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Articles 12521 through 12620 of 22438:
- India And The Global Market For Education (Hindu, John Makinson, Jan 23, 2006)
There has been an educational explosion in various countries, including India.
- Big Trouble For The Little Ones (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 23, 2006)
Extracts from the ILO’s regional high-level tripartite meeting on the Role of Labour Inspections in Combating Child Labour, Harare, 2001
- Profusion Of Ideas (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The West Bengal government appears to be a touch panicky as thoughts to tone up the health sector
- Bush’S Asia Tour (Statesman, Harsh V Pant, Jan 23, 2006)
With the recent visit of the US President to Asia, the USA is once again trying to grapple with the momentous transformation that has taken place in global politics in the last few years.
- Self-Respect -- Key To Economic Growth (Daily Excelsior, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 23, 2006)
Mainstream economists hold that the provision of basic facilities like roads and capabilities like education and health to the people would lead to higher economic growth rates.
- Ulfa Triggers Four Blasts, One Killed (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jan 23, 2006)
One person was killed and eight security personnel were injured when suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants triggered four blasts — three in the city and one in Upper Assam's Jorhat town — on Sunday night.
- Reaching Out To Save A Blue Baby (Hindu, R. Sujatha, Jan 23, 2006)
Fifteen-month-old Maxwell, born to Qayyum and Aster, was a blue baby, whose condition worsened as he grew. "He turned blue three or four times in a day," recalls Aster.
- Cong Resolution Lauds Arjun, Patil (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 23, 2006)
If the political resolution adopted at the AICC plenary session is any indication, then Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh and Home Minister Shivraj Patil have no reason to worry about losing their jobs in the UPA government.
- Rss’ Literacy Drive In Delhi (Deccan Herald, PTI, Jan 23, 2006)
Sewa Bharati is presently running 1,789 welfare projects in slum clusters and JJ colonies across Delhi with the objective of empowering and uplifting the weaker sections of society,
- Nitish Wants More Geeks In Bihar (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, Jan 23, 2006)
Holding out an olive branch to naxalites, Nitish travelled to those areas where angels fear to tread.
- Energy For Assam (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 23, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s interactions in Assam have been characterised by a much-needed focus on infrastructural development that is central to the vision of an economically developed, well-integrated Northeast.
- Now And Again: Love While You Can (Statesman, JP MALIK, Jan 23, 2006)
The King of Ethopia was once invited by our ambassador to an Indian marriage.
- World Economic Forum Annual Meeting — Why Rich And Powerful Come To Davos (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Jan 23, 2006)
ANCIENT philosophers believed there was value in making knowledge difficult to acquire.
- The Dalai Lama To Visit Israel In February (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The Dalai Lama will visit Israel in February to participate in the celebrations marking the birth centenary of Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, the organisers said.
- Don’T Bother With Cough Medicine (Tribune, January W. Payne, Jan 23, 2006)
We’ve all had it: a cold with a nagging cough. So you go to the drugstore for some cough syrup.
- Coming Out With The Real Outcome (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jan 23, 2006)
What exactly is `outcome' and how to measure it? Raising this question vis-à-vis the Outcome Budget, P. V. Indiresan suggests that, assuming cost-benefit can be measured, there are three ways the `outcome' can be deemed better than before.
- How Playboy Can Score In India (Los Angeles Times, Editorial, Los Angeles Times, Jan 22, 2006)
Despite strict obscenity laws, stricter religious mores and a fanatical element that regularly pickets and threatens to blow up movie theaters running risque movies, Playboy Enterprises is considering an Indian version of its magazine.
- Kostova’S Top Ten For A Winter Night (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Elizabeth Kostova, author of ‘The Historian’ chooses her favourite books to cuddle with on a dark evening.
- R-Day Parade: Out Of Step? (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 22, 2006)
I don't know if you have noticed but over the last four years or so, the run-up to the Republic Day parade is always marked by a certain amount of disgruntled muttering. This year has been no exception.
- Keeping Barter Trade Alive (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jan 22, 2006)
An ancient system is sustained by the Tiwas of Assam
- The Potential Of Rajasthan (Indian Express, N K Singh, Jan 22, 2006)
I have just returned from Jodhpur after speaking to a group of NASDAQ and New York Stock Exchange Advisory Board members.
