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The article presents abstracts of plenary papers presented at the World Cotton Research Conference (WCRC-5) in Mumbai, India on November 7-11, 2011 on topics including the first biotech crop in India, the biotech cotton, progress of cotton breeding and blending of biotechnology and cotton breeding.

The article discusses the highlights of the first "Paper Recycling Conference India" held at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi, India on January 29-30, 2015. Topics covered include discussions relating to the continuing growth of the paper industry in India, keynote session for discussing local and overseas mill feedstock suppliers, and the Wealth out of Waste (WOW) initiative launched by Indian paper manufacturer ITC Ltd. It also discusses North America's views on India's paper industry.

Focuses on the women artists of Mithila, in India. Forces of life; Moral and spiritual values.

The article discusses the growing demand for recovered fiber in the paper and board industry in India. An overview of the expansion of the paper and board production capacity in India from 2004 to 2014 is provided. A discussion on the recovered paper consumption and supply in India is also given. It cites the fragmented paper mill market in India, with many mills privately owned.

This article reports on India's Right of Information Act (RTI), which gives Indians tools to obtain sensitive information from the government (one infamous for its daunting bureaucracy and secrecy). Some citizens have already used the law to great success. The law was pushed forward by the nation's most powerful politicians: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi.

This article reports on India's Right of Information Act (RTI), which gives Indians tools to obtain sensitive information from the government (one infamous for its daunting bureaucracy and secrecy). Some citizens have already used the law to great success. The law was pushed forward by the nation's most powerful politicians: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi.

The article focuses on the performance of paper stock markets as of July 2009. It states that prices have increased, demand is strong and China has been buying a fair amount of material. Paperboard mills in China are reportedly ordering sizable loads of old corrugated container (OCC). It is also noted that the policies of the Indian government for increased inspections of incoming recyclables shipments is having a negative impact on the recovered paper industry.

Through the constructivist perspective, this paper explores the transformation ofIndia's strategic identity from an unacknowledged nuclear weapons power to a de facto one in the emerging international order. India has put forth its argument as a unique and exceptional case as opposed to Iran, North Korea and Pakistan with similar ambitions that have been labelled "rogue states". This paper investigates the reasons behind the international community's gradual acceptance of India's nuclear capabilities and identity, especially after the Indo-US Nuclear Deal. The country's heightened global status is not solely the consequence of its 1998 nuclear tests but a calibrated projection of a responsible stakeholder in other spheres as well with democratic credentials, economic potential, market prospects and so on. By historicising India's nuclear trajectory through an inter-subjective analysis of identities, this paper provides a theoretical interpretation of state action and nuclear identity construction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Strategic relations between India and the US have evolved steadily over the years, steered by multiple factors. Growing bilateral ties in the economic arena have fo u n d resonance in military relations as well as cooperation in the fie ld of civil nuclear energy. Notwithstanding the steady evolution of the relationship, there are differences in their respective ambitions, concerns, power and roles and they have divergent perspectives on international issues. Based on the grey areas, this paper argues that the Indo-US strategic partnership may not be poised to be as promising as some leaders and scholars from both sides assert. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article provides a brief background history of telecommunication in India before assessing the country's position with regard to data management as 5 G technology is being rolled out worldwide. India wishes to achieve sovereignty in the area of telecom while remaining open to competition between global firms in the sector. In 2018, the government crafted a national digital telecommunications policy that includes a "Propel India" mission to that effect. This paper also spells out potential benefits of5G to the economy and its ability to modernise the country but points out the imperative to make it responsive to the needs of the poor and rural sections of the population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In earlier times, water was used as a tool of military conflict. Today however, there has been a structural change and now wars could be fought over water. The existing supply of water cannot keep up with demand and at the current rate any weak monsoon period could lead to the onset of a drought period in South and East Asia. While the potential for war breaking out due to a lack of water is low in the next ten years, water challenges due to increased instability will exacerbate tensions. This paper examines China's transboundary water policies, its relations with India, Kazakhstan and the countries forming the Mekong River basin as well as future policy implications to analyse the possibility of a water war in the area encompassing Cambodia, China, India, Kazakhstan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

