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Articles 18421 through 18520 of 20008:
- Early Childhood Care And Education - First Steps On The Development Path (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 06, 2004)
The sooner the Centre and States realise the importance of universal elementary education, the faster can a new development model be created for India, based on the blend of technical skill, superior knowledge and a population of literate Indians.
- Congress In Catch-22 Situation (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jan 06, 2004)
NEVER before in its long history has the once venerable Congress party faced the crisis it is undergoing today. Because it is, in national terms, in danger of becoming the perennial second party. There are many reasons for the Congress predicament, but
- Rain Harvests And Water Woes (Hindu, T. N. Narasimhan, Jan 06, 2004)
Intensive rain harvesting over large areas can significantly disrupt the hydrological cycle.
- With Saris, Us Scientists Take On Cholera (Indian Express, Reshma Patil, Jan 06, 2004)
Old saris are perfect for mopping floors. But the US-based National Science Foundation (NSF) has found another more important use for them — as a preventive tool to fight cholera. And the older the sari, the better the chances of surviving the
- Don’t Need Strategy For Friendship: Pm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2004)
In a rare interview given a few hours before his departure for Islamabad, Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee told Nasim Zehra of The News: ‘‘I think we can have a dialogue with President Musharraf and the dialogue will take us to some results.’’ A confident
- The Spirit Of Mars (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2004)
SPIRIT, NASA'S MARTIAN rover, has successfully completed its first task — landing safely. The rover has had to traverse over 400 million kilometres through space and then survive a hair-raising ride through the Martian atmosphere. Over 30 ...
- Blame, But Responsibly (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2004)
Marginalization and discrimination of vulnerable groups: The fact that it is marginalized groups — sex workers, migrants, injecting drug users and men who have sex with men — who have so far been most severely affected by HIV/AIDS in south Asia has result
- Australia Will Fall Or Fly On Fast Forward Theory (Indian Express, Jayaditya Gupta, Jan 06, 2004)
Six weeks ago, if anyone had offered Steve Waugh the chance of a draw in the Sydney Test, he would have laughed it off. ‘‘It’s the mug’s option, mate’’, he would have said, his crow’s-feet eyes doing the sneering. To draw is not the Australian way;
- The Joy Of Human Life (Hindu, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , Jan 05, 2004)
Religions are beautiful gardens. But they are islands. If we can connect all the islands with love and compassion, in a `garland project' for the new millennium, we will have a prosperous India.
- Making An India-Pakistan Deal (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 05, 2004)
If the present up-beat mood here on Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's visit continues for another couple of days, it might not be entirely unrealistic to expect a broad political agreement between India and Pakistan on how to revive the peace proces
- On Saving Face (Tribune, Girish Bhandari, Jan 05, 2004)
I had been kind of clairvoyant so far as shaving systems are concerned. When I was a student, the quality of blades was appalling. The governmental euphoria of developing indigenous industrial talent meant one had to constantly tear and hack at one’s ...
- Spreading Guru’s Message Of Compassion (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Jan 05, 2004)
IT’S nice to watch this mother-daughter duo — writer Ajeet Caur and artist Arpana Caur — for they seem so very alike (except that both spell “Kaur” so very differently) even now when Ajeet is in her late sixties and Arpana in her late forties. They seem
- Year Of Some Big Decisions (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jan 05, 2004)
History normally runs on rails, with one development following another in fairly obvious succession. It may seem like a roller-coaster ride at times, but twenty years later the outcome is just about what you would have expected at the start. Once in a ...
- Saarc Initiative On Free Trade (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 05, 2004)
In its essence, a free trade area means trading in a tariff-free environment, which should normally lead to a sharp increase in trade volume and value with the most efficient manufacturers of select products in the "area" raking in the maximum profits.
- Kerala, Tn To Sign Pact On River Waters In March (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2004)
THE Chief Ministers of Kerala and Tamil Nadu will meet in March to sign a revised Parambikkulam-Aliyar inter-State river water sharing agreement, as per the understanding reached at the end of `successful' ministerial-level talks held here on Sunday.
