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Articles 3221 through 3320 of 4401:
- 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.
- Fond Memories Of My Parents (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, May 07, 2005)
My mother died quite some time ago. None of her children can remember what year it was.
- 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....
- After Societies Collapse, Only Ruins Remain For Tourists (Business Line, D. Murali , May 07, 2005)
Jared Diamonds s : Collapse from Penguin is an unusual bestseller. The author is a professor of geography, in his third career after teaching physiology and ecology, and the book is on "How societies choose to fail or survive".
- How Punjab Act Favours Haryana (Tribune, G.S. Dhillon, May 06, 2005)
When Punjab passed the Punab Termination of Agreements Act, 2004, it sent shock waves all over, forcing the Central Government to make a presidential reference to the apex court, which is yet to start proceedings on the reference.
- Junctions And Roadblocks In Arab Politics (Hindu, Raja Mohan, May 05, 2005)
Dhaka : In a happy diplomatic accident, the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, will have the rare opportunity this week to interact with both the women who dominate the political landscape in Bangladesh
- In Hot Waters (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 04, 2005)
The hopes of finding an amicable solution to the vexed water dispute involving Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan have become more feeble with the Rajasthan High Court’s directive to Punjab on Monday to hand over control of the three headworks on the
- 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 . . .
- 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.
- Who Owns Groundwater? (Hindu, T. N. Narasimhan, May 03, 2005)
Water should be held in public trust for the benefit of society at large.
- India, China: Top Powers By 2020 (Deccan Herald, Raja Menon, May 03, 2005)
Whether the two countries’ present relationship continues to remain peaceful only time will tell
- The Return Of The Swayamsevak (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 02, 2005)
The Kyoto Protocol on reduction of emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) comes into force on February 16 under circumstances that do not reflect well on policy-makers in many countries.
- Beauty Business (Deccan Herald, KALPANA M NAGHNOOR, May 02, 2005)
The beauty business has always had a hold on women’s lives, much to the chagrin of their spouses
- Aid, Rewards Or Returns? (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , May 02, 2005)
Aid programmes provide lucrative careers to bureaucrats and benefits to the organisers but offer little to the poor. It would be better to have a system of performance-based rewards
- Governance Reform For India's Forests (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Apr 30, 2005)
The Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2005 reaches out to the Adivasi communities and seeks to make them active protectors of the forest, while strengthening their livelihood possibilities.
- Krishna Panel Members' Resignation, Blow To Govt. (Hindu, T.V. Sivanandan, Apr 30, 2005)
Will affect presentation of State's case before new tribunal
A critical period when State has to protect its unutilised share of Krishna waters
Resignation a major setback, say irrigation experts
- Rain-Flap In Heaven (Deccan Herald, RAJEN HARSHE, Apr 30, 2005)
India has a stake in protecting the political stability of Sudan, to safeguard its oil investments
- Do Not Go Gentle (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 30, 2005)
It is sometimes better to die than to have nothing to look forward to. If geriatric suicide is on the rise in urban India, then the logic behind a great many of them is surely born out of this feeling of desolation . . .
- Crisis And Solution (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Apr 30, 2005)
With an acute water scarcity looming large, there is no go but to recycle waste water for non-domestic purposes
- Just Too Good To Be True (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Apr 30, 2005)
While I watched President Musharraf go on and on pumping Manmohan Singh’s hand, with both men putting on their best smiles for the cameramen, two sentences kept going round and round in my head:
- The Death Of The Opposition (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 29, 2005)
The conservation of forests in catchment areas is important to curb the ongoing water crisis in the country, says PANDURANG HEGDE.
- Water: How The Deal Was Done (Deccan Herald, P. SAINATH, Apr 28, 2005)
Questions are now being asked about how the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Bill was passed.
- Save Our Sanctuaries (Tribune, Anurag, Apr 28, 2005)
Sir, That is an open-bill stork, pointed out our rickshaw puller-cum-guide pulling up the rickshaw aside the road. It is so called because it has an open gap in the bill believed to be handy while relishing its favourite food, snails, he surmised.
- 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...
- North-East Council Must Look East (Hindu, BATUK GATHANI, Apr 26, 2005)
LONDON, APRIL 7. European officials are in a quandary over China's `fast escalating' textile and garment trade with the European Union countries. American trade and commerce officials are also in a similar predicament.
- Fearing Company (Hindu, Nathalie Hunt , Apr 25, 2005)
Social phobia may sound like a bad case of shyness, but it's not — it's far more debilitating
- World Economic Outlook April 2005 (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Apr 25, 2005)
The latest World Economic Outlook is hard-hitting in pointing out the failures in the economic policies of such superpowers as the US, Europe and Japan.
- 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.
- Weather Gods Smile (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 22, 2005)
THE forecast of a normal monsoon for the country as a whole during 2005 would be welcomed, and not only for reasons of a bountiful agricultural harvest. More than any other factor, it is good rainfall that determines the health of the Indian economy.
- Software Czars, Economists And Other Animals (Business Line, Raghuvir Mukherji, Apr 22, 2005)
These are, as Charles Dickens said famously, "the best of times, the worst of times".
