The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, July 19, 2007

AWARDS & HONOURS
Dr B. Mishra gets Kidwai award
The Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award for the biennium 2005-06 has been awarded to Dr B. Mishra, Project Director, Directorate of Wheat Research (DWR), Karnal, for his contributions to rice and wheat research in the country. The award carries an amount of ... More

INSIGHT
Wheat policy is all chaff
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RUBBER
Speculative sales smother spot rubber
Kottayam, July 18 The rubber prices declined sharply on Wednesday. According to sources, the domestic futures went below the initial daily limit of 2 per cent on NMCE owing to panic bull liquidation and speculative selling. There were some ... More

SUGAR
Dollex poised to buy Maharashtra coop sugar unit
Formal nod from State expected in a week More

WATER
Rains push up water level in Kerala reservoirs
Kochi, July 18 The water level in the reservoirs of the hydroelectric projects in Kerala has increased by 34 per cent in less than a fortnight following heavy rains in the catchment areas in recent days. The storage levels in all the ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Nabard plans jt venture micro finance institution
Kolkata, July 18 In a move that will lead it to a completely new terrain, Nabard (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) plans to set up a micro finance institution (MFI) as a joint venture with banks and other ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Price outlook to dominate global vegoil meet
Mumbai, July 18 The global vegetable oil market has turned bullish following perceived demand-supply imbalance in the wake of huge demand surge from the biodiesel industry. In the last 12 months, prices have spiked by over 40 per cent. ... More

COFFEE
Coffee Board chalks fresh plans to boost exports
Bid to woo back traditional buyers; set to explore new markets More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Turmeric likely to see selling pressure
Turmeric futures are likely to witness selling pressure following a fall in spot prices. There are chances of turmeric contracts falling below Rs 2,000 a quintal, according to analysts .According to Share Khan Commodities, turmeric has been ... More

Bear operators push down pepper futures
Kochi, July 18 The pepper futures market continued its declining trend on bearish operations on Wednesday.Those who have sales to industry and needs to cover are pushing the prices down. They anticipate that reduction in the Indian ... More

COMMODITY MARKETS
NMCE settles July series contracts
Ahmedabad, July 18The National Multi-Commodity Exchange (NMCE) has launched 43 new contracts and six new ‘spread series’ for futures, while it has settled the prices in various commodities of the July 2007 series that expired on ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Coffee Board chalks fresh plans to boost exports
Bid to woo back traditional buyers; set to explore new markets More

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