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Articles 17221 through 17320 of 20008:
- Get Busy On A Few World Problems (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 18, 2004)
What are the ten most serious challenges we all face? Climate change, communicable diseases, conflicts, access to education, financial instability, governance and corruption, malnutrition and hunger, migration, sanitation
- Shackled King (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 18, 2004)
The king has fallen on hard times. Whereas once, born free, he roamed the forests and hills as the monarch of all he surveyed, today, sequestered in cubby spaces where smaller animals would feel cramped, the majestic beast is kept as trophy by circus-owne
- Killing For Sand (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 17, 2004)
The killing of a a revenue official, who tried to stop illegal quarrying, by the sand mafia in Tamil Nadu is a chilling reminder of the inadequacies of the law enforcement machinery in the face
- Colin Powell's `Command'ments On Leadership (Business Line, R. Devarajan, Dec 17, 2004)
Gen Colin Powell is far from the common and conventional prototype military hero. He does not wear his heart on his sleeve. The fact that he has achieved the kind of matinee-idol fame (which has made it difficult for him to go out in public) is more an em
- Job Guarantee — For Whom And How? (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Dec 17, 2004)
The Employment Guarantee Scheme of the government can succeed only if the private sector is involved
- From Crutches To Physiotherapy (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Dec 17, 2004)
The All India SC&ST Confederation's rally at Delhi's Ram Lila Maidan in support of reservation in private sector, judiciary and armed forces portends major economic and social upheaval.
- Famous Victors (Pioneer, Yogendra Bali, Dec 17, 2004)
December 16, 1971, marked the 'Victory Day' of one of the most decisive and unique battles fought by India against an aggressive neighbour, which always sought military solutions to its own domestic and international problems.
- That Voice Of Silk And Flame (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 17, 2004)
It says something of the eclectic character of Lucknow and its environs in the ’50s and ’60s and M.S. Subbulakshmi’s genius, that her performances at the Baradari in Qaiserbagh are remembered to this day by those who have lived to tell the tale.
- Parents Responsible If Children Get Spoiled (Tribune, Neelam Sharma, Dec 16, 2004)
A boy and a girl, both students of Class 12 at a school in New Delhi, are facing disciplinary action after the 17-year-old boy allegedly made a small pornographic video clipping with his cellphone of himself and the girl, having sex inside the school.
- Attracting Fdi, Chilean Style (Hindu, Jorge Heine, Dec 16, 2004)
To attract the FDI India needs, it can follow the Chilean model of developing a public concessions system to build infrastructure.
- Ngo Success In Darfur (Hindu, Jeevan Vasagar, Dec 16, 2004)
Agencies' work and refugees' resourcefulness avert famine, but aid is still vital.
- 'Our Roads Absorb Water Very Fast' (The Economic Times, SUROJIT MAHALANOBIS, Dec 16, 2004)
Drivers are often responsible for fatal road accidents in India. But road scientists believe most accidents can be averted if the country has proper roads.
- Wars, Strategies In 'The Twilight Zone' (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Dec 16, 2004)
While we may be satisfied that the percentage of Indians living below the poverty line is falling and that only a tiny percentage die of starvation, we are hardly aware that India has the largest number of malnourished children in the world.
- Violent Reminder (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 15, 2004)
The deadly attack on a musical show by Indian film stars in the Sri Lankan capital has come as a violent reminder of the deep divisions that plague the island and contribute to keeping its ethnic conflict alive and far from a settlement. Investigators hav
- Corrective Measures (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 15, 2004)
Even as the mid-year review of the economy has forecast a 6 per cent growth in the GDP in the current fiscal, it has voiced serious concern on the fiscal front due to slippages in revenue collection.
- A Place In The World (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 15, 2004)
Two unrelated events, separated by several weeks, have reinforced the perception that India’s place in the world in the new millennium is full of promise
- In A Buffalo Economy (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Dec 15, 2004)
On a field trip to rural Haryana, what struck me was the dissonance between per capita incomes and living conditions, especially as they affect women.
- Ethics And Short Cuts (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 15, 2004)
If the ratification of the Kyoto protocol by Russia is seen as a landmark event that ushered in a new international framework for the reduction of greenhouse gas emission
- Left To Die (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 14, 2004)
Very few people in West Bengal know how to deal with cardiac arrest. And this includes a shamefully large number of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff.
- Mid-Year Economy Review: Exuberance Subdued By Politics (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Dec 14, 2004)
In accordance with the remit of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act 2003, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, laid a report of Mid-Year Review of the Economy
- P(l)ots Of Money (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 14, 2004)
OF all the election-oriented, populist announcements made by the Haryana Cabinet on Saturday, the most unsettling one with far-reaching consequences is the decision to regularise some 1,054 unauthorised colonies in the state.
