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Articles 13221 through 13320 of 17201:
- Boldly Stress On ‘Enabling’ Them As Growth Engines (Deccan Herald, MAHESH REDDY, May 13, 2005)
The third SSI census must serve as an eye opener. Out of the 22 lakh registered units surveyed, over 8.8 lakh units were found closed.
- India A Responsible Nuclear Power: Natwar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
The Bill on WMD was necessitated because many countries had expressed reservations on Indian legal instruments to help prevent weapon proliferation.
- Scalpel, Not Bludgeon (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 13, 2005)
The government is right to get tough on tax collection, with plans to prosecute tax evaders and give excise department officials more muscle.
- After Fake Bt, This Nagpur Lab Helps You Weed Out Insecticides (Indian Express, Vived Deshpande, May 13, 2005)
After fake Bt, this Nagpur lab helps you weed out insecticides
- India's Poverty: Help The Poor Help Themselves (International Herald Tribune, Kirsty Hughes , May 09, 2005)
While India's growth makes it an economic and political player to watch in the next decades, the country remains desperately poor. Almost a quarter of India's 1.1 billion people live on less than $1 a day; 700 million more live on less . . .
- The Answer, My Friends Lies In The Numbers! (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, May 09, 2005)
Aswathanarayan Muthkur, an avid mathematician and astrologer, has been able to write every prime exponent as a sum of even numbers of lower expon
- Is It Pack-Up For Nfdc? (Times of India, JANARDHAN ROYE, May 09, 2005)
Thousands of aspiring young film-makers will have to put their dreams of making movies on hold if the Union government decides to stop financing film-makers through its premier film financing body, the National Film D
- "India Poised To Be An Innovation Leader In Manufacturing Sector" (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, May 09, 2005)
Can join developed nations in next 25 years, say scientists
Can join developed nations in next 25 years, say scientists
Can join developed nations in next 25 years, say scientists
Can join develope
- Organizing Trade (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, May 09, 2005)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
More shine
The visit of the prime minister of China has triggered many comparisons between India and China
- Public Faith (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 09, 2005)
Science celebrates doubt, religion worships faith. The two domains are thus seen as two opposing poles of human experience and human enterprise.
- Prize Folly (Telegraph, Editorial, The Times of India, May 09, 2005)
Coincidences often have a divine glow about them. Nothing short of a witty divinity or a supernatural CEO
- India's Strengths To Be A World Player In Pharmaceuticals (Hindu, Ambrose Pinto , May 09, 2005)
Small company culture, speed to market, recipes for success
- Awaiting A Good Monsoon (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 09, 2005)
In the age-old march of the seasons, the searing heat of May is quenched only when the southwest monsoon arrives in early June.
- Help The Poor Help Themselves (International Herald Tribune, Kirsty Hughes , May 09, 2005)
While India's growth makes it an economic and political player to watch in the next decades, the country remains desperately poor. Almost a quarter of India's 1.1 billion people live on less than $1 a day; 700 million more live on less than $2 a day.
- Context Of Company Name (Business Line, S. Murugappan, May 07, 2005)
S. Murugappan discusses a recent apex court decision on the meaning of brand name in connection with central excise duty exemption and its far-reaching implications.
- Renal Patients Left To Suffer (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, May 07, 2005)
IT is a strange scientific paradox. Great advancements have been made in the science of nephrology,
- Drop Tainted Ministers (Tribune, Rajinder Sachar, May 07, 2005)
WHOSE country is it any way,” is the persistent question being asked by the average citizen when he watches with pain squabbles of politicians regarding Lalu Yadav continuing to be a minister notwithstanding court having framed charges of corruption . . .
- Another Isro Success (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 07, 2005)
IT is to the credit of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for lately making the success of space launches a routine affair....
- Mapping The Earth From A New High (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , May 07, 2005)
With Cartosat-1 in orbit and the launch of Cartosat-2 also planned, the sky is the limit for Indian remote sensing.
- New Planes, New Skies (Tribune, Sridhar K. Chari, May 06, 2005)
Runway 32L at Toulouse airport in France is well known to aviation enthusiasts.
