The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 04, 2008

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Widespread snow, rain as cold wave lifts
A prevailing western disturbance that crossed the northwest border with an unprecedented north-northwest to south-southeast orientation early on Saturday morning has set off snowy and wet weather respectively in the hills and the plains. ... More

CULTIVATION
AP set on ambitious oil palm project
Andhra Pradesh, which leads in oil palm cultivation with 75,000 hectares under the crop, is seeking to increase the area by one lakh hectares during the Eleventh Plan period, according to Ms Udaya Lakshmi, Additional Commissioner for ... More

FLORICULTURE
Tanflora to expand, diversify
Hosur, Feb. 3 Tanflora Infrastructure Park Ltd, an agri export zone for roses, plans to expand and diversify operations.Mr Najeeb Ahmed, Managing Director, Tanflora, told reporters he had invited to the company’s facility that the ... More

TEA
Good demand for select CTCs in N. India tea sale
Kolkata, Feb 3 Last week, selected blacker cleaner CTC offerings at the auctions in North India continued to see good competition and sold well around last levels, according to the tea auctioneers, J. Thomas & Company Private Ltd. ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Cotton futures to move higher
Cotton futures ended firm on Friday, on speculative buying, on the back of a strong grains complex. The market will continue to take its cue from the grains ring, especially since cotton farmers are trying to decide this spring if they will sow ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Villagers oppose land acquisition for Mangalore SEZ project
Some villagers, who will be losing their land to the proposed Mangalore Special Economic Zone, have opposed the move to acquire land for the project. Participating in a public discussion — convened by the Technical Committee of ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures recover from last week’s fall
On tight supply, good buying support More

Cardamom prices decline on bearish sentiments
Kochi, Feb. 3 The cardamom prices declined marginally during the week on bearish sentiments following widespread rains in the growing areas during the week. The rains have created a feeling among the buyers that there would be a ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
213 entries for screening at UPASI tea competition
Coimbatore, Feb 3 A 8-member jury representing major tea packeteers, exporters and brokers commenced the tea tasting exercise at the United Planters Association of Southern India (UPASI) conference hall on Saturday to pick the possible ... More

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