The Hindu Business Line : Friday, November 21, 2003

NCDEX gets Govt recognition
THE National Commodity & Derivative Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) has been granted recognition on a permanent basis by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. The exchange intends, to begin with, offer trade in futures contracts ... More

RICE

Plea to ensure mandatory upgradation of rice mills
THE Oil Technologists' Association of India (OTAI) has urged the State Governments to make it mandatory for huller or traditional rice mills to upgrade by adopting modern technology to boost rice bran oil production in the country. Mr S.K. Roy, ... More

FERTILISERS

Shortfall in Oct fertiliser output
DESPITE repeated assurances on the part of the Government regarding adequate availability of fertilisers during the ensuing rabi season, fertiliser production in the country during October this year has fallen short of the target by around 58 ... More

PESTICIDES

Farmers' own `curdy' pesticide
NOWADAYS Dilip Singh Chawla of Rajpura village in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district saves the leftover curd in his house in an earthen pot. The curd is allowed to accumulate for 15 days before he mixes it with neem leaves or oil, cow dung, cow ... More

PLANTATIONS

UPASI flays move to claim tax arrears from brokers
THE Government cannot arbitrarily decide to claim tax arrears with retrospective effect from the brokers, for it will affect every strata of the tea industry, the United Planters' Association of Southern India (UPASI) has said. Speaking to ... More

RUBBER

Rubber static on low-key activity
THE rubber market turned inactive on Thursday as buyers and sellers remained on the sidelines. Most of the grades were static including RSS 4 which closed at Rs 52.50 as on Wednesday. Meanwhile, RSS 5 improved by 50 paise to close at Rs ... More

FOODGRAINS

New grain export policy gets mixed response
EVEN as the Commerce Ministry is working on a new foodgrain export policy enabling exporters to make direct grain purchases and claim reimbursement on freight and other `WTO-compatible' expenses, doubts are being expressed over the scheme's ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

Icrisat gets another $1 m donation from Sehgal Foundation
SM Sehgal Foundation announced a new endowment of $1 million for the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) to bolster the latter's crops research. The foundation's latest donation will supplement its earlier ... More

COTTON

Bt cotton area trebles
THE area under Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton has almost trebled this year and the prospects appear bright for further rise in the acreage. This is because farmers have enjoyed a good harvest with Bt cotton, especially in Madhya Pradesh and ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

`Tariffs curtail US agri exports to India'
INDIA accounts for a tiny share of the total US agricultural exports. But with the country gradually opening up imports and lowering tariffs, it will be an explosive market, according to the US Government's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). ... More

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