Agriculture
Challenge to farm sector
NAFED to buy 5 lakh t kharif oilseeds
Airlines
United Air withdraws services from India
Ministry may seek funds for IA fleet expansion
Thai Airways to start Mumbai-Bangkok services

`No plans of coming back in foreseeable future'
Aquaculture
Seafood irradiation unit in AP or Orissa
Information kiosks for fishermen soon
Automobiles
Corsa Sport hits market
Mobikes, plastic-bodied scooters gaining ground
Commodities
Extra-long staple cotton intake may top 3 m bales
Coconut oil prices plunge
Corporate
Kirloskar Multimedia meet on Sept 28
Midhani to be upgraded
New range of washers from Whirlpool
HMT (I) bags Nigerian order
Global Tele renamed GTL
RM Associates opens office in Bangalore
Coca-Cola investment in green initiative
Dinesh Foods new foray
Economy
Review of US economy dampens export optimism
The real state of the real economy

Of mango kernels and bottled water
Editorial
More power to hydel
Environment
Complex `fibres' in asbestos study
Breather for biodiversity plan creation
Fast track
War cries trigger meltdown
Food & Dairy Products
Model supply-chain for food processing formulated
Foreign Trade
Dumping duty on phosphoric acid
Forex
Rupee rallies after a sharp dip
Health
Preventing disease
Hotels
Dark clouds looming over travel, hospitality sectors
Information Technology
Software cos may consider buyback
Management
Call a fad a fad
PSU
IPCL divestment: Govt to revert to original plan
SEBI amends takeover norms -- `Acquirer of PSU can appoint directors'
Paper/Packaging
BILT board okays Graphic Paper buy
Pharmaceuticals
Healthy smoke signals for pharma cos
Plantations
Need to set up turmeric `polishing' centres
ICO workshop on e-commerce and coffee
Policy
President's nod for 10 Bills
Politics
Pakistan: Exploiting US dilemma
Power
Dabhol issues 2 preliminary termination notices to MSEB
`Unpaid' bills: DPC invokes sovereign guarantees
Rubber
Call to modify rubber Act
Rubber Board venture in Tripura
SSI
New SSI policy on the anvil
States

Poignant images
Lab in AP to conserve endangered species
Stocks
Selling pressure in Lyons Range
Fears of US retaliation shells Sensex
Sensex falls into deep trench
Rs 20-cr penalty mooted for market offences
`Steps on equity meltdown may not show results now'
SEBI-RBI panel meet today
`SEBI has no objection to CSE, BSE merger'
SEBI sets risk norms for individual stock futures
Sugar
Centre averse to sugar buffer stock plan
Taxation
`Undue' ST exemptions -- Why is Gujarat bending over backwards?
Kargil-type surcharge being contemplated
Tea
Tea Board warns trade against manipulation
`Prudent strategies boost Lankan tea export'
Technical Analysis
Nifty plunges
Technology
CCMB expertise for biotech start-ups
Terrorism
Most Americans watched TV for WTC news: Study

Villain of world peace
Imperialism
Textiles
Export quota for garment categories not fully used