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Articles 11721 through 11820 of 16306:
- C-Dot, Alcatel Research Centre Gets Centre’S Nod (Deccan Herald, DH news, Sep 03, 2005)
The Union Cabinet, on Friday, approved the setting up of a Rs 212 crore joint venture Global Broadband Wireless Reseach Centre in Chennai between government-owned C-DOT and French major Alcatel in which the latter will hold 51 per cent equity.
- The Lessons Of Evolution (Greater Kashmir, AIJAZ A NAJAR, Sep 03, 2005)
Is evolution an experiment gone wrong or we need to make it a success by doing what Nature demands from us, writes
- What Went Wrong And Where In Smc Office (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
Why fight each other when there are many common enemies to be fought against. Let’s avoid drawing pleasure from trivialities and behave like matured minds. This is what nation demands from us.
- On The Frequently Asked Questions About Fbt (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Sep 03, 2005)
AS IS THEIR wont, the Government has come out with Circular No 8/2005 days before the last date for paying the much-discussed fringe benefit tax (FBT) without being visited by the ubiquitous penalty clauses.
- Stop Sethu Dredging, Says Jayalalithaa (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday demanded an immediate halt to the dredging work on Sethusamudram project as the livelihood resources of the fishing community were being badly hit besides changing the entire deep sea environment.
- Ibm Rational Software Developer Conference (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Sep 03, 2005)
IBM is hosting the first IBM Rational Software Developer Conference (RSDC) in India, from September 7 to 9 in Bangalore.
- A Brain Bank For Reality Check (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
JSS Educational Institution has set up a unique “Depression Brain Bank” to conduct research on suicidal tendencies.
- Bhatnagar Award For B’Lore Scientists (Deccan Herald, DH news, Sep 03, 2005)
Two Bangalore-based scientists are among the 11 selected for this year’s Bhatnagar award, one of the country’s most prestigious prizes given in science and technology research.
- Halt Sethu Canal Dredging Work, Says Jaya (Deccan Herald, DH news, Sep 03, 2005)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha on Friday called for a halt to the on-going dredging work for the Sethusamudram project, involving deepening of the Palk Straits to enable ships from India’s west coast to reach eastern ports via the Bay of Bengal w
- Us Removes Certain License Controls For Exports And Re-Exports Of American Nuclear-Related Items To India (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Sep 02, 2005)
Based on a bilateral pact signed recently, US has removed certain restrictions on the commercial use of nuclear energy in India.
- Us Armament Industry Brings Prosperity (Daily Excelsior, Harjeet Singh, Sep 02, 2005)
It is important to analyse the key words of the US Presidential Decision Directive 44, in July 2005, wherein the first feature is to "ensure that US forces (can) continue to enjoy technological advantages over potential adversaries".
- Retail Fdi: Just Do It (Indian Express, Nandan Nilekani, Sep 02, 2005)
In the early nineties an unusual window of opportunity opened up for India.
- Pm Worried Over Mounting Fiscal Deficit (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2005)
Expressing serious concern about the country’s financial health, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned today that economic progress could be hindered if the mounting fiscal deficit of 9 to 10 per cent of the national income was not contained.
- Tcs, Infosys, Others (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2005)
In one of the largest outsourcing deal, Abn Amro Bank has signed a 1.8 billion euro contract with five IT-vendors including Tata consultancy services, Infosys and IBM.
- Pakistan Keeps Date With Israel While India Hesitates To Expand Ties (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2005)
India's ties with Tel Aviv have just got a little more challenging as the foreign ministers of Pakistan and Israel met in Istanbul today and set the stage for normalisation of bilateral relations.
- Zoo Deaths: One Whole Year And Cops Have No Clue (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2005)
Who killed four animals at the Mysore zoo last year? The investigators are in no hurry to find out.
- Anti-Rape Device Spurs Controversy (Tribune, Robyn Dixon, Sep 02, 2005)
A medieval device built on hatred of men? Or a cheap, easy-to-use invention that could free millions of South African women from fear of rape, in a country with the worst sexual assault record on earth?
- Our Focus Has Always Been Designing For India' — Mr Arvind Mathew, Managing Director And President, Ford India (Business Line, N. Ramakrishnan , Sep 02, 2005)
Mr Arvind Mathew has taken over as Managing Director and President of Ford India at a time when the company is preparing to launch a premium mid-size car.
