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Articles 10321 through 10420 of 20008:
- Call To Involve Tribes In Biodiversity Schemes (Hindu, R. Madhavan Nair, Jan 22, 2006)
NBA Chairman lauds State's response
"The success of biodiversity conservation measures envisaged under the Biological Diversity Act would depend a great deal on the extent to which tribes and local people are allowed to participate in these programmes,"
- Panel Urges Centre To Set Up Ito To Protect Farmers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Proposed body will protect farmers from unfair trade practices
- Living On The Edge (Hindu, VENU MADHAV GOVINDU, Jan 22, 2006)
The devastating earthquake that hit Gujarat five years ago showed one the many dimensions of our innate, if imperfect, humanity.
- The True Heroes (Hindu, Meena Menon, Jan 22, 2006)
A look at the winners of the Sanctuary-ABN-AMRO awards honoured for their efforts in saving the environment.
- Gas As Russia’S Political Tool (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Recent freezing weather conditions in Russia are sending shivers down the spines of many European policymakers as governments across the continent become increasingly aware of Europe’s dependency on Russian gas supplies.
- Hard Road To Reconciliation (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jan 22, 2006)
In the domain of public policy several of the major avenues are in disrepair and appear to be closed. More disconcerting is the probability that the policy makers do not know what it will take to fix them. We will focus today on an aspect of national . .
- Book On Birds In Kannada To Be Released On Friday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The book contains information on 160 species of birds
Karnataka is home to 522 species of birds
The book contains a wealth of information on birds and their features
- Rs. 5.50 Cr. To Modernise Erode Railway Station (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
State Government blamed for delay in bridgework State blamed for delay in bridgework
- Fdi And The Future Of Farmers (Hindu, N. Bala Ganesan, Jan 22, 2006)
The farm sector, taken as a whole, has no sustainable, long-term prospect of increasing its revenue
- A Slow Iran Squeeze (TIME, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
As Iran shows no signs of giving in to global calls to cease its nuclear-research activities, Western nations have been mapping out a careful, incremental plan to stop Tehran.
- Ensuring Equitable Development Through Reforms (Hindu, S. Mahendra Dev , Jan 21, 2006)
There is a lot of talk on growth and equity but there is no operational plan. What we need is an immediate plan for achieving equitable development.
- Regulate Bt Crops Strictly (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 21, 2006)
It may not exactly be a revolution in the strict sense of the term, but 10 years of commercial cultivation of genetically-modified crops has, without doubt, brought about notable changes in agriculture worldwide. Rising output, . . .
- A Second Earth Needed To Sustain India And China (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 21, 2006)
Do you know that India and China have as much population as that of "the next 20 largest countries combined"? Or that "some 80 per cent of the companies in Wal-Mart's database of suppliers are now Chinese"? China and India are the focus of State . . .
- Energy-Efficient Vehicles "Will Reduce Pollution" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Students have to be hard working: Vice-Chancellor
Pollution does not recognise international boundaries, and the solution to reduce pollution and save the earth is through construction of energy-efficient buildings and vehicles and use of renewable ...
- Ukd To Blacken Corrupt Officers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD), a key regional party, has embarked upon a novel campaign targeting “corrupt” government officials in Uttaranchal.
- Greenpeace Activists Meet French Officials (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 21, 2006)
Presidential advisers were "utterly amateurish, knew nothing"; Government "not interested"
- Man's True Identity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
As long as a person is attached to the objects of sensory gratification, he cannot experience his true nature — the Self (Atman). Spiritual progress primarily involves developing dispassion (Vairagya) towards the world. How does one develop detachment?
- Decision On French Ship Eludes Sc Panel (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Jan 21, 2006)
The Supreme Court Monitoring Committee on Hazardous Waste (SCMC) met a second time to decide the fate of Clemenceau but could not arrive at any conclusion on the amount of asbestos on the ship even after day-long depositions.
- Bin Laden And The Threat Of Peace (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 21, 2006)
For all its drama, Osama bin Laden’s latest message masks the Al Qaeda’s still potent reach, finds Ajai Sahni
- The Slippery Slope Of Stings (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 21, 2006)
After the success of the Aaj Tak–Cobrapost sting, nearly everybody in the media has got used to the concept of the sting operation-for-hire.
- ``Iaea Inspections Will Compromise Breeder Research'' (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 21, 2006)
U.S. reluctance to accept India as a nuclear arms state is the heart of the matter
- Railway To Set Up Packaged Drinking Water Plant (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited will soon be launching `Rail Neer', its brand of packaged drinking water from Tamil Nadu, meant for sale in southern States.
