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Articles 15721 through 15820 of 20008:
- One Year Of The Upa: Areas Of Darkness (Hindu, L C JAIN, May 23, 2005)
The Manmohan Singh Government's performance in agriculture and employment generation needs to improve.
- Scientists Proposed Nuclear Testing During My Tenure, Says V.P. Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2005)
Scientists proposed nuclear testing during my tenure, says V.P. Singh
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"Any international treaty should come before Parliament"
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- Scientists Proposed Nuclear Testing During My Tenure, Says V.P. Singh (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, May 23, 2005)
"Any international treaty should come before Parliament"
- Merits Of Martyrdom (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, May 22, 2005)
It is not just the tiger, but also the elephant, the turtle, the dolphin, the wetland, the ... facing a bleak future. A look at the crisis facing Indian wildlife.
- Distress Calls (Hindu, Pankaj Sekhsaria, May 22, 2005)
It is not just the tiger, but also the elephant, the turtle, the dolphin, the wetland, the ... facing a bleak future. A look at the crisis facing Indian wildlife.
- Localising Food And Sustaining Livelihoods (Deccan Herald, Kanchi Kohli , May 22, 2005)
Farmers from Peru, India and Iran met at Andhra Pradesh and exchanged notes about common concerns on agricultural biodiversity, livelihoods and food sovereignty.
- News Reporter Turned Newsmaker (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, May 22, 2005)
Iftikhar Gilani, journalist in ‘Kashmir Times,’ arrested on ‘national interest’ and released in ‘public interest,’ gives an inside story of his arrest, experiences in jail and his road to recovery.
- Call Off The Adc (Business Line, Manish Agarwal, May 20, 2005)
Access deficit charge (ADC) is once again in the news. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently changed the definition of roaming for calculating the ADC.
- Governance Reform For India's Forests (Hindu, Mihir Shah, May 20, 2005)
The Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2005 reaches out to the Adivasi communities and seeks to make them active protectors of the forest, while strengthening their livelihood possibilities.
- Ap Receives Notice On State Plea ` (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2005)
Karnataka says Andhra Pradesh has started illegal projects and asserts that Krishna water is vital for Northern Karnataka’s development
- Sebi Cracks The Whip (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 20, 2005)
The investment restrictions imposed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India on UBS Securities appear to be justified, coming as they do as a reaction to the latter's refusal to part with information on its operations during last year's stock market
- Dumping Ground (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 20, 2005)
A British company has been fined by a court in the UK for illegally shipping waste plastic to India. But the court does not know where exactly the tainted plastic went.
- When Will A Yuan Revaluation Happen? (Business Line, T. B. Kapali , May 20, 2005)
China is among the big stories of the global market. When and how China will modify or revalue the pegged exchange rate of the yuan currency against the US dollar is the key issue.
- India's Poverty: Help The Poor Help Themselves (International Herald Tribune, Kirsty Hughes , May 19, 2005)
While India's growth makes it an economic and political player to watch in the next decades, the country remains desperately poor. Almost a quarter of India's 1.1 billion people live on less than $1 a day; 700 million more live on less than $2 a day.
- Nuclear Power Play (Tribune, Sridhar K. Chari, May 19, 2005)
IT is widely accepted that India’s perfect record on nuclear proliferation is better than that of many nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) signatories.
- China Prepares For Flexi-Yuan With New Trading Platform (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
China launched a new foreign exchange dealing system on Wednesday that allows domestic trading in currencies other than the yuan, a milestone in the country’s effort to reform its tightly controlled currency regime.
- No Cbi Probe Into Tiger Reserves (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Not willing to hand over to the CBI the investigation into vanishing tiger population in national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the country, the Centre has stated that the Task Force of independent experts headed by Sunita Narain will be allowed to co
- Krishna Water Row: State To Move Tribunal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Karnataka may approach Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal, alleging that Andhra Pradesh has taken up illegal irrigation projects.
- India Inc Bullish On Pm, Upa (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
India Inc has given the UPA government a 65 per cent score, a shade better than Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's own assessment of 60 per cent on completion of one year in office, a survey by an industry chamber said on Thursday.
- Kerala Edgy On Restarting War With Coke (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Battle against water-guzzling in Coca-Cola’s Plachimada unit is, in- principle, Kerala government’s battle too.
