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Articles 10621 through 10720 of 20008:
- Indian Tourism: Reaching New Heights (Daily Excelsior, Arvinder Kaur, Jan 12, 2006)
Tsunami failed to dampen the spirit of tourists with the year 2005 witnessing new heights in Indian tourism. It recorded a growth of about 13.5 percent in arrivals and about 20 per cent in foreign exchange earnings.
- Vivekananda's Message And Governance (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Jan 12, 2006)
"You may make thousands of societies, twenty thousand political assemblages, fifty thousand institutions. There will be no use unless there is that sympathy, that love, that heart that thinks for all. But where is the heart to build upon ? . . .
- 'Rise Of India, China A Wake-Up Call For The World' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
The dramatic rise of China and India is a wake-up call that should prompt people in the United States and around the world to take seriously the need for strong commitments to build sustainable economies, according to a report by a US-based . . .
- Official Tiger Census To Begin Next Month (Hindu, VANI DORAISAMY, Jan 12, 2006)
It will cover national parks, wildlife sanctuaries
NGOs, educational institutions will also be involved
Capacity-building sessions being held for Forest department personnel
Both the Central and State Governments will fund the exercise
- Lesson From Ipo Scams (Business Line, Sanjiv Agarwal, Jan 12, 2006)
Sanjiv Agarwal on reforms that can check many a market evil
- Infosys Q3 Profit Jumps By Third, Ups Forecasts (Reuters, Narayanan Madhavan and Rosemary Arackaparambil, Jan 12, 2006)
India's second-largest software exporter, Infosys Technologies Ltd., reported a 31 percent jump in quarterly profit and nudged up its full-year earnings forecast on Wednesday as outsourcing gained momentum.
- Cold Spell In Northern India Continues (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
A bitter cold spell in northern India has claimed several lives.
- Gigabits And Gandhi — A Realistic Model (Hindu, S.V. Raghavan, Jan 11, 2006)
Fibre optic cables may hold the key to a rural revolution. They can create a multi-purpose infrastructure for the villages of India.
- Draft Patents Rules (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry...
- Chidambaram: Budget Focus On Farming Sector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday assured agriculturalists that the United Progressive Alliance Government's concern over poor infrastructure and emphasis on boosting the farm sector would be reflected in the Budget.
- Aiyar Seeks Tie-Ups With China (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar leaves on Wednesday for China in a bid to enter into a ``cooperative relationship''
- Thief Or Owner? (Deccan Herald, A K Pattabhi, Jan 11, 2006)
When vital information is not conveyed, confusion becomes the order of the day.
- Not Airy-Fairy At All (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 11, 2006)
The renewed alarm that the H5N1 avian flu virus had mutated to a human one has been diffused by the WHO, which has said that the 14 cases of avian flu reported in Turkey in the last week weren’t through human transmission.
- 'Equality' Issue Stalls Sl Peace Process (Hindustan Times, PK Balachandran, Jan 11, 2006)
One of the main factors holding up the start of talks on the implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) in Sri Lanka is the issue of "equality" of the two parties, namely, the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the LTTE, according to an informed...
- Remembering Remarkable Pm (Daily Excelsior, R K Bhatnagar, Jan 11, 2006)
Forty eventful years have passed, since the second Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, died of massive heart attack.
- Coke’S Water-Harvesting Claims ‘Fraudulent’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jan 11, 2006)
OVER a dozen universities in the United States have terminated contracts with the Coca-Cola company in part because of concerns that the multinational corporation is polluting the environment in India, drastically lowering the water table and selling prod
- What Next In Balochistan? (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jan 11, 2006)
THE situation in Balochistan is going from bad to worse. Every day the newspapers carry reports of rocket attacks by unknown people and shelling and firing by the security forces.
- Pak-India Dialogue: A Qualitative Change (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Jan 11, 2006)
The third round of the composite dialogue between Pakistan and India begins later this month with the foreign secretary-level talks in New Delhi on January 17-18.
- Balochistan Action Ended, Says Rashid (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Federal Information Minister Shaikh Rashid Ahmed has said that the ‘operation has been wound up in Balochistan’ but the security forces will stay in the province and strictly deal with those found involved in violation of law.
