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Articles 18521 through 18620 of 20587:
- Let The Reinsurer Go For An Ipo Instead (The Economic Times, J D AGARWAL, Nov 05, 2004)
This is a critical stage when there are already enough onslaughts by Left parties on the government against raising the limits of foreign direct investment (FDI) and disinvestment.
- Protect Christians Of Dalit Origin (Deccan Herald, EDUARDO FALEIRO, Nov 04, 2004)
There is need to legislate a bill to give Christians of SC/ST origin their due rights and privileges
- Safe Motherhood Becomes A Reality (Tribune, Usha Rai, Nov 04, 2004)
It was an amazing sight! Gendibai, a 45-year-old tribal volunteer of ARTH (Action, Research and Training for Health), was standing in the middle of Kanuja village in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan, her ...
- Time To Go On Another Paper Chase (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 04, 2004)
The mid-term appraisal of the tenth five year plan may help assess how far the goals of the NCMP can be realized
- The Laughing Link (Tribune, Nirupama Dutt, Nov 04, 2004)
When one is feeling just a wee bit lost, lonely and low, then just delving into one’s past and reliving happy moments can well boost the spirit. I find myself doing this all too often.
- Check Adulteration (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 04, 2004)
The BMP should amend the Food Adulteration Act to make it more effective
- Decelerating Demographic Growth (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Nov 04, 2004)
Global debates about population policy are confusing. One side argues that rising human populations threaten our environment and prosperity.
- No Jingoism, Please (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 03, 2004)
Sahitya Parishat, under its new chief, should have a cosmopolitan outlook
- Why Palestinians Still Back Arafat (Hindu, Karma Nabulsi, Nov 03, 2004)
Palestinians value their democracy and will not accept a pliant successor.
- Forced Down (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 03, 2004)
Sterilization already carries an ugly historical baggage in India. But in the country’s largest and most populous state, population control has become another means of reinforcing existing forms of social oppression.
- Food For All, And More To Spare (Telegraph, Prasanta K. Ray, Nov 03, 2004)
The food processing industry needs to be encouraged if India is to make a dent in the world market for food products
- Code In Disuse? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 03, 2004)
IN 2002, the Indian Medical Council (IMC), after years of deliberations, and with the approval of the Union Ministry of Health, notified a set of Regulations mandating the adherence to essential standards of professional conduct, etiquette and ethics by
- Change In Myanmar (Hindu, R. Hariharan, Nov 03, 2004)
Khin Nyunt's sacking as Prime Minister was the fallout of a power struggle in Myanmar's ruling military junta.
- Waiting For A Miracle (Telegraph, Raju Mukherji, Nov 03, 2004)
Miracles happen once in a lifetime. It is thus ridiculous to expect the magnificent victories at Calcutta and Chennai in 2001 to be repeated in 2004.
- A Retrospective View (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Nov 02, 2004)
The Rajyotsava awards have been devalued by the current practice of inviting applications for them
- Clinical Trials And Good Practices (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 02, 2004)
Many who agree to participate in trials are often unable to distinguish between treatment and research.
- Doctoring The Health Chart (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Nov 02, 2004)
The failure of its family planning programme exposes the Samajwadi Party’s lack of commitment to UP’s development
- Stubborn Things (Telegraph, BHASWATI CHAKRAVORTY, Nov 01, 2004)
The mythology is all in place. The killing of the great asura, Kuse Munusamy Veerappan, took place during Navaratri, with J. Jayalalithaa, an indomitable Durga to her followers, providing the inspirational surge.
- Unemployment: The Seven Sins Of Perception (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 01, 2004)
Listing the seven problems of perception vis-à-vis the unemployment scene in the country, and suggesting a seven-point solution, P. V. Indiresan says that the aim must be to create employment over a wide range of the economy and for all person s, not ...
- Questionable Priorities (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 01, 2004)
A government that lives on borrowings and is almost bankrupt should be making efforts to mop up revenue from wherever possible. Here is the Punjab Government, with a
- Dr Advani Cannot Cure (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Nov 01, 2004)
The Bharatiya Janata Party is sick. But can Dr Lal Kishen Advani cure it? The BJP is already being described as the party of “two babas (old men)”.
