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Articles 11821 through 11920 of 20008:
- Galvanizing The Muslim Countries (Dawn, Fateh M. Chaudhri, Dec 08, 2005)
An extraordinary summit of the 36-year-old Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) is being held in Makkah at the invitation of King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz to define the Ummah’s response to the multiple challenges it faces internally and externally.
- Improving Life In Urban India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 08, 2005)
Cities are supposed to be a leading engine of India's economic growth. But their chronic problems, including their crumbling infrastructure, deficient governance, and, most importantly, the appalling health and social indicators of the poor, . . .
- "Polio, People And Peace Our Focus" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Rotary International chief makes a case for increasing membership
- Tn: Cyclone Moves Closer To Chennai (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
The cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal lay 650 km east southeast of Chennai this morning as a result of which rains were likely from tomorrow, the weather office here said.
- Do You Have Weapons To Fight Cold? (Greater Kashmir, S S A Rufai, Dec 08, 2005)
With winter already set in, you have a tough task ahead of turning your homes from chilly dwelling places to comfortable abodes where you enjoy warmth against a teeth chattering cold, writes S S A Rufai
- Fusion Partner (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 08, 2005)
India has joined the worldwide effort to harness thermonuclear fusion and create a potentially endless, and environment-friendly, source of energy. The consortium building the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) has admitted India ....
- Ma’S The Word (Indian Express, SUNANDA MEHTA, Dec 08, 2005)
In Punjab’s heartland, there is a common saying about fledgling businesses: only two enterprises are known to do well in India, dhaba and baba. And while the former may need a certain amount of investment and research, the latter is a greatness .. .
- Wind Can Fight Global Warming (Tribune, Andrew Buncombe, Dec 08, 2005)
Wind power has far greater potential than previously thought for providing countries in the developing world with access to cheap and clean energy, new data suggests.
- An Indian Faces Medieval Punishment In Saudi Arabia. What Kind Of Country Is It? (Indian Express, Shriya Anand, Dec 08, 2005)
The central institution of Saudi Arabian government is the monarchy. The Basic Law adopted in 1992 declared that the Holy Qur’an is the constitution of the country, which is governed on the basis of Islamic law (Shari’a).
- Microsoft Lines Up $1.7 B Investments For India — To Expand R&d Activities; Promote It Literacy (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Betting heavily on India's IT prowess, the Microsoft Chairman, Mr Bill Gates, today announced an investment of $1.7 billion (Rs 7,858 crore) spread over the next four years to expand its research and development (R&D) activities, . . .
- Govt Releases Rs 500 Cr For Flood-Hit Tamil Nadu (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
The Finance Ministry today released Rs 500 crore to Tamil Nadu for relief efforts in the aftermath of the recent floods in the state.
- How True The Forecasts (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Dec 08, 2005)
Mohan R. Lavi on a study about earnings forecast and stock price
- Cyclone Threat In Andhra (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Close on the heels of ‘Baaz’, cyclonic storm ‘Fanooz’, which has formed over south-east Bay of Bengal, poses fresh rain damage to Andhra Pradesh, which had witnessed floods in four spells.
- The Controversy Goes On (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Dec 08, 2005)
With Sind and Punjab arguing over the construction of the dam, it is now enmeshed in provincial politics
- The Use Of Reuse (Deccan Herald, S KUPPUSWAMY, Dec 08, 2005)
Reusing something is not only economical, it also teaches us lessons about values
- No Substitute For Cutting Back (Deccan Herald, George Monbiot, Dec 08, 2005)
We have missed the fact that biodiesel is worse than the fossil-fuel burning it replaces
- Sena: The Tiger Whimpers (Deccan Herald, Venkat Krishnan, Dec 08, 2005)
The Shiv Sena is a party in trouble. Unless the party reinvents itself, it has no future.
- There Are No Zero Sum Games On The Edge Of This Forest (Indian Express, JAY MAZOOMDAAR, Dec 08, 2005)
It WAS my second trip to Ranthambhore last month.
- More Rain Likely In Chennai (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Flood-ravaged Chennai is faced with the threat of yet another spell of rains, thanks to a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal which is moving towards the metropolis.
- Developing People For Info-System (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Dec 08, 2005)
The ability to source information holds the key to continuous growth, says Vinayshil Gautam.
- Calendar Year Of Indian Navy (Pioneer, Anil Bhat, Dec 08, 2005)
Anil Bhat recapitulates the achievements of the wing of the armed forces that rules the waves.
- A New Urban Lifestyle Lures India's Rural Poor (International Herald Tribune, AMY WALDMAN, Dec 08, 2005)
This western city has at least 300 slum pockets, with grimy industry, factory-fouled air and a spiraling crime rate. A 1994 epidemic - reported as pneumonic plague - that originated here caused national panic.
