for community rights over wateras against its privatisation by multinational companies or State ownership on Thursday pledged to "thwart attacks" on water's sovereignty. They agreed that there should be a massive campaign on "al
- Wave Of Protests Over Cartoons (Dawn, Robert Fisk, Feb 07, 2006)
After Syria, the fires have spread to Lebanon with sectarian intensity. As 2,000 Lebanese troops battled Islamist demonstrators in the heart of Christian Beirut on Sunday, the Danish consulate was set on fire and a large church attacked . . .
- Water: The Coming Crisis (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Feb 07, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf was unable to sell the Kalabagh dam project to Pakistan’s smaller provinces.
- Pm Shows "Spine", Wins Key Battle With Left (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Feb 07, 2006)
India's government has won a crucial victory against its communist "allies" over airport modernisation, and will now move forward more confidently on its own reform agenda, analysts said on Monday.
- France Should Call Back Toxic Tub: Sc Panel (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
The Supreme Court Committee to decide on Clemenceau on Monday said it would shortly submit its report to the court.
- Kashmir Battling Low Literacy And High Corruption As Conflict Continues (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 07, 2006)
The Indian-administered part of Jammu and Kashmir is one of the least literate in India, its rate of 54 percent being well below the national level of 65 percent. Ironically, it is the only Indian state where education at all levels is free.
- Russia Ready For N-Venture If Iran Resumes U-Freeze (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
French FM says int’l community not seeking confrontation with Iran
A top Russian diplomat said on Monday it would be possible to create a joint venture to enrich uranium for Iran in Russia only if Tehran resumed its moratorium on enrichment activities,
- Crying Over Spilt Names (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 07, 2006)
The new Karnataka chief minister has left his father in a flood of tears, after being sworn in with BJP support.
- A French Ship Kicks Up Dust (Deccan Herald, Aravind Sitaraman, Feb 07, 2006)
Le Clemenceau raises many questions that encompass critical issues like business, economy, environment, health, and labour safety.
- Asia Will Be The Future Of Business, Says Kalam (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 07, 2006)
Sets out a roadmap for cooperation between Delhi and Manila
"With Western markets getting saturated, Asia provides a huge opportunity to business to expand market share"
Recommends setting up good e-business infrastructure
- Why Berlusconi Must Lose (Hindu, Tristram Hunt, Feb 07, 2006)
In Typically vulgar style, Silvio Berlusconi committed himself last week to sexual abstinence until the Italian general election on April 9.
- Protests, Shutdown Against Prophet’S (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Entire Valley wore a deserted look today in wake of the shutdown call, while protests were also held across Kashmir to express resentment against the publication of caricatures of Prophet Mohammad in ‘Jyllands-Posten’, a Danish newspaper and some European
- Centre To Grant Rs.1,140 Crores More For Tsunami Rehabilitation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
For tsunami rehabilitation projects
The Central Government has decided to sanction Rs.1,140 crores to Kerala for taking up work relating to rehabilitation of tsunami victims and restoration of infrastructure in the tsunami-hit areas, . . .
- Disaster Management Body In Hyderabad Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Objective to check the occurrence of major disasters
Plea to make disaster management integral part of development planning
Delhi model of fire services to be studied
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