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Articles 18321 through 18420 of 20008:
- Green Oscar: Befitting Award For Rathore (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jul 18, 2004)
Few have heard the name of Goverdhan Rathore and fewer know the outstanding work he has done in providing greener alternative to firewood in the form of biogas.
- Continue More Price Support To Wheat & Rice, Says Swaminathan (Tribune, Gaurav Choudhury, Jul 18, 2004)
Prof M.S. Swaminathan needs no introduction. He has been recognised as one of the 20 most influential Asians of the 20th century (by Time magazine), one of the only three from India (the other two being Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore).
- Amarinder Singh's Terminator Act (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Jul 18, 2004)
Never before has any Chief Minister in this country acted so outrageously as has Amarinder Singh in Punjab by enacting — suddenly and somewhat surreptitiously
- Learning From Heart-Breaking Tragedy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 18, 2004)
The death of 90 primary school children in an inferno in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu on Friday is all the more heart-breaking because it could have been so easily averted if only basic safety procedures and building regulations had been adhered to.
- Towards Sustainable Food Security (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Jul 17, 2004)
The Union budget, if properly implemented, can ensure sustainable food security for the people
- Small Ministries Are Better (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Jul 17, 2004)
On July 7, the 91st Amendment to the Constitution came into effect. From this day on, the size of the Councils of Ministers at the Centre and in the states must not exceed 15 per cent of the members in the Lok Sabha or state legislatures.
- Syl: Time To Rectify Past Mistakes (Tribune, Himmat Singh Gill, Jul 17, 2004)
In view of the ongoing water war in which some of the northern states have been drawn into, consequent to Punjab passing the Bill terminating the water sharing accords, let’s all very honestly have another look at the merits and demerits of this issue.
- A Severe Indictment (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 17, 2004)
As the World Bank’s report has confirmed it, Punjab has been a victim of poor governance. Its decline started in the nineties and still continues.
- Budget 2004 — Wait For The Next (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Jul 17, 2004)
The contents and approach of Budget 2004 are a far cry from the unique model of economic reform that Manmohan Singh said the UPA would offer to the world.
- Budget 2004-05 — Ploughing A Difficult Furrow (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jul 17, 2004)
The Budget, despite its limitations, has been welcomed for the primacy it gives for equity while industry also gives credit to Mr P. Chidambaram for what he could do in the circumstances.
- The Human Under-Development (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 17, 2004)
The just-released Human Development Report places India at 127 out of 177 countries ranked by the United Nations on a combination of income and social parameters.
- Right To Work For Aids Patients (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Jul 17, 2004)
There is positive news about HIV/AIDS. The National AIDS Control Organisation has recommended free medical treatment to persons living with HIV/AIDS in six states — Maharsahtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur.
- Republic Of Bihar (Pioneer, Kumud L Das, Jul 17, 2004)
That Biharis are born with the highest emotional quotient in India was proved on May 22, 2004. Eleven ministers sworn-in from Bihar turned most Biharis and non-resident Biharis (NRB) settled in Delhi emotional.
- Making The Cess Work (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jul 16, 2004)
Among Eurpeans, it is a resounding 'Yes' for America and 'No' for George W. Bush.
- Don’T Ignore Urban Development (Deccan Herald, A RAVINDRA, Jul 16, 2004)
There is a need to view urbanisation as an instrument of agricultural and rural development
- Spreading The Message Of Prevention (San Francisco Chronicle, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2004)
It's 9 in the evening at R.P. Star's, a truck stop on Highway 45 south of this seacoast city, and the drivers are pulling over their rigs for a bite to eat, a cup of tea and perhaps a little sex for money with the women in the bushes.
- Behind The Facade Of Indian Subsidies (Asia Times, Kunal Kumar Kundu, Jun 29, 2004)
Good politics is quite often bad economics, and nothing epitomizes this better than India's subsidy system. The subsidy policies in India are being advocated by those same policy makers who appear in public as pro-poor, but are driven by the . . .
- Tackling Droughts (Tribune, Mohan Dharia, Jun 26, 2004)
Droughts in the country have become a permanent feature and the severe drought during this year is perhaps the worst since the past few years. The matter was discussed in Parliament and during his intervention the then Prime Minister ...
- Positive Switch (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 25, 2004)
The telecom regulatory Authority of India's decision to review the prevailing Access Deficit Charge and recommend a switch to the revenue-share regime based on consultations with different stakeholders is welcome.
- In Defence Of Disinvestment (Tribune, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 25, 2004)
Although the Common Minimum Programme of the UPA government has not categorically ruled out further disinvestment, it is fair to say that the process of disinvestment will be considerably slower.
