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Articles 11621 through 11720 of 20008:
- A New Deal For Old Cities (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Dec 13, 2005)
The example of Curitiba in Brazil, which has attracted global attention for innovative urban plans using low-cost technologies, shows that inclusive development models for urban renewal are workable.
- Fdi In Retail Trade: Pm Optimistic (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
"A great deal has been achieved under economic liberalisation"
India needs an investment of $150 billion in infrastructure
Modernisation plans of Delhi, Mumbai airports on public-private partnership soon
- Retail Fdi: Window Isn’T Shut, Pm Tells Asean (Indian Express, SUNIT ARORA, Dec 13, 2005)
ASEAN ‘There are problems...there are immense opportunities, I hope we have a positive outcome in five-six months’
- 3rd Oic Summit Approved 10-Year Plan Of Action: Fo (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
The third extraordinary OIC summit held in Makkah remained successful as it adopted comprehensive document of 10-Year Programme of Action which deals with the political, development, socio-economic and scientific issues relating to Muslim Ummah.
- Mps In Cash For Questions Scam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
We all know that a good number of our Members of Parliament (MPs) are in politics just to make money. Now it transpires, thanks to a sting operation by a news channel, that some of our MPs would go to any length to make some quick bucks
- New Policy For India? (Deccan Herald, Maj Gen (R) Dipankar Banerjee, Dec 13, 2005)
India’s direct role in stabilising Nepal is limited and it should support intervention of the UN instead
- Real Face Of Free Trade (Tribune, Gerd Leipold, Dec 13, 2005)
Trade ministers meeting at the Hong Kong on Tuesday to push forward with their free trade agenda.
- The Same Old Place (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 13, 2005)
American IT/call-centre types who lose their jobs because of outsourcing and who protest by wearing T-shirts saying “My job got Bangalored!” will soon have to make a correction.
- 'We Can't Commit To Reduce Emissions Further' (Times of India, NARAYANI GANESH, Dec 13, 2005)
Montreal: At the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, India refused to get cowed down by the bullying tactics of developed countries like the US. After signing an MoU with Canada for green projects, Union minister for environment and forests . . .
- `Mega City' Tag For Hyderabad Soon Hyderabad To Be Soon Declared A `Mega City' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research selects Hyderabad for its project `Shakti' German Federal Ministry of Education and Research selects Hyderabad for its project `Shakti'
- Rs. 1.15 Cr. Sanctioned For Education Programme Fund Sanctioned For Education Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
The programme will be implemented from January next
- Parliament Approval For Disaster Management Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
The Bill aims at speedy handling of natural and man-made disasters
- Chidambaram Claim Contested (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Jayalalithaa reiterates Centre has released only Rs. 679.61 cr. for tsunami relief Joins issue with the Minister on amount released for tsunami relief
- Dmk Trust Donates Rs. 25 Lakhs To Chief Minister's Relief Fund (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
DMK Trust donates Rs. 25 lakhs to Chief Minister's relief fund
- You Can Never Tell (Tribune, Raj Kadyan, Dec 13, 2005)
I had been driving from The Hague to Paris. Driving on those highways is monotonous. I had done that stretch so many times that I remembered all the landmarks.
- Pm Vows To Remove Trade Barriers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Admitting that India’s infrastructure was not “top class”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday promised to “dismantle unwanted barriers” and expand global capital flows to attract US$150 billion in the sector, particularly in the modernisation . . .
- Unrelenting Battle (Hindu, N.R.Krishnan, Dec 13, 2005)
Telling account of the poor state of the world's forests and those responsible for it
- Kbd: Consensus Already Exists (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 13, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that both the Parliamentary and Technical Committees have recommended construction of major reservoirs including Kalabagh Dam to meet the growing water and power needs of the nation.
- Global Economic Development (Hindu, C. T. Kurien, Dec 13, 2005)
Survey of the global economic development with emphasis on savings, investment and growth
- Jaya’S Poser To Fm On Tsunami (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
In the continuing war of words over allocation of funds for Tsunami relief, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha on Monday challenged Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, whether he would take up the responsibility of repaying the loan received by ...
- Hong Kong Rising Against Wto (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 13, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that both the Parliamentary and Technical Committees have recommended construction of major reservoirs including Kalabagh Dam to meet the growing water and power needs of the nation.