- Woman Begins By Resisting A Man's Advances And Ends By Blocking His Retreat (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 02, 2005)
There was an old woman tossed in a basket. Seventeen times as high as the moon; but where she was going no mortal could tell, for under her arm she carried a broom.
- Power In The Wind (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2005)
With Over 1,100 MW of capacity added in 2004-05 — a 45 per cent growth over the previous year
- Energy Security And The Search For New Options (Hindu, M.R. Srinivasan, Sep 02, 2005)
Efforts have to be stepped up to leverage emerging technologies to tap new and existing sources of energy better.
- Schroeder Rallies Party For Election (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 02, 2005)
Opinion polls predict majority for Merkel-led coalition
- Manmohan For Integrating Police Into Development Planning (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2005)
Prime Minister's anecdotes enliven meet; quotes two Communist leaders Police should refuse to succumb to unwarranted interference in their professional work
- Varsity To Set Up `Mini Tidel Park' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2005)
Says Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Vice-Chancellor Cynthia Pandian
- Tcs, Infosys Bag Mega Deal From Abn Amro (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2005)
IBM chosen for IT infrastructure
- Rural Students To Get A Shot At It Jobs (Hindu, VANI DORAISAMY, Sep 02, 2005)
Rural students may no longer have to fret while their urban counterparts walk away with plum jobs in campus recruitment drives.
- If God Exists, Why Did The Tsunami Happen? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Sep 02, 2005)
After last year’s tsunami, believers have been grappling with a couple of simple questions: How does God allow something so devastating as this to take place? If it was “karma”, how is it that nearly 300,000 people from 46 countries, many of them . . .
- A Hijack To Remember (Deccan Herald, Sen Gupta, Sep 02, 2005)
Although the photograph with Begum Akhtar was never found, memory of the evening lingered
- 'Cruising' Along (Deccan Herald, Ashvani K Sachdev, Sep 02, 2005)
The test of a cruise missile by Pakistan shows that it will not respect the spirit of understanding with India
- Inmates Take To Computers (Hindu, Vidyashree Amaresh, Sep 02, 2005)
For Nirmal Louis, an inmate convicted for life, the computers installed by the Intel Technology on the prison premises has come as exciting news; the former desktop printer is glad to continue working with ``Adobe Photoshop.''
- A Natural Selection (Dawn, Edward J. Larson, Sep 02, 2005)
The modern neo-Darwinian theory of evolution has taken it on the chin recently.
- Manmohan Singh Invites Hurriyat For Peace Talks (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Sep 01, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh invited the Hurriyat Conference, Kashmir's main political separatist alliance, on Wednesday for peace talks, aiming to resume a dialogue stalled for a year, and the group accepted his invitation
- Two B’Lore Scientists Win Bhatnagar Award (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
Two Bangalore-based scientists are among the 11 selected for the Rs 2-lakh Bhatnagar Award 2005, one of the country’s most prestigious prizes given in science and technology research
- A Landscape That Need Be Loved And Taken Care Of -Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 01, 2005)
We need to join hands and save our beautiful environs from getting spoiled, writes M G Hassan Mukhtar writes on the people, water and architecture of Kashmir
- Tampering With Texts (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Sep 01, 2005)
The strange ideas of the Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Mr Suraj Bhan, tend to confirm the view that Indians do not care much about history.
- Eu Textile Quota Crisis — China's Loss Can Be India's Gain (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Sep 01, 2005)
What is being described as "negotiating obduracy on both sides of the textile quota fence (the European Union and China)', has triggered a minor "supply revolution".
- Time Has Come For Action (Deccan Herald, Sharada Prahlad Rao, Sep 01, 2005)
The time has come for each one of us Indians to stick his neck out and act boldly for the benefit of our country.
- Business Solutions — Future Of It Outsourcing (Business Line, G. B. Prabhat, Sep 01, 2005)
Future competitive advantage in IT services will, in large measure, be defined by mastery over Business Solutions. For service providers, Indian or MNC, cost-competitive, within-budget deployment of technology will be passe.
