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Articles 11821 through 11920 of 16306:
- `You're The Opposite Of Me!' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
A father and son talk of common roots, divergent paths, of walking meekly in the shadows and taking one's place under the sun
- Left Not Adopting Double Standard, Says Buddhadeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Asserting that the Left was not adopting double standards on the issue of economic reforms, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee said on Monday that his Government would take advantage of the Centre's "Look East" policy to attract foreign di
- Gold Mining With Plants? (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 30, 2005)
A Bangalore based scientist proposes a technique to extract gold from low grade ore using plants to accumulate the gold.
- S Africa Plans To Recruit Teachers From India (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Faced with a shortage of mathematics and science teachers, South Africa is planning to recruit skilled tutors from India in these fields.
- Tata Steel Signs Tech Pact With Nippon Steel (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Tata Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) of Japan for its proposed 6 million tonne per annum steel plant in Kalinganagar, in Jajpur district of Orissa.
- Unequal World (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, Aug 30, 2005)
The future of medicine belongs to pharmacoge-nomics - the marriage of drugs with genetics. "But though the promise of molecular genetics is boundless in therapy and diagnostics, it’s also rife with ethical dilemmas,"
- Dot Panel May Put Rs 500-Cr Tag On 3g Spectrum (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
The Department of Telecom is believed to be considering an entry fee of about Rs 500 crore for Third Generation (3G) mobile service spectrum.
- Tata Tele-Services' New Tariff Plan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Tata Tele-Services Ltd (TTSL), the leading CDMA cellular service provider, has decided to switch its billing from per second pulse to per minute pulse and devise a differential tariff plan for calls made within its own network.
- Too Much Of It (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 29, 2005)
G.N. Faroqi responds to an article about SKIMS and the functioning of the institute
- Paradise Calling (Greater Kashmir, NAILA NEELOFAR, Aug 29, 2005)
What are the roots that clutch out of this ‘Firdous’, writes
- Life Forms From Distant Planets (Hindu, Robin McKie, Aug 29, 2005)
They have been the focus of an interstellar search that has absorbed astronomers for more than 50 years.
- Does Hasba Bill Conform To The Quran? (Dawn, Qazi Faez Isa, Aug 29, 2005)
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has virtually struck down the Hasba bill as many of its provisions were found to be contrary to the Constitution of Pakistan. The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA)
- The Science Of Bt Cotton Failure In India (Hindu, Suman Sahai , Aug 29, 2005)
Bt cotton must be permitted only in the form of true breeding varieties, not hybrids.
- $50-Million Aid Offered To Afghanistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
"Emergence of a moderate, democratic Afghanistan essential for peace and stability in the region"
- Globalisation Demands New Legal System: Montek (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Globalisation demands a new legal system independent of the executive and legislature to ensure the enforcement of contracts and protection of commercial rights, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Sunday.
- `Indian Companies Should Focus On Training' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Noshir Khory, Director (Technology Planning and Development), Motorola, has urged Indian companies to focus on training.
- A Back-Up And An Investment (Business Line, N. Ramakrishnan , Aug 29, 2005)
For A number of companies, especially those in power intensive sectors, wind power provides an ideal alternative to costly grid power or expensive captive power based on liquid fuel.
- Author Breaks The "Shakespeare Code" (Hindu, Vanessa Thorpe , Aug 29, 2005)
A book, which aims to change the image of William Shakespeare and reveal him as a subversive who embedded dangerous political messages in his work, is to be published.
- Dharam Singh Orders Probe Into Two Explosions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh on Sunday asked Commissioner of Police Ajaikumar Singh to conduct an inquiry into the two explosions reported in the offices of Janata Dal (Secular) and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Friday.
- Chinese Law Against Sexual Harassment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
China's legislature on Sunday passed amendments to the law on women's rights protection, which ``prohibits sexual harassment of women'' and empowers women to ``lodge complaints'' to relevant organisations.
