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Articles 10121 through 10220 of 16306:
- Is There A Law Governing Electronic Fund Transfers? (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 23, 2005)
ON MONDAY, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) commenced the live operation of the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT).
- Should Bangalore Intl Airport Design Be Changed? (Deccan Herald, Srinidhi Sampath, Nov 23, 2005)
Union civil aviation minister Praful Patel has reportedly sought change in the design of the international airport at Bangalore.
- Iran-India: Critical Times? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Nov 23, 2005)
IS IRAN, as the Western media would have us believe, really mired in religious fanaticism and intolerance?
- Retention Club To Counter Attrition (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Nov 23, 2005)
RETENTION of talent is the single biggest challenge facing corporates world over.
- Data Protection — A Win-Win For All Stakeholders (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Nov 23, 2005)
With data protection in place, we will not only avoid all the pitfalls of the present regulatory environment, but also reap a host of potential benefits for the economy and society. It will be a win-win for all.
- Vsnl, Microsoft Tie Up For Web Conferencing Service (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Nov 23, 2005)
VIDESH Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL), in a tie-up with Microsoft Corporation, has launched Web conferencing services in India.
- Hey Dude! Get Your Pass As Airlines Shower Jobs (The Economic Times, G Ganapathy Subramaniam & Jayanthi Iyengar, Nov 23, 2005)
If you had missed the bus in finding a toehold in the airline industry for a high-flying career during the first phase of big-bang hiring which led to rampant poaching, here’s the next big opportunity.
- When Bullying Is Not Enough, Try Disinformation (News International, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 23, 2005)
In the run-up to the crucial November 24 International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting in Vienna,
- New Iraq Strategy: Stay In Hot Spots (Christian Science Monitor, Scott Peterson, Nov 23, 2005)
Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
FALLUJAH, IRAQ – As US Marines battle insurgents in a string of towns in Iraq's western Anbar Province, they are applying lessons learned from their experience in Fallujah: Flush out insurgents, then stay
- Carbon Finance: Realigning Business Thinking (News International, Malik Amin Aslam, Nov 23, 2005)
The ratification of the Kyoto Protocol earlier this year heralded the official start of the carbon finance business on a global scale.
- Indian Envoy Warns On Changes To Us Nuke Deal (Hindustan Times, Ronen Sen, Nov 23, 2005)
Any moves by the US Congress to alter a landmark US-India nuclear agreement could undermine the "finely balanced" deal, according to Indian ambassador to Washington Ronen Sen
- India, Us High-Tech Trade Talks Next Week (Hindustan Times, PTI, Nov 23, 2005)
Ways to reduce barriers to Indo-US high-tech trade as also specific matters in the areas of defence technology, information technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology will top the agenda of the two-day meeting of the High Technology Cooperation Group to
- Bland Man’S Bluff (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 23, 2005)
THE row in Britain over the memoirs of a former ambassador to the United States would have made a little more sense had Sir Christopher Meyer’s book featured at least a few startling revelations.
- India Envoy Warns On Changes To U.S. Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Nov 23, 2005)
Any moves by the U.S. Congress to alter a landmark U.S.-India nuclear agreement could undermine the "finely balanced" deal, according to Indian ambassador to Washington Ronen Sen.
- India, Us High-Tech Trade Talks Next Week (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswamy, Nov 23, 2005)
Ways to reduce barriers to Indo-US high-tech trade as also specific matters in the areas of defence technology, information technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology will top the agenda of the two-day meeting of the High Technology Cooperation Group to
- Offshoring: India Continues To Be Most Attractive Destination (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 23, 2005)
India continues to hold on to the top spot in being the most attractive location for offshoring of such services as information technology, business processes and call centres, according to a global management consulting firm.
- Molecular Imaging And Nano-Technology Used To Understand The Extraterrestrial Origin Of Terminal Diseases – Cancer, Avian Flu, Hiv … (India Daily, India Daily Technology Team, Nov 23, 2005)
Terminal diseases that have no cure, no effective vaccine – what is the original source? What triggered it in the first place? What really happens when an endemic like Avian Flu starts and spreads all over the world?
- Advanced Electron Synchrotrons Ready To Crack The Barrier Of Hyperdimension – What Is Out There In The Parallel Universe? (India Daily, India Daily Technology Team, Nov 23, 2005)
Science is moving fast and finally allows scientists to take a quick snapshot at the parallel universes in the hyper dimensional space. Advanced electron synchrotrons ready to crack the barrier of hyper dimension.