- India’S Beethoven (Deccan Herald, Ronita Torcato, Jan 22, 2006)
Beethoven composed great music though afflicted by deafness. Seventy-one-year-old Kolkata based Anglo Indian author Vernon Thomas continues to write reams despite being blind.
- "Choice Between Our Performance And Agp Misrule'' (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 22, 2006)
Where is the meeting ground between CPI (M) and AGP or BJP?
Insurgency under control State witnesses all-round growth "Sangma not a force here"
- Activities Abroad Can Aid National Goals (Deccan Herald, Sanchayan Chakraborty, Jan 22, 2006)
The IIMs must increase their Indian student uptake. Their overseas branches would, in fact, aid this objective.
- Science & Creative Thinking (Hindustan Times, Simon Singh, Jan 22, 2006)
I visited India recently thanks to the British Council, who arranged for me to give science lectures at schools, colleges and universities. Over the course of a couple of weeks I spoke to budding scientists, retired professors, brilliant teachers and ....
- Vinda, A Scholar Par Excellence (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jan 22, 2006)
Vinda Karandikar, recipient of the prestigious Jnanpith Award, is an 87-year-old scholar of Marathi literature.
- Boost To Social Infrastructure In Haryana (Tribune, J. George, Jan 22, 2006)
The Haryana Government’s attempt to address the core issue of social infrastructure is commendable. The PART (performance, accountability, responsiveness and transparency) system, a new scientific temper in the schools segment, English teaching in . . .
- We Will Focus On Economic Agenda, Says Muzaffar (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Jan 22, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig, 59, is forthright in his views about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. In his childhood, he had to trudge miles on foot to school.
- Number Crunching! (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, Jan 22, 2006)
Do you believe in numerology? I can’t claim I do but, equally, I cannot deny I’m fascinated by the influence of integers.
- Rubble Rises (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
E P Menon travels to parts of Bhuj devasted by the Jan. 26, 2001, Gujarat earthquake, to catch glimpses of life sprouting back from the rubble, and is quick to note it down in his diary.
- There’S Happiness In Living With The Poor (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Jan 22, 2006)
“Urban life has become miserable and we should give it up. There is so much to do in rural India, especially by privileged urban women like ourselves.” - Asha Kachru
- Cuba Solidarity Day On July 26 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
"Hands off Cuba'' will be an important slogan when Bush visits India: Karat
- ‘Heroes Are Not Allowed To Die’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Anita Pfaff, daughter of Subhas Chandra Bose, is in India after a gap of four years. She took part in the 95th birth anniversary of her Austria-born mother Emilie Schenkl at Netaji Bhavan in Kolkata on December 26, 2005, and before wrapping up . . .
- Safta Has No Article Giving Mfn Status To India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta) has no article to give the Most Favourite Nation (MFN) status to India and Pakistan and is not going to grant any preferential tariffs to the former.
- New Acquisitions By Army To Figure In Republic Day Parade (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Marching teams to include Madras Regiment and Maratha Infantry
- Declining Law Education (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 22, 2006)
Attorney General Makhdoom Ali Khan has called for steps to arrest the declining state of legal education in the country and raising the requirements for entry into legal profession. Speaking at a full court reference he lamented that we do not have a sing
- There Is No Cal But Cal! (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 22, 2006)
I went to Bangalore for the first time last month, around the new year.
- Call To Involve Tribes In Biodiversity Schemes (Hindu, R. Madhavan Nair, Jan 22, 2006)
NBA Chairman lauds State's response
"The success of biodiversity conservation measures envisaged under the Biological Diversity Act would depend a great deal on the extent to which tribes and local people are allowed to participate in these programmes,"
- Panel Urges Centre To Set Up Ito To Protect Farmers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Proposed body will protect farmers from unfair trade practices
- `Global Education Meet A Conspiracy' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The Adhinivesha Prathirodha Samiti has warned the State Government against turning the education sector into a trade fair where international investors can establish their monopoly through bargains.
- Ensure Human Welfare, Scientists Told (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Pondicherry University to use EDUSAT
Kota Harinarayana, Raja Ramanna Fellow in the National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, has said educationists, scientists and technocrats have the responsibility to ensure human safety and welfare.
