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AGRICULTURAL POLICY: ‘No plans to review import duty on farm items’
Focus of concern may shift from consumers to farmers. New Delhi, Sept. 17 The Centre has no plans as of now to re-impose customs duties on agricultural products, many of which are currently importable at nil duty. This comes even as harvesting ...

TEA: Duncans Tea offers Aaag; re-launches Double Diamond
In talks with postal dept for rural penetration. New Delhi, Sept. 17 The cup that cheers isn’t brimming with good news these days. Tea prices, which have gone up 40-45 per cent a kilo at auctions, are forcing tea makers to pass on the ...

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: Deccan Development Society launches farmer initiative
Hyderabad, Sept. 17 Hyderabad-based Deccan Development Society has launched a new initiative called ‘Adarsa’ (Alliance for Democratising Agricultural Research in ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: IIM-Lucknow to train senior agriculture scientists
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 17 The Centre for Food and Agribusiness Management (CFAM) at the Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow (IIM-L) has launched a management development programme for senior scientists of the Indian Council of ...

WHEAT: Govt offers 9 lakh t wheat in open sale
Entire quantity allocated for September, October. New Delhi, Sept. 17 In its efforts to keep grain prices under check during the ongoing festival season, the Centre has kick-started its open market sale scheme (OMSS) through release of 9.09 lakh ...

TEA: 24-week low offerings at Coonoor tea sales
Coonoor, Sept. 17 An analysis of the catalogues of the various auctioneers shows that only 10.15 lakh kg would be offered for Sale No: 38 of the auctions of Coonoor Tea Trade Association to be held on Thursday and Friday. This is the ...

CLIMATE & WEATHER: Bay under watch as depression crosses land
The deep depression in the Bay of Bengal (classified as a ‘numbered tropical cyclone 02B’ internationally) crossed the Orissa coast on Tuesday evening and has lain centred over north Orissa through Wednesday retaining much of ...

WATER: Prakasam Barrage gates opened
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Pepper futures witness volatile trade, decline
Kochi, Sept 17 The pepper futures market witnessed high volatility on Wednesday and looking for some direction. All the contracts closed marginally down. September contract declined by Rs 41 a quintal to Rs 12,310 on NCDEX.October and ...





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