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Articles 14321 through 14420 of 20008:
- Clean Nuclear Fusion Power (Deccan Herald, S Ananthanarayanan, Sep 13, 2005)
Russian scientists have used a laser technique to induce nuclear fusion, which shows promise of energy without radioactive fallout.
- Jubilant Palestinians Take Over Gaza Strip Settlements (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Sep 13, 2005)
Israel hands over charge to Palestinian Authority after 38 years of occupation
- Pollution Board Norms For Idol Immersion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2005)
Set up panels during festival season, States told
Local bodies should notify immersion centres at least a month before festivals
Better to use traditional clay rather than baked clay for making idols
Use of painted idols to be discouraged
- Israel: Question Of Recognition (Dawn, SHAHID JAVED BURKI, Sep 13, 2005)
I am going to add one more metaphor to the mixed metaphors I have already used as the basis of this series of articles on what should be Pakistan’s approach to the world outside.
- Manmohan Defends India's Record In Nuclear Sector (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 13, 2005)
"Restrictive regimes should be abandoned"
"One of our chief worries is our over-dependence on petroleum imports"
"We are not signatories to the NPT but we already fulfil most of its conditions"
- Regime Change In Nuclear Technology Trade, Transfer: Saran (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 13, 2005)
French agree to reduce "cost escalations" in Scorpene deal
- When Bush Comes To Shove (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Sep 13, 2005)
President Musharraf has left to perform what might be called a pilgrimage in the United States.
- Finite Ores, Implications For Mineral Policy (Hindu, Aditi Roy Ghatak , Sep 13, 2005)
India's per capita steel consumption is projected to grow from the current 30 kg to 200 kg over the next quarter of a century. One does not need to be a rocket scientist to figure out what should be the policy approach to the country's iron ore reserves.
- Defending Homoeopathy (Deccan Herald, Dr Ramanand, Sep 13, 2005)
A lot of newspapers and web-sites the world over are publishing reports and articles that homoeopathy does not work.
- Un World Summit 2005: What Is At Stake (Deccan Herald, Eveline Herfkens, Sep 13, 2005)
Neither the developed nor the developing countries can rest on their laurels and need better understanding
- Working Children Demand Action (Deccan Herald, Tambake Tounkara, Sep 13, 2005)
We need to create more businesses so that mothers, as well as young people who are studying, can have job prospects. This would give them hope, because studying and then not being able to find work is very disheartening
- Kalam’S Answer To Floods (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Monday asked the Maharashtra Government to chalk out a 25-year master plan to upgrade Mumbai’s drainage system, in the wake of the July 26 deluge that virtually turned the city into a pool of slush.
- More It Majors Eye Mysore (Deccan Herald, P M Raghunandan, Sep 13, 2005)
The State Government has talked much about developing Mysore into the next IT destination all along. Now it seems to be on the job. The State Information Technology Department has directed Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) to acquire
- Bihar Assembly Election, Mark Ii (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 12, 2005)
Here is another record that will delight Bihar watchers: it is the first State in India's electoral history to go to the polls twice in the same year. Elections were held in three phases to the Bihar Assembly in February 2005.
- Rbi's Difficult Prescription For Economy (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 12, 2005)
Even as it implies the criticality of the current upsurge being nurtured to realise the full industrial growth potential, the RBI annual report makes no bones about infrastructure bottlenecks. Here the subdued performance of the infrastructure sector, esp
- Heritage Sites Commission To Be Set Up Soon (Hindu, Staff Reporter , Sep 12, 2005)
Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Babu Rajiv on Sunday said that a Heritage Sites Commission would be set up by the Centre to ensure conservation of historical monuments in the country.
- "Science Without Conscience Is Worse Than No Science" (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Sep 12, 2005)
Jacques Diouf,Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation, has strong views on the issue of genetically modified organisms. In an interview, he says we need to put in place an internationally agreed regulatory framework.
- Uk Used Islamic Militants (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 12, 2005)
A former British minister has accused the intelligence authority of secret links with an Islamic militant groups as security experts try to figure out the next targets for suicide attacks.
- Arms At The Cost Of Development (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Sep 12, 2005)
India went on an arms buying spree last year neglecting public health and other human development goals
- Don’T Just Research, Use It: World Food Man (Indian Express, Nirmala Ganapathy, Sep 12, 2005)
Word has spread among Andhra’s fish farmers that the man who pioneered the Blue Revolution and won this year’s World Food Prize, now lives among them.