- Educomp To Partner With Tn Education Department (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
Educomp Solutions Ltd (ESL) is looking forward to partner with Tamil Nadu education department to implement its digital education solutions in government run schools of the state.
- Intellectual Capital (Telegraph, Andre Beteille , Sep 01, 2005)
The author is chancellor, North-eastern Hill University
- Attention Turns To Change Of Guard In J&k (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik, Sep 01, 2005)
The Abdullahs want their rival, Mufti out of office. Former Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah had threatened to throw the Muftis into the Liddar river in Pahalgam.
- Bio-Technology To Come Closer To Common Man (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
Mangalore University Vice Chancellor Prof B Hanumaiah released the book ‘Janasamanyarigagi Jaivika Tantragnana’ written by Dr H C Lakshman and Dr M Jayashankar. The book was released at a programme organised by the microbiology association of the Mangalor
- Fighting Diseases Or Drug Makers? (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Sep 01, 2005)
American drug companies are promoting diseases to fit their drugs instead of promoting drugs to treat diseases
- Seri Bazaar, One-Stop Stop For Silk Farmers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
Seri Bazaar, a one-stop shop for all products and technological inputs required by sericulture farmers, was launched at the Karnataka State Sericulture Research & Development Institute at Talaghattapura near Bangalore on Wednesday.
- Biotech Symposium Harps On Basics (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
The main theme of the symposium seemed to be on native thinking and a return to basic sciences from which to build on later.
- Us Eases Technology Export Controls On India (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Sep 01, 2005)
With the move, the Bush administration prepares for a legislative battle to initiate a new nuclear relationship with India.
- Decade Of Mobiles & No Cancer Risk (Deccan Herald, James Meikle, Sep 01, 2005)
Health authorities in the UK advised people under 16 to avoid frequent calls and as far as possible communicate through SMS.
- The Latest Shakespeare Conspiracy (Hindu, Polly Toynbee , Sep 01, 2005)
Conspiracies are profoundly satisfying. They solve every problem, explain everything difficult and give form and shape to things that are otherwise untidily complicated.
- Mystery Of India's Nuclear Exports (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Sep 01, 2005)
In official figures put out by the U.S. Government, India has a high positive trade balance in the category of nuclear technology products. What could these exports be?
- Enough Space For Regional Identities: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
These are not inimical to our concept of nationhood, he tells NIC
Technology enables people to preserve and promote their unique cultures
We must lay emphasis on harmony rather than uniformity
- Centres Of Excellence In Research (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 01, 2005)
In a move to stem the rapid deterioration of research in Indian universities, the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has accepted the report of a six-member committee set up in March this year and has also empowered the committee . . .
- Carbon Trading No Solution (Dawn, Darryl D Monte, Sep 01, 2005)
SO the cat’s out of the bag: one reason why China and India were invited to the G8 summit in Scotland recently was not the recognition that they (especially India) had become major economic players on the world market but that President Bush was roping
- U.S. Lifts Some Curbs On India Nuclear Cooperation (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Aug 31, 2005)
The United States on Tuesday moved to further nuclear cooperation with India by allowing six Indian entities involved in civil nuclear and satellite work to purchase less sensitive U.S.-made items without special licenses.
- Esops Out Of Fbt Net (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
Spending on celebrity endorsement to attract levy
- Malaysia For Asian Solidarity (Deccan Herald, O P Verma, Aug 31, 2005)
While Malaysia is trying to project itself as a modern and moderate face of world Islam, it is also taking steps to contain terrorism on its territory
- High - Rise Building (Daily Excelsior, Dr V Subramanyan, Aug 31, 2005)
There has been a sudden spurt in the construction of skyscrapers in Mumbai with a view to giving the city a glamorous skyline as that of Manhattan.
- The Questions Demand Answers-I (Greater Kashmir, ATHAR IDREES, Aug 31, 2005)
Who are we? Where are we heading towards and why? I hope some Frankenstein will answer my questions,
- Gains Of Cooperation (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
The Chief Ministers of Punjab and Haryana shared a common platform after jointly inaugurating the new Bhakra-Beas Management Board building in Chandigarh on Monday and,
- Consuming Worry (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 31, 2005)
The Valuation Concern of the RBI Annual Report 2004-05 over the galloping oil prices to the point of distraction from growth issues suggests an unwanted diffidence at the Reserve Bank of India Towers.