- Clinical Trial On Trial (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 01, 2004)
According to a report, the global outsourcing opportunity in pharmaceuticals, which worked out to about $24 billion in 2002, was expected to climb to $48 billion by 2007.
- Corruption In Public Life (Tribune, T. S. Krishna Murthy, Nov 01, 2004)
Corruption in Indian public life is often discussed these days since it has started seriously affecting the quality of life in a big way. No doubt, there have been efforts in the past to acknowledge the existence of the menace and its enormity.
- Challenge Lies In Changing The Mindset (Tribune, Shamsher S. Mehta, Nov 01, 2004)
We have inherited a system of education, which invariably generates an expectation in the mind of the parent and the child of a white collar occupation. What we require instead is a system that produces a multi-collar workforce.
- Messing Up All Round (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 01, 2004)
The breach of propriety indisputably involved in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's making public, through an extraordinary application in the Supreme Court, the transcript of a
- Senior Citizens Deserve A Safety Net (Tribune, Punam Khaira Sidhu, Oct 31, 2004)
The world is going white. A demographic restructuring of the world populace is underway. United Nations estimates put the number of those aged 60 plus at 600 million, i.e. 10 per cent of the world population.
- Going Home (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 31, 2004)
How happy is a happy ending? In Jhajjar, Haryana, Sonia, eighteen months married and three months pregnant, will now be allowed to go back to her marital home as “daughter-in-law of the village”.
- Arabs Hope Bush Goes (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 31, 2004)
Though most Arabs prefer Mr. Kerry to Mr. Bush, many of them expect little change in the U.S. policy towards the region
- Managing The Economic Affairs (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Oct 30, 2004)
The mantle of the Secretary in the Finance Ministry in charge of economic affairs has fallen on the the Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor, Dr Rakesh Mohan, with considerable experience earlier as Advisor to the Finance Minister.
- New Agenda For The Bjp (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 30, 2004)
As a one-time admirer and supporter of L K Advani, I welcome his return to the helm of affairs of the BJP, which he took from near-nothing to ruling the country.
- An Irreplaceable Leader (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 30, 2004)
The sudden deterioration in the health of the Palestinian Authority President, Yasser Arafat, has occurred at a most inopportune moment.
- Enchanting Tongue (Deccan Herald, SHARBELLE FERNANDEZ, Oct 30, 2004)
It is the multitudinous anomalies in English that make it a perennially fascinating language
- From Blunder To Blunder (Deccan Herald, B SOMASHEKHAR, Oct 30, 2004)
The state government went wrong in delaying the decision-making at every stage, which left students in a quandary
- Not A Day Too Soon (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 29, 2004)
The government is reportedly considering setting up a special cell for monitoring clinical trials to ensure compliance with Good Clinical Practices (GCP).
- Managing Schools (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 29, 2004)
Quickly learning lessons from the terrible tragedy at Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu last July when 90 young students of the Sri Krishna Primary School perished in a fire accident, both the Central and State Governments
- Star Performance (Deccan Herald, SHAILAJA NIKAM, Oct 28, 2004)
Treating MGR helped me find my life’s calling, but not the compensation promised
- Enhancing Food Security (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Oct 28, 2004)
Space technology can help double the country’s foodgrain production to meet the increase in demand
- I Don’T Think I Said That (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Oct 28, 2004)
They call it “misstatement”. The president of the United States does not lie when he says, as he did during his last debate with his challenger, “I just don’t think I ever said I’m not worried about Osama bin Laden.
- Before The Die Is Cast (Telegraph, SUDIPTA BHATTACHARJEE, Oct 27, 2004)
“It’s hard work, you know.” That is not George Bush referring to his role in the Iraq war, although he used the phrase, ad infinitum, during his pre-poll debates.
- Bracing The Economy (Business Line, R. Ravimohan, Oct 27, 2004)
The Credit Policy announced today is significant for the signals it sends out. Inflation and fiscal discipline are highlighted as incipient problems, and the policy braces the economy for these.