- ‘to Bat With Tendulkar And Still Be Noticed, You Need To Be Special’ (Indian Express, Trevor Chesterfield, Jan 04, 2004)
BARRY RICHARDS: In Laxman I saw greatness for the first time since I saw Sunil Gavaskar
- 2004 Cast (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2004)
There is some solution in sight for the growing city’s constant problem. Expect a flood of cheap housing this year. There will also be more 35-40 storey buildings. Affordable housing will be this year’s chant.
Education is the other area of growth. 40
- Party On The House (Indian Express, Shefali Anand, Jan 04, 2004)
Nineteen century homes in Panaji turn art galleries for a festival in the city’s Latin Quarter
- The Maneaters Of Kumaon (Indian Express, S. M. A. Kazmi, Jan 04, 2004)
FEAR stalks the hills of Uttaranchal. As the sun goes down, people especially in villages, don’t venture out. Just a fortnight ago an eight year old boy in Kumrada village near Barhamkhal in Uttarkashi district became the 120th person in three years to
- Among Cricket's Ace Batsmen, Lara Is The Trump Card (Indian Express, Trevor Chesterfield, Jan 04, 2004)
For the ability to excite as much as disappoint, and score runs along the way, the West Indian has few peers
- Still At Sea (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 04, 2004)
The promise of this new year allows me to atone in sackcloth and ashes for an injustice perpetrated in these columns in July 2000. I mistook “a decrepit tub strewn with rubbish beyond an ancient jetty” for “India’s first floating hotel” or floatel which
- Watch The Word (Indian Express, RUPICA CHAWLA, Jan 04, 2004)
Words are complex and cunning, constantly permitting their connotations and connections to undergo change. They allow poets and writers to swing and twist them around, giving them a new meaning and a further vibrancy. But people in general too try to
- Combat Cure (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Jan 04, 2004)
PARTY season is officially over, but the lingering effects refuse to go away. A slight heaviness in the tummy, a sour taste in the throat, a general lethargy... does it sound familiar? If so, you’re probably just one in the thousands of party animals who
- Fog Over The Capital (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Jan 04, 2004)
Stuck at the airport? Be prepared for a long wait. And thank the greening of Delhi for your woes.
- Eco-Blunder (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2004)
The vast network of canals bringing water to arid regions, thousands of tubewells sucking out groundwater, and millions of hectares of rice in northern India might have helped feed the nation. But the long-term consequences of transforming the ecology of
- Ideological Roadblocks On The Road (Tribune, Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia, Jan 04, 2004)
THE Hot Peace among different communities of the world, in the beginning of the 21st century, marked by its advent by the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre towers in New York, is, in a sense, more explosive than the earlier Cold War between nation
- Frequent Flyer (Indian Express, Georgina L Maddox, Jan 04, 2004)
DRESSED in an immaculate three-piece suit, offset by a bohemian tweed jacket and a silver Shaivite pendant, painter Sakti Burman chooses dosa over a sandwich. While that might sound like an NRI cliche, this Paris-based artist is anything but.
- Afghans, Us Scramble To Salvage Constitution (Indian Express, MIKE COLLETT-WHITE, Jan 03, 2004)
Afghan leaders met US and UN officials behind closed doors on Friday, to try to end an impasse over a new Constitution that has exposed ethnic fault lines and undermined Washington’s vision of a strong presidential system. The Loya Jirga, or Grand
- It Rules For Compounding Of Technical Offences Eased (Business Line, Mohan Padmanabhan, Jan 03, 2004)
It has also now been clarified that the CCIT/DGIT shall not reject an application for compounding of a technical offence, if all conditions prescribed in the guidelines are satisfied.
- They're No Country Cousins Of Commercial Banks (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jan 03, 2004)
Do NBFCs need a level-playing field
- Economics And Emotion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2004)
JUST AHEAD OF the second Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the Centre has got the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2003, passed in Parliament. This enables People of Indian Origin (PIOs) in selected countries to have a dual nationality status. In doing so, ...
