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Articles 12621 through 12720 of 20008:
- Nuclear Power: China Races Ahead Of India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 18, 2005)
Everyone’s talking about China. Well, not quite everyone. India, which should perhaps be obssessing about its northern neighbour, is not an avid China watcher.
- Jayalalithaa Seeks Rs. 1,742 Cr. For Flood Relief From Calamity Fund (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Tells Central team that State exhausted its relief fund on tsunami rehabilitation
Major demands:
Infrastructure - Roads: Rs. 870 crores
Assistance for damaged houses: Rs. 300 crores
Irrigation: Rs. 122 crores
- "Impact Of Climate Change On Forests May Be Felt In 30 Years" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Findings of study undertaken by India-United Kingdom research institutions
Over 85 per cent of forest grids in the country will undergo change in type
Higher impact will be on teak and sal forests of central and eastern parts
- `Indian Navy An Effective Instrument Of Diplomacy' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Anti-submarine warfare symposium inaugurated
- Can It Cos Play One State Against Another? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Nov 18, 2005)
Every time an IT row breaks out, there is predictable fallout. The company in question threatens to walk out of the City. And, just as surely, rival states begin competing to woo the company with a slew of sops.
- Nuclear Power: China Races Ahead Of India (Express India, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 18, 2005)
Everyone’s talking about China. Well, not quite everyone. India, which should perhaps be obsessing about its northern neighbour, is not an avid China watcher. This fortnightly feature in our op-ed page is an attempt to partly fill that gap. Indian Express
- Dinosaurs Grazed On Grass (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 18, 2005)
Dinosaurs grazed on grass? Scientists have discovered the first evidence that when some dipped their long necks,
- Beware Of Stories With Pointless Finales (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Nov 18, 2005)
Some Zen stories are like flowers, or like Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater house, or e = mc2; that is, their daring is their elegance and they require no further analyses or investigation. On the other hand there are Zen stories which over . . .
- Relief Work Still Patchy: Unocha (News International, Naveed Ahmad, Nov 18, 2005)
The latest situation report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Thursday pointed to some important gaps in disaster relief activities owing to extreme weather, lack of funding and shortage of expertise . . .
- Sentinel Sam (Indian Express, Rajnish Wattas, Nov 18, 2005)
With the sprightly nonagenarian Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw’s recent brush with ill health, legendary tales of his valour, grit and fighting spirit come to mind.
- Chinese Government Vs Indian Private Sector (The Financial Express, SUMANT SINHA, Nov 18, 2005)
A recent trip to China proved very illuminating. I share some observations to further fuel the India and/versus China debate.
- Calculate The Real Value Of Aid (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 17, 2005)
Extracts from the Human Development Report 2005
- Jammu's Plight (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Possibly because it is the first time they have met in their official capacities recently Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Jammu Mayor Kavinder Gupta appear to have just discussed preliminaries.
- Two Major Reform Measures (Daily Excelsior, SUMEDHA SUDHAMAN, Nov 17, 2005)
There is a feeling that the Economic reforms have been slowed down due to pulls and pressures from the Left Parties and compulsions of coalition politics.
- Preventing Destruction - I (Greater Kashmir, ER. REYAZ AHMAD JEELANI, Nov 17, 2005)
Earthquakes cause an all round devastation. The phenomenon of the most disastrous earthquakes which from engineering standpoint are of tectonic origin can be explained by ‘Elastic Rebound Theory’.
- Fighting Terror With Terror (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 17, 2005)
A ruthless use of force by any state authority does not eliminate terror but fans the fires of violence. A balanced way is to be adopted so that criminals don’t go unpunished and human values are upheld too, writes Maryam Bacha
- Let Us Know What It Takes To Realize One’S Self (Greater Kashmir, K. Asif, Nov 17, 2005)
It means a lot to see your self in the mirror image of your own being. Those who do it discover a different continent of a world called existence, narrates K. Asif
- Delayed Response & Mismanagement (Dawn, S Akbar Zaidi, Nov 17, 2005)
In the heady democratic days of the 1990s, Pakistan was considered to be a failed state.
- Mullaperiyar Case: Supreme Court Reserves Verdict On Raising Water Level (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Nov 17, 2005)
The court had suggested appointment of an experts panel "The committee had suggested strengthening measures but engineers from Tamil Nadu were prevented by Kerala from carrying out repairs"
- Initiative Taken To Promote Organic Farming, Horticulture (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
To propagate the cultivation of medicinal plants and organic farming among farmers, Sri AVVM Pushpam College at Poondi near Thanjavur has developed an experimental garden. S. Balu, principal of the college, said the Medicinal Plants Board of the . . .
