The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, July 10, 2007

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Bay may spring back to life by weekend
Thiruvananthapuram, July 9 Emerging signals indicate that the Bay of Bengal may be warming up to host a weather system early next week ending the lull forced by errant monsoon flows now feeding Man-Yi, a dominant west Pacific storm. ... More

AQUACULTURE
‘Andamans, a biosecure zone for disease-free shrimps’
Recently in Port Blair The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has launched a project to culture disease-free mother shrimps in the Andaman and Nicobar islands to supply them to hatcheries to produce quality shrimp seeds for ... More

RUBBER
Spot rubber prices improve
Kottayam, July 9 Spot rubber made a moderate come back on Monday. Expectations on a revival in prices during the days ahead coupled with an improvement in domestic and global futures supported the mood of the day. Sheet rubber was quoted ... More

Prices skid
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CONSULTING
KPMG report calls for creation of strategic sugar stock
To maintain prices in a sustainable band More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS
‘Cattle, sheep death not related to Bt cotton consumption’
Hyderabad, July 9The All-India Crop Biotechnology Association (AICBA), an organisation comprising members of companies engaged in agriculture biotechnology, has reiterated that the deaths of sheep, goat and cattle were not related to ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
RBI may transfer stake in Nabard to Govt
Aim is to consolidate role as banking regulator More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
AP allots 100 tonnes palm oil for PDS
Hyderabad, July 9 The Civil Supplies Department of Andhra Pradesh has decided to release 100 tonnes of palm oil for distribution at Rs 46.50 a kg through the PDSand rythu bazaars. This followed a directive by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Increase in spices imports
Kochi, July 9 Imports of spices in the last fiscal has shown a substantial increase of about 5,000 tonnes in volume and about Rs 65 crore in value from that of the previous financial year mainly because of the competitive prices for most of ... More

Bearish activities push down pepper futures
Kochi, July 9 The pepper futures market on Monday witnessed sharp fall on aggressive bearish activities despite the fundamentals in the world market remaining strong. There were no spot sellers at this rate. The current bearish trend ... More

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