- Upa, Left Rift Widens (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The seven-hour-long UPA-Left Coordination Committee meeting today ended on a discord note with the Communists disassociating with the Congress-led coalition’s assessment of the performance of Manmohan Singh government during the past one year.
- Laloo's Car Was Not Attacked With Stones, Says Forensic Report (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Quoting the final FSL report, the Vadodara Police Commissioner said the ''car also had no mark of any stone pelting.''
- Of Monumental Value (Deccan Herald, PRIYANKA HALDIPUR, May 19, 2005)
We have to do our bit to save the beauties of the past even if it means disposing that packet of chips in a garbage can, instead at the premises of cultural monument that will bear the atrocity with lips sealed, says PRIYANKA HALDIPUR
- India, Pak Should Jointly Invest In Kashmir: Mufti (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Thursday suggested that India and Pakistan jointly invest in the power sector of the state to harness its 20,000 megawatt power potential that would meet electricity requirements of both countries.
- India, Canada To Put Ties On ‘Faster Track’ (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
India and Canada have agreed to put bilateral ties on a "faster track" even as New Delhi urged for greater investment, especially in the infrastructure sector, in the country.
- Kerala Can Become `Zero-Garbage State' (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Kerala can become a zero-garbage State if it segregates and recycles the garbage it produces, says Ms Almitra Patel, a member of the Supreme Court Committee for Solid Waste Management.
- Bis, Gail Form Exclusive Cell To Develop Standards (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
THE Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and GAIL (India) Ltd on Tuesday formed an exclusive cell for the development of standards for high-pressure oil and gas transmission pipeline systems.
- Tn: World Bank-Aided Project Launched For Tsunami-Hit (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Ms Jayalalithaa has sought the World Bank's support for the water resources consolidation project.
- Pepsi Plant Charged With Overexploiting Groundwater In Ap (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Pepsi bottling plant at Madhurawada on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam is overexploiting groundwater by sinking some 40 borewells, as a result of which the people in the vicinity are facing great hardship, according to Mr P. Pulla Rao, economist and hu
- Rs 256-Cr Project To Tackle Ttp Pollution Issue (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Kerala Cabinet has approved a Rs 256.1-crore project to tackle the problem of pollution caused by effluents from the State-owned Travancore Titanium Products Ltd (TTP).
- Lack Of Proper Mechanism Hits Implementation Of Eco Projects (Business Line, G. K. Nair , May 19, 2005)
Absence of proper mechanism for taking up the Centrally sponsored environment related projects might deprive the State of two important programmes.
- Nmpt Steps To Arrest Iron Ore Dust Pollution (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Chairman of the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT), Mr P. Tamilvanan, has said that the port has taken all steps to arrest iron ore dust pollution in the port area.
- Chennai Port To Install Wind Curtains To Prevent Coal Dust (Business Line, Raja Simhan T. E., May 19, 2005)
The Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) is installing wind curtains along the harbour's beachfront to prevent wind carrying coal dust into the city.
- Polavaram Project Will Spell Doom For Tribals: Human Rights Forum (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Human Rights Forum, Andhra Pradesh, has urged the State Government to give up the proposed mega project on the Godavari at Polavaram in West Godavari district
- Posco May Sign Mou With Orissa Govt Next Month (Business Line, Ambarish Mukherjee, May 19, 2005)
POHANG Steel Company (Posco) of South Korea is expecting to sign the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Orissa Government next month since the issue of exporting of iron ore stands resolved.
- Garment Exporters Seek Level Playing Field (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , May 19, 2005)
Indian apparel exporters have not been the major beneficiaries of free trade in textiles and clothing with various domestic constraints hobbling them from making a quantum jump in the markets overseas.
- Low Cost Computer Maker To Work With Software Community (Hindu, G. Ananthakrishnan, May 19, 2005)
Encore Software Limited of Bangalore, which recently unveiled a set of low cost computers, will work with the independent software community to develop open source applications for professionals and various industry segments.
- Small Satellites Making It Big (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , May 19, 2005)
Small satellites, which are cheaper and quicker to build, are also a low-risk way to test new technology.
