AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
CLIMATE & WEATHER
Can India weather climate change?
Even as the effects of global warming are beginning to be felt, is the establishment ready to deal with its impact? SHARAD JOSHI does not think so, and examines the possible fallout on agriculture and related sectors.
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Thunderstorms fade, may return with heating
Heat, and more heat, dented occasionally by passing thunderstorms, is likely to be the dominant theme as an organised weather system exited southwest Bay of Bengal to the northeast into Myanmar. This `low' had spun briefly to become well ...
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PULSES
48,000 tonnes pulses reach ports
Over 48,000 tonnes of imported pulses have arrived at Indian ports out of the total 2.25 lakh tonnes (lt) contracted. STC has contracted 1 lt, Nafed (0.7 lt), PEC (0.29 lt) and MMTC (0.26 lt). According to an official release, ...
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EXCISE AND CUSTOMS
Who gained from duty cut on palm oil?
Did the Finance Ministry over-react by cutting customs duty on palm oil or is there a larger design to equalise basic customs duties on palm oil and soyabean oil? Is there any internal or external pressure to do so? Importantly, who specifically ...
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FERTILISERS
PSU fertiliser cos eyeing sick units of FCI, Hind Fert
Three profit making public sector fertiliser companies have evinced interest in taking over the sick units of Fertiliser Corporation of India (FCI) and Hindustan Fertiliser Corporation Ltd (HFC). The companies that have shown interest are ...
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HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Production glut
NO TAKERS?: Tomatoes dumped on the road near Chintamani near Bangalore by the farmers. The growers resorted to such a measure as tomato prices have declined sharply. Tomato prices have slid to Rs 100 a quintal in wholesale markets. At the retail ...
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Mangoes could taste sour for consumers this year
Fall in production likely; sharp increase in prices
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RUBBER
Buyer resistance hits spot rubber
The domestic rubber prices nose-dived on Tuesday. Though the Government has denied news about the import of rubber, it seems that the market lost its grip once again since the conflicting reports appearing in various newspapers had affected the ...
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Tyre cos join issue with Upasi
Change in rubber import tariff
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TEA
Coonoor tea sales witness heavy withdrawals
Demand insufficient to absorb the added volumes
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GOLD & SILVER
UTI `Goldshare' makes its debut on NSE
One unit represents price of approximately one gram of gold
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20 gm gold coins from Corpn Bank
Corporation Bank is foraying into the sale of 20 gm gold coin (plain make) on the occasion of this Akshaya Tritya, according to a bank release here. The pricing of the coins is on a daily basis. At present, the bank is selling gold coins of 2 ...
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METALS
Hind Copper to use bio-leaching tech for ore processing
Research body to help in getting metal from chalcopyrite
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper falls on reports of selling pressure in Vietnam
Pepper futures witnessed a sharp fall on Tuesday following reports of selling pressure building up in Vietnam and consequent drop in prices. Added to this, the NCDEX decision not to grant any exemption on margin also contributed to the fall as ...
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AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Sugar decontrol: Cabinet decides to set up expert group
Cane as energy crop under study
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