- Spitzer Settlement Creates Indian Research Jobs: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Oct 26, 2004)
Just as Smith was trying last year to steer his loss-making Internet financial services company, Market Age Plc, into a new area -- equity-research for retail . . .
- Food Security Of India Not Tenable (Tribune, Joginder Singh, Oct 26, 2004)
It is well known that the progress of agricultural production, particularly on the food front in the country, has been remarkable. In spite of a fast growth of population, a healthy interaction of farmers, agricultural scientists, policy planners and ...
- Unsafe In The Cocoon (Telegraph, M.R. Venkatesh, Oct 26, 2004)
To reach Veerappan, the STF had to break into the network of social, political and ideological ties that safeguarded the bandit
- Trek To Nagpur (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Oct 26, 2004)
If the Congress ran to the Nehru-Gandhi family in its hour of crisis to seek Mrs Sonia Gandhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party has opted for the tried and tested leadership of Mr L.K. Advani as it seeks a way out of its acute difficulties after the double wham
- The Case For Employment Guarantee (Hindu, Jayati Ghosh, Oct 26, 2004)
Employment generation schemes can create conditions for much higher levels of economic activity and therefore growth, especially in the rural areas.
- Chaos, Murder And Mayhem In Iraq (Hindu, Haifa Zangana, Oct 26, 2004)
Kidnapping and killing is a daily reality in Iraq, but in the West the atrocities go unrecorded and the dead are unnamed.
- No To Human Cloning (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 25, 2004)
India's stand on cloning presented before the United Nations legal committee is detailed and well-graded.
- Paradox Of India's Fiscal Sickness (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 25, 2004)
A recent Working Paper by Prof Ricardo Hausmann of Harvard and Ms Catriona Purfield of the IMF discusses the paradox of India's fiscal
- Sikh Turban And French Law (Tribune, Subhash C. Jain, Oct 25, 2004)
THE objective of any law has to be the welfare of people. It is not an empty exercise and is meant to fill a gap in law. No law can aim at bringing about only
- Middle-East & Africa For India Inc (The Economic Times, PRAKASH NEDUNGADI, Oct 25, 2004)
The Middle-East and Africa represents an economic powerhouse of its own. With over 1.2 billion people, roughly the same size as of India or China, and a
- Close Race Between Bush And Kerry (Deccan Herald, MANAS CHANDRASHEKAR, Oct 25, 2004)
While the question of jobs is likely to hurt Bush’s chances, Kerry appears to be faltering on Iraq
- How India Hurts Its Tourism (Tribune, Prem Kumar , Oct 25, 2004)
I am an NRI from Canada. I went there for higher studies some 30 years ago and stayed on. Now an affluent pensioner, I am in India to renew my ancestral bonds and visit its major religious and historical sites.
- Licence To Loot? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 25, 2004)
India has the dubious distinction of being among the 55 most corrupt countries in the world.
- Contract Farming: Joining Hands For Mutual Gains (Tribune, K.N. Rai, Oct 24, 2004)
Globalisation has brought enormous opportunities for Indian agrarian economy. Besieged with problems like fragmented landholdings, the lack of infrastructure
- Man With A Golden Gun (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 23, 2004)
In the latest battle between good and evil, Veerappan was clearly Ravana. And STF chief K. Vijayakumar is — at least for the moment — Rama
- Smells From The Kitchen (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 23, 2004)
There is so much emphasis on what one should eat or drink in our religious traditions which have neither logic nor any bearing on health.
- Knave Or Fool? (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 23, 2004)
Sunday’s Stop the War protesters in London, carrying skeletal images of the Grim Reaper, were a reminder that come
- Ambitious On Fdi (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 22, 2004)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, is confident that India can attract as much $150 billion, over a ten-year period, in Foreign Direct Investments in the infrastructure sector if a transparent and independent regulatory structure is put in place.
- Petty And Grand (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 22, 2004)
What is common to Gambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Russia, Tanzania and India? They have all been perceived as equally corrupt in the public sector.
- Revitalise Rural Credit Thru Nabard (Business Line, V. Jagan Mohan , Oct 22, 2004)
The huge gap in rural credit still exists in spite of a wide rural credit structure. Therefore, the time has come to leverage Nabard's formidable financial strength to revitalise the rural credit structure.