- Flexibility Needed On Kashmir, Says Fo (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Dec 13, 2005)
Pakistan on Monday said the resolution of the Kashmir issue was being discussed and underlined that it required flexibility which it was willing to show.
- Fatal Attraction (Pioneer, Mohinder Singh, Dec 13, 2005)
Despite the hazards SUVs pose, these are now a rage with affluent Americans, says Mohinder Singh
- Time To Ban Torture (Dawn, Niall Ferguson, Dec 13, 2005)
"There are no hard distinctions between what is real and what is unreal, nor between what is true and what is false. A thing is not necessarily either true or false; it can be both true and false.”
- "Development Agenda Will Impact Kerala Policies" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
The programme is in tune with revised party programme, says CPI(M)
- Land Of Missed Opportunities (Pioneer, Asheesh Shah, Dec 13, 2005)
We cannot progress unless the energies of the people are channelised towards nation building, says Asheesh Shah
- Why The Scourge Doesn't Go (Pioneer, Shibani Dasgupta, Dec 13, 2005)
Excessive spraying has resulted in mosquitoes developing resistance to pesticides, making malaria control difficult, says Shibani Dasgupta
- At Odds With The Cross (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Dec 13, 2005)
Two indigenous groups with a lived history of centuries of civilisational amity are supposedly engaged in fratricidal conflict in Assam's Karbi Anglong district. To the bewilderment of the majority of Karbis and Dimasas, gangs of armed and hooded . . .
- Tamil Nadu On Alert For Possible Cyclone (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
The south Indian state of Tamil Nadu was on alert on Monday for a possible cyclone as a major storm in the Bay of Bengal gathered strength, officials said.
- Exile As Therapy (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 13, 2005)
Parliamentarians have put us all to shame. They continue to misuse this institution at the cost of the Indian people. They behave worse than street lumpens.
- The `Real Face' Of Free Trade (Business Line, Gerd Leipold, Dec 13, 2005)
As you read this, trade ministers from around the world are arriving to attend the Sixth Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Hong Kong. At the Convention Centre, overlooking the city's beautiful harbour, they aim to push . . .
- Kalabagh Consensus (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 13, 2005)
There are two aspects of the Kalabagh dam issue — the technical and the political. The technical issues have been discussed, and continue to be discussed in the press and in other forums, by experts.
- A Bug Which Sickens Not Your Body But Soul (Greater Kashmir, Dr. R. L. Bhat, Dec 13, 2005)
Nothing but a strong moral foundation can save us from a disaster that has already engulfed the whole world. They stress on preventive measures, but the solution lies somewhere else. We need to revisit the forgotten world of morality and values if the ...
- Iran Offers Us Share In Nuke Power Plants (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Iran opened the door Sunday for US help in building a nuclear power plant — a move designed to ease American suspicions that Tehran is using its nuclear programme as a cover to build atomic weapons.
- Reform Power To Grow: Finmin (The Financial Express, Reuters, Dec 12, 2005)
India's economy can grow at an annual rate of more than 8 per cent if the crucial coal and power sectors step up output, the finance minister said.
- Peace With Pakistan (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 12, 2005)
I am veering round to the viewpoint that Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee might have pushed the India-Pakistan dialogue faster and farther than Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has done.
- Nurm Must Be A Pura Mission (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 12, 2005)
The Government's ambitious National Urban Renewal Mission hopes to tackle all blight — sanitation, roads, transport, power, water, and governance. But NURM will succeed only when it stimulates out-migration of people from cities even as it makes living...
- No One To Weep For Mumbai (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Dec 12, 2005)
First came the flood, then pestilence. And now, that ultimate biblical folly: betrayal. Mumbai is slowly dying, ravaged by civic cancer, crucified by callous officials, and forsaken by 12 million citizens who feed like maggots off its malingering corpse.
- Nepal: 97 Arrested On Human Rights Day, Released (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Nepal government has released 97 people, including human rights activists and journalists, who were arrested yesterday when they staged a protest rally in a restricted area here to mark the International Human Rights Day, demanding restoration of democrac
- Let It Not Stink (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 12, 2005)
Often in these columns we have highlighted the threat posed to the health of ordinary citizens by scattered garbage in streets especially in the old city. Except for one or two lanes where vigilant residents have kept a collective watch . . .
