The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, May 11, 2002

Rubber dealers allege large-scale smuggling
RUBBER is being smuggled out of Kerala in large quantities through various outposts. On an average about 50-60 truck loads are illicitly traded and sent out of the State, alleges the Indian Rubber Dealers' Federation. In his appeal to the ... More

Rubber up on fresh buying
RUBBER prices moved up further following fresh buying orders from manufacturers and traders as they attempted to mop up available supply. As usual arrivals were reported to be very weak. Covering purchases were instrumental for immediate ... More

TEA

Russia fails to make purchases despite tea MoU with India
THE Indo-Russian memorandum of understanding (MoU) on tea trade has run into rough weather again. While Russia had not bought the assured 100 million kg (mkg) last year, this year too it has not followed the pact in letter and spirit. "Russia ... More

COTTON

EU offers to review dumping duty on cotton bed linen
WAKING up to the reality of being rapped in the knuckles by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the European Union (EU) has come forward to review the `incompatible' anti-dumping measures against cotton bed linen imports from India. "The ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

April oilmeal exports down
OILMEAL exports in April — the first month of the new fiscal — declined sharply to around two lakh tonnes. Shipment comprised soyameal (1.23 lt), rapeseed extraction (56,000 tonnes), castormeal (12,850 tonnes) and groundnut extraction ... More

TOBACCO

Export units exempted from tobacco cess
`The blanket decision is intended to facilitate more exports of tobacco as more units come up in special economic zones.' More

Karnataka tobacco crop seen at 60 million kg
THE delay in pre-monsoon showers is unlikely to have any impact on the tobacco output in Karnataka this year, though it has affected the planting activities in the major tobacco growing areas of Mysore. Mr Ananthramu, President of Karnataka ... More

EVENTS

Tapping commercial potential of bamboo
BANGALORE-based Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIRTI) is showcasing technologies developed by it as part of the National Technology Day celebrations. The IPIRTI, part of the National Bamboo Mission, is focussing on ... More

AP: New opportunities in bamboo sector
THE investment opportunities in the bamboo sector in Andhra Pradesh found sharp focus when the National Mission on Bamboo Applications, which aims at commercialising bamboo resources in the country, during the Tenth Plan period, was launched in ... More

CSTRI to hold open day
BANGALORE: The Central Silk Technological Research Institute (CSTRI), Bangalore, is holding an open day to let the general public understand the technologies developed at the centre. It will also conduct free purity testing for the ... More

Cairo to host global cotton meet
MUMBAI: The 61st plenary meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) will be held during October 20-25 in Cairo, Egypt. The theme of the meet will be `The 21st century cotton industry: Growth through private ... More

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Maruti to insure own vehicles -- Ties up with Bajaj-Allianz, NIC

`Pharma retail chains will replace corner chemists'

Russia fails to make purchases despite tea MoU with India

DSE records zero turnover

Industrial growth falls to nine-year-low of 2.7 pc

Registration plates launch deferred

Gujarat tragedy: Pakistan, the beneficiary

In Depth
Inside Kashmir

Guide to derivatives

US-64

Looking back
Apr. 28-May. 4
Cotton bed linen exports -- India asks WTO to set up settlement panel on EU move

`Declare Krishnagiri mango belt an export zone'

Sugar mills see succour in `gasohol' policy

Palm oil tariff may be hiked further

Wheat MSP a `mirage' outside Punjab, Haryana