- Robust Growth (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 24, 2004)
There is an urgent need for providing world class infrastructure for exports
- Stop Passing The Buck (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2004)
The buck must stop somewhere, particularly when it concerns the lives and health of thousands of ordinary people. Yet sadly, despite the simple, obvious and humanitarian step the United Progressive Alliance Government could have taken, it has fallen ...
- Nuclear Hotline (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 22, 2004)
A positive step towards strengthening Indo-Pak nuclear diplomacy
- Globalisation Gets A Riposte In India (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jun 22, 2004)
Political analysts have been attempting to delve deeper into the outcome of Elections-2004 that led to the downfall of the BJP-led NDA Government and the emergence of a stronger countervailing (secular) force
- Vat Regime: Myths And Realities (Business Line, M Veerappa Moily, Jun 22, 2004)
The arguments in favour of VAT on goods apply with equal force to services. Unless services are brought within the tax base, revenue growth from indirect taxes would remain constrained and the objective of reorienting the tax system towards greater ...
- `Project'ing Corruption In Multilateral Banks (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Jun 22, 2004)
When ministers in India declare themselves stoutly in favour of economic reform, the sub-text is their enthusiasm for hefty loans from multilateral development banks
- Women And Environment Continue To Suffer (Tribune, Kiran Soni Gupta, Jun 20, 2004)
The welfare of human beings is final reference point in judging the impact of what we do or fail to do. Women have an essential role to play in the development of sustainable and ecologically sound system of natural resource management.
- The Men Who Matter (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 20, 2004)
The Prime Minister himself: No certificates are required to establish Manmohan Singh's credentials as a reformer. But his role has changed from the one he had 13 years ago and in the last eight years he is understood to have imbibed many political nuances
- Towards Broadband Economy (Tribune, Gaurav Choudhury, Jun 19, 2004)
India's entry in the elite group of G-8 nations is reason enough for many to believe that the country has indeed reached the takeoff stage. However, from the takeoff stage to the stage of mass consumption, as is characterised in industrialised ...
- Crisis Of Representative Democracy (Hindu, Neera Chandhoke , Jun 19, 2004)
Electoral democracy is deeply compromised when people who lose elections are given ministerial berths.
- Biotechnology: The Encoded Message (Business Line, S. Venu , Jun 18, 2004)
Biotechnology involves the use of information on genetically controlled traits, combined with the technical ability to alter the expression of those traits, to provide enhanced biological organisms, which allow mankind to lessen the constraints imposed...
- Unctad Xi: Ict For Developing Countries (Business Line, K. J. Joseph, Jun 15, 2004)
The e-strategies and policies of developing countries need to integrate both production and use of ICT wherein much can be learnt and gained by South-South cooperation.
- Strategies To Meet Oil Demand (Business Line, Ambrose Pinto , Jun 15, 2004)
With the world oil demand this year set to spurt the highest in a quarter century, the natural limits to production and the increasing impact of depletion and disruption in West Asia, it is vital that India develops an oil strategy for the medium term ...
- Asia's Male Tilt (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Jun 15, 2004)
This year, millions of young men in China and India will reach their 19th birthday with little prospect of finding a wife. It's not that young, single women aren't available - it's that they don't exist in the same numbers.
- ‘Taint-Free’ Judeo (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 14, 2004)
There is an old apocryphal story about a preacher who would pronounce harsh judgements on the residents of his village if they so much as missed keeping a fast.
- Boosting South-South Trade (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 14, 2004)
If Cancum 2003 saw the emergence of a new kind of South-South alliance in the world of trade diplomacy, Sao Paulo 2004 will test the willingness of the developing countries to enlarge the
- A Case For Alternative Sources Of Power (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jun 14, 2004)
The Common Minimum Programme has assured that steps will be taken to put in place policies to enhance the country's energy security, particularly in the area of oil.
- Kashmir: Process Is The Product (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jun 14, 2004)
As India and Pakistan launch this week a round of comprehensive talks on all bilateral issues, including Jammu and Kashmir, expectations of an early movement have already begun to rise around the world. But there is a danger that these unrealistic hopes
- Women In Science (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 12, 2004)
Why aren't there more women in science? Their under-representation in the sciences is being recognised round the world as an important issue. It is not that they are not studying science.
- Women Mps Resent Reduced Strength (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Jun 12, 2004)
The demand for 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament seems to be a pipe dream in an environment that stunts the growth and advancement of women.
- Crude Tinkering (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 11, 2004)
There is nothing new in the concoction the Government is brewing to set right the oil economy. Options such as tinkering with import and excise duties by lowering them or converting from ad valorem ...
