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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES CLIMATE & WEATHER
Rains threaten Gujarat kharif cropsKHARIF crops in Gujarat have suffered damage, to some extent, due to heavy rainfall in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Mehsana districts last week, according to official sources in the Department of Agriculture. The crops include cotton, sesame, ... More
AQUACULTURE Fishing in troubled waters By equipping artisanal fishermen with newer and increasingly superior technologies, are institutions like SIFFS and Matsyafed inadvertently contributing to an unsustainable pressure on marine resources? More RUBBER Rubber improves on sparse arrivals RUBBER rates improved on Monday. Arrivals continued to be meagre. The international market was flat at Rs 48.29 per kg for RSS 3 at Bangkok. Weathermen prediction that the rains might continue for a few more days had a positive impact on the ... More SUGAR To meet fobbing costs Centre mulls additional sop for sugar exports The incentive is fully WTO-compatible and, hence, does not tantamount to any export subsidy. More TEA Fair demand at Kochi tea sales A FAIR general demand persisted for almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi tea auction. Of the quantity of 9,92,00 kg on offer in the dust category, good liquoring CTC's barely steady and tended to ease. Other CTC's were lower by Re 1 to Rs ... More DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Kurien flays NDDB's move to import milk powderTHE Chairman of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), Dr Verghese Kurien, has ridiculed the National Dairy Development Board's (NDDB) move to import 6,000 tonnes of milk powder as part of its plan to build a `strategic ... More SILK Non-mulberry silkworm rearing comes to South FARMERS growing castor plantations could soon have an additional income generating activity through Ericulture. rearing, the eri silkworm which thrives on castor and tapioca leaves to produce fine silk can yield an extra income of Rs 6,000 to ... More OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL Edible oil imports decline steeply BUCKING the rising trend of previous 3-4 months, vegetable oil imports witnessed a steep fall during August. As per quick estimate of arrivals made available by Oilmandi.com, a vegetable oil industry portal, 4.20 lakh tonnes (l.t.) ... More
HLL completes transfer of edible oil biz SPICES & CONDIMENTS
IPC to promote new uses of pepper to raise consumptionTHE Kerala Governor, Mr Sikander Bakht, has called for tapping the potential of pepper "beyond its culinary and curative utility". Inaugurating the 5-day 31st session and other meetings of the International Pepper Community, he said he saw a ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Top Stories In Focus Cola Controversy The Cable tangle Pakistan Diary Indo-Pak Monitor Indo-China Relations Telecom Competition In Depth In Kashmir Simple Economics Slowburn Tax Talk NRIs & Investment Avenues Corporate Governance Looking back Aug. 24-Aug. 30 Rs 678-cr cane package for five northern States cleared Deveshwar opposes FDI in tobacco sector Monsoon places mulberry sericulture on recovery path NCDEX mulls new ways to attract farmers NDDB may import 10,000 t milk powder Industry status mooted for commodity futures NDDB to import 6,000 tonne milk powder, says Govt |
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