The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, September 24, 2005

Turnover-based fee for commodity brokers likely
With commodity futures gaining popularity, the Government has asked the FMC to figure out ways for resource generation. New Delhi, Sept. 23 AFTER the stock brokers, it will be the commodity brokers who will have to pay a fee ... More

AQUACULTURE

Vizag fishermen rally to protect livelihood
FISHERMEN in the Visakhapatnam district are planning to undertake an eight-day tour from September 25 to mobilise the community for protection of their occupation due to several industrial projects coming up along the coast from Vizag to ... More

INSIGHT

The knowledge revolution still eludes the Indian farmer
THREE interesting news items appeared last month. The first referred to the Independence Day promise by the Prime Minister that by the end of the current Plan, every district will have a Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), a ... More

COMMODITIES

Inflation up 3.53 pc due to higher fuel, food prices
THE annual wholesale price index-based inflation rose 3.53 per cent during the 12 months ending September 27, accelerating from the previous week's annual rise of 3.16 per cent. The rise in the year-on-year inflation was largely on account of ... More

RUBBER

Rubber unchanged in dull trading
THE rubber prices turned almost steady on Friday. Trading activities remained subdued lacking quantity sellers while major buyers also preferred to keep a low profile. The only gainer of the day was ungraded rubber which improved by 50 paise on ... More

SUGAR

Shree Renuka Sugars registered as CDM project
Clean development mechanism promotes green house gas reducing projects in developing countries. More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Edible oils turn bearish on imports, better crop
HOPES of better than expected oilseeds crop, cut in the vegetable oil tariff rate and increasing imports have brought in a bearish outlook to the edible oil scenario in the country, according to industry players. "The entire oilseed belt in ... More

SEA call to raise customs duty on vanaspati imports
THE Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) has urged the Government to raise customs duty on vanaspati imports to at least 80 per cent to provide a level playing field to the domestic vanaspati industry. Speaking at the 34th annual ... More