- India Calls For Bridging Digital Divide At Malaysia Non-Aligned Meeting (Indian Express, Media Release, Nov 23, 2005)
Expressing concern over "extremely uneven" access to information and communication technologies, India on Tuesday [22 November] said unless their use was made available to everyone the "digital divide" will continue to exist, hampering economic and social
- Us Asks India To Evolve A ‘Credible Nuclear Plan’ And Make A Distinction Between Military And Civilian Nuclear Policies To Facilitate Exchange Of Atomic Energy Technologies (India Daily, Media Release, Nov 23, 2005)
The United States on Monday asked India to evolve a "credible nuclear plan" and make a distinction between military and civilian nuclear policies to facilitate exchange of atomic energy technologies between the two countries.
- We Are What We Don't Eat (Hindu, ANAND SANKAR, Nov 23, 2005)
Scientists have no right to irrevocably change the genetic makeup of a species, says veteran biologist Arpad Pusztai, who has bravely campaigned against GM foods for decades
- Freed By Dna, Now Charged In New Crime (New York Times, MONICA DAVEY, Nov 23, 2005)
As three men sat nervously on a stage, preparing to recount their nightmarish journeys through a justice system that had sent them away for crimes they had not committed, the moderator had a plea for the crowd in an auditorium here.
- Bihar Joins The National Mainstream (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 23, 2005)
Lalu Prasad refused to understand that Bihar could not remain a stranger to the larger process of growth and development that characterises much of the rest of India.
- Us Gives Away Nothing On Net (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Nov 23, 2005)
The US can easily shut down the Internet service of any country it has a conflict with.
- Marketing "Asian Brands" Engages Participants At Meeting (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Nov 23, 2005)
Low-cost air carriers cannot offer round-the-world trips on budget fares for now
- Indonesia Wants To Jointly Manufacture Defense Items With India (India Daily, Media Release, Nov 23, 2005)
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday [22 November] said his country is interested in exploring joint manufacturing possibilities with India in the industrial sector, particularly in the defence field, by leveraging Indian technologies.
- Need To Build A Scientific Temper (Greater Kashmir, Showkat Rashid Wani, Nov 23, 2005)
The system of education we have available here is not adequately equipped to bring out the best from us. We need some radical changes to instill a spirit of inquisitiveness in the knowledge seekers.
- Terminal Hospitals For Terminally Ill (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 23, 2005)
Sir, — Your editorial “Criminal neglect” (18-19 November) is a piece of constructive journalism on the state of affairs in government hospitals.
- India One May Bring Std Rates To Below Re 1 (Business Line, Thomas K Thomas, Nov 23, 2005)
STD calls made to any part of the country could be priced at a flat rate of less than Re 1 a minute with the introduction of the India One tariff from January 1, 2006.
- Danger Signals From Us (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Nov 23, 2005)
FOR those of us who walked the corridors of the Capitol in May 1998 in a bid to “sell” Pokhran II to the US Congress, the danger signals from there on the nuclear deal come as no surprise.
- Ec Wins (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 23, 2005)
The long election schedule had its share of criticism but in retrospect, perhaps, it was necessary to maintain peace through a proper deployment of security forces.
- Let’S Pray He Doesn’T Punish Us For Our Misdeeds (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 23, 2005)
and if he does it always, we will have no right to breathe a moment.
- Missiles Export (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 23, 2005)
It is not easy to share the optimism of the head of the Integrated Missile Development Programme that a substantial market exists in African, Gulf and South-east Asian countries for the Akash, Trishul, Nag and Brahmos missiles.
- Things To Learn From India (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Nov 22, 2005)
While I was in India last month I came across an American friend who had also travelled to Delhi to pursue some interest in development economics.
- More Power For Woman Scientists (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Union Minister for Science and Technology Kapil Sibal on Monday announced the setting up of a task force for woman scientists.
- Hong Kong Ministerial — Time To Restore Faith In Wto (Business Line, Harish Anand, Nov 22, 2005)
Greater trade offers enormous opportunities for human development.
- Movement Mires (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 22, 2005)
In all the talk of consolidation and growth of the trucking industry (FE Insight, Nov 18), the underlying assumption seems to be that growth in road cargo will drive reforms in the maintenance of connectivity.