- Annan Asks Iran Not To Go Ahead With Nuclear Fuel Research (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Jan 21, 2006)
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has urged Iran not to press ahead with its nuclear fuel research to avoid escalating the situation and work towards creating an environment that allows negotiations to take place.
- Clemenceau Stirs The Environment (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The workers at Gujarat's Alang ship-breaking yard are waiting with bated breath for the Supreme Court verdict on whether the decommissioned French warship Clemenceau would be allowed into Indian waters.
- Old Enemy, Older Friend (Daily Excelsior, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jan 21, 2006)
In a lifetime as a cricket fan, my most depressing experience was watching the World Cup quarter-final played between India and Pakistan in Bangalore in March 1996.
- Punjab Units Turn Into Marriage Palaces (Tribune, Varinder Singh, Jan 21, 2006)
The small-scale industry in Punjab is all set to hit a rough patch because of government apathy on the one hand and stiff competition on the other.
- Hydrogen Future (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Challenging times ahead
India is gearing itself up to meet the challenge to make hydrogen a viable alternative to fossil fuels, a challenge that it shares with the most developed of countries.
- Global Challenges, Local Solutions (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Jan 21, 2006)
WHAT is the future for an economic system that is not an efficient producer of goods and services in the globalized economy?
- Ingredients Of An Integrated Energy Policy (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, Jan 21, 2006)
Every now and then when oil prices are high, we wake up to emphasise on non-conventional energy. We also begin to realise the need for an integrated energy policy.
- Annan Urges Iran To Resume Talks With Eu (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
UN secretary general says Iran should stop fuel research
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Thursday urged Iran to scrap its controversial decision to resume nuclear-fuel research, then return to negotiations over its nuclear ambitions.
- India Wishes Democracy In Nepal (Daily Excelsior, Krishna Pradhan, Jan 21, 2006)
The Indian ambassador to Nepal, Mr. Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, is in Delhi for consultations as the situation in the Himalayan Kingdom deteriorates day by day, and the Maoist violence against the government has increased and rallies . . .
- Boost In Exports (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 21, 2006)
Pakistan's export of merchandise rose by 31.1 per cent in December 2005 and 23.8 per cent during the first half of the fiscal year 2005-06, over the same periods last year. The data released by the Commerce Ministry indicates that the country’s . . .
- Back To Realism? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 21, 2006)
The National Conference's initial euphoria over the change of Chief Minister in the State is gradually fading.
- Al Qaeda Warning: United States Will Not Beef Up Security (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
No credible intelligence indicating a looming terrorist attack’
- Peace Process Grinds On (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Jan 21, 2006)
Some recent developments have dealt a hefty blow to the ongoing Pakistan-India peace process. If the decision makers in Islamabad and New Delhi do not act quickly to restore the health of bilateral relations, the peace process will soon find itself . . .
- Pirates Threaten Lives Of Somalia's Poor (Hindu, Jeevan Vasagar, Jan 20, 2006)
The hijacking of cargo ships is on the increase, threatening trade and humanitarian aid.
The raiders striking increasingly further from the coastline
The number of attacks rose from 2 in 2004 to 35 in 2005
- Palar Issue: Government To Move Supreme Court After Ascertaining Facts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Five Opposition parties express dissatisfaction over State stand, stage walkout
Reports of Andhra officials conducting a survey
Letter to neighbouring State written on January 5
- Clemenceau: Media Interest In France (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 20, 2006)
Egypt is determining whether the ship is in violation of the Basel Convention
- Rbi Quarterly Review — No Sparks Expected! (Business Line, A. Seshan, Jan 20, 2006)
There is obviously a tightening of liquidity in the banking system. Reverse repo transactions have come down considerably from past highs and the appetite for government securities has declined. While thishas implications for banks' asset-liability . . .
- Another Round On Iran’S Nuclear Ambitions (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jan 20, 2006)
The attempt by the EU-3 — Britain, France and Germany — to get the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-member board to convene an emergency meeting on February 2 or 3 and vote on a new draft that asks the IAEA to report Iran’s nuclear activities . . .
- 114 Takers For Vazhiyoram Project (Hindu, John L. Paul, Jan 20, 2006)
Stakeholders meeting on February 6
One hundred and fourteen entrepreneurs have come forward to open sustainable wayside tourism amenities (called Vazhiyoram units) along major roads across the State.
