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Articles 14921 through 15020 of 20008:
- Train Cops On Crowd Control (Tribune, Monika Saroha and Aditi Datta, Aug 14, 2005)
The brutal assault of innocent workers in Gurgaon is a reflection of the Haryana Police’s inability to tackle protests and demonstrations.
- Governance Key To `Equitable Growth' (Hindu, M.G. Devasahayam, Aug 14, 2005)
Only in a decentralised scheme of decision-making and implementation can there be meaningful participatory development
- Lulled Into Ethereal Bliss (Hindu, NEETA LAL , Aug 14, 2005)
From a honey-citrus wrap to a Dead Sea mineral salt scrub, a repertoire of spa treatments is promising nirvana to a cash-lush clientele.
- Dividends Of Peace For Locals Along The Loc (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2005)
Schools function without fear of shelling from across the border
- The Myth Of Harmonious Co-Existence (Hindu, Shekar Dattatri, Aug 13, 2005)
Humans and wildlife trying to share the same patch of forest is a recipe for disaster. Voluntary resettlement is the only permanent way to resolve conflict between people and wildlife.
- Death, Disease Stalk The Slums Of Mumbai (Deccan Herald, Prachi Pinglay, Aug 13, 2005)
Communities, civic authorities, hospitals are striving to prevent further damage Most people remain confused as they go from hospital to medical camp to ration shops
- When Will Things Change? (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Aug 13, 2005)
This week’s column comes to you from Chiva Som in Thailand where your weary columnist has come to take a break.
- Supreme Court Notice To Coca-Cola (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Coca-Cola on a special leave petition (SLP) from Perumatty grama panchayat in Kerala seeking to stay an order of the Kerala High Court directing the panchayat to issue licence to the soft drink major for . . .
- No Going Back On Krishna Water: Andhra Pradesh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2005)
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, on Friday assured the people of Chennai that his Government would do everything to provide Krishna water to the city.
- Deluge Of Ideas (Times of India, Sauvik Sauvik Chakraverti verti , Aug 13, 2005)
While Mumbai flooded up and anyone and everyone could see state failure writ large,
- Greens Oppose Bhadra Project (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2005)
Members of the Bhadra Protection Task Force, Magundi, Chikmagalur and many other environmentalist groups have opposed the Upper Bhadra project and urged the State Government to give up the project.
- Chennai’S Desalinated Water Contract Awarded To Ap Firm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2005)
The court has rejected a Russian firm’s.petition that its contract was cancelled because of its refusal to pay bribe.
- 66 Die Of Leptospirosis In M’Rashtra (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2005)
In Mumbai 112 suspected patients of leptospirosis are being treated while 1062 patients afflicted by dengue and gastroenteritis have been admitted to hospitals.
- Ongc Puts In Place Contingency Plan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2005)
The ONGC chairman said that the rescue operations during the Bombay high fire were severely constrained due to lack of night landing facilities.
- Krishna Continues To Flow Above The Danger Mark At Padasalagi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2005)
Slight decrease in water-level on Wednesday; authorities expect a sharp fall today
- Mullaperiyar Water Level To Be Kept At 136 Feet, Says Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2005)
Will not yield to any pressure from Tamil Nadu to raise storage capacity
- Jumbo Hunt (Deccan Herald, Kotera Ajit Aianna, Aug 11, 2005)
The female elephant survived, having been shot with sedatives. The tusker too ceased to rampage
- Desalination Plants (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2005)
A recent presentation given by an American company to the Sindh governor on the installation of a desalination plant in Karachi draws attention to the scarcity of water in the city and the need to develop alternative sources for its supply.
- India's Marxists Learn Dialectic For Software: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, Aug 11, 2005)
Answering calls from U.S. customers who need help troubleshooting computer bugs or tallying company accounts is a common task in India's outsourcing centers, where such work is usually devoid of political meaning.
- Worst Is Over In Sangli, Kolhapur (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Aug 10, 2005)
People return to their homes, but fear the outbreak of an epidemic
- Union Secretary Finds Flood Situation Grim In Belgaum, Bagalkot Districts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Says funds will not be a problem for taking up relief operations
- Yediyurappa Calls For Inquiry Into Maharashtra's Charges (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Terms Deshmukh's allegations on floods irresponsible
Chief Minister urged to ask Centre to order inquiry Seeks Rs. 500 crores from Centre for flood relief Asks Govt. to hike compensation to Rs. 5,000 an acre
- Is Saving Threatened Species Futile? (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Aug 10, 2005)
A hindi daily carried a report on July 6 that the local residents around tiger reserves often stood with the hunters and poachers than with the reserve guards.
- Preventing Wet Runway Accidents (Hindu, A. Ranganathan, Aug 10, 2005)
Building grooved runways and investing in modern runway friction recording equipment are essential for making landings safe.
