The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, July 25, 2007

RICE
The true Indian basmati rice — More than grains of differences
Farm scientists deem that the extant definition of basmati rice in the Commerce Ministry’s Notification to be restrictive and deleterious to the interests of farmers, in view of the proviso that one of the parents of a rice variety should be tr aditional variety of basmati to qualify for being classified as basmati. More

ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK
How will Beijing bring home the bacon?
It may be the Year of the Pig, according to the Chinese zodiac but the animal is not having much luck in China. Several tens of thousands of pigs in the country have been afflicted by a mysterious disease which combined with a scarcity of ... More

EDITORIAL
An oily situation
Unifying the rate of import duty on crude and refined edible oils may ease the situation. More

AGRICULTURE
Why it is bleak on the farm front
It is a tragic irony that the Centre, which had set 4 per cent growth for the agricultural sector in the National Agriculture Policy 2000 has to reiterate the same goal post at the recent National Development Council (NDC) meeting. The Prime ... More

FOREX
Exchange Rate and Exports — A fund in good times for the bad
Policymakers can consider creating a pool of funds, out of collections from exporters, and from out of profits on account of exchange rate variations in a depreciating currency scenario to help exporters exercised over a rising rupee. The assistance to tide over temporary drop in profits may be needed more by SME exporters who mat not be able to afford, says GIRIJAA UPADHYAY. More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Location of industry
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CO-OPERATIVES
Leave the co-operative movement alone
The co-operative movement in India had a premature birth. The British conceived it with apprehension, lest it developed into a genuine network of autonomous democratic and professional bodies, as had happened in the Scandinavian countries. That, ... More

PEOPLE
No fading away for Kalam
The most popular ballad of the early 20th century hummed in US army barracks had a highly poignant line: “Old soldiers never die, they just fade away!” The phenomenon most familiar to the Indians is that of persons pitch forked into ... More

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