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Articles 11621 through 11720 of 16306:
- If America Couldn't Protect, Who Can? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Sep 09, 2005)
Hurricane Katrina has achieved the near-impossible in Indian politics: it has united America-lovers and America-baiters.
- Open Source Spills Over Into Wider World (Hindu, Sean Dodson, Sep 09, 2005)
Ever since computer programmers began collaborating online to build software applications, the "open source" movement has been developing into a serious rival to the multinational software companies.
- India, E.U. Favour `Effective Multilateralism' (Hindu, Diplomatic Correspondent, Hindu, Sep 09, 2005)
They agree to open security dialogue at the level of senior officials Manmohan Singh hails the framework agreement on Indian participation in the Galileo satellite navigation system
- India, Uk Agree On Economic Ties — Pacts On Air Service, Oil, Gas Signed (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Sep 09, 2005)
INDIA and the UK on Thursday agreed to cooperate on a wide range of economic issues including civilian nuclear energy and the hydrocarbon sector.
- Distant Millennium Goals (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 09, 2005)
NEXT week, 180 heads of state/government will meet in the UN for a summit to reaffirm their commitment to the millennium development goals (MDG) which they had adopted in 2000.
- Common Values (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 09, 2005)
The summit between India and the European Union has paved the way for much closer cooperation between the two in the future.
- Scotland Eyes Investment From Punjab, Haryana (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Sep 08, 2005)
Scotland (UK) is looking at independent relationship with India, particularly Punjab and Haryana keeping in mind their growth rate, per capita income and literacy.
- Delhi, Eu To Tame Terror Together (Statesman, News Service, Sep 08, 2005)
India and the 25-member European Union today decided to strengthen their “strategic partnership” by endorsing a joint action plan and a political declaration vowing to fight against terrorism as well as iterating their shared belief in multilateral instit
- India: A Mixed Record (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 08, 2005)
These are extracts from the United Nations Human Development Report 2005 released on September 7
- Gear Up For Changes: Singh, Blair (Indian Express, ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU, Sep 08, 2005)
Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Tony Blair together sent out a clear message that globalisation and change were inevitable for any economy.
- India-Eu Pledge To Double Trade In 3 Years (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2005)
India and European Union — world’s largest trading block comprising of 25 countries — today announced their commitment to double bilateral trade from the present level of Euro 34 billion to Euro 70 billion in the next three years, while setting up a high-
- The Petro Pain (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2005)
THE only consolation about the latest oil price rise is that it may well be the last in this fiscal ending March, 2006.
- ‘Water For All’ Plan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2005)
Not more than 30 per cent of the country’s population would get purified water to be supplied under a grand “Water For All” programme costing Rs 6.5 billion, by the year 2007, official documents reveal.
- The Civil Service (Statesman, Ashok Kapur, Sep 08, 2005)
It has been argued that the Indian bureaucracy is drifting towards “negativism and mediocrity”.
- Ongc To Get Crude Oil From Cairn Fields (Business Standard, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 08, 2005)
The petroleum ministry has nominated Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) and its subsidiary, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL), to get the crude oil from Rajasthan oil fields.
- Sky Is Limit For India In Chains (Telegraph, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 08, 2005)
India today signed up as a member of Galileo — a satellite navigation system — cut a $2.2-billion deal to buy Airbus planes and concluded two important agreements on combating terrorism and cooperation in energy with Europe.
- America Shamed (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 07, 2005)
Katrina has exposed the black side of America
- Beyond His Ken (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 07, 2005)
Aides working for the Conservative leadership contender Kenneth Clarke are said to be in despair because the former chancellor refuses to carry a mobile phone. Reports of this kind must be treated with caution.
- Why Spiralling Oil Prices? (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Sep 07, 2005)
Last week the international oil price, which has been rising for some years now, touched a high of $70 a barrel.
- A Mare’S Tale (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Sep 07, 2005)
KASUALI is a small, pine-laden hill-station within six hours’ car journey from Delhi. The Louis Pasteur Institute, making life-saving drugs and antidotes for snakebites, which was established more than a hundred years ago, has made the place famous.
