The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, February 13, 2007

FARM CREDIT
HDFC Bank ties up with Godrej Aadhaar
HDFC Bank has entered into an agreement with Godrej Aadhaar, the agri services and retail initiative of Godrej Agrovet Ltd, to offer agri-credit facility in the rural areas. "Aadhaar customers could avail themselves of banking ... More

WHEAT
Procurement agencies told to buy adequate wheat
To maintain sufficient buffer stocks More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Fresh pulse to sustain winter rains in North
High-pressure system eclipsed for time being More

AQUACULTURE
Action close-up
FISHERMEN HAUL a huge net cast near Tenneti Park in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Without going far out into the sea, they spread the net wide at a distance of about half a km from the shore and haul it in from the beach during winter. It is ... More

FLORICULTURE
Blooming exports
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR: A child appreciating roses at a flower garden in Thrissur, Kerala. Cut roses have contributed significantly to the country's floriculture development, as the rose-dominated Indian flower exports touched Rs 305 crore ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Potato futures up on crop damage fears
Rumours of production loss due to blight and unseasonal rainfall saw the potato futures market rise rapidly on Monday. On MCX, both Agra and Tarkeswar varieties witnessed a strong upward trend. While March contract of Agra variety closed at ... More

PLANTATIONS
Signs of revival in arecanut market
Signs of revival are visible in the arecanut market. The inflow of one-year-old dehusked and dried arecanut, popular as `Kottadacka choll', is very low and the price remains at Rs 75-78 without much variation during the past few weeks. The inflow ... More

RUBBER
Spot rubber under pressure
A holiday in trend setting TOCOM and domestic factors such as import news and the buyer resistance from the tyre sector kept rubber under pressure on Monday. In spot, RSS 4 declined to Rs 98 and Rs 98.50 a kg respectively at Kottayam and Kochi ... More

TEA
Meet to discuss alternative use of tea garden lands
Move follows Bengal Govt decision inviting views from owners More

Low volume continues at Coimbatore tea sale
No corresponding rise in prices More

WATER
No activity
CAUVERY STIR: The APMC yard at Yeshwanthpur in Bangalore wearing a deserted look due to a bandh called in Karnataka by various organisations on Monday in protest against the Cauvery Tribunal award. ... More

ALUMINIUM
Hindalco shares crash 13.74%
The deal is very expensive: Analysts More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Visakha Dairy hikes milk price again
The Visakha Co-op Dairy has once again increased the price of milk in less than a month by about Re 1 a litre, citing the increase in the procurement price as the reason for the hike. The new price will come into effect on ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Sharp fall in pepper futures
Indian parity drops to $3,000 a tonne More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Hindalco deal may not impact aluminium prices
Prices benchmarked against LME rates More

OUTLOOK
Launch of spot exchanges runs into rough weather
NCDEX, MCX await amendment of APMC Act More

Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in
Subscribe to: Business Line

E-paper anouncement

Top Stories
Analjit keeps options open on hiking stake

Petroleum Ministry seeks excise duty cut on diesel

GHCL acquires US co Best Manufacturing for $35 m

Insurers on marketing drive for pension plans

World Bank ready to enhance loan assistance

Hindalco shares crash 13.74%

Reliance may face further delay in rigs deployment

`New biz strategy has helped Bank of India's profitability'

Looking back
Feb. 4-Feb. 10
Gold could test support, rise

Pepper prices rise over 60 per cent in 2006

Farm credit surges to Rs 1,80,486 cr

Cauvery verdict: No impact on business in Bangalore

Pepper prices likely to scale new heights

Response positive to draft bill on groundwater: Soz

Gold, silver gain on bullish global trend