The Hindu Business Line : Monday, July 31, 2006

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Monsoon `gateways' in deficit as rains keep away
East and Central India have continued to be buffeted by heavy to very heavy rains over the past two days thanks to the presence of a well marked `low' even as a surprisingly rain-deficit monsoon `gateways' of Kerala and the north eastern States ... More

AQUACULTURE
A controversial ban
As the livelihoods of coastal communities continue to depend on coastal biodiversity and access to it, conservation measures like the trawl ban should consider local conditions and not be applied in a blanket manner. More

FLORICULTURE
APEDA plans fund for floriculture industry
Fund to help buying new planting material More

INFRASTRUCTURE
`Polavaram project poses threat to Rajahmundry'
The proposed construction of a dam at Polavaram in West Godavari poses a grave threat to Rajahmundry in East Godavari district and Kovvuru in West Godavari and therefore the mega irrigation project, christened Indira Sagar, should be given up by ... More

TEA
Coonoor tea auctions fetch higher price in first half
Overall earnings rise to Rs 81.28 cr More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
COMEX gold may rise higher
Gold futures ended higher on Friday due to a weaker dollar and weekend short covering. The dollar fell on the US data showing second-quarter economic growth slowed abruptly. The news raised expectations that the Federal Reserve might halt its ... More

Palm oil may correct lower
Malaysian crude palm oil futures ended sharply higher on Friday on good fund buying and supportive fundamentals. Expectation of robust demand and decline in July production due to dry weather fuelled prices higher. Export figures were also ... More

METALS
Prospect of output losses may fire base metals
Further upside seen in copper, nickel More

FOODGRAINS
Centre releases 1 lt maize for poultry farmers
The Tamil Nadu poultry farmers stand to draw 25,000 tonnes of maize from Food Corporation of India at an issue price of Rs 550 per quintal. This is part of the one lakh tonnes of maize released by the Union Government to be distributed ... More

COTTON
Monsanto monopoly over Bt cotton ends
JK Agri, Nath Seeds may take 6 pc market share More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Speculative buying may push pepper higher
Prices may touch Rs 150 a kg shortly More

MARKETING
`Notify Baikampady yard'
The Karnataka Government has been urged to notify the Mangalore Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) yard at Baikampady to carry out business activities in the yard. Addressing presspersons here, Mr Krishnaraja ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES
Steps to solve farm woes of Wayanad
CM promises debt relief More

Farmers' suicides: `A pressing concern for all'
`High aspirations have turned farming into high-risk proposition' More