Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Friday, March 29, 2002
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES FERTILISERS 9-group norm for urea retention price proposed THE proposal to introduce a Group Concession Scheme (GCS) for indigenous urea plants to replace the existing unit-wise retention price-cum-subsidy (RPS) scheme is slated to undergo significant modification, with the Department of Fertilisers ... More FLORICULTURE APEDA award for Sri Vasavi BANGALORE: Sri Vasavi Florex and Industries Ltd, a Bangalore-based floriculture company and part of Hyberabad-based GMR Vasavi Group, has bagged the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) award for ... More RUBBER TEA 
Starvation looms over Kerala tea plantations`The situation can be altered only through drastic corrective measures. In the first place, the grower should be able to realise a remunerative price. The tea auction system should be restructured to ensure competitive bidding. The wage rates and pro ductivity norms have to be modified in such a way that the commodity becomes globally competitive.' More
PRECIOUS METALS Gold seen trading in higher range EXPECTATION that the current gold price rally may retrace the move as rallies did within a matter of weeks in the past may not materialise this time as the circumstances leading to the current price spurt are different, an expert has said. ... More DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS FOODGRAINS TN Budget: Organised trade rues ST on rice, wheat FOOD grain merchants in the State are concerned over the levy of sales tax on rice and wheat. However, they have welcomed the entry tax proposed on wheat products. While the sales tax may be nominal in rupee terms, they fear the move will make ... More COTTON Greenpeace flays Govt's go-ahead to Bt cotton GREENPEACE has denounced the decision of India's Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) to allow commercialisation of Monsanto's Bt cotton variety. "Many, many important ecological questions have been left unanswered in the rush to ... More
SILK Japan extends aid for third phase of bivoltine project THE Japanese Government has decided to extend its assistance to India in promoting the third phase of the bivoltine sericulture project in the country. Speaking at a function here the Japanese Ambassador to India, Mr Hiroshi Hirabayashi, said ... More OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL Nikhil, Acalmar edible oil refineries go on stream NIKHIL Refineries Ltd, with an installed capacity of 200 TPD (tonnes per day), and Acalmar Oils and Fats Ltd with a similar capacity, formally began their commercial operations here on Thursday. Both were inaugurated by the Collector of East ... More COCONUT & COPRA 
Toddy tappingA toddy tapper at Anthikkad, Thrissur district of Kerala, reaching a coconut tree top using the Sri Lankan tight-rope method. Despite a huge demand-supply gap, production of coconut toddy in the State is stagnant at around 5.54 lakh litres per ... More COFFEE Karnataka: Tax relief for coffee planters THE agriculture income tax on coffee planters owning less than 50 acres of land has been withdrawn. Replying to the debate on his 2002-03 Budget proposals, the Chief Minister, Mr S.M. Krishna, said he was also rolling back the proposed hike in ... More POULTRY 
TN chicken farmers ready retail outlet plansCHICKEN producers based in Tamil Nadu have informally set a five-to-six-year time frame to shift to 100 per cent processed chicken marketing from the present live-bird marketing. To set the ball rolling in this regard, the State Broiler ... More
Chicken prices may go up WTO WTO agriculture panel sets 12-month `modalities' deadline THE Agriculture Committee of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has agreed to a broad work programme, which would set out by March 31, 2003 the key negotiating principles for a final comprehensive farm deal. At a special session held in Geneva ... More PERFORMANCE `Vision 2020 plan making good progress' THE `Vision 2020' project has, in the last two-and-a-half years, helped in raising the income of nearly 2,500-3,000 farm families, according to Mr Y.S. Rajan, Scientific Secretary in the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the ... More TRENDS AP: Shift to dry crops yields rich harvest THE switch-over to dry crops during the rabi season is paying dividends for the farmers of Chintalapalli, Sirsad, Gatlaboothkur, Mirzapur, Kachapur, Metpally and Begumpet villages of Karimnagar district. They are earning nearly Rs 5,000 per acre ... More BOOKS Book on `AP Vision 2020' strategy HYDERABAD: The Vision 2020 document of the Andhra Pradesh Government aims to transform the State's agriculture into a dynamic, high-growth sector. It proposes a six per cent annual growth rate for the agricultural sector. But are ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
Top Stories In Depth Inside Kashmir Guide to derivatives US-64 Looking back Mar. 17-Mar. 23 Nestle set to `adapt' to consumer's purse Tea Board moves ad council to stop Dandi salt campaign `Gold can become reliable investment gizmo' PDS grain prices to be cut further `Inequity' in urea subsidy claims set right Wheat MSP to be hiked by Rs 15 per quintal -- Centre gives short shrift to CACP proposals Gold exchange key to boost market: Reddy IDFC likely to pick up 29 pc stake in Tanflora project |
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