- Preserving Proprieties (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Dec 14, 2004)
There are many questions on the role of the President and the Supreme Court vis-à-vis the project for interlinking rivers.
- Crisis Of Confidence Deepening (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Dec 14, 2004)
The absence of common wavelength between coalition partners has compounded the woes of the Chief Minister
- Towards Saner Road Mobility (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Dec 14, 2004)
Every day multitudes of motor vehicles traverse our roads, burning hydrocarbon fuels and spewing masses of noxious fumes. The streets of Bangalore are clogged with traffic.
- A New `Lease' On Securitisation (Business Line, Paramdeep Singh, Dec 14, 2004)
Globalisation has fuelled the need for greater liquidity and granularity of investments in the real estate market. Securitisation — transformation of firm specific assets and prospects into marketable securities
- An Inauguration (Tribune, B.K. Karkra, Dec 14, 2004)
WE are, indeed, a God-fearing and thrifty people with a high IQ. We can also take pride in the fact that we have been able to solve many intractable problems related to foodgrain production, milk, telecommunications, etc
- December Brings Another Reminder (Indian Express, Murlidhar C. Chandare, Dec 14, 2004)
December is a special month in the history of a world that has witnessed some horrific scenes of blood-letting. It was on December 10, 1948, that United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in a bid to make the world
- How Diversity Drives Business (Business Line, Vidya Hattangadi, Dec 14, 2004)
Since the 1960s, the idea of a monoculture has been losing out to a pluralistic society resulting from cultural integration. Globalisation has shrunk boundaries and increased the rapidity of communication.
- Invest In Children (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 14, 2004)
Poverty, AIDS and armed conflict have taken a heavy toll of the lives of over a billion children around the world. These have condemned children to a brutal existence
- Beyond Nuclear Stability (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 14, 2004)
As India and Pakistan start talks on nuclear and conventional military confidence-building measures this week in Islamabad, part of the attention of the negotiators should be riveted on those outside the room
- Seeking Outside-The-Box Solutions (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 13, 2004)
All the misalignments retarding industrial growth are well known. Yet, nobody wants to correct the existing set-up to improve efficiency.
- The Possibilities Of Biotechnology (Deccan Herald, C. S. Prakash, Dec 13, 2004)
Agriculture forms the backbone of Karnataka’s economy, employing much of its population. Modern scientific approaches to improve agriculture can help revitalise farming in our state by enhancing crop productivity; cut down the use of chemical inputs on th
- Get Ship-Shape (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 13, 2004)
Some 40,000 ships ply the planet's oceans, most of them crewed by the world's poor and owned by shadowy offshore companies flying flags of convenience.
- Enabling It Growth (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Dec 13, 2004)
Industry-specific townships could be the solution to the infrastructure constraints the information technology sector is facing.
- Robust Exports: The Invisible Realities (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Dec 13, 2004)
A breaking real-life story seems set to give all the popular television soaps a run for their money. The viewers are agreed that it is `riveting stuff' and this appears to be driving such shows as Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki, Kusum and Kyonki Saans Bhi Kabhi Bahu
- Civilisation Fat (The Economic Times, RAJA M, Dec 12, 2004)
AT a gym facing Mumbai's Marine Drive, pear-shaped patrons pant on imported cardio machines and tread mills while gazing city lights across the Arabian Sea bay.
- Seizing The Moment (The Economic Times, Soumya Kanti Mitra, Dec 12, 2004)
MS Neena Gill, Labour MEP from UK and head of the European Parliament's South Asia & Saarc Delegation, has the best explanation for why EU-India relations have been upgraded to a ‘strategic’ level at the Amsterdam Nov 8 EU-India Summit.
- Money Is Not A Problem (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Dec 11, 2004)
ON November 17 in Srinagar the Prime Minister announced an “economic revival plan” of Rs 24,000 crore for Jammu and Kashmir. By unwrapping the package as a bold new one, the Prime Minister is guilty of some terminological inexactitude. What is new is just
- Strategic Partner? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 11, 2004)
The US Defence Secretary, Mr Donald Rumsfeld’s maiden visit to India after the President, Mr George Bush’s electoral victory, is an acknowledgement of the ‘’strategic partnership’’ that has evolved between the two countries.
- Parambikulam Panorama (Indian Express, George N Netto, Dec 11, 2004)
Within minutes of passing the flaming red signboard welcoming us to the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, we were coasting along through a dense, ominously silent teak forest extending endlessly into the distance.
