The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, July 14, 2007

FARM CREDIT
Bengal provides relief to co-op banks on crop loans
Kolkata, July 13 The West Bengal Government, through an order dated July 11, of the Department of Co-operation, has agreed to provide the desired additional subvention (subsidy) of 2 per cent on own fund involvement of co-operative banks from ... More

WHEAT
Centre defends wheat import contracts
‘Prices not very high in the current new context’ More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Weak monsoon trims surplus rainfall
A general slackening of the monsoon current in the second week of July has drained out two per cent from the 20 per cent surplus rainfall recorded during the ongoing season. An update by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said ... More

CULTIVATION
Oilseeds, cotton acreage increases on good rains
Sowing in rice, coarse cereals & pulses lagging behind More

CITI-CDRA intensifies activities in Vidarbha
Mumbai, July 13 The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry’s Cotton Development and Research Association (CITI-CDRA) are implementing Front Line Demonstrations (FLD) in Vidarbha for the third consecutive year with assistance from the ... More

AQUACULTURE
Set for sail
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COMMODITIES
Costlier food items push up inflation rate
Higher base prices last year will see index dropping: CMIE More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Nabard help sought for agri infrastructure
The Andhra Pradesh Government has asked the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) to take major initiatives to support farmers by way of financing agriculture processing infrastructure.Addressing the silver ... More

MCC for step-up in capital investment in agriculture
Kolkata, July 13 Merchants Chamber of Commerce (MCC), affiliated to Assocham, has chalked out an action programme to draw the Government’s attention to some of the critical issues facing Indian agriculture sector. The Chamber has ... More

PLANTATIONS
Nod for import of Nepalese arecanut
The Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has allowed the import of betelnut (commonly known as arecanut) of Nepalese origin through Jogbani land customs station in Bihar and Panitanki land customs station in West Bengal.In a ... More

RUBBER
Spot rubber gains Re 1/kg
Kottayam, July 13 The physical rubber managed to finish in green on Friday. The market touched an intra day high of Rs 83 for RSS 4 in the morning session but a decline in domestic futures hammered the prices at higher levels. The ... More

TECHNOLOGY
Seminar on use of space tech in farming
There is a need for greater use of space technologies in farming and agro-processing to make agriculture sustainable, economical and cost-effective, according to Mr P. Chengal Reddy, Chairman of the Federation of Farmers’ Associations in ... More

METALS
BSE Metal Index posts 4.58% gain
Rio Tinto deal spurred revaluation of metal stocks More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Marginal decline in pepper futures
Kochi, July 13 The pepper futures market on Friday witnessed marginal decline for want of buying support. Fluctuations were there in intra-day trading.Buyers were watchful of the market as it has been moving up and down in recent ... More

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