- Mamata's Moment Of Reckoning (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 06, 2005)
If Many Theorists are convinced that economic growth is impossible without making compromises on environmental policy,
- Farm Prosperity The Key (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , May 05, 2005)
Bartering food self-sufficiency for industrialisation will only worsen the poverty situation in the two countries
- Risky Betting On Bt Cotton (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 05, 2005)
As The Planting time fast approaches, transgenic cottonseeds are once again in the news, not for the right reasons though, courtesy the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee.
- Three Words Still Mean Divorce (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 05, 2005)
There have been hundreds of unresolved murders of journalists in their line of duty around the world in the last decade. Here are details of a few of the instances, as compiled by the World Association of Newspapers to mark World Press Freedom Day, May 3:
- Nuclear Double Standards (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, May 05, 2005)
Non-weapons states accuse nuclear powers of double standards.
- Fali Nariman’S Bill (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, May 04, 2005)
It is indeed surprising why the Manmohan Singh government has not yet adopted noted jurist and distinguished Rajya Sabha member Fali S. Nariman’s Bill on judicial statistics.
- Yale, India, And The Failure Of The `Global University' (Hindu, Ajay Gandhi, May 04, 2005)
Yale, through its historical amnesia about its roots in colonialism and slavery, its unethical investment policies and demeaning work culture, abrogates the responsibility it claims to bear as a global university.
- Science And The Tower Of Babel (Deccan Herald, B M Hegde, May 04, 2005)
Science has created a language barrier between the various sub-specialists, that they don’t talk anymore
- Concept Of A Corporate Religion (Business Line, R. Devarajan, May 04, 2005)
IN THE current commercial milieu, it is not only products which compete with one another, but also concepts that come into play. Companies must be able to portray and project their philosophy
- Why There Should Be A Hope In Hell (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, May 04, 2005)
The success of Bhalki, a village in Bengal, shows that it is possible to follow a model of governance which is not Western, writes Bhaskar Ghose
- Weather Forecast For The Farm (Business Line, D. Murali , May 04, 2005)
WHEN a 93-year old lady dies leaving behind a fortune for the benefit of her three children,
- Rice: Towards Enhancing Yield In Rain-Fed Areas (Business Line, Jaya Raj , May 04, 2005)
IN SPITE of the impressive gains achieved in overall food production in recent years, the food scenario in India remains a cause of concern with respect to production and consumption. Even a marginal dip in foodgrains output for one year can lead to . . .
- Trade Facilitation: A Paramount Need (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , May 03, 2005)
Signalling the shift to a new paradigm of export-optimism, the annual supplement to the five-year foreign trade policy hiked the export target from $80 billion to $92 billion for 2005-06.
- Presidents Face Hard Work In Moscow (Hindu, Alexander Konovalov, May 03, 2005)
Presidents Vladimir Putin and George Bush have a range of sticky issues to sort out at their upcoming summit.
- Epf Mismatch (Business Line, S. Venu , May 03, 2005)
Responsible global capitalism is a system comprising individuals, private commercial corporations, NGOs, governments and supranational agencies
- Of Lost Childhood (Hindu, Geeta Ramaseshan , May 03, 2005)
Despite the Child Marriage Restraint Act of 1929 that prohibits marriages below the age of 18 in the case of girls and 21 in the case of boys the
- Paradigm Shift (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, May 03, 2005)
A thoughtful and provocative examination of the stratum of thought and belief that underlies the intolerant hyper-nationalism of the Hindu Right
- Remembering Them On Press Freedom Day (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 03, 2005)
There have been hundreds of unresolved murders of journalists in their line of duty around the world in the last decade.
- Cautious Optimism (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 03, 2005)
The Prime Minister’s announcement on Wednesday to scrap the controversial Press Note 18 (PN 18) and replace it with a more liberal set of conditions, is the right step to create an investment-friendly climate in the country.
- Monetary Policy: Transparent And Responsible (Business Line, R. Devarajan, May 03, 2005)
Management as an art and a science has been defined as "getting things done by other people".
- Patent Law : Whither The Incentive To Innovate (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , May 03, 2005)
There can be no better way of safeguarding national interest than creating an environment in which innovations can happen.