- Sarus Crane On The Verge Of Extinction (Tribune, Baljit Singh, Jun 11, 2004)
On May 28, 2004, the media was flush with news of the maiden test flight of India’s first indigenous civil aircraft, named after Sarus crane. Sadly, that is a crude paradox though, because not many Indians are aware that the beautiful and graceful ...
- Muddied Waters (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 10, 2004)
PUNJAB Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has received a rap over the knuckles for his inaction on the Supreme Court's order to complete the Sutlaj-Yamuna Link canal in time.
- Primary Education: Low Coverage, Poor Quality (Business Line, Sangeeta Goyal, Jun 09, 2004)
The really critical aspect of the Indian public education system is its low quality. Even in educationally advanced States, an unacceptably low proportion of children who complete all grades of primary school have functional literacy. Moreover, the ...
- Primary Education: Low Coverage, Poor Quality (Hindu, Ambrose Pinto , Jun 09, 2004)
The really critical aspect of the Indian public education system is its low quality. Even in educationally advanced States, an unacceptably low proportion of children who complete all grades of primary school have functional literacy.
- Regional Trade Blocs Revisited (Business Line, R. Parthasarathy , Jun 09, 2004)
The emergence of information and communication technologies have helped spread production and service networks beyond the confines of national boundaries or trade blocs. But trade blocs still have an important role to play in expanding markets, gaining...
- Regional Trade Blocs Revisited (Hindu, R. Parthasarathy , Jun 09, 2004)
The emergence of information and communication technologies have helped spread production and service networks beyond the confines of national boundaries or trade blocs.
- The Oil Xenophobia (Hindu, S. Majumder , Jun 09, 2004)
WITH global oil prices shooting up, there is all-round fear that petrol and diesel prices will go up and the subsidy burden for kerosene and LPG will swell.
- The Trans-Atlantic Drift (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jun 08, 2004)
THE sixtieth year of the Normandy landings, observed in France with much fanfare, provided an occasion for resolving the vexed issue of trans-Atlantic relations. But for all the bonhomie shown by President George W. Bush as he breezed through Italy ...
- The Return Of Milon Banerji (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Jun 08, 2004)
Milon Kumar Banerji may not be entirely surprised over his appointment as the Attorney-General of India. He had held the post of the topmost law officer of the country for four years during the P.V. Narasimha Rao regime from 1992 to 1996.
- Oceans And Kerala (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Jun 08, 2004)
LAST weekend was World Environment Day, and today is World Oceans Day. This time round, both are linked by a common theme - the need to protect oceans. The World Environment Day's theme for 2004 is `Wanted! Seas and Oceans: Dead or Alive?'
- Generating Ill Wind? (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Jun 08, 2004)
"AN ill wind bloweth no man good," so said the poet. Now, it is alleged that the windmills too, do no good. Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, and even North Wales, are now reaping the whirlwind of opprobrium of obscurantists and self-proclaimed ...
- Death By Water (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2004)
The BMP should be held responsible for the death of a youth in an open drain
- In Defence Of Hierarchy (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Jun 01, 2004)
WHEN the Chief Vigilance Commissioner, Mr P. Shankar, blamed the "entire hierarchy" of ministers and bureaucrats for the stifled working of the PSUs, the much-debated issue of desirability of such hierarchies has once again grabbed the centre- stage.
- Eliminating Hunger (Hindu, Chandrika Kumaratunga, Jun 01, 2004)
Food security and international partnership need to be discussed in a constructive manner between developed and developing states.
- Mcmedia & Market Jihad (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jun 01, 2004)
So may be it's safe now to speak about the market without its leaping off a cliff, screaming. (Or maybe not quite. By close on Monday, share prices recovered nearly half the losses they logged soon after opening.)
- B-School Blues (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 31, 2004)
ONCE again B-schools are in the news. The agonising over them never seems to end. It is easy to divine why this should be so. B-schools are fair game simply because, like Everest, they are there!
- Transgenic Muddle (Hindu, Meena Menon, May 31, 2004)
The focus must be less on biotechnology and more on cheaper and simpler ways of growing crops.
- The Reds Under Manmohan's Bed (Asia Times, Sultan Shahin, May 28, 2004)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government is now in place. The inevitable hiccups in the appointment of a 68-member council of ministers (cabinet) from as many as 12 alliance parties have been sorted out.
- Blind To Progress (Washington Post, Sebastian Mallaby, May 17, 2004)
When he was young and so was India, Jagdish Bhagwati left Oxford to work at the Indian Planning Commission. He was assigned to grapple with his country's biggest problem -- how to raise the incomes of the poorest -- and he soon came to the . . .
- India's Election Is Wake-Up Call For Markets: William Pesek Jr. (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, May 14, 2004)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's election slogan was ``India Shining.'' The millions who don't feel part of the magic retorted with their own: ``We won't feel ignored.''