- Chandy To Launch Tourism Scheme On Monday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Bhoothathankettu set to attract visitors
- Minister Holds Talks On Swapna Nagari Eco-Tourism Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Manmohan Singh to declare the area as National Mangrove Forest
- Afghanistan: Qanooni's Moment Of Triumph (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Jan 20, 2006)
With Yunus Qanooni's election as Parliament Speaker, a complex calculus of power is forming. Though they are seen as rivals, Mr. Qanooni's political platform is far from irreconcilable with that of President Hamid Karzai.
- Karnataka Crisis: Another D Company? Not Quite (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
That there has been no media hype surrounding the third round of talks between the Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries this week in itself marks the distance the two nations have covered since the peace process was launched in January 2004.
- How Humble Farmer Reaps (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jan 20, 2006)
When his government was tottering in 1997, after Sitaram Kesri had pulled the plug, H.D. Deve Gowda, then prime minister heading a United Front government, had refused to take any help from the BJP in order to survive. The BJP had offered to bail him out.
- Cold Wave? They’Re Shivering In Siberia (Indian Express, KIM MURPHY, Jan 20, 2006)
In Russia, complaining about the cold in winter is like arguing with the sun for rising—an exercise for fools, not to mention wimps. So as the nation staggered in the grip of a fierce Arctic cold wave that stretched from Finland to Japan, . . .
- Housekeeping Tips (Indian Express, Sudhir Vohra, Jan 20, 2006)
The Delhi High Court’s observations on the issues confronting the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) — especially the latest Wednesday’s order to go after the “big fish” violating building bylaws
- India’S ‘N-Violation?’ Us Puts Past Behind To Push For N-Deal (Indian Express, Carol Giacomo, Jan 20, 2006)
N-deal India’s new commitments under joint statement most productive approach, says US
- Clean Promise (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 20, 2006)
It's like asking the fox to guard the henhouse, declares a blogger, commenting on the solution proferred by the Asia-Pacific group of six (AP6) — the US, Australia, China, India, South Korea and Japan — to deal with greenhouse gas emissions.
- Down Sizing Govt Is The Answer (Daily Excelsior, S. V. Vaidyanathan, Jan 20, 2006)
The 35 lakh Government employees in employment with the Centre, the railways, public sector banks, and other sensitive establishments have threatened to go on an indefinite strike with effect from March 1 if a new salary formula is not worked out . . .
- Last Remains To Last Less (Tribune, Saroop Krishen, Jan 20, 2006)
The problem of appropriate disposal of the human remains is, naturally enough, as old as man himself and the solutions worked out show very considerable variety. And occasionally some difficulty:
- The Dam Controversy (Dawn, Shahid M. Amin, Jan 20, 2006)
In any mature society, national issues are discussed in a rational manner, keeping in view the supreme interests of the country as a whole. Unfortunately, in our country, the building of a dam has been converted into an emotionally charged issue, ...
- Un-Understandable Mute Response (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 20, 2006)
In his address to the nation on January 17, President Pervez Musharraf announced epoch-making decisions, which would contribute a lot towards realisation of our cherished goal of economic security for Pakistan.
- A Blind Eye To Wrongs (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jan 20, 2006)
It has now become a scandal of unfathomable magnitude — the ceaseless killings on the streets and avenues of the Union territory of Delhi by the reckless driving of buses, trucks and cars. Men, women and children are being slaughtered as the . . .
- Fatal Confrontation Shows Perils Of India's Rise (International Herald Tribune, Somini Sengupta , Jan 20, 2006)
Kalingangar Industrial Area, India On the first Monday morning of the year, four bulldozers, accompanied by nearly 300 police officers, arrived on a rocky patch of farmland on the edge of a wooded village and began leveling the earth.
- Chinese Change Of Policy Or Heart? (Rediff on the Net, Srikanth Kondapalli , Jan 20, 2006)
Behind the gruelling four sessions and about nine hours of discussions between Indian and Chinese interlocutors at Beijing last week, one (India) must be quietly satisfied with the turn of events in the last year or so.
- Ongc, Shell Ink Major Joint Pact (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Both firms will explore scope for setting up of a joint project for coal gasification facilities in India and evaluate options for co-operation in renewable energy sources, such as wind energy for power generation
- Squandering Their Vote (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jan 19, 2006)
If councillors are joining hands with militants one year after the Valley defied fear to elect them, the government that has emasculated them is to blame
- A Visit Best Avoided (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jan 19, 2006)
Bush’s diminishing popularity and cultural boorishness have raised questions about the necessity of his visit
- The Challenge Of Curbing Child Marriage (Hindu, Poornima Advani , Jan 19, 2006)
A more comprehensive law and better enforcement are key to checking child marriage. Compulsory registration of all marriages will also help.