- Gear Up For Global Competition, Ahluwalia Tells Lawyers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
`Changes in economic policy will have their impact on legal system'
- Egypt Links Ctbt To Israel (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 29, 2005)
Eqypt has linked ratification of the CTBT to Israeli decision to join the NPT. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit has set the condition in response to Tibor Toth, new executive secretary of the commission, which oversees the CTBT.
- Public Interest Groups For Limiting Scope Of Patents (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Aug 29, 2005)
Seek appropriate tests before granting of patents over micro-organisms The Affordable Medicines Treatment Campaign told the Committee that limiting patents to "new chemical entities" was compatible with TRIPS and necessary to address the country's . . .
- With A Little Help From All (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 29, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India's status report on Disaster Management in India, published in August, 2004
- Wind Is A Powerful Alternative (Business Line, N. Ramakrishnan , Aug 29, 2005)
Among the non-conventional sources of power, wind seems to be the best bet, and is the biggest success story in renewable energy. Though still an insignificant contributor to the overall power demand, wind may soon become the fastest growing source in. .
- No Extradition Of Khan, Says Pak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Asking the US to treat it as an ally and not as a “target,” Pakistan said it cannot go beyond what it has already done to help the probe into A Q Khan’s nuclear proliferation network and ruled out extradition of the disgraced scientist.
- India's Progress And A Grim Story (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Aug 29, 2005)
The PM will have to indicate which way India is moving in realising the Millenium Development Goals
- Dead Fish Move With The Flow (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Aug 29, 2005)
Discarding old methods of farming and blindly adopting foreign ones has been extremely unprofitable
- Shaukat Focuses On Foreign Affairs (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 29, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan will never support military action against Iran. Addressing a Press conference in Lahore on Saturday,
- India, Afghanistan Sign Three Accords (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
Cementing their ties, India and Afghanistan today signed three accords covering areas of education, healthcare and agricultural research.
- Waste Water Treatment Plant In Mysore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
It is resource-efficient, non-dependent on energy and requires minimum maintenance
The plant is first of its kind to be set up in Mysore
- ``Find Ways To Make Economy Dynamic'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
There was a need to bridge the critical gaps in education, health and infrastructure
- Pm Gives Credit Where It Is Due (Tribune, Kishore Gandhi, Aug 28, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s presentation at Oxford raised many a storm in the academic tea cup of India International Centre, New Delhi. Among others, the Cambridge celebrity, Khushwant Singh,
- Breakthrough In Anti-Sars Vaccine (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
Chinese scientists have claimed a breakthrough in the treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) which killed nearly 800 persons worldwide in 2002.
- Indian Communists Finally Start To See Light In Economic Reforms In India – West Bengal Chief Minister Head Of Eastern States Wants Controlled Reform Like China (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
As reforms in eastern state of West Bengal make political waves in India, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee . . .
- Learning To Relearn (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
The politician shook his head and looked with pity at the young woman who had introduced herself as a student of political science (honours) in a prestigious institution. He said matter-of-factly: "I wish you all the best. I had also studied Aristotle, Pl
- Iob, Sidbi Sign Mou To Co-Finance Small, Medium Enterprises (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
The Nationalised Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) and the Small Industries Development Bank Of India (SIDBI)) today signed a MoU for co-financing projects in the Small and Medium Enterprises(SME).
- Time To Be Artificially Intelligent.You Game? (Greater Kashmir, SHABIR AHMAD MIR, Aug 28, 2005)
In the Animal Kingdom everyone is good at something. This is how each species survives. The Grizzly Bear is very strong.
- India, Afghanistan Sign Three Agreements (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
Cementing their ties, India and Afghanistan on Sunday signed three accords covering areas of education, healthcare and agricultural research.
- Genuine Bidding Gets A Sebi Shot (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2005)
The new norms will now bring down the inflated demand for shares in a public issue allowing retail investors to make a better assessment before applying.
