The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 29, 2005

Futures trading programme at Mangalore
MANGALORE: India Pepper and Spice Trade Association (IPSTA) and the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) will hold a general awareness programme on futures trading in Mangalore on Monday. A joint statement by IPSTA and FMC said here on ... More

SEEDS

Vandana Shiva flays Seed Act
DR Vandana Shiva, Founder-Director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, New Delhi, has stressed the need for having only one movement to protect the environment and the rights of people. "The situation demands strong ... More

FERTILISERS

SSP fertiliser manufacturers in a spot — Finance Ministry not to fix maximum retail price
THE Finance Ministry has refused to take responsibility for fixing the maximum retail price (MRP) for the single super phosphate (SSP) fertiliser. Currently, it is determined by the respective State Governments. For all the other fertilisers, ... More

PLANTATIONS

Easing the burden
Plantation workers in Kerala have been granted a relief of Rs 1crore by the State Government. Of this, Idukki district will get Rs 75 lakh, Thiruvananthapuram Rs 10 lakh and Kollam Rs 3 lakh, Palakkad Rs 5 lakh and Wayanad Rs 7 lakh. ... More

SUGAR

Decks cleared for sugar exports to Pak — Islamabad may allow delivery at Attari border
DECKS have been cleared for the Union Food Ministry to issue a notification on release of sugar for exports to Pakistan. On the other hand, Pakistan is likely to relax its sugar import tender norms allowing delivery of consignments at Attari ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Cotton futures may come down
NEW York cotton futures ended higher on Friday due to the recent hurricane Katrina threatening to hit the cotton-growing areas of Florida and Texas. The current hurricane could have a bullish effect on cotton futures if it were to move towards ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Rlys to focus more on jatropha plantation
IN the backdrop of increasing fuel prices, the Railway Board Chairman, Mr J.P. Batra, said that the Railways plans to increase focus on plantation of `Jatropha Curcas', an environment-friendly oilseed plant. In the Northern Railway, diesel ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Imported pepper hits domestic prices
PEPPER prices dropped by Rs 150 a quintal during the week for want of buying support following dumping of cheap pepper of foreign origins. Spot prices on Saturday were garbled Rs 6,250 a quintal and un-garbled Rs 5,850 as against Rs 6,400 and ... More

EVENTS

Congress to hold arecanut growers' meet in DK
THE Congress party will hold arecanut growers' meetings in various taluks of Dakshina Kannada district from August 29. Apart from discussing growers' problems, these meetings will seek the help of State and Central governments to tackle them. ... More

CO-OPERATIVES

Co-op supermarkets launched at Kochi
KOCHI: Mithra Agricultural Producer Company Ltd, floated jointly by various cooperative enterprises in the city with the help from farmers and Ernakulam District Cooperative Bank, is launching two supermarkets in the city in the first week ... More

IT-ENABLED SERVICES

This call centre helps clear AP farmers' doubts
PROVING sceptics wrong, farmers in Andhra Pradesh have utilised the recent advances in communications to get their doubts cleared. They have not spent a rupee as they used a toll-free number set up by Andhra Pradesh Government and Acharya N.G. ... More

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