- Dangers Of The Ltte's Air Capability (Hindu, R. Hariharan, May 19, 2005)
That the LTTE has flouted the spirit of the peace process with total impunity to strengthen its ability to wage war should be a matter of concern for the international community.
- Revamp Higher Education In India (The Financial Express, J L AZAD, May 18, 2005)
Education, as a service industry, comes under the purview of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (Gats).
- Panel Hears Graft Charges Against Deuba (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
A powerful anti-graft body in Nepal heard today charges of corruption against former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba who was sacked from office by King Gyanendra more than three months ago.
- World Bank Ready To Extend Rs. 7510-Cr. Loans (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
The World Bank has expressed its willingness to extend loans to the tune of Rs.7510 crores to the Andhra Pradesh Government for development of roads, irrigation and slum area development scheme.
- Activists See No Need For New Forest Project (Hindu, Pramod Mellegatti, May 18, 2005)
Forest Department's record poor in implementing projects with external aid'
- Charges Of Andhra Pradesh Far From Truth, Says Kharge (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
The State Government has termed as "far from the truth" Andhra Pradesh's charge that it was creating hurdles for the latter's irrigation projects in the Krishna river basin.
- Everest Glaciers Shrinking Fast (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Global warming is shrinking glaciers on the Tibet side of Mount Everest faster than ever, putting world water supplies at risk, Xinhua news agency said today.
- What Now? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 18, 2005)
Why does anything that the West Bengal government has to say about air pollution sound wickedly farcical? The state government’s credibility on this issue is perhaps at its lowest now.
- Nature Conservation Is Govt's Duty (Times of India, NARAYANI GANESH, May 18, 2005)
To think that free market forces by themselves can protect the environment is a fallacy.
- Cosmic Childbirth (Times of India, MUKUL SHARMA, May 18, 2005)
For long the butt of snickers and winks, the question of conjugal cohabitation among astronauts is now being seriously addressed by space scientists.
- Let Market Forces Resolve Green Issues (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
There's no free lunch and, by extension, no free air, water or any other gift of nature. Minus a price tag, the so-called bounty of nature will soon become history.
- Aerators Installed At Lake (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Nearly a week after the mass death of fishes at Vengaiana Kere (lake) in K R Puram, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has installed Floating Surface Aerators to increase oxygen level in the lake water.
- Curb Industrial Pollution In Vizag: Cpi(m) (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
IN view of the increased industrial activity in Visakhapatnam and several projects coming up in the near future, strict pollution control measures should be taken, opines the district committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
- Orissa Plans 56 Mt More Steel (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Orissa government officials today said a fresh steel production capacity of 56 million tonnes will be created over the next four to five years in the state.
- Indian Spirituality As Business (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, May 18, 2005)
The spiritual TV channels break the monotony of everyday life and take us to a domain of moral certainties
- Isro's Success (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 18, 2005)
IT MUST HAVE been with a sense of pride that the Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman, Mr Madhavan Nair, presented to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, last week the first images beamed ...
- Economic Growth And Environment (Deccan Herald, PRAVEEN BHARGAV, May 17, 2005)
Four per cent wilderness and eight per cent economic growth — it’s possible if we adopt an innovative approach
- Safeguarding Heritage, A Shared Responsibility (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
Efforts to save the State’s monuments including the cultural landscape, has been going on in full swing. ARUNA CHANDARAJU suggests an action plan.
- Pain Tales From The Raj (Indian Express, George N Netto, May 17, 2005)
It was certainly no bed of roses for the British pioneers who manned the fledgling tea estates of Munnar in the early 1900s. Life was unrelentingly tough and totally devoid of today’s conveniences.
- The Bastion Of A Religious Tradition (Deccan Herald, L SUBRAMANI, May 17, 2005)
After a long penance, Garuda, the king of birds, meets Lord Mahavishnu and conveys his wish to see his Sri Narasimha avatar.
- It Takes Two To Tango (Asia Times, Editorial, Asian Times, May 17, 2005)
In this era of globalization, the elephant and the dragon are finally running fast, together.
- Technologies For Societal Transformation (Hindu, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , May 16, 2005)
Public-private partnership with innovative government policies will definitely lead to India becoming a developed nation by the year 2020.
- Rainwater Harvesting Goes Rural In Kolar District (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Villagers in Kolar district have made a mark, by adopting rainwater harvesting, in their homes.