- Strengthen Case (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 21, 2005)
The ruling party and the Opposition should present a united front to the tribunal
- Dhaka’S Ways (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 21, 2005)
Bangladesh’s belated apologies over the savage torture and killing of Border Security Force Assistant Commandant Jeevan Kumar and the ordering of a probe into the incident, cannot be taken at face value by India.
- The Business Of Peace (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 19, 2005)
THE INDIA-PAKISTAN DECISION to set up a joint business council is a big step towards injecting some rationality to the trade profile between the two countries
- India-Pakistan Talks Encourage Both Sides (Washington Post, John Lancaster, Apr 17, 2005)
After a buoyant round of cricket-watching and diplomacy, the leaders of India and Pakistan agreed Sunday to accelerate measures aimed at promoting trade and normal relations and hinted at a narrowing of their differences on the volatile issue of Kashmir.
- The Levy Caravan Moves On (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Apr 16, 2005)
Mohan R. Lavi on a recent apex court decision that has put to rest the question of validity of service tax on goods transport operators.
- Trading For Growth (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 15, 2005)
Trade is what ultimately will cement Indo-Chinese ties. During their interaction earlier this week,
- Burning Bright (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 14, 2005)
THE TIGER IS out of the woods and on the prowl once again. Over the last two years, Eldrick Woods (nicknamed Tiger after his father's friend) seemed to be going through. . ,
- A New Phase (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 13, 2005)
As was expected Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao's visit has opened a new and promising chapter in India-China relations
- Depression Deepens For Tsunami Victims (Tribune, H. Bula Devi, Apr 13, 2005)
Hundred days is perhaps enough time for one to overcome a tragedy and restart one’s life.
- Shifting Banks Of Trust (Telegraph, Dipankar Dasgupta, Apr 12, 2005)
The author is professor of economics, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
A much flaunted virtue of market competition lies in its ability to generate social happiness out of individual conflicts.
- Shifting Banks Of Trust (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 12, 2005)
Reincarnations are unsettling phenomena. But the central committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is quite complacent about its evocation of the Stalinist shadow. . . .
- Redundant Ritual (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 11, 2005)
I WAS frankly alarmed to come across a report that the Central Government has decided to set up yet another Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC), . . .
- Redundant Ritual (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Apr 11, 2005)
With central bankers no longer as powerful as they once were, the dollar will remain weak. They won the war against price stability and now they are fighting to defend, if not fuel, asset price inflation, because they fear the consequences of ending it,.
- We Shouldn’T Tamper With Our Eco-System (Tribune, Ramesh Ramachandran, Apr 10, 2005)
THE magnitude of tsunami in Andaman and Nicobar Islands could have been mitigated if the ecosystem had not been tampered with. . . .
- The Shores Of Literature (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 10, 2005)
I was once asked to write on “a writer’s city,” the city the writer in me is most inspired by.
- Eu In A Quandary Over Chinese Textiles (Hindu, BATUK GATHANI, Apr 08, 2005)
LONDON, APRIL 7. European officials are in a quandary over China's `fast escalating' textile and garment trade with the European Union countries.
- Another Way To Go (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Apr 07, 2005)
August 7, 1978: A seven-line paragraph tucked away near the bottom of the front page of Anandabazar Patrika announces the death of Pope Paul VI in Rome.
- Extreme Poverty Can Be Conquered (Hindu, Jeffrey D Sachs, Apr 06, 2005)
The fight against extreme poverty can be won, but only if George W. Bush recognises that military might alone will not secure the world.
- Harvesting Water For Growth (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, Apr 05, 2005)
The use of simple engineering skills to create water harvesting structures has not only changed the land scape in the Shivalik foothills, but also changed the social mileau in hundreds of villages falling in the districts of Panchkula, Ambala ...
- Grumpy Old Men A Myth, Say Researchers (Tribune, Maxine Frith, Apr 04, 2005)
The social stereotype of “Grumpy Old Men’’ is a myth, with women more prone.
- New Bank Chairmen, Thou Shall And Shalt Not... (Business Line, V. H. Ramakrishnan , Apr 01, 2005)
In the next two years, many nationalised banks will have new chairmen...
- Pak Has Eye On Kashmir’S Water Resources (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Apr 01, 2005)
THE primary objective of Pakistan’s interest in Kashmir is to secure its water resources, according to a study made by the Strategic Foresight Group.
- Blessed Are The Stung, On Film & Tv (Telegraph, CHANDRIMA S. BHATTACHARYA, Apr 01, 2005)
Mumbai, March 31: A little sting operation is just what the doctor ordered — and no wonder Cyrus Broacha is complaining that he is left out.
- Andhra Violating Water Tribunal Orders: Bjp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2005)
State BJP president Ananth Kumar said AP was diverting water when Karnataka was not able to utilise even 70 per cent of its share.
- Living With Tsunamis (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 30, 2005)
THE killer tsunami of December 26 last was the kind of calamity that just cannot be erased from public memory
- A Promising Alternative To Drip Irrigation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2005)
SHREE PADRE recounts the success story of five farmers who adopted a new method of irrigation which got them ever-green grape orchards and better returns.