- Farmers Up In Arms Against Knowledge Park Proposal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Memorandum urging to drop the move, submitted to UDA chief
The lands in question have assured water facility
4,000 farmers may lose land
Rate offered by UDA, at Rs. 2 lakhs per acre, is ridiculously low
- Abolish Subsidised Fuels (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 17, 2005)
The government should move fast to end the sale of subsidised kerosene and cooking gas (LPG). Consumers, the government and the economy in general, would benefit, apart from the oil companies, according to a study by The Energy and Resources Institute.
- Driven By Climate (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 17, 2005)
Every year, more than 10 million people are being displaced by creeping environmental deterioration, concludes a study conducted by the Institute of Environment and Human Security at the United Nations University in Bonn.
- A Specialist's Job (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 17, 2005)
The Food and Consumer Affairs Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar's stand at the recent Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting against the proposed merger of the stock market and commodity futures market regulators
- Plan For Eco-Tourism Project At Thusharagiri (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Trekking tours through forests to be highlight of programme
Joint initiative of Tourism, Forest departments and VSS
Priority to conservation of forests
Work on project to begin next month
- Outbreak Of Rare Child Disease In Malappuram (Hindu, Abdul Latheef Naha, Nov 17, 2005)
Doctor detects 100 cases in three months
Virus spreads through food and water
Symptoms include oral ulcer, mild fever and running nose
Disease can be cured in a week or two, says doctor
- Boost For Rural Industries (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 17, 2005)
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2005, now before Parliament, is aimed at fulfilling a promise in the National Common Minimum Programme of the ruling coalition to revamp the functioning of the Commission and modernise khadi...
- "Rainwater Harvesting Can Avert Water Scarcity" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Rainwater harvesting techniques can help avert a water scarcity disaster and provide portable water to most of the world's poor, said the Board President of International Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (IRCSA),
- Mounting Frustration In Kashmir (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Inside of 48 hours, Jammu and Kashmir has seen four dramatic terrorist attacks: a bomb attack that almost claimed the life of senior People's Democratic Party leader Ghulam Hassan Mir; another, which injured former Minister Usman Majid;
- Giving Cash To Fight Hunger In Africa (Hindu, John Vidal, Nov 17, 2005)
Over the next few months, more than 10 million hungry people in six southern African countries will need Western help to stay alive after their crops failed disastrously earlier this year.
- From Dhaka With Hope (Indian Express, Junaid Ahmed, Nov 17, 2005)
Bangladesh is fast shedding its tag as a basket case and, argues Junaid Ahmed, it is weaving together a model development story
- Agriculture Is Ripe For Restructuring (Indian Express, R. RADHAKRISHNA & K. VENKATA REDDY, Nov 17, 2005)
India has been following liberalised and open economic policies since the advent of economic reforms in 1991 and the process has accelerated after its entry into WTO in 1995.
- How To Better Ride Out The Downturns (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 17, 2005)
A little learning is a dangerous thing, said George Bernard Shaw, and added, "But we must take that risk because a little is as much as our biggest heads can hold."
- Drop Expectations From Wto Meet (Deccan Herald, Sanjay Suri, Nov 17, 2005)
The impasse in the Doha talks, it is now believed, will lead to its derailment
- Tourism To Be No. 1 For India (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
India plans to double its foreign exchange earnings from tourism in the next three years and make it the number one foreign exchange earner, Tourism Minister Renuka Chowdhury has said.
- Investors Balk As Indian Budget Airlines Take Off (Reuters, Rina Chandran, Nov 17, 2005)
Indian airlines are expanding operations to feed rapidly growing domestic air travel, but high valuations and tough competition are keeping investors at bay.
- Exhibition On Historical Buildings Of Both Punjabs (Daily Times, Shoaib Ahmed, Nov 17, 2005)
A painting exhibition titled ‘Grandeur and Glory of Punjab’ featuring historical buildings and finest architectures of both Indian and Pakistani Punjab by senior painter Muhammad Shafiq will open at Alhamra Art Centre (The Mall) today.
- Water Table Up, Thanks To Rain (Hindu, Kannal Achuthan, Nov 17, 2005)
Clayey areas and hard rock regions record healthy groundwater recharge
Poondi-2.1 m
Tamaraipakkam-6.3 m
Kannigaiper-0.5 m
Panchetty-0.6 m
Minjur-2.85 m
- Well-Strategized Rehabilitation Plan Chalked Out (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
President General Pervez Musharraf Wednesday said Pakistan has a well-strategized plan for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of quake-ravaged areas and hoped that the world would come out with “expected level of support” at November 19 donors’ . . .
