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Articles 10321 through 10420 of 20587:
- Bush To Begin India Visit, All Eyes On Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Mar 01, 2006)
- U.S. President George W. Bush arrives in India on Wednesday on his first visit to the world's largest democracy, hoping to elevate a new friendship between the two nations into a strategic partnership.
- Parthenium Management In Kandi-Areas (Daily Excelsior, Dr Anil Kumar, Mar 01, 2006)
Weed management has been a major concern for all the farmers but the menace is of more concern in dry and Kandi areas where these unwanted plants not only extract excessive amount of water but also create health hazards for the poor farming community.
- Ngos Have Key Role In Revised Tb Control Programme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
"They can help to set up microscopy centres in interior and tribal areas" They could help to set up microscopy centres in interior and tribal areas
- Ladies First (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 01, 2006)
It's not something worth dying for, but a scientific study has validated that marriage takes a greater toll on women, reducing their lifespan by about 16 months. As the double-X chromosomed part of the world heaves a collective 'We told you so' sigh, ...
- At Peace With The World (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Mar 01, 2006)
Staying healthy, abstaining from offering unsolicited advice and being cheerful all the time reflects an individual's quality of life
- Is Pandemic A Real Fear? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
WHO estimates that two million people could die if bird flu turns into a pandemic
- 3½ Looking At 10 (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Mar 01, 2006)
Budget wants 10% GDP growth. It hopes economy will be on autopilot
- Chidu Bats For Growth (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
With the coming assembly elections in mind, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday presented the Union Budget for 2006-07 in the Lok Sabha, keeping harsh reforms at bay, proposed no changes in personal Income Tax rates and lowered customs and . . .
- Kumaraswamy Hails Budget Proposals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
'Chidambaram has tried to bridge urban-rural divide'
I will pursue the issue of funds for infrastructure: Kumaraswamy
Budget lacks programmes for rural development: Yediyurappa
- Focus On Renewable Energy Sources: Kalam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
The Railway Ministry has withdrawn orders prohibiting serving of chicken and eggs in any form in railway catering units or mobile catering units.
- Puffers To Pay More (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Cigarettes, excise duty rates on which was increased 10 per cent in March last year, contribute more than 85 per cent alone (Rs 7,000 crore) of tax revenues per annum to the government revenue coffers and account for 14 per cent of the overall . . .
- Farmers May Find Debt Not So Odious (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
To push up the farm income in the rural areas, the Minister proposed to increase the corpus of Rural Infrastructure Development Fund in 12 tranches to Rs 10,000 crore.
- Back To The Villages In China (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Mar 01, 2006)
The Chinese Government last week announced an ambitious new rural policy that focusses less on indiscriminate growth and more on redistribution of resources and rebalancing of incomes.
- Epitome Of Virtue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
It is human nature to emulate eminent men from different walks of life.
- Full Text Of Finance Minister's Speech (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Union Budget 2006-2007
Speech of P. Chidambaram
Minister of Finance
February 28, 2006
Mr. Speaker, Sir
It is my privilege to present the Budget for the year 2006-07.
- No Change In Personal And Corporate It (Tribune, T R Ramachandran, Mar 01, 2006)
Proposing no change in the personal and corporate Income Tax, the Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has slashed excise duties on a number of items, including small cars and aerated soft drinks, and brought 16 more items like ATM . . .
- ‘Aam Aadmi’ Let Down: Left (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
The Left parties, crucial outside allies of the ruling UPA, on Tuesday blasted the Union Budget, terming it “regressive”, even as the Opposition expectedly called it anti-farmer and pro-rich.......
- N.D. Tiwari Hails The Union Budget (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Would help in achieving 10 % growth rate soon
Uttaranchal Chief Minister Narayan Dutt Tiwari on Tuesday described the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram as an instrument aimed at accelerating the pace of India's . . .
- New Block To Be Opened At Technopark By October (Hindu, T. Nandakumar, Mar 01, 2006)
Entire floor space in the 12-storey building, Tejaswini, has been booked
- Duty Cut Will Help Woo Fdi, Says Montek (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
It also observed that the budget focusses on boosting spending on health, rural infrastructure and education and sees the implementation of further tax reforms.
- When Silence Speaks Just As Loud (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 01, 2006)
If one has come to expect high drama from the annual budget, the United Progressive Alliance Government's third budget presented by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was singularly lacking in it.
