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Articles 10921 through 11020 of 20008:
- A Glimmer Of Hope In The Distance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 04, 2006)
Every hour of the day, the sun sets in some part of the world. But at the very same time, it rises somewhere else.
- Redefining Nam’S Role (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Jan 04, 2006)
The numerical strength of both G-77 and NAM (non-aligned movement) has been a major factor in decision-making at the UN and in all conferences held under the auspices of the UN system.
- ‘Pull Out Troops From Kashmir’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has proposed that both Pakistan and India withdraw troops from Kashmir.
- Environment Ministry To Soon Declare Agastyamalai A Biosphere Reserve (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Spread over 1,300 sqkm on the Western Ghats, it is a classified biodiversity hotspot
- Restoring Real Choice (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 03, 2006)
The political situation at the start of 2006 is remarkably changed from anything that anyone alive today has known for at least a generation. Put it this way: when was the last time there was a serious case for being able to contemplate a vote for . . .
- Out Of Saudi Comfort (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Jan 03, 2006)
The story was apocryphal once but has acquired the patina of fact. It pertained to a remark by the American millionaire Mr J. J. Astor, who on seeing the shards of the fatal iceberg strewn on the decks of the Titanic, muttered: ‘I had ordered ice, . . .
- India’S Statements May Sabotage Cbms: Rashid (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has said that if India did not stop issuing "irresponsible" statements, it would sabotage all the confidence building measures (CBMs) so far taken for easing tension between the two countries.
- Launch Dialogue Also (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 03, 2006)
Fighting between security forces and tribesmen on Dera Bugti-Sui Road and a bomb blast in Mashkal area of Kharan district killing four persons have been reported in Balochistan.
- The Die Has Been Cast (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jan 03, 2006)
It is time to take stock of the problems Indian negotiators can face
India faces an uphill task this year, as it approaches complex multilateral as well as bilateral issues centering on nuclear diplomacy, health regulations, intellectual property rights,
- No More Nuclear Fundamentalists (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 03, 2006)
The arrival of Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso today will launch 2006’s diplomatic season in the capital as well as help develop a more productive nuclear conversation between the two countries.
- Norms In Ship-Shape? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 03, 2006)
The ‘Clemenceau’ controversy gives India an opportunity to clean up its vessel breaking act
- Tame The Tanneries (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Off and on media reports do highlight the contamination of drinking water sources, rivers and other water bodies by the discharge of industrial effluents and the authorities do take some action, but then the issue is soon forgotten.
- Ensuring Delivery When You Are In Charge (Business Line, K. V. Ramesh, Jan 03, 2006)
Congratulations ! You have earned your role by gaining the acceptance of the board to deliver the mandate for the company.
- Hopes Rise After Stem Cell Breakthrough (Hindu, Alok Jha, Jan 03, 2006)
All of the concerns about contaminating proteins in existing stem cell lines can essentially be removed using this medium
- Gene Discoveries Highlight Dangers Facing Society (Hindu, Alok Jha, Jan 03, 2006)
Mankind's increasing understanding of the way genes influence behaviour and the issue's potential to cause ethical and moral dilemmas is one of the biggest dangers facing society, according to leading scientists.
- Time To Stop The Slaughter (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 03, 2006)
More than a year after it failed to get the moratorium on commercial whaling lifted at the International Whaling Commission summit, Japan has launched the second phase of its `research' programme in the Antarctic with the avowed objective . . .
- A Shipload Of Trouble From France (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 03, 2006)
Have the French authorities really removed all the asbestos they could have without damaging the structure of the ship or could more have been done?
- Systems Collapse Under Moderate Snowfall (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jan 03, 2006)
Considered to be auspicious by the Valley’s agriculture, horticulture and tourism community with the beginning of the New Year and Chilla-e-Kalaan (heart of the winter), the season’s first major snowfall has threatened to cripple vital systems in Kashmir.
- Wto And Indian Agriculture (Daily Excelsior, Dr M P Gupta, Jan 03, 2006)
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 different species of animals, whereas our country is lagging behind in overall . . .
- Manmohan’S New Year Resolutions (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Thrust on jobs, infrastructure
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh got down to the business of implementing various ambitious schemes encompassing the employment guarantee scheme and focussing on the direly needed infrastructure in the country’s outbacks . . .