- Iron Man Rumsfeld (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Dec 11, 2004)
The timing could have been much better, but we can still see some positives out of US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s visit to India.
- Furore Over Attachment Of Assets (Business Line, R. V. Ramana Murthy, Dec 11, 2004)
THE Andhra Pradesh Government has sought amendments to the Seed Act, 1952 in the light of the ongoing farm crisis in the State following the failure of seeds in cotton, maize and other crops (The Hindu, October 25).
- Bhopal Remembered (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Dec 11, 2004)
Although in the immediate aftermath of the disaster a number of environmental laws were enacted, they are inadequate in content and implementation.
- Changing Face (Deccan Herald, GAYATRI CHANDRASHEKAR, Dec 10, 2004)
The passive train traveller is the one constant feature of a London that has changed over the years
- Checking Martian Health Threat (Hindu, Seth Shostak, Dec 10, 2004)
Just as the plague came to Europe from Asia's distant habitats so too might Nasa unwittingly import extraterrestrial pathogens from Mars for which we have no defence, fear scientists.
- Forget Efficiency. Let’S Do It (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Dec 10, 2004)
In the normal course, I would oppose any new government activity on the grounds that it is probably unnecessary, is likely to increase the power and the influence of an already ...
- Bhoomi Puja (Indian Express, KAMALA BALACHANDRAN, Dec 09, 2004)
Commenting on the news item that a chief minister performed the Bhoomi Puja at a proposed international airport site, a friend remarked that it was an anachronistic act.
- The Favourite Whipping Boy (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Dec 09, 2004)
Is India conspiring to wipe a neighbour called Bangladesh out of the face of the earth through “desertification” of the country or
- There’S No Turning The Flow (Telegraph, SAHELI MITRA, Dec 09, 2004)
The Delhi government recently announced that it would impose a levy on groundwater. The West Bengal government too has said that it intends to pass a new law to restrict exploitation of groundwater and create new waterbodies.
- New Image Of The Old Cheque (Business Line, M. S. Parthasarathy, Dec 09, 2004)
On October 28, 2004, , a significant piece of legislation came into effect in the US, to facilitate a major change, aided by technological developments, in the mode of collection of outstation cheques
- Unhappy Cohabitation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 09, 2004)
The Local body election in Andhra Pradesh is turning out to be an opportunity for both the Telugu Desam Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party to review alliance options after the
- Stem Cells, Cloning, And Ethics (Hindu, Lewis Wolpert, Dec 09, 2004)
There is no moral justification for banning research using embryonic stem cells. It offers great hope to all those suffering from a wide variety of illnesses.
- What’S Left Of Bengal (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Dec 09, 2004)
The degeneration of West Bengal into one of the most backward states in India, and of Calcutta into little more than a very big mofussil city, began somewhere in the mid-Sixties. That was the time when we saw the use of “mass movements”, bandhs, hartals,
- Empowering The Rural Masses (Deccan Herald, KATHYAYINI CHAMARAJ, Dec 09, 2004)
It seems as though the moment which Jawaharlal Nehru had spoken about so evocatively 57 years ago, of India’s “tryst with destiny” and “the time to redeem our pledge”
- Reforming The United Nations (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 09, 2004)
The recommendations of the panel mandated to propose reforms for making the United Nations a more effective instrument of collective security might not satisfy either the countries that fret at restraints imposed by international norms or those that seek
- Too Rigid To Work (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Dec 08, 2004)
Labour-market rigidities constrain growth in employment. This argument has often been advanced by economists. In the absence of flexible labour markets in the organized sector
- What Price The Largesse For Kashmir? (Business Line, Mohan Guruswamy, Dec 08, 2004)
The only effective antidote to insurgency is the restoration of good government and order. With the latter largely absent in Kashmir, any new package might end up putting more good money into the hands of those who cannot deliver the goods.
- Aid From Expatriates (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 08, 2004)
There are more than three million persons of Indian origin who have settled down in the UK and the US, either as citizens or under the non-resident category.
- Rising Cost Of Petrol (Tribune, S.K. Sharma, Dec 08, 2004)
Considerable interest has been generated among political parties, the media and the general public in petroleum products due to the rise in their prices and the subsequent rollback.
