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Thursday, March 19, 2009
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Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Thursday, March 19, 2009 ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version | Audio | Blogs |
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EXPORTS & IMPORTS: Zero duty on pulses to continue for another year Trade bitter over extension of ban on exports. New Delhi, March 18 The Centre, on Wednesday, extended the imports of pulses at zero Customs duty by one more year, while extending the ban on their exports, barring chickpeas (or Kabuli chana) for ... INSIGHT: Agriculture hostage to knee-jerk actions The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) came into office in May 2004 with a comfortable public foodgrain stocks position. Now, as it demits power, the ruling alliance leaves behind burgeoning granaries. The country was heavily deficit in ... METALS: ‘Weak demand, excess capacity bane of copper sector’ Global operating capacity expanded 8.8% in 2008: ICSG data. Mumbai, March 18 The International Copper Study Group’s 2009 edition of the Directory of Copper and Copper Alloy Fabricators – First Use provides new insights into the ... TEA: S. India tea production seen 35% down in Q1 on drought Growing regions in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu hit badly. Kochi, March 18 South Indian tea output during the first three months of the current year is estimated to be substantially lower by around 35 per cent compared with the same period ... CLIMATE & WEATHER: Wheat regions may get rains from Friday Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 Maximum temperatures have risen by 4-5 deg Celsius over parts of north Rajasthan and the western Himalayan region even as a weather-maker western disturbance lay in wait over north Pakistan and adjoining Jammu ... SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Pepper steady on buying support Kochi, March 18 Pepper futures market after moving up for the past two days ruled steady on Wednesday on tight supply position and ... COIR: ICAR launches consortium project on coir Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) has, for the first time, launched a consortium project for development of the coir ... RUBBER: Spot rubber gains on thin arrivals Kottayam, March 18 Spot rubber firmed up further on Wednesday. According to observers, covering groups kept the commodity on the higher side hoping for a follow up buying from major consuming industries. RSS 4 improved to Rs 74.50 from Rs 74 a ... TEA: Plantations in Nilgiris get welcome showers Coonoor, March 18 Rains which lashed the tea-growing belts of the Nilgiris in the last 10 days have helped drought-stricken bushes to ...
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Low volumes on offer at Coonoor tea auctions Columnists: • G Chandrashekhar • Sharad Joshi Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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