- Parliament Approves Bill To Block Un Nuclear Agency Inspections (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Raising the stakes before a possible showdown at the UN nuclear agency, Iran's parliament on Sunday approved a bill requiring the government to block in-depth inspections of its nuclear facilities if the nation is referred to the Security Council for poss
- Why Us Hates France (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Nov 22, 2005)
Weeks of rioting by France’s underclass in poorer neighbourhoods have opened up another front: a new cross-Atlantic war of words, with American commentators, many of them in the neoconservative ranks, . . . .
- Hi-Tech Porn (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 22, 2005)
Pornography exists for the lonesome, the ugly, the fearful; it's made for the losers", said American writer Rita Mae Brown. Such losers may well have discovered their best alibi yet in technology.
- Birth Of Bihar The Poll Model (Telegraph, Uttam Sengupta, Nov 22, 2005)
Fairest poll ever and the most peaceful by far. Even hard-nosed politicians, cutting across party lines, grudgingly admit that the election for the Bihar Assembly this time has been different and “clean”.
- Sense, Not Common (Indian Express, RAM SEHGAL, Nov 22, 2005)
How many times have we been accused by our bosses,
- Overseas Education Broadens Outlook: Envoy (Hindu, A. A. Michael Raj, Nov 22, 2005)
'British society benefiting from Indian influence; food and fashion popular'
- A Man With A Vision (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
The relevance of economics in today's society is largely the efforts of visionaries, who took economics away from the dry theories into the real world of development. Dr V K R V Rao is one such person, P Ramachandran & R S Deshpande tell us.
- Institutions Told To Take Up Brain Research Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
President takes part in the 10th convocation of NIMHANS
- Kalam Puts Forward Five-Point Agenda To Increase Gdp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
'Farmers should be empowered to earn more through value addition to produce'
- Dream Into Reality (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 22, 2005)
Kalam’s mission statement needs serious study.
- Use Technology To Access The Knowledge India Possesses: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
The President promises all help in digitising rare, precious manuscripts
State-of-the-art Digital Mobile Van for Digitisation of Manuscripts dedicated to nation
President recommends nanotechnology to preserve manuscripts
Five-day census in nine State
- Brazil To Invest In New Areas, Including Infrastructure And Energy, In India (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Brazil said that it was looking to invest in new areas, including infrastructure and energy, in India.
- Us Under Secretary Of Commerce David Mccormick Will Tour India Ahead Of The Meeting Of Us-India High Technology Cooperation Group Later This Month (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
The US Under Secretary of Commerce David McCormick will tour India ahead of the meeting of US-India High Technology Cooperation Group later this month in New Delhi, which will focus on cooperation in bio-technology, defence trade and nano-technology.
- The Church's New Role In Et's Soul (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Nov 22, 2005)
In 1958, writer James Blish published his award-winning book, A Case of Conscience. In it, a team of scientists, including a Jesuit priest, travel to the planet Lithia to examine the intelligent lizard-like beings who live there. Father Ruiz-Sanchez, . .
- Reliance Info Under Pressure To Place Shares (Business Standard, Anita Jain, Nov 22, 2005)
Reliance Infocomm is under mounting pressure to carry out a planned pre-IPO private placement of shares by the end of the year, to aid its expansion.
- Leveraging It To Ensure Energy Security (Business Line, Pradeep Roy, Nov 22, 2005)
Energy is a key building block for sustaining any nation's socio-economic development. In his address to the nation on the eve of the 59th Independence Day, the President, Mr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, highlighted the importance of managing energy security.
- The It Difference (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Nov 22, 2005)
The growing role of the IT sector in India's economy is now well established. But the implications it has for economy-wide growth and welfare are still a source of controversy. C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh examine certain struct ural features ....
- The Imperatives Of Offshore Outsourcing (Hindu, M.S.S. VARADAN, Nov 22, 2005)
A country analysis shows India a clear winner for now in outsourcing
- Panel Submits Hydrogen Energy Road Map (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Tata committee calls for an investment of Rs. 25,000 cr.
Production, storage, transportation and distribution key factors
Road map envisages hydrogen-based power generation of 1,000 MW
- Shopowners From India Defended In U.S. Drug Case (Reuters, Paul Simao, Nov 22, 2005)
The American Civil Liberties Union said on Monday it would defend two convenience store owners from India charged in Georgia with knowingly selling household items used to produce methamphetamine, a highly addictive drug that is sweeping the rural United
- Quota Questions (Statesman, Sushila Ramaswamy, Nov 22, 2005)
The demand by political parties of all shades and opinion, both within Parliament and outside, for central legislation to override the Supreme Court ruling against state quotas is surprising.
