The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, April 12, 2007

CLIMATE & WEATHER
`Low' regains status, may intensify
The `low' may intensify and generate fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy fall in these areas for two more days More

ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK
Nestle asking farmers to shift to cow milk
Nestle India is consciously encouraging milk farmers to shift from buffalo to cow milk, even though the country concentrates on buffalo milk, which is costlier. Currently, the company procures both milks in equal quantity and is expanding its ... More

Panel to probe cattle deaths
Reports say they consumed Bt cotton leaves More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Seedling import norms dampen strawberry prospects
4 million rootstocks from California needed for next season More

RUBBER
Lack of buyers hits spot rubber
Though international rubber prices finished mostly in green followed by broad gains in gold and oil futures, the domestic scene was dull on Wednesday. In the physical front, the market recorded all-round losses in the absence of genuine buyers, ... More

TEA
Tea exports down in volume, earnings
Though unit price increases, volume falls short More

WATER
Babli issue: AP Govt to approach Manmohan
Taking strong exception to the way the Maharashtra Government is dealing with the Babli dam issue, Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to take up the matter with the Prime Minister. The State Cabinet, which met here on Wednesday, passed a ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
NMCE launches new soya oil, chana contracts
The National Multi-Commodity Exchange NMCE on Tuesday introduced a new series in soya oil, guar seed and chana for futures trading on its terminals. While the maturity dates for both soya oil and guarseed is August 20, that for Chana is October ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Falling demand
RISE IN EXPORTS: Vanilla pollination in progress at a farm near Kallar in Kerala's Idukki district. High global production combined with low demand from food manufacturers, who prefer synthetic vanillin to natural vanilla, has led to dip in ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE
Yes Bank pact for agri insurance
Yes Bank has entered into a bancassurance partnership with Agriculture Insurance Company of India (AIC) for distribution of agriculture insurance products. "The partnership envisages that AIC would, on best effort basis, offer ... More

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