The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 08, 2004

PESTICIDES
Pesticide MNCs seek 5-10 year `data exclusivity'
MULTINATIONAL crop protection chemical majors are lobbying hard for a 5-10 year period protection or `exclusivity' on the test data relating to new pesticide molecules, which they are now obliged to submit to the Government to obtain ... More

TEA
Mixed trend at Kochi tea sale
A MIXED trend persisted for almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi tea auction. Though the dust sale witnessed a good general demand, it was comparatively low for leaf varieties. Of the quantity of 8,13,000 kg on offer in the dust category, ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Cotton futures may drift down
NYCE cotton futures ended modestly higher on Friday due to fund buying on talks that China is expected to purchase several million bales. Close attention is being paid to any move by China to step up cotton purchases in the market. As of the last ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Hatsun's `low fat' ad boosts milk sales
AN ad with the line `milk with 4.5 per cent fat' has done more to promote the milk brand from Hatsun Agro than most of its earlier promos, according to the people concerned. Late in January a teaser-ad posed the question, "Who is Arjun's ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Sharp fall in ginger exports
HIGH prices and fall in production has pushed down ginger exports from the country during April-January 2003-04 to less than half of what was exported in the corresponding period last year. The export of this commodity fell to 3,400 tonnes ... More

IPR
TBGRI meet to take stock of `Jeevani' trademark breach
A MEETNG of the governing committee of the Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute (TBGRI) convened for March 15 will consider rearguard action for protecting its rights to the trademark on `Jeevani', a herbal medicine developed by its ... More

EVENTS
Aussies chant the China mantra
NOW-A-DAYS Australians are reading more about Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, trying to master the Chinese language and developing their skills in ping pong. Wonder, what's the connection between the Great Wall of China and the Sydney Harbour ... More

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