The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, April 03, 2007

SOCIAL SECURITY
Pension for Kerala coir workers
The Government has issued orders sanctioning Rs 2.42 crore for distribution of six months' pension to coir workers. The Government has instructed that the pension should be disbursed to all the eligible persons within a fixed ... More

RUBBER
Spot rubber rules steady
Spot rubber ruled steady on Monday. Though sellers stayed back in the wake of a positive closing in global markets, lack of buying interest kept the raw material rather inactive. Sheet rubber was flat at Rs 94 a kg both at Kottayam and Kochi ... More

TEA
2006 tea import bill up Rs 21 cr
The country's tea import bill in 2006 rose by Rs 21 crore over 2005 as more volume was imported in the context of the falling unit price. An analysis of the information available with the Tea Board shows that in 2006, the c.i.f value of the ... More

METALS
Metal futures in March series dip on NMCE
Declaration of PAN number to be made mandatory from May 1 More

COMMODITY COMMENTARY
China commodity demand continues to grow
No sign of slowdown visible More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Nabard projects Rs 20,972-cr credit flow for Maharashtra
The National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (Nabard) has projected a credit flow of Rs 20,972 crore for Maharashtra for the current fiscal. This is against Rs 16,395 crore for the year ended March 2007. This includes the overall ... More

COIR
Coir development dept funds
The Coir Development Department has utilised 92.68 per cent of the Budgetary allocation for 2006-07, according to the Minister for Co-operation and Coir, Mr G. Sudhakaran. The Department was able to spend Rs 46.12 crore of the ... More

JUTE
AP CM okays Srikakulam jute park proposal
The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has responded favourably to the proposal put forward by the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Industries (FAPI) to set up a jute park on 150 acres and has instructed the District Collector of Srikakulam ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Chilli futures turn volatile on NCDEX
After opening on a positive note, chilli futures on the NCDEX turned volatile, hitting the day's high of Rs 5,538 per quintal before closing at Rs 5,390. After rallying through last week, turmeric and chana futures lost 1.34 per cent and 3.29 ... More

Mixed trend in pepper futures
Pepper futures market moved up slightly on Monday on buying support. Various sections of investors including a national cooperative were buying actively and said to have traded around 200 tonnes of NCDEX delivered pepper. Though the market ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
Tata Tea appeals to unions on equity in new venture
`Don't be misguided, misinformed or misled by anyone' More