- Regs: Grossly Miscalculated? (Business Line, Venkat R. Chary , Sep 07, 2005)
IN THE article, "An onerous job," (Business Line, August 25) the cost of implementing the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is estimated at Rs 1,00,000 crore.
- Vibrations To Aid Car Drivers (Tribune, Steve Connor, Sep 07, 2005)
DRIVERS will soon be able to feel their way through traffic with the help of the sense of touch.
- Blair To Help Draft India-Eu Security Plan (Deccan Herald, PTI, Sep 07, 2005)
The British Prime Minister, who will lead EU side in his capacity as current President of the Council of EU along with Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, arrived here on Tuesday night.
- Taking The Strategic Partnership Forward (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 07, 2005)
The EU top brass begins talks with Indian leaders led by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi today to boost bilateral relations
- Ongc, Gspc To Jointly Develop Kg Gas Block (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 07, 2005)
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and the Gujarat government-owned Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) will jointly develop GSPC’s 20 trillion cubic feet (TCF) natural gas block in the Krishna Godavari (KG) basin, subject to government app
- Outsourcing Bandwagon Continues - Compact Disc India Today Plans A Us$110 Million Multimedia Knowledge Park In Northern India. (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Sep 06, 2005)
The outsourcing bandwagon continues in full swing.
- Plugging It Loopholes (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 06, 2005)
The Expert Committee's recommendations on amendments to the Information Technology Act, 2000
- The Climate Change In Kolkata (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Sep 06, 2005)
"I am telling my workers — you have to change. If you fail to change, your company may fail." — West Bengal CM, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
- Bilateral Trade Between India And Italy Is Likely To Jump By About 25 Per Cent To Cross Us$5 Billion This Year From $4 Billion Last Year (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Bilateral trade between India and Italy is likely to jump by about 25 per cent to cross US$5 billion this year from $4 billion last year.
- Breaking The Ice (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Despite Islamabad's clarification that it was not rushing to recognise Israel and current contacts are only a gesture indicating engagement, the photographs of foreign ministers of both countries, smiling and shaking hands, told their own story.
- India Applies A Clever Move – Plans Joint Bids With Norway's Norsk Hydro For Bidding For Oil Properties In Gulf And Cuba (India Daily, Babu Ghanta, Sep 06, 2005)
Joint oil bids with another country will make India not commit the same mistake.
- India : Troubled Neighbourhood (Daily Excelsior, Sita, Sep 06, 2005)
The developments of the past few years in India's neighbourhood give a complex picture. After decades of independence some of the countries are still debating what should be the rules of governance of their state ?
- Indigenous Products For Indian Missiles (Daily Excelsior, Jayant Muralidharan, Sep 06, 2005)
Some years ago, when three young scientist-engineers left their jobs to strike out on their own, they had little idea that theirs would be a spectacular trajectory.
- Mobile India (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 06, 2005)
What is the most selling second-hand machine in this State as well as the country?
- Lessons In Chemistry (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 06, 2005)
Talk of Europe and you get a big yawn in Delhi. India’s annual summitry with Europe is always a cold dish amidst the warmth of India’s exciting engagement with the United States and China. When British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives here tonight on
- Govt Website Caught In A Time Warp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Bangalore may have made rapid strides in the IT sector but the Government websites are yet to keep pace with the times.
- Essence Of What Genius Is (Deccan Herald, L SUBRAMANI, Sep 06, 2005)
Are we any closer to discovering what genius actually is? Is it inborn or accomplished through sweat, blood and tears? Does our publicity-crazy generation need an ad campaign even to recognise the faces of great people? Or does our culture shape our . . .
- Booster Shot For Corruption (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Sep 06, 2005)
When the trend all over the world is on weeding out the graft, Uttar Pradesh Government has set new standards in putting corruption under the carpet. It must be said to the credit of the State cadre of the IAS that it has been looking within its members..
- Scientists To Use Deadly Bug Against Deadly Weed (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Sep 05, 2005)
They are deadly and come dressed in tight yellow-black jackets. No ordinary insect, this imported biological terminator -- Mexican Beetle -- packs in a lethal punch for the rouge weed parthenium.