- Cooperative Cane Production Alone Will Help Farmers Get Better Price' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2005)
Mills should also follow Brazilian model of massive production'
- Rs.100 Cr. Plan For Development Works In Tsunami Hit Areas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2005)
Proposal to construct a protective wall along the coastal belt
- Novell Sees Big Opportunity In India (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Aug 27, 2005)
To leverage Linux for consolidation; buys out Indian partner
- Left To Multinationals (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 27, 2005)
Anil Biswas quotes from capitalist manual!
- Guarding The School Gates (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 27, 2005)
Today, as students, my children face the same learning experiences as me 20 years ago.
- "Storm Threat Has Doubled" (Hindu, Paul Brown, Aug 27, 2005)
New findings suggest the power of tropical storms has increased due to global warming.
- Adopt Bengal's Policies On Fdi, Disinvestment: Karat (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) should adopt West Bengal's policies on disinvestment in public sector undertakings (PSUs) and allow foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country, Left leader Prakash Karat said here on Friday.
- Brand Iit: The People Behind The Image (Hindu, Dinesh Mohan, Aug 27, 2005)
IITs have justly been ranked as the top educational institutions in India and Asia. A little known fact is that more than 80 per cent of their products live and work in India. The next stage is to restructure and reinvent IITs so that they can become. . .
- Google Finds Its Voice (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Aug 26, 2005)
New free tool combines instant messaging and Net telephony
- Water Harvesting To Become Mandatory In Mangalore Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
Model rainwater harvesting unit inaugurated
Civic bodies directed to include rainwater harvesting clause in licence document
Recharging will help improve groundwater quality
- Infotech Sets Up Design Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
Infotech Enterprises, a leading global product engineering and IT solutions provider,
- Next Stage In Nuclear Reactors (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, Aug 26, 2005)
The stress on conserving fossil fuels and a scale-up in renewable energy technology seems to be narrowing the options for high energy consuming countries such as India.
- Crude Oil Prices Reaches $68 A Barrel, A New Record (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
Crude oil prices hit a record $68 a barrel on Thursday after the United States reported a decline in gasoline stocks and China said its crude imports spiked in July, as strong demand on the mainland shows no signs of easing.
- What We Like To Believe (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Aug 26, 2005)
Let me make an honest but terrible confession. My deep and abiding interest in history began through reading Combat comics.
- Faith In Women Demands That You Trust Them Without Reservation (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 26, 2005)
These are days when almost half the news is reserved for reservation, be it about quota in private colleges, or of seats of power for women.
- Hp To Launch Sub-Rs 20,000 Computers (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
Joining the bandwagon of low-priced PCs, Hewlett-Packard India would launch sub-Rs 20,000 consumer desktops within the next three months.
- To Accommodate The Curious Mind (Telegraph, NIVEDITA MENON, Aug 26, 2005)
To withdraw the national curriculum framework is to silence dissent against orthodoxies — both that of the left and the right, says Nivedita Menon The author is reader in political science, Delhi University
- India Must Take Lead In Quality Metrics: Expert (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
Nasscom has exhorted companies to constantly address customer expectations and create new benchmarks for themselves.
- ‘It Sector Didn’T Object To B’Lore-Hosur Road Project’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
The National Highway Authority of India has faced no opposition from IT companies against the project to construct elevated highway on Bangalore-Hosur road, Parliament was informed on Thursday.
- We Are Not Seeking Concessions In Public Policy: South Korean Steel Major (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
POSCO says its interest lies in steel making and not in iron ore trading
"The only place that offers both a mineral source and a sea port is Orissa"
Concerns over the possibility of exhaustion of India's iron ore reserves are "exaggerated"
- Intel Plans Viiv For Pcs (Deccan Herald, San Jose, Aug 26, 2005)
Trying to repeat the success of its Centrino brand for notebook computers, chip-maker Intel Corp said it will launch a set of technologies geared specifically for entertainment PCs.