- Us Shrimpers Move Against India, 5 Others (Indian Express, Ajayan, Jan 02, 2004)
The new year does not seem to augur well for the $410-million Indian seafood export to the US after shrimp farmers there filed a petition for anti-dumping duties against India and five other countries on Wednesday. According to the petition filed by
- Why Interest Rates Should Go Up (Business Line, A. V. Vedpuriswar, Jan 02, 2004)
If, as policymakers claim, India is moving towards a market driven interest regime, then rates should be determined by demand and supply. Lower interest rates cannot be achieved through administrative diktats but by increasing the availability of capital
- Economy On A Roll (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2004)
THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY of 2003-04 has well and truly taken root. The Central Statistical Organisation's estimates of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter (July-September) of the fiscal year 2003-04 establish this fact beyond any ...
- A Watershed Year For Indian Diplomacy (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 02, 2004)
WHAT seemed to be a Sisyphean labour till a couple of years ago in the context of Indo-Pakistan relations, now looks possible. The two countries were on the road to detente in the year just ended.
During the past 56 years of turbulent Indo-Pakistan ...
- `Stock Market Is A Buffet Waiting To Be Relished' (Business Line, Virendra Verma, Jan 02, 2004)
Mr Rakesh Jhunjhunwala loves stocks. It has been that way since his childhood. Today he is arguably the largest individual proprietary investor and one of the biggest single taxpayers of Mumbai. Mr Jhunjhunwala describes the current market as a buffet ...
- How Do They Get Rich? (Hindu, Virginia Postrel, Jan 02, 2004)
The process of economic development is hard to repeat. The great mystery is why.
- Why Interest Rates Should Go Up (Business Line, A. V. Vedpuriswar, Jan 02, 2004)
If, as policymakers claim, India is moving towards a market driven interest regime, then rates should be determined by demand and supply. Lower interest rates cannot be achieved through administrative diktats but by increasing the availability of capital
- Roadblocks For Congress (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2004)
TWO grand alliances contesting against each other in the coming Lok Sabha elections is the stuff electoral dreams are made of. It was Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s announcement about her party’s readiness to forge an alliance against the National ...
- Lashkar's New Wave Of Recruits From Indian Expatriates (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 02, 2004)
Even as the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba has come under pressure to de-escalate its jihad in Jammu and Kashmir, the organisation has unleashed its formidable capabilities to inflict a far more painful all-India war. Lashkar cells operating from Dubai,
- Dumping Suit Against Indian Shrimp Export To Us - China, Thailand & Vietnam Also Face Problems (Business Line, C. J. Punnathara, Jan 02, 2004)
A COALITION of US shrimp farmers has filed a trade complaint seeking to curb $2.4 billion of annual shrimp imports from India, Thailand, China, Brazil, Vietnam, and Ecuador. The SSA, which represents the interests of eight shrimp producing US States,
- Standardspeak On Point Of Sale (Business Line, P. S. Kumar, Jan 01, 2004)
On determining when `sale' is performed for the purpose of AS-9
- The Shattered European Dream (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 01, 2004)
The year gone by saw the masks of unity and integration torn off to reveal an E.U. rife with fragmentation, infighting and personal rivalry.
- New Year Pronouncements (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Jan 01, 2004)
While India will emerge stronger in 2004, it is only political will that can bring about a real change in the economy, society and politics.
- Rules Rather Than Exceptions (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
There are promising signs of change in…attitude, with examples of how judicial, legislative or policy action can readily mitigate stigma and discrimination. There have been several instances where the courts have ruled in favour of reinstating HIV
- Seeing Through The False Front (Telegraph, Soumitra Das, Jan 01, 2004)
The British may have bagged the Hooghly riverfront project, but for the rejuvenation plan to have relevance local sanction is a must
- A Downsizing Dream (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
THE PROPOSAL OF the Standing Committee of Parliament on Industry for consolidating the Ministries of Coal and Mines, Oil and Petroleum, and Steel under one composite ministry may appear, on the face of it, revolutionary. But on closer reflection, it is
- Dollar Breaches 1.25 To Euro (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Jan 01, 2004)
For how long will this turbulence continue on the currency market is anybody's guess, but a recession-prone European Union is obviously dreading any further rise of Euro against the dollar.
