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TNAU invention gets IPR patent
A mechanical device that separates with ease the eggs of insects glued on the pulse seed coats, invented by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), has won intellectual property (IP) patent from the Government of India. This is the first ... More

INSIGHT


Farmers bear the cross
On the eve of Good Friday, five more farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra's Vidarbha, taking the farmer suicides in this region, since June 2005, to 443. On December 10, 2005 the Maharashtra Chief Minister announced a special package for the ... More

PLANTATIONS


Areca coop body to market other produce too
Mulls marketing of honey in North India under own brand name; plans units in Janagad, Pune More

RUBBER


Rubber output may top 8.30 lakh t this fiscal
Consuming industries fear that growth is unlikely to ensure easy availability More

Rubber prices rule firm
Domestic spot rubber prices were steady on Wednesday. Sustained demand from the covering groups and purchase agents kept the under current firm though the summer rains were forecast to continue for a few days more. Moderate enquires from the ... More

TEA


South tea sector gearing up to host Pak team
UPASI plans tea-tasting event More

Rising & falling
HANDS FULL: Tea leaves being weighed at a tea estate in Peermedu in Kerala. Tea production in the first two months of the calendar year has increased to 39.8 million kg (mkg) against 38.4 mkg during the same period a year ago. Exports, on the ... More

GOLD & SILVER


Silver rises sharply; gold improves
Silver prices rose sharply on some local buying interest, while gold continued to move upward on the local bullion market on Wednesday in line with strong global advices. Silver (.999 fineness) was up Rs 1,195 at Rs 21,835 per kg over previous ... More

IOB sells 36 kg gold on launch day
Indian Overseas Bank today began gold retailing with a "better than expected" performance on the first day. The bank sold over 4,600 coins of various weights, totalling 36 kg. At today's prices, this would be valued at close to Rs 3.25 ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS


Nabard hikes AP credit support
The credit support to Andhra Pradesh from Nabard (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) has gone up to Rs 4,798.52 crore during 2005-06, showing a growth of 37.85 per cent over the previous year's figure. The financial support ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL


Edible oils suffer setback
All major edible oils reacted at the higher level on the local edible oil market on Wednesday on some fresh offerings by stockists amid restricted buying. Castor oil, on the other hand, moved up on some local enquiries. Castor seed June ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES


In dire straits
FARM WORKERS in a paddy field near Kochi. The State Agricultural Workers' Welfare Fund scheme for monthly pension to indigent agricultural labourers is in trouble owing to lack of funds. About Rs 80 crore goes out every year as pension and around ... More
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