- Govt To Exit Maruti (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 11, 2006)
Pouring cold water on the hopes of four crore subscribers, the government today notified 8.5 per cent interest on the Employees Provident Fund for 2005-06.
- Iran Policy Is Calculated Risk (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, Jan 11, 2006)
Blocking research activities is similar to blocking the light" was the poetic phrase used by Iran's head of nuclear research, Hossein Ghafourian, on Iranian radio last "Blocking research activities is similar to blocking the light" was the poetic . . . .
- South Asia In Deep Freeze (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 10, 2006)
The big chill that has descended on North India has also begun to engulf India’s relations with her key neighbours. India’s emerging difficulties in the neighbourhood also threaten to mar the big bash that New Delhi is planning for President George Bush..
- Left Is Right (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 10, 2006)
Tax exemptions complicate public administration and incentivise private crookedness
- Bosses Can Be Wrong Too! (Business Line, A. B. Sivakumar, Jan 10, 2006)
A noted Mumbai-based HR Management Consultant quotes a couple of tongue-in-cheek `rules' for people working in formal organisations on how to manage their bosses.
- On The Right Track (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 10, 2006)
If one is to single out one government organisation that represents inefficiency and inertia to change of the highest order, the Indian Railways will perhaps be the best example. For decades this giant department is losing money and . . .
- Securing Human Rights For All (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 10, 2006)
On Human Rights Day, December 10, what must worry the world is the silent violation of human rights
- Yogi And Commie Star (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jan 10, 2006)
Brinda Karat is suing a Trivandrum publisher who published a photo of hers together with a quotation from an interview of hers to the effect that yoga was the secret behind health and beauty — although he published an apology the next day.
- Ruined Green (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 10, 2006)
Book fairs and political rallies are essential for the health of certain democracies.
- Budget 2006-07 Should Be Growth Oriented (Daily Excelsior, S. V. Vaidyanathan, Jan 10, 2006)
The North Block mandarins are burning mid-night candles to give a shape to Budget 2006-07.
- Wise Move (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 10, 2006)
If ever a count is taken our State will doubtless top in this sphere. No other region of the country is afflicted by such high number of mysterious fires as ours.
- Hurriyat To Delhi: Show Flexibility On Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The Hurriyat Conference has urged the Centre to show flexibility in resolving the vexed Kashmir issue and called for immediate demilitarisation in the state, saying peace cannot be restored in a “heavily militarised environment.”
- The Mobile Revolution: Global Scale Is Critical (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
From the 1910s to the mid-1990s, the United States dominated the mobile business. It was the delay in the commercialisation of the cellular technology — from 1947 to 1983 - that opened the window of opportunity to mobile challengers in Europe and Asia.
- Dung In Cheek (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 10, 2006)
Sense of humour is not something one would normally associate with Israel, a nation marked by violence both in its birth and existence.
- Draft Report On Integrated Energy Policy — Holistic Look At The Different Scenarios (Business Line, S. Narayan, Jan 10, 2006)
The Planning Commission's Draft Report on Integrated Energy Policy takes the broad approach of recommending an enabling environment for optimal energy supply, such that the relative economics of alternatives are left to the combination . . .
- No Let-Up In Cold Wave Conditions (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Freezing cold wave conditions, prevailing in many parts of north-west India for the past fortnight, continued today without any let-up as the mercury hovered six degrees below normal in Punjab and Delhi.
- Insurgency In Iraq Sunnis Hold The Key (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Jan 10, 2006)
Since the fall of Saddam Hussein, plenty of water has flown down the Euphrates and the Tigris.
- Tourists, Locals Make Merry On Frozen Dal (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The frozen Dal lake is an attraction for the tourists and local residents these days in the Valley where cold wave has slowed down everything else.
- Water Wars Everywhere - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 10, 2006)
Land disputes have ended paving way for battles over water resources, Zahid Samoon (Abraham) responds to Saadut Hussain’s article Water Wars
- Junk The Hazards (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 10, 2006)
The question of whether to allow decommissioned French aircraft carrier Clemenceau to dock in Alang, Gujarat, or not, will be seen as a test of India’s commitment to following environmental safety standards.