- India Urges International Cooperation In Nuclear Field (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday [15 November] said India was keen on establishing an environment that was conducive to international cooperation in peaceful use of nuclear energy without compromising the country's national policy . . .
- Iran Vote Issue To Be Resolved Amicably: Dasmunshi (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
The issues emerging out of India's vote against Iran at IAEA would be settled "without disappointing" any political party within or outside the UPA, Union Water Resources Minister P R Dasmunsi said today.
- Farmer Can Look To Greener Pastures (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Nov 16, 2005)
A number of eminent people have talked about a second agricultural revolution that is set to happen in India. Some have called it a second Green Revolution; others the Rainbow Revolution that will include white, blue and yellow too.
- Yet Another Reminder (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 16, 2005)
Can you swallow 509 ornamental fish and bring them out alive through your nostrils?” My friend popped the question the other day and left me stumped for a reply. Recovering my composure I admitted that I couldn’t swallow even one fish and bring it out ali
- Manmohan: Positive Response To India Joining Futuristic Atomic Energy Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
``Recognition of the capabilities and achievements of our scientists''
Cooperation with U.S. will not hinder Indian nuclear programme
Must create space for quantum jump in nuclear energy production
- Left Parties "Violating" Coalition Dharma: Dasmunshi (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Union Water Resources Minister P R Dasmunshi today accused the Left parties of often violating the `coalition dharma' by issuing threats and said issues resulting from India's vote against Iran at IAEA would be settled `without disappointing' . . .
- Khargaon’S Trees Tell A Story (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Nov 16, 2005)
India's rural world is changing. Not everywhere and perhaps not as fast as we want it too, but it is changing—and for the better.
- A Shocking Failure Of Security (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 16, 2005)
Sunday's brazen naxalite attack on Jehanabad's high security prison is shocking even by Bihar's notoriously lax law and order standard. For all of that night a thousand-strong army of extremists had a free run of the town.
- Centre To Promote Regional Languages On Internet (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
To promote Indian regional languages in the cyber world, the Central Government has joined the international World Wide Web consortium (W3C), in which Indian scientists will work with international experts for evolving standards for a wide-scale use . . .
- Manmohan Singh Expected To Make Minor Cabinet Revamp (Reuters, Surojit Gupta and Terry Friel, Nov 16, 2005)
The prime minister is expected to reshuffle his cabinet soon, the first shake-up since winning power in mid-2004, but is unlikely to change key economic portfolios in one of the world's most robust economies.
- Injured Pakistani Quake Survivors Finally Get Help (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Nov 16, 2005)
Nearly six weeks after Pakistan's killer earthquake, people with untreated injuries are still being brought down from remote mountain settlements.
- Rainwater Harvesting To Tide Over Water Crisis (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Simple techniques of rainwater harvesting can go a long way in averting a water crisis that looms large over the world, according to the International Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (IRCSA).
- Hundreds Of Devotees Throng Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
New Melsanthis installed; 41-day annual Mandalam festival begins today
- "Centre Will Not Disappoint Upa Allies On Iaea Vote" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Left parties eroding the credibility of the front: Munshi
- New Aeration Technology May Help Improve Aquaculture (Hindu, Prakash Kamat, Nov 16, 2005)
Project taken up with an investment of Rs. 1.3 crore
Field trials conducted at experimental ponds in Kumta in coastal Karnataka
The technology improves conditions in the pond
Project pursued under the aegis of Indo-Norwegian institutions
- Winchester College — Where Tradition Meets Modernity (Hindu, Shonali Muthalaly, Nov 16, 2005)
"It has always been there and has never been interrupted by civil war or plague or anything"
- Beyond Boundaries And Territories (Greater Kashmir, Zadie Smith, Nov 16, 2005)
Once again the traditional Booker outrage and upset have come and gone, leaving one to wonder whether an arduous task of reading a long haul of books ends up finally in a selection process that is done by a mere lottery or a literary competition.
- The Politics Of Transfer Policy (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 16, 2005)
The transfer policy is biased where orders are issued not on merit and scope, but on power and influence. Manuplation works and the rest is known to all, Dr.Mian Mehboob suggests to have a genuine transfer policy in the education department
- Jehanabad Sp Suspended (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Nov 16, 2005)
As the head of the administration in Bihar under President's rule, Governor Buta Singh,
- Editorial (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 16, 2005)
Model election
Rajnath Singh is off the mark
- Moment Of Truth (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 16, 2005)
Will The UPA Government Survive November?