- Pitching For Fiscal Prudence (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Sep 12, 2005)
The RBI's latest Annual Report yields a wealth of data and is rich in analyses. It stresses that maintaining macroeconomic and financial stability would depend critically on policies relating to oil prices, diversification of agriculture and improvement i
- India, Pak To Swap 500 Prisoners At Wagah Today (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 12, 2005)
The stage was set today for another high in the bilateral peace process when India and Pakistan exchange nearly 500 civilian prisoners at the Wagah Border near here
- Record Storage At Idukki (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 12, 2005)
With the storage in most of the reservoirs of the State reaching full reservoir levels, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is gearing up to open the Idukki reservoir for the first time in 13 years.
- Denmark's Success Formula: No Fairy Tale (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Sep 12, 2005)
ON THE 200th birthday of Hans Christian Andersen, my wife and I drove over to the quaint island of Fiona in Denmark, where Odense is located. It was here that the famous story-teller was born
- Full Circle On Oil (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 12, 2005)
The government’s attempt to address the mounting losses of oil companies does nothing to correct the fundamental distortions in the system and, what’s more, could have a spiralling impact on India’s macro-economic environment. With these bonds, we have,
- Monsoon Magic At Kenilworth Resort, Goa (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 11, 2005)
The Kenilworth Beach Resort and Spa, Goa, makes sure that this monsoon doesn't dampen your spirits.
- Uneasy Existence (Hindu, Meena Menon, Sep 11, 2005)
With the Forest Department, conservationists and human rights activists at loggerheads, there are no easy solutions for the villagers around the Melghat Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra.
- Quaint Mountain Town (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 11, 2005)
A CRYSTAL clear stream nestling through a forest of Ashoka trees, a giant footprint on a rock and a temple in the South Indian style complete with a colourful tower set in serene, exotic surroundings: if these fail to convince you, nothing apparently will
- Want Better Hdi Ranking? Get A New Hrd Ministry (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Sep 11, 2005)
On the day that the UN Human Development Index revealed last week that even Bangladesh was doing better than India in human development
- Uneasy Existence (Hindu, Meena Menon, Sep 11, 2005)
With the Forest Department, conservationists and human rights activists at loggerheads, there are no easy solutions for the villagers around the Melghat Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra.
- Mapping History Of The Garden City (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2005)
Much-loved Bangalore was, it seems, a hit with the British too. Giridhar Khasnis on Anuradha Mathur and Dilip da Cunha’s book Deccan Traverses, which traces the history of the city.
- The Stately Pleasure Dome That Housed Turkish Damsels (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2005)
Ghiyath-ud-Din, the founder of Mandu, had a seraglio of 15,000 women, write Hugh and Colleen Gantzer.
- Cooking Up A Storm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2005)
From young media guys to middle-aged ad professionals, out-of-work intellectuals and writers– all versions of modern-day Adam in India are climbing on to the food bandwagon,
- Starvation Deaths And Sonia’S Antics (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 10, 2005)
A chief minister in whose state children die of hunger should not just be forced to resign but should be tried for criminal negligence
- Tata Steel To Invest Rs 1,00,000 Crore In 15 Years (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 10, 2005)
There’s no stopping the Tata Steel juggernaut. The company would be investing Rs.1,00,000 crore in the next 15 years to take its total production capacity to around 33-34 million tonne, according to B Muthuraman, managing director.
- Jointly With Eu (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 10, 2005)
THE Joint Action Plan (JAP) for an “Indo-EU Strategic Partnership” adopted by India and the EU is wide-ranging, and has been described by the parties themselves as an “ambitious” document.
- Communists And Corruption (Business Standard, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
Once or twice a year, I find it profitable to accept invitations to speak to college students. The boys are eager to impress the girls, and ask some very good questions.
- A Dog’S Life (Deccan Herald, Leela Ramaswamy, Sep 10, 2005)
Technology, we are told, makes our lives hassle-free. This however is easier said than done
- China Gets Proactive Diplomatically (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Sep 10, 2005)
Peace, development, and cooperation on a global scale are the focus of China's policy.
- Notes From Ground Zero (Indian Express, Ananya Vajpeyi, Sep 10, 2005)
Manhattan, SEP 2001: On Friday September 14, The New York Times reported a ‘‘sad paper trail’’ originating from the bombed World Trade Center to envelope parts of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.