- The Weed Choking Bangalore Lakes (Deccan Herald, V.K. Haridasan, May 16, 2005)
Water hyacinth, a weed which has covered several Bangalore lakes, is a noxious weed that grows rapidly and destroys life. Some uses have been found for this weed but its benefits far outweigh its potential for harm.
- Ap Exploring Potential In Jafza Zone In Dubai (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
ANDHRA Pradesh is exploring the possibility of investing in IT and healthcare in the newly opened Jafza South Zone in Dubai.
- Students Defy Ban Order In Nepal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Demonstration demanding King Gyanendra to restore democracy
- Peenya: A Brilliant Beacon Of Entrepreneurship (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Peenya Industries Association, one of the largest industrial estates in the country employing three lakh people, has its mixed bag of success and failure. On its silver jubilee year, Mr N NARASIMHAN, one of the three founder members, recalls how this orga
- Iraq's Misery (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 16, 2005)
A democratically elected government was installed in Iraq on April 28. But stability is still a mirage in the strife-torn nation.
- Cii Says Fiscal Discipline Must Be Tightened (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
THE Confederation of Indian Industry is to hold its national conference and annual session on `Towards Double Digit Inclusive Growth' on May 17 and 18.
- The General’S Brain (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, May 16, 2005)
Now that the April Foreign Policy euphoria is over, the party poopers are out with full force. The question is again being asked: can we trust General Musharraf?
- Dead Fish Being Removed From Lake (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Fish that died in Vengaianakere in Krishnarajapuram are being removed from the waters and buried on the banks of the lake.
- France Keen On Tie-Ups In Bangalore (Hindu, R. Chandrakanth, May 16, 2005)
A new push to attract students from the subcontinent `This is just the beginning of increased Indo-French cooperation.'
- Godavari Projects Issue: Ap Govt To Send Team To Maharashtra (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
The Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to send a high-level team to discuss with the Maharashtra Government the problems relating to `illegal' constructions coming up on river Godavari.
- Actress With Poise And Dignity (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , May 15, 2005)
NANDITA Das is the second Indian actress, considered tall enough, to sit in judgement on the films in competition in the world’s premier film festival at Cannes.
- Baglihar: Pak Fears Unfounded (Tribune, R. N. Malik, May 15, 2005)
THE Baglihar dam has become a project of controversy. The story of this project will unfold follies on both sides with extra dose of obscurantism from Pakistan. India has rightly rejected Pakistan’s offer to start a dialogue on this issue, provided work
- Tall Tax, Food Police, A Bizarre Bridge And A Robber Wanting Your Past Or Future (Business Line, D. Murali , May 14, 2005)
YOU PROBABLY know of John Galt in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. Here is a different JG in Ken Schoolland's story, The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market Odyssey.
- India: An International Spotlight On The Caste System (International Herald Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, May 13, 2005)
India's 170 million Dalits, formerly called Untouchables, rejoiced recently when a high government official was arrested for hurling caste-related abuse at his junior. But joy turned to dismay when the Bombay high court quashed the charge under . . .
- Mof Sees 6.9% Growth In Fy05, Reining Inflation High On Agenda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Expecting a modest 6.9% economic growth in 2004-05, the finance ministry on Thursday said checking inflation was high on the agenda of the government so as to ensure that it does not have an undue burden on poor.
- Power Can’T Be Free (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 13, 2005)
Forced by the worsening power crisis and an unobliging Centre, the Maharashtra Government has decided to stop free power to the state’s 25 lakh farmers from June 1.
- Dubious Decision (Deccan Herald, Editorial, Financial Express, May 13, 2005)
The government’s decision to allow non-tobacco and non-liquor advertisements by Wills and Kingfisher on television channels smacks of arbitrariness and must be scotched forthwith.
- Making Mobile E-Mail A Success (Deccan Herald, S SADAGOPAN, May 13, 2005)
Phones provided connectivity to human beings a century ago. While they have been in extensive use for several decades in advanced countries, developing countries such as India lagged considerably.
- Ties With Pakistan Vital, Says Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, on Thursday told the Lok Sabha that his Government attached great importance to normalisation of relations with Pakistan and that it sincerely desired to find mutually acceptable solutions to all outstanding issues.
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