- Junior’S Death As Reality Check (Indian Express, Jayaditya Gupta, Dec 08, 2004)
The lynch mobs are out again. Cricket is off the boil so they need a new target. The tragedy of Cristiano Junior pops up nicely for the national jury that is our TV audience (and, distressingly, the Talking Heads with more at stake) to have a go at Subrat
- No Fresh Air (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 08, 2004)
Can West Bengal afford to make its students environmentally aware? Those in charge of carrying out the Supreme Court’s directive earlier this year to make environmental studies compulsory in schools and colleges seem to be having a very difficult time wit
- Constitution, Parliament, And The People (Hindu, Somnath Chatterjee, Dec 08, 2004)
Unless we eliminate the nexus between politics and crime and also between politics and religion, the country is in danger of losing its identity.
- The Dollar's Fall (Rediff on the Net, editoral, rediff on the net, Dec 08, 2004)
The reaching of the milestone of $125 billion in our foreign exchange reserves was noted with much satisfaction by commentators in India. But what does the effort to increase the reserves mean in the context of the dollar's near free fall over the . . .
- The Ballooning Of Americans (Business Line, Sharad Varde, Dec 07, 2004)
America is splitting at the seams, literally. But no one seems to care. For now, big is beautiful and obesity, a business. Feeding off the fat of the land, garment companies are launching a whole new range of
- The Price Of Rice (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Dec 07, 2004)
Not many people may be aware that this year has been declared the International Year of Rice by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.
- Ties Re-Defined (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 07, 2004)
The old bonhomie, based on ideological ties, between New Delhi and Moscow is a thing of the past. In the new, post-Cold War environment, hard-nosed economic and business considerations are wh
- Rehabilitate Oustees (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 07, 2004)
The suffering of the people displaced by the backwaters of the Almatti dam has gone on for far too long. Though there is supposed to be a Rs 638 crore package for the development of Bagalkot and for the oustees
- Bollywood On The Beach (Tribune, Chetna Keer Banerjee, Dec 07, 2004)
Back in the 1970s, Bollywood made the nation swing to the strains of Goa with “Ghe ghe ghe…ghe re sahiba” from the blockbuster “Bobby”.
- Computers And Rural Poverty (Deccan Herald, Sudhirendar Sharma, Dec 07, 2004)
As some of the leading development protagonists wield the magic wand of information and communication technology to root out rural poverty, the poor are being targeted yet again for another round of experimentation.
- Enforcement Without The Force (Telegraph, N.R. MADHAVA MENON, Dec 07, 2004)
A responsible way to promote higher standards of policing is to professionalize the force and upgrade training
- Festival Amid The Ruins (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 07, 2004)
A wonderfully sunny, early-winterish December morning in Delhi was the setting that launched the Old World Theatre Festival supported by Mahindra and Mahindra.
- Malnad Splendour (Deccan Herald, Padma Ramachandran, Dec 07, 2004)
Shimoga is one of the rainiest and most scenic districts of Karnataka. This is where the river Sharavathi has its source (there is a small Shiva temple on top of that source). Called ‘Ambutheertha’,
- Powering Projects With Forex Reserves (Business Line, S. Padmanabhan , Dec 07, 2004)
In the power sector, the equity investment climate has always been buoyant. But the expected investment has not flowed into this area because of viability and bankability issues.
- India Shifts Gear On Iraq Policy (Asia Times, Editorial, Asian Times, Dec 07, 2004)
India's relations with Iraq appear poised for transformation, with Iraq's interim foreign minister, Hoshiyar Zebari, scheduled to visit New Delhi this month.
- Impoverishing The Poor (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Dec 06, 2004)
The Bank’s unswerving faith in agribusiness displaces poor farmers and will only add to burgeoning poverty globally
- A Beijing-Delhi-Moscow Axis? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 06, 2004)
In the post-Cold War world, the rule governing the flow of long-term international relations appears to be one where politics follows economics. In the earlier dispensation
- Blending Diesel Benefits Into Petrol Performance (Business Line, B. S. Murthy, Dec 06, 2004)
Understandably, diesel (compression ignition, or CI) engines have gained significant and well-deserved attention for their superior and efficient performance at all speeds and loads....
- Like The Rest Of Us (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Dec 06, 2004)
“He could be very entertaining,” Stalin’s niece, Kira Allilueva, told biographer Robert Service in 1998. The dictator had her jailed in his last round of purges after World War II
- Drifting Backwards (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 06, 2004)
Reports of Anil Ambani dashing to Tirupati while his mother rushed to her guru in Gujarat and of the new Union Labour Minister’s inaugural puja are a reminder that only a dwindling minority is concerned about the “scientific temper” that inspired the....
- Growing Bond (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 06, 2004)
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India seems to have cleared some of the doubts that had crept in regarding the future of the India-Russia relationship.
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