- Who Owns Groundwater? (Hindu, T. N. Narasimhan, May 03, 2005)
Water should be held in public trust for the benefit of society at large.
- Religions As Works Of Art (Hindu, Dylan Evans, May 03, 2005)
Not believing in God is no excuse for being virulently anti-religious or naively pro-science.
- Further Reflections On The Credit Policy (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , May 02, 2005)
At First sight, the latest Credit Policy seems a "do-nothing" statement, leaving the crucial bank rate and cash reserve ratio unchanged.
- Creativity Is In Everybody (Business Line, Vidya Hattangadi, May 02, 2005)
Creativity is a universal concept. Everybody is creative — all we have to do is remove barriers of fear, criticism and familiarity in everything we do. Creativity applies to all domains.
- The Magnetism Of Pranic Healing (Deccan Herald, Sushma Mohan, May 01, 2005)
Whether it opens up spiritual experiences, reduces stress, improves interpersonal relationships or awakens the hidden potential in one, Pranic healing could just be what you need, writes Sushma Mohan.
- Programme To Conserve Genetic Diversity Of Tiger Population (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2005)
Even as there appears to be no end for reports on dwindling numbers of tigers in different parts of the country, the Science and Technology Minister, Kapil Sibal on Thursday told presspersons that an initiative on the part of his Ministry to help . . .
- Cabinet Approves New Map Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2005)
Defence and open series to be released
Though as a rule the use of maps is governed by a system of registration, there will now be no such requirement for maps up to a scale of 1:1 million.
- It’S The Pits (Tribune, Lt-Col S.P. Singh (retd), Apr 30, 2005)
The arrest of Lt-Col S.P. Singh (retired) for demanding and obtaining bribe has shocked the nation. As the District Sainik Welfare Officer at Bathinda, his job was to ensure that ex-servicemen and their families received their rightful dues in time.
- Promoting Pc Penetration (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 30, 2005)
The timing of the recommendations of the high-power Working Committee of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology to improve penetration of personal computers in Indian homes could not have been better.
- Now Germans Are The Gastarbeiters (Hindu, Luke Harding , Apr 30, 2005)
Rising unemployment has meant that many Germans are now "guest workers."
- Give Them Their Dignity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 29, 2005)
Rape has long been used by society to subjugate women
- The Maharaja Grows (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Apr 29, 2005)
Ironically, economic prosperity and higher literacy levels seem to lead to mass slaughter of the girl child in India
- Stinging Remedy (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 29, 2005)
The ethics and legality of sting operations mounted by law enforcement agencies or the media have remained hazy despite their being the subject of public debate.
- China's Grand Strategy (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Apr 29, 2005)
The euphoria over a possible boundary pact is misleading. China is in cahoots with Pakistan to undermine India
- Can Judicial Ascendancy Be Rolled Back? (Hindu, N. Ravi, Apr 29, 2005)
The Indian judiciary that has become self-appointing and all powerful needs to demonstrate statesmanship and restraint, and allow the executive and the legislatures the space assigned to them in the Constitution.
- A Cry In The Wilderness (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Apr 29, 2005)
The pattern is getting stylized. Every few months, state chief ministers are called in in New Delhi to discuss national security,
- How Far Can India Travel With The U.S.? (Deccan Herald, S. Nihal Singh, Apr 28, 2005)
Non-alignment gave India room for manoeuvre at a time when the country was weak militarily and economically. India would lose its soul were it now to become a vassal of America.
- False Claims, Lying Politicians (Deccan Herald, Hywel Williams, Apr 28, 2005)
In power politics, it is the big lie that matters — the deceit that is so implausible no one thinks you could have had the cheek to invent it.
- Spirit Of Enquiry (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 28, 2005)
Scientific temper can be created by teaching the science subjects differently
- Science Not Getting Its Due (Tribune, Dhirendra Sharma, Apr 28, 2005)
The post-modern life is now without divine intervention. All human enterprises are now directly or indirectly based on some scientific ideas.
