The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, October 26, 2005

NCDEX may introduce future contracts in ATF, naphtha
AFTER launching furnace oil futures, NCDEX is exploring opportunities to introduce future contracts in the petroleum products segments. The aim is to attract the bigger players in the oil industry, who prefer to hedge their risks from both ends, ... More

LME signs licensing pact with Multi Commodity Exchange
The agreement would enable a better understanding of the market dynamics of the base metals industry in India. More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Polavaram project gets environmental clearance
IN what could be considered a major breakthrough for the prestigious `Jala Yagnam' programme taken up by the State Government for major irrigation projects in the three regions of the State, the Union Government on Tuesday sanctioned environment ... More

PLANTATIONS

White arecanut prices on the rise
Lack of quality areca, curbs on imports cited as reasons
THE smile is back on the face of arecanut growers after a gap of five years. The price of white variety of arecanut - which is predominantly grown along coastal Karnataka and some parts of Kerala — is increasing steadily in the market. ... More

Leaf mosaic disease in tapioca — TN tuber growers, processors seek import of planting material
THE Salem, Namakkal based tapioca growers and the sago/starch producers from Tamil Nadu have expressed concern over the falling yield from the present tuber varieties being cultivated by them on account of the mosaic diseases. They have ... More

RUBBER

Mixed trend in rubber prices
THE domestic physical rubber prices showed a mixed trend on Tuesday. The market continued to rule firm in the absence of quantity sellers while the covering groups and purchase agents were moderately active in the main marketing centres. Sheet ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

Nabard prefers SHG linkage model for micro finance
The Grameen Bank model is a more credit related scheme. More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

M.P. set to boost soya output
SOYABEAN production this year could be about five per cent higher than last year's production of 58.51 lakh tonnes (lt), according to a projection made by the Soyabean Processors Association (Sopa). This year's crop estimate of 61.26 lt, as per ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Global demand for vanilla yet to pick up
"Nobody is sending a firm reply to the offers made by the producers and hence, it is not going to be encouraging this year." More

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