- It Is Aye All The Way For Concessions On Two Dishes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
From Shahrukh Khan to Swami Vivekananda and Thoreau, Union Finance Chidambaram traverses a long way
- 25 Killed In Maoist Attack (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Activists of anti-naxalite campaign targeted in Chhattisgarh
Twenty-five persons were killed and several injured in a landmine blast at Erraboru village in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.
- A Modest Hike, Says Pranab (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Mar 01, 2006)
Defence Ministry to seek more funds
Army receives an overwhelming share of 47.5 per cent
Rashtriya Rifles and National Cadet Corps are other gainers
Coast Guard a major beneficiary in sub-sectoral allocation
- Naxalites Blow Up Truck With Peace Rallyists (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
In one of the biggest Maoist strikes on civilians in the country, at least 28 villagers were killed and about 120 feared abducted in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district this morning.
- Far From The Full Measure (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Mar 01, 2006)
Inhibited by political pressures, Chidambaram has not gone the whole way to strengthen and stimulate the economy, writes S.L. Rao.
- Why Less Hype Is More Health (Telegraph, SHUBHASHIS GANGOPADHYAY, Mar 01, 2006)
Everything in this budget is consistent with what we want India to be in the next ten years, writes Shubhashis Gangopadhyay The author is director, India Development Foundation, Gurgaon
- Hit 50 With Few Heart Disease, Stroke Risk Factors (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
It’s a truism that healthy aging begins long before you hit old age.
- A Clear Roadmap (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 01, 2006)
I believe that the purpose of the Union Budget is to provide a long term direction for rapid and sustained growth.
- No Agreements To Be Signed During (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 01, 2006)
As the US President George W. Bush begins his maiden passage to India tomorrow evening, no agreements will be signed between the two sides — not because there aren’t any but because that is Mr Bush’s personal style.
- With Hope And Confidence (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 01, 2006)
By leaving personal income tax unchanged, the Budget for 2006-07 may have dampened the enthusiasm of the salaried people who were waiting for some extra cash in their pocket, but it has other benefits for individuals.
- Pc's Budget Not Taxing; Cars, Idli-Dosa Made Cheaper (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
With key elections round the corner, the finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday presented a political Budget, re-asserting the UPA government's social commitments. However, the Left -allies at the Centre but already making grounds . . .
- In Line With Cmp, Healthcare Gets Big Push From Chidambaram (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Health and education, according to the Finance Minister P Chidambaram, enjoy primacy in the Budget this year. The health allocation was increased by 22 per cent this year. For 2006-07 it is Rs 12,546 crore compared to Rs 11,000 crore last year.
- Anonymous No Longer, Ngos Must Pay Tax (Indian Express, DEEPTI BHASKARAN, Mar 01, 2006)
Barring an institute or a trust run wholly for religious purposes, any other charitable institution will now have to pay income tax on donations received from anonymous and pseudonymous donors. The Budget today introduced Section 115 BBC in order . . .
- Chicken Out From Bush Dinner Menu (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Mar 01, 2006)
After the spread of bird flu in India, the higher authorities in Pakistan removed all the chicken items from the banquet menu to be hosted by President Pervez Musharraf in the honour of US President George Bush on Friday at the presidency here.
- Protecting The Environment (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 01, 2006)
What is the use of having detailed legislation for the protection of the environment when those who are supposed to enforce it do not do so? This point came in for a sharp rebuke for the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) . . .
- Maoists Massacre 25 Ahead Of Bush’S Visit To India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Left-wing guerrillas killed at least 25 anti-Maoist campaigners on Tuesday after ambushing a convoy of trucks ferrying the unarmed activists in central India, police said.
- ‘India’S Success Marred By Social Inequality’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 01, 2006)
The post-1991 dismantling of India’s nationally regulated economy has been accompanied by a rapid growth of social inequality and economic insecurity, according to an analysis published by the World Socialist Website (WSWS).
- India Raises Defence Budget (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Mar 01, 2006)
Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram on Tuesday unveiled India’s budget for the year to March 2007 with a total federal government outlay of $126.8 billion or Rs5639.91 billion, of which $20 billion or Rs890 billion are earmarked for defence, . . .
- Minimalist Budget (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 01, 2006)
But FM does well on fiscal management
It is a minimalist Budget, befitting today’s minimalist age. That was only to be expected.