South Asia is locked in several disputes. The nuclear curtain, which was lifted from the subcontinent at the end of the twentieth century, has made it more fagile and one of the "most dangerous places on Earth". The aspiration for nuclear weapons has resulted in competition between India and Pakistan along with China, characterised by the action-reaction spiral. Security experts argue that the nuclear arms competition in South Asia is a classic case of the security dilemma. Arms acquisitions are rising along competitive lines, as countries purchase defence systems in reaction to the policies and procurements of neighbours. This paper studies the expanding nuclear capabilities and arsenals. It illustrates the arms race in South Asia and gives theoretical explanations for it. In conclusion the author revisits various implications of missile development between the two neighbours in the security context of South Asia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article analyses the dynamics of the development of the nuclear rivalry between India and Pakistan and identifies two central factors. First, the India-China border war of 1962 and the latter's accession to the "nuclear club" in 1964, left India with no alternative but to develop its "nuclear option". Second, the India-Pakistan armed conflicts of 1965 and 1971 prompted the Pakistani ruling circles to develop their own nuclear weapons. This paper examines and evaluates the main stages in the development of the nuclear programmes of India and Pakistan and analyses their impact on the geopolitical situation in the region. It draws attention to the presence of the "China factor" in the bilateral relationship and its influence on the political processes in South Asia. It also highlights the need for the creation of a system of collective security on the Asian continent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The changing economic, military and strategic environment around the world has had its repercussions with India trying to exercise greater mobility and flexibility to conduct its foreign policy. In this context, India-Russia relations have profound policy implications. This paper examines and summarises the broad contours of India-Russia relations of the past seven decades in multiple facets with far reaching ramifications at play. It also explains the China factor in a contextual relationship with India and Russia and on the background of the Sino-American equation, as China becomes a preeminent power in Asia with an ambitious agenda to match the prowess of the US on the global front. At the end it forecasts some probable scenarii both regionally and globally involving India, Russia and China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents various security related issues in the Indian Ocean, which although regional in nature are crucial for geopolitics. Providing a background to Indo-Omani relations, it states that the two countries have been interlinked historically not only through culture and trade because the security equation has also made a significant contribution in framing the relationship. This paper further deciphers the historical roots of the cooperation and the emergence of security related challenges in the ancient, medieval and contemporary periods. Major agreements and memoranda of understanding, emerging contemporary challenges and the involvement of non-state actors in the Indian Ocean region are also discussed and include ethnic conflicts, military affairs, piracy, terrorism, etc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper evaluates the art and craft of policymaking. It focuses on Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of independent India. Nehru, who led the country for seventeen years from 1947 to 1964, was also the leader of the Indian National Congress party. He attained a larger than life stature in Indian politics. His admirers and many of his critics alike, attribute the resilience of Indian democracy in part to his stewardship after the partition of the country on religious lines and during the crucial decades after independence. This period was an important and vital phase as the country transitioned from a colony to a post-colonial state with important implications for the long-run consolidation of its modern democratic institutions. Nehru remains a "pivotal actor" given the power he gradually accumulated and his preferences and worldviews. Hence, his "vision" needs to be explored in depth and detail. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper argues that in India, womens rights are violated frequently in day-to-day life, in the family, in households and in the public domain. In a patriarchal society, women often suffer in silence, deprived of personal liberty and bound by rules made by the allegedly superior males. According to Article 15 of the Indian constitution, discrimination cannot be made among citizens on the grounds of religion, race, caste or sex. There is an elaborate system to protect the rights of Indian women including the Dowry Prohibition Act, the (anti)Sati Act and the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act. There is however a need for proper implementation. Moreover, laws do not automatically change the social structure but rather only set a code of conduct. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents abstracts of papers on various topics including the biology of fiber, molecular genetic diversity, and genetic enchancement presented at the concurrent sessions of the 5th World Cotton Research Conference (WCRC-5) in Mumbai, India on November 7-11, 2011which includes the papers "Validation of SSR Markers Linked to Fiber Traits in Cotton," "Genetic Diversity Analysis of Cotton Germplasm," and "Genetic Transformation of Cotton: Progress and Problems."