- University Of Madras Evolves Healthy Practices Charter (Hindu, VANI DORAISAMY, Sep 05, 2005)
The University of Madras has formulated a charter of healthy practices for its administrators, teachers and students to improve the delivery of education and ensure that the university remains internationally competitive,
- Election Commission Pulls Up Madhya Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2005)
"Remove lotus symbol from social science textbooks for class VI students"
- Is India Ready For The Aviation Boom? (Hindu, A. Ranganathan, Sep 05, 2005)
Complete lack of commitment to safety is evident in most international airfields in India. Professionalism and accountability are urgently required.
- Rbi Report Reiterates Strong Growth Prospects (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Sep 05, 2005)
The economy has shown the resilience to withstand supply shocks, but risks do exist
Indian industry became globally competitive and there was a pick up in investment thanks to a higher level of business confidence.
- Why Internet Is No Threat To Post Office (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2005)
In fact, it has led to more old-fashioned mail
People are more and more willing to make payments online, but they strongly prefer to receive the bills on paper, by mail.
- Is Bt Cotton Unsuitable? (Hindu, K.R. Kranthi, Sep 05, 2005)
Bt cotton is the most potent and best available option for bollworm management in the country.
- National Curriculum Framework & The Social Sciences (Hindu, Romila Thapar, Sep 05, 2005)
Textbooks should certainly be child-friendly but it is equally necessary that the schoolteacher should be made child-friendly. Teachers need a more intensive exposure to social science concepts, changes in data and methods in history, and critical enquiry
- Of Signatures And Security (Daily Excelsior, Rajkumar Vijayveer Vikram Singh, Sep 05, 2005)
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) will come up for review by the end of this month. Since its inception in 1965, superpowers have converted ploughshares into spanners in their desperation to build up to that mythical level which would guarantee..
- Microsoft Ceo Vowed To 'Kill' Google, Says Ex-Employee (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2005)
Kill Google. That's what Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer vowed to do when one of his employees told him he was joining the internet search engine company,
- Peace Prospects After Gaza (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Sep 05, 2005)
The Israeli withdrawal of 8,000 Jewish settlers from the Gaza strip has been given high publicity in the western media,
- Universities Under Siege (Tribune, Sucha Singh Gill, Sep 05, 2005)
Having reasonably played a good and successful role the Indian university system as a whole is under siege.
- Regs: How To Make It Really Work (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Sep 05, 2005)
The Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, though laudable, is an idea that is beset with problems
- Contact Centres To See A High Growth: Survey (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2005)
The key drivers for growth of contact centres were corporations focus on lowering costs, increase profitability of operations and reduce attrition rates.
- An Irreplaceable Exuberance (Deccan Herald, Henry Blodget, Sep 05, 2005)
Ten years ago this month, the initial public offering of the Internet pioneer Netscape set off a dotcom boom that today is usually viewed as a sort of financial kindergarten recess, a regrettable free-for-all of idiocy and greed
- ‘China Attack Forced India To Pile Up Arms’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2005)
After the 1962 Chinese invasion, the number of ordnance factories was increased which forced India to go for overseas purchases, Pranab Mukherjee said.
- Scientific Research: Making Universities Accountable (Tribune, Rupamanjari Ghosh, Sep 04, 2005)
Infrastructure plays a vital important role in raising the quality of teaching and research in the universities.
- Attention Turns To Change Of Guard In J & K (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik, Sep 04, 2005)
The Abdullahs want their rival, Mufti out of office. Former Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah had threatened to throw the Muftis into the Liddar river in Pahalgam.
- Courting Cameras (Hindu, Rajnish Wattas, Sep 04, 2005)
An exhibition on the evolution of the camera in Chandigarh was the result of one man's passion.
- Understanding The Past (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Sep 04, 2005)
As a student of History and having studied at La Martiniere School in Lucknow and spending a great deal of time studying and being surrounded by the 'relics' of 1857
- Mci Approval Sought For Government Medical College In Pondicherry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
College expected to start functioning from next academic year'
- Demon Behind The Closed Door (Deccan Herald, BALA CHAUHAN, Sep 04, 2005)
Behind Closed Doors: Domestic violence in India is ideal for voluntary organisations working in the women’s field and for students of women studies.