- Towards Greater All-Round Growth (The Financial Express, MUKESH AMBANI, Mar 01, 2006)
Union Budget 2006-07 sends out a clear message about the government’s priorities—higher investment in the farm and rural sector, with a pronounced commitment to social equity. This, in turn, is expected to translate into dispersal . . .
- Far From Enough (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 01, 2006)
Mr P. Chidambaram is now among India’s most experienced Finance Ministers, and this is showing in his confidence and aplomb.
- Amendments To Cr.P.C. Under Study (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Jessica Lal case echoes in Parliament
Cr.P.C. does not have provisions to protect witnesses: Patil
Lok Sabha members demand CBI probe
Jessica Lal case a "symbol of huge injustice": Brinda Karat
- Railways Withdraws Ban On Serving Chicken, Egg (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Feb 28, 2006)
Catering units asked to follow guidelines
Control room receiving hoax calls
Culling operations completed in Gujarat
Results of human samples awaited
- A Stimulating Study (Telegraph, VIMALA RAMACHANDRAN, Feb 28, 2006)
The independent ASER 2005 survey revealed that India’s school system is not geared to help children learn, writes Vimala Ramachandran
- New Admission Policy Struck Down (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
High Court directs State Government to start process of holding common entrance test
- Lic Seeks Kpmg Advice To Enter Credit Card Business (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
In talks with New India Assurance for joint ventures in foreign countries
May go in for partner in health insurance, if allowed
Credit card foray will help marketers of LIC products enhance brand respectability
- A Sense Of Complacency (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 28, 2006)
If there is one sentiment that comes through in the pre-Budget Economic Survey presented to Parliament by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, it is a sense of complacency.
- Survey Pegs Growth At 8.1 Pc (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Feb 28, 2006)
Even as the economy is projected to grow at a robust 8.1 per cent in the current fiscal, the 2005-06 Economic Survey cautioned about the risks of inflation, hardening interest rate and fiscal deficit.
- Guantanamo: The Us Gulag (Dawn, Thomas Wilner, Feb 28, 2006)
The American prison camp at Guantanamo Bay is on the southeast corner of Cuba, a sliver of land the United States has occupied since 1903. Long ago, it was irrigated from lakes on the other side of the island, but Cuban President Fidel Castro . . .
- Female Doctors For Quake Zone (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 28, 2006)
One of the continuing problems faced by the survivors of the Oct 8 quake is the dearth of women doctors to treat female patients in the affected areas.
- Aiims On Alert For Bush Visit (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Though the US President, Mr George W Bush, does not have a history of hypertension, diabetes, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, stroke or heart disease, the Indian government isn’t leaving anything to chances.
- Bush Visit To India An Unproductive Exercise? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 28, 2006)
With his words carrying little weight in his own country, being enmeshed in such controversies as illegal wire-tapping, detainees at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib, his poor handling of domestic issues after the Katrina disaster, and . . .
- Ap By-Poll: Ec Team Spots Violations (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The Election Commission (EC) team, which investigated the allegations of irregularities committed by the Congress candidate in the by-election to the Visakhapatnam Assembly seat, has reportedly found evidence of inducements like money and . . .
- Budget? What Budget? Wonder India's Poor (Reuters, Surojit Gupta, Feb 28, 2006)
When India's finance minister tells parliament on Tuesday how much money he has in the budget to aid millions of poor, it will mean little to many of the people he aims to help.
- Managing Farm Waste- A Golden Step For Vermicomposting (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Gupta, Feb 28, 2006)
In village and cities lot of waste of the farm, kitchen gardens is to be burnt by majority of the people, therefore, wasting large quantity of nutrients which otherwise can be proved as most important ingredient for Vermicomposting.
- Who Lauds India For Bird Flu Measures (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The World Health Organisation has complimented India for its "quick response" to a threatened bird flu outbreak.
- Bias Takes A Nasty Turn (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Feb 28, 2006)
There can be no doubt about this. Growing prejudice in the United States against the Muslim world took a nasty turn as a result of the stance taken by a number of prominent politicians to challenge President Bush over his administration’s . . .
- India Is Not Law-Governed (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Feb 28, 2006)
In the murder case, it was very necessary for the judge to recall and cross-examine the shifty witnesses
- Protection To Seafarers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 27, 2006)
The new labour standard scheduled for adoption by the International Labour Organisation at its ongoing 10th maritime session in Geneva — a decennial event with tripartite participation from 100 member countries
- From "China Fear" To "China Fever" (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Feb 27, 2006)
China's deft diplomacy is drawing other nations to it: as a model for development, a source and destination for investment, and a trading partner.