- Politics All Around (Telegraph, SURENDRA MUNSHI, Dec 08, 2005)
In an article that appeared in this paper recently, I argued that a crippling contradiction in Indian society is between visionaries in different spheres and routine politicians.
- Healthcare Accreditation Standards (Daily Excelsior, Dr Arun Sharma, Dec 08, 2005)
Addressing the need for a uniform accreditation system for healthcare institutes, the draft on standards of healthcare accreditation, prepared by technical committee of National Accreditation Board of Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH),
- What Is Nc Up To? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 08, 2005)
What is the father-and-son leadership of the National Conference up to? What does it intend to gain by pledging support (even though it is unsolicited) to the Congress-led coalition Government almost every day?
- Tn: Another Cyclone Threatens The State (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
The deep depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal has now intensified into a cyclonic storm and at present lay 800-km east southeast of Chennai, but rains were likely in many parts of the state only from tomorrow, the weather office said today.
- Get Serious About Flood Assistance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has very good reason to complain about the unsatisfactory nature and lackadaisical pace of the United Progressive Alliance Government's response to the flood-ravaged State's plea for financial assistance . . .
- Being Realistic Over Hong Kong (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 07, 2005)
The second draft text for the forthcoming ministerial meet of the World Trade Organisation at Hong Kong might be an improvement over the first but the generally lukewarm response to both conveys a significant message.
- Of Aesthetics And Truth (Greater Kashmir, Subramanyan Chandrasekhar, Dec 07, 2005)
The life of a person is shaped in his adulthood. The environment he grows in, the lineage that he has, the influences that orient him
- Status Of Biological Sciences In India (Daily Excelsior, Pragya Khanna, Dec 07, 2005)
Human knowledge of Biology began with prehistoric people and their experiences with edible vs. inedible, or even poisonous, plants and animals, their habits and habitats and how best to capture them, etc. This information was verbally passed on to . . .
- Bill Gates Picks Up Seattle Threads With It Minister (Hindustan Times, Prerna K Mishra, Dec 07, 2005)
Even as the first day of Bill Gates’ four-day visit to India was to be dedicated to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, politics took precedence as Gates went to meet Communications and IT Minister Dayanidhi Maran at his residence first thing . . .
- Promising Market For Educational Software (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
ICT solutions allow for simulations and promote interactive mode of learning among students, says RM Group CEO Tim Pearson. In a chat with G. Mahadevan
- Bill Gates, Maran Discuss Areas Of Cooperation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
To create an enabling environment for adoption of IT
Progress on other projects reviewed
To launch English edition of Windows XP Starter Edition
- As India Leaders Tell America To Invest In Micro Chips And Not Potato Chips, Intel Remains Non-Committal On The Company's Plans For A Chip Manufacturing Plant In India (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Dec 07, 2005)
India needs micro processor manufacturing plants – not insurance, cola, food and water filters, says Indian politicians.
- When The Uncle Becomes Role Model (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
The Shiv Sena emerged in the late Sixties to fill a political vacuum created by the failure of the communists in Maharashtra.
- Detailed Plan To Tackle Floods Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Jayalalithaa lays stress on protecting natural wetlands
South Chennai suburbs badly affected as Buckingham Canal was unable to handle excess flow
Survey to be undertaken and straight cut constructed from Buckingham Canal directly to the sea
- Left High And Dry (Telegraph, Satyesh C. Chakraborty, Dec 07, 2005)
Water resources in and around Santiniketan are under threat from unplanned development projects, writes Satyesh C. Chakraborty
- It's The Centre's Duty To Help State, Says Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
I will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh if necessary, says Chief Minister
- Taken For A Ride (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Dec 07, 2005)
These are somewhat abnormal times. As a wag insists, it was the turn of martial law in Pakistan, but the present dispensation is neither here nor there, and, although on paper there is democracy in the country, the ruler is a general in uniform, ....
- Cast The Net On Fishing Subsidies (Times of India, KLAUS TOEPFER, Dec 07, 2005)
Dealing with fishing subsidies is vital for eradicating poverty and delivering a more durable and stable environment. Many people rely on fish for their livelihoods and as a key source of protein in their diet.
- Flood Fury Abates In Chennai (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
With Chennai experiencing warm sunshine for the second day on Tuesday and the inflow into the Adyar and Cooum rivers from Chembarampakkam and Poondi reservoirs having come down drastically, water started receding in flooded areas, . . .
- Is It Really Health For All? (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Dec 07, 2005)
The Alma Ata message of ‘health for all’ has at long last reached the policy planners in Islamabad. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the government’s health strategy was focused on the prevention and control of diseases, provision of maternal . .
- Lateral Thinking (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 07, 2005)
President APJ Abdul Kalam is known for urging one and all to think long-term and strategise, be it individuals or corporates. The other day, Dr Kalam went a lot further.
