The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, October 27, 2007

RICE
Curbs on rice exports cause anguish in AP
Kakinada, Oct. 26 Rice exporters here are in distress following the ban on export of non-basmati rice, imposed by the Union Government earlier this month. The subsequent order of the Government fixing a minimum export price ($425 a tonne) for ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Arabian sea sees intense activity as ‘low’ grows
To concentrate into a depression over next 2 days More

AQUACULTURE
Angling for livelihood
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COMMODITIES
Cheaper non-food items keep inflation rate static
Wholesale Price Index of all commodities up at 215 points More

RUBBER
Meenachil offers advisory, training services for rubber farmers
Focus on scientific cultivation techniques to enhance output More

SUGAR
Chamber seeks mandatory ethanol blending
Madurai, Oct. 26 Sattur Chamber of Commerce and Industries has made an appeal for mandatory blending of ethanol with petrol.The Chamber Secretary, Mr P.T.K.A. Balasubramanian, in a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan ... More

TEA
Closed tea gardens look for turnaround
The Union Minister of State for Commerce, Mr Jairam Ramesh, peeved at the poor response of the owners of West Bengal’s closed tea gardens to the rehabilitation scheme earlier announced by him with fanfare. He made yet another bold ... More

Tea prices gain on demand at Kochi auction
Kochi, Oct. 26 Good general demand propped up the price of most teas at the Kochi tea auction which had 10 lakh kg of dust tea on offer. Market for CTC was steady to dearer by Rs 2-3 as the sale progressed. Good liquoring CTCs appreciated even ... More

Mixed trend in spot rubber
Kottayam, Oct. 26 Spot rubber showed a mixed trend on Friday. RSS 4 closed flat at Rs 97.50 and Rs 98 a kg respectively at Kottayam and Kochi since the buyers were unwilling to enhance their quotes though the international indices finished in ... More

GOLD & SILVER
Gold prices may gather pace after dropping
Analysts see a correction in Nov on festive season break More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Nabard to raise Rs 4,000 cr
New Delhi, Oct. 26 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has said that it would raise Rs 4,000 crore by the end of the financial year to refinance its short-term and long-term rural development ... More

JUTE
Time to upgrade jute industry technologically
On the face of it, it is an industry that accounts for a turnover of Rs 6,500 crore annually. More importantly, it provides direct employment to two-and-a-half lakh workers in the organised sector, and to another one lakh in the unorganised ... More

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