An analysis of India's internal security dynamics and external exigencies highlights that its policy towards Myanmar has been guided by geostrategic, security and economic considerations. This paper examines the evolution of India-Myanmar relations since independence, the uneasiness that surfaced between the two countries after the military takeover in 1962 and the ups and downs until the recent establishment of a quasi-civilian regime. In conclusion, the article argues for bridging critical gaps and connecting missing links for building a sustainable partnership between the two countries. As they share geopolitical history and culture, India could play a crucial part in facilitating Myanmar's political reforms in the course of implementing its own much-heralded Act East Policy with a view to bolstering relations with other Southeast Asian neighbours as well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This Article discusses the importance of the concept offood security at both the international and national levels. With the help of certain examples, it elucidates how the right tofood came into existence from the shadow of the right to life in India. The paper also deals with food security and the right tofood with respect to a sense of déjà vu. It point out that just as in the past India was characterised by hunger, poverty and food insecurity, presently even after becoming self-sufficient in food and with a strong foundation of the right to food, a number of people are still food insecure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Export growth in a country is associated with several factors including foreign direct investment that significantly contribute to faster export promotion. Since 1991, India's new economic policies have fetched more uninterrupted foreign investment than ever before. Within this framework, this paper measures the effect of foreign direct investment inflow over export promotion. Using annual data series 1991--2012, it investigates the effect of foreign direct investment on export growth in India by using co-integration statics. Results support the theory that export increases manyfold in the long run with foreign direct investment. However according to causality test reports, this is a bi-directional relationship, which suggests export and foreign direct investment are variables that mutually motivate one another. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

India's forest biodiversity management regime is analysed at the policy, legal and institutional levels from the perspective of the triple objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the principles of the Indian constitution. The forest biodiversity management regime has both structural and functional flaws that render it largely incapable of facing the challenge of increasing biodiversity degradation and deepeningpoverty among the Adivasis and other forest-dependent communities. This paper argues for the reform of the forest biodiversity management regime and ojfers recommendations in regard to most aspects of the regime, with a view of putting the country's conservation enterprise on a course that is effective, sustainable and inclusive, rejecting the report of the High Power Committee or the Subramanian Committee, which is premised on easing corporate access to forests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article features New Brunswick, New Jersey-based GDB International Inc., an exporter of recycled plastics, paint, paper and nonferrous metals. It attributes the company's success to the background of its president, Sunil Bagaria, and his brother Sanjeev, who come from a family who had been in the plastics business in India for 30 years. It narrates how the brothers and other key people they hired helped the company grow beyond the plastics recycling business.

The article discusses the implications for India and the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) of Australia's Defence White Paper 2009 (DWP) entitled "Defending Australia in the Asian Pacific Century: Force 2030." The Indian strategy towards Australia and in the IOR in response to the DWP is analysed. Australia is reportedly ready to share its diplomatic and strategic readiness with India, whose United Progressive Alliance Indian government has developed bilateral relations with the U.S.