- Three Common Myths About Bank Consolidation (The Financial Express, JANMEJAYA K SINHA, Dec 07, 2005)
There are three myths on public sector bank consolidation in India that are obtaining currency. First, that as many bank mergers destroy shareholder value globally, public sector bank merger is a bad idea in India.
- Rivers As Life-Giving Resources (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Dec 07, 2005)
Last week Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, Kerala Minister for Water Resources, announced that under no circumstances would the Government agree to the interlinking of the Pampa and Achancoil rivers to the Vypar in Tamil Nadu.
- Wto Draft Ministerial Text — One Step Forward, Two Steps Back (Business Line, Pradeep S. Mehta, Dec 07, 2005)
The release of the WTO draft text document does not mean that the deadlock over agriculture and other issues has been resolved. Members are still at loggerheads over several issues pertaining to market access, and special and differential treatments . . .
- Eyes Wide Shut On Global Warming (The Economic Times, J BRADFORD DELONG, Dec 07, 2005)
The Kyoto Treaty on controlling climate change was, as Harvard professor Rob Stavins puts it, “too little, too fast.” On one hand, because it covered only those countries projected to emit roughly half of the world’s greenhouse-gas emissions . . .
- Forest Cover Falls In Himachal Pradesh (Tribune, Ambika Sharma, Dec 07, 2005)
With merely five of the 12 districts in Himachal, including the two tribal districts of Lahaul Spiti and Chamba, registering an increase in the forest cover in the latest report of the Forest Survey of India (FSI), the foresters have a challenging . . .
- Academic Administration (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 07, 2005)
An able academic administrator can change the whole system. He should be a blend of many skills and qualities. He has to be an academic and an administrator as well, and when you have both the two, you get the person of your choice, . . .
- Why Girls Outshine Boys (Tribune, Michael Gurian, Dec 07, 2005)
Colleges and universities across the US are grappling with the case of the mysteriously vanishing male.
- The Wonder Years (Pioneer, MOHAMMAD SHAKAIB, Dec 07, 2005)
Childhood comes once in a lifetime, but the nostalgia associated with it remains forever, says Mohammad Shakaib
- Indian-American Scientist Wins Energy Tech Prize (Indian Express, SEEMA HAKHU KACHRU, Dec 07, 2005)
Indian American scientist Subhendu Guha, noted for his pioneering work in amorphous silicon, has won the 2005 World Technology award in Energy.
- Fighting Terror With Terror (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, Dec 07, 2005)
It is an extraordinary presumption that concession and compromise can defeat terrorism. Yet, this is precisely the implied rationale underlying New Delhi's policy towards terrorism. After each act of mass murder, politicians of all hues clamour . . .
- Linking Rivers To Prosperity (Pioneer, MS Menon, Dec 07, 2005)
Conserving water will remove poverty, the worst environmental pollutant in developing societies, says MS Menon
- Meat The Ignorant Non-Vegetarians (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, Dec 07, 2005)
A member of my family's favourite food is blood pudding. You take the blood of a cow and then put it into a cake dish with salt, herbs and a little garlic and then put the dish into the fridge. When it congeals it becomes like a cake.
- Vote-Bank Bill (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 07, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government, which scrapped the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), has introduced the Communal Violence (Prevention, Control and Rehabilitation of Victims) Bill in the Rajya Sabha. The message this conveys is simple:
- India Invited To Join International Thermonuclear Project (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
In a landmark development, the US and other partners in International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project have decided to invite India as a full partner in the ambitious multi-billion energy venture.
- India Invited To Join Mega N-Project (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
In a landmark development, the US and other partners in International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project have decided to invite India as a full partner in the ambitious multi-billion energy venture.
- Economic Crime Up In India: Pwc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Despite significant increase in the number of Indian organisations reporting fraud in the last two years – from 24 per cent to 54 per cent, only 18 per cent of respondent organisations considered it likely that their organisation will be subject . . .
- Trauma Of The Toffs-Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 06, 2005)
As far as I know, no goldfish ever willingly chooses the bowl it wants to reside in. Cherie Blair, though, is absolutely convinced that the partners of past, present and future Prime Ministers of Britain — her own good self most of all — were or . . .
- Give Them A Chance (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 06, 2005)
The challenged don't need charity, but a chance to prove themselves," is the most inspiring message given by a highly successful physically handicapped person on the International Day of the Disabled people which has just been observed across the world...
- Quality Higher Education Equals Opportunity (Daily Excelsior, Prof. Ashok Kumar Manwati, Dec 06, 2005)
If liberalization has to stay and economy is integrated to the global market forces and out sourcing holding huge opportunities, there is an urgent need to prompt to harness on energies for a crusade for excellence for Indian students.