- Iran Offers Us Share In Building Nuclear Plants (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday offered the United States a share in building a new nuclear power plant in an apparent effort to curb US opposition to its controversial atomic programme.
- Possible Options On Kashmir: Pakistan More Flexible Than India (Daily Times, Ali Waqar, Dec 12, 2005)
Kuldeep Nayar; a leading journalist, peace activist and former member of the Rajya Sabha proposed maximum autonomy for the Indian and Pakistani sides of Kashmir except for foreign, defence and communication affairs.
- Reinventing The Oic (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 12, 2005)
In the year-long run-up to its extraordinary summit in Makkah on December 7-8, the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), which had emerged in 1969 as a collective response to an arson attack on Masjid-i-Aqsa, has had a bad press.
- Outsourcing The Torture (Dawn, GWYNNE DYER, Dec 12, 2005)
"Metternich comes close to being a statesman; he lies very well,” Napoleon once said of the Austrian aristocrat who dominated European diplomacy for a generation. By that demanding standard, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice does not come close . . .
- Iran Allows Us To Bid For Building Its N-Plant (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Iran on Sunday opened the door for US help in building a nuclear power plant, a move designed to ease American suspicions that Tehran is using its nuclear programme as a cover to build atomic weapons.
- India, Sweden Agree To Cooperate In S&t (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
India and Sweden have signed an agreement on cooperation in science and technology, which seeks to give a major thrust to promote joint research in frontier areas such as information technology, and biotechnology, as also environment-related technologies.
- The World Can Breathe Again (Hindu, Robin McKie, Dec 12, 2005)
India and China to play an active part in future negotiations
Change among Americans gives hope
- Bjp For Extension Of Assembly Session (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded extension of the Assembly session to discuss important irrigation projects of Telangana and implementation of the G.O. No. 610.
- Launch Third Phase Of Krishna Water Supply Project, Says Forum (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
City legislators want State Government to shelve plans to bring Godavari water
Study sought on feasibility of YSR's announcement
Revival of Nagarjunasagar uranium project opposed
Forum for expert committee on Pothreddypadu head regulator issue
- Equitable Education (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 12, 2005)
Poor students stand a better chance of higher education
- Education, Innovation Key To Competitiveness (Hindu, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, Dec 12, 2005)
Intel chief wants India to build on existing strengths in software and analytical skills
While the cost of computers will continue to fall, preoccupation with computing costs is a waste of time.
- Depleting Ozone Layer: B’Lore Feeling The Heat? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Bangalore may be at risk from depleting ozone layer. A burgeoning auto-rickshaw, vehicle and factory population coupled with the presence of Nagarhole and Bandipur forests, 220 km and 190 km away respectively, may be increasing the risk for Bangalore,....
- Rs.175-Crore Subsidy To Set Up Farm Produce Marketing Infrastructure (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Back-ended subsidy will be 25 p.c. of capital cost
- Iran Offers Us Share In Nuclear Power Plants (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Iran opened the door on Sunday for US help in building a nuclear power plant a move designed to ease American suspicions that Tehran is using its nuclear programme as a cover to build atomic weapons.
- Iaf Rescues Four Marooned Persons On Amaravathy Bank (Hindu, M. Gunasekaran, Dec 12, 2005)
They were caught in the water released from Amaravathy dam
- National Green Corps Activities To Be Expanded To 50 More Schools (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
50 more schools to be inducted into the unit
The activities of the National Green Corps, implemented to conserve nature and popularise the concept among schoolchildren, is being expanded in Kozhikode district.
- Education And E-Mpowerment (Hindu, VANI DORAISAMY, Dec 12, 2005)
Initiative to provide education resources electronically can transform learning
- Clinton Faults Bush Policy On Climate Change (Hindu, David Adam, Dec 12, 2005)
White House stung by criticism of its stance on Kyoto agreement
- Usa Offered Share In Iran N-Plant (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Iran’s foreign ministry today offered the USA a share in building a new nuclear power plant in an apparent effort to curb US opposition to its controversial atomic program.
- Learning The Art Of Behaviour (Pioneer, Paramahansa Yogananda, Dec 12, 2005)
My master always used to remind me: "Learn to behave." He repeated this advice so often that I wondered if he were not overcautious about human behaviour. Since that time I have met numerous people of different walks of life and I realise how . . .
