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Ease conditions for fuel retailing?
14 July 2010
Anyone driving to the hills on the mandatory pilgrimage trail cannot but notice the ubiquitous drum or two in front of roadside stalls - its presence advertising fuels in a way that no pure-for-sure campaign can match.
 
Energy
 
Issues in Captive Coal Block Development in India
24 July 2009
Given the high global demand for and the ever-rising price of oil and the abundance of comparatively inexpensive coal in their own region, India and China have long been heavily dependent on it as a source of energy to meet the needs of their people, as also for national growth.
 
Petroleum-Product Pricing Reforms: Now is the Time!
08 June 2009
On April 1, 2002 the Government of India notified the deregulation of pricing & distribution of petroleum products. As per the announcement, the Government was withdrawing from formal control of petroleum product pricing barring the price of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) and Kerosene (SKO) and was extending distribution rights for petroleum products to parties other than Public Sector Units (PSUs) including multinational companies.
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Climate
 
The climate negotiations
18 September 2009
International cooperation does not mean sacrificing our growth so that developed countries maintain their lifestyle
 
Myths and Realities in Climate Change Negotiations
10 September 2009
The Observer Research Foundation organized a round table discussion on Climate Change on August 26, 2009 at its New Delhi campus. The theme speaker was Mr. Owen Jenkins, Counsellor for Climate Change and Energy, British High Commission and the DFID.
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Events
 

Talk
on

'Do We Need the IAS?'
by Mr G V Ramakrishna (ex-Charirman, SEBI)

Saturday, 4 September 2010
(11:00 AM To 1:00 PM)
Venue: Conference Hall, Fifth Floor, Kothari Buildings, 115 Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai

 


Roundtable Discussion on

"Problems faced by Maharashtra's Farming Community: The Need to Promote Best Practices in Sustainable Agriculture"
Saturday, September 4, 2010
(10.30 AM to 5:00 PM)
Venue: ORF Mumbai

 


Roundtable Discussion on

Reforms in Medical Education to Promote Healthcare for All
Sunday, September 5, 2010
(10.00 AM to 5:00 PM)
Venue: ORF Mumbai

 


Seminar
on

'Issues In Exploiting Hydro Power In India'
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
(10:00 AM To 6:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Conference Hall

 


(BY INVITAION ONLY)

Conf: Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey and ORF
on

'US-India Strategic Partnership'
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
(10:00 AM To 5:00 PM)
Thursday, 23 September 2010
(10:00 AM To 2:00 PM)
Venue: Maurya Sheraton, Delhi

 


Roundtable Discussion
on

"Africa"
Thursday, 28, October 2010
(11:00 AM To 5:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Conference Hall

 


Conference
on

ORF-RLS Project "South Asian Water Summit"

17-18, November 2010
(10:00 AM To 6:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Auditorium

 


Roundtable Discussion

"De Constructing the Economic Crisis"

23-24, November 2010
(10:00 AM To 5:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Conference Hall

 


Seminar on

"Whither China: Prospects and Direction"
Friday, 3 December 2010
(9:30 AM To 4:30 PM)
Saturday, 4 December 2010
(10:00 AM To 3:50 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Conference Hall

 


Workshop on

Assessing the Impact of Higher Education Expansion on Economic Restructuring, Occupational Change and Access to Opportunities in Brazil and India
7 - 9 December 2010
(10:00 AM To 5:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Conference Hall

 


Conference on

"ORF-SIPRI Space Security at ORF Campus "
19-21 January 2011
(10:00 AM To 6:00 PM)
Venue: ORF-Delhi, Conference Hall

 



  
 
National
Best practices in Metro security
25 August 2010
Wilson John
Informed and aware passengers and staff members remain two of the most effective counter-terrorism measures to safeguard vulnerable mass transit systems like Delhi Metro.
 
'Dinakaran Case' and the Politics of Alienation
18 August 2010
N Sathiya Moorthy
What was not acceptable to Karnataka have been made acceptable to Sikkim now. Naturally, advocates in Sikkim too would not want to have a judge, allegedly tainted by misdemeanour
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International
More questions in Headley report
24 August 2010
Wilson John
The report prepared by National Investigating Agency (NIA) on David Coleman Headley, after interrogating him for 34 hours (June 3-9, 2010),
 
A Possible Taleban interlocutor
23 August 2010
Saeed Naqvi
The unspeakable tragedy of the floods in Pakistan, on a scale unknown to man, has dwarfed much else in the region: 100 shot dead in three days of political,
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Pakistan
Extremism in Pak Army poses grave threat to world
13 August 2010
Wilson John
The US Quadrennial Defense Review panel's recent (July 29, 2010) report to the US Congress had a very telling remark about Pakistan Army and its intelligence agencies
 
Floods in Pakistan- An Assessment
13 August 2010
Akhilesh Variar
The devastating floods in Pakistan have not only destroyed lives and property across the country but also seriously undermined the civilian government's reputation among the people.
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South Asia
Bridging the gap: India Bangladesh relations
21 August 2010
India and Bangladesh relations got a new boost following Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's brief visit to Bangladesh recently, demonstrating New Delhi's keenness in enhancing bilateral relations.
 
Ready With A Long Rope - India has not learnt from its mistaken policies towards Pakistan
18 August 2010
Kanwal Sibal
The July 15 talks in Islamabad between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan ended badly for many reasons.
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