- The Oil Scenario — Need For A Comprehensive Response (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Aug 31, 2005)
From fully compensating the oil marketing companies by raising prices of petroleum products and reducing the subsidy element to exploring alternative renewable energy sources such as wind,
- Agenda For Hong Kong Wto Ministerial — Will Developing Nations Trip On Trips? (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Aug 31, 2005)
The success of the Hong Kong Ministerial of the World Trade Organisation scheduled to be held in December 2005 . . .
- Jihadism’S Roots In Political Islam (Deccan Herald, Bassam Tibi, Aug 31, 2005)
In order to combat jihadism successfully, it is necessary to seek Muslim cooperation to determine who the jihadists are.
- Unesco Aid Not To Be Availed Of (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
India has decided not to take any assistance under the Participation Programme of UNESCO for member-States and has, in turn, asked the U.N. body to disburse funds so saved for programmes in the least developed countries.
- Uk Automotive Design Team Coming (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Aug 31, 2005)
``The growing importance of south India to the Indian economy is obvious''
- India's Nuclear Case To Come Up Before United States Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
Under Secretary of State to testify on the importance of India-U.S. agreement Both countries had "very delicate procedures that they have to go through with"
- Search For Peter Pan (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 31, 2005)
Scientists are researching possibilities of delaying ageing
- Is Science A Religion? (Deccan Herald, B M Hegde, Aug 31, 2005)
If man doesn’t develop a proper scientific temper, he will become a moral nihilist or a religious fanatic
- Dear Philsy (Deccan Herald, A S IYER, Aug 31, 2005)
A beautiful person’s memory creates another world that lives on even after life passes away
- Economic Inequality And Health (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Aug 31, 2005)
Here is some new and very interesting information on the health of people. Professor Richard Wilkinson,
- India's Extinct Green Prime Ministers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 30, 2005)
To grow as a nation without depriving future generations of a rich natural heritage is a tough ask.
- Darwin Go Home (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
What did I do this summer? Part of the time I sat on the beach discussing Darwin vs. creationism. Those who believed in Darwin sat on one side of the sand and used suntan oil, because scientists say you don’t want to burn your skin.
- Indian Classical Treasure-Trove Goes Digital (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
A million rare manuscripts, palm leaves, copper plates and age-old classical literature are to be digitised under a project jointly undertaken by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the Indian ministry of communications and information technology.
- Hyderabad Blues (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 30, 2005)
The image of Hyderabad as India’s happening city has started to erode.
- Tata Steel Joins Hands With Nippon Steel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Tata Steel, in its progress towards the planned six million tonne per annum steel plant in Kalinganagar, Orissa, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) of Japan.
- Policy Is The Key To Wind Power' — Mr Ramesh Kymal, Md, Neg Micon (India) And Chairman, Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Assn (Business Line, N. Ramakrishnan , Aug 30, 2005)
POLICY. This is the single most important issue to help grow the renewable energy sector, particularly wind power, says Mr Ramesh Kymal, Managing Director, NEG Micon (India) Pvt Ltd, a leading Chennai-based manufacturer of wind turbines.
- The Iter Fusion Experiment — Solution To A Looming Energy Crisis? (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Aug 30, 2005)
Leading scientists the world over are now pretty much in agreement that the world's first large-scale, sustainable nuclear fusion reactor, to be set up in France at an estimated cost of $10 billion, will prove crucial to meeting the world's future energy
- Capital Has No Colour, Says Buddhadev (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya said here on Monday that the traditional concept of Marxism has been undergoing a “reform” and as such, he is thoroughly against adopting any norms for judging the “colour of capital” while welcoming . . .
- India To Ask Pakistan For Transit Facility (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today rounded up his first two-day bilateral visit to Afghanistan by targeting the common man or the “aam aadmi of Afghanistan, saying that with India’s help,
- A Piece Of History (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Simple utensils and equipment which were used in the kitchen have become a part of folk-culture and museum pieces, discovers Michael Patrao.
- Holy Texts And Unholy Strictures (Deccan Herald, Karen Armstrong, Aug 30, 2005)
It is both wrong and dangerous to believe that literal truth about life and beliefs can be found in religious texts
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