- `Ship Will Be Denied Entry If Found Carrying Hazardous Waste' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
CPCB to conduct survey of ship
To be allowed to Alang if it carries permissible levels of asbestos
Final decision to be taken after next Court hearing
Brinda Karat meets Manmohan, presents memorandum
- Funds Going Waste (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 19, 2006)
The army has underutilised budgetary allocations made to it last year
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has expressed his displeasure with the Army leadership for underutilisation of bugetary allocations and tardy clearance of weapons . . .
- ‘‘With The Resources It Has, Us Is Still Quite Ignorant Of Other Cultures’’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 19, 2006)
This March, the illustrious Asia Society, headquartered in New York, will open its first India centre in Mumbai. On the same day, March 18, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will give the keynote address at its 16th Asian Corporate Conference in the city.
- Schoolchildren Envisage Cleaner, Greener Chennai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
50 city schools present their projects on a `Zero Carbon City' 50 city schools present their projects on a `Zero Carbon City'
- Terrorism Is The Biggest Threat: Pm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Warns of "convergence of terror dealers, conventional criminals"
- India's Tiger Count To Bring Bad News For Big Cat (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Jan 19, 2006)
A nationwide count of tigers underway in India, home to the largest number of the big cats in the world, is expected to show a fall in their numbers, a top government official said on Wednesday.
- U.S. Aims To Set Aside India Reactor Controversy (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jan 19, 2006)
The Bush administration, confronting a potential threat to its 2005 nuclear deal with India, has signaled it will set aside concerns that New Delhi violated a previous agreement with the United States.
- Sowing Seeds Of Prosperity - I (Greater Kashmir, Dr. M P Gupta, Jan 19, 2006)
Dr. M P Gupta writes on the effect of WTO on Indian Agriculture
Nature has endowed India with diversified physiographic, climatic and soil characteristics suitable for growing a wide variety of crops, throughout the year and rearing . . .
- Of Availability And Demand (Greater Kashmir, ER. G N RESHI, Jan 19, 2006)
PDD should form a consumer friendly policy and not the one that pleases ministers and bureaucrats only, suggests
ER. G N RESHI
- End "Jungle Raj" In Delhi: High Court (Hindu, Nirnimesh Kumar , Jan 19, 2006)
MCD told to "go after illegal constructions by people who are in power and authority... ."
- The Tiger Deserves Better (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 19, 2006)
The announcement that a 13-member National Tiger Conservation Authority with the Union Minister for Environment and Forests as its head will be formed to protect India's national animal is a step forward, but only a feeble one given the nature and . . .
- 100 Terminals To Be Commissioned Through Edusat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The Department of Science and Technology of the Union Government, which currently has around 20 terminals being commissioned through EDUSAT under Vigyan Prasar network, will augment this facility to around 100 terminals across the country soon.
- Karnataka Government On The Brink (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Section of JD (S) stakes claim to form government with BJP; Governor's decision today after legislature session
- Politics Of Slums (Tribune, Jagmohan , Jan 19, 2006)
If one wants to know how deeply India is poisoned at heart and contaminated at soul, one should study the phenomenon of slums, induced squatting and illegal constructions in its cities. In essence, the cities are the spiritual workshops of the nation . .
- India Rejects Pervez Proposals On Kashmir (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 19, 2006)
Pakistan today formally presented President Pervez Musharraf’s “out-of-the-box” proposal on demilitarisation of Kashmir which India disposed, saying that New Delhi wanted to be “more ambitious” than demilitarising just three cities of Kashmir and . . .
- Make The Indo-U.S. Nuclear Deal More Transparent (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 19, 2006)
If the civil-military separation plan is good enough to share with a foreign power, it is certainly good enough to share with the Indian public.
- Polavaram Irrigation Project Proposal For Wildlife Board (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Environment and Forests Ministry sends proposal for clearance
- Rainwater Harvesting To Be Compulsory (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Law to regulate use of groundwater soon
Minister for Water Resources and Transport Mallikarjuna Kharge said here on Wednesday that a law to regulate extraction of groundwater in the State is on the anvil to conserve precious groundwater.
- Tiger Kills Buffalo, Creates Panic In Kodagu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Close on the heels of a tiger killing a man at Pulleri in the vicinity of the Nagarahole National Park in Kodagu recently, another incident of a tiger killing a buffalo came to light at Nallur in Virajpet taluk on Wednesday.
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