- Slight Improvement In Flood Situation In Gulbarga District (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Financial Express, Aug 10, 2005)
Bhima flowing below the danger mark at the Devangaon bridge
No immediate threat of the Kattisangavi bridge being submerged
Army personnel rescue 19 persons
- Those Days, They Cared (Hindu, S. SRINIVAS, Aug 09, 2005)
There was a time when the municipality cared its employees as well as the public
- 40 Villages In Three A.P. Districts Inundated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2005)
Krishna in spate; heavy inflows from Maharashtra and Karnataka
- Tamil Nadu Accused Of Not Clearing Spillway (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2005)
Thiruvanchoor refutes Paneer Selvam's claim of not receiving message
- State Says Maharashtra's Flood Problems Are Of Its Own Making (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2005)
Dharam Singh offers `bagina' to the Cauvery at Krishnaraja Sagar reservoir
- Green, Green, Grass … (Tribune, Rajnish Wattas, Aug 09, 2005)
Early in the morning a patina of dew veils the lawn of my garden. As the first rays of the sun touch the grass, it glistens like a shimmering lake of liquid green.
- Destruction Of Trees (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 09, 2005)
One cannot but view with scepticism a report saying that the current monsoon season will see the planting of 5.2 million saplings in the Fata region alone.
- Tiger Task Force For Bhadra Model Relocation Of Villagers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2005)
The report has raised a controversy with one of the task force members, Valmik Thapar, giving a dissent note.
- Deluge Takes Heavy Toll Of Industry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2005)
AIAI has revised its earlier estimates of losses to Rs. 5,000 crore excluding man-days lost
- India Inc Hype Stands Exposed (Hindu, OOMMEN A.NINAN, Aug 08, 2005)
The Mumbai floods highlight the callousness with which the country's cash-cow metropolis is treated
- Pollution Challenge To China's Giant River Diversion Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2005)
"I've heard that the water would be sent to Beijing. I wonder how people there can drink such dirty water?" said a villager
- Seeking Remedies To Mumbai's Travails (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Aug 08, 2005)
Abolition of rent control, urban land ceiling and stamp duty would not have stopped Mumbai's inundation. But it would have minimised the worst damage of floods and other natural disasters.
- Learning To Live With The Tiger (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Aug 08, 2005)
Involve the community in the conservation effort, says the tiger task force report
- Flood Forecasting: Possibilities And Problems (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Aug 08, 2005)
Just knowing the rain intensity in different places in a city and the amount of rain that has already fallen can help the authorities identify the areas most likely to face flooding and take timely action.
- Kbd: One Step Forward, Two Steps Backwards (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 08, 2005)
President Gen Perverz Musharraf has said that Pakistan needs large water reservoirs for its rapid development in agricultural and industrial sectors.
- Disposal Of Hospital Waste (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 08, 2005)
Time and again, medical authorities in the country have issued warnings against the perils of the unsafe disposal of hospital waste.
- Justice, Endangered Species (Indian Express, GHAZALA SHAHABUDDIN, Aug 08, 2005)
The news of the local extinction of tigers from the Sariska Tiger Reserve has led to typical knee-jerk responses from the government.
- In The Forests Of The Night (Indian Express, Malvika Singh, Aug 08, 2005)
Mention the word ‘tiger’ and all governments, their departments of environment and the authorities mandated to protect this species and its habitat, descend into the dark abyss of denial.
- Tiger Tiger Burning Bright (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2005)
Navnith Krishnan bemoans the fact that the tigers have disappeared from the Sariska reserve of Rajasthan, a fact that authorities have tried their hardest to conceal.
- Minimum Planning For A Rainy Day (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Aug 07, 2005)
The only good thing that has come out of our financial capital, our city of dreams, our New York and Shanghai grinding to a halt for days because of rain,
- Safety Net Must For Workers: Memani (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Aug 07, 2005)
The police assault on the workers of Honda Motor and Scooter India (HMSI) in Gurgaon raised serious doubts over the efficacy of the western
- Bhima Level Goes Above 406 Metres (Hindu, T.V. Sivanandan, Aug 07, 2005)
Crops on more than 40,000 hectares lost
- Pollution Control Board Slaps Notice On Bmp (Hindu, Afshan Yasmeen, Aug 07, 2005)
Villagers complain about untreated garbage being dumped in their surroundings
- Management Breakdown Caused Tigers' Disappearance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2005)
Task force recommends reintroduction of big cats after corrective action
- `Tamil Nadu Diverting Water From Malampuzha' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2005)
Two States failed to conduct joint survey: Achuthanandan
- Resolving Disputes Over Water Sharing (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Aug 05, 2005)
Both Andra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have never had it so good. The reservoirs feeding the Krishna and the Cauvery delta basins are fast filling up.
- A Walk On The Wild Side (Indian Express, GEORGE N. NETTO, Aug 05, 2005)
My rambles through Munnar’s tea fields are often an eye-opener, throwing up some unusual aspect of its wildlife.
- Tcs Pact With Italian Firm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2005)
Drug discovery through computer programme
- Rise In Mullaperiyar Reservoir Level Causes Serious Concern (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2005)
Kerala Water Resources Minister, Leader of the Opposition to visit dam site
- Help Harness River Waters' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2005)
A.P. Chief Minister writes open letter to all political parties, NGOs
- The Climate Change Deal (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Aug 03, 2005)
Important India-US deals seem to “come not single spies, but in battalions”, now that mutual suspicion and distrust have given way to trust and confidence.