By this day next week the full Supreme Court judgment on the Bihar assembly dissolution should be out. It matters little what detailed arguments the judgment will rely on.
- Development Of Rural India Deserves Better Focus: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called for reducing the rural-urban divide and stressed that rural India must catch up with the best of infrastructure as in urban areas. The Prime Minister also called for an all out effort to win the “war against . .
- Changing Global Scenario (Tribune, O. P. Sabherwal, Nov 16, 2005)
THE twenty-first century is witnessing a fast-changing international scene, with many complexities weaved in its emerging pattern. There are new features on the global scene which have no precedents, making their delineation difficult.
- Let’S Fight Out This Epidemic Of The Modern Age (Greater Kashmir, Dr M Rafiq, Nov 16, 2005)
World Diabetes Day, like every year, has been celebrated this year too. But the knowledge about the disease is to be disseminated every now and then so that it can be controlled and cured, writes Dr M Rafiq
- The Best Job In The World (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
VP Singh once said that the one thing he found most difficult to live down was always being known as a former PM! Former US presidents seem to have no such hang-ups.
- Defy The Herd Instinct (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Nov 16, 2005)
The fact that the political choice of Muslims is largely guided by a sense of fear is bad for the social health of India, writes Sumanta Sen
- To Break The Cycle Of Deprivation (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 16, 2005)
None of this implies that achieving greater equity in human development is easy. Extreme inequalities are rooted in power structures that deprive poor people of market opportunities, limit their access to services and — crucially —. . . .
- Saarc Winds Its Way (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Nov 16, 2005)
It is premature to suggest that the Saarc summit which ended in Dhaka on Sunday was a failure even though on superficial analysis it will be seen by many as having yielded little by way of positive results for the regional forum and even fewer . . . .
- Widening Power Gap (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 16, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has done well to declare a sort of emergency in the power sector with the aim of adding about 1,600-1,700 MW to the existing capacity of about 19400 MW by 2007 in view of the fast-increasing shortfall in power production . . .
- Banking Up The Wrong Tree (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 16, 2005)
In legalistic terms, the government should have rejected Hindustan Coca Cola Holdings’ (HCCH) proposal to buy back the 49 per cent shares it had earlier divested in its bottling subsidiary, Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages (HCCB).
- Walk The Talk (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 16, 2005)
Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar’s comment (Walk the Talk, FE Nov 15) that Indian farmers don’t need subsidies is plainspeak. But will correction come easily to a government that has its hands tied behind its back in dealing with such . . .
- Getting Pragmatic (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 16, 2005)
In legalistic terms, the government should have rejected Hindustan Coca Cola Holdings’ (HCCH) proposal to buy back the 49 per cent shares it had earlier divested in its bottling subsidiary,
- Old Age Tsunami (Wall Street Journal, editorial Wall Street Journal, Nov 15, 2005)
Asia's graying populations could roil the global economy.
- Toxic Truths From The Iraqi Battlefront (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 15, 2005)
When a war is illegal, the methods of warfare are bound to go beyond what is permissible under the laws of war. But don't expect the American media to tell you any of this.
- Daughters Have Right To Live (Tribune, Shakuntala Lavasa, Nov 15, 2005)
Added to the long list of things India is infamous for is the fact that we have female foeticide – elimination of the unwanted girl even before her birth! Prenatal sex-determination tests followed by quick abortions destroy thousands of foetuses much ....
- For A Waste-Free Society (Hindu, G. Krishnakumar, Nov 15, 2005)
For the former Minister for Education P.J. Joseph, waste means wealth. To take forward this message, he has a simple plan - involve students in waste management programmes.
- Bridge This Deficit (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 15, 2005)
It is seldom that a political get-together throws up an expression which says it all. "Trust deficit" is one such which has emerged after a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz on the sidelines . . .
- Losing The Peace Plot (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 15, 2005)
In any creative endeavour, it is when you decide to play safe that you start raising the odds of failure. After an year and a half of bold experimentation on foreign policy, the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh might be at such a moment.
- Massive Bio-Diesel Project Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Chief Minister announces ambitious Rs. 5000-crore plan for taking up jatropha plantations
- Tehri Is No More (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 15, 2005)
The death of a city is no different from that of a person. Like him, it has its childhood, gets old and is then reduced to ashes.
- Hard On World Bank -Guwahati Incident Unbecoming Of Ngos (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 15, 2005)
NGOs are set up specifically to help the people and they do enjoy a measure of public support.
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