- Passion Crimes: How Far Is The Media Responsible? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Manchiryala: `A love struck youth fatally stabs a teacher right in front of her students as she refuses to reciprocate his love. An irate mob of villagers stone him to death to avenge the death of their beloved teacher.'
- Militancy And Economy (Daily Excelsior, H C Katoch, Jan 22, 2006)
The State of Jammu & Kashmir has been in turmoil for over last one and half decades. The economic climate was disturbed at the start of this terrorist made catastrophe that led to large-scale migration causing a great vacuum in the infrastructure . . .
- The True Heroes (Hindu, Meena Menon, Jan 22, 2006)
A look at the winners of the Sanctuary-ABN-AMRO awards honoured for their efforts in saving the environment.
- A Leader And His Weight (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 22, 2006)
Everything was said that could be said about Ariel Sharon last week as he lay in a coma except the one thing that crossed the mind of every viewer watching newsreel footage of the prime minister, which was, “How much does that man weigh?
- India Must Concentrate On Pure Research: Scientist (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Universities have to create a situation to nourish researchers
To take up issue of collaboration with India with Fermilab director
Joint research activities on de-zero experiment on
MIPP experiment being done with participation of two Indians
- Book On Birds In Kannada To Be Released On Friday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The book contains information on 160 species of birds
Karnataka is home to 522 species of birds
The book contains a wealth of information on birds and their features
- Hundreds Arrested In Nepal Protests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Demanding removal of King Gyanendra and restoration of democracy, activists clash with police
- Fdi And The Future Of Farmers (Hindu, N. Bala Ganesan, Jan 22, 2006)
The farm sector, taken as a whole, has no sustainable, long-term prospect of increasing its revenue
- Ensuring Equitable Development Through Reforms (Hindu, S. Mahendra Dev , Jan 21, 2006)
There is a lot of talk on growth and equity but there is no operational plan. What we need is an immediate plan for achieving equitable development.
- A Lesson Learnt The Hard Way (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Jan 21, 2006)
The Islamic Party of Malaysia has just learnt that issues of development matter as much as faith when it comes to winning votes.
- Bihar-Born Girl Is Us Attorney (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
If Sabita Singh is walking tall, she has reasons to do so. Appointed as the US Attorney by the Department of Justice, she is one of the few Bihar-born girls who has brought laurels to her state.
- Karnataka Mlas Moved Out (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 21, 2006)
Kumaraswamy won't relent; Congress sends emissary to Gowda
- High Court Stays Cbse Circular (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The circular is violative of Article 30
Entitled to Constitutional protection
Urges the court to quash the circular
- Iims On A Leash (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 21, 2006)
The Union Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister, Mr Arjun Singh, has called a meeting of Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in New Delhi, on February 1, "to discuss issues of autonomy and measures needed to further strengthen them".
- Energy-Efficient Vehicles "Will Reduce Pollution" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Students have to be hard working: Vice-Chancellor
Pollution does not recognise international boundaries, and the solution to reduce pollution and save the earth is through construction of energy-efficient buildings and vehicles and use of renewable ...
- Ukd To Blacken Corrupt Officers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD), a key regional party, has embarked upon a novel campaign targeting “corrupt” government officials in Uttaranchal.
- Change Education System To Protect Literature: Bhyrappa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
'Awards or accolades do not matter to writers'
Literature is a perennial achievement and is a pursuit of truth. To protect art, literature, culture, tradition and language, it is essential to change the education system, writer S.L. Bhyrappa said . . .
- Stop Processions (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Jan 21, 2006)
As usual, Sikhs of Delhi took out a procession on Guru Gobind Singh’s birthday. It was undoubtedly as great a spectacle as those in the years past: a mile-long file of men and women walking ten to twenty abreast.
- Healthy Red Tape Required (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 21, 2006)
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has done well to slam the Health Ministry for its indifference towards promoting indigenous systems of medicine in the country.
- Beyond Sensationalism (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Jan 21, 2006)
Feminism is not content with women serving liquor in hotels. It strives for realisation of their full potential
- When President Kalam Gave Government Anxious Moments (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 21, 2006)
Government answered his ``queries'' on Constitution Amendment Bill.
