The Hindu Business Line : Monday, January 10, 2005

Fisheries college scientists to study impact of tsunami
TWO teams of scientists of Fisheries College and Research Institute (FCRI) at Tuticorin are undertaking a study of the impact of December 26 tsunamion the bio-diversity and biomass of fisheries resources and on the composition and quantity of ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

AP completes process for irrigation tenders
THE Andhra Pradesh Government has on Sunday announced that the process of inviting tenders for 156 packages of irrigation projects in different categories was completed. Addressing newspersons here, the State Major Irrigation Minister, Mr P. ... More

PLANTATIONS

Personal accident insurance scheme for plantation growers
THE Union Government on Sunday announced a personal accident insurance scheme for small growers in the plantation sector, under which a grower will be provided accident insurance coverage of Rs 25,000 for no premium. The Price Stabilisation ... More

SUGAR

Supply line planning can help curb sugar price rise: ISMA chief
THE President of the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA), Ms Rajshree Pathy, observed that with proper planning of the supply line, sugar prices could be sustained at reasonable levels. Reacting to the spiralling rate of sugar in the last ... More

UP mills withdraw `special' price for cane
SUGAR mills in Uttar Pradesh, which had begun offering cane prices of Rs 120-125 per quintal in order to secure higher supplies from growers, have decided to go back on their move "in the larger interests of the industry". The mills, which had ... More

TEA

Tea prices spurt at Kochi auction
A GOOD general demand resulted in the spurting of prices of almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi tea auction. Of the quantity of 10,15,000 kg on offer in the dust category, good liquoring CTCs were steady. Others were easier by Rs 1-2. ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Cotton may test resistance, dip
NYCE cotton futures finished at a two-and-half month peak on Friday on fund and speculative buying, which was more of a technically inspired rally although the broad fundamentals remains bearish, such as high US production and a supply surplus. ... More

WATER

Karnataka to implement scheme to recharge water table
THE Karnataka Government is planning to implement a programme to recharge the water table in the State. The Government will implement the `pond for every agriculture field' programme from the next financial year, according to the Karnataka ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES

Minister blames TDP for farmers' suicides in AP
AS many as 670 farmers ended their lives in Andhra Pradesh during the past seven months after the Congress assumed power, but they should be blamed "solely on the Telugu Desam misrule," according to Mr N. Raghuveera Reddy, State Agriculture ... More

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