- Aids Victims Wage A Gutsy Battle (Hindu, Tarangini Sriraman, Feb 27, 2006)
NGO gives them a fresh lease of life by enrolling them as community volunteers
- With An Eye On Elections, Chidambaram May Go In For Please-All Budget (Hindu, Ashok Dasgupta , Feb 27, 2006)
Comprehensive farm package to give a push to agriculture and lessen indebtedness of farmers is on the cards
Mantra likely to be growth with consolidation
More simplification in taxation structure
Exemption limit for salaried class may be hiked
- Monorail Project Not Viable, Says Anbumani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
"Metro rail will suit the State better"
Hassle-free commuting enhances productivity
Bus-rapid transport system mooted
- Naxal Surrenders (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
A senior member of Chitrakonda Local Guerrilla Squad (LGS) of CPI (Maoist) Pongi Lingo alias Syamala, 22, surrendered before V.V. Srinivasa Rao, Superintendent of Police.
- Paying Back In Kind (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Feb 27, 2006)
Most people are ambivalent about ‘brain drain.’ On one hand, it’s hard to blame young doctors or teachers or engineers from poor countries for moving to rich countries where the pay is higher, the working conditions are better, and . . .
- Union Minister Urges Arab Nations To Relax Visa Regime (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Union Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed has urged Arab countries to relax their visa regimes for the benefit of Indian businessmen.
- Icmr Plans Labs To Tackle Bird Flu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will set up US-funded bio-safety level-three laboratories in Chennai, New Delhi, Kolkata and Pune to tackle any outbreak of avian flu, ICMR Director General N K Ganguly told reporters here on Sunday.
- U.S.-India Warmth Follows Indian-American Successes (Reuters, Paul Eckert, Feb 27, 2006)
When U.S. President George W. Bush heads to India on Tuesday, few people in the United States will be paying closer attention to the trip than the nearly 2 million Americans of Indian origin.
- Seven Jawans Hurt In J&k Blast (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Seven jawans and a civilian were injured when militants exploded a car bomb as the Army convoy was passing through central Srinagar this morning, a police spokesman said.
- Assert Your Right (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 27, 2006)
Most of the people are perhaps aware of just one instance of an aspiring actress in this city having approached the National Commission for Women (NCW) for securing justice.
- 3 Policemen Feared Killed In Maoist Strike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
At least three policemen were feared killed and two others seriously injured when a jeep in which they were travelling was blown up in a landmine explosion in the Bandwan area of West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Sunday.
- Four Medicinal Plant Processing Zones Planned, Says Anbumani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
A plantation project at Tuticorin will be upgraded and declared a zone
- State Lags Behind In Fight Against Child Labour (Hindu, Tarangini Sriraman, Feb 27, 2006)
NGO gives them a fresh lease of life by enrolling them as community volunteers
While Roja contracted the disease from her husband, Sujata is a victim of blood transfusion
Luckily Sujata's husband and their two babies did not contract the disease
- Toxic Cockpit Fumes That Bring Danger To The Skies (Hindu, Antony Barnett, Feb 27, 2006)
Dozens of pilots have flown while dizzy, nauseous and suffering double vision on crowded passenger flights. The cause is contaminated air and it can strike without warning - but the cases have been kept from the public.
- Culling Nearly Over In Surat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Care being taken for the proper disposal of the dead birds and the waste
- "Something Is Rotten…." (Daily Excelsior, Vazeeruddin, Feb 27, 2006)
The violence characterizing protests by Muslims the world over against publication of caricatures of Prophet Mohammad, first, by a Danish newspaper and subsequently by the media in some more European countries cannot be condoned.
- The Causes Of A Malady (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 27, 2006)
Extracts from the ILO’s regional high-level tripartite meeting on the Role of Labour Inspections in Combating Child Labour, Harare, 2001
- Why Nobody Is Talking Of A Dream Budget... (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Feb 27, 2006)
Although finance minister P Chidambaram would like to appear cool to how the stock market reacts to his Budget and his policy initiatives, big market players think otherwise.
- The Adc Switch (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 27, 2006)
The long-awaited changes to the Access Deficit Charge regime have finally come through, after nearly a year of intense debate, since the last major alteration in this subsidy.
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