The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, May 07, 2008

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Heat relents as cool westerlies dominate
Thiruvananthapuram, May 6 The western disturbance currently blanketing north and northwest India has tossed up two embedded cyclonic circulations, now spearheading cool climes over a sun-baked landscape. Dust storms during summer ... More

INSIGHT
Global warming may aggravate India’s wheat worries
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India-Bharat divide after thirty years
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HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Lower output
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RUBBER
Rubber futures hit Rs 121/kg
Kottayam, May 6 Spot rubber gained sharply on Tuesday. RSS 4 improved to Rs 119 a kg from Rs 117 a kg both at Kottayam and Kochi as traders made an aggressive move on the grade. The immediate target of the market is now projected as Rs 130 a ... More

INTERNET
Free Net connection for Vadodara farmers
The Ahmedabad-based Nethotzone, which introduced the concept of free Internet at select places here, has now joined hands with the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) at Vadodara to launch free wireless-based Internet kiosk for ... More

GOLD & SILVER
MMTC jewellery expo from today
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FOODGRAINS
COMMODITY COMMENTARY
Foodgrains output fails to keep pace with demand growth
Driven by rising incomes and demographic pressure More

COTTON
Cotton board meet may provide clues on exports
Higher shipments blamed for firm prices in domestic market More

South India Cotton Association seeks tech mission extension
Coimbatore, May 6 South India Cotton Association (SICA) has sought the extension of the technology mission on cotton (TMC), the Central Government-sponsored programme aimed at developing India’s raw cotton base both quantitatively and ... More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Jeera gains; chilli futures recover
Mumbai, May 6 After steep fall in volumes on Monday, commodity exchanges seem to have limped back to normalcy on Tuesday.Jeera futures on NCDEX hit the upper circuit of 2.74 per cent at Rs 11,201 per quintal on strong export demand and ... More

Volatility in commodity markets may spur demand for risk tools
Solutions to provide responsiveness for better management More

EVENTS
APEDA finalising guidelines on good agri practices
‘Draft norms could be adopted voluntarily’ More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
COMMODITIES COMMENTARY
Plans to form rice cartel unlikely to succeed
Most small, marginal growers subject to several pressures More

Pak scores overs Indian basmati
Fixes higher export price; no ban on non-basmati varieties’ shipments More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Bayer launches new hybrid rice
Bayer BioScience Private Limited has launched the rice hybrid called Arize Dhani that offers high resistance to bacterial leaf blight (BLB), which causes significant losses to paddy farmers. BLB is caused by a bacterium called xanthomonas oryzae ... More

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Other Top Stories
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Hinduja Foundries to pay dividend first time in 10 yrs

‘Slowdown could impact growth of logistics business

Foodgrains output fails to keep pace with demand growth

Cotton board meet may provide clues on exports

Banks for enhancing exposure limits to PSU oil companies

Looking back
Apr. 27-May. 3
Commodity futures face biggest policy risk

Dues to sugarcane growers top Rs 3,900 crore

Chidambaram sticks to CTT, disappoints investors

Higher pay mooted for plantation research scientists

CCEA allows higher fertiliser prices

Bamboo is grass and not tree, says CII joint study