- Surprise Handshake (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 09, 2005)
The recent meeting between the Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri and his Israeli counterpart Silvan Shalom in Istanbul appears to be the first step towards normalisation of Pakistan-Israel relations.
- Nature Lays A Superpower Low (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 09, 2005)
Natural disasters, whether in the form of storms or tsunamis, make no distinction between developed and developing countries.
- Mumbai After The Rain: Piecemeal Policies (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Sep 09, 2005)
Mumbai might have survived the floods but the challenge that people in the city now face is the deluge of piecemeal policymaking.
- Bangla Lessons For Hindi Belt (Hindu, Jairam Ramesh, Sep 09, 2005)
THE UNITED Nations Development Programme's annual Human Development Report for 2005 has just been released.
- Eu’S Promises (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 09, 2005)
Although many nuts and bolts are to be sorted out, the emerging agreement between India and the European Union making New Delhi
- If Katrina Escapes Retirement, It May Figure In The 2011 List Of Scheduled Hurricanes (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 09, 2005)
THE latest posting on the US Federal Reserve Board's site (www.federalreserve.gov) is the Beige Book, or the `informal review by the Federal Reserve Banks of current economic conditions in their Districts', dated September 7.
- Communicate More, Commute Less (Business Line, T. H. Chowdary , Sep 09, 2005)
CRUDE oil prices have crossed $70 a barrel from $35 two years ago, and LNG (liquefied natural gas) at $10 per MMBTU is double that of last year
- Energy Independence (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Sep 09, 2005)
It was quite a timely and apt slogan --- Energy Independence by 2030 --- given by President APJ Abdul Kalam considering that India's economy is growing at a fast peace and will be requiring sufficient energy in the coming years if it wants to be a world p
- Environment Policy Under Wraps (Times of India, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 09, 2005)
Some things die hard. Despite the widespread agreement within and outside the government on the citizens' right to information, some sections of the government persist with an atmosphere of secrecy.
- An Indictment (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 09, 2005)
While India can draw some comfort from the fact that its score on the Human Development Index has gone up from 0.595 to 0.602 and its ranking has not slipped since last year, the fact that its position remains at 127 of 177 countries is distressing.
- India, U.K. To Cooperate On Civilian Nuclear Energy Front (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 09, 2005)
India and Britain will cooperate in civilian nuclear energy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday after talks with his British counterpart, Tony Blair, in Udaipur.
- Distant Millennium Goals (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 09, 2005)
NEXT week, 180 heads of state/government will meet in the UN for a summit to reaffirm their commitment to the millennium development goals (MDG) which they had adopted in 2000.
- It’S A Sinister Plan, Mr President (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 09, 2005)
PRESIDENT Gen Pervez Musharraf has taken strong exception to Pakistan’s criticism on the issue of violence against women and castigated the women’s rights and human rights NGOs for demonizing the country’s image abroad by washing dirty linen in public. He
- Confusion Of Summits:eu Must First Get Its Own House In Order (Statesman, Kirsty Hughes , Sep 09, 2005)
Tony Blair is in town — on a whirlwind of high-level globe-trotting across Asia.
- Common Values (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 09, 2005)
The summit between India and the European Union has paved the way for much closer cooperation between the two in the future.
- Village That’S A Model For Self-Help (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 08, 2005)
It’s not what you would expect an Indian village to be. There are neither any dung heaps, nor garbage mounds. And anyone defecating in the open is slapped with a Rs-20 fine. You can’t dump garbage outside your house.
- The Land Muddle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 08, 2005)
Obfuscation of issues is an undesirable, occasionally necessary but usually counter-productive political ploy; but it was not surprising that the ruling CPI-M would resort to it in attempting to deal with the fallout of the proposed allotment of land to I
- India-Eu Pledge To Double Trade In 3 Years (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2005)
India and European Union — world’s largest trading block comprising of 25 countries — today announced their commitment to double bilateral trade from the present level of Euro 34 billion to Euro 70 billion in the next three years, while setting up a high-
- Bill To Control Ngos (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 08, 2005)
THERE are NGOs and NGOs. Some of them are doing a commendable job, fighting for the rights of those who have never known whether they have any right in the polity or any future.