- Nepal Curfew Thwarts Planned Rally As Many Held (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jan 21, 2006)
Soldiers and armed police enforced a curfew in the Nepali capital on Friday and placed leading politicians under house arrest, thwarting a planned protest against the king, who seized absolute power last year.
- University Of Mediocrity (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
One hundred and fifty years is not exactly a mosaic jubilee in the life of a university.
- 54 Colleges To Be Connected With Edusat (Daily Excelsior, Mohinder Verma , Jan 21, 2006)
To provide quality education and meeting the teaching needs of the rural and backward areas of the State, 54 colleges of the State will be connected with EDUSAT—a satellite devoted exclusively to long distance learning—by next academic session.
- Mail From The Past (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Jan 21, 2006)
A letter from home is the least you expect when trying to make sense of things in another part of the world.
- Winning Formula (Statesman, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 21, 2006)
The CPI-M government of West Bengal is making a strident pitch for the development of the Information Technology (IT) sector in the state.
- Cultural Depletion Through Western Imports (Tribune, Rana Nayar, Jan 21, 2006)
During a literary meet I once attended, someone popped up this rather uneasy question in an equally unexpected manner: what is it that ails Punjabi literature? All kinds of plausible and implausible answers were put forth, ranging from the lack . . .
- For Speed Healing, Quit Squabbling (Tribune, January W. Payne, Jan 21, 2006)
You may need to do more than keep a clean bandage on that cut you got a few days ago. In order to heal quickly, you may need to get some exercise and keep things happy on the home front.
- Nepal Worries The World (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
As King Gyanendra’s government imposed a day-long curfew in Kathmandu Valley today and arrested nearly 600 people to prevent a protest rally by opposition parties, global concern began mounting, with UN secretary-general Mr Kofi Annan, the European Union,
- Iim-B Decides To Go Global (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore has initiated steps to pave the way for setting up campuses abroad, ahead of a meeting of IIM directors convened on February 1 by Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh......
- Centre Can Consider Corporatising The Iims (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Jan 21, 2006)
If the previous government’s move against the hike in fee was lambasted as being hawkish, intrusive and much more, the stand of the current government on IIM Bangalore’s move for an offshore facility has met a similar fate.
- The Son(s)rise (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 21, 2006)
Ultimately, family triumphs. Malvinder Mohan Singh’s accession to the managing director’s post at Ranbaxy is only the latest instance . The Ambanis of Reliance did it, Hero Group’s Munjals did it and so did Bajaj, Firodia, and now the Singhs.
- ‘The Kashmiri Shawl: From Jamavar To Paisley’: A Many Splendoured Thing (Daily Times, Mariam Mushtaq, Jan 21, 2006)
Sherry Rehman, politician cum author, holds Lahoris spellbound
Friday evening was one of those rare occasions in Lahore when the intelligentsia and the glitterati of the city came together under one roof.
- Enhancing Literacy Rate (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 21, 2006)
National Commission for Human Development through its Universal Primary Education Programme and adult literacy initiatives is aiming at realizing 85% literacy rate in the country by the year 2009, four year ahead of schedule. Stating this, . . .
- Far Too Many Holidays (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 21, 2006)
A Local holiday for all government offices and educational institutions has been announced for the coming Monday by the Karachi nazim for the annual urs of a local saint.
- Why Do We Always Have To Be First? (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jan 21, 2006)
Every time I travel by road I check up whether there are any rail level crossings on the way.
- A Dismal Scenario (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 21, 2006)
What is required is a well-rounded education
Has the campaign for universal elementary education turned out to be a programme of turning out semi-literate students? It would seem to be so, going by the Annual Status of Education Report 2005....
- India-Born Tellis Is Adviser To Burns (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Ahead of US President George W. Bush's visit to India in March, eminent South Asia expert Ashley J. Tellis has been appointed Senior Adviser to Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns in support of various State Department . . .
- Old New Year (Indian Express, Ruchi sharma, Jan 20, 2006)
The dawn of a New Year for me has invariably meant an unending list of resolutions. But the unwavering determination with which I begin the New Year wanes quickly. In 2006, it already has.
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