- Goodness Is In Fashion In Corporate Governance (Business Line, Kausik Datta, Apr 28, 2005)
CORPORATIONS today touch our lives, from the food we eat to the quality of air we breathe.
- Better Future With Biotech (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 28, 2005)
The draft of the National Biotechnology Development Strategy currently placed in the public domain for debate among all stakeholders addresses the key issues facing the next sunrise industry.
- On `Money Trail' And Savings Rate (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Apr 28, 2005)
Little attention has been paid to the reported high saving/investment rate and the proposed tax on cash withdrawals in excess of Rs 10,000 from banks. Both are quirks, the first of statistics and the second of the political economy, says A. Vasude van. .
- Beyond Benchmarking (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 26, 2005)
A recent advertisement claiming exceptional water-saving properties of a popular detergent brings into focus the need to look at locally relevant, Third World innovation with new eyes.
- Beyond Bandung (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Apr 26, 2005)
It will be disastrous to Indian farmers if subsidies are diverted to infrastructure as Montek suggests
- India And The Problem Of U.N. Reform (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 26, 2005)
There's a lot more to discuss with Secretary-General Kofi Annan than just a permanent seat in the Security Council
- Un Escap Survey — Reaffirms Resilience Of Regional Economies (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Apr 26, 2005)
While assessing the impact of the tsunami and the soaring oil prices on the economies of the Asia-Pacific region, the UN ESCAP Survey contends that the impressive economic performance under conditions of generally low inflation reaffirms the resilience...
- Feel-Good Forecast (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 25, 2005)
Because It Is not often that the country's agricultural sector receives . . .
- How Computer Educates Kids (Tribune, Rajendra Prabhu, Apr 25, 2005)
OH Grandpa, you don’t know how to operate the PC?” as the elderly faced . . .
- India And The Nuclear Suppliers Group (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Apr 25, 2005)
From the Indian perspective, maintaining a dialogue with the NSG is important to see if nuclear exports to India can be facilitated under conditions weaker than full-scope safeguards in the future. . . ,
- Elephant And Dragon: Competing To Co-Operate (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Apr 25, 2005)
THE recently concluded four-day visit of the Chinese Premier, Mr Wan Jiabao, to India has taken the bilateral relationship between the two countries to a new high as they have agreed to forge a new "strategic co-operative partnership."
- A Gene That Travelled From India With The Portugese (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Apr 25, 2005)
The genetic propensity for a rare nerve degenerative disorder probably originated in South Asia. ...
- Rumbles Of Acquisitions In Europe (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Apr 25, 2005)
DASGUPTA is Director, Strategic Acquisitions. His job, which he had held for a long and trusted time, is to purchase and nurture acquisitions on behalf of his holding company, an Indian family-owned pharmaceutical conglomerate. . . .
- Transforming Rural India, The Ngo Way (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Apr 25, 2005)
WITH the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) zeroing in on rural development as one of the thrust areas to square up development deficit
- Hospital Services Performed Overseas (Washington Post, Rob Stein, Apr 24, 2005)
When patients needed urgent CT scans, MRIs and ultrasounds late at night at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, Conn.,
- Kathakali's Queen (Hindu, K.K. GOPALAKRISHNAN , Apr 24, 2005)
Kottakkal Sivaraman has won recognition for his portrayal of female characters in Kathakali. A profile. K.K. GOPALAKRISHNAN
- Yoga: The New Wonder(?)drug (Deccan Herald, Surabhi Khosla, Apr 24, 2005)
Studies are proving that yoga and pranayama go a long way in preventing and curing dangerous diseases. In the words of Swami Ramdev, the time has come for the world to take note of yoga. Surabhi Khosla meditates on the truth.
- Swara Yoga: How To Harmonise Breath (Deccan Herald, Lata Ramaswamy, Apr 24, 2005)
Research has shown that air flow in the turbinates in the nose triggers neuronal responses that set up reflexes throughout the body.
- Reducing Oil Dependence In The Future (Hindu, Sudha Mahalingam, Apr 23, 2005)
It is time we followed traditional wisdom by fully exploiting indigenous sources of energy — both commercial and non-commercial — to fuel the growth of our economy.
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