- The Victor And The Vanquished (Telegraph, SUDIPTA BHATTACHARJEE, Dec 12, 2005)
In the man-animal conflict, triggered either by lack of space or fear of disease and famine, man wins hands down, says Sudipta Bhattacharjee
- Social Security Back In India Discourse...? (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Dec 12, 2005)
It is very difficult to find fault even for the harshest critic of the present Government with latest cabinet decision vis-à-vis social sector. If at all, if some one were to find fault with the Government it was that why no one in authority had . . .
- Art Lovers Would Love To Be Here. Are You One? - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 12, 2005)
Javaid Iqbal Bhat sums up his experience at the Indian National Archives Complex, where are housed some rare pieces of art and literature
- Time And The Instant (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 12, 2005)
On beings who read and remember rests the world
- Touch Of Fear (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 12, 2005)
A many-sided issue may become muddied by simplistic responses. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has responded predictably to the notion of foreign universities setting up branches in India.
- Proxy Rule Of Us-Pak In Afghanistan (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Dec 12, 2005)
The US state department and some West European countries are unhappy with the outcome of September 18 parliamentary elections in Afghanistan as it have preponderance of MPs from the Northern Alliance.
- Over 100 Arrested In Nepal On Human Rights Day (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
More than 100 people, including human rights activists and journalists, were arrested today when they staged a protest rally in a restricted area in Kathmandu to mark the International Human Rights Day, demanding restoration of democracy and press . . .
- Storm Weakens As It Hits Tamil Nadu Coast (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
The second Bay of Bengal storm in less than a week lost its strength on Saturday as it crossed the coast of Tamil Nadu but still brought heavy rains and gusty winds to storm-weary residents, officials said.
- Next Green Revolution Should Cover Food Processing: Kalam (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today asked farmers for their cooperation in making possible, a second green revolution that is not only about growing wheat and paddy, but one that covers aspects like food processing and marketing.
- Makkahal-Mukarramah Declaration (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 11, 2005)
Yes, we reject terror in all forms and manifestations, but we are passionately concerned about the stigmatization which Muslims are being subjected to. Let’s pledge to protect our identity without compromising on the basic principles of Islam.
- Uncertain Nepal : India's Options (Daily Excelsior, Arun Deep Singh, Dec 11, 2005)
The developments of the past few weeks in Kathmandu are creating new uncertainties all around, especially in Nepal and India. First was the sudden announcement of Chinese arms supplies to Nepal in mid-November.
- Contested Terrain (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Dec 11, 2005)
While one book is neither insightful nor brilliant, the other is interesting and provides food for thought on the matter of alternate sexuality .
- Sufi Saints Of India (Daily Excelsior, K K Khullar, Dec 11, 2005)
Asked what was his view of the highest form of devotion of God, Shaikh Moinuddin Chisthti, popularly known as 'Garib Nawaz' replied: "Redressing the misery of the miserable, fulfilling the needs of the needy, feeding the hungry, . . .
- Chief Minister Rededicates Nagarjunasagar Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
'Left canal lift scheme serving Telangana to get equal treatment'
- `Fanoos' Weakens Into Depression (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
`Fanoos,' the cyclone, weakened into a deep depression and crossed the north Tamil Nadu coast near Vedaranyam at around 11 a.m. on Saturday. The depression lay over land and is likely to move in a westerly direction and weaken further, . . .
- Commemorating A Genius And 100 Years Of E=mc2 (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Dec 11, 2005)
With the sun soon to set on 2005, I cannot resist the temptation of devoting this week’s column to a man, one of my heroes, whose memory was honoured by the United Nations by observing this year as the International Year of Physics.
- Stop The Violence (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Dec 11, 2005)
Determined intervention is needed to reverse the steady elimination of women in India.
- Nuclear Weapons A Threat To Mankind's Survival: Elbaradei (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Nobel Committee wants peril eliminated through broad international cooperation
- Un Climate Talks Fail To Break Ice (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Russia blocked agreement at a UN climate meeting on Saturday by objecting details to a proposal to extend the Kyoto Protocol on global warming beyond 2012.
- When Our Tribals Can Take For Granted Schools And Roads, Power And Health (Indian Express, MAHASWETA DEVI, Dec 11, 2005)
Empowerment to me means the empowering of the people I have been fighting for the last so many years. Have they been empowered?
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