- ‘Water For All’ Plan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2005)
Not more than 30 per cent of the country’s population would get purified water to be supplied under a grand “Water For All” programme costing Rs 6.5 billion, by the year 2007, official documents reveal.
- Graft Fund? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 08, 2005)
The National Common Minimum Programme states, "The UPA government will consider the creation of a Backward States
- The Helsinki Process And Democracy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 07, 2005)
The cross-border nature of globalisation calls for governance involving different stakeholders
- Weathering All Sorts Of Storms (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 07, 2005)
The mullahs, as usual, are missing the point. As a matter of principle, there isn’t necessarily any harm in Pakistan and Israel talking to each other, or even in establishing diplomatic relations, de facto or otherwise.
- From Ideals To Social Clout (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 07, 2005)
A dear friend, retired from the army, was dilating on faith and discipline as the uppermost concerns of the Pakistan’s armed forces.
- Why Spiralling Oil Prices? (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Sep 07, 2005)
Last week the international oil price, which has been rising for some years now, touched a high of $70 a barrel.
- Interfering Government (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 07, 2005)
The govt’s proposed legislation to control every bit of help the NGOs get from outside is an unkind cut.
- Lessons Of New Orleans (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Sep 07, 2005)
So much has appeared in the international press and in our own media that it would seem to be an exercise in redundancy to offer a perspective on the tragedy that befell the southern coastal states of the US.
- Face The New Reality (Telegraph, Barun De, Sep 07, 2005)
A commoner or a statesman, in today’s world both are vulnerable to the same fate — murder without any hope of justice,
- Sethu Project Being Implemented For Political Mileage: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, D. Radhakrishnan, Sep 07, 2005)
The proponents of the Sethusamuthram project were throwing environmental concerns to the winds, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said at Singara near here on Tuesday after commissioning the Rs. 383-crore Pykara Ultimate Stage Hydro Electric Project (PUSHEP).
- America's Shame: The Aftermath Of Katrina (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Sep 07, 2005)
A tale of systematic neglect, administrative incompetence, market-driven environmental destruction, and desperate poverty is unfolding in Louisiana.
- Ai Teams Up With Unep To Address Environment Issues (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Sep 07, 2005)
THE United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has struck an alliance with Air India to discuss various environmental issues as a part of good corporate governance.
- How Extremism Came To Bangladesh (Christian Science Monitor, David Montero, Sep 07, 2005)
For years, they gathered in hidden training camps, mosques, and madrassahs, learning how to use weapons and build bombs. In their diaries they scrawled slogans of political alienation. On Aug. 17, their ideology culminated in a series of nearly 500 bomb
- India-E.U. Summit Begins Today (Hindu, Diplomatic Correspondent, Hindu, Sep 07, 2005)
Detailed action plan, political declaration to be issued
- Ongc Ties Up With Italy's Eni For Deep-Water Exploration (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Sep 07, 2005)
OIL and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Tuesday entered into an agreement with Italy's ENI for deep-water exploration in India and abroad.
- India And Eu Have Much In Common (Hindu, José Manuel Barroso, Sep 07, 2005)
India and the European Union share fundamental values starting with a commitment to freedom and democracy and to independent and free media. And these common values translate into similar or compatible views on most global issues.
- Bajaj Auto Goes For Dealership Segmentation (The Financial Express, CORPORATE BUREAU, Sep 07, 2005)
India’s second largest bike manufacturer Bajaj Auto Ltd has carved out dealership network into four separate customer segments. It has redrawn the traditional all-in-one dealership model by separating the sales channel into distinct categories—the high e
- Morally Repugnant (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Sep 07, 2005)
There is absolutely no justification for the United Progressive Alliance government’s puzzling decision to donate five million dollars of Indian public money for relief activity in America’s southern states, which have been hit by Hurricane Katrina.
- Inflation, Interest Rates To Soar: Ieg (Deccan Herald, PTI, Sep 07, 2005)
High oil prices is expected to push up inflation to 3.9 per cent in the next three months, hardening interest rates, economic think-tank IEG has said.
- Out Of The Valley (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2005)
The understanding between the government and the All Party Hurriyat Conference last night to end all forms of violence in Jammu and Kashmir is a welcome step forward.
- Taking The Strategic Partnership Forward (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 07, 2005)
The EU top brass begins talks with Indian leaders led by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi today to boost bilateral relations
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