- Are You Neck-Deep In Numbers? (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
GADGETS come with user's manual, software ships with help facility, research papers have ample footnotes, and there are commentaries for difficult poetry. However, much of company-speak is not accompanied by some help to understand. Understanding
- ‘inshallah Kashmir Will See Peace This Year’ (Indian Express, Mufti Islah, Jan 01, 2004)
Standing against the backdrop of the idyllic Dal Lake, Hurriyat Conference Chairman Maulvi Abbas Ansari points above—to the migratory birds who sail against the water currents. That’s who Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee and President Pervez Musharraf have to
- Toasting Time Again For All In It Sector (Business Line, V. Rishi Kumar, Jan 01, 2004)
THE year 2004 promises to be full of excitement for the technology sector where domestic players — big, small and medium and multinational corporations have struck a positive mood. Herewith a perspective on the general outlook for the sector that is
- Fertiliser Subsidy - The Hassles Of Payment On Sales (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Dec 31, 2003)
After removal of controls, the Centre relies on a certificate from the States concerned to ensure that the fertiliser on which subsidy is claimed on dispatch has actually been sold to farmers at the notified price. But, often, this certificate is delayed,
- Lend Me Your Ears, Mr President (Tribune, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 31, 2003)
“HEARD melodies are sweet, but those unheard/Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on….” When John Keats wrote these magically mellifluous lines, he was not being a futurist and putting himself in the place of Jacques Chirac.
- Spread Of Saffron (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Dec 31, 2003)
A civilized country is one where people don’t have to waste their time on politics. — Javier Cercas, Soldiers of Salamis
- In 2004, Just Ban Bans (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Dec 31, 2003)
Those who browse around on the internet are familiar with the www.dhmo.org website and several chain e-mail messages resulting from it. After all, this stuff has been floating aro–und for at least two years. I won’t give you all the details. You can look
- Is There Life On Mars? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2003)
LIFE ON MARS has been a long-time human preoccupation. The late 19th century Italian astronomer, Giovanni Schiaparelli, thought he saw "canali" (meaning channels) on the Martian surface, and the word got misinterpreted to mean canals. His ...
- Swim Out Of Ghost Waters (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Dec 30, 2003)
Sardar Sarovar is a fascinating controversy; not in reality but in the world of ideas. There was a feeling that now that the water has started flowing, the focus would shift from speculation to the real world for the counterfactual is on the ground for...
- Making India An Economic Superpower — Stem The Rot In Governance (Business Line, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 30, 2003)
Governance failure is the single biggest impediment to achieving a higher growth rate of the economy.
- Forensics Report In: Judeo Tape Is Authentic, No Doctoring Detected (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Dec 30, 2003)
The videotape showing former Union Minister of State for Environment Dilip Singh Judeo accepting cash, which was first published by The Sunday Express and led to his resignation and a CBI case, is authentic and not doctored in any way.
- Generated In Uttaranchal, It Lights Faraway Arunachal (Indian Express, S M A Kazmi, Dec 29, 2003)
Assam Rifles personnel carry back watermill power generation knowhow from Dehra Dun
- Consumer Safety Comes To The Fore (Tribune, Pushpa Girimaji, Dec 29, 2003)
TWO thousand and three was quite a significant year for the Indian consumer, with several developments providing an impetus to the growth of the consumer movement in the country. Throughout the year, issues concerning consumer safety came to the fore and
- ‘i Urge You All Not To Let My Bhaiya’s Sacrifice Go In Vain’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2003)
This is Dhananjay, brother of late S K Dubey. I read the article 'Letter to a Murdered Mate', The Indian Express, Dec 5. I don’t have any word to express my feelings. The media in general and the Express team in particular have been of great support when
- Creative Or Crass? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2003)
The debate on what separates creativity from sleaze rages on. Ziya us Salam surveys the Hindu cinema scene.
- Corruption In Politics Touched New High (Tribune, Gaurav Chaudhury, Dec 27, 2003)
THE ugly spectacle of lies and videotapes was witnessed once again in 2003, bringing to the fore the degeneration of Indian politics. By its sheer size, magnitude and nature, the story of scams this year went beyond the confines of capital markets and ...