- First Generation School-Goer Wins Honours (Hindu, K. Manikandan, Jan 10, 2006)
He bagged first prize in a State-level science competition
- Mqm Withdraws Ultimatum (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 10, 2006)
President Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz talked to MQM leader Altaf Hussain telephonically on Sunday to remove his misperceptions about Balochistan situation and Kalabagh Dam. Altaf is understood to have been told that no military operation ...
- Support A Family Programme (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 10, 2006)
Ch Shujaat Hussain, President Pakistan Muslim League and Chairman Disaster Relief Management Society has said that local and foreign individuals and organizations were taking active part in Punjab Government’s ‘Support a Family Programme’ . . .
- Icar Clinches $250 M Deal (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Jan 10, 2006)
The project coincided with the 11th Plan so that the positive outcomes of the project “can be integrated with national development.”
- Air Pollution (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Air pollution in Tuticorin causes health hazard to the people and workers. Besides, the port administration has allowed dumping of coal in interior area of the harbour. Coal-dust pervades the whole area.
- Suburbs Move Closer To Implementing New Water Schemes (Hindu, K. V. PRASAD, Jan 10, 2006)
Local bodies hope for temporary increase in Siruvani supply
More regional news on Page 6 Tenders called for Kavundampalayam and Vadavalli (with River Bhavani as the source) scheme Bids to be finalised in February A time frame of 18 months has been . . .
- Two Years After The Saarc Declaration (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Jan 10, 2006)
Two years have passed since President Musharraf and Prime Minister Vajpayee, taking advantage of their participation in the Saarc summit, held official talks that led to the Islamabad Declaration of January 6, 2004. Since then, the two sides have met . .
- Five Nuclear Powers Send Messages To Iran, Says U.S. (Reuters, Sue Pleming, Jan 10, 2006)
The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have sent strong messages telling Iran to halt plans for nuclear fuel research and resume talks with European powers, a senior U.S. official said on Monday.
- Abdul Kalam Supports Manmohan's Call For Second Green Revolution (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Says foodgrains production will double to 400 million tonnes
Seeks integration of technology upgradation in harvest operations
Calls for incremental growth rate of two per cent annually in GDP
- Spectre Of Exclusion (Hindu, SRIDHAR SEETHARAMAN , Jan 10, 2006)
Analyses the dimensions of deprivation in Uttar Pradesh amidst no sign of a let-up
- Dharam Singh Approves Tank Revival Project With Conditions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Prime Minister may visit Shravanabelagola before Mahamastakabhisheka
Rate of interest should not exceed 4.5 per cent
Centre should provide 50 per cent grants
Union Government should cover exchange risk
- Needed Measure (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 10, 2006)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi’s) decision to ask stock exchanges to impose a 50% circuit filter on the day of listing is both wise and warranted.
- Food Subsidy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 09, 2006)
THE UPA government’s decision to slash the food subsidy by Rs 4,524 crore is quite likely to be misread as anti-poor.
- Indo-Us Deal On Track (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 09, 2006)
IT is heartening to learn that the US Administration remains determined to implement the July 2005 civilian nuclear deal it entered into with India.
- Cold Wave Tightens Grip (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
The freezing cold, coupled with disruption in power and drinking water supplies and icy road surfaces, affected normal life for the eighth consecutive day here today.
- Needed A Soil, Not Green, Revolution (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jan 09, 2006)
Agriculture can never be salvaged with a "trickle down" approach, which stands debunked now after four decades of the so-called Green Revolution.
- Recklessness In Indonesia (New York Times, Editorial, The New York Times, Jan 09, 2006)
Freeport-McMoRan, an American company that operates a giant open-pit copper and gold mine in Papua, is a major contributor to Indonesia's economy.
- Butterfly Takes On Off-Road Enthusiasts -David Usbome (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 09, 2006)
In the battle between a rare blue butterfly that is thought to live only on a single, if quite large, sand dune in western Nevada and humans on their wheel-spinning all-terrain vehicles, the winged insects finally have some allies.
- Drug Trails Along Prison Corridors (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 09, 2006)
Extracts from the World Drug Report, 2005, published by the United Nations Office of Drug and Crime..