- Pm's Visit To Chennai: 'I Am Proud We Repealed Pota' (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said his government had fulfilled the promise to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), which had "caused unnecessary harassment to many sections".
- Manmohan Singh Calls For Ensuring Quality Control Of Siddha Medicine (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
Explore complementarity of Indian systems of medicine, says the Prime Minister
- Essar's Cold Rolling Unit On Stream (Hindu, Oommen A. Ninan, Sep 04, 2005)
Will offer value-added downstream products, says Shashi Ruia
- Intel Denies Competitive Foul Play (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
Intel Corp, defended itself from charges that stated that it had manipulated the microchip market,
- Demystifying General Dyer (Hindu, Aditi De, Sep 04, 2005)
He does not think he would have enjoyed Dyer's company if he had met him in the officer's mess. Nigel Collett talks about the controversial General and his recently-published book.
- How He Lost It (Hindu, BERNARD POTTER, Sep 04, 2005)
We have little personal evidence about Dyer... Collett compensates with well-researched reconstructions of the milieux.
- Reforming Madressahs (Dawn, Mansoor Alam, Sep 04, 2005)
Why are the ulema opposed to the registration of madaris (seminaries) when they claim that these are not the breeding ground of extremism and hatred?
- Manmohan Dedicates Siddha Institute To Nation (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
Advocating alternate healing therapies, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said steps should be taken to collect, digitise and print palm leaves of "great antiquity" which contained invaluable medicinal formulations of the Siddha system.
- The Majesty Of Chinar (Greater Kashmir, BASHEER SHAH, Sep 04, 2005)
The other day, quite in contemplation and thinking of this column , a friend Who has more to do with agriculture and less with culture, suddenly dropped in.
- Approval For Broadband Wireless Research Centre In Chennai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
Alcatel, C-DoT to work together to develop technology suitable for rural areas.
- A New Theory On Mad Cow Disease (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
British team of scientists suggests origins in the Indian subcontinent
- What Future For New Orleans? (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 03, 2005)
More than 150 years ago, the Illustrated London News pronounced loftily on a young American city.
- Indo-Us Science And Tech Agreement Soon (Deccan Herald, DH news, Sep 03, 2005)
India and United States will sign a “science and technology umbrella agreement” in October this year for promoting cooperation in scientific and technological applications in various sectors.
- Sec May Decide Quota In Zps And Tps (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
Rural Development, Panchayat Raj, Small Savings and Science and Technology Minister Basavaraja Horatti on Friday said the State government has planned to entrust the State Election Commission with the task of deciding the scheme of reservation of . . .
- British Theory On Mad Cow Disease Purely Conjectural: Indian Scientists (Hindu, Sahana Charan , Sep 03, 2005)
Indian scientists and medical professionals have described as "purely conjectural" and "far-fetched" the theory put forward by some British scientists that the mad cow disease might have originated from contaminated animal feed imported from this country.
- Japan For Investment In It (Hindu, Staff Reporter , Sep 03, 2005)
India is an emerging global power and investors from Japan are eager to invest in Information Technology and manufacturing sectors in the country," according to Consular General of Japan Yoshiaki Kodaki.
- Australian Companies Keen On Investing In India, Says High Commissioner (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
Bilateral cooperation in tourism, education and services sector possible, he says
- Performance The Key Word’ (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 03, 2005)
Eliminating corruption and providing citizen-centric administration by ensuring accountability at all levels right from political executive officials to officials at the local level are necessary in the country, says former Karnataka Chief Minister M Veer
- Great Potential In State (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Sep 03, 2005)
Karnataka can become a truly advanced state by harnessing its natural resources and scientific manpower
- How Bureaucrats Resist All Good Initiatives (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Sep 03, 2005)
As someone who believes India’s biggest problem is not poverty but governance I seize any opportunity to discover why despite our technological and considerable other achievements our fair and wondrous land remains deprived of good governance. So, last we
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