The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 10, 2006

NZ seeks research ties
Mr Graene Waters, High Commissioner of New Zealand, has invited the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) to collaborate with his country in research and education. Mr Waters visited several fields at the university ... More

BUDGET

RBI wants immediate action on interest relief to farmers
Banks to be reimbursed within a month of claims More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Mango export to US this year likely
Bush statement: Centre to drive home the advantage More

RUBBER

Rubber production to exceed targets
May reach 7.86 lakh tonnes, a growth of 4.9% More

Special rubber zone planned
The Kerala State Co-operative Rubber Marketing Federation (RubberMark) today said it plans to set up a special rubber zone comprising 12 rubber-based manufacturing and processing units. The zone, to be set up on a 12-acre plot, would come up at ... More

Rubber prices steady on buying support
Buying at lower levels kept the spot rubber rates steady on Thursday. Guided by firm international futures, the prices appeared to be stabilising at the prevailing levels as selling from dealers and growers reduced considerably. According to ... More

TEA

Kochi tops in vacuum packaged tea sales
The tea auction centre in Kochi beat Coimbatore in presenting vacuum-packaged tea with Waterfall Estates (East) Private Ltd introducing it in October last. Six months later, the group's second factory — Waterfall Estates (West) Private Ltd ... More

S. Indian tea expo begins tomorrow
The National Convention on South Indian Teas 2005-06 is slated for March 11 and 12 at the SITRA Auditorium in Coimbatore. This is the third edition of the Convention organised by the Tea Trade Association of Coimbatore under the auspices of the ... More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS

Bridge biotech divide: Reddy
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has asked farmers not fall prey to the `produce and perish trap'. "They need to realise the importance of `produce and flourish' equation. If they produce more, they suffer more as ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Castorseed futures weaken
Edible oils continued to rule weaker on the local edible oils market on Thursday on continued offerings amid stray buying interest. Castor seed futures ended weak on some local selling. Groundnut oil raw was down Re 1 at Rs 441 per 10 kg. RBD ... More

COCONUT & COPRA

Copra futures on NMCE again
Eyes daily turnover of Rs 100-200 cr More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Bumper harvest seen
GINGER, GINGER EVERYWHERE: India, a main exporter of ginger and dried ginger, dominates the world market in ginger oil and oleoresin with about 50 per cent of the market share. Its share in the world trade in ginger (excluding ginger oil and ... More

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Union Budget 2006-2007

Economic Survey 2005-2006

MICO to invest Rs 800 cr in 2 yrs; Bosch Rs 500 cr

JM Baxi to roll out container train in June

ING keen on pension foray, ready to wait

Rubber production to exceed targets

Cement scrips zoom

FDI inflow up 326 pc in Jan

ONGC Nigerian plan hits snag

MRP-linked duty a bitter pill for pharma sector

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