- Micro-Level Reality Blanks Macro Illusions (Business Line, Ajit Ranade, May 14, 2004)
THE verdict was dramatic and stunning. Who would have expected that the `feel-good' factor would sour so decisively for the ruling alliance? If the exit polls got it wrong, it was not in the direction, but only in the magnitude
- The Dynasty Continues (Guardian (UK), editorial, Guardian UK, May 14, 2004)
The result came as a complete surprise to everyone but the people who matter in an Indian election. Not online India, the India of software developers, the India that produces 2 million graduates a year, the India with a runaway economy widely . . .
- Vajpayee’S Gamble Fails (Arab News, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2004)
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s gamble to call early elections backfired as Indians voted his right-wing coalition out of power.
- Dynastic Duties In India (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, May 14, 2004)
For the masses of poor in China who resent being left out of their nation's rush to riches, often the only choice is to revolt. In India, by contrast, the poor can vote.
- Vajpayee Resigns After Poll Upset (CNN.com, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2004)
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has resigned after a stunning election upset, ending his nearly six years in power and setting the stage for the return of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.
- Powell Asks India To Open Its Markets (CNET.com, Dinesh C Sharma, Mar 16, 2004)
Offshore outsourcing figured prominently during talks between U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Indian leaders Tuesday, with the United States asking India to further open its markets.
- India Rises As Strategic Us Ally (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2004)
Every Republic Day, India struts its military stuff, dragging out the latest ballistic missiles and tanks and parading the finest soldiers on the subcontinent. But Monday, on this year's anniversary, India has a bit more to strut about.
- Sharing River Waters (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2004)
THE BROAD AGREEMENT reached between Tamil Nadu and Kerala to revise the Parambikulam-Aliyar inter-State water accord, which lapsed in 1988, clearly signals that the best way forward in resolving such disputes lies in negotiation and conciliation, ...
- Washing Dirty Money (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2004)
CLEANLINESS is a virtue, normally. In some cases, however much you clean, there is the stigma that never goes. For instance, funds that are born of illicit origin can never shake off the tainted tag in spite of best of efforts. Bhure Lal's book Money
- The Facade Of Social Reporting (Business Line, John Innes, Jan 08, 2004)
Do the measures that firms publish externally truly influence internal decisions
- Strong On Safta (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2004)
THOUGH THE RAPPROCHEMENT between India and Pakistan all but eclipsed the 12th summit of the seven-nation South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation in Islamabad, it may be crucial as it could smoothen the functioning of the association, which has
- The Ruins Hold The Answers (Hindu, Ambrose Pinto , Jan 08, 2004)
Research on why the twin towers of the World Trade Center collapsed like they did could help improve the safety of future high rises.
- Gender Angle To An Epidemic (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
Specifically, indicators such as income, asset holdings, quality of housing, occupation and the level of educational achievement were all strongly and positively associated with awareness of HIV/AIDS. The study also found that the use of disposable ...
- T-90s To Peak Army’s Nuke War Efficiency (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
The first of the indigenously-assembled T-90 series of main battle tanks will be handed over to the Indian Army for induction on Wednesday. This will enable the Army to replace its ageing fleet of Vijayanta tanks even as it awaits the limited series ...
- Saarc Says No To Terror (Indian Express, V.S.CHANDRASEKAR, Jan 07, 2004)
: In A significant accord on tackling terrorism in South Asia, leaders of seven SAARC countries, including from India and Pakistan, today pledged to eliminate the menace in all forms and manifestations in the region and to deal effectively with financing
- Interlinking Of Rivers: Ripples Of Concern (Business Line, Sudhirendar Sharma, Jan 07, 2004)
NEVER before has any proposal won the unstinted support of the apex court, the first citizen and the chief executive of the country all at the same time. With this unprecedented backing, the Government has pressed in all available resources to steamroll
- Shakespeare Plays With Economics (Business Line, D. Sambandhan, Jan 07, 2004)
"NO HUMAN capacity ever yet saw the whole of a thing, but we may see more and more of it the longer we look," said Ruskin. This was internalised by Mr Frederick Turner, the Founder Professor of Arts and Humanities at the University of Texas, when he made
- Is Free Trade Good For The Environment? (Business Line, Kumar Venkat, Jan 07, 2004)
ONE of the most contentious issues surrounding globalisation is the concern that free trade hurts the environment, both locally and globally. The classic argument for free global trade is that it is efficient for countries to specialise in goods where the
- Sleep After Retiring (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Jan 06, 2004)
AEONS ago, it was thought that those tactically well placed to receive bribes and did so would lose their daily dose of "gentle sleep from Heaven that slid into the soul". We do not know whether those who believed in this adage, slept well or not. But
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