The biomass available after the harvest of seedcotton is rich in cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin akin to that found in most hard woods. Thus, it is an excellent raw material for the manufacture of composite boards, pulp and paper, as well as for raising edible oyster mushrooms. Among these options, the manufacture of particle board has been found to be economically feasible. The Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (C1RCOT), India has standardized methods to manufacture composite board from cotton stalks collected and processed after the cotton harvest. Under the project, CIRCOT has designed models for the logistics of supplying cotton stalk to the particle board industry, and has installed a pilot plant at the CIRCOT Ginning Training Center in Nagpur, India. The cotton stalk supply chain model clearly showed that farmers could earn an additional income of US$12.5 (equivalent to Indian Rupees 500) per ton of dry biomass (10-12% moistt, re). Uprooting, cleaning, chipping and transportation of cleaned chips could fetch an additional income of US$50.00 (Rs. 2000) per ton if the industry is located within a radius of 50 kilometers. The cotton stalks may be cleaned of boll rinds and adhering residual lint manually by beating the stalks gently on a wooden mallet. The cleaning process is laborious and labor intensive, so a mechanical device was developed to remove the unwanted materials by running the uprooted stalks through a set of rollers. Mechanical cleaning may be a feasible alternative wherever labor is expensive or in short supply. In India, cotton stalks are uprooted manually and/or by a mechanical device in rainfed areas; they are usually cut flush with the ground in irrigated tracts. Remnants of boll rinds and roots can definitely affect the quality of the end product, i.e., particle board, hard board, soft board and medium density fiber board. Stalks must be processed in compliance with the required specifications. In the USA and other places where seed cotton is picked mechanically, the presence of boll finds in the stalks is minimal and the biomass may be sent directly to the chipping stage. A great effort has been put into developing a machine to compact the stalks and transport them in baled form to a centralized chipping center. The work done so far indicates that it is not economically feasible to process cotton stalks in the field and bale them for transportation to the factory. However, chipping the stalks in the field then transporting the chips directly to the board industry has been found to be feasible. Considering the above, operation of a 20-ton-per-day particle board plant in countries like India and other African and Asian countries have been found to be feasible and sustainable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents abstracts of papers presented at the panel discussions at the World Cotton Research Conference (WCRC-5) in Mumbai, India on November 7-11, 2011 on topics including the adoption and cultivation of biotech cotton in India and in Brazil, and use of insecticide for crop protection.

The article offers news briefs related to several prisoners. Napa County, California prisoner Vernon Cannon set himself on fire after wrapping himself in toilet paper inside the cell on February 9, 2011. Phillip Vance pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter after poisoning his co-prisoner at Millhaven Penitentiary in Kingston, Ontario. Over 20 prisoners and six guards were injured during a fight at the Midnapore central jail in India on March 22, 2011.

The article presents abstracts of papers presented at the special sessions of the 5th World Cotton Research Conference (WCRC-5) in Mumbai, India on November 7-11, 2011 which includes the papers "Cotton Mechanization - A Journey," "Pre-Treatment Approach to Acala and Pima Defoliation in California," and "Comparative Analysis of Production Practices and Post-Harvest Handling of Cotton by Smallholder Farmers in Kenya and Mozambique."

The article offers information about several aspects of the West including low cost news paper business, movie production and death of key personality. An innovative idea for starting a low cost news paper business in North Dakota, Montana. An idea for producing a movie based on preserving the sacred objects of Indian tribes in France, Arizona. A sudden demise of highway engineer George Thomas Thomton at the age of 84 in Oregon.

The article focuses on an International Council for Capital Formation (ICCF) paper as a response of developing countries to climate change that will accommodate prosperity. According to David Montgomery and Sugandha Tuladhar, the Asia Pacific Partnership (APP) paper signed by partner countries including China, India and the U.S. hope to integrate technical, environmental and economic progress. It also notes that the potential of APP is comparable with what the Kyoto Protocol can achieve.

The article reports on the intervention of the United Steelworkers union in the company-sponsored medical trip of Carl Garrett to India. Garrett, who works for Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc., volunteered himself to be the first from the company to undergo foreign medical treatment with the condition that he gets a share from the savings. The union withhold the trip and raised awareness among U.S. Congress members of the medical tourism of workers.

The article reports on the pioneering efforts of certain companies in New York State in outsourcing legal paper works to India. Roamware Inc., in the telecom software industry has transferred its work of database loading of thousands of pages of client contract information to India as a pioneering effort. The business enterprises like Pangea3 and QuisLex also were successful in persuading big companies to transfer their routine legal paper works to India to earn more profit.