- The Employment-Poverty Link In Bangladesh (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekar, Dec 06, 2005)
The reduction in poverty in Bangladesh has not been commensurate with the expectations generated by the macroeconomic pattern of relatively stable and non-inflationary growth. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekar and Jaya ti Ghosh say . . .
- Court Stays Waqf’S Order On Taj Mahal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the controversial order of the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board declaring Taj Mahal as waqf property, with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) asserting that the right of bestowing a “title” on the . . .
- U.N. Talks Seen Averting Deadlines For Climate Pact (Reuters, Alister Doyle, Dec 06, 2005)
U.N. climate talks in Canada are likely to avoid setting a target date for agreeing a successor for the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol, disappointing environmentalists who want a 2008 deadline, delegates said on Monday.
- Chennai’S Ordeal By Water Slowly Eases (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
With the letup in rains for the second consecutive day on Monday, flood-hit Chennai is limping back to normal though flood waters are yet to recede in some of the worst affected areas of the city.
- Human Rights Education To Start In Select Schools In State (Hindu, K.P.M. Basheer, Dec 06, 2005)
To begin this month; part of national programme in schools
- Food, Shelter ... But No Clothes (Hindu, Sandhya Soman, Dec 06, 2005)
Children played, climbed trees, while men napped in the sun. The women, however, made trips from Gandhi Mandapam to the banks of the Adyar to "see their houses" and pick up clothes, if there were any left.
- Citizens Must Be Consulted On Nurm Projects (Hindu, Alladi Jayasri , Dec 06, 2005)
Government yet to draw up public-private partnership model
Mandatory reforms
Introduction of independent regulators for urban services
Rationalisation of stamp duty
Repeal of the Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation Act
Reform of rent control laws
- It Takes Two To Hold Back (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Dec 06, 2005)
This long essay — it has already appeared in three parts, this is the fourth — is about the latest incursion of the military in Pakistan’s political affairs. It started out with the assertion, which immediately drew disagreement from several readers,
- Kbd: Musharraf Sounds Positive (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 06, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan is in dire need of major water reservoirs to sustain its agricultural and industrial growth. Addressing overseas Pakistanis in Kuwait on Sunday, he said that he will soon address the nation on this....
- Ear To The Ground (The Week, Kanhaiah Bhelari, Dec 06, 2005)
Even Lalu Prasad Yadav knew it was coming. "Baba, if Ram Vilas Paswan contests separately, we are sure to lose," I heard him tell his close friend Shivanand Tiwary, excise minister in the Rabri Devi regime. The shrewd politician had seen . . .
- Rain Ends, But Residents' Cup Of Woes Overflows (Hindu, Kannal Achuthan, Dec 06, 2005)
Houses in Kotturpuram, Manapakkam and Ramavaram submerged
In Ambattur industrial estate, work has been badly hit in 500 of the 2000 units
Many residents commute by boat to buy essential items
- Energy Security Is Not About Gas And Oil Only (The Financial Express, BIKASH C BORA, Dec 06, 2005)
The current levels of self-sufficiency in energy, coupled with the projected growth in the economy, have understandably created serious concerns in the minds of everyone on the important issue of energy security.
- The State Of Innocence (Tribune, Ramandeep Singh Johal, Dec 06, 2005)
Grown up, I went to see my old school. It looked quite small to me now. Its playing field must be about one-tenth the size of a football ground. I was surprised, because I have memories of running on that ground in a big circle, and usually it took me a w
- Caught In A Traffic Jam? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 06, 2005)
In Darjeeling, on the rare occasions when the sun peeps out of the winter clouds, some schools declare “a sunshine holiday”! Which could be the schoolmasters’ way of coping with the dark, depressing winters! It is in this context that one could look . . .
- Town & Country Prosper Together (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 06, 2005)
The government has launched an ambitious urban renewal mission with on outlay of Rs 100,000 crore (around 3% of GDP) that seeks to build urban infrastructure, enhance the quality of urban services and improve governance in 86 large towns, to start with.
- Unfair Trade Threatens Small Peasants (Tribune, Bharat Dogra, Dec 06, 2005)
In most developing countries the overwhelming majority is small farmers. For example, the data on Indian agriculture and farmers contained in the Tenth Plan document reveals the extent to which India’s farming community is dominated by small peasants.
- Southern Discomfort (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The north-west monsoon that has crippled Chennai is unprecedented. Overflowing reservoirs have pushed up water levels in rivers, flooding the metropolis and its suburbs and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to be evacuated.
- Wb Approves Over $27m For Ajk (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The World Bank (WB) has approved a $27.153 million project to assist Azad Jammu and Kashmir government to restore vital economic and social infrastructure damaged or destroyed by the October-8 earthquake. The AJK-Community Infrastructure and . . .
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