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It's
About Politics
The limits on Finance Minister Yashwant
Sinha's budget this year are political. He has the prescription to put
the economy on a high growth track, but hampered by vested interests,
vote-bank politics and stubborn opposition parties, he is unlikely to
deliver.
The
Rot in Farming
Falling prices, stagnating production
and diminishing returns are brewing an unparalleled crisis in farmlands
across India. Ironically, the alarming situation has arisen despite an
unprecedented 12 consecutive normal monsoons.
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STATES
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Creeping
Paralysis
Doubts over Keshubhai Patel's fitness to rule
are growing after his government failed to provide basic relief like tents
to those affected by the earthquake. Despite having speedily restored
electricity and water, which earned praise from some international agencies,
criticism over Patel's poor marshalling of resources continues.
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THE ARTS
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Artless
Artistry
The festival tried to exhibit the widest selection
rather than the best, making it a disappointing show.
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NEIGHBOURS
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Stillness of Change
The legendary bamboo curtain is lifting to reveal
that Myanmar isn't quite the "fascist Disneyland" it is made out to be.
The winds of change have brought back English as the medium of instruction
and Aung San Suu Kyi is talking to the military. After prolonged isolation,
Yangon wants to face the world, but on its own terms.
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AN APPEAL
Rebuilding
Gujarat: Strategic Partners
With
the emphasis in Gujarat shifting from relief to rehabilitation, Care Today
zeroes in on local NGOs which will help it channelise aid to the worst-hit
victims of the earthquake
Almost a month
has passed since the earthquake devastated Gujarat and the emphasis has
shifted from relief work to rehabilitation. The Government, NGOs and individuals
are working day and night but a lot remains to be done. Care Today feels
that priority areas are:
- rebuilding portions of houses before the
monsoons
- reconstructing social infrastructure in Gujarat
- providing means of livelihood to the quake
victims
- tackling the drought situation
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The beneficiaries
will also be involved in the rehabiliation |
Care Today will address these concerns, while
ensuring that it does not duplicate the efforts of other organisations.
More importantly, Care Today would involve the victims in anything it
does, thus making sure that the dignity of the beneficiaries is not impaired.
We are in the process of selecting regions and
NGOs to work with. Readers will recall that Care Today successfully worked
with the Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan (KMVS) for drought-proofing parts
of Kutch last year. KMVS has since been at the forefront of relief efforts
in the district. Care Today will renew the relationship with KMVS and
support its activities in the Pachham cluster of villages, about 50 km
north of the badly battered Bhuj.
Contributions to the Rebuilding Gujarat fund
continue to pour in. A special mention must be made of UBS Warburg, which
contributed Rs 64.81 lakh, making the total funds available for Gujarat
shoot up to Rs 1.4 crore. We mention it not because it is a considerable
amount but for the way it was made: without any fuss or conditions. Just
as any other contribution to Care Today.
A clarification: the picture carried last week
of doctors involved in relief work in Gujarat had not mentioned that some
of them were from the army.
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PROGRESS REPORT
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| Contributions
of Rs 5,000 and more received between February 6 and 7, 2001 |
UBS
Warburg
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Rs 64,81,000 |
Mahavir
Prasad Goel
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Rs 5,000 |
| Sriparna
G. Chaudhuri |
Rs 7,000 |
Staff
and students of Kennedy
Public School |
Rs 6,500 |
| Kalpana
Mittal |
Rs 5,000 |
| Ashish
Mittal |
Rs 5,000 |
| Middlepath
Travels (P) Ltd |
Rs 5,000 |
| Residents'
Welfare Association Ramnagar, Aram Park |
Rs 41,000 |
| U.
Dhamija |
Rs 5,000 |
Sanjay
Sehgal
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Rs 5,100 |
| Saloni
Puri |
Rs 5,000 |
| Punam
and Jaspal Singh |
Rs 5,000 |
American
Institute of Indian Studies
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Rs 1,00,001 |
| Ashirwad
Township No. 1, Surat |
Rs 10,000 |
| Vikramaditya
Duggal |
Rs 5,000 |
| Munna
Lal Daksha |
Rs 10,000 |
Sadbhavna
Sarees
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Rs 11,000 |
| Shyam
Sukhnani |
Rs 10,000 |
G.S.
Sharma and residents of
Sector 4, Rohini |
Rs 5,000 |
| Anupma
Agarwal |
Rs 10,000 |
| Anonymous
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Rs 5,000 |
| Madhu
Rastogi |
Rs 10,000 |
| Gandhi
Seva Loka and Gandhi Memorial International School, Jakarta |
Rs 4,54,000 |
| Lorenzo
Piero and friends |
Rs 5,001 |
| Creative
Engineers |
Rs 5,000 |
| Luminous
Electronics Pvt Ltd |
Rs 5,000 |
| Ravinder
Singh Sandhu |
Rs 5,000 |
| Vivek
Bajpeyi |
Rs 15,000 |
| Dheeraj
Kaushik |
Rs 5,000 |
| T.
Jaya Chandara |
Rs 5,000 |
| Anousha
Rizvi |
Rs 5,000 |
| Colonel
A.K. Gupta |
Rs 5,000 |
| All
Staff of CPWD |
Rs 21,000 |
| Lalit
Malik |
Rs 6,450 |
| Gopinath
Rao |
Rs 10,000 |
| V.
Anantha Nageswaran |
Rs 50,001 |
| Friends
of India, Dubai |
Rs 21,957 |
| Ajay
Gurtoo |
Rs 10,000 |
Please make out cheques/drafts to: "Care
Today Fund A/c Rebuilding Gujarat Fund", India Today, Hamilton House,
1A Connaught Place, New Delhi 110001. Donations can also be deposited
at any IDBI Bank branch across India.
Contributions to Care Today are entitled
to 100 per cent deduction under Section 80(G) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
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METRO TODAY |
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 Web
Exclusives |
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The Indian Navy's International Fleet Review
was a fine effort at naval diplomacy which the Government would do well
to build on, writes INDIA TODAY's Principal Correspondent Sandeep Unnithan
in
Despatches.
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INTERVIEWS
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"The
only obvious competition is in bhangra," say the Pakistani duo of
the music group, Strings, in an exclusive interview with INDIA TODAY's
Sonia Faleiro.
Interviews.
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