The article focuses on the art of Rangoli. Women of India decorate their homes by painting colorful designs on their floors. These dot connected designs are found both on the floors and ceilings of temples in India. Indian women learn to make Rangoli designs when they are young. On festival days it is common to see crowds of women busily engaged in drawing designs that fill the streets. The elaborate designs are symbolic and basically common to the whole country: geometric patterns, lines, dots, squares, circles, triangles, lotus, fish, conch-shells, footprints of Goddess Lakshmi, leaves, trees, flowers, animals, and anthropomorphic figures. One may use any kind of drawing tools, like pencil drawings on paper, marker drawings on paper plates, or paints on glasses.

Information about several papers discussed during the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts' (WAGGGS) Juliette Low Seminar held in India is presented. The seminar highlights on the concept of leadership in an international setting. This is participated by forty-four member countries involving young women from Armenia to Fiji to Zimbabwe exploring on issues confronting females around the world such as adolescent health, prevention of trafficking, and access to education.

Features interior decoration with Indian motif. Flowery paper-mache by Himalayan Crafts; Ornate brass heart; Wood elephant; Sari runners; Aladdin's lamp; Place mats by Handblock; Pillows and poster; Decors from the Bombay Company and Handblock.

The article presents the author's experience in India where she co-directed with novelist Ashokamitran a workshop for Tamil-speaking writers. She mentions two finest writers, Dilip Kumar and Paavannan, whose work is printed on the same paper. She also describes the tales written in Tamil which focuses on suffering and humor of life.

The article presents a paper by architect Charles Correa concerning the condition of the Nerul housing in Bombay, India. The housing sector is for about 550 families in an area of 5.4 hectares in Nerul. Since the sector is situated near the metro rail transit station, the overall density are high. However, principles have been strictly carried out to certain considerations. These included, each family has open-to-sky space and all houses are incremental which can be extended by the occupants.

The article offers information on the paper "The U.S. Community College Model: Potential for Application in India," by U.S. Ambassador to India Nancy J. Powell.

The article explores the impact of winter holidays to those involved in processing postconsumer and postindustrial plastics which generally means slower generation and weaker demand. A U.S. East Coast-based reprocessor indicated that generation as of late November 2012 is substantially slower than in summer months of June and July particularly for flexible packaging. The reprocessor noted that there is some increased demand from India for various paper and plastic grades.

An introduction to the issue of the publication entirely devoted to the technical highlights of the papers presented at the 5th World Cotton Research Conference (WCRC-5) held in Mumbai, India on November 7-11, 2011 is presented.

The article presents information on the paper "Why Preferential Policies Can Be Fair," that distinguishes different justifications for preferential policies based on disputes about the meaning of justice and actions of Indian politicians.

The article announces the formation of Harmon Associates India Private Ltd. by Harmon Associates LLC and Remizzo Inc. The new company opened its Mumbai office in India on December 1, 2007 and is expected to cater to the logistics services for Harmon Associates' recycled paper customers in India. The company's line of business include inspection of containers at the port, verification of the quality of material and customer assistance with customs clearance and trans-shipment from the port.

Information about several papers discussed during the "National Study Conference" hosted by the Madras Christian College in Tambaram, Chennai, India is presented. The conference is on human rights and refugees. Other topics include psychological aspects of refugees, economic aspect of refugees and rehabilitation of refugees. The conference features several personalities including Dr. Sumit Sen and Rev. J. Bavani Rajan.

The article reports on the plan of Unicharm Corp. to invest in Russia and India. The company will launch the Unicharm Menricke as a joint venture with diaper manufacturer SCA and it will start producing quality diapers and training pants in Moscow in 2010. Unicharm India plans to establish another production plant in Delhi due to an increase in export duties. Unicharm Corp. reports an increase by four percent in sales for the first quarter of 2009.

The article reports that Biesse SpA has launched its new woodworking machinery manufacturing plant in Bangalore, India, as part of the 2008-2010 Biesse Industrial plan to supply Asian markets and better serve the needs of their customers in the Asian region. According to Riccardo Quattrini, sales and marketing director at Biesse, the mission of opening the new plant is to produce locally and offer Indian and Asian markets a range of high quality woodworking machines.