The Hindu Business Line : Friday, July 04, 2003

MCX to allow sale of membership rights
Despite a freeze on issuance of membership rights by MCX, existing members will be at liberty to sell their rights. More

Task force studying SEBI, FMC merger proposal — IPSTA trading goes online
A TASK force, set up for working on the proposed merger of the SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) and FMC (Forward Markets Commission), is analysing the pros and cons in the event of such a merger, according to Mr Kalayan Raipuria, ... More

INSIGHT

Bt cotton: Winning a battle, but losing the war
Cotton farming in India is far different from that in the US. Monoculture cotton is not grown on an industrial scale or season after season, as in the southern belt of the US, which is the "cotton bowl" of the country catering to industrial needs. In dian farmers alternate crops and this is what wreaks havoc. More

RUBBER

Rubber prices perk up
RUBBER prices improved on Thursday. All the grades made gains on renewed buying interest. The covering group has once again returned to the trading centres after a day's gap. There were nominal enquiries from the non-tyre sector also, but the ... More

COTTON

Surabhi dominates cotton arrivals in TN yards
THE concept of one village-one variety cotton might be dismissed as wishful thinking, but the arrivals in the market yards at Mallasamudram and Sappaiahapuram in Namakkal and Salem districts of Tamil Nadu prove otherwise. The yards recorded an ... More

TOBACCO

AP tobacco sales enter final phase
A quantity of 98 million kg tobacco has been sold till now in Andhra Pradesh at an average cost of Rs 36.09 a kg. More

POULTRY

Suguna to sell chicken meat in local market
THE Udumalpet-based Suguna Poultry group has sought to leverage its hygienic chicken processing facility to make a foray into the `niche' portioned chicken meat segment for the local market. Come October, Suguna would be in a position to launch ... More

TRENDS