- Elixir Of Death (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 03, 2005)
Since time immemorial, milk has been considered the elixir of life. It is the perfect food which suits everyone from a child to an aged person.
- Should Mumbai Govern Itself? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Aug 03, 2005)
There is no single authority that is accountable for Mumbai. There was simply no one you could call.
- Marooned In Mumbai (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Aug 03, 2005)
Unprecedented rains last week left Mumbai, and much of Maharashtra, in troubled waters.
- City As Hero No 1 (Indian Express, MILIND DEORA, Aug 02, 2005)
After last week’s unprecedented deluge, which submerged parts of Mumbai, a post-mortem is in order.
- Probe Into Bomb Suspect's Escape (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 02, 2005)
British Government is to investigate how one of the suspects behind the July 21 failed bomb attacks in London was able to leave the country without being detected despite a nationwide security alert.
- Time Spent Under Water (Indian Express, Jyoti Punwani, Aug 02, 2005)
That's the one word that best sums up the qualities of Mumbai’s ‘teeming millions’, seeing their conduct on Deluge Tuesday.
- Ngos, Locals Focus On Slums (Hindu, Meena Menon, Aug 02, 2005)
More than essential items, the flood-ravaged people need reassurance
situation analysis carried out in some slums reveals that people are suffering from water borne diseases on a large scale
People are still living in knee-deep water in many slums in
- After The Deluge (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 02, 2005)
Mumbai's planners have a lot to explain
- Life In Famine-Hit Niger (Hindu, Jeevan Vasagar, Aug 02, 2005)
The starvation is also the result of a belief that the free market can solve the problems of one of the world's poorest countries.
- City People (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 02, 2005)
Nature has been singularly unkind to Mumbai. This is the theme of the administration’s frantic justifications to angry citizens.
- Lessons From Gurgaon (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 02, 2005)
While it is too early to say how durable the truce between the Honda management and workers brokered by the Haryana Chief Minister would be, ...
- Asha Parekh’S Nightmare In Mumbai (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 02, 2005)
Yesteryears Bollywood actress Asha Parekh was stuck 15 hours in the city’s life-stopping floods,
- Clueless Amidst Swirling Water (Indian Express, Arun Bapat, Aug 01, 2005)
Mumbai, the financial capital of India, has suffered gravely due to the unprecedented rainfall on July 26 and 27. Rail, road and air transport as well as telephones were thrown out of order.
- Call A Friend (Times of India, KAMALA BALACHANDRAN, Aug 01, 2005)
Over the years, in buses, in trains, in doctor's waiting room and at parties, I have made innumerable friends.
- Forests: For A Holistic, Futuristic Vision (Hindu, MANOJ KUMAR MISRA, Jul 31, 2005)
Replace the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA) 1972, the Indian Forest Act (IFA) 1927 and the Forest (Tribal Rights) Bill 2005 with an integrated piece of legislation.
- Tsunami Destroyed 4,000 Hectares Of Mangrove Forests In Andamans, Says Raja (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2005)
Lays stress on need for developing early warning mechanism in Indian Ocean region Another 8,000 hectares had also been damaged, causing extensive damage to coral reeves and marine organisms .
- Forest Dept In Fix Over Unholy Ties (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2005)
The Uttaranchal forest department seems to be facing difficult times. If it was the news for tigers and elephants vanishing from the reserve areas and buffer zones earlier, now new revelations about notorious poacher Sansar Chand’s nexus with state forest
- The First Thing To Collapse In Rain Was Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2005)
Once upon a time, not so very long ago, India was a shabby, makeshift sort of country in which most things did not work.
- Tn Seeks Aid For Tirupur Dyeing Units (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2005)
The Tamil Nadu Government has sought the Centre's assistance to support the dyeing units in Tirupur to set up effluent treatment facilities.
- Traffic Pollution And Noise (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 30, 2005)
It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that rickshaws are a polluting menace, not just environmentally but also in terms of the sheer noise they create.
- Salaam Bombay (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 30, 2005)
Mumbai will require oodles of its famed resilience to recover from the unbelievable downpour on the Terrible Tuesday.
- Climate Pact Creates Ripples (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2005)
An important question has been raised – if the new convention comes into effect, would there be pressure on India to reduce its emission levels?
- A Chaos Theory For Mumbai (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Jul 30, 2005)
There are many ways to look at the crisis brought about by the sudden and unexpected intensity of the monsoon in Mumbai last week. As a tragedy: people died, in landslides and on the streets.
- A Great Shock For Conservationists (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 30, 2005)
Trees do not save water, but soak it up from the ground and discharge it into the atmosphere faster than other flora.
- Mullaperiyar Dam Reaching Full Level, Likely To Overflow (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2005)
Obstruction in pipes through which Tamil Nadu draws water
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