- Aids Awareness & Yakshagana (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2005)
Dharwad: Jai Jawan, Jai Kisaan - a popular slogan is never forgotten by Indian farmers. Our country celebrates the birth anniversary, birth centenary or death anniversary of almost every freedom fighter and national leader.
- ‘Linking Of Rivers In South Will Get Priority’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2005)
The Centre on Thursday assured MPs from Tamil Nadu that it would give priority to linking of rivers in southern states and a comprehensive feasibility report would be prepared in consultation with chief ministers.
- Linking The Forests And Rivers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
The conservation of forests in catchment areas is important to curb the ongoing water crisis in the country, says PANDURANG HEGDE.
- A Manasa Sarovara In An Areca Farm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
What began as a small tank built by the Bhat brothers, the madaka has become a life saviour for the villagers of Sullia, HARISH HALEMANE tells us.
- A Watershed In Conservation Efforts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
This project not only works on saving water, but creates awareness on how it's saved, says SRINIVAS NARGUND.
- Beauty Buried Under Water (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
SUNIL KUMAR M falls under the spell of the beautiful granite Sangameshwara temple which is only visible when the water level at Thippagondanahalli reservoir goes down
- A Green Dream Come True (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
A traditional farmer who has harvested 10 ratoons of plaintain from a single planting using modern methods of farming, is now propagating this technology, says KAVITA MANOJ
- Sharp Curve Ahead (Telegraph, M. R. Venkatesh, Mar 22, 2005)
The DMK’s ambitions and its founding prin- ciples may queer the pitch for the Democratic Progressive Alliance
- Water Is Definitely A Problem In The State (Deccan Herald, VANITHA POOJARY NAINWAL, Mar 22, 2005)
The deputy commissioners of various districts of the State share a worry, that coping with water shortage in the coming months will be difficult
- Irrigation Plan: Karnataka Fails To Utilise 182 Crore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
Asserting that allocation for the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) of his ministry had not been decreased, Union Water Resources Minister P R Dasmunsi has said that states have been advised to go through the Centre before they borrow from
- Why We Must Aim For Golden Cities (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Mar 21, 2005)
The poor, like Oliver, ask for more; the rich will ask for something better. Our new Vision should be for better quality, not larger quantity.
- A Thing Of Beauty (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
Small is no longer considered beautiful. Innocent of the art of public relations, the humble species remain outside the pale of self-advertising. And in the globalized milieu, the puny ones, it has been suggested, have not even the right to exist.
- Punjab’S Gesture (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
Only talks can resolve SYL tangle
- Bush Stokes Anti-Us Embers (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 19, 2005)
A truly terrifying appointment. You can't have a situation where rich countries lecture developing countries about democracy and then aren't prepared to exercise democracy in this kind of appointment.
- Why Crop Diversification Will Get Stuck (Tribune, Sucha Singh Gill, Mar 18, 2005)
Supporters of the crop diversification programme (Johl, February 11, 2005 and Aulakh, February 25, 2005) and opponents (Shergill, February 18, 2005) agree on the point that the present cropping pattern dominated by wheat-paddy rotation is highly
- Just Cricket (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 17, 2005)
Hemming and hawing takes a while. So the president of Pakistan, Mr Pervez Musharraf, will reportedly be watching the last one-day match during the Pakistan cricket team’s tour of India, in Delhi on April 17.
- Mild Tremors Jolt Mumbai, Parts Of North Karnataka (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2005)
The earthquake, measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, rocked furniture and window-panes of buildings, triggering a panic.
- ‘Vajpayee Misled Country On River-Linking Project’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2005)
The BJP MPs said the UPA regime was trying to ‘trivialise’ the project even as water shortage was becoming a major problem.
- End Of An Era (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 15, 2005)
Fifteen years ago, Lalu Prasad exploded on the political canvas of Bihar as a messiah of the underclass and thus commenced the still substantially semi-feudal State's eventful tryst with social change.
- Bihar May Get A Government But What About Governance? (Indian Express, N K Singh, Mar 14, 2005)
Bihar has gone under President’s rule and the initial statements by the Governor strike the right chord. No one knows if any subsequent permutation combination will yield a viable ...
- A Double-Edged Sword (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Mar 14, 2005)
If the Chinese flood of textiles exports continues to grow, there’s no guarantee India will remain unscathed
- Saarc Should Strive For Joint Hydro-Power Projects (Tribune, David Devadas, Mar 13, 2005)
THE very name, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, underlines the need for greater collaboration in the subcontinent but suspicion regarding motives has unfortunately stymied the initiative’s potential terribly.
- Crop Diversification Need Of The Hour, Says Samra (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Mar 13, 2005)
Dr J.S. Samra, Deputy Director-General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, is a member of policy formulation panels of the Planning Commission and the Union Ministry of Rural Development.
- May The Green Force Be With You (Deccan Herald, BITTU SAHGAL, Mar 13, 2005)
In recent days I have been involved with a number of conflict resolution exercises to try win support for wildlife conservation and environmental protection.
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