Agriculture
Maharashtra farm output likely to miss target
FOR an industrially advanced State aiming to drive agricultural growth upwards, Maharashtra's farm production continues to be subjected to the vagaries of monsoon rains.

Organic farming picking pace in Kerala
THE concept of organic farming is gaining momentum, albeit slowly in Kerala, especially in cultivation of tea and spices. However, it demands a lot of innovations in the conversion process.

Rubber
Centre amends rubber rules
THE Central Government is bringing rubber imports under the surveillance of the Rubber Board, probably to curb unwanted imports.

Textiles
Fallout of arbitration slapped by shippers: Textile mills cautious on cotton imports
THE domestic textile industry, which went for massive cotton imports last season, is believed to be going cautious on imports this time. At least, they may not repeat the level of imports they resorted to last time as many textile companies find the path of import not all that rosy.

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