- Musharraf’S Discloser On A.Q. Khan Raises Questions (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Aug 26, 2005)
General Musharraf has now disclosed for the first time that Dr A.Q. Khan, the Pakistani metallurgist who confessed to having proliferated to Iran and Libya also provided centrifuge technology to enrich uranium to North Korea.
- Relieving Their Pain (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
We want to establish dentistry in rural areas and this is the theme of 8th State dental Conference to be held on August 27th & 28th, 2005 by Indian Dental Association, J&K State, writes Dr. H U Malik
- Hp Receives Iso (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
: IT major, Hewlett Packard India, today announced that its Global Procurement Services (GPS) Division had achieved registration of its quality management system under ISO 9001:2000, an international standard published by the International Organization fo
- India Moves To Spread Wealth (Christian Science Monitor, ANUJ CHOPRA , Aug 25, 2005)
A $9 billion plan guarantees the country's rural poor 100 days of work per household every year.
- Mutiny’S Bounty (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Aug 25, 2005)
Each time an Indian filmmaker attempts to recreate the past, the resident bore stands up and yelps, ‘‘But this is not history.’’
- Managers Have To Resolve The Ethical Debate And Take Decisions (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 25, 2005)
Tapping into the `the world's second largest collection of decision-oriented, field-based business cases' of Ivey Business School, here's David J. Sharp's Cases in Business Ethics, from Sage
- Cruise Missiles In Neighbourhood (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Aug 25, 2005)
On July 18 President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted that India and the United States would “work together to provide global leadership in areas of mutual concern and interest.”
- Intense Contests Bring Back The Crowds (Hindu, Mike Marqusee, Aug 25, 2005)
In an era of instant gratification, a 25-day Test series is still one of the supreme forms of spectator sport.
- Accounting's Key Role In Human History Is Of Creating Institutionalised Memory (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 25, 2005)
In Chapter XX, titled `Of the tradesman's keeping his books, and casting up his shop', of The Complete English Tradesman, Daniel Defoe writes about a tradesman who could not write, but could still manage `with so many ingenious knacks of his own'.
- Wireless Infidelity Can Fail In Wi-Fi Hotspots To Put You In A Spot (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 24, 2005)
Chennai has always been a political hotspot, it is said, providing lively entertainment to people, what with intense activity in party offices.
- The Ever-Elusive 8 Per Cent Growth Rate (Business Line, Rabi N. Mishra, Aug 24, 2005)
That higher growth is essential to improve the quality of life of the people is no more a topic for debate.
- Gm Rice — Top Of The Crops (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 24, 2005)
While we in the West are preoccupied with cloning sheep, pigs, dogs and, of course, ourselves,
- Acquiring Missile Defence (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd.) Jatinder Singh, Aug 24, 2005)
Recent newspapers reports have suggested that during the Defence Minister’s visit, the US offered to provide India details of Patriot anti-missile system,
- Khan And Us Perfidy (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Aug 24, 2005)
We have it now on the authority of Ruud Lubbers, a long-serving former Prime Minister of Holland,
- Is It A Cure For Everything? (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Aug 24, 2005)
Even as some claim miraculous cures from stem cells, there are others who would wait and watch
- Reining In The Madressahs (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Aug 24, 2005)
Last week the government issued an ordinance requiring all the madressahs in the country to get themselves registered with the authorities.
- Celebrate 250+ And Counting (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2005)
Addyaita, the peerless one, must rank among the true wonders of the natural world.
- Posco Venture: Capital Investment Or Exodus? (Hindu, Aditi Roy Ghatak , Aug 23, 2005)
The Orissa Government's memorandum of understanding with the Korean steel major, Posco, means that, among other things, India is set to alienate a billion tonnes of iron ore in favour of a global competitor
- Globalization Of Education (Dawn, Niall Ferguson, Aug 23, 2005)
More will mean worse.” It was the British novelist Kingsley Amis who prophesied that expanding universities would lower standards.
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