The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 26, 2008

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Food research institute moots withdrawal of export controls
Stating that the complex causes of the current food and agriculture crisis required a comprehensive response, the Washington-headquartered International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has come up with two sets of policy actions that ... More

FARM CREDIT
Wider waiver
Nearly 4.3 crore farmers are likely to get a reprieve with the loan waiver, but it would be naïve to believe that such schemes will automatically transform agriculture. More

Package for prompt payment of farm loans on cards
Hyderabad, May 25 The Union Government is working on an incentive package for farmers who made prompt repayment of loans, according to the Union Minister of Agriculture, Mr Sharad Pawar.The Ministry of Agriculture is in talks with the ... More

RICE
AP aiming at 30% increase in rice output
Hyderabad, May 25 The Government of Andhra Pradesh is targeting to increase rice production under National Food Security Mission in the State by about 30 per cent by 2011-12.About one lakh tonnes of rice are being produced under ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
‘Classic monsoon onset’ not seen until June
Thiruvananthapuram, May 25 True to forecasts, the ‘low’ originating in the southeast Arabian Sea raced away from India’s southwest coast and was parked over southeast and adjoining east-central Arabian Sea on Sunday ... More

AQUACULTURE
Fish workers seek legislation on coastal biodiversity
Mangalore, May 25 The National Fishworkers’ Forum (NFF) has urged the Union Government to enact legislation for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity. Addressing presspersons here on Saturday, Mr Harekrishna Debnath, ... More

PLANTATIONS
Harrisons Malayalam earmarks Rs 56 cr for tea, rubber
Modernising factories, replanting on a massive scale More

SUGAR
Bagasse power turns sweet option for sugar units
Cogeneration meets captive needs; ‘green’ gains from surplus sale More

TEA
Tea exporters earn Rs 515 cr less in 2007-08
Volumes fall to decade’s low of 156 million kg More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Gold likely to test resistance levels
Comex gold futures bounced higher on Friday on bargain hunting ahead of a long-weekend, as crude oil futures pulled back and the dollar weakened. Likelihood of any major correction in crude oil looks unlikely in the near-term, thereby ... More

METALS
Bearish trend in zinc to continue
Demand in China is expected to take a beating More

EVENTS
Mango delight
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OUTLOOK
Gold may top $950 on rising crude prices
Declining value of dollar may also fuel rally More

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