AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
NCDEX terminals in 102 centres
THE spread of membership of National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) has crossed 100 cities/towns reaching out to 102 centres with the commissioning of members terminals in far-flung centres like Haldwani, Fatehabad and Banda. The ..
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FARM CREDIT
Pact for financing tractors
MANGALORE: The Corporation Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd for financing tractors to farmers. This makes Corporation Bank the "favoured bank" of Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd for ...
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RICE
More rice allocated to Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Centre has allocated 25,000 tonnes more of rice to the State under the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojna, which is to be distributed to beneficiaries as part of the Food for Work scheme. An official said here that ...
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INSIGHT
Bamboo as green gold
LAST week, inaugurating the seventh World Bamboo Congress in New Delhi, the Prime Minster, Mr A.B. Vajpayee, was at his poetic best, waxing eloquent on the virtues of that humble but powerful reed. He said, "Our aspirations and expectations ...
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RUBBER
Rubber exporters form separate association to ensure fair deals
A NATIONAL association of rubber exporters has come into existence under the name of All India Natural Rubber Exporters Association so as to ensure fair price for farmers, producers and consumers of natural rubber. The association has been ...
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TEA
TN tea traders amend CST manual rules
IN what is being hailed as a significant step, the tea trade associations of Coimbatore and Coonoor have amended their central sales tax (CST) manual rules in a bid to increase outstation buyer participation at auctions. ``CST buying will ...
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Good demand for dust teas at Kochi auction
A MIXED trend persisted for almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi tea auction. Though the dust sale witnessed a good general demand, it was comparatively low for leaf varieties. Of the quantity of 8,32,000 kg on offer in the dust category, ...
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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Cotton futures may move up
NYCE cotton futures rallied higher on Friday, due to fund buying on news of Chinese purchases to set in shortly. China is supposed to have issued import permits for anywhere from 500,000 to 1.0 million (480-lb) bales of cotton. Chinese buying ...
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AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
TNAU to receive Rs 4-cr research grant from USAID
THE Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to receive a grant of $9,00,000 (Rs 405 lakh) for taking up research in key areas. ...
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CO-OPERATIVES
Drought affects honey production in AP
HONEY produced by Girijans in Andhra Pradesh and marketed by the Girijan Co-operative Corporation (GCC) is in great demand among consumers, but the GCC is unable to match the demand, as supply has been hit due to drought, said Mr A. Vidyasagar, ...
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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES
Kalam plumps for growing rare herbs
THE President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has said that rare herbs which have good potential in the export market and extracts of which can be utilised profitably in the pharmaceutical sector should be developed by the agri-horticulturists. He was ...
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