- Endless Tale Of The Essential Onion (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 22, 2004)
A few days ago, members of Rapid Action Battalion stood near onion shops in Bangladesh, in response to public outcry at the spiralling cost of the vegetable.
- Why The Us Should Not Reelect Bush (The Economic Times, GEORGE SOROS, Oct 21, 2004)
I have never been heavily involved in partisan politics, but these are not normal times. President George W Bush is endangering the US and the world’s safety while undermining American values.
- Worth A Trial (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 21, 2004)
The idea of permitting clinical trials for new drugs in India at the same time as they are carried out elsewhere, is in accord with the `product' patent regime that the Government is committed to enforcing from January 2005.
- An Opportunity For Sonia Gandhi (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 21, 2004)
The ostentatious deadlock over the question of chief ministership in Maharashtra constitutes another opportunity for the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, to redefine the quality of her leadership:
- 'Our Clinics Target Lalitaji & Family' (The Economic Times, Vinay Pandey, Oct 21, 2004)
The inability of the state to provide primary healthcare has opened a window of opportunity for the private sector.
- Oppressed By Irrational Dichotomy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 21, 2004)
The idea of permitting clinical trials for new drugs in India at the same time as they are carried out elsewhere, is in accord with the `product' patent regime that the Government is committed to enforcing from January 2005.
- Reforming School Education (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Oct 21, 2004)
There is need to do away with examinations at the school-leaving stage and hold tests for further education
- New Leader With New Ideas? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 21, 2004)
Lal Krishna Advani was the man who first said that the BJP must move away from hindutva, to become a party of governance in order to widen its appeal beyond a core base.
- It Is A Close Race (Hindu, Bhargavi Shiva, Oct 21, 2004)
With less than two weeks to election day in America, the Bush-Cheney strategy of creating a fear psychosis seems to have had an impact.
- Closer Ties With Britain (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Oct 21, 2004)
After imperial Britain packed up and left the Indian subcontinent in August 1947, Indian leaders found a ready excuse for the country’s maladies. Whenever floods, drought or famine occurred we blamed the British.
- Extraordinary (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 21, 2004)
Death or the Lok Sabha. Such is perhaps the choice of destiny for mythically lawless Indians like Veerappan and Phoolan Devi, although it did not end up being a choice for the latter.
- Exploitation On Tap (Hindu, George Monbiot, Oct 21, 2004)
Why is Britain using aid money to persuade South Africa to privatise its public services?
- Doctors With Dictionaries (Deccan Herald, MARK RICE-OXLEY, Oct 20, 2004)
A lot of South Asian interns, who have come to Britain to work, are finding it difficult to get jobs
- The New Hindu Growth Rate! (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Oct 20, 2004)
Ironically, economic prosperity and higher literacy levels seem to lead to mass slaughter of the girl child in India
- Victory And After (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 20, 2004)
The camaraderie that won them a brilliant victory in the Maharashtra Assembly election might have never been there, judging by the public battle between the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party over the post of Chief Minister.
- Peccadillo Polls (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 20, 2004)
With precisely a fortnight to go before the presidential poll in the United States of America, you might imagine that Americans — at least the
- Top Three States - A Socio-Economic Comparison (Business Line, Jeevan Prakash Mohanty, Oct 20, 2004)
The Assembly election in Maharashtra is crucial for its possible ramifications on national politics. The election is being fought on several issues.
- Whither The Technological Development Plan? (Business Line, Rishikesha T. Krishnan, Oct 19, 2004)
The Tenth Plan (2002-07) does not look at the role of government in the upgradation of technological capabilities or in addressing the technological challenges ahead.
- Us Presidential Debates — High Point Of American Democracy (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 19, 2004)
One may not agree with the US policies and worldview, but there is no gainsaying the commitment of the nation and its people to upholding the spirit and temper of democracy.
- Generally Speaking (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 19, 2004)
WHEN a former Deputy Chief of Army Staff argues in public that the induction of women in the Army’s officer cadre does not augur well for the force, one cannot but sit up.
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