- A South Asian University? (Hindustan Times, Kanti Bajpai, Nov 21, 2005)
In his speech at the SAARC Summit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh proposed that the region set up a South Asian University
- Reassessing Technical Education Crisis (Hindu, R. Sethuraman, Nov 21, 2005)
The Problem of acute faculty shortage in technical education raised in the article `A challenge in technical education' pointing out the chronic shortage of qualified staff' that appeared in The Hindu dated November 5, 2005, is one that is being carried..
- Development Agenda For Karnataka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Kalam unveils 11-point plan, wants economic activity spread across the State
- Importing Trouble (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Nov 21, 2005)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- Oppression By Bigger Powers Makes Peace An Impossibility (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 21, 2005)
Bloodshed is abhorable. But those who want to rule by force are responsible for it. Everywhere in the world, Muslims are being persecuted.
- Upgrading To An Ipod (Hindu, Lucy Siegle, Nov 21, 2005)
e-waste is becoming one of the major environmental issues of our time.
- Kalam Way To Robust Karnataka (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
In his special address to the joint session of the Karnataka legislature to mark the Suvarna Karnataka celebrations, the president focussed on transforming the State into an economic powerhouse by the turn of the decade.
- When We Are No Longer Called Muslim Indians But Indian Muslims (Indian Express, MAULANA DR SYED KALBE SADIQ, Nov 21, 2005)
By sheer strength of their numbers, Muslims constitute the second largest segment of the country’s population.
- When Bullying Is Not Enough, Try Disinformation (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 21, 2005)
India was among those countries taken for a ride by dodgy U.S. intelligence in the run-up to the last IAEA meeting in September.
- America’S Future Is Stuck Overseas (Deccan Herald, Stuart Anderson, Nov 21, 2005)
Foreign students consolidate America’s position as a world leader in science and technology.
- Extra Large Weekends Alone Won't Balance Work And Life (Business Line, Ganesh Chella , Nov 21, 2005)
This Diwali brought with it a special kind of bonus: With a couple of days personal leave, employees in many organisations were able to manage a nine-day vacation, given the string of public holidays around the same time. Sensing this, . . .
- Good News On Net (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 21, 2005)
While the US is in control of the Internet, others will have a say.
- Iaea Meeting On Iran On Nov 24 — Let Govt Act In Its Best Judgment (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 21, 2005)
The question before India is whether it should act as a responsible member of the IAEA Board in the light of overwhelming evidence of disregard of its obligations by Iran or whether it should isolate itself from the main body of opinion and . . .
- Power Panel Initiates Process To Fix Open-Access Regime Charges (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Nov 21, 2005)
New regime allows consumers to buy power from utilities other than Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
The transmission system's capacity is around 6,650 MW
Public's views to proposals submitted by Electricity Board sought
- New Water Policy Likely To Focus On Ageing Dams (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Nov 21, 2005)
Management plan to implement policy objectives
Attention on conservation of wetlands
Regulatory authority being mooted
Drip and sprinkler irrigation to be promoted
- Bangalore Now Gets Wake-Up Call From Kalam (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
President: ‘City as development facilitator being eroded, needs 11-mission charter to get in shape’
- Compassion Fatigue (Dawn, James Harkin, Nov 21, 2005)
The latest buzzword in the aid industry — compassion fatigue — refers to the psychological exhaustion said to be induced by endless appeals for money and sympathy. If charity begins at home, then compassion fatigue begins when it comes to places far away.
- Abdul Kalam's Vision For Karnataka (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Nov 21, 2005)
The President unveils 11-point plan, wants economic activity spread across the State
- New Bearings Of Sco (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Nov 21, 2005)
BEFORE turning to Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as promised last week, I need to clarify a point. Mr Zia Rizvi, a consulting engineer in far-off Toronto read the online version of my article Politics of pipelines (Dawn, November 14) and ....
- Ncert’S New Syllabus Covers Controversial Political Issues (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 21, 2005)
With the new school syllabus approved after long-drawn controversies, the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has speeded up the preparation of textbooks.
- Mittal And Other Indian Steel Companies Are Increasing Capacities – The Glut In The Market Can Create Downward Spiral And Wiping Them Out (India Daily, Babu Ghanta, Nov 21, 2005)
It is the first sign that worldwide economies are in trouble.
- Isro Studying Needs Of Manned Space Mission (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Nov 20, 2005)
At the moment there are no firm plans, but they are evolving: Madhavan Nair
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