- Water Wars Everywhere - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 09, 2006)
Land disputes have ended paving way for battles over water resources, Zahid Samoon (Abraham) responds to Saadut Hussain’s article Water Wars
- Flow Of Nepalese Migrating To India Resumes After Cease-Fire Collapse (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Youths in the hill districts of far-west Nepal have started migrating to India since the Maoist rebels broke their unilateral cease-fire.
- Why We Refuse To Learn (Telegraph, VIMALA RAMACHANDRAN, Jan 09, 2006)
looks at the differing perceptions about ‘motivation’ among administrators, teachers and parents
- Listing The Tools Of Management (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Jan 09, 2006)
I REMEMBER a popular textbook on Indian economics that I was required to study as an undergraduate.
- One Hurt In Sri Lankan Navy Firing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Jayalalithaa asks Centre to lodge strong protest with the island nation's government
- Hurriyat Delegation Returns From Pak (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 09, 2006)
The Hurriyat Conference has urged the Centre to "show flexibility" in resolving the vexed Kashmir issue and called for "immediate demilitarisation " in the State, saying peace can not be restored in a heavily militarised environment.
- Tourists, Locals Make Merry On Frozen Dal (Greater Kashmir, M HYDERI, Jan 09, 2006)
The frozen Dal lake is an attraction for the tourists and local residents these days in the Valley where cold wave has slowed down everything else.
- Kupwara Hinterland Still Cut Off (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Government has not restored electricity and water supply even a week after snowfall in this border district of north Kashmir.
- Hurriyat To Delhi: Show Flexibility On Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
The Hurriyat Conference has urged the Centre to show flexibility in resolving the vexed Kashmir issue and called for immediate demilitarisation in the state, saying peace cannot be restored in a “heavily militarised environment.”
- Karur Bridge Work: Karunanidhi Contests Cb-Cid Claim (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
"Build, Operate and Transfer concept was mooted only by AIADMK Government"
- Chidambaram Seeks Left's Cooperation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
"State Government has not submitted detailed project report for desalination plant"
- Public Transport For Livable Cities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's advocacy of appropriate, efficient, and affordable public transport for Indian cities is a heartening sign that initiatives for sustainable urban transport will at last get some high-level policy support.
- What The Budget Must Tackle (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Jan 09, 2006)
To mobilise resources for infrastructure, the best thing to do is to cut subsidies in the oil sector.
- City In Disgrace (Deccan Herald, SUBRAMANYA PATTABHI, Jan 09, 2006)
Bangalore’s glory is not so much in its present, but in the past.
- Mind The Negativism, Please (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Jan 09, 2006)
Many years ago one of Delhi’s most endearing and enduring politicians, the late Jagpravesh Chandra, presented me his book on why the Capital badly needed a mass rapid transport system.
- Most Pakistanis Want To Befriend India But... (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 09, 2006)
Khurshid Kasuri has said that compared to peace overtures President General Pervez Musharraf had made India’s response was ‘halting.’ and ‘not flexible.’
- Bhasha Dam, The Northern Areas And Pakistan (News International, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jan 09, 2006)
Storage of river water in a large reservoir is vital for the survival of Pakistan.
- Focus On Farms (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
When Prime Minster Manmohan Singh called for a second green revolution during his address at the Indian Science Congress earlier this week, he was not doing so for the first time
- Wasted Rules (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 09, 2006)
India’s general awareness levels are rather low, whether the subject be history or health.
- Scanning The Seas (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 08, 2006)
Some gaps persist
The Indian Navy has valid reason for pride in the commissioning of its first squadron of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) which will upgrade what has traditionally been a somewhat patchy job of aerial maritime . . .
- The Dream Team: A Critique-Iii-By Subroto Roy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 08, 2006)
The Government of India, like many others, has been sorely tempted to finance its extravagant expenditures by abusing its monopoly over paper-money creation.
- Water Wars Everywhere - I (Greater Kashmir, Zahid Samoon, Jan 08, 2006)
Land disputes have ended paving way for battles over water resources, Zahid Samoon (Abraham) responds to Saadut Hussain’s article Water Wars
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