- Shining From Within (Indian Express, Sanjaya Baru, Dec 27, 2003)
The world wants India to rise and shine, the task at hand is at home
- In High Disdain (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Dec 27, 2003)
Back in the Sixties, it used to be said that India’s most successful export were economists. Our economy was resolutely insulated from the rest of the world, but our economists occupied high posts in famous universities in Europe and America. Later, the
- Jaswant Singh Can Smile (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Dec 26, 2003)
STOCK markets are booming with the sensitive index having touched a 45-month high. India is supposed to be shining brighter than ever before. The so-called “feel good” factor is reportedly permeating right through the economy. The country’s foreign ...
- Enemy Number One (Telegraph, Kaushik Roy, Dec 26, 2003)
There is a general consensus among security analysts that the post-Cold War era is witnessing a deterioration in India’s strategic environment. But scholars differ regarding the nature of security challenges that India faces. Is China or Pakistan the ...
- Growth Of Chinese Textile Industry - Can India Weave The Same Magic? (Business Line, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 26, 2003)
CHINA and India have significant similarities. For both countries, the chief task at hand is how best to juxtapose economic development with social upliftment of the masses, who account for about 40 per cent of world's population.
- Supreme Court Has Stood Up For The Meek (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Dec 26, 2003)
2003 will certainly go down in the histroy of Indian judiciary as an eventful and significant year with the Supreme Court writing some new chapters in the jurisprudence book by giving candid opinions on controversial issues like the common civil code ...
- Processing Opportunities (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2003)
A SURGE IN farm incomes this season, combined with the Centre's focus on agricultural development in the last two Budgets, has created a favourable climate for the nascent food processing industry to make a rich harvest. The economic advantages of value a
- Joint Venture Urea Project In Oman — Buyback Agreement Needs A Fresh Look (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Dec 24, 2003)
To oblige lenders, who insist on a stable revenue stream, the Government has committed to buying the entire volume of urea produced each year by the joint venture project in Oman at a pre-determined price. While this has put the project in safe territory,
- A Water War Brews In Satara (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Dec 24, 2003)
Control of water resources by the government means their control by a few leaders who can continue in power. There is a temptation for these leaders to leverage water management projects electorally. Citing instances of diversion of water from one region
- Don’t Stress, It May Just Make You Sick (Indian Express, SHANKAR VEDANTAM, Dec 24, 2003)
Scientists say shy men are more likely to have AIDS. Because temperament and disease are correlated
- Outsourcing To Offshoring, It Is Advantage India (Business Line, V. Sriram , Dec 24, 2003)
OUTSOURCING by the US is assuming massive proportions. The reason is "it saves money, time and frees in-house staff to do work central to the company's core mission." What is saved? Thirty-forty per cent, estimates the solutions group, Loud Cloud. Its CEO
- India Shining? Indeed, In Its People! (Business Line, P.T. Jyothi Datta, Dec 23, 2003)
AT AN inter-city airport in South Africa, a photo-journalist covering the Cricket World Cup earlier this year was confronted by a charming lady who quipped: "Are you from India? Pity your boys lost in the finals!" This admiration-filled remark was indeed
- Nuclear Neighbours (Hindu, V.R. RAGHAVAN, Dec 23, 2003)
One effective institutional arrangement is the creation of a nuclear risk reduction centre each in India and Pakistan.
- Judeo And Justice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2003)
The CBI does the right thing in the cash- on-camera scandal. And high time, too
- Contributory Pension System: Approach With Caution (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Dec 23, 2003)
BY 2016, the number of Indians above age 60 is expected to exceed 113 million and comprise 8.9 per cent of the population. And projections suggest that by 2026 the aged will form 13.3 per cent of the population. This has serious implications for social...
- Collared! (Indian Express, NIVEDITA SEN , Dec 23, 2003)
It’s a white collar disease. It doesn’t afflict the working class, or people who make use of their bodies to eke out a living, despite the numerous health and environmental hazards they are exposed to. It is only people with ‘desk jobs’ who claim to be it
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