- New Metro Line A Huge Hit With Delhiites (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Thousands move over to the fast, air-conditioned trains abandoning chartered buses and cars
- Health Hazards (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 03, 2006)
Health hazards
It is a fierce battle between improved health facilities and lethal diseases that continues. No doubt the inventions have helped in the discovery of potent medicines.
- India In 2006: Forging Ahead To The Forefront (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 03, 2006)
A stable political environment, law and order, and a reasonable governance all point to an India heading with confidence into a New Year.
- Commercials Dumb Down Tv Viewers (Tribune, Paul Farhi, Jan 03, 2006)
Not so long ago, commercials tailored to guys pushed a few predictable buttons—sex, certainly, but also a kind of aggressive and crude frat-house humor. Bud Light—to pick another prominent marketer to the football-watching demographic—ran a series . . .
- Some New Year Resolutions (Tribune, Toni Court, Jan 03, 2006)
We should take all or some of the following New Year resolutions which are actually simple steps towards an eco-friendly future: Cut your car use: Transport is responsible for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and the majority of these come from road . . .
- The Salt And Pepper Of `Aid For Trade' (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 03, 2006)
At the Hong Kong WTO Ministerial, the developed countries agreed to enhance aid to enable developing countries trade in the global market. But expansion of every kind of trade is not necessarily beneficial for us.
- Rising Inequality In China (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jan 03, 2006)
Spectacular economic growth in China has been accompanied by growing inequalities of income and wealth distribution. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh examine recent patterns of inequality in Chin a.
- A Vital Step (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 03, 2006)
The government finally has had the good sense to revive the Council of Common Interests.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Cooperation Deal A Dangerous Gamble (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 02, 2006)
The chief architect of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has described President Bush’s recent proposal to provide nuclear energy assistance to India as a “dangerous gamble”.
- Putting Aside Ideological Hang-Ups (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Jan 02, 2006)
The genie of obscurantism, of the confused ideological variety, is out of the bottle again. At least that was the impression created by a host of speakers, among them Dr Javid Iqbal, Justice Nasim Hassan Shah and Mr Majid Nizami, at a seminar held to ....
- Shaukat’S Democratic Initiative (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has decided to revive the Council of Common Interests (CCI), which the Federal Cabinet has endorsed unanimously. Information Minister Sheikh Rashid told newsmen after the Cabinet meeting in Islamabad on Saturday that the CCI is
- Off To A Good Start (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 02, 2006)
Reiterating its commitment to cleansing the Punjab cities of excessive smoke-emitting vehicles, the provincial government, on the eve of the New Year, announced a plan to impose a ban on the plying of two-stroke-engine rickshaws on selected roads in Lahor
- Place Of Origin (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Jan 02, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- Maoist Designs (Statesman, JR MUKHERJEE, Jan 02, 2006)
With Maoists from Nepal to Tamil Nadu subverting the government machinery and gaining control in a wide corridor across 13 states through a campaign of terror, their activities have become a serious threat to national security.
- March Of Time (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 02, 2006)
Harijans in Rajasthan show the way
The experience of a small community of Harijans in a Rajasthan district reflects the lingering scourge of untouchability in a social environment that claims to have thrown up saner voices.
- Ipi Gas Pipeline Tripartite Accord In Two Months: Pakistan (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan, India and Iran will finalise tripartite framework agreement and the project structure of the proposed Rs 7 billion gas pipeline next month, an official said here.
- Get Set, Go, It’S A Radioactive Race (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 02, 2006)
As India tries to wrap up the nuclear deal with the United States before President George Bush arrives here early this year and regain access to the international nuclear fuel market, . . .
- Bombay’S Lost Itself, Mumbai Doesn’T Even Know Where To Look (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Bombay’s lost itself, Mumbai doesn’t even know where to look
Dress codes for college girls, marching orders to bar girls, censor guidelines for its television channels. What else is in store for this city, asks Tanuja Chandra.
- India For Adding Greater Substance To Ties With China (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jan 02, 2006)
Kalam, Manmohan send New Year messages "With shared determination and joint endeavour, we will be able to elevate and strengthen the India-China partnership in the 21st century"
- "Asia Brimming With Confidence" (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jan 02, 2006)
Asia "brims with confidence and dynamism," as it is "powered by the twin engines of China and India," according to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
- Rubber Dam Dedicated To The Nation (Hindu, M. Malleswara Rao, Jan 02, 2006)
Chief Minister vows to go ahead with ambitious `Jalayagnam'
- Employees' Future Bleak As Sun Sets On Kiocl (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Jan 02, 2006)
There is a fear that closure of the mines may encourage naxalism
- Call Up Ombudsman (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
The Ombudsman to redress complaints relating to banking services would start functioning from Sunday, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Saturday.
- Only Network (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 02, 2006)
Remember how exercised our babus were over Google Earth's reach? Well, there are going to be more eyes in the sky now with Europe launching the first of 30 satellites of its Galileo navigation system.
- Agriculture Department Asked To Help Stop Use Of Endosulfan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
The District Development Council has asked the Agriculture Department to take steps to stop use of the pesticide Endosulfan in mango orchards and vegetable farms in the eastern parts of the district, such as Chittur, Muthalamada and Nelliampathy.
- Gender Budgeting To Help Women (Tribune, V.P. Prabhakar, Jan 02, 2006)
The Government has announced its intention to gradually introduce the concept of “gender budgeting” in line with the basic principles of governance to which the Central Government is committed under the National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP), . . .
- The Me-Too Television Wars (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jan 02, 2006)
Rajdeep Sardesai — CNN-IBN — Friday, December 30, 9.30 pm: A mystery in an enigma, Mrs Gandhi is a very private....
- State Recorded 77 Cm Rain In The Last Three Months (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Jan 02, 2006)
All the districts except Tuticorin registered excess rainfall Senior meteorologists say it is premature to say whether the monsoon was the heaviest ever recorded in the State
- Resolution Of The New Year Resolution (Indian Express, PRIYA RAMANI, Jan 02, 2006)
Lofty resolutions. All part of year-end math right? Add all the Foster’s bottles consumed, divide by the number of hours you exercised.
- The Attributes Of A Successful Teacher (Hindu, Purnendu Ghosh, Jan 01, 2006)
I have received more from my students than I could give them
- An Insensitive Index (Hindu, Oommen A. Ninan , Jan 01, 2006)
Political India must sensitise corporate India to the social environment in which its profit-driven enterprises are staged.
- Hoping The New Year Will Usher Change — For The Better (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Jan 01, 2006)
Anyone writing a column that appears on the first day of a new year is forced to reminisce about the last one. Squashed on this page between N K Singh and Sudheendra Kulkarni, I can only hope they take a kinder, more philosophical view of 2005 so . . .
- Terror Shadow Stalks Booming Tech Industry (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 01, 2006)
A suspected militant raid on Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, India's tech capital, has confirmed fears that the country's booming information technology sector could be a new target for terror groups, officials and analysts said.
- ‘Balochistan Share In Uplift Spending Rises To Rs 33.3bn’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday said Balochistan’s share in the total development spending has increased from Rs 5.4 billion to Rs 33.3 billion registering an increase of 600 per cent in the last six years.
- Need For A Policy For The Displaced People (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 01, 2006)
The recent internecine killings, which claimed about 90 lives in Karbi Anglong district of Assam, have led to the displacement of over 44,000 tribal Karbis and Dimasas. Away from the attention of the national media, the displaced Karbis and Dimasas . . .
- We Need Creative Leaders’ (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
In Indian history, very rarely has our nation come across positive situations all at the same time.
- Good Morning 2006 (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Jan 01, 2006)
His education has failed him. It was always the more deserving, the more scrupulous, the more diligent who forged ahead, he was taught. But, we failed to teach him the distinction between the rich and the poor, between the strong and the weak, . . .
- New Metro Line A Dream Come True For Delhi (Hindu, Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, Jan 01, 2006)
On Day One of operations, it is a full house all the way; "It's fascinating" and "it's breathtaking"
- India's Tryst With Reforms (Daily Excelsior, Allah Bukhsh, Jan 01, 2006)
Indian enterprise has proved to the world that it is capable of taking on competition when it sets out to do so. As recently as 1985, no one had even heard of Infosys, or Wipro, no one had imagined that an Indian would become the Steel Czar of the world,
- Zubin Mehta In Concert (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Jan 01, 2006)
For most lovers of Western classical music — and I dare say for lovers of Indian classical music as well — there is something bizarre and disconcerting about going to listen to a concert in a stadium. But that was what was imposed on those music lovers —
- French Ship Leaves For India (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 01, 2006)
"It contains over 500 tonnes of asbestos"
Once the pride and joy of the French navy, the decommissioned aircraft-carrier, Clemenceau, on Saturday began its final journey to India amid fresh allegations that the ship contains upwards of 500 tonnes . . .
- Rs. 60 Crores Allotted For Farmers Security Scheme, Says Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
'Agricultural loans to the tune of Rs. 3,116 crores waived'
- A New Year Beyond Resolutions (Indian Express, N K Singh, Jan 01, 2006)
We usher the new year with a nominal one-second adjustment to compensate for the wobbly planet. Unfortunately, a much deeper correction is necessary to compensate for our wobbly policies.
- Quake Monitor Brings Good Tidings (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Jan 01, 2006)
Roger Belham is the lone scientist who had proposed a study of the tectonics of the island 15 years ago from the “micro-atoll”environment which means a probe into sections of tiny systems around which corals grow.
- "French Government Chose Cheaper Proposal For Decontamination Of Ship" (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 01, 2006)
"SDIC wanted only a cover-up, did not intend doing serious job."
- Pak Move To Build Dam At Skardu Draws Flak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Leaders of Northern Areas in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have opposed Islamabad’s plan to build dams in the region on the grounds that it would destroy their historical monuments and cultural heritage.
- Happy New Year (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 01, 2006)
If the choice is between joy and gloom everybody would and should opt for the former. Who wants to be unhappy when the New Year sets in? On this first day of 2006 we can look at our surroundings.
- Forests To Be Greener With People's Help (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Measures to protect tribals' interest
Various conservation and forest protection activities will be taken up at an estimated cost of Rs.1 crores in the district to increase forest cover with the participation of people, Minister for Transport and ....
- Growing Up Sikh (Deccan Herald, Geetanjali Kapoor, Jan 01, 2006)
The best part of the book is the attitude of its young protagonist who is positive, despite having faced terrible odds.
- Right Move (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 31, 2005)
Often in these columns we have called for urgent need for applying certain necessary correctives to the State's polity.
- 'India Can Attract Half Million Adventure Tourists' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
What's the kind of growth you foresee for the industry?
India as an adventure tourism destination has grown in popularity both in the domestic and international market. The industry has seen a boom in the last decade, but this is only the tip . . .
- Hundreds Of Trees Pruned For Kalam’S Visit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Severe pruning of hundreds of trees as part of a beautification drive for the visit of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam here Friday has irked environmentalists.
- Mr Prime Minister, You Have Wasted This Year (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Dec 31, 2005)
It is the last day of the year, a year of exposed shame, as some newspapers and television channels describe it. Shameful, it sure was, with members of Parliament caught with their hands in the till and, worse, with senior parliamentarians defending . . .
- `Bjp Leadership Gives Nod For Udf-Bjp Alliance' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretary Pinarayi Vijayan said that the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) political resolution calling for forging ties with the Congress to defeat the Left parties in their strongholds, including Kerala, . . .
- Bangalore Attack Sparks A Security Debate (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Dec 31, 2005)
What can research institutes and small companies do?
A positive fall out of the tragic gunning down of an academic in Bangalore earlier this week has been the initiation of a debate on the security environment.
- India, Sri Lanka Deplore Violations Of Ceasefire By Ltte (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Agree that environmental implications of Sethu project must be studied
Ambitious plan for a number of joint ventures
Enhancing cooperation in the field of education
Setting up an Information and Communication Technology Park
- The Corrupt Politics Of Slums (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Dec 31, 2005)
If one wants to know how deeply is India 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 . .
- Sebi New Year: Investor Ids, Gold Funds (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Come New Year, investors will have to get a unique identification number (UIN) to transact deals in the stock market. In an apparent bid to eliminate incidences like the recent Yes Bank IPO scam and to safeguard investors’ money, . . .
- Back Channel Diplomacy Taking Up Proposals On Kashmir: Musharraf (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 31, 2005)
When the ideas took concrete shape, they would be moved to the `front channel'
- Mtc Awaits Court Permission To Procure New Buses (Hindu, Sandhya Soman, Dec 31, 2005)
Court for creating a barrier-free environment for the disabled
It will be a while before the city gets its `green' buses. The Metropolitan Transport